Opinions on Baby Names (results, babies, safe, years)

[smokingGun]

I had a friend in college whose parents are Dutch nationals and he had a cool name: Jerrick.

Also you can do the trendy thing and use a last name as a first name. It sounds very proper if you use anglo-saxon surnames. Don't try it with Dostoyevsky or Kazantzakis please!

[Regs4rl]

Don't listen to what any of the others are saying about not being unique. It's cool to be unique! I have a name that is common but is spelled uniquely. Yes, people sometimes misspell it, but you know what? That happens less often than the compliments I get from my name. "I love how your name is spelled!", "Oh, wow! That spelling is very pretty!".

How many Emmas and Sarahs and Jacobs are you seeing getting compliments like that? None!

I love my name, though there has actually been times when I wished for a more unique name. My name is popular enough that if it's said out loud in a classroom, 2 or 3 girls may answer to it (Some names can be shortened down to my name. Ex: Jacob as Jake or Christina as Tina). I find that annoying as hell!

Another thing I like is that I've never met another person with my name that has the same spelling. It makes me feel special and unique.

Also, about the college recruiter/hiring manager thing, if I was one I'd definitely be more interested in meeting someone named "Axel" than I would someone named "Anna" or "Jason". Those names are just boring.

[Gudra]

As your surname is already French, those common names would be just a little blah.How about Holly as it also sounds like a shortform of Holland? And the ''bombastic'' names should ALWAYS be in the MIDDLE so it doesn't get made fun of.

[lhpartridge]

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[wanderintonc]

Originally Posted by MitchArk87

My wife and I are expecting a child in August and we are struggling to pick unique baby names for our child. We do not want common names except for Grace, Renee, and Hayden. We have a list of first and middle names for both genders and we would love to hear your opinions/thoughts even negative ones. If you happen to have any suggestions of better names to go with other names listed, please feel free to share.

For a boy...

Rene Laurent
Amsterdam Lloyd
Hayden Lloyd

For a girl....

Haylei Grace
Haylei Genevieve
Emmalin Grace
Uma Renee

Well, since you like the names Grace, Renee, and Hayden, I'd probably go with Hayden Lloyd for a boy, and maybe Grace Genevieve for a girl.

I would not use Rene for a boy (in the US, it's more feminine, or people might call him Renny) and Haylei will probably always be spelled as Haylee or Haleigh.

[MitchArk87]

Thank you all for your opinions about names for children! Although it's still up to us to pick the names, your posts have been very helpful with our naming process.

[nightcrawler]

I think nothing is worse than looking a t a name and wondering if it is a boy or a girl.
Trust me, no boy wants to have a girly name.
Don't ever do that to your son.

[deerislesmile]

Originally Posted by mintleif

Don't listen to what any of the others are saying about not being unique. It's cool to be unique! I have a name that is common but is spelled uniquely. Yes, people sometimes misspell it, but you know what? That happens less often than the compliments I get from my name. "I love how your name is spelled!", "Oh, wow! That spelling is very pretty!".

How many Emmas and Sarahs and Jacobs are you seeing getting compliments like that? None!

I love my name, though there has actually been times when I wished for a more unique name. My name is popular enough that if it's said out loud in a classroom, 2 or 3 girls may answer to it (Some names can be shortened down to my name. Ex: Jacob as Jake or Christina as Tina). I find that annoying as hell!

Another thing I like is that I've never met another person with my name that has the same spelling. It makes me feel special and unique.

Also, about the college recruiter/hiring manager thing, if I was one I'd definitely be more interested in meeting someone named "Axel" than I would someone named "Anna" or "Jason". Those names are just boring.

IDK.. if I had to choose between 2 doctors and one was named Alexandra Smith and the other was named AlykksZaindrah Smith, I'd probably go with the one that appeared to have somewhat intelligent parents with decent spelling skills...

A unique name is not the same as a unique spelling of a common name- the common named, spelled any way, still sounds the same when it's yelled across the playground. (And I will admit that out of a lack of polite responses, I have falsely complimented some really atrocious spellings... somehow "Oh, that's creative!" was the best I could come up with!) A unique name, on the other hand, is... well... unique!

[deerislesmile]

Originally Posted by lhpartridge

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Best Naming Site EVER!!! (Especially the forum!)

[NCyank]

Originally Posted by nightcrawler

I think nothing is worse than looking a t a name and wondering if it is a boy or a girl.
Trust me, no boy wants to have a girly name.
Don't ever do that to your son.

I wonder why naming a girl with a boyish name isn't as bad?
I met a little girl named Kevyn and that's pretty bad but I'd have to agree that naming a boy a girly name seems worse.