So... I need some baby names

Post by **Betty Boop** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 1:53 pm

Bryn Mawr;1266165 wrote: Surely it's what they did on the coach ride down there that's "common" :wah:

Damn - I've just read the post properly and it's Zennor. I'd read it as Zennon - ignore me, muddled as usual

Hmmm and what did they do on the coach ride... ahhh the song 'Away down to Lamorna'

Lovely cove is Lamorna, quite breathtaking, especially the high quay with a sheer drop. Even the approach down the hill is enough to make people tremble :yh_rotfl

Rapunzel · Post by **Rapunzel** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 2:03 pm

Odie;1266145 wrote: x- husband no. 1!:yh_rotfl

our two sons:

Sean 'Robert'

husbands brother's name (who was killed at the age of 2.:-1)

Steven 'Philip'

husbands first name.

poor kid!:yh_rotfl

Nice traditional names.

I like them.

minks · Post by **minks** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 2:45 pm

Nomad;1266062 wrote: Graham?

Laurel?

Really?

Oh Minksy!

minks · Post by **minks** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 2:47 pm

flopstock;1266095 wrote: otis:guitarist

foopy!!!!!! They make elevators OMG:wah:

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 2:48 pm

Congrats Koan. You will have fun picking out names!

Skylark · Post by **Skylark** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:00 pm

Congratulations Koan! I like the name Olivia and Cally.

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:00 pm

Congratulations, Koan, I do hope you have a good pregnancy, and a very healthy baby, and you keep well ( makes you sound like a Bramley apple LOL - they keep well :wah:). As for names, well, just choose carefully and bear in mind that the initials can spell a name ! :wah:

:-6

minks · Post by **minks** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:03 pm

G#Gill;1266198 wrote: Congratulations, Koan, I do hope you have a good pregnancy, and a very healthy baby, and you keep well ( makes you sound like a Bramley apple LOL - they keep well :wah:). As for names, well, just choose carefully and bear in mind that the initials can spell a name ! :wah:

:-6
and keep in mind funky spellings of names as NOBODY gets them right.

ie

ERYNNE yep my daughter is Erin, and I nearly choked when I saw a cashier with that crazy spelling of her name on her tag :-5

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:28 pm

koan;1265920 wrote: I was debating whether or not to mention it but I suck at keeping secrets :wah:

I'm expecting another baby at the end of May. :yh_party

It's been a long time but I think I remember how to do it.

Congratulations, Koan!

You can use my name if it's a girl. No, not along-for-the-ride..................Diana.:wah:

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:38 pm

minks;1266200 wrote: and keep in mind funky spellings of names as NOBODY gets them right.

ie

ERYNNE yep my daughter is Erin, and I nearly choked when I saw a cashier with that crazy spelling of her name on her tag :-5

Hello Mel:-6

The origin of "Erynne" is Irish/Gaelic. The name means peaceful, poetic, beautiful, quiet and hope.

My family live in Donegal, in the heart of the Irish speaking people ,called the Gaeltacht......Dunlewy and Dungloe area......

My cousin Ann hosts the young Irish children who wish to learn the Irish. She has a daughter named Erin or as I found out it's spelled the Irish way Erynne which is pronounced as A'run. It took me awhile to figure that out:wah:

My name in Irish is Caitriona Nic Phaidin which means Katherine, daughter of Patrick....:wah: which I am.

minks · Post by **minks** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:29 pm

Kathy Ellen;1266210 wrote: Hello Mel:-6

The origin of "Erynne" is Irish/Gaelic. The name means peaceful, poetic, beautiful, quiet and hope.

My family live in Donegal, in the heart of the Irish speaking people ,called the Gaeltacht......Dunlewy and Dungloe area......

My cousin Ann hosts the young Irish children who wish to learn the Irish. She has a daughter named Erin or as I found out it's spelled the Irish way Erynne which is pronounced as A'run. It took me awhile to figure that out:wah:

My name in Irish is Caitriona Nic Phaidin which means Katherine, daughter of Patrick....:wah: which I am.

how very cool. I think it is always interesting to see the history of names and the meanings or dirivatives. (did I spell that wrong)

I have an Erin and a Lindsay

el guapo · Post by **el guapo** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:52 pm

jesse is a good name for a boy or a girl

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:53 pm

That's lovely Koan. Congrats and happiness with your pregnancy.:-6

Good luck with choosing a baby's name. That will be a hard decision:-6

Post by **spot** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:59 pm

Jesus!

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:04 pm

spot;1266239 wrote: Jesus!

Well, I do prefer Angel myself if it is a boy. That is my firstborn son's name. :-4

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:16 pm

spot;1266239 wrote: Jesus!

As in Hesu?

Post by **spot** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:20 pm

Bryn Mawr;1266254 wrote: As in Hesu?

The Big Lebowski was such a good film, after all.

flopstock · Post by **flopstock** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:42 pm

spot;1266239 wrote: Jesus!

Mary and Joseph

Post by **spot** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:44 pm

flopstock;1266301 wrote: Mary and Joseph

I'm quite keen on Shimei as a boy name. Shimei, anyone?

Are we going to vote eventually?

Will it be binding?

Post by **spot** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 4:23 am

Or Reuben.

And, thinking about it, it's a long time since I met a Jarvis, that's due for a comeback too. Good name, Jarvis.

chonsigirl;1266246 wrote: Well, I do prefer Angel myself if it is a boy. That is my firstborn son's name. :-4

You spent your time before delivery reading Thomas Hardy perhaps?

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 5:34 am

:wah: No, it is actually a family name. (Hispanic) He was quite unhappy with his name during middle school, but then quite pleased in high school when the girls liked it.

koan · Post by **koan** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 10:38 am

spot;1266302 wrote: I'm quite keen on Shimei as a boy name. Shimei, anyone?

Are we going to vote eventually?

Will it be binding?

I will do polls to narrow down the choices.

Don't count on Shimei being on the list :p

Of course it's not binding, the baby will ultimately decide the name. Psychically but, ...nevertheless.

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 11:19 am

Well, congrats

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 12:24 pm

Why not Koan or Koana ????

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 1:36 pm

Will this baby be more likely to have dark hair and dark skin or light hair and light skin, redhead ect?

All these factors come into play when choosing a name, example - a dark haired girl would suit the name Raven far better than a blonde or redhead girl.

Also what is the surname, is it very short or long. If its long you may want to choose a short name like - Ava, giving space on forms later in life. Do you like or dislike abrieviated/ nick names? Just some things that crossed my mind.

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 9:01 pm

Perhaps you could tell us what you're preference is for beginning letters? I know my father and mother both had first names starting with "K" so they decided to name all of their children with names that start with the letter "K".

koan · Post by **koan** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 10:38 pm

most likely will be blond, blue eyed

I tend to like shorter names as they don't get shortened as often. Also wary of names like Daniel, which I like, but it becomes Dan, which I don't like.

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 11:22 pm

My sons name is Quinlan which is 100% Irish:)

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 7:26 am

Boys names that don't shorten.

Kai

Kyle

Kain or Kaid

Brodie

Owen

Morgan

Girls names that don't shorten.

Iona

Ada, Ava, Eve, Ella

Mia, Maya

Lia, Alia

Carly

Erin

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 7:28 am

Oona for a girl & Asher for a boy:)

Jazzy · Post by **Jazzy** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 8:53 am

Found this cool baby name link and you can do a jump to another list on each page

Names All Your Friends Will Think Are Cool - List - Nameberry.com

koan · Post by **koan** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 10:46 am

Jazzy;1266746 wrote: Found this cool baby name link and you can do a jump to another list on each page

Names All Your Friends Will Think Are Cool - List - Nameberry.com

great site, definitely better ideas than most name sites.

I'm looking at names that don't have any nicknames right now.

Post by **spot** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 11:32 am

koan;1266763 wrote: I'm looking at names that don't have any nicknames right now.

umm... NONE of the ones I've offered have nicknames!

Just as well I held back with Solomon, eh?

koan · Post by **koan** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 11:38 am

spot;1266784 wrote: umm... NONE of the ones I've offered have nicknames!

Just as well I held back with Solomon, eh?

I'll put together a list of which names I like from the suggestions soon. I'm sure at least one of yours will be on there.

Have to consider what the name would be shortened to, what the history of the name is and what it means.

Post by **spot** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 11:39 am

koan;1266785 wrote: Have to consider what the name would be shortened to, what the history of the name is and what it means.All mine were selected with those criteria in mind. Except, perhaps, Shimei, but that's just so good you can't ignore it.

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 1:59 pm

Jazzy;1266746 wrote: Found this cool baby name link and you can do a jump to another list on each page

Names All Your Friends Will Think Are Cool - List - Nameberry.com

I looked at my kids names on that site...2 latin names, one hebrew & one irish name (& you know who that is):wah:

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 2:00 pm

koan;1266785 wrote: I'll put together a list of which names I like from the suggestions soon. I'm sure at least one of yours will be on there.

Have to consider what the name would be shortened to, what the history of the name is and what it means.

My mom always told me that you pick out the names & when the baby is born the baby has a way of telling you what to name him/her:wah:....I've seen loads of kiddies with names that don't match them.

koan · Post by **koan** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 10:39 pm

I got to hear the baby's heartbeat today!

To celebrate I went out and bought a bunch of baby clothes and blankets

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 10:45 pm

AussiePam;1266504 wrote: Why not Koan or Koana ????

Konabud !

Jazzy · Post by **Jazzy** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 10:25 am

koan;1267944 wrote: I got to hear the baby's heartbeat today!

To celebrate I went out and bought a bunch of baby clothes and blankets

That's so exciting and I'm so happy for you. But to keep the thread on track, have you decided on any names yet?

farmer giles · Post by **farmer giles** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 10:32 am

jimmy is a good name

great news koanie congrats

koan · Post by **koan** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 10:50 am

So far I'm still most keen on Noah or Oliver for a boy

maybe Naomi or Olivia for a girl...

argh. an O name would make OD the initials. Not a good thing.

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 11:59 am

koan;1268090 wrote: So far I'm still most keen on Noah or Oliver for a boy

maybe Naomi or Olivia for a girl...

argh. an O name would make OD the initials. Not a good thing.

You Could break it up. Try :-

Olivia Caroline

Oliver Daniel

Olivia Leonore

etc :wah:

Post by **spot** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 12:42 pm

It's a good reason to avoid Victoria too.

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 12:45 pm

spot;1268168 wrote: It's a good reason to avoid Victoria too.

And Sophia Theodora :wah:

fuzzywuzzy · Post by **fuzzywuzzy** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 12:49 pm

Have I missed something?

does someone want to fill me in?????? KOAN? are you having a baby ?

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 12:49 pm

OD

Olly Dolly - but really, there is no name, no set of initials etc etc that can't be turned into something to tease and taunt. Kids are kids.

Still, maybe parents shouldn't hand it to those other kids on a platter. I was always sorry for a classmate called Teresa Green, kid you not. But it didn't seem to bother her.

So awesome to hear the heart beat !!!!!

fuzzywuzzy · Post by **fuzzywuzzy** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 12:51 pm

Okay always best to read first post.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH YOU ARE!!!!!! CONGRATS THAT S MAGNIFICANT!!!!!!!!

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 12:54 pm

GRIN.... Look Fuzz - no shouting... We gotta keep the preggers lady all calm and quietly gestating.... grin. Play some Mozart or maybe some trad bluesy jazz...

koan · Post by **koan** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 1:01 pm

spot;1268168 wrote: It's a good reason to avoid Victoria too.

Bryn Mawr;1268171 wrote: And Sophia Theodora :wah:

Good point! :wah:

This is so tricky

fuzzywuzzy;1268174 wrote: Have I missed something?

does someone want to fill me in?????? KOAN? are you having a baby ?

YES! :yh_dance