Baby names
 

I'm just curious as to what people have for names for their own children. I'm a soon to be father and I'm just curious what names you thought of when (if at all) you had children or if you're about to have one.



I just found out that I'm having a son. I was thinking of naming him Angelus Tyler Lovelace, which I thought would be unique and it flows well.

I've always wanted to name my son Sergio, and my daughter either Angela or Allegra.

Hmm.
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For a daughter: Dixie Lynn or Monta Ruth.
For a son: Frederick Jedediah or Cecil Joachim.

That way he can get marketing deals with a major motion picture!
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I think it's a good idea to steer clear of any names that will put your kid in danger of having another one (or two or three) in his/her class at school. One year my daughter had FOUR Adams in her class. Come on, people...show a little originality for heavens's sake.

I'd stay away from naming my child Alyssa, Devon, Madison, Tyler, Taylor, Bryce, Bryson, Grayson, Jackson, Brianne, Molly, Hayley, Kayleigh, Caitlin or any of those other "top 20 names."

I always wanted to name a boy Hugo and a girl Micah. Although most girls i talk to are like "GROSS HUGO I WOULD NEVER ALLOW THAT" :sigh:

I just hope he wouldn't get chubs so they call him "huge-oh"

I have a girl's name in mind, but it depends on the name of the mother. :D

Caroline Diane (or Diana; same initals as mine :D)

Hugo is a pretty horrible name, actually. Good luck finding a girl who will allow that.

It's hard to search for an original, but normal name I think, not that I'd have experience before. Usually I come up with outrageous things like Ignaz or Lucifer.

The Baby Name Wizard is a tool that compiles the ranks of baby names up to 2004, so you can see trends of name popularity. Apparently, the latest thing is in 18th and 19th century names.

So maybe to be unique but not a trend whore you can name your daughter Ethel or your son Lewis, names that are respectable but has been long past their prime.

How is it a horrible name?

It just is, the same way names like Myron and Agnes are horrible. There's really no logical reason for it...they just are.

If you're comparing the coolness of Hugo to that of Agnes then you suck at naming things :mad:

Old-fashioned names are fun! Gives them a character that doesn't say "I'm cool because I'm current".

I adore old-fashioned names. My youngest child's name is Wyatt, which is very old-fashioned. If he had been a girl we were going to name him Violet.

Esther and Zebediah are also great names.

Wyatt and Zebediah are better than Hugo?

Case closed =p

Valeska for a girl and Pepsi for a boy.

Irrelevant, really, but I think it'd be cool to name a kid Pepsi.

Then, if I have a girl, she'll be named Nokia.

I don't have any children named Esther or Zebediah...I just like the names.

I always say to myself that my first son will be called Milan as my all time favorite writer. I never had planned a name for a girl but I recently discovered that Bristol (the place where Trip Hop originated) is an actual first name, so yeah, Bristol all the way.

I like Aurora for a girl and Ethan for a boy.

I've always been quite partial to Irish and Italian names in general, and names that start with A for girls. a few names for girls that I really like are Aria, Aislinn [pronounced ash-lin], and Ava. for boys, I like Aidan, Conall, and Keenan.

obviously I'm not going to have that many kids, but always good to have a few backup names incase he wants to name them something like... hugo. lolsorrypom

I really want to see a boy named Ptolemy in this day and age.


Well, you could go crazy, fanboy and name your kid Sephiroth (anyone remember that?), though I would HIGHLY go against it.


Just don't go cliche and name your kid Michael or something (there are TOO many of those in the world). Perhaps Shane or something of that nature.

Zelda almost seems like a good name. Too bad I'm a dork.

Zelda was a known name well before the video game ever existed. Unfortunately, most people nowadays associate the name with the princess and not some exotic-sounding name some women in the early 20th century were named with.

Who do you think F. Scott Fitzgerald married?

I've always thought that Greek and Roman names were very beautiful. I can't think of a name for a son, but if I had a daughter, I'd name her Luna. No, not after the Harry Potter Character, but after the goddess, Luna. (Selene). In my opinion, there's hardly anything more beautiful than the full moon at night, and of course, any daughter of mine would be equally as beautiful, if not moreso. ^_^

You do know that all of those were originally male names that were taken over by females, right?

I'm fond of Aurelia for a girl, and Quentin for a boy's middle name (seriously, how cool is Q as a middle initial).

I like the Q also. One of my friends named her son Quinn and I was so jealous that I didn't think of it first.

My favorite girl names would have to be either Aislinn (A's-lin) or Bellyn.
For boys, I like Christian and Daniel. Yes, they're pretty trite. :(

That website on page 1 demonstrates that of the top 1000 girl's names, Zelda wasn't in the top 1000 after the 1960s. Didn't even surge thanks to the game.

I've always loved the name Lolita, but I couldn't name my child that, for obvious reasons.

But I think Bianca is a nice name. Then she'll be this spoilt, rich, bitch that I'd have to disown by the time she's 12.

I have never met a girl named Cameron, and I don't see how it doesn't sound masculine. I do however have a (male) friend Cam who could potentially fit into the category of not masculine:) I am not creative enough to make up a name myself, so if I ever get married and have a kid, I'll leave it up to my wife.

My boyfriend and I were talking about kid names one day...dunno why, but anyway we agreed on Julia for a girl and he said Vincent for a boy.

I didn't like Vincent at first because I didn't want a kid named after a Final Fantasy character, but then it grew on me. Vincent does have those cool red eyes.

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I have a friend named Cameron, but she goes by Cami. I do think it is a pretty name, but I think of it more as a boys name.

For his sake, give him a name that won't get him made fun of at school. Give him a real name - a traditional name. You know, like John or Richard or Peter.

There's Cameron Diaz.

This reminds me of some gossip from when I was in grade school that some young kid got a girl knocked up and they named their kids "Buzz Lightyear" and something equally as immature.

Anyways, I would be cruel in naming my kids and would want them to have fancy combinations of names that wouldn't fit with my last name at all. Of course you could mix up any of these names since they are so unique. I just dislike the fact that every other girl is named: "Sarah" or "Ashley", or every other boy is "John" or "Joseph" (no offense :o) Short versions might become hard:


Mayabelle/Maiabelle Allegro LeMay (Maya/Maia)
Floretta Scherzina LeBeau (Flor)
Shirona Milver Tercettina (Ro?)
Alvilia Presta Descolis (Vili?)


Well I can't think of much boy names that are neat without being overly flamboyant.

Rexford Maxis
Orbison Villet

If your name is Cameron you'd better go by a nickname unless you're a girl. Cameron Neely is a good example.

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No, just rattled them off. There are tons of traditional names that one can give a child. There are even books that are nothing more than lists of baby names and their origins and meanings. We had one in my house. Don't know where it has gotten to...

Wrote any fantasy novels lately?

Geez, those are a bit too out there in terms of names. You may get away with it if you are part of the aristocracy. Otherwise, those are just impractical.

Even Frank Zappa had names chosen for his children that are a bit more palatable.

Orbison though, is a cool concept. Naming children after rock/country singers should be interesting. Imagine a boy named "Cash Lovett _____"

Yes...all to delude myself into feeling top-class ;)
If Orbison is a country singer then I'm not using that for sure....oh wait I just remembered that Orbison was a SMRPG monster...definitely not using that.

I would also make sure that the first name is easily pronounced. Surprisingly, people have so much trouble with "Kristian" even though it's Christian with a K instead -_-; You get all sorts of funky pronunciations.

My idea for a girl name is "Karin Sakura". "Karin" because it's a "normal" name here in Germany and "Sakura" because I'm a fan of Japanese culture and I like the translation: cherry blossom.

For a boy I have no idea yet...

I don't know abotu middle names but I've got it planned out for Connor if a boy or Elisebeth if a girl. I suspect I'll have a fight my hands when the time comes though as my fiancee doesn't care for either of those names.

Seriously though naming your kid Angelus is just sending him on a a one way trip to swirlytown don't do it.

And we all know how kids are these days. If not made fun of by their name, it's something else. And kids just seem to become more like smartasses these days and would probably think that.


Hey Dick, just how big is that dick of yours anyways? Oh hey John, you forget to flush? You know, shit like that.


I'm more concerned with the fact that some of those names are so common and there's more than one person with that name. The last thing I want is my kid to have such a common name that he gets confused everytime someone calls the name out, whether it be in school or on the street or at a store or some shit. It's the same with me, everytime someone says "James" I figure it's for me but in truth, it's for someone else.


Unique is the word for the day. :p

Yeah but angelus has a distinct fanboy tinge to it that could not work in anyone's favour. Trust me I know this I was withen an inch of being named Conan after the boooks and that couldn't have turned out well either. I'm sure you can find something unique yet not quite so mockible.

Just saying don't be surprised if he try's to go by his middle name.

I’d probably go for a more traditional name (and certainly avoiding any Hollywood trends. i.e place names). Unique is fine, but a difficult to spell or overly complicated name is out. For boys, I’d probably stray away from unisex names.

Haha. I just realized that myself. Still, they're solid names that have withstood the test of time.

Me and my fiance are going to name our daughter Emilia Amara and haven't decided on a boy's name yet.

I just found out that Tom Cruise named his newly adopted baby girl "Suri".

That's japanese for "pickpocket". Apparently he picked it because it's persian for "rose" but just didn't do his f***ing research.

I believe it's also Hebrew for princess.

Yes well Tom Cruise is neither Persian nor Jewish. He did, however, recently star in a movie about samurai.

Guys named Peter are made fun of all the time.

I probably wouldn't ever name my kid this, but I've always liked the name Rokusaboro. When you hear it in Japanese, it just rolls off the tongue. I don't have a clue in hell what it means, I just like the sound.

I'd never name my daughter after an allergy medicine.

I really don't see myself ever producing a family of some sort. (i.e Getting married, living the family life.).

But, should the day come that I'll have a son or daughter, these shall be the names:

Son: Jean
Daughter: Justine, Julia, Jen/Jennifer, or Julie.

Yes, 'J' names because my Dad's name starts with a J, my name starts with a J, my brothers' names start with J. What the heck, my family will grow up with J names. Then people can go and be like, "Don't ever mess with the Js," rather than be, "Don't mess with the Kwaks."

Cameron Diaz doesn't count as female
but seriously Wolfgang is an awsome name for a guy

I think Vincent is a cool name if it were a boy. For a girl Nina or Laura...

If/When I get married and if we have kids, I'm going to insist on naming at least one Cartman. :p. Yeah, as a first name, lol. I just hope I don't doom him to a life of being an asshole.

For a fella, I really like Leroy. I also like Victor or Xavier because they sound distinctive.

For a lady, I think I like Cleopatra (or Cleo for short). Alexandria also comes to mind. I always had admiration for the name Wendy because of it's origins, but ironically, it doesn't sound that unique.

Like Leeroy mmmJenkins?

Hey, my friend's cousin's name is Socrates. :)

You wouldn't like it anymore if you knew the one and only Leroy I've ever met in real life. He came from a family of pig farmers and he was literally the dirtiest, smelliest human being I've ever encountered. He rode my bus and he didn't have any friends. I used to think he was so gross but now I just think it's sad.

Isn't it funny how if you know someone and they made an impression on you (bad or good), you'll always associate their name with the impression they left? I hate the name "Candy" because the ickiest girl in our school had that name, and the most beautiful girl in my school was named "LaShawn." Now that's a pretty horrific name, but I know several girls from school who named their daughters LaShawn, and I'm sure it was because of the name association, because the actual name sucks.

I knew two Leroys in my life before I chose the name. One was a real scumbag who beat women, and the other was just a regular blue collar slob. Obviously I don't want to name my child after a scumbag, and the security guard slob is no prize pig either, but I still like the name.

I always thought about the name Bolek, after my eldest uncle from my dad's side who died at the age of 4 or 5. Since he never really lived, I thought about giving the name a legacy. Or I could always have a Stefan Babicz III (I was named after my grandfather).

Yeah, me too. Considering they're my first and last names respectively. zomg do you know me or something? :O

So yeah I would name my son Victor. Not sure about middle name though because although Xavier is a pretty much the best middle name ever, I don't want to make my son a 'Jr.' or a 'the Second.' I might say Leon but I'm not sure.

Well... You're name is incredibly distinctive, and the chances of this happening urges me to invest in lotto tickets.

I dunno, Richard.

Or, if it's a girl, go with something exotic, like Santamaria!

I'm not too sure what I would call a son of mine, but it sure as hell would not be a common name like Peter, Simon, David, James, Chris, Paul. ¬_¬

I would go for somewhat rarer names like Eddy, Edgar or Lukas. I dunno ¬_¬

For a girl I quite like the name Rachel, the only name that has really got my attention.

For a girl's name, my two top choices are Rosalina and Zoe. Rosalina comes from my mother's mother Rosa, and my father's mother Lina. Zoe is the name I would have had if I was a girl, assuming my father had had his way. Or was that Zelda?

For a boy, probably John William. John comes from my father's father. I never met that grandfather; in fact, I didn't know he was alive until we got a letter from his family saying he had just died. William comes from my father, who died when I was 9, so I'd like to include that as well. I might name a son after my mother's father Gaspare, considering he died when my mother was a child and I'd like to continue the name, but there's something about the name I just don't like.

Of course, in both situations (boy or girl) I'd like to include my spouse's grandparents' and other family members' names as well.

As for my father's step-father (the only grandfather I ever knew, who died when I was 2), I'm already named after him. I certainly don't want to pull a George Foreman; talk about uncreative, naming all his kids after himself.

I've considered names since I was a little kid - mostly because that seems to be what girls do at slumber parties or some shit.

Anyways, I think we're pretty decided on Kallisti for a girl and Loki for a boy. I figure our son would be intensely made fun of, but hopefully he'll live up to his name in retaliation. =D

Let's not even get into Discordia, shall we?

Discordia! Another wacky way to punish my kid before they have conscious choice!

I'll add Persephone, Athena, Minerva for the girls.

For the boys: Apollo, Dionysus, Hephaestus

The mythological theme is really distinctive. :)

For girls I've always liked the names Julia, Lucy, Emily and Elizabeth. None of those Madison/Taylor fad names for my girls. Although I think Emily is still pretty popular.

For boys, I don't really care, I'd let the mother decide. As long as it's not Michael, Matthew, or any other overly-common Biblical derivative.

I'm unsure why half of these names are bad ideas. Athena? Doesn't sound too bad to me. I had a friend in high school named Athena. Minerva is pretty hilarious, though. And Persephone would probably go over well as a goth bitch.

Dionysus is actually not that bad, either. You could modernize it with "Denis," though.

I have some names in mind, but it would mostly depend on what the father looked like.

Boys: Victor, Trevor Gordon, Trent, Julio Augusto, Dallas, Houston, Robert, Tobias

Girls: Aria Sonnet, Libra, Daniella Libra, Maya, Maria, Rachel, Cherokee

These are all of the possiblities that I can think of for now. However, the chances of me finding a decent guy that won't dump me for my friends is a long shot, so if the names sound dumb then you have nothing to fear. However, some of the names like "Tobias" and "Daniella" I'm worried about b/c I don't know how much I really like the name "Toby" and I would get extremely angry if anyone called my kid "Danny" (I know very few good guys named "Danny" or "Jimmy"/"James").

ROFL. Nice one. Sadly, I knew a kid named Charles Peters, but his nickname was "Chuck". I wonder how he felt every time the secretary said, "Chuck Peters come to the office please."

Unless the kid ends up like the guy in that song "A Boy Named Sue". Then, he could end up being the greatest boxer/wrestler/martial artist.

It annoys me when celebrities try to give their kids these bizarre names like "audio science" and "pilot inspektor" (I should bite my tongue with "Aria Sonnet", but to me it seems poetic rather than bizarre). It's even more annoying when they give their kids these foreign names like "Satchel" or "Kal-el" (yes, from Krypton) and the kids don't even match the look of the foreign name. Suri, TomKat's kid, might have a chance at matching the exotic sounding name, but it's just weird seeing someone with blond hair and blue eyes being named "Makitah" or "Aheem". I am all for unique names, but some people go a little too far and I've seen white kids being made fun of because their names sounded too Latin American of African American. Also, seeing a Latin American named Boris was sort of weird too, but he's a very strong guy.

for boy: Alexei, i've no idea why

for girl: Lia, i've just always preferred this spelling to Leah and for some reason fell in love with it after hearing a song by Lia from I'VE, though i'm also starting to become attached to name Eika

I'm probably just influenced by my secondary school years though; we had about 3 Emma's, 3 Lucy's, 5 Katie's/Kate's, 2 Olivia's, 4 Georgia's, 3 Anna's, 3 Sophie's (i went to a small girls' school, less than 100 girls per year)

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Persephone is an awesome name. So's Persimmon.

I think Amber is a beautiful female name, and using Amy as a nickname makes it perfect. For a boy, I think Felix is an awesome name. But this is just off the top of my head. Put into the unlikely scenario that I would actually have to name a child, I would agonize over it for several months.

I never put too much thought in to it, but a lady friend of mine has the name Justice (We all call her Lady J or Jay for short). I always kind of liked the name, but I always feared if they decided to become a cop or a soldier, it may sound a bit over the top.

My daughter, 7 months old and now asking for the toy she threw on the floor (lol) is called Heloise.
Congratulations to you, you'll see, it's only pure happiness (sometimes tiring, but that's the job, lol).

There's nothing wrong with Hugo. My brother's name is Hugo and everyone remembers it.

My name? Oscar. How about that - Oscar and Hugo, very unlikely names, but names that people REMEMBER (and hopefully associate good connotations with).

The strangest name I've hear is Ochine, for a boy. I've been informed it refers to a beautiful Japanese flower (how interesting).

As for names for future progeny, I've considered a few and I would like to continue the tradition with uncommon names. Living with an uncommon name all my life, I could never understand how the Johns, Matthews, Peters and Muhammeds of this world have managed to cope with the naming confusion amongst themselves. As a result, I know many John and Peters refer to themselves by their last name.

Lastly it's not your name who defines who you are. If your child isn't happy with his or her name, they can always change it (it's so common nowadays).

I can't remember all the names that I've considered, but some include:

(B) Lars, Gaspard or Jasper, Bruno, Zafir, Miles, Prospero, Sylvester, Sol

(G) Miranda, Matisse, Ursula, Electra, Bellatrix (Bella, Ella), Persephone (stephanie)