Baby names

Cloud · 08-27-2009, 08:51 AM

Since both my daughters are expecting (grandbaby clouds 7 and 8), I have been collecting and considering names. Not my choice to make in the end, but I am graciously granted some input rights.

Did I tell you? (can't remember). Beautiful Daughter No. 1, who already has four girls, is now expecting a boy! Yay! But boys names are hard. We don't like common names like Daniel or Matthew, but don't want something too weird or too hard to spell.

In the lead for BD#1 are: Ander, Kai and Jace. Middle name will most likely be Javier. In the lead for BD#2 (who will not know beforehand what she's having) is, apparently, Lazarus.
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Don't like that one. Kinda long (no pun intended!) (anybody else get that?) and the only nickname I can parse from it is Lazy. Anyway, for your amusement, here are some names we have collected. Not all of these are getting serious consideration.

Aislinn
Astrid
Canyon
Cloud
Crimson
Darby
Delyth
Echo
Gaia/Gaius
Guthrie
Halcyon
Iona
Mab/Maeve
Meru
Rhythm
Auryn
Xanthe
Thea
Revel
Celedon
Cerulean
Dresdan
Rhys
Eris
Silvio
Declan
Luka
Malachi
Quetzl
Pagan
Rune
Beran/Beren
Blaise/Blaze
Dario (Darius)
Danilo
Dermell
Harper
Sterling
Silver
Teru
Rio
Indigo/Inigo/Vigo
Ander
Beckett
Blake
Dashiel
Dayo
Dax
Drake
Gian
Flynn
Jace
Jett
Kal
Lucian
Mac
Malachai/Chai/Kai
Remy
Tirso (family name)
Tru
Ty
Val
Zeke
Zuma

monster · 08-27-2009, 08:54 AM

Quetzl the Pretzel....

Shawnee123 · 08-27-2009, 08:54 AM

There are a lot of names on that list that will ensure he gets his ass kicked on a weekly basis!

I like Rhys!

monster · 08-27-2009, 08:58 AM

But will you like Rhys's Pieces?

Pooka · 08-27-2009, 08:59 AM

I love Astrid and Iona!

monster · 08-27-2009, 09:03 AM

Astrid always makes me thing of Pippi Longstocking -I think maybe it was the author's name? Astring Linsomethingorother

Cloud · 08-27-2009, 09:04 AM

As I said, many not seriously being considered.

We already have: Azalea, Cyan, Rahvin, Meilyn, Marlee, Jayden

So you can see the kinds of names which would match.

And besides, if he gets his ass kicked, he'll just grow up to be a football player; make lots of money, and keep his grammy in style in her old age.

monster · 08-27-2009, 09:13 AM

We're just helping with the elimination here

you have malachai on there twice, btw. I like that one. for either gender

monster · 08-27-2009, 09:14 AM

Cloud is cool too

Cloud · 08-27-2009, 09:16 AM

kind of a mashup of lists from different sources. And I do have two babies named after me: Marlee (which includes my name); and Jayden Cloud. that's enough.

Lots of color names since those run in the family. Revel is kinda cool. I like Teru, too but no one else does. One set of parents does not want anything too "white" or "preppy" in order to go with a spanish last name.

So many considerations!

dar512 · 08-27-2009, 09:19 AM

Lots of name information at this site. But I like the interactive chart that shows the popularity of a name you type in.

http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyage...=f&exact=false

Undertoad · 08-27-2009, 09:19 AM

In my day the kid would stand no chance. First one to get his ass kicked in middle school. And, the mere fact that Gaia/Gaius made the list means that whomever added it should have zero role in name choice. ZERO ROLE. I don't care about "seriously considered", if you added it to the list you must depart.

In fact a good third of the names there are practically girl's names. Astrud Gilberto, great French chick singer. Ione Skye, chick actress. Remy, I believe is a Cognac.

I hope things have changed since then, but I doubt it. I suggest finding a man to name this child. The women are doing him a major disservice. You chicks want to be cute about it, but you have no idea. You think, oh great, let's make him unique. It's really, oh great let's give him an anchor to drag around.

Luka is acceptable, but everyone knows he lives on the second floor and quietly gets physically abused by his parents.

Give the kid half a chance, use Dar's wizard and pick something in the top 500 for the last 10 years. And it has to be blue. If the name's blue, it's coo'. If the name's pink, it stinks.

Shawnee123 · 08-27-2009, 09:24 AM

Luka also sells pizza.

monster · 08-27-2009, 09:25 AM

I think undertoad would be a great name for a child. Especially a girl.

The kids with the boring names would get picked on at my kids' school, if they weren't all so busy spreading love and peace.

Cloud · 08-27-2009, 09:26 AM

Ugh. No top names! Boys names are all the same.

Yeah, I get the point, really. And these kids have fathers who must choose and agree to the name, (and I don't even get veto power) so we'll see.

08-27-2009, 08:54 AM	#3
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	There are a lot of names on that list that will ensure he gets his ass kicked on a weekly basis! I like Rhys! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-27-2009, 08:58 AM	#4
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	But will you like Rhys's Pieces? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-27-2009, 09:03 AM	#6
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Astrid always makes me thing of Pippi Longstocking -I think maybe it was the author's name? Astring Linsomethingorother __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-27-2009, 09:04 AM	#7
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	As I said, many not seriously being considered. We already have: Azalea, Cyan, Rahvin, Meilyn, Marlee, Jayden So you can see the kinds of names which would match. And besides, if he gets his ass kicked, he'll just grow up to be a football player; make lots of money, and keep his grammy in style in her old age. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

08-27-2009, 09:13 AM	#8
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	We're just helping with the elimination here you have malachai on there twice, btw. I like that one. for either gender __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-27-2009, 08:51 AM	#1
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Baby names Since both my daughters are expecting (grandbaby clouds 7 and 8), I have been collecting and considering names. Not my choice to make in the end, but I am graciously granted some input rights. Did I tell you? (can't remember). Beautiful Daughter No. 1, who already has four girls, is now expecting a boy! Yay! But boys names are hard. We don't like common names like Daniel or Matthew, but don't want something too weird or too hard to spell. In the lead for BD#1 are: Ander, Kai and Jace. Middle name will most likely be Javier. In the lead for BD#2 (who will not know beforehand what she's having) is, apparently, Lazarus. u Don't like that one. Kinda long (no pun intended!) (anybody else get that?) and the only nickname I can parse from it is Lazy. Anyway, for your amusement, here are some names we have collected. Not all of these are getting serious consideration. Aislinn Astrid Canyon Cloud Crimson Darby Delyth Echo Gaia/Gaius Guthrie Halcyon Iona Mab/Maeve Meru Rhythm Auryn Xanthe Thea Revel Celedon Cerulean Dresdan Rhys Eris Silvio Declan Luka Malachi Quetzl Pagan Rune Beran/Beren Blaise/Blaze Dario (Darius) Danilo Dermell Harper Sterling Silver Teru Rio Indigo/Inigo/Vigo Ander Beckett Blake Dashiel Dayo Dax Drake Gian Flynn Jace Jett Kal Lucian Mac Malachai/Chai/Kai Remy Tirso (family name) Tru Ty Val Zeke Zuma __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

08-27-2009, 08:54 AM	#2
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Quetzl the Pretzel.... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-27-2009, 08:59 AM	#5
Pooka Your Invisible Rabbit Friend Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Betwixt and Between Posts: 528	I love Astrid and Iona!

08-27-2009, 09:14 AM	#9
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Cloud is cool too __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-27-2009, 09:16 AM	#10
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	kind of a mashup of lists from different sources. And I do have two babies named after me: Marlee (which includes my name); and Jayden Cloud. that's enough. Lots of color names since those run in the family. Revel is kinda cool. I like Teru, too but no one else does. One set of parents does not want anything too "white" or "preppy" in order to go with a spanish last name. So many considerations! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

08-27-2009, 09:19 AM	#11
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Lots of name information at this site. But I like the interactive chart that shows the popularity of a name you type in. http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyage...=f&exact=false __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

08-27-2009, 09:19 AM	#12
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	In my day the kid would stand no chance. First one to get his ass kicked in middle school. And, the mere fact that Gaia/Gaius made the list means that whomever added it should have zero role in name choice. ZERO ROLE. I don't care about "seriously considered", if you added it to the list you must depart. In fact a good third of the names there are practically girl's names. Astrud Gilberto, great French chick singer. Ione Skye, chick actress. Remy, I believe is a Cognac. I hope things have changed since then, but I doubt it. I suggest finding a man to name this child. The women are doing him a major disservice. You chicks want to be cute about it, but you have no idea. You think, oh great, let's make him unique. It's really, oh great let's give him an anchor to drag around. Luka is acceptable, but everyone knows he lives on the second floor and quietly gets physically abused by his parents. Give the kid half a chance, use Dar's wizard and pick something in the top 500 for the last 10 years. And it has to be blue. If the name's blue, it's coo'. If the name's pink, it stinks.

08-27-2009, 09:24 AM	#13
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Luka also sells pizza. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-27-2009, 09:25 AM	#14
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I think undertoad would be a great name for a child. Especially a girl. The kids with the boring names would get picked on at my kids' school, if they weren't all so busy spreading love and peace. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-27-2009, 09:26 AM	#15
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Ugh. No top names! Boys names are all the same. Yeah, I get the point, really. And these kids have fathers who must choose and agree to the name, (and I don't even get veto power) so we'll see. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

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