S/O: Names...Love them, Hate them, Share them?

lunarsongbird

Do you like your name? Did you ever want to be named something else at any point in your life?

If you could rename yourself now- what would it be?

Are you afraid to share baby names because you are afraid people will "steal" them? If you aren't afraid of theft....What would some names be?

Also- Do you ever look into name meanings? And would this play a factor in baby names?

GoldenPenguin

I don't HATE my name, but I wish it wasn't so easily mispronouncable. My full name is pronounced "Bre-AHna"... and people say "Bre-ANNA" all the time. It's not huge, but it bugs me, because they ARE different.

I don't know what I would rename myself if I could. I think I'm a "Bri." Oh, and if anyone was curious Bri = Bree, not Bry. :-)

I don't care about sharing baby names because I'm not planning on having any myself, so it doesn't matter.

I do look at name meanings. I don't think it would have an effect on choosing a name, but I do think they're interesting.

Elle1036

I hate my IRL name. I've mentioned it before, but I will never give a child of mine a name that starts with 'm'. It's hard to introduce myself. When I say "I'm Macy," the m sounds blur together and I have to repeat myself a million times. Plus, I get called Megan or Lacey a lot. If you know my last name, you can see why. I don't hate it enough to change it, though. I toy around with the idea of switching to my middle name, but it seems like too much to re-learn. I don't worry about sharing potential baby names. I doubt I'll ever actually use them anyway. I like Juliet for a girl and Gabriel for a boy.

motoLyn

Linda is pretty common though pretty much I just go by Lyn.  My parents wanted to name me Jennifer but my grandmother couldn't pronounce it so Linda it is.  My older sister's name is Annette.  Which I think is much more original than Linda.  She was named after a french nurse at the hospital when my mom gave birth to her. 

I used to want my name to me Laylani or something more Hawaiian.  Now I'm perfectly happy with Lyn. 

I will admit I don't like to share baby names because of the fear that someone might steal them.  I have all the baby girl names thought of and Danish man is covering the boys names.

I have looked into what Linda means in spanish but the meanings don't play a big part in picking names.  I think its more how the whole name sounds.  So if a first name doesn't sound right connected to the last name I would want to move on. 

jaycee7389

I hated my name growing up because it was androgynous, but I didn't know any other girls with the name. Now I do, but it was rough when I was little and all of the teachers assumed I was a boy before they saw who I was. I even got put in the all boys group for gym once..haha.

I'm not afraid of people stealing my baby names, but I have always liked these 3 names. Of course, my sister's soon-to-be fiance is the boys name, and FBIL's gf is the girl's name. What a crazy coincidence, huh?

lunarsongbird

I always say that my name is Dianna with an "e".. I'm not sure if that really helps people with pronouncing my name or not. It's Deanna...The D sounds like "bee" (but with a d) and the anna sounds like banana (kinda??).

I like my name, but when I was little- I wanted to be "Lisa Mary" instead of "Deanna Lisa." My sister unofficially changed her name to "AlyJane"...which is kinda weird. LOL. Jane is her middle name.

Something neat that my dad did....He named my sister so that she would have the same initials as his father. Kinda neat, no?

The only thing I know about baby names is that if we have a daughter- her middle name will be Mary. And if we have a son- his middle name will be Laidlaw (family name).

leia1979

My name is difficult to spell and pronounce. Some of you who know my name might not think the pronunciation is too bad, but you should hear people butcher it.

I also get called "Janelle" a lot, verbally and via email.

I wanted to get a nickname when I started high school...something more fun and easy to spell, but since I already knew too many people, that didn't work.

I have no concern about baby names, since I don't want babies. I do find it odd when people have picked a name but don't want to say what it is. I mean, what am I going to do with it?

csousa1

I love my name - Courtney. It's my mom's maiden name, and she didn't have brothers so she wanted to name her daughter Courtney to carry on the name. The only thing I don't like is that it's fairly common for my generation - my mom was PISSED about that when she realized it when I was little. Other than that I'm a fan, and I like the sentimentality of my name. I like it shortened to Court too.

I'm referred to by my last name a lot. My boss and coworkers constantly call me my last name, a lot of my friends - even my sister and I call each other our last name. I love that too

I love names in general, so I have had running lists of someday baby names for years. The one that has been my favorite most consistently is Reese, for a girl. My favorite boy name is Cade, but we had a family friend named Cade who committed suicide when he was 17 so my mom told me not to use it because it's too sad. I like looking at the meanings of names, but I don't think it would make or break the name for me.

bsidebella

Do I like my name? No. Did I ever want to change it? Yes, all the time. I have a somewhat unusual name and I don't feel that it sounds professional. I was teased a lot in school for it. I wanted something more common, something I could find on a keychain. As for renaming myself, I would want something with strong imagry. There are a lot of strong women in the Old Testament: Miriam, Leah, Rebecca - to name a few. I also have long been a fan of the name Charlotte. I would even consider Elizabeth, after Queen Elizabeth I, my favorite historical figure. I don't mind sharing my baby name choices. It is unlikely I will even have kids, so they may never be used anyway. But the names I have for my potential children are chosen very specifically, and they will never mean the same to someone else. Plus there's the Jewish tradition of naming a baby in memory of a deceased relative. I always take the meaning of the name into account. My favorite boy name, Isaac, means "laughter". It's jovial and meaningful at the same time. My favorite girl name, Shoshanna, means "lily", but the name also comes from the heroine of one of our favorite movies. If it didn't have a very flattering meaning, I probably wouldn't consider it. Babynames.com is an easy resource for finding the meanings of baby names, by the way.

Stina51286

I like my name, just hate it when people think they can call me Chris, Christy, Chrissy, or Tina, those are not my names!

Theres meaning behind my name so I wouldn't want to change it (great grandfather was Christian and my uncle who died less then a yr old was Chris)

I wont share the names I like with people around me as my sister almost named her son the one I like for a boy. I was pissed just because if we ever had one without trying to have one. I love the name Elijah for a boy but FI doesn't like it bc the one Eli he knows is a drunk on way too many drugs.

I honestly have no plans on having a kid so looking up the name would be pointless.

GoldenPenguin

For my baby names (that I'm never going to have...)

I love Harper Lily for a girl, and Ethan Scott for a boy :-)

Sousa - BF's nephew's name is Kade, and I think it's so cute!

CCO2012

Do you like your name? Love it. It is unique

Did you ever want to be named something else at any point in your life? Yes I went by Nina for most of my life, a nickname I got when I was little and other little kids could say Carolina. I used to want to be named something less complicated like Amy when I was in elementary school.

If you could rename yourself now- what would it be? I wouldn't.

Are you afraid to share baby names because you are afraid people will "steal" them? Yes.

If you aren't afraid of theft....What would some names be?I love the name Jackson for a boy. I love the name and it is FI's middle name This is no secret. My sister wants to name her son (not pregnant or married or close to either) Jack and has threatened to get knocked up in order to keep me from using Jackson. Crazy much?

Also- Do you ever look into name meanings? Yes. I have looked into the meaning of the names I like out of curiosity.

And would this play a factor in baby names? The meaning isn't important to me unless it is something little "little trouble maker" or "super ugly woman". Then I might not want to give that name to my child...

doubleSS07

I've never really liked my name.  I always have to repeat myself and I still end up getting called "Shelly" or "Cherry" not to mention you can spell Sherry like 50 million ways.  My parents must have liked country because they did a bang up job naming me Sherry Lynn and turning me into a country singer HAHA!

I don't have any boy names picked out but if we happen to have a girl I am in love with the name Charlotte.  Slightly old fashioned but I like Charlie for a nick name.

TheMutleys

Do you like your name? Did you ever want to be named something else at any point in your life?
I love my name.  People spell and pronounce it incorrectly all the time.  I don't care. 

If you could rename yourself now- what would it be?
I would keep my name.  I cannot really think of any other name. 

Are you afraid to share baby names because you are afraid people will "steal" them? If you aren't afraid of theft....What would some names be?
Nope.  What do I care if someone on the internet 'steals' a name?  Haha.  I wil say that it is COMPLETELY different when you are actually naming your child. 

If we have a girl before SIL, she will be named Charlotte Ann (after both of our maternal grandmothers.)  I've always loved the name Charlotte, so has SIL.  We have agreed that whoever has a girl first gets it.  Haha. 

Potential names for Nubbins are Logan and Brock but he could be named something completely different if neither fit him. 
I love Luke but DH is enh about it. 

Also- Do you ever look into name meanings? And would this play a factor in baby names?
I always look at the meanings.  It could play a factor but the meaning would have to be something horrible or really off for me to change my mind about the name. 

Elle1036

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[QUOTE] Potential names for Nubbins are Logan and Brock but he could be named something completely different if neither fit him.
Posted by TheMutleys[/QUOTE]



Funny. When I was growing up, we lived next door to a Logan family and across the street from a Brock family.

Because I'm sure you care.

TheMutleys

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: S/O: Names...Love them, Hate them, Share them? : Funny. When I was growing up, we lived next door to a Logan family and across the street from a Brock family. Because I'm sure you care.
Posted by Elle1036[/QUOTE]

It actually is kind of funny.  Both names have been popping up in weird ways ever since we decided on those as our top 2. 

I'm drawn to Brock, even though it is kind of 'uneek.'  LOL. 

csousa1

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[QUOTE]D Potential names for Nubbins are Logan and Brock but he could be named something completely different if neither fit him.  I love Luke but DH is enh about it.  Posted by TheMutleys[/QUOTE]

I've always loved the names Logan and Luke. They both go great with Gavin (so does Brock). You have crazy good taste in boy names.

bsidebella

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[QUOTE]I love the name Jackson for a boy. I love the name and it is FI's middle name This is no secret. My sister wants to name her son (not pregnant or married or close to either) Jack and has threatened to get knocked up in order to keep me from using Jackson. Crazy much?
Posted by CCO2012[/QUOTE]

<div>This happened to my aunt and my mom! Both were vying for the name "Franklin", because their mother, Florence, had just passed and they both wanted to honor her. They were both pregnant around the same time. It was the only boy name that started with "F" that both my parents liked, and my mother was very fond of the nickname Frankie. Apparently, my aunt liked it too.</div><div>
My aunt had her baby, my cousin, first. She had a girl and named her Frankie anyway - just so my mother couldn't use the name! My brother ended up being named Fredrick, but my mother still holds a grudge against her sister for "stealing" her name. </div>

beanbot2002

When I birth my duggar sized family, I'm stealing all of your baby names. HA!

My name: It's my name...I wouldn't feel right being called anything else. Also-weird note-my little sister has changed the spelling of her name like 20 times since we were kids. Weird.

So I already have a son...duh...and (shhh) his name is the one that Stina was talking about up there ^^^. Why did I choose it? Well the night I found I was knocked up (out of wedlock..gasp) I was lying in bed praying. So I said "Ok then, God...kid's gotta have a name. So what is it?" No shiit...it was the ONLY name that came to me. I refuse to call him Eli, and we call him 'Lija' (Lie-juh) and Lija-bean. Sometimes it just gets shortened to 'Lij' (Lie with a soft j at the end).

I really like the name Anabella and Evageline for girls names, but I don't want to curse a daughter with a really long or hard to spell name. Both can be shortened to easy to spell nick names though, so there's that.

bethsmiles

Do you like your name? Did you ever want to be named something else at any point in your life?
I'm not super fond of my name. I feel like it doesn't fit me well.

If you could rename yourself now- what would it be?
I have no idea.

Are you afraid to share baby names because you are afraid people will "steal" them? If you aren't afraid of theft....What would some names be?
Not really so I'll share. BF and I love the names Chloe, Juliette, and Lilly. We have zero boy names that we both like. I love the name Parker but BF isn't a fan. But it's not something we need to worry about for a few years

Also- Do you ever look into name meanings? And would this play a factor in baby names?
I do like to look at the meanings and I think if I couldn't decide between two names the meaning could factor in.

elannis

Do you like your name? Did you ever want to be named something else at any point in your life?
I do kinda like my name now, especially the shortening of it (Ely), but I hated it growing up because I never got to have one of those premade nametags you get in stores and people ALWAYS mispronounce it. I've gone through a ton of different names that I'd rather be growing up.

If you could rename yourself now- what would it be?
Hmm, I've finally come to the point where I wouldn't change it.

Are you afraid to share baby names because you are afraid people will "steal" them? If you aren't afraid of theft....What would some names be?
Pretty sure that nobody else in my family is having a baby any time soon, so I won't have to worry about anyone using up my names, but I used to worry about it because I knew I'd have kids last. So far we like Evey Annis LastName and Caleb (or Isaac) Richard LastName.

Also- Do you ever look into name meanings? And would this play a factor in baby names?
I look then up occasionally, but mine was never in the list and I don't think they really mean much, so it wouldn't influence me. I'd be more likely to be swayed to not choose a name based upon having known someone with that name and didn't like them, lol.


ETA: Purely coincidental that EAW and CRW happen to be FI's and my initials (after the wedding) and those are the initials for the names we like for any future kiddos.

jemmini6

I don't like my name, but at this point, I wouldn't change it.  Mostly, I hate how mispronounced it is...if I say my name, people think I say Cathy, if they are reading it, they pronounce it Kasey. 

Also, it's annoying that there's literally a ONE LETTER difference between mine and my sister's name.  I mean, seriously, WTF mom?  And the kicker is that both of our names are shortened versions of a different name, but are we named the full version?  Of course not, just the shortened one.

I don't mind sharing my names on a forum like this, because even if 25 people 'steal' my names, the chances of our kids ever meeting are slim to none.  With family & friends though, I'm a little more secretive, but not really, I'd just be more upset if someone used it before me.

Currently (and this will likely change about 5 times before we ever have kids), my favorite names are Ella Annick (mine and H's grandma's) and Owen James.

elannis

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[QUOTE]My favorite boy name is Cade
Posted by csousa1[/QUOTE]

I like Caleb, but I'd shorten it and call him Cale, most likely. FI isn't as fond of it because it reminds him of the vegetable, kale, lol. Cade is neat too though. That's sad that he committed suicide. I think that would make me reconsider too.

elannis

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[QUOTE]I always say that my name is Dianna with an "e".. I'm not sure if that really helps people with pronouncing my name or not. It's Deanna...The D sounds like "bee" (but with a d) and the anna sounds like banana (kinda??).
Posted by lunarsongbird[/QUOTE]

I'm gonna have to relearn your name. This whole time I thought your name was pronounced Dee-nuh, lol.

csousa1

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: S/O: Names...Love them, Hate them, Share them? : I like Caleb, but I'd shorten it and call him Cale, most likely. FI isn't as fond of it because it reminds him of the vegetable, kale, lol. Cade is neat too though. That's sad that he committed suicide. I think that would make me reconsider too.
Posted by elannis[/QUOTE]

Haha thats funny, my friend once told me to just use the name Caleb and call him Cabe - close enough. It does bum me out that I can't just use Cade though.

cu97tiger

Do you like your name? 

Yep. I was named Amanda so my parents could call me Mandy (after the Barry Manilow song).

Did you ever want to be named something else at any point in your life?

At one time I was in love with the name Danielle. When I was 14, I realized I didn't have to be 'Mandy' anymore, so I made everyone start calling me Amanda.

If you could rename yourself now- what would it be?

I wouldn't make any changes, except to my boring-a$$ last name (Miller).

Are you afraid to share baby names because you are afraid people will "steal" them?

IRL, yes. Here, no. I love the names Zoe and Anna for girls. My new favorite is Charlotte (called Charlie for short). FI and I both really like the name Gray. It can work for either a boy or a girl. (This is a huge improvement over 'Ocean' which was his favorite for awhile).

Also- Do you ever look into name meanings? And would this play a factor in baby names?

No, but if I read the meaning and didn't like it, I probably wouldn't use it.

kellyt89

Do you like your name? I really like my name. My 1st name is a variation of my paternal grandmother and my middle name is a variation of my maternal grandmother. It means a lot to me.

Did you ever want to be named something else at any point in your life? If you could rename yourself now- what would it be? Not really, I've liked other names but I've always been happy with mine. I used to like the spelling Kelli in middle school.

Are you afraid to share baby names because you are afraid people will "steal" them? If you aren't afraid of theft....What would some names be? My cousin's baby is Catherine, nickname Katie so she might be pissy if I used the name Kate, idk. I've always loved the name Audrey Marie (definitely Marie as a middle name, after both BF and my mom). Lately I've been really into the names Eve and Clara as well. I like Ryan for a boy. After some pressing I learned that BF likes the names Kate for a girl and David for a boy.

Also- Do you ever look into name meanings? And would this play a factor in baby names? I used to do this a lot. Both my names mean "female warrior" I haven't looked up names in a while though.It factors in a little but if I liked the name that's more important.

I like all your names too - Charlotte, Juliet and Luke especially!

IrishDreamer

Do you like your name? I never used to. Until I changed it - Now I love my name.

Did you ever want to be named something else at any point in your life? If you could rename yourself now- what would it be? I already did *For those of you who are really nosey* It used to be Jenna, now it's Rylee

Are you afraid to share baby names because you are afraid people will "steal" them? If you aren't afraid of theft....What would some names be? Nah, BF and I talk about names - we like random silly names, so I doubt anyone would take them lol. Such as Keygun.

Also- Do you ever look into name meanings? And would this play a factor in baby names? Not really. 

prbright

I like my name a lot. I haven't meet a lot of people with it, so it's nice cause I don't have to deal with twenty Paige's. Oh by the way, my name's Paige.

baby names- If it's a girl in Lilian Rose. Boy...no clue

doubleSS07

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[QUOTE] My new favorite is Charlotte (called Charlie for short).
Posted by cu97tiger[/QUOTE]

Are we gonna have to box for our baby name Mandy? <img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-tongue-out.gif" border="0" alt="Tongue out" title="Tongue out" />

QuiltingNurse

Do you like your name? Did you ever want to be named something else at any point in your life? 

 Meh, I really don't care either way. My name is Courtney, not very original but not overly common. There was one other girl named Courtney at my highschool, but up North I haven't met any... All of my patients and the people I work with think it's so unique, kinda strange. I don't really think it suits me, just by sterotypes in movies named Courtney - always the slutty cheerleader or popular girl, I'm much more shy and quiet than that. I've never wanted to change it tho. 

If you could rename yourself now- what would it be?

Whenever people forget my name they always try to guess and the guess is ALWAYS Nicole. I find this odd since Nicole is my middle name. I feel like it would suit me better than Courtney, but I wouldn't re-name myself this far into life. 

Are you afraid to share baby names because you are afraid people will "steal" them? If you aren't afraid of theft....What would some names be?

People can steal my names all they want, no one has ever really liked the names I like, but if they want them then they can certainly take them because I don't plan on having kids for quite a long time and my taste will likely change by that time. BF and I had never talked about kids until one night when a friend was talking about what he wants to name his future kids and asked us, it was such a coincidence, I have always loved the name Mac, anything that can be shortened to Mac is a good name in my mind. BF was shocked to hear that because his Great Grandad was named MacKinnon and if he ever has a son he wants to name it MacKinnon and call him Mac for short, nice to know we feel the same way about that. For girls, I like Fiona and Lydia, not overly common, but not very unique either. 

Also- Do you ever look into name meanings? And would this play a factor in baby names?

Not really, I guess if it had a terrible meaning I may not want to associate my child with that, but it's not a very important thing to me.