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Post by willow on Jan 28, 2020 17:56:27 GMT -6
Have you decided yet? Tossing around possibilities? Are you sharing with friends/family before the birth?
We have two first names set, but still not decided on middle names. First names will be Halden and Graham. My mom knows but other than that it will be kept private until they are born.
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Post by sdlaura on Jan 28, 2020 18:37:57 GMT -6
Love your names! We especially love Graham. Only reason we're not using it is because we already have kids named Sam and Griffin, and I wouldn't want to rhyme with Sam and would prefer not to have the same first letter as Griffin.
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Jan 28, 2020 19:33:14 GMT -6
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Post by danib on Jan 28, 2020 19:33:14 GMT -6
Geor.ge Mich.ael Like the singer, but a total coincidence. Both are family names. We don't keep names secret so everyone knows.
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Jan 28, 2020 19:36:56 GMT -6
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Post by wasabi on Jan 28, 2020 19:36:56 GMT -6
I love Graham! SO is not a fan though, plus it doesn’t sound great with our last name. Womp.
Fiona is our top runner for a girl. I’m thinking that one is pretty set. Others that were in the running were Penelope, nn Penny, and Amelia, nn Millie, (Amelia is just too popular unfortunately).
For a boy our top is Miles nn Milo. SO recently said he likes Finn a lot, and I do too but I don’t know if it’s the one. I wish it had a longer name I liked more. I do love Finley, but I feel like it’s been taken by girls. We also considered Theo, and Rowan is still possibly in the running.
We’ll find out tomorrow at our anatomy scan boy or girl so I’m excited to focus on one or the other.
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Jan 28, 2020 21:20:18 GMT -6
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Post by hangry on Jan 28, 2020 21:20:18 GMT -6
Another fan of Graham here! danib George goes great with the other boys! wasabi I also used to have a love for Fiona and Penelope. And one of the front runners for this boy was Miles or Milo. We are now both leaning towards Theodore nn Theo! This is the absolute earliest that we have even remotely agreed on a name so it just might stick. We discussed names for months right up until the actual birth before deciding for the other two.
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Post by trtlcrzy on Jan 28, 2020 22:15:56 GMT -6
We don’t start discussing names seriously until after we know the sex. I have kept it a secret in the past, mostly because we didn’t decide on the name until after the babies were born. This time I think I might try deciding ahead of time. I have a few favorite girls names but I’m not sure if DH is on board. I’m leaning towards using a name with French origins.
DH keeps throwing our Xander (Zander? Not sure cause I haven’t seen him write it out) and I am not a fan.
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Jan 28, 2020 22:16:45 GMT -6
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Post by sdlaura on Jan 28, 2020 22:16:45 GMT -6
We had our girl name all picked out - Katherine Lily, nn Kate. But it was not meant to be I’ve always had more trouble with boy names and the fact that we already have two boys means we’ve used all the names we loved. We have a list of mostly classic boy names so far but haven’t fallen in love with one yet - Andrew, Alexander, Benjamin, Connor, Miles, Nathan, maybe Cole...I’m sure there are some I’m forgetting. Would it be weird if we used one of our kids’ middle names as this baby’s first name? I’ve realized that no one cares about middle names after the birth announcement, unless the kid goes by that name. Like my sister and parents can’t remember my kids’ middle names half the time. DS1’s name is Griffin Matthew and we were considering Matthew as a first name.
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Post by danib on Jan 29, 2020 5:31:46 GMT -6
sdlaura we had our girl name picked out as well (Clara). Kinda bummed I'll never use it. It was DS2's girl name as well. As for the middle name, I'd say use it if you love it.
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Post by trtlcrzy on Jan 29, 2020 8:25:18 GMT -6
sdlaura I would not use one of my kid’s middle names as a first for their sib personally.
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Post by willow on Jan 29, 2020 8:27:32 GMT -6
sdlaura I loooooove the name Griffin. I would 100% use it buuuuut my HS sweetheart's name is Griffin and while I haven't seen him or talked to him in years, my whole family knew him and so did most of my close friends. So it would be weird for my kid to also have that name, since it is an unusual name. lol. Too bad, I think its a great strong name. Also, my cousins have a middle/first name that is shared between them. The oldest has a MN that my aunt and uncle then used as the first name for the middle boy. I don't think it has ever been even close to an issue.
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Post by sdlaura on Jan 29, 2020 8:50:21 GMT -6
danib Clara was also one of our faves. willow, thanks for the feedback on a shared first/middle name! DH’s mom’s maiden name (now middle name) is Griffin and from the time I met him 17 years ago we loved it as a baby name. I can’t use the name David for the reason you mentioned (college boyfriend for me).
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Post by trtlcrzy on Jan 29, 2020 9:25:43 GMT -6
sdlaura I was just thinking, maybe you could use a name like Kevin or Calvin as a nod to your girl name that you won’t be using.
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Jan 29, 2020 10:34:09 GMT -6
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Post by sdlaura on Jan 29, 2020 10:34:09 GMT -6
sdlaura I was just thinking, maybe you could use a name like Kevin or Calvin as a nod to your girl name that you won’t be using. We have thought about Kevin - but one of my BFFs is divorcing a guy named Kevin right now Calvin is NMS. But good idea to think along that vein!
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Jan 29, 2020 12:01:13 GMT -6
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Post by hangry on Jan 29, 2020 12:01:13 GMT -6
sdlaura I personally wouldn’t use a mn for a new ones fn, although Matthew is a great name!
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Jan 29, 2020 12:27:00 GMT -6
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Post by wasabi on Jan 29, 2020 12:27:00 GMT -6
Well it’s definitely a boy so I guess we can stop worrying about girl names!
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Post by sdlaura on Jan 29, 2020 12:30:59 GMT -6
Congrats wasabi ! Now you'll have one of each, right? So fun! Also crazy that this board is still not expecting any girls!
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Post by trtlcrzy on Jan 29, 2020 12:42:36 GMT -6
Well it’s definitely a boy so I guess we can stop worrying about girl names! Yay! Congrats
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Post by trtlcrzy on Jan 29, 2020 12:43:29 GMT -6
Congrats wasabi ! Now you'll have one of each, right? So fun! Also crazy that this board is still not expecting any girls! I have a strong guess that mine is a girl but my US isn’t for 2 more weeks. So far though: all boys except for the couple of team greens have been confirmed.
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Jan 29, 2020 13:39:04 GMT -6
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Post by wasabi on Jan 29, 2020 13:39:04 GMT -6
Congrats wasabi ! Now you'll have one of each, right? So fun! Also crazy that this board is still not expecting any girls! Yep I have an 8 year old girl. I didn’t care either way but now that I know I’m getting really excited! And yeah, it’s so weird how many boys there are, I loosely follow the June board on reddit and I feel like it’s mostly boys there too!
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Jan 29, 2020 17:34:24 GMT -6
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Post by willow on Jan 29, 2020 17:34:24 GMT -6
wasabi I like all your boy name options! I have always loved Finn. It doesn’t work with Hs last name though so it wasn’t really an option.
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Post by txaggie08 on Jan 29, 2020 20:44:35 GMT -6
DH and I always end up arguing over names, so I'm procrastinating that discussion as long as possible. I like the name Paul, but it's been shot down for the last two kids (always team green). I'm probably still going to suggest it anyway...
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Post by ttcbabyj on Jan 29, 2020 22:37:51 GMT -6
I can only chose from one letter of the alphabet, so I’m kind of limited. 🤦🏽♀️ DH has this thing about “J” names. He could be a third, Jeremiah. But at this point we are not sure. I still feel like I need to meet him first. Still thinking of cute nicknames for a third. We have a lot of Treys in or family, so that’s out.
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Post by twopeas on Jan 29, 2020 23:12:36 GMT -6
Oh man, I've been waiting for this thread for weeks! My anatomy scan isn't until 2/21 and H won't talk names until we know the sex so I have some time, but I've been thinking about this for... a long while! DS is Wyat.t (pdq). The only boy name I really like or think sounds good with DS's name is Lyle. So I've pretty much landed on that, hopefully H agrees lol. I'm all over the place with girls names though - I love Victoria, Roxanne, Lydia, Autumn, Savannah, Natalie... it'll be a hot minute for us to narrow down a girls name. ttcbabyj I absolutely looove Jeremiah!! It was almost DS's name until we came across what we ended up actually naming him. wasabi Miles is super cute! It's been floating around in my head too, but it's just such a different style than DS's name and I kind of wanted good "sibling set" names so I decided against it.
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Post by trtlcrzy on Jan 29, 2020 23:51:23 GMT -6
I can only chose from one letter of the alphabet, so I’m kind of limited. 🤦🏽♀️ DH has this thing about “J” names. He could be a third, Jeremiah. But at this point we are not sure. I still feel like I need to meet him first. Still thinking of cute nicknames for a third. We have a lot of Treys in or family, so that’s out. Tripp is another nickname for a third that I like.
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Post by wasabi on Jan 30, 2020 5:19:16 GMT -6
Oh man, I've been waiting for this thread for weeks! My anatomy scan isn't until 2/21 and H won't talk names until we know the sex so I have some time, but I've been thinking about this for... a long while! DS is Wyat.t (pdq). The only boy name I really like or think sounds good with DS's name is Lyle. So I've pretty much landed on that, hopefully H agrees lol. I'm all over the place with girls names though - I love Victoria, Roxanne, Lydia, Autumn, Savannah, Natalie... it'll be a hot minute for us to narrow down a girls name. ttcbabyj I absolutely looove Jeremiah!! It was almost DS's name until we came across what we ended up actually naming him. wasabi Miles is super cute! It's been floating around in my head too, but it's just such a different style than DS's name and I kind of wanted good "sibling set" names so I decided against it. Thank you! Lydia and Autumn are both high on my girls list. SO’s ex is Lydia and he didn’t like Autumn so they were both out unfortunately (not that it matters lol)
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Post by magaroni on Jan 30, 2020 6:20:18 GMT -6
I hate discussing names with DH but also can’t stand that we do not have a set girls name. With DD2 we just stopped talking about it because we couldn’t agree until we had to in the hospital. We have a short list of girls names but they are my favorites, his favorites and neither of us love each other’s names. If it is a boy it will most likely be Cole. Luke is our runner up. Our short list of girl’s names is Caroline, Julia, Eleanor and Mackenzie.
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Post by sdlaura on Jan 30, 2020 8:53:10 GMT -6
twopeas I think Wyatt and Miles would be adorable together! magaroni my nephew is Luke and he’s the cutest kid.
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Post by txaggie08 on Jan 30, 2020 11:16:33 GMT -6
twopeas I love Lyle! That's on my list too, but it's another always hard no from DH.
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Post by hangry on Feb 1, 2020 6:10:03 GMT -6
I hate discussing names with DH but also can’t stand that we do not have a set girls name. With DD2 we just stopped talking about it because we couldn’t agree until we had to in the hospital. We have a short list of girls names but they are my favorites, his favorites and neither of us love each other’s names. If it is a boy it will most likely be Cole. Luke is our runner up. Our short list of girl’s names is Caroline, Julia, Eleanor and Mackenzie. This is how things went when we named my daughter. Didn’t decide until the hospital because we couldn’t agree. We had one name that overlapped in each of our top 10 names so that’s what it ended up being. Not a top name for either one of us. I know a Cole, it was cute as a baby as they called him Coley, and now as a 10 yo Cole is nice and mature name.
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Post by hangry on Feb 1, 2020 6:11:28 GMT -6
twopeas I know a Wya.tt with a brother Flynn. I think that goes nicely together.
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