Best Baby Namers

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2009-08-09T14:48:00.000-07:00

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Baby boy Armstrong

2009-08-02T20:44:00.000-07:00

Baby's gender: boy
Last name: Armstrong
Heritage: american
I want a modern/stylish name that's not too popular
Other children's names: Malayna & Myleigh

I would like to stay away from caden, jaden, hayden, aiden sounding names

Our first question- wondering if you want to stick with an M name or not? Until then here are some modern boys names that go with Malayna and Mylegh include:
Miles
Milo
Mason
Landon
Logan
Chase
Cole
Colton
Max
Hudson
Lincoln
Grayson
Camden
Kai
Griffin
Easton
Cade

Let us know if any of those are along your lines and we'll go from there.

Baby girl Villnave

2009-08-02T20:43:00.000-07:00

Baby's gender: girl
Last name: Villnave

I want a unique name, but nothing too bizarre.
Other children's names: If the baby is a boy we have chosen the name Braedan Henry.
Letters or initials you want to use or like: I like names that end in "a"
Any other requirements: The middle name will be Laura. We liked the name Hazel, but another close friend has used the name. Also like Fiona and Mia.

Looking forward to seeing your ideas!

Thank you

I love the name Hazel! So beautiful, classic and simple. I would really consider it despite your friend having a daughter with that name, unless you see her ALL of the time.

Other names along the lines of Hazel are:

Iris

Ingel

Mabel

Maude

Gretta

I also love Fiona... a more unique alternative to that is Finnola.

Mia is also a nice name... I have a friend with a daughter named Amelia that goes by Mia. It's a nice alternative, as is Camilla - which can be Mia or Milley.

Let us know if anything along these lines is to your liking and we can go from there with more choices!

Baby girl Mohr

2009-07-12T09:29:00.000-07:00

Girl
Mohr (sounds like More)
Classic, but we're open minded.
Our other daughter's name is Daphne Anne Mohr.
Would prefer to not use another name that sounds too similar to 'Daphne', and would also like to avoid 'M' names.
I'm also not that fond of girl names that use an 'a' or 'ie' sound at the end in order to be feminine (with the exception of Daphne, of course :-)

Thank you!!!

The first name that popped into our heads was Amara Mohr, though it does have the "a" ending but it's not an "a" for the sake of being feminine.
The next thing that comes to mind are the Irish Cliffs of Mohr, which makes me lean to Irish inspirations... like Shannon or Claire.
On the classic front without "a" or "ie" endings...
Laurel (which Daphne happens to mean laurel tree)
Iris (another greek goddess like daphne)
Isabel
Eve
Ingrid
Heidi
Jillian/Gillian
Marlowe
Madeleine
Harper
Sloane
Camille
Evelyn
Teagan
Hazel
Adeleine
Celeste
Skylar
Juliette
Scarlet
Frances
Let us know if any of these are in the direction you want to go and we can come up with more possibilities.

Baby boy Shaw

2009-06-14T18:53:00.000-07:00

Baby boy, middle name Alton, last name Shaw. Please help!
Other kids names: Bailey & Parker
Nothing starting with the letter G, as the initials would be GAS!I would prefer a name that is not too popular but not wierd either.

Alton is a nice middle name and Shaw is a last name that can work with a lot.
We'll think on this and get back with you with more names. But for starters, how about any of these names below? Any that you might like we can take those to make a better list later. And if you don't like any, give us a little mor background about what you're looking for in a name - like Euro, classic, popular, etc.
Cooper
Chase
Colt
Liam
Beau
Finley
Zane
Camden
Riley
Cole
Emerson
Ryder
Grey
Declan
Logan
Vaughn
Max
Payton/Peyton
Eli
Xavier
Evan

Baby boy (likes Oliver, but not Oliver)

2009-01-31T08:04:00.000-08:00

Boy.
I like Oliver, Jude and Milo but those are way too trendy. I really love Oliver but I suspect it's too popular (I live near SanFran). I hate realizing that my taste run toward urban intellectual. I don't want a trendy, popular name but classic names are boring (to me). What is good middle ground? I like names that can shorten to a cute nickname. Also, cannot start with B or M, last name starts with M. Thanks in advance!

Urban intellectual. I like the way you put that.
If you love Oliver, you might want to use it and pair it with an untraditional middle name that you could use as a first name, or using it as a middle name that he can go by.
Here's some ideas. Let us know if any of these are close and we can go from there.
Declan (Dec)
Daxton (Dax)
Ellis (Eli)
Silas (Cy/Si)
Riles (Ry)
Drakos (Drake)
Orion (O or Rye)
Camden (Cam)
Greysen/Grayson (Gray)
Grahmn/Graeme (Gray)
Wellesley (Wells)
Lincoln (Link)
Prescott (Pres)

Baby boy Maiford

2009-01-31T07:51:00.000-08:00

Boy
Maiford
Caucasian/Hispanic
We want a hip unique name.
We don't like alliteration (another M).
We'd like to avoid common names (either traditional or too trendy). We'd like his name to stand out, but not too far that he'd get picked on!

Hip names that are classic but uncommon are great and it's smart to stay away from trendy names. The trick is finding a good name that doesn't sound weird. But if it stands out there's a chance no matter how awesome that kids will try to pick on it. The key is finding a name with no bad rhyming possibilities.
Here's a few ideas. Let us know what you like from this list and we can then zero in on that type of name.
Declan (nickname Deck)
Cannon
Lachlan (pronounced lock-lan) (nickname Lock)
Vaughn/Von
Kellan
Daxton
Zane
Ronan/Ronin
Beau/Bo
Bowie
Truman
Noble
Sloan/Slone
Ellis
Harris
Asa
Cole/Colm/Colman/Coleman
Enzo/Lorenza

Baby girl Siefert

2008-12-22T21:23:00.000-08:00

*Girl *Siefert (long 'e' sound as in "chief") *Dad is German American and Mom is African American with Swedish and Scotch-Irish roots *We want a name that is unique but classic, not hard to spell, and doesn't have a lot a syllables (We love Emma but that name is just too common now) *K, C *Middle name will be Elizabeth or Camille, depending what works best. Please no S names (too much alliteration going on there).

First of all congrats! There are lots of good names in your realm. We are wondering if you want to reflect one heritage more than another? Let us know and we can also find more name options.
The first name that popped to mind with German roots that is similar to Emma is Gretta, though it's not a K or C name, it is fantastic. Gretta Elizabeth Siefert is beautiful and a cool nickname could be Etta.
What about Camille Elizabeth and calling her Millie? or Camilla Elizabeth and calling her Mila (pronounced mee-la) as a nickname? Camilla is the Swedish version of Camille.

Other K and C girl names that may fit your bill:
Carina
Katarina
Caroline
Clara
Klara
Coraline
Keelin
Kaie
Callan
Callie

Let us know if you like any of these and we can go from there.

Nellesen names

2008-12-02T12:00:00.000-08:00

Hello,
I'm trying to figure out boy and girl names that sound best with the surname Nellesen. I like Ingrid Elizabeth Nellesen for a girl but my husband does not. I also like Sean, Charlie and Justin for a boy, but my husband isn't sure... What do you recommend?

Maybe instead of Ingrid, go for a similar name in style but a little more girly, like Gretta. Would you and your husband be open to European names?
Alternatives to Sean, Charlie and Justin... you could go old-school, really old-school with a name like Seamus/Shaymus. A name like Maxwell is also an old American name and has much of the same feel as Charlie, but more unused.
Let us know some of your preferences so we can develop a list for you!

General names that we think go with Nellesen:

Girls:
Nanette
Gretta
Marlowe
Darby
Amelia
Amelie
Ella (depending on how you pronounce your name)

Boys:
Ellis (again, depending on pronunciation, this may not work)
Maxwell
Emmet
Ian
Charleston
Andrew

We'll think on this further and can make a better list once we know your preferences.

Baby boy Watson

2008-11-07T19:15:00.000-08:00

Male
Watson
American
I want a classic name.
Other children's names: Naomi & Ava
Letters or initials you want to use or like: not J, K, or C
Any other requirements: no names ending in a n sound... doesn't work w/last name.

First, I love your girls names! Great choices. Hopefully we can help you find something just as fantastic for your little boy.
Here's a few for starters, we can take it from here and narrow it down:
Maxwell or Max Watson has a great ring to it! Sounds like a CEO name.
Gabriel... also liking Gabe Watson. Very manly but friendly.
Xavier... Xavier Watson sounds Princeton-esque
Miles... Miles Watson is more arty
Henry... Henry Watson is truly a classic and very hip right now too.

Let us know if any of these are along the lines of something you like and we can go from there.

We're down to
Benjamin _________?
Luke Stephen
Daniel ______________?

How about:
Benjamin Grant
Benjamin Robert
Benjamin Daniel
Benjamin Luke
Benjamin Andrew
Daniel Lucas
Daniel Alexander
Daniel Elias
Daniel Joseph

Baby boy J sounds like Ronson

2008-10-20T13:26:00.000-07:00

Male
J sounds like Ronson
Northern England
A modern, unique, European name
No other kids as yet
Letters: like J/G, O/P, Y/W
1 or 3 syllables preferably not ending in -son

JGOPYW...
Unique, Euro names that come to mind with these letters are...
Javan
Gable
Owen
Pierce
Yves
Weston

Let us know if you like any of these and we'll go from there or start over.

Baby Boy Scott

2008-10-05T22:41:00.000-07:00

male
Scott
American
modern and hip
Other child : Tre
Letters we like : no preference
other : no names ending in "s" sound

Hip, modern American boys name, huh?
Let's start with:
Zane
Xan (can be full name or nickname for Alexander)
Mason
Hudson
Landon
Peyton
Eli
Cole
Kaden
Grey

Let us know which of these are closest to your preferences and we'll take it from there.

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Surnames as first names for Hurlbut

2008-09-21T15:00:00.000-07:00

What about surname names that are used as last names that would go with Hurlbut.
I love Miles but already have a close family member that is a child with that name.

I like surnames as first names for boys. I particularly like British/Scottish/Irish names in this category.
Do you Whitney?
If so how about...
Ellery
MacKellan
Kensington
Maclane
Harris
Noble
Sullivan
Cooper
Exley
Jefferson
Pierce
Jameson
Nolan
Thatcher
Berkeley
Peyton
Truax
Drake
Wellesley

Like any of those or any of those close??

Classic Boy Name

2008-09-16T21:14:00.000-07:00

I would like a classic boy name

We could use a little more info.
But for starters...
Jack
Harrison
Everett
Alexander

Baby Hurlbut

2008-09-16T20:53:00.000-07:00

Any suggestions for a boy name last name would be Hurlbut. I like unique but somewhat classy names.

Classy but unique, you say...

Here are a few ideas... let us know what are closest to you preferences and we can go from there.

Liam
Cole
Ellis
Ellington
Miles
Emerson
Truman
Winston
Everett
Xavier

Want us to name your bun in the oven?

2008-09-11T19:23:00.000-07:00

Answer these questions in a reply to this post. We'll look into some ideas and post our response on this site.

Baby's gender:
Last name (or first letter of last name and a "sounds like" word):
Heritage:
I want a ______ name. (select all that apply)
classic, modern, hip, unique, weird, common, American, European, Celtic, popular, old school, Asian, Spanish, Latin, other (you tell us)
Other children's names:
Letters or initials you want to use or like:
Any other requirements: