I am looking for a name to go with Elise(which will be their sister). Our last name starts with a B(not Blaze thats my middle name lol). I don’t want to use the letters W,S,E,J, or B. Does anyone have a good sounding name to go with Elise?

Nicknames- Dolly or Dottie

My husband loves the name but I just think of the Wizard of Oz ….. what are people’s first impressions of the name?

Not sure if this is the right sub for this but I have faith. She’s 13 and was dropped at the shelter by “family” after the owner died. They provided no info. The shelter named her “Andy” and she does not respond to it. (So we’ve ruled out names like Mandy, Candy, Sadie, Mindy…)

What other names can we test out on her to rule out sounds/ narrow it down to some names?

Hi, I am getting my name changed. I considered not taking a middle name at all, but my mom said I should just in case there is ever another person with my name. I have considered an initial for a middle name, but I think there are too many nice names for that.

I live in the Southern US, so my name isn't usually pronounced correctly (Wil-em instead of Vil-helm) and I would like to take that into account. We aren't actually German, but I was born with the name and I don't want to change it.

I liked the ideas of Edgar or Edward, but I'm afraid of my name sounding too stuffy or posh for the area I live in. I like old names in general. I considered taking my dad's name, but he doesn't like either of his names and we don't have any other extended family.

My current middle name is Isis😅. I think it's really pretty but a lot of people don't like it too much. I actually like the idea of having a feminine name, but I'm not sure if that would be too much for me, as I am basically just your average guy... I am also trying to get into a trades job.

i adopted a bunny today & my partner and i have a couple rules for naming our animals since we live on a homestead farm and have a lot!:

1. cycle through the alphabet (7 animals in we decided this policy LOL) - we’re on “B” now!

2. every pair of animals should end in the said sound. one of our guinea pigs is named “oscar” so we want something to match it!

any suggestions that start with a “B”, match “Oscar” well, and end in “R” or the sound of “R”?

super complicated question but you guys are smart!!

I was thinking of naming my little girl Opeli (oh pell ee) but I can't think of a good middle name.... I was thinking Opeli Bailey but I just wanted to see if anyone has anything better

Hey there,

I've been anxious for 3 weeks now about one of my twins' names. We have 2 fraternal twin boys and their names are Alex and Rio. Rio had been a lock for basically the entire pregnancy and we love it but for the other boy's name we never had that same eureka moment. We just aren't sure if the name Alex (not Alexander or Alejandro, just Alex) has the same uniqueness or slight obscurity that Rio has. Every one we've shared the names with always points out how unique and cool Rio is but nothing about Alex.

We were looking for names that were easy to say in English but also made sense to say for a Spanish speaker (dad is Latino) so it has to fit that bill. So no Steves, Johns, Hunters or other super American names.

One name that we were interested in and somehow got cold feet on was Julian. Now we're interested in it again. It feels more conducive to cute nicknames like Jules and Julesy which is something we just can't do with Alex but we're still not 100% super set on it.

Does Julian go with Rio? Jules and Rio?

Any other options that you think might fit here? I feel like every day that goes by we're getting further and further from the reality where we can change his name, so it feels like this is something we need to make a decision on in the next few days.

Appreciate any help!

Just want some suggestions for long names for these nicknames because most of the ones ive seen i haven’t been a fan of. Just curious what people’s favs are :)

I know Elizabeth and Eleanor are traditional full names for the nickname Ellie, but i am just not a fan. Similarly for Lilly, I know Lillian and Lilliana are commonly used full names, but I am not a fan due to knowing to many people with those names.

I know Ellie and Lilly are completely fine names on their own and don’t necessarily need a long name, but i just want ideas :))

My daughter had her 4 month vax yesterday. Her name is Frances, but we sometimes call her Frankie as one of her nicknames.

The nurse called her a boy at first. I very politely corrected her (Francis is the masculine version, Frances the feminine). She apologized and said she doesn’t see the name Frances very often at all, especially for a girl. I kind of shrugged and said, you know, we loved it because it was classic and not overdone.

Then at one point when my daughter started to get fussy, I said “Aw Frankie, it’s okay we’re almost done.” And the nurse said, “Frankie?! That’s what you call her?! Are you sure you don’t want people thinking she’s a boy?” And kind of rolled her eyes and let out a “ha!”

What’s funny to me is we often get the opposite reaction of “omg I love that, so cute, Frankie!!” So this one actually threw me for a loop. I didn’t even respond because I didn’t expect it at all and was more focused on prepping a bottle as a distraction for right after the shots.

Is it really that hard to stomach?

This is a name that has come up for discussion.

On baby number 2 and recently had to take some of my favorite boy names off my list because my best friends shared their names with me and one of them is absolutely using one of the names I had and another one has a different spelling but essentially still the same name. I want to stay away names starting with J, H, G, C, and A. I like names that are uncommon but not unheard of.

Names I like but would probably not use are: Cohen, Boden, Baker, Kolter, Maddox

Names I think are too common and would definitely not use: Luke, Noah, any variation of Max, Weston, Tyler

I just am not in love with any boy names right now and I am fully decided on a girl name, so I need help. Gender is unknown as of now, but we will know pretty soon.

I'm a trans woman who's on the process of coming out, and I need a new name, I've tried a few but none felt "right" so far

how would you go about picking a new name if you had to?

also, I hope this is the right sub for posting this lol

I hate my name, I always has and probably always will be. For some reason my mom thought it was good name. Everytime when somebody calls me by it I feel cringe shiver up my spine.

So, of course, I tried to found a new name for myself. Actually two names for myself. One female name, other one male (I'm feel both like a man and a woman).

So I tried to lock up some cool names by searching up on google things like: "Female names starting with A", male names starting with A", "slavic names" ect.

And here the trouble comes. Most names what I like felt like a name that I give to my OC than myself. Other were just okayish.

Hey yall!

My husband and I are due with a little girl in a few months and have yet to decide on a name. We’ve had boy names picked out since we were dating but were never able to decide on one for a girl. Recently, we had a discussion (minor argument 😂) and realized that we like very different style names. He likes very traditional, obviously feminine names with options for nicknames. His #1 pick was Elizabeth, which I really didn’t like. He also likes Samantha, and I’m just neutral on that one, I don’t dislike it, but I’m not in love with it. I on the other hand am a fan of more neutral names, feminized spellings of boy names, or just straight up boy names for girls (im older gen z, I cant help it 🤷‍♀️) My top names are Hunter, Camden, and Rylan. He’s on the slightly negative side of neutral about those. I would love to hear any and all ideas for names that are somewhere between traditional feminine and more modern neutral/masculine! TIA!

Hi! Long time lurker, first time poster.

We just found out we are having a boy! Our daughter's name is Blair. We seem to lean towards preppy/ waspy/ classic names! Our last name is one-syllable and starts with R. Making 'R' first names pretty much out because they sound too sing-songy.

I have always LOVED the name Rhett, but with our last name it is a hard no! Some names on our list are Charles, Hollis, and Elliot.

Thank you for your help!!!

Hi!! Most of these names I made up, or they're just really obscure. I'm using them for writing. But first I just want to know if they sound like names from a specific country or smth. I don't want them to all sound like they're from the same Asian country, for example. These characters are not from Earth so I don't want them to be associated with a place on Earth.

Tula Rei

Elozira

Minody

Coyit

Rishu

Xulet

Sye

Thank youu

For Christmas I’m gifting a couple a cookbook that consists of handwritten recipes from both of their families and friends. I need help coming up with a meaningful name for the cookbook. Open to all suggestions!

I'm interested in what I guess you'd call the transition probabilities of first-middle name combinations. So, for example, if you went to the name 'John' and looked at all the boys with that first name, what is the frequency of any particular middle name like maybe 'Henry'.

I guess it would be interesting to see how these things cluster together, or possibly the opposite. So maybe you'd see that when parents pick a low-frequency/rare first name they tend to pick a more conventional/popular middle name.

Or something, I'm not sure what you'd see. Which is why I ask.

Hi all! I need help with some -n ending baby girl names! I currently have two sons with -n endings, and I am expecting our last baby. We find out the gender in 2 weeks. I have so many boy options leftover from previous lists, but we’re severely lacking on girls. I like Quinn and haven’t gotten much farther than that! I like timeless names, classic but a hint of prep. Like, a common-ish name but you probably don’t know someone in your small personal circle with it. Am I making sense? 🙈 thanks in advance! & Syllables aren’t really of importance to me.

I love names from the 40's, 50's, etc and would love some more suggestions, for both boys and girls. Some examples I love are Walter, Calvin, Dean, Lucy, Jane, and Alice.

Hey all! Any suggestions for a boy whose first name will be Hudson?

Our last name is French, hard R at the beginning and hard d at the end, like Rivard. We want to use the name Anders due to a family connection but haven't picked a middle or first name to go with it. Anyone have any great ideas? We're not set on Anders exactly but our first child has the same middle name as my dad, so it'd be nice to try to incorporate my husband's family (Anders) into it. Thanks!!

I love the name Hallie (think Parent Trap) and it goes well with our toddler’s name and family name. My husband thinks everyone will think “Halle Berry” which is not a problem to me since she is great but he tends to dislike names that have one person who comes to mind.

I don’t see it much but would you assume “Hallie” or “Halle” if you hear it? Suggestions on similar names? He dislikes Callie. I also like Jada and Layla but he disagrees!

Hi there my girlfriends name is Xiju (Chinese) pronounced similarly to C G, “Cee-gee” technically she can pick any name she likes. I can’t find a name she resonates with. Someone has recommended Cindy as a good similar name. Looking for recommendations for her permanent Canadian name. Please help. Any recommendations welcome, thank you kindly

We just found out we are having our second little boy! Our first son was so easy to name, but I’m struggling to find one just right for this babe. Some of these are family names and some we just like a lot. First son’s name starts with L and goes great with Logan! I don’t know that I love Christopher, but it seems important to my husband.

Options so far: Logan Christopher

Stephen Lee

Ian Marcus

Jesse Christopher

Not pregnant yet but I always loved names and been collecting favourites for years and years. I however did the mistake of sharing some with my mom (who has to share her honest opinion on everything by some reason) and she didn't like them except one. I won't be sharing names again with her until I actually have a baby I'm naming, and already decided on the name, but it got me wondering:

Did anyone name their baby something their parent(s) didn't like/ended up not liking and how did it go? Did they get over it? Or someone else close to you?

Talking fairly-ish normal names.

I mean even if people don't say what they think it you usually know if it someone you know well, which I can imagine being hard dealing with postpartum.

EDIT: I realize now that this is more of a relationship issue between me and my mom. Enmeshment/me being too impacted by her feelings. Will not tell her the name until baby is born from now on.

But my question still stands: Please tell me your stories about a loved one not liking the name you choose!

I am obsessed with these two names for two girls, but am unsure of if they flow nicely together (both phonetically and verbally). I think they have similar enough letters (double ls, i, o), but still overthinking it.

Thinking the nns Lo and Cal, or Billie and Callie.

Curious to know what you guys think!

Does anyone else not really care if something is a “girl name” or a “boy name”? I saw an old post about someone wanting to name their daughter “Raphael” and everyone got so mad about it. Granted, they wanted to pronounce it weirdly, but many of the comments specified it was the gender thing. I was a little surprised by this because my partner and I plan to name our own first born Raphael regardless of gender because the angel Raphael has significance to us. I really didn’t think that would be such a controversial move, geez

I've noticed a lot of posts about changing surnames and adopting your husband's surname (in heterosexual relationships). Can't people have more than one last name?

Another question: why do people care so much about appropriating names from other cultures? Has anyone really "suffered" from this? I know that many people change their names or don't use ethnic names when they move to another country.

Sorry for the mistake in the title, I mean "anglocentric".

Ok… so we used this forum to help with our first born girl. You all were very thoughtful about our options. As such, I have returned.

We just had our 2nd girl and typical to us we are struggling with names. What are your favourites / rankings on the following:

Maren Marlowe Lennon Emerson

Our first born is Ella. For middle names we’re not as fussed but have debated either Claire or Olivia.