Name Your Kids

[Eugenia Gabrielov]

OK guys, so there are exactly 10 hrs and 55 minutes until the Kickoff broadcast (maybe less when I finish the post). And since I am angsty with nothing to do, I figured I'd find out what everybody wants to name their kids. Why not? Though I probably won't end up with 20 kids, here are my Top 10 and explanations.

So, a survey question about naming kids totally got me stuck the other day. In honor of that question, I would like to present the names I plan to give to my kids, and yes I know some seem wierd. So I like unique names...

If it's a boy,

10. Dobry (awesome Russian name)
9. Emmett (Name of a friend)
8. Tobias (Sounds so cool)
7. Dagan (Irish maybe? I heard it somewhere)
6. Tiernan (Irish, I think. Awesome name.)
5. Kearney (Irish, I think. Awesome name.)
4. Tybalt (Ever read Romeo and Juliet?)
3. Sebastian (Just sounds so cool from many sources)
2. Dmitrii (Russian - my brother's name)
1. Fabrizio (Coolest name ever. Also one of the Strokes guys)

If it's a girl,

10. Vashti (Ridiculously cool sounding.)
9. Maitane (Ridiculously cool sounding.)
8. Neroli (Ridiculously cool sounding.)
7. Etain (Irish? Very very cool sounding.)
6. Mindel (Not sure of origin, but sounds cool)
5. Kalanit (Hebrew - sounds awesome)
4. Iris (Sounds cool)
3. Tamar (Hebrew - one of my favorite names)
2. Afton (Some English river, also a sweet name)
1. Quincy

Now - everybody has been complaining that I put Quincy as a girl's name. Everyone says it's for boys only. One of my best friends, a very Irish female (you know, tiny green-eyed redhead with insane temper), is named Quincy. In honor of her...Quincy is my top female name.

Maybe this thread is cheesy, but I don't mind.

[dubious elise]

Genia = hero

I'm going to throw out a few and let you sort them into male/female for yourself...

Siobhan
Lars (Ulrich, come on!)
Johann
Natascha (my "German class" name)
Sophia
Rosina (Mother's name)
Ronak
Michael (Father's name)
Amelie (bestest movie ever)
Del
Elliott
Zoe
August or Augustus, and Austin (good boy names)
Albert
Kendall
Maximillian
Dane and Sven (excellent guy names)
Antony
Francis
William
Diedre
Ata
Nikolas
Reinhold
Gabrielle

[Eugenia Gabrielov]

Elise's list is so confusing that I am going to name ALL of my children "Fabrizio" for simplicity.

[sanddrag]

It's too early for me to be thinking of that but I have always liked the simple names Shanon, Katie, and Steve.

[Dorienne]

Seth and I do this for fun, and we came up with two names we like, one for a boy, one for a girl.

Noah Matthew
Sarah Lily

=]] There's a little inside thing Seth and I have with one of the names, but I can't reveal that. It's a secret. ;)

[Chase]

I always joke with friends about one day giving my son really funny names, here are some of my favorites:

Wolfgang
Odysseus
Porter Perry (say it fast a few times, what does it sound like?)
Simon Theodore (my last name is Alvins.)
Pepper (I hope he'll grow up to be a doctor.)

[George A.]

Well in my family it's tradition that the first born son is named george...but the middle name can be whatever you want...therefore his name will be George Thenaphenous...I was working in a movie theater one day...looked up at the screen during the credits of Harry Potter 3...and I saw it...George Thenaphenous...I knew then and there, it was to be my sons name.

Either that or name it something that everyone likes...Pizza Presents Santa...everyone likes one of those things.

[kio_chan176]

Girl's Name: Io (my grandmother wanted to name me that)
Boy's Name: Kael (I just thought about it at random and I loved the name)

I used to think Io sounded like a good name for a cow. lol. But now I love it, and I wished I was named it.

[DonRotolo]

And since I am angsty with nothing to do, I figured I'd find out what everybody wants to name their kids. Why not? Though I probably won't end up with 20 kids, here are my Top 10 and explanations.

The best site for kids names that I have EVER seen is here. (http://www.xnet2.com/sknoof/html/19851001babies.html) Go see for yourself!

Don

[Nita]

The best site for kids names that I have EVER seen is here. (http://www.xnet2.com/sknoof/html/19851001babies.html) Go see for yourself!

DonThat's a nice list. Here's one on the etymology and history of first names (like it says on the site).

http://www.behindthename.com/

But unfortunately, I wasn't able to find the meaning of the names from the list you gave us (hehe).


I don't know what I would like to name my kids yet. Maybe Seul since that's what my parents were going to name me originally.

[Conor Ryan]

Haha me and My friends do this all the time too, our latin teacher has a baby name book in the class (supposedly to find the latin root of a name) so once in a while we get to go through it and find names for what we'd name our children. So heres a few that I find intresting, as a side note from personal experince, an intresting first name always is remembered

Boys:
Gearoid-"gar + roid"-Its irish, another reason why I love it. Means Means "brave with a spear" or "spear carrier." but It spells future engineer.
Kyna-"key + na"
Riordan-"reer + don"-Not only sounds cool, but it means Royal Poet, and very highly regarded in any royal household as he acted as scholar, historian and advisor to the king. Since my last name being Ryan, which means King

Girls:
Siobhan-"shiv + awn"-Really cool I think
Aideen-"ay + deen"-Femine form Aidan, another name I like
Eimear-"ee + mer"-Yes, its pronounced with a Long E at the beginning, Yes I'm a bit mean, but is nice and means a lot of very nice stuff.


As you can see I love being 100% Irish, and I Love having to list a pronunciation guide for a name

Conor is a highly reconmended name though

[Koko Ed]

My wife got mad at me when I told her I wanted to name our daughter Lotus.
"What you mean the software?" she squawked. :rolleyes:
"No I mean the flower." I said.
geeks, I swear....http://boards.buffalobills.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/shakehead.gif

[KathieK]

We were big fans of songwriter, singer, humanitarian Harry Chapin (1942-1981), so we named our children after characters in his song, "Corey's Coming." Kori and Jon.

[bombadier337]

Well I got stuck with Thurman Shaver Deyerle IV, so my parents want a fifth. I'm a little undecided on that. I might just do something simple.

[xzvrw2]

well my brother is naming his daughter madison
thats a cool name
id name my kids after my favorite cartoon....transformers...wait no i wouldnt
haha
boys: ummm probobly max(just max nothing else)
aidan thats pretty sweet(and thats the guy of of stargate....man im a geek)
Stephen Francisco Alvarado III(im a junior)

Girls: ummm i dont know..i havent really thought about names for girls haha i kind of what a boy haha

[1086Programmer]

^_^ Angsty. Great word that is. Heh, it's actually come up in a lot of conversations recently. o_o

Boys: Lucas, Tristan, Demetrius, Malachite, Vincent, Alecksandre, Leon, and Victor.

Girls: Victoria, Lenore, Eleanor, Lucille, Anastasia, Reigna, Aria, Xelia (Honestly, who's name starts with an X?), Adorina, Amber, Lila, Rosaline, Zeria, Takeshi, Mischa, and Siran.

^^; I like those names that you have to pause and think about before you pronounce them.

[1086Programmer]

I always joke with friends about one day giving my son really funny names, here are some of my favorites:

Wolfgang
Odysseus
Porter Perry (say it fast a few times, what does it sound like?)
Simon Theodore (my last name is Alvins.)
Pepper (I hope he'll grow up to be a doctor.)

One of my best friends and I have joked on numerous accounts that we will give our kids names that cannot be spelled, but are a symbol (like prince) and to say their name, yo'll make a noise. xD It's ridiculous.

[Eugenia Gabrielov]

In addition to naming 7 kids Fabrizio,

I have decided to have an additional 10 more.

Red One-Five and Blue One-Five. I think that summarizes my interests :P.

[KarenH]

10. Vashti (Ridiculously cool sounding.)
3. Tamar (Hebrew - one of my favorite names)

Names from the Bible always seem to be popular (especially names such as John and Mary), but it's a good idea to look up who the people are and what they did. The etymological meaning of a name may not be important to you, but each person in the Bible is known for something, and people may wonder about the associations with some names (such as Cain).

In the book of Esther, Vashti was the queen who was deposed because:
a) she was wicked and rebellious, or
b) she was righteous and stood up to her indecent husband
--depending on which interpretation you favor. So you may or may not want to name your daughter after this famous divorcee.

At least two women in the Bible bore the name Tamar. It's a beautiful name for beautiful women, but their love lives were even more problematic than Vashti's, to put it mildly. I won't elaborate, but the sordid details are recounted in Genesis chapter 38 and 2 Samuel chapter 13.


Riordan-"reer + don"-Not only sounds cool, but it means Royal Poet, and very highly regarded in any royal household as he acted as scholar, historian and advisor to the king.
And to a southern Californian, Riordan also means "former mayor of Los Angeles." :)

I used to write stories, so I got some practice naming the characters. The fun thing about this is that your characters can't get mad at you if you give them a bad/stupid/ridiculous name. :D

[1086Programmer]

I used to write stories, so I got some practice naming the characters. The fun thing about this is that your characters can't get mad at you if you give them a bad/stupid/ridiculous name. :D


I still write stories. That's where most of my names come from. ^_^ It's always fun to imagine what you'd name someone and why. I don't know how some people can be like, "See my baby, yeah, his name is Tom." oO!

[luvmydogs]

Very distinguished name you have Shaver. Funny thing though, I think I know your dad from many years back. Did he go to college in Lexington?

[Elgin Clock]

I have always liked the names Amber & Max for a girl and boy respectively.

And plus, there hasn't been any of those in my family yet that I know of.

But with my last name, I could have a ton of fun choosing names. :D

My parents stuck with a family name from a great-great grandfather of mine for my name, and no, they didn't have a sense of humor and pick it randomly like a lot of people think.

There were many men in my family with my dad's name, and I wasn't going to be a 4th. So, they went back 4 generations and picked my name.
If we had known more of my family's genealogy at the time, they could have gone with Samuel which was Elgin's father way back when.
But Elgin it was.

[KelliV]

Way to resurrect a thread and give me something to do other than my finals! You rock!

My names (which I have had picked out since 7th grade)
Boys
Griffen
Denim
Allen
Tristan
Michael
Graham

Girls
Guinevere
Grace
Marie
Belle
Diana
Jennifer

[Jeremiah Johnson]

Every name I've run across my girlfriend has gotten shot down. She's conservative, I'm liberal. She wants them out of the Bible or traditional, I want something unique. We've settled on Evelyn Kathleen for a girl, though. That's my grandmother's first name and her middle name. The boy's middle name will be Allen like mine. So what about a boy's first name? Here's a few suggestions from me:

Atlas Allen Johnson
Blaire Allen Johnson
Kai Allen Johnson
Kekoa Allen Johnson
Atom Allen Johnson <---- My latest to get shot down...

[Jaine Perotti]

I really haven't thought about boy's names that much, although if I have sons, I would like one of them to be named after their father.

But, I have thought about girls names:

Linnea
Ayla
Naomi

Linnea (pronounced LIN-NAY-AH) is the name of one of the closest female friends I have ever had (who happens to have a beautiful and unusual name), and I would like to honor her by naming one of my daughters after her. It is of Scandinavian origin, and its meaning is "lime or linden tree." It is also the name of a small pink mountain flower that was named after the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus, inventor of the universally recognized system of classifying plants and animals. So, the name would also reflect my interests in science and nature.

Ayla (pronounced with a long "A") is the name of my favorite fictional female character out of the series of books by Jean Auel (the Earth's Children series). I love the sound of this name, as well as the strong woman the name represents. Ayla, the fictional character, shows intelligence, leadership, and the ability to innovate, and is a worthy namesake.

Naomi is another female name which I have always had great fondness for (I like the delicate sound). Naomi is also the name of my first "BFF" I had in elementary school, so I have another personal reason to choose that name. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "pleasant." It is also a Biblical name, although that is not the reason for me choosing it. Mostly I enjoy the sound, and its connotations of femininity and beauty.

Elise's list is so confusing that I am going to name ALL of my children "Fabrizio" for simplicity.Somehow that makes me think of an italian version of Febreeze...
http://www.efd.averydennison.com/efd/efdsite.nsf/image/InMoldFebreeze/$File/InMoldFebreeze.jpg

[Joe Matt]

Way to resurrect a thread and give me something to do other than my finals! You rock!

My names (which I have had picked out since 7th grade)
Boys
Griffen
Denim
Allen
Tristan
Michael
Graham

Girls
Guinevere
Grace
Marie
Belle
Diana
Jennifer

Tristan is a girls name! I think we need to have a talk over some of these names ;)


Conor is a highly reconmended name though

Look at me, I'm conor and Irish. I know, I'll named my kid Conner, like how it's supposed to be spelled. :P

[KelliV]

Tristan is a girls name! I think we need to have a talk over some of these names ;)

Look at me, I'm conor and Irish. I know, I'll named my kid Conner, like how it's supposed to be spelled. :P
*ahem* Tristan is my MALE friends name
and...
I am Irish and my name is all messed up too. Conor is just a part of the Irish awesomeness!

As for middle names, my first born son will have my husbands name as their middle name, for girls they will get whatever I think of at the time.

[Michelle Celio]

*ahem* Tristan is my MALE friends name
and...
I am Irish and my name is all messed up too. Conor is just a part of the Irish awesomeness!

As for middle names, my first born son will have my husbands name as their middle name, for girls they will get whatever I think of at the time.

So it would be Tristan Joseph Matt? ;)

I've always like J and M names.

For a boy I would love to name them Joseph, but there are a lot of Josephs in my family. I've always liked John too, and with the name complications that is probably what I'd aim for.

For a girl, Melanie or Melissa. They just have a nice ring to them.

[Libby K]

girls:
jessica rose [i just think it's pretty]
evelyn [grandmother's name]
elea [i remember having a friend who used this short for eleanor in elementary school, and it's always stuck.]
madison [again, random but pretty]

boys:
i haven't really thought about these much [come on, i still have QUITE a bit of time]
nathaniel [once again, totally random, but i love it.]
michael
...can't really think of any others.

[Tristan Lall]

Tristan is a girls name!Since when? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan) (As if I need to cite a reference....)

[KarenH]

Every name I've run across my girlfriend has gotten shot down. She's conservative, I'm liberal. She wants them out of the Bible or traditional, I want something unique.

Atom Allen Johnson <---- My latest to get shot down...
With a last name of Johnson, you need to choose unique first names. Otherwise you end up with a name like John Johnson.

Gotta watch out for those Bible names, though, because if you take a good look, you can find plenty of unusual, unpronounceable, or disreputable names that parents have wisely avoided using. Wouldn't you just love to name your kid Joshbekashah? :D

[Jeremiah Johnson]

With a last name of Johnson, you need to choose unique first names. Otherwise you end up with a name like John Johnson.

Gotta watch out for those Bible names, though, because if you take a good look, you can find plenty of unusual, unpronounceable, or disreputable names that parents have wisely avoided using. Wouldn't you just love to name your kid Joshbekashah? :D

Well, since my name is Jeremiah Johnson, people always ask me -- "Where you named from the Bible or after Jeremiah Johnson, the Mountain Man (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068762/)?"

I like to reply with the latter, but I've never gotten a conclusive result from either of my parents. And Robert Redford is awesome.

[CraigHickman]

Me and my girlfriend had this same conversation....


Boys:
-Kalin (call-in)
-XYZZY (just because I'm that geeky)
-Mathias
-Draco (ruined because of Harry Potter.... /me grumbles)
-Allucard (if you get the reference, you deserve a cookie)
-Madrias
-Merek
-Ace

Girls:
-Kali
-Saphira
-Kana
-Thyer
-Lotus (after a friend... rip....)

[Jeremiah Johnson]

Heh... the SHS coach for our team just had ANOTHER child, yesterday. A girl. Named Ayla. I don't know what comic book/cartoon/geeky show this one is named after. The others are Logan (Wolverine), Benjamin Archer (Star Trek right?), and Annastasia (sp?) (the animated movie).