I am pregnant with my third girl. Many of you know this. Some of you might not. Fine.
I am six months along and staring down the final three months of what is likely my final pregnancy. Time is flying. I know that is a cliche and I know that as a writer and as a person, it is advisable to avoid platitudes, but you know what? Time is flying. About this, I have mixed feelings. On the one hand, I am eager to meet my littlest girl. On the other hand, I am desperate to slow the passage of moments, to relish this anticipatory phase, to memorize this place.
But this is not a post about time. No. It is a post about names.
My baby needs one. A name. A good one. An unusual, but not wacky one. A name that fits well with my other girls’ names.
And so. I need your help. Husband, dear man, can only tolerate so much of this baby-naming discussion and so I am turning to you. The tricky thing here is that most of you do not know the names of my girls. Patently, this has been purposeful. My aim, from the beginning, has been to protect my babes and to that end, I have kept their names (and faces) a mystery.
I am not suddenly going to reveal the names of my children, but I will offer similar names to give you a sense of our style. For purposes of this post, assume that we have children named Rowan and Harlow. Pretty cool names, huh? I think so. Again, these are not the names of our kiddos (Rowan Rowley? That would not be nice!), but should give you some flavor of what we are seeking.
So. Help me. I know you all have baby names you love. I know you are all brimming with ideas. I know you all want to help me name the creature inside me who now kicks me kindly.
Ready. Set. Name her.
(Pretty please.)
**Short. Sweet. (Desperate.) So I have more minutes to read your words – in the comment box and at your blogs.**
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Do you have any baby name suggestions for me? Ideally, we are looking for relatively obscure, unisex, names from Irish/Scottish/English origin. That said, we are open to all ideas! How did you name your children? How important do you think it is that your kids’ names go well together? Do you think women are more into this name game than men are or is this just a reality in my home?
how about Morgan? Or Morgyn? That’s the name of a friend’s daughter. I don’t really encourage funny spelling but Morgyn kind of works.
Not sure I can be much help, because most of the names I like are sort of classic Jewish names, ie not what you asked for at all!: Lea, Eva/Ava, Hannah, Rachel
What about: Shiloh, Gwen/Gwyneth, or Nico?
Thanks for chiming in here! I just hopped over to your blog, but don’t see a place to comment. Love your latest entry. A real gem. My favorite line? “There’s being technically intelligent, and then there’s actually thinking.”
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Maeve is one of my favorite names.
I have always loved Willow for a girl.
My daughter’s name is Sheridan, and her nickname is Dani. Like you, we were looking for a strong, unisex name with gaelic origin. I love her name, but I admit now that it is so much of a part of her that I probably love it simply because it is hers!
Our runner up name for her was Delaney, but my husband couldn’t get past the association of that name with a former colleague who had it as a surname. I loved the idea of a little girl nicknamed Laney or just Lane.
Happy choosing!
I like Gwen, but it’s not really a unisex name. Avery is a beautiful old English name, can work for either. Jocelyn is mostly used for girls now, but it was originally a boy’s name. Iona or Skye are two lovely names from Scotland. I also like Blair, Darcy, Blythe, or Kendall!
(Can you tell I LOVE the naming game? I keep joking that the only reason I’d ever have a third child is just so I could have the fun of picking out another name!)
Let’s see … Riordan, Tiernan, Carter, Shea, Emmett, Devon, and Sloane. What a monumental task you’re faced with. I’m sure you will approach naming your baby with the same considerate thought as you approach life’s other quandaries.
Did you have trouble naming the characters in your book? Because at first I thought Quinn Rowley!
Great names! So interesting because I ADORE the name Quinn and debated whether I should use it for my novel. Ultimately, I decided that as my name is Aidan, I shouldn’t have a baby named Quinn. (Because of Aidan Quinn.) But now I am wondering if my reasoning was sound… Alas. I could never name a kid Quinn now because all I would do is think of my mischievous first protagonist. And? It seems I have not learned. My newest main character (in the novel I am currently writing) has another name I love. I adore the moniker (gotta love that word), but I am already so immersed in my character’s world and her name and I think I can’t change it…
So interesting that another baby that you’ve created has a name that you love and an actual baby you’ve created is still nameless. Funny we pick out names for living and breathing babies before they’re born. At what point do you name your literary creatures? Before they exist on the page or once you have gotten to know them?
I’ve never named either but often think I could write a bestseller if I only a character name would reveal itself to me! The power of names.
I do know the names of your girls and could argue that you don’t need help. Funny enough, I have a niece named Rowan and love the name (my sister found it in an Anne Rice book when she was pregnant). Rowan Rowley doesn’t work though. I have a dear friend Devin (also know a Devon) and love that name and it’s a unisex name which you (Aidan) may be partial to. I also love Lawrence for a girl. Place names are fun, we joked (and have boys) that since we met in New Orleans, Nola would work. What about naming the baby after your dad? Hmn.
I also know Toddler’s and Baby’s names and feel a little unworthy to be making suggestions because I agree with Lauren that you seem to do just fine on your own. Anyway, my suggestions are:
Boy Names: Breton, Kendrick, Macklin, Tevis
Girl Names: Greer, Laurel
Happy naming!
Other ideas: Tristan and Benton
Oh, I can’t resist! I absolutely love naming babies. I’d like to think I’m good at it, too. (My downfall is my conservative-about-names husband.)
I love the name Harlow, so I think I get the general vibe you’re going for. How about Tamsen? Or Pippa? Or I like the suggestion of Lawrence above, but I feel strongly that if people use surnames as first names, they should have significance, so that may or may not work. Another favorite of mine (that as a writer, might be a favorite of yours) is Harper. I’ve also always liked Jemima (but I’m usually alone in this). It’s very British (and reminds Americans of syrup.
My sister just named her baby girl Greta, which I love. Good luck! Naming the baby is the highlight of pregnancy, in my opinion!
my heart wants a little Isla (EYE-lah) so much! beautiful, unusual, and i believe scottish:)
Hmmmm … are you hooked on two syllables? If so, maybe:
Tamsin
Linden
Aven – too close to Aidan?
Larkin
But if you really have one ends-in-an and a second ends-in-o, then maybe you’d go for an ends-in-y this time? Riley Rowley doesn’t work, but maybe:
Ellery
Flannery
Or if you love Quinn, there are other single-syllable options:
Bay
Blair
Wren
Our kids are Alexander Arthur (Aly) and Claire Caroline Wren (Clio). Both are a collection of family names – it is the only way we could even begin to agree. They share their names with others, but not their nicknames.
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Ryliegh? Kylie? Journey? Tera?
I know the names of your daughters too, and I also think you do just fine on your own!
I love very classic, very feminine names. Some of the names on my girl name list (there were so many) were
Eliza
Eloise
Caroline
Gemma
Lucy
Meg
Kate
I am thinking you fly a little more to the middle when it comes to names, which makes sense (you being an Aidan and all).
Carrington (was a name I wanted to use desperately for a girl when I was in high school — don’t ask)
Mason
Carter
Campbell
Meredith
Good luck. Naming my third boy was both easy and hard. We used a name we had loved all along but had seemed too “obvious.” It is perfect for him. Apparently, we were just waiting for him to be born to use it. xoxo
I’m partial to Hadley these days. Knowing your girls’ names, that might not flow well. Perhaps something like Quinn.
Good luck!!
I’m sort of hooked on my and my husband’s grandmother’s names and therefore suggest: Cora, Lois, Thera, and Molly.
How about..
Emma
Charlotte
Molly
Kate
More names….
Morgan
Jayden
Ryan
Kennedy
Reagan
Avis and Pippa are at the top of my list. I also recently heard Finn for a girl and liked it, although I think it’s going more male than female or unisex (thanks, Glee).
Gemma
Lakin
Tinsley
Shaye
Finnley
Prisilla
I’m going to toss a little testosterone into the mix.
Personally, I love Sloan for a girl. Brennan, too, although that’s the name of my youngest son! Skylar is another favorite, a modern spelling of an old-money name. Love it!
I love the name MiKenna and have always wanted to name my little girl that. Then again, I have three boys and unless I am VERY surprised, we won’t be having any more
How about Shannon? A beautiful, simple, strong name. Feminine enough, in case she’s a girly girl. But stands up in a boardroom.
Ooh, I like Skyler/Skylar, but I love old school Schuyler!
A name is so important and I’m actually honored that you would reach out to your blog community for help. Here are few names that I like:
Cameron
Grier
Kennedy
Kyle
Sidney (Sydney)
I hope you’ll share your final choice, but I understand if you don’t. Good luck on selecting a name!
I am thrilled to be reaching out to you guys. I have a post planned for tomorrow about asking for help. About how many of us are reluctant to ask for help in our lives. In my post, I ask for help (with something other than baby naming) and so hearing that you are honored to be asked here today means a lot. Thank you, Kristen.
One more…I nearly forgot this one!
Mikael (pronounced Michael)
My husband is Maikael: close!
I am partial to Samantha.
A few suggestions:
Regan
Aislin
Ellis
Adelaide
Morgan! It might be more of a girls name now but it’s traditionally unisex. Welsh, and easy to spell.
I also love the name Shane for a girl, it is also unisex.
I only have pratice with boys’ names… Alec and Gavin. In fact, Aidan was a runner-up for Alec. My girl name of choice was Emma. Seventeen years ago that name hadn’t become popular yet. How about…
Orla
Kiera
Haven
I came back to read the comments and there are some great names. They also triggered my memory and here are a few more:
Wren (mentioned by a few others)
Merrick (also an Anne Rice character)
Aubrey (very Southern)
Shelby (very, very Southern)
Best of luck with your wonderful task! I’d love to know what you decide but I completely understand why you don’t share that info.
The naming part was the only thing I loved about being pregnant! If it had been up to my my daughter would have been named Isabel. Or Emma. I also like Alayna, Sophia, Zara, Zoya and Mikayla.
Hope that helps. A little bit?
I don’t know about most households, but I know in mine, my husband is as into baby names as I am. In part, that is because we are not able to have kids, as far as we know, and so we have discussions often about “if we ever DO have a baby, I love the name… “.
Maybe this is obsessing on the part of the infertile couple, I don’t know… but naming a child is very important to us.
Oh I wish I could help. I am terrible at naming. So bad, in fact, I left the hospital with son #2 unnamed. Boy, that nurse was MAD! Not quite sure why, but she was not happy.
I’m having this same problem. Only I don’t really know what problem I’m having yet. If it’s a boy, we’ll struggle because we’ve used up our two faves. If it’s a girl, I just have no idea. There are a couple of names I love, but I’m always unsure until I actually meet the little person. Then both times, Ryan and I were both like “yes, this is Miles.” Just certain of it.
I’m of absolutely no help. That’s my point
Emerson, Everly, Harper, Regan, Cameron.
Oh, I LOVE names and naming babies! We also love Scottish/Irish/English names, so let me see if I can remember some of the girl (or unisex) names we considered for our 3 kidlets:
Definitely feminine (at least in my book):
Maeve
Nora
Isla
Ailsa
Imogen
Arden
Eliza
Unisex:
Harper
Emery
Hadley
Lane (call her Laney)
Have fun!!!
i accidentally subscribed to these comments and cannot figure out how to unsubscribe…oops!
so i’d add more: corinne, ainsley, leela, sage
my daughter is dylan–a lovely unisex name, if i do say so myself:)
If I knew how to unsubscribe from comments, I would tell you how! Secretly, I am happy you can’t figure it out because your name suggestions are great. Love your daughter’s name. May or may not be on our list
ha-thanks. we’re big bob dylan fans:)
and since my inbox is still flowing with these comments, one more: my friend’s daughter’s first and middle names are adleigh dean. unique but still familiar.
I had two boys, so never got to use Rhea, Nyna, or Cyan, but I love all three.
As someone with an “unusual” name inflicted upon her by her parents which has caused no end of trouble, I am vehemently against unusual/quirky/fun names. My kids (at least as I write this, married and as yet childless
) will have boring normal names that they don’t have to spell out every time they order pizza. So I am greatly in favour of the Sarah/Emma/Anne/Julia/Elizabeth variety.
On the other hand, I think my name is pretty cool – Yvann. It’s actually supposed to be Aoibheann, which is Irish in origin, she was the mother of St Enda, and it means “the beautiful one”. I would be more in favour of the really cool and bizarre Irish spelling than the Anglicised one that I have.
Other Irish names I know and love:
Aoibhe/Aoife
Maeve (original: Meabh?)
Kathleen/Caitlyn/Caitlin
Isolde (from the Tristan & Isolde legend)
Mairi
I have to say when I saw Rowan and Harlow I went for Megan/Meghan straight away. Or Madison, Emily, Isobel…
Good luck!
(And I love your blog – it has been great to read the perspective of a pregnant mother/mother of young children before I get to that stage of life myself! I’m sure I will be coming back to this year of your blog in about 2-3 years’ time!)
I think it is so interesting that you are the first to remark upon the choice to shroud a child with an unusual name. I have only had a positive experience with my name (which was at one point tres obscure. now? #1 boys’ name. Thanks, Kristen@Motherese for this tidbit!) Now, there should be limits to this, I think. Would never go the nutty celeb route and name my babe Pilot or Battery or something like that… Thanks for offering your perspective here, Yvann.
Just realised that my comment came out a bit snarky, rather than emphatic. Sorry.
I think also I have a different perspective, having lived for many years in the UK, some time in Germany and some in Australia. I get the impression (and I’m ashamed to say that it’s mostly derived from Glee, Friends, How I Met Your Mother, Big Bang Theory etc etc) that in the USA, unusual names are much more acceptable – am I right? In which case, go for it!
My parents also lumbered me with a double-barrelled surname at age 7 (so my birth certificate didn’t match my passport), for which I may forgive them. At some point. Renewing passports has been nightmarish! But now I am married and have a nice boring surname that I don’t have to spell!
Little rant over.
My point is, having an unusual first name can be cool – like Madonna, Jesus and Rihanna, you don’t need a surname! Which means that people cope a lot better when you get married and change your surname. Just be aware that your daughter may not always thank you for her cool name
And also I have another question – you have Toddler and Baby – what will number 3′s blog name be? Littlest? Infant?
I was scrolling, oh so innocently, down this great list of fun names and came to your comment, Aidan. So funny! (“So, Battery, honey, what’s your favorite color?”)
Girl names I like:
Emery
Cecily
Marlo
Soren
Charlotte
Fun post! (And so much material for me to steal from the comments.)
As you know, we didn’t find out the gender of our babies with any of our pregnancies so we’ve had two lists going all along: Jane Austen characters for girls; Hebrew Bible names for boys. We’ve got two boys and two Biblical names so far.
By the way, did you know that “Aiden” (but I prefer your spelling) was the #1 most common boy’s name in the U.S. in 2010? Just discovered that while conducting my own name search this weekend.
When I first read Pride and Prejudice, I decided I would name a daughter, if I ever had one, Bennet Elizabeth. I eventually came to my senses and decided the name was probably more trouble than it as worth for any future daughter, but I still love the name, both of them!
That’s funny, because I always wanted to name a daughter (when I was younger) “Jane Eyre ___”. Later, I decided that was insane. But sometimes… I still dream about that name!
I have 2 girls names Ryan and Camryn, both unisex names that we loved
I feel I have a slight “advantage” since I’m related to Sister C and so I know Toddler and Baby’s names…but have you thought about…
Taryn
Daelin
Jada (now that I write this I’m thinking Pinkett Smith)
Brita
Kinsley
Toria (short for Victoria)
…I may or may not have taken these from my facebook friends’ list…and I may or may not want to use some of them in the distant future when I have kids…just a disclaimer!
Good luck!
Great names! Ones that you should definitely consider when the time comes
Am a big fan of disclaimers myself…
My daughter’s name, Abra, came from John Steinbeck’s East of Eden, a book both my husband and I loved. It is the feminine form of Abraham, and thus means “mother of nations.” As avid world travelers, this suited us. I’ll offer up our second choice for Abra, since I doubt we will have more children: Adelaide.
I love Quinn, but I understand why you might now use it (it has made my baby name list though). I also kind of love typical “boy” names for girls: Owen, Landry, Gavin, Emerson.
I don’t know your daughters names….but is Harlow an option for number 3? I kind of love that name!
I love the Harper suggestions above, super cute! You are a great baby namer-it is in your dna i think! Can’t wait to see what you pick! Some others I like that I don’t think were listed above: Leighton, Paloma, Winter, Georgina, Sadie, Liv, Helena, Olive…so many good ones for girls! Whatever you pick will be perfect.
Love Leighton and Olive! Also, up thread I saw a Hadley. Love that name too!
There is a family in my church that has 5 children. 4 girls, and 1 boy. Their names are Moira, Annika, Naomi, Enora and Samuel. I think they are all very unique and lovely. My own daughter’s name is Olivia Charlotte. I am sort of partial to that one!
Best of luck on your quest!
Enjoy the day, Aidan!
Erin
Avis and Pippa are at the top of my list. I also recently heard Finn for a girl and liked it, although I think it’s going more male than female or unisex (thanks, Glee).
Ohhh….the names that I have LOVED for years, are now uber-popular! And I like more unique names! But here are some of the names I have loved since I was in high school!
Isabella
Olivia
Sophia
I also really like the name Ainsley. So pretty and different!
My husband’s grandfather’s name was Wynne and so we named our oldest Ella Wynne. So, I am suggesting Wynne.
My brother’s name is Breehan (Breein) which he hates because it sounded too “girly” for him so he goes by his middle name.
I also like Leighton, Dougless, Greer, Sloan, and Ryan.
Good Luck and LOVE your blog!
Thanks for the great names and well wishes, Micki! Thrilled you like the blog
(It does not get old hearing that because this place means a great deal to me!)
Not sure of the origin, but my girls’ names are Drue and Wrenn. I also love the name Gray.
Very fun post!
How about these names: Isabella, Maya, Kate, Michaele, Jillian.
I also love the name Regan. My best friend is named REgan and growing up I was *so* jealous that she had a unique name whereas I was one in three Amy’s in my class (I was born in the 1970′s when Amy was the MOST popular name). I have vowed to give my children unique names so they are not one of many with shared names t/o school.
Isn’t it interesting (and understandable) that our attitudes about naming are so dictated by our own experiences with the names we were given? Obviously, I was given a less-than-common name, but I always enjoyed having a unique name. Some people though have terrible experiences with their more unusual monikers. Same with more common names… JUst another example of how our approach to life is not an accident, but rooted in who we are and how we were raised.
This is a project I have looked forward to, myself, for – well, forever. Can’t wait until it’s my turn to pick a baby name… as a writer, it seems so deliciously fun to me.
I could spend WAY too much time thinking about this, so I’ll just include a few I can think of off hand: Piper, Mathilda, Charlotte, Mia, Addison, Lola, Harper, Leighton, Willow.
This is fun reading!
My friend whose last name is McLean has four kiddos: Lachlan, Ailish (say aye’ lish), Connor and Aidan.
I’m out of babies so I used one of my favorite names (and my husband’s middle name) and declared our kitten Anderson!
I named my first born after the cute guy in Sixteen Candles…Jake. Is that sad or fun?? But he was sooo cute!
Oh and Anderson is a female kitten and she seems to like her boyish name just fine.
Never posted before, but love the blog and LOVE baby naming:
Elliot (unisex)
Rawley
Solene (French)
Lucia
Elena
Alden
Good call on the Rawley not working.
I wasn’t think first and last…but I thought of one more: Brogan
So, my peanut ie toddler’s name is Maxine, not exactly unisex – but Maxwell is great for a boy. It means “the greatest” I’m also partial to Cameron – surname turned first name. Whatever you decide, I’m sure the name will truly fit your child, once the long wait is over.
Jacqueline? : )
Audrey
Cadence
Sydney
Kahlen
I like the name Rylan- Irish and strong.
We named our daughters names that are very different from each other because I wanted them to have their own identity. And good thing I did because they are definitely their own unique individual selves!
Oh, my. Lots of good ideas here (I am trying to come up with names myself). I just read a story about a girl named Holland. Kind of cute, I thought. The Social Security Administration has kept track of the most popular baby names for many years. I love that you can select a year and look deep on the list–like up to #500. I am partial to unique names, too. My first-born is Linnea. Here’s the SSA link: http://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/
Thayer!
I also like Harper, Tamzin, Leighton, and Bryden.
(That was fun! Perfect thing to do while stuck at the airport.)
Fabulous names! I miss your blog posts. Hope all is well with you.
If I could have another girl I’d name her Charlotte.
If and when a baby girl comes into my life her name will be Wynn. There’s something about it that’s so simple and lovely, but demands attention.
I’ve always been a fan of Sheridan as a first name (wonder where I got that). And I agree with the comment above – Harper is a wonderful name, and what an author to be named after!
Ooh, this is my favorite game ever. I know your girls’ names and think Schuyler or Owen (of course I am partial to this name, but actually thought of it as a girls’ name too if we had had a girl…) would fit the bill. Maybe also Tiernan. Or Paget. All of this coming from a girl with a half dozen Catherine, Katharine, Katherine, etcs in her class. My bff in high school was named Colby and I was soooo jealous…
So many great ones… And we love Colby. Has been on our list for a while now! Thanks.
I completely understand about wanting to keep your girls’ names private, but I am so curious about them. I just love hearing about names!
Here are some of my favorites:
Logan
Finnegan
Nevan
Arden
Brennan
Tierney
Keane
So much fun! Good luck with the naming!
What a great list! I do feel that it’s a bit unfair to be seeking this advice knowing that I will not share the name I pick, but then I remember that my reasons for not sharing are very important to me and, truthfully, not about me. Thanks for chiming in, Caitlin!
I agree with others, I love this game. I am a little torn about sharing names right now, being five months along myself and not yet knowing if it is a girl or a boy, but what the heck, it wouldn’t matter in the off chance we did choose the same name.
We went ethnic Spanish/Mexican with our daughter and chose Belén (pronounced Bay-lin in Gringo talk) but also liked Natalie, Gretchen and Simone. I am not sure if we will go with one of those for our second baby (if it is a girl) or the other name we have been toying around with (and I love), Juliet.
Good luck! So you will have three girls!? How fun! Girls are such a blast!
Love that we are both in the throes of this naming process. And, yes, I agree that if we happen to shroud our littlest ones with the same name, who cares???
Feel good!
Can I just say that this post has 90 replies????? As a fellow name-obsessed person, have you checked out nameberry.com???? If not, be careful, as you can spend hours on it.
Totally understand the privacy thing, but oh so curious about what new baby will be named!!!!!
Um, I am obsessed with nameberry.com! I check it all the time. And, yes, it can suck hours from me. A guilty pleasure I’m happy to own up to.
How about Blythe? I also love nameberry! But what happened to Jill? It’s not the same since she no longer seems to be there. Another good source is the telegraph.co.uk birth announcements.
Thanks for pointing me to telegraph.co.uk birth announcements! I love compiling good baby name sources
Very happy you have chimed in here, Caro!
We named our little girl Caroline Cecily, but on our short list of girl names was Fraser. Of Scottish origin, it means curly-haired and strawberry, which both evoke such sweet images of childhood. Whatever you choose will be perfect. I hope you’re having fun with the choice.
I only wish I knew Toddler’s and Baby’s names! Ideas:
Brett – I like to think Ashley, not Favre…
Donovan – Too masculine? Perhaps.
Campbell – Way cooler than Cameron! Little Belle.
Carson – A little bland? Maybe.
Curran – Nice meaning, but the Curry nickname? Hm.
Devin – It means “poet.” So sweet!
Glenn – Glenn Close made it happen. But…
Keegan – K names are on trend, right? Ha.
Reagan – I love it. Regan is nice, too!
Teagan – “Little poet.” Ah, so cute.
Tierney – Not with your last name. Tiernan? Yes.
I’m sad you can’t use Quinn. It’s fabulous. And, I’m assuming Quinlan isn’t different enough, right? Another one is Rafferty, but I’m still debating if that’s ridiculous with your last name.
You are very good at this!! We have considered a few of these names and we know a few people close to us with these names
Needless to say, your suggestions are right on target. And, yes, too bad about Quinn because I adore the name, but we are confident we will stumble upon and pick an equally great choice. Thanks, Lemon!
You’re welcome, Aidan! Just a question – are your daughters’ names more like Harlow or more like Aidan? To me, there is a difference.
A few more thoughts:
Avalon – I’m obsessed. So cool! And girlish.
Caelan – Spelling is a bit odd, but pretty…
Carlin – Sounds spunky and sweet to me!
Carrigan – To Nancy Kerrigan? Hm.
Keelin – My sixth grade science teacher had one.
Lennox – Love this, usually for a boy. But…
Logan – I’m kind of all over this for a girl!
Macrae – I think this is really cool, right?
Quillan – Quinn-ish? Quill? Befitting of a writer.
Shea – Butter. Stadium. Ha! Short and sweet…
Sheridan – But, pleas, not Sheri Rowley!
That’s it from me!
Willa
I’m a NICU nurse so I am exposed to all sorts of interesting names on a daily basis. One of the ones I have always remembered and adored was “Teagan.” Her mom’s name was Sian (pronounced like Sean or Shawn), and she was Irish with such a lovely accent. In the years since, I have never encountered another Teagan even though I’ve cared for hundreds (thousands?) of babies. Hope you find the perfect name!
Love the name Teagan
Hi Aidan! Followed you here from Appellation Mountain. Let’s see, assuming you already have two girls named Harlow and Rowan (but not), what about:
Adair
Afton
Bellamy
Bronwen
Brynn
Connolly
Devon
Greer
Harper
Hollis
Keegan
Maren
Marlo
Quincy
Quinlan
Shea
Sloane
Wynne
I’ll keep thinking.
Wow. You are good at this. I love so so many of these names. Thrilled you made your way here from Appellation Mountain. Have recently fallen in love with that site!! Welcome to ILI, by the way!
Clearly, I have an unusual name. I hated it when I was in elementary school (even talked my parents into letting me go by “Ann” for all of 2nd grade), but now I love having an unusual name. Here are some names to consider:
Madeleine
Sayle (pronounce “sail”
Lavinia
Adria
Brady
Ailie
Nelson (Nellie?)
Annelise
Alden
Howell
Avery
Marigny (prounounce Mare-in-yee)
Koren
Margaret
Hartley
Ione
Merritt
Okay, I should probably stop now!
You may already know of this site, but if not, it’s excellent for baby name inspiration: youcantcallitit.com.
Hey! That’s my site! (I didn’t write that, BTW). Please do pay me a visit!
Hollis (nm Holly?)
Kallan
Navaeh
Elissa
Seran ( pronounced sir raan) Tia my name and you won’t come across. It I promise you
Tyler/tylah
Nicola
Cameron
We have no really unusual names here in Australia..
Tia- Tis ( it is) stupid iphone
Mae.
I’m so totally on board with picking unusual names. It’s, of course, just another accessory for the parents — look at us we are so neat and interesting that our baby has a non-traditional, unusual name. “We’re just like Gweneth Paltrow!!” Definitely helps your social standing.
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As long as the name doesn’t sound like one burst a blood vessel trying to be original (Bookcase, or Petunia perhaps?) it’s all good.
How about Darcy (Darci)
from Pride and Prejudice
Well I grew up with an unusual name, and always enjoyed having a different name. I got compliments on it when I introudced myself when I was younger. Obviously since 2005, I get different feedback now. So many jokes. It’s actually kind of funny, because if the hurricane was named Sarah or Ashley, I don’t think girls named that would constantly be reminded of their relation to a hurricane. But since it was an unusual name, people don’t forget! I still get jokes when I introduce myself…almost SIX years later.
Anyways, I actually love a lot of other’s suggestions…
Grier
Harlow
Harper
Sutton
Those are my favorite. Sadly, my boyfriend is into very conservative names so I don’t think I would be able to swing all of those by him, should we have a kid. I was obsessed with names when I was younger; the weirder, the better! I would constantly make lists.
Voor jongens heb ik hier:
Etienne (spreek je uit als Eetiën)
Wyatt
Bentley
Skyler
Keegan
Ashton
Grayson
Lennox
Voor meisjes:
Cheyenne, Aubrey, Audrey, Bernice (Spreek je uit als Boodien)
Bernice (spreek je uit als Burnies), Kaelyn (spreek je uit als Keelin)
Mijn favoriet voor een jongen is Etienne
Mijn favoriet voor een meisje
So funny–people love baby names. My most popular post EVER (it was reprinted on BlogHer and Nameberry) was called “Please Let Me Name Your Baby.” I wrote it well before I was having baby #4. Meanwhile, I’m 20 weeks along with baby #4 and SO out of names. Now I’ll have to do a post about naming my own baby. Those are always fun though! I like more traditional names–otherwise I’d steal the ideas from this comments section.
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Juno is the name of a goddess Talia is an unusual name that is becoming more popular in England, hope you are keeping well i enjoyed your book when is the next one
i like Rylin. or maybe spell Rylyn. Or Rylynne. you can play with it. I blended riley and ryan, when we thought my mom was going to have a girl.
When I was pregnant with my third I was convinced he was a girl..I was wrong. I was going to name my third…
Aurora. after sleeping beauty – so she’d sleep. lol.
Or
Cadance. it’s just beautiful.
Ah poop I never noticed the date on your blog. Im assuming you already named your baby. BAHAHAHAHA.