# Help Name my Baby **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 4, 2011, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-baby/580702 "2011-05-04T15:13:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![llcoolbj77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/eb9ed0/32.png) [@llcoolbj77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llcoolbj77)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-baby/580702/61 "2011-05-05T18:56:09Z")
I always liked **Zoe** for a little girl. But my first daughter (god willing - please please please) will be **Ryan**. Named after my husband’s late mother. It just sounds so bad ass. Her name was Ryan Burke Walker. Mine will be Ryan Elizabeth Walker. ---
**Author:** ![Lasciel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-baby/580702/62 "2011-05-05T19:09:24Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > It wouldn’t surprise me in the least to see Alaric become much more popular in the next couple of years, though: it’s the first name of a character on **The Vampire Diaries**. (Though, to be honest, until a few episodes ago I thought they were saying Eric with an attempt at a southern accent) Not to be confused with Aric, which (I think may be Modern Hebrew) and has also been showing up a lot here in this section of the Bible Belt. My husband has seriously suggested Balthazar before. (It was his “serious” suggested name after suggesting Sephiroth.) ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-baby/580702/63 "2011-05-05T19:33:10Z")
Rudolf Caomhin Oisin Fionntan Oran Tadhg Ailill Archimedes Caoilte Atalanta Aurelia Calpurnia Cornelia Aquilia Minerva Cassandra Triaria Zenobia Margaretta Aoibheann Clodagh Blathnaid Hypatia ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-baby/580702/64 "2011-05-05T19:39:38Z")
> [@furryman](#): > > Please do not make your baby’s name anything the least bit unusual unless you want him or her to be picked on all through school. Of course if your kid is planning to attend Beverly Hills High then go ahead and name them whatever you want. 😃 Nonsense. That’s not why kids get picked on. I’ve known kids with unusual names who were not picked on, and I’ve known kids with “normal” names who were picked on. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-baby/580702/65 "2011-05-05T20:26:09Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Nonsense. That’s not why kids get picked on. You can’t say that like it’s an absolute statement. I’ve known plenty of kids who were picked on for having strange names, and I’m sure most other people here have too. It’s not the _only_ reason kids get picked on (other popular reasons are being perceived by other kids as: dumb, fat, a suck up, or weird) but it is a fairly common one. ---
**Author:** ![Ludy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Ludy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludy)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-baby/580702/66 "2011-05-05T20:29:56Z")
Wow. Yesterday was crazy so I didn’t get a chance to go through them. My issue is the names I like always seem to have something wrong with them. Going through the thread I like Josephine - but I have an uncle Joe who is the type the think I named her after him Daphne - My husband watches way too much Scooby-Doo for this name Antigone - We both work in theatre so this one makes me smile, but I don’t think husband would go for it. Veronica - I am sure husband would make some Archie crack Emilienne - Well I can’t think of anything bad about this one. I’ll put it on the list. Boys names are harder. I like Cole and will suggest that. Here are some names that we have come up with Cecily - Again a theatre reference. Emmett - I would totally call him Doc for short Quentin - I like it as a boys name, but since GLEE started I don’t think that name is in the running anymore. With our first we went with a name that was easy to pronounce, could be shortened into a more common name, and we gave her a common middle name to cover all the bases. The year she was born there were 5 others in Alberta born with the same name. ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-baby/580702/67 "2011-05-05T21:15:39Z")
My brother picked Placenta Negligee but they had a boy and named him Erik Allen. ---
**Author:** ![furlibusea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@furlibusea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furlibusea)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-baby/580702/68 "2011-05-05T21:36:10Z")
I was going to name a second baby girl Alice. It is not one that you see used but it doesn’t come off as a strange name. Florence has gone out of fashion but that is probably for the best Pheobe isn’t bad Kathleen is not on that list, neither, oddly enough, are Susan and Margaret or Lucy. Kerry for a boy has fallen off of the top 100 Brian is only 94 Dean Blake is 89 Neil ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-baby/580702/69 "2011-05-05T21:36:32Z")
Oh, theatre people! That helps. Cosette Minette Amaraine Oscar Earnest Ezra (really what’s better than that?) ---
**Author:** ![furlibusea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@furlibusea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furlibusea)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-baby/580702/70 "2011-05-05T21:39:48Z")
Ok… It is important for theatre people to have a baby named Ernest ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-baby/580702/71 "2011-05-05T22:21:29Z")
Colette Wilfred Lavinia Mattius Genivieve Martha Percy Malachy Francis Moon Unit Hawise Cecil Agamemnon Ernst Valya Hoy Ashling Tres Clayton Morton Arthur Bronwyn Nonie Sigurd ---
**Author:** ![classyladyhp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5ac83/32.png) [@classyladyhp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/classyladyhp)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-baby/580702/72 "2011-05-05T22:27:34Z")
> [@Shirley\_Ujest](#): > > Kylie is red hot popular right now. Like barfening popular, fer sure. > Oonagh > Petra > Simone > Florence > Alfie > Tobias > Ignatius > Otto > Richard ( call him Dickie) OOnagh…really? Poor kid will be the laughing stock of his class. ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-baby/580702/73 "2011-05-05T23:03:03Z")
> [@classyladyhp](#): > > OOnagh…really? Poor kid will be the laughing stock of his class. Oonah’s a girl’s name, like Eugene O’Neill’s daughter who married a MUCH older Charlie Chaplin. How’s about - Atticus Ramsey Clark ---
**Author:** ![classyladyhp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5ac83/32.png) [@classyladyhp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/classyladyhp)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-baby/580702/74 "2011-05-05T23:04:34Z")
> [@Nawth\_Chucka](#): > > Oonah’s a girl’s name, like Eugene O’Neill’s daughter who married a MUCH older Charlie Chaplin. > > How’s about - > > Atticus > Ramsey > Clark Forgive me I should have known OOnagh is for a girl. It sounds so feminine:rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-baby/580702/75 "2011-05-05T23:27:46Z")
> [@classyladyhp](#): > > Forgive me I should have known OOnagh is for a girl. It sounds so feminine:rolleyes: What does feminine sound like? 😕 How about Temple for a girl or a boy? ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-baby/580702/76 "2011-05-05T23:50:46Z")
> [@Max\_Torque](#): > > It’s actually one of my favorite false names to give: Throckmorton Grunthummer Wingergonger. They love me at Radio Shack. Do you pronounce the last name with a German accent? Because in my mind, you do and it’s HILARIOUS. Names I like: **Girls:** Hadley Moira Margaret (lots of potential nicknames too) **Boys:** Michael (yes, top 50 I’m SURE, but very classic) Edward (potentially problematic with the whole Twilight thing. Lots of nicknames. Personally, I like Ned as a nickname for Edward) Samuel (not sure about the top 50, but it could be up there) ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-baby/580702/77 "2011-05-06T00:27:34Z")
> [@Mr.Excellent](#): > > I’ve always thought **Ethan** to be a fine, strong name for a boy. > > Perhaps **Naomi** for a girl. I love both of those names, too. > [@Irishman](#): > > Allopecia (al oh pee’ shiuh) That’s a disease. > [@Shirley\_Ujest](#): > > Simone > Tobias I like these, too! Particularly Tobias, since that’s what I named my cat. 🙂 > [@Ludy](#): > > Wow. Yesterday was crazy so I didn’t get a chance to go through them. > > My issue is the names I like always seem to have something wrong with them. Going through the thread I like > > Josephine - but I have an uncle Joe who is the type the think I named her after him > Daphne - My husband watches way too much Scooby-Doo for this name > Antigone - We both work in theatre so this one makes me smile, but I don’t think husband would go for it. > Veronica - I am sure husband would make some Archie crack > Emilienne - Well I can’t think of anything bad about this one. I’ll put it on the list. > Boys names are harder. I like Cole and will suggest that. > > Here are some names that we have come up with > > Cecily - Again a theatre reference. > Emmett - I would totally call him Doc for short > Quentin - I like it as a boys name, but since GLEE started I don’t think that name is in the running anymore. Nice to hear what names actually appeal to you, and I like pretty much all of them. Good choices! > [@carnut](#): > > Colette I love this name. So beautiful. Some more suggestions: Thaddeus Griffith Aldan Miranda Chauncy Lorelei ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-baby/580702/78 "2011-05-06T00:33:51Z")
Courtesy of my keyboard - W73ruuu. And, for a boy, Arivndhj. Actually kinda like that second one. Personally, I’m old-fashioned a bit and will go with John, Chris, Emily, or Jen most likely. ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-baby/580702/79 "2011-05-06T00:40:11Z")
Oh, and as for rankings: Thaddeus – 987 Griffith – not in the top 1,000 male names for any year of birth in the last 11 years (though I have a friend who named her son Griffith and he’s 12 years old now). Aldan – not in the top 1,000 male names for any year of birth in the last 11 years. Miranda – 175 Chauncy – not in the top 1,000 female names for any year of birth in the last 11 years. Lorelei – 531 Source: [http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi](http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi) ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-baby/580702/80 "2011-05-06T00:41:51Z")
Esther for a girl. It’s low in rank, but not exotic. Also a strong heroine. Same thing for Judith. Or Denise. It was really popular in the 50’s and 60’s but sank like a stone and is now in the 300’s somewhere. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-baby/580702.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-baby/580702.md?page=5)