# Name my Baby!/ Your fave name **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 10, 2010, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248 "2010-11-10T23:56:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RainGrowsBrite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@RainGrowsBrite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RainGrowsBrite)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/1 "2010-11-10T23:56:52Z")
I’m only just at the end of my first trimester, but of course i’m making my baby name list. I could always use some help… especially with girl names… but i’m acceptiong boy names as well since we wont know the sex for another 6 weeks or so. So help name my baby! Throw out your favorite names… Even those secret baby names you don’t even tell your friends because they might steal them… I mean, I probably live on the other side of the country than you so why does it matter!😃 PS) My fave boy name is Jackson. I LOVE the name Jack! But i’m open to others… PSS) Our last name starts with a ‘D’. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/2 "2010-11-11T00:15:04Z")
Elliot. ---
**Author:** ![Not\_a\_Platypus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@Not\_a\_Platypus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_a_Platypus)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/3 "2010-11-11T00:18:29Z")
Evelyn or Penelope. ---
**Author:** ![Nightingale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecae2f/32.png) [@Nightingale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightingale)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/4 "2010-11-11T00:35:51Z")
Jillian Deanna Melinda Ellen Susannah (my daughter’s name) Jayne ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/5 "2010-11-11T01:00:45Z")
In no particular order from one pregnant woman to another: Nathaniel Benjamin Joshua Brendan Harry David Daniel Liam Jack James Josiah Alec Serena Jane Audrey Lucy Charlotte Evangeline Grace Miriam Beatrix Louisa Josephine Amelia Eleanor Alice Alyssa Elizabeth ---
**Author:** ![Acid\_Lamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/6 "2010-11-11T01:18:21Z")
Male: Magnus pronounced the correct Nordic way: Mahc-noos Say the first part sharply and the second half quickly. Done correctly the “g” should come out as a soft “k” or “c” syllable. Female: Eva = ey-vah ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/7 "2010-11-11T01:41:32Z")
My favorite real\* girl names are Alexandra and Alyssa. - As opposed to names in fiction; something like Galadriel is a pretty name but naming your child after a _Lord of the Rings_ character is tacky and likely to cause Issues. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/8 "2010-11-11T01:43:17Z")
I like Robin. Some name books say it means “Bright fame”. Has good connotations (cute bird, famous outlaw), can be used for a boy or a girl (though it’s mostly a boy’s name in my experience), is easy to spell. Not too common, so you won’t have a bunch of kids in class with the same name as you. What’s not to like? Was one of my top contenders, though we ended up going with something else. If you’re Catholic and interested in saint names, Robin is a diminutive of Robert so any Saint Robert (there’s a bunch) can be your special patron saint / buddy / guardian angel / life preserver. ---
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/9 "2010-11-11T01:43:39Z")
Candice Lorna Victoria Claire Justin Mitchell Ian ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/10 "2010-11-11T01:52:34Z")
Although “Dustin” is a somewhat odd-sounding name, if you name a boy that you could always call him “Dusty”, which I think is one of the all-time-coolest nicknames. Depends on how it goes with your last name that starts with D, of course - it could be wonderful (“Dusty Drummond” or "Dusty D’Angelo sound good) or dreadful (“Dusty DeSoto” is too much dehsehtehdehsehteh) ---
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/11 "2010-11-11T01:53:37Z")
Boy: Horace Walter Erwin Herman Howard Nathaniel Edward Martin Charles Richard Girl: Anne Elizabeth Jeanette Meagan Rachel ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/12 "2010-11-11T01:59:05Z")
Tamar Samantha Hannah Julia - or - Christopher Ian James Samuel Congrats, **RainGrowsBrite**! ---
**Author:** ![Crawlspace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Crawlspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crawlspace)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/13 "2010-11-11T02:06:41Z")
My all time favorite girl’s name is Diana. Goddess of the moon, hunt and chastity. Princess of Wales. ABC anchor. Etc. You could call her Dee or DeeDee. ---
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/14 "2010-11-11T02:13:17Z")
> [@Crawlspace](#): > > My all time favorite girl’s name is Diana. Goddess of the moon, hunt and chastity. Princess of Wales. ABC anchor. Etc. You could call her Dee or DeeDee. Don’t forget the song. ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/15 "2010-11-11T02:30:18Z")
Lisa Joy Jennie ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/16 "2010-11-11T02:37:05Z")
Boy: - Jack (I love the name Jack. If I’d had a son, I would have named him Jack) - Seth - Victor Girl: - Angelica - Erica - Kimiko (means ‘child without equal’. Her friends would probably call her Kimi, meaning ‘righteous child’) - Sachiko (means ‘child of bliss’. Her friends would probably call her Sachi, meaning ‘lucky’) - Samantha (A nice, strong girl name. Her friends would probably call her Sam) ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/17 "2010-11-11T02:40:54Z")
I don’t like Jackson as a first name ☹ It’s a fine surname! Claire Erica Eric Jack ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/18 "2010-11-11T02:44:05Z")
Cecilia Jocelyn Josephine (my daughter’s name) Ruby Amelia Jane Audrey Sarah ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/19 "2010-11-11T02:45:07Z")
Pay attention to initials. Mom/Dad saddled me with a word with a bad connotation (WAR). Some initials to avoid: STD MAD SAD BAD IUD ---
**Author:** ![Crawlspace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Crawlspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crawlspace)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/20 "2010-11-11T02:50:42Z")
> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#): > > Don’t forget the song. ¿Que? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248.md?page=2)