# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/41 "2010-11-11T16:12:01Z")
Give him an old man name or her an old lady name. We need more Claras and Mables and Henrys and Harveys etc etc šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![PeskiPiksi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e495f1/32.png) [@PeskiPiksi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeskiPiksi)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/42 "2010-11-11T16:18:15Z")
> [@Markxxx](#): > > Give him an old man name or her an old lady name. > > We need more Claras and Mables and Henrys and Harveys etc etc šŸ™‚ Oooh! Clara! Iā€™ll second that. ---
**Author:** ![RachelChristine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@RachelChristine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RachelChristine)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/43 "2010-11-11T16:25:17Z")
My daughter is Anneliese Gillian. Favorite names at the moment are: Lorelei Christiana Faith Parker Ruby Tessa Gwyneth Darcy Matthias Phineas Jonah Gideon Nathanael Fletcher Stephen Ian A fun website to play around with is [nymbler.com](http://nymbler.com) You can put in up to 6 names that you like and it will give you back plenty of names that you might like that go with your favorites. ---
**Author:** ![RachelChristine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@RachelChristine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RachelChristine)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/44 "2010-11-11T16:26:21Z")
> [@Markxxx](#): > > Give him an old man name or her an old lady name. > > We need more Claras and Mables and Henrys and Harveys etc etc šŸ™‚ I recently named my Sim twins Clara & Nora! Some of the old names are totally gorgeous. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/45 "2010-11-11T16:30:48Z")
Jackson is an excellent name. You could even call him Jax for short (Iā€™m an SoA fan)! As to suggestions, I love last names as first, so my all rme favorites for either a boy or a girl are Keaton and Camden. Congratulations and good luck!! ---
**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, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/46 "2010-11-11T16:33:03Z")
> [@Wilbo523](#): > > Can I interest you in a fruit basket? Weā€™re having another girl so my thoughts on boyā€™s names do not matter. Our leading name contender right now is Charlotte. > [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#): > > Some good initials: > > USA > GOD Please donā€™t. The child will cringe everytime they realize what the parent did. ---
**Author:** ![RainGrowsBrite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@RainGrowsBrite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RainGrowsBrite)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/47 "2010-11-11T18:45:06Z")
Awesome suggestions! Iā€™m so glad I asked you guys! Iā€™ve always loved the name Evelynn (I love Eve)ā€¦ but I recently met (within the past year) a girl I despise by that name. Iā€™m so mad that its ruining it for me. I just need to get over it I guess because it does happen to be a family name. My list of fave girl names so far are (in no particular order): Evelynn Elena Dinah Lina Elina Lillian Sunshine (I love Sun- like from LOST) Vivienne And my new loves thanks to your suggestions: Beatrix Julia Claire Clara Jackson is my fave nameā€¦ all other boy names pale in comparison! But please, keep up the ideasā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Mrs.Cake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2acd7d/32.png) [@Mrs.Cake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs.Cake)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/48 "2010-11-11T18:58:01Z")
I have a friend who just named her new kid Agatha Seraphina. There is much split between love & hate for this name (Iā€™m on the side of love, being a Gril Genius devotee) ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/49 "2010-11-11T18:59:05Z")
Harper. I know itā€™s trendy but it wasnā€™t when I started liking it. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/50 "2010-11-11T19:10:31Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > Nycole > Alyce > Bryanna > Syndy > > I might think of more later. :dubious: Like Mari, Kathi, Sandi, Luci, Traci . . . ? Iā€™ve always liked Madeline. I know itā€™s also cookie, but itā€™s a cool name. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/51 "2010-11-11T19:11:25Z")
> [@Markxxx](#): > > Give him an old man name or her an old lady name. > > We need more Claras and Mables and Henrys and Harveys etc etc šŸ™‚ Henry isnā€™t exactly an old fashioned name right now. Two of them in my Sunday School class of kindergartners. ---
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/52 "2010-11-11T20:25:14Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > Nycole > Alyce > Bryanna > Syndy > > I might think of more later. I think your keyboard is broken - all the "i"s are being converted to ā€œyā€. For the love of all that is holy, please fix it. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/53 "2010-11-11T20:59:23Z")
> [@BwanaBob](#): > > I think your keyboard is broken - all the "i"s are being converted to ā€œyā€. > For the love of all that is holy, please fix it. Havenā€™t you heard? Thatā€™s how people name their kids these days. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/54 "2010-11-11T21:01:19Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > - 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. I used to know a Galadriel. She must have picked the name herself, because she was in her late 40s/early 50s when I knew her in the mid 80s, which meant that it was highly unlikely she was named after the character in _LotR_ when she was a baby. She was a very elegant lady, wife of the editor of the local newspaper who was also a politician. I thought they made a very nice looking coupleā€¦until they had a rather acrimonious divorce a few years later. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/55 "2010-11-11T21:14:47Z")
Go to the [Social Security baby name](http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/) site, look at the Top 1000 names. Pick a first name from the bottom 500 and a middle name from the top 100. That way your child has an uncommon first name that will stand out in a crowd, but a common middle name for a ā€œbackupā€. ---
**Author:** ![perfectparanoia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a5b964/32.png) [@perfectparanoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perfectparanoia)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/56 "2010-11-11T21:54:54Z")
> [@Crawlspace](#): > > My all time favorite girlā€™s name is Diana. Goddess of the moon, hunt and chastity. Princess of Wales. ABC anchor. Etc. You could call her Dee or DeeDee. That is my name and I approve. I was named for the goddess, btw which just rocks (though my friends call me Dee). My favourite girlā€™s name is Elizabeth (since it is grown up enough for when they are older but can be shortened to any number of nicknames when they are little, in their teens, etc). Since I didnā€™t get to use it (adopted kids who already had names and all) I give it to you. My firm belief when giving a child a name is: 1. It should have the traditional spelling. 2. It should be common enough so someone can easily pronounce it. 3. Try to avoid the hot 100 names for your time. 4. Should not be twee enough to embarass them when they are adults. ---
**Author:** ![PeskiPiksi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e495f1/32.png) [@PeskiPiksi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeskiPiksi)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/57 "2010-11-11T22:21:41Z")
> [@perfectparanoia](#): > > My firm belief when giving a child a name is: > > 1. It should have the traditional spelling. > 2. It should be common enough so someone can easily pronounce it. > 3. Try to avoid the hot 100 names for your time. > 4. Should not be twee enough to embarass them when they are adults. Agreed to all. Think about your kid submitting a resume someday, or filling out an application to some Ivy League school (hey, it could happen!). Is the name appropriate for that situation? No? Then donā€™t give it to your kid. Please! ---
**Author:** ![Washoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/58 "2010-11-11T22:33:48Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > Havenā€™t you heard? Thatā€™s how people name their kids these days. I thought the rule was that all girls are named either Ashley or Caitlin. Or is that just in Southern California? šŸ˜• ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/59 "2010-11-11T23:35:14Z")
> [@Washoe](#): > > I thought the rule was that all girls are named either Ashley or Caitlin. Or is that just in Southern California? šŸ˜• Donā€™t forget Ashlee, Ashleigh, Ashleye, Ashlie, Catelynn, Katelynn, Caitlynn, Katelyn, Kaitlyn, Kaitlin, and Catelin. ---
**Author:** ![Kalypso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/df705f/32.png) [@Kalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalypso)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2010, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248/60 "2010-11-12T00:37:57Z")
Joule (Like the SI unit for energy) I canā€™t have any more kids, but If I ever had another girl I would name her Joule. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-baby-your-fave-name/560248.md?page=4)