Baby Name Poll

[RoadRage]

Poll question: Baby Name Poll

Hi Everyone-

My husband & I are having baby #2 in June, and we're looking for some naming advice. We have a 2 year old daughter named Kayna Jo, and we want a unique name to go along with her name.

Here is a picture of her if you need some inspiration before voting:

[Fire Walk With Me]

1. Ganja Mo.

Edit: Don't get me wrong. I wish I'd been named Ganja Mo. I have a sister named Natasha and when the younger brother came along, petitioned fiercely for "Boris". Sadly, to no avail. People are no fun anymore.

[Radio_Lady]

40. It's always important to have a good name in this life. If I had an idea what your last name was,

perhaps I could make some suggestions.

But I really don't like situations where kids have to spell BOTH first and last names.

For example, I named my daughter Linda Michelle and my son David Scott because they had an unusual last name which had to be spelled constantly. Now if it had been Smith, maybe it would have been different.

I'm partial to interesting names but not ones that sound really "made up" -- My son named his boys Nicholas and Tyler, and gave them his own first and second names as middle names. That's Nicholas David and Tyler Scott... with the unusual last name.

My daughter went with Biblical names -- Gabriel (but since she is a girl it's Gabrielle -- and Solomon.

Probably not much help to you. Originality is not my strong suit, at least name wise.

Your daughter is beautiful and I could eat her with a spoon. But she will be spelling her "unusual" first name for the rest of her life.

[MrCoffee]

2. I prefer classic names...I can't picture young Jaydon (or whatever)

as a 45 year old Jaydon (or whatever).


Maybe that's just me. Name 'em whatever you want.

[RoadRage]

5. I see what you're saying!

But.. ironically in about 45 years, one of the top 10 names is going to be Jaydon (or whatever). LOL. Jaydon will be "George" and "George" will be Jack - which is an older name that is coming back into vougue.

I guess my husband & I grew up our whole lives with our last name initial always tagged on to our name because there were always 3 Joe's and 3 Jennifers, and 2 Erin's and 4 Jessica's in every class. I think that is why people are gravitating to the new age names.

Thanks for the advice though.. i do appreciate it!

[MrCoffee]

6. I know, the new names will be commonplace...but I can still fear change, right?

This is America, ain't it??? Mostly I just can't spell the new names. And that bothers me somehow.


lol

[RoadRage]

10. I agree on the spelling...

I have 3 friends, and all of them have kids named some form of "Jaydon" - one spelled Jaiden, one is Jayden, and the other is Jadyn. Also, one is a boy and two are girls.

I know it's probably ticking off the companies who make mugs and pencils with kids names on them... those sales numbers have to be going down - there is no way to have 20 different versions of each name on the rack.

[madmom]

8. the same with my hubby and I we named our daugter Rachael because at the

time it wasn't heard that much. When she started school there were 5 Rachaels in her class, all spelled differently of course.

[Radio_Lady]

41. One granddaughter has Rachel as a middle name. The spelling problem is why I passed on...

Dina Suzanne, which was my first choice. We were living in New York when she was born, and lots of people thought it was DYE-NAH like Dinah Shore, so we dropped that one rather than spell it Deena. Interesting that our realtor's name is Deana (pronounced like DEE-NAH) and I never thought of that spelling at all. To me, that looks like DEE-ANNA.

Laura is nice, but the kid's father had a first love and dancing partner named Laura, so that was out.

We ended up with Linda Michelle, and told all of our kids they could change their names legally if they wanted to. It's easy. My husband never liked his first OR last names, so in 1973, we went to probate court and got a legal document that did it.

After all, you're looking at the little cutie in the hospital and telling everyone s/he looks like (NAME ANYONE IN THE FAMILY). I know there's no survey on this but -- kids grow up to look like themselves, mostly, and a combination of Mom and Dad.

[madmom]

48. we always spelled it RachAel and the poor kid had a teacher argue with

her telling her she was spelling it wrong. I finally had to step in, SOME teachers are so self righteous.

[Radio_Lady]

73. LOL. Some Jewish families spell it Rochel and the pronunciation with the "ch" is like clearing your

throat! Sounds like RAW-(CH LIKE THROAT CLEAR)-ELLE

Come to think of it, in 1953, I had a classmate in the Jewish temple named Rochelle! Never thought of it as a variation on Rachel.

My daughter's middle name is Michelle (after the Beatles song). There are a lot of variations on that one, too.

I searched the name Rochel and came up with THESE WOMEN who are female musicians from all over the world. It's a fascinating read. My favorite? Batya Levin

http://www.ladymondegreen.com/members.html

Have a good SUPERBOWL Sunday!

Blessed be...

Radio Lady

[madmom]

75. thank you Radio Lady ,but alas I have to work on superbowl Sunday,You have a good one!

[dropkickpa]

79. My daughter has a name that used to be common

as dirt - Maire (it's the irish spelling) - pronounced Mary, she's named after her great grandma. I now get people saying "Oh, how unusual!" when they hear her name :shrug:. There is not one single kid we've met that has her name (even Mary) so she is now the original one.

Her class has 3 Haylee/Halee/Hailey variations, 2 Kayleigh/Kaylee/Keelee variants, 2 Jaden/Jaydon boys, etc etc. She has 2 2nd cousin's named Madison, a Peyton (who has a Payton in her class), etc. A wider survey of her friends in soccer and baseball contains even more of this type of name. The thing is, with the "new-age" names, the striving for originality is ineffective, because they are SO common now. Having 3 Madison/Hailey's in one class is exactly he same as having 3 Jennifer's these days.

I like classical names with family history behind them. My grandma is a fierce strong, intelligent, independant woman (even at almost 90 years old) that I adore, so it was a no-brainer on what to name her.

[MissMillie]

3. George, Henry, Charles

those are the types of names that are unique these days. Not that new-agish stuff you're coming up with.

[Arugula Latte]

33. Actually, "Henry" has been back in vogue for about a decade. I know

a 12-year-old Henry and a 9-year-old Henry.

I also know a few "Charlies" (that one came back with "Jack" and "Henry")

[Radio_Lady]

45. My stepson is Michael S. and he named his son Michael A. A. (two different middle names).

Very confusing because in 1958 to 1989, Michael was either the top name or in the top ten for YEARS. And now, it's a problem because we constantly have to explain this to other people.

[zanne]

51. Leo. nt

[Donk Yore]

4. baby #2

Or June.

I prefer baby#2

[Radio_Lady]

44. A friend has an older boy named Taylor, and a younger boy named Conner.

She had twin girls and she named them Karly and Kelsy. Cutesy poo, and darling seven year olds who were preemies who fought for their lives in the hospital for months.

But besides not being able to tell one from the other, I never remember those spellings.

[Critters2]

7. So, a boy, huh?

My favorite boy's name is Harris. It's a family name, but I really like it, too. Don't like names people just made up out of their heads, but that's me.

So, I had to vote "Don't like any of 'em."

[Danmel]

53. I have to agree with the weird spelling thing-

I know someone who named his daughter Tiphanie.

Poor kid- aside from the fact that Tiffany (anyway you spell it) is not something a child should be called, she will spend her entire life deflecting comments and spelling her name and correcting her name and getting everything sent to her with her name spelled differently than her parents spelled it.

My first name is Deborah. Everyone always says it Debra. It isn't Debra, it is Deb-Or-ah. But if I say that people ting I'm picky & snotty and weird, so everyone just calls me Debbie.
My maiden name was difficult to spell and pronounce so the combination of the two made for lots and lots of misspelling of my names growing up. (not that I would have preferred to be Debra- my mother told me she didn't want the boys calling me de-BRA, and my sister-in-law, who is a Debra told me the boys in junior high did in fact call her de-BRA.)

My married last name is a very easy common "American" sounding name, so I named my kids Daniel and Melanie, conventionally spelled, so they shouldn't really have that problem.

[BlueIris]

56. Oh, it's a male baby? I just copied down like twenty unique girl names.

Okay, back to the drawing board.

[Flaxbee]

9. your daughter is darling!

For the names, though... hm. Depending on your child's personality, he might not want to ALWAYS be explaining his name, though I do understand the desire for something different.

I'd substitute Cedric for Aidric -- different but classic.

I'd shorten Shayel (really do NOT like this one) for just Shay - no need to get complicated.

Congratulations, though!

[Maine-ah]

11. an old family name on my husband's side

Barzillai. I think it's also in the bible. Certainly different.

[Radio_Lady]

43. Barzillai? How in the world was that pronounced?

My daughter has some friends who are conservative Jews. There are many beautiful Biblical names, but some that are truly weird. A couple of their kids got really strange but Biblical names, or the Hebrew spelling of a more usual English names.

I wouldn't do that to a kid. It's nice to remember or celebrate your heritage, but not that way.

[Maine-ah]

49. Bar-zil-lie

I'm pretty sure on the pronunciation, we found my husbands ancestor's plot in the local cemetery right down the road from the family dairy farm. I think it's a great name, very different. Though I'm not sure what kind of nicknames you could use.

[JVS]

12. John Thomas!

[JVS]

13. John Thomas!

[RoadRage]

15. Haha.. actually one of my good friends is named John Thomas..

We all call him "Rusty" because he has red hair. And, although he's a good friend, I don't think i'm going to be naming our son after him.. he got into a bit of trouble for a while, and although he's pulling himself out - ya never know. ;)

[Iggo]

16. LOL @ "pulling himself out"

Yer killing me!

:rofl:

[RoadRage]

26. If you knew this guy.. you'd understand how funny that really is... HAhahaha.. Ohh.. wow.

:spray:

[Critters2]

66. The president of my church/denomination is named John Thomas

I chuckle about it often, but find few others get the joke. May be a regional thing.

[Iggo]

14. It would be cool, and probably wrong....

...to name the new one Dos (or Dose.)

And by the way, regarding the pic of your daughter...

AAAAAWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!

That's one purdy baby ya got there.

[qb]

17. Kyleb

I like Kaleb, I like Kyle. Good combo.

[RoadRage]

21. Thanks.. that's my favorite as well.. and I like the Nickname Ky. NT

[Sugar Smack]

18. Lilliolani. It's a Hawaiian name. It means something sweet

but I can't remember what it is.

[RoadRage]

20. If our last name didn't sound something like "Pokey" that might work.. LOL

That's the other part of this.. trying to find unique names that go with our PITA last name. Forgot to add that.. no names that end in a "ey" or "ay" sound work very well because they sound Rhymey with our last name.

Thanks though.. and I do kinda like that name. My friends sister is Lilly!

[Sugar Smack]

25. BWAH!

:rofl: My assumption also was that it was going to be a girl. I thought the name was really versatile because I knew a Lilliolani, and we called her "Lilli" and "Lani" and Lilli-o".

[Radio_Lady]

46. For those beautiful kids, it's tough enough with a Hawaiian name in Hawaii..

Tons of vowels, always spelling, vowel sounds more like Spanish than English.

Unless you really have to, no Hawaiian names.

Funny thing is that my daughter has dark skin and dark eyes. I named her Linda without thinking that people would think she is Cuban or Puerto Rican. But they do. "Hay, que linda" means look how beautiful... (We're all of Jewish stock from Eastern Europe and Russia a few generations back.)

[GoddessOfGuinness]

19. 21 years ago, my in-laws tried to talk me out of "Ethan Robert"...

Mr GoG had no preferences...any name I suggested, he'd say "sure". The in-laws said I should name him something "normal". They said they didn't want him to grow up being a "sissy". But deep down, I knew he was Ethan Robert. I was so hurt and angry by their rejection of the name for my son that came from my heart. So I silently said they could go fuck their hypercritical selves.

I have to laugh now...in 1986, when I decided on "Ethan" it was ranked 333rd in popularity. In 2006, it was #4.

When I named my youngest Timothy Orion, my mom was the one who had fits. The name Orion, ranked 763 in 1997, is now 529 on the chart.

I guess my point is, after considering the obvious things you don't want to name your child (Hugh Jass, Ben Thair, Lotta Goodlove, etc) look in your heart to determine who this baby IS. Then to heck with what anybody else thinks.

[Danmel]

63. I once met a little boy named Orion

On a train from New York to Boston. It was about 24 years ago, so he is a grown man now. Of course, he lived on Martha's Vineyard. He was 3 or 4 at the time. He told me ( I'll never forget it because it was so cute) "I suck my thumb because I find it cozy. But don't suck yours, you'll get buck teeth!"

[BOSSHOG]

22. Did she just get home from a Mardi Gras Parade?

[RoadRage]

24. Actually it was a birthday party - but the chaos was about the same..

She throws on her "jewelry", grabs her Dora doll, stroller & purse and heads out for the kitchen to go shopping. It's quite the dramatic event.. and it happens hourly. :) Ya have to love 2 year olds!

[Tikki]

23. What a cutie to the max....

some different names...

Dade....pronounced DAY DEE.
Dorie...
Tilly...

Jaik....pronounced JAKE or HIKE
Bixley
Beau


Tikki

[kwassa]

27. how about Idrik Tomass, Quilyb Taahhmis, or Chyel Tawmis?

trying more uniquer spellings.

Aidric Thomas (0 votes, 0%) Vote
Kyleb Thomas (nickname will be Ky) (3 votes, 18%) Vote
Shayel Thomas (nickname will be Shay)

[underpants]

28. Taylor Carson Madison Palmer

if it is a boy name him Tyler Carson Madison Palmer

:bounce:

Just kidding.

Cute girl there.

You have some very interesting names there. Any of them would be fine.

Your daughter looks to be about the same age as mine. Remember to remind Daddy of the PRIME DIRECTIVE

KEEP HER OFF THE POLE- it doesn't matter what you do as a parent as long as she never "works" on the brass pole (is a stripper). Keep it in mind. Eye on the big picture. Remind each other from time to time.

[Bucky]

29. NOT Shayel

Shay is a nice name, but Shayel is hard to figure out how to pronounce and leaves a very weak image in mind. You want a strong middle consonant sound in a two syllable boy's name. I've known guys named Shayne and Shan (short for Shannon). Those fit once you got to know them. If you're gonna name a boy Shayel, you better teach him how to fight, too.

[RoadRage]

31. Shayel is last on the list.. i'm with you. It's a family name..

but not my first choice. I like Kyleb the best.. trying to get my husband to agree. So far he likes the names "Seven, Adolph, and Pickle".. because he won't be serious and suggest anything yet.

But Kyleb or Ky sounds like a guy name.. and I can't see him getting beat up over it. For other things, sure.. but hopefully not his name. :)

[Radio_Lady]

42. Shayel sounds like a drunken lisp to me. Also, there's that black stuff called "shale."

I'd definitely pass on that one.

Shay was the name of a transportation vehicle in an earlier time period. "A one-horse open shay... o'er the field we go, laughing all the way." Again, it sounds like it should be "Say" but said with a lisp.

[Quantess]

69. Shayel would be okay for a girl.

But not for a boy. It sounds really sissy.

[Bucky]

30. Laserzap Thomas

With a name like "Laserzap" he'll be the coolest kid in school.

[RoadRage]

32. That would certainly increase the odds of him becoming a Pro Laser Tag player

over a doctor, lawyer, or future president. :) I'll give it some very serious consideration!!

:)

[qwertyMike]

34. Emma n/t

[u4ic]

35. I quite like Aidric

Can't say I like the other two.

Your daughter's a cutie. :)

I wish you have a quick and easy delivery!

[woo me with science]

36. Of these, I like Aidric best.

Kyleb, to me, sounds like you were going for Caleb and decided to get cutesy with the spelling, which I dislike for a boy. I also think that people who see Shayel in print may expect a girl attached to that name.

Aidric is nontraditional, but I like how it sounds, and it definitely sounds more like a boy's name than the others.

[Withywindle]

37. That's my favorite too.

It may be nontraditional but it sounds kind of Old English or Viking. Could have been one of the spear carriers in Beowulf or something. Very manly.

[Deep13]

38. At the risk of being blunt...

...don't pick something so unusual (some jaded souls might say "weird") that it becomes a liability to him.

[orleans]

39. how about keelan, keylan or keilan? (nickname kei pronounced key)?

keilyn
keylyn
?
?

on edit: keelan thomas (nickname k.t.)

this name is my variation on "keith" btw

[MonkeyFunk]

47. Just cut to the chase and call him

Beatmeup Wedgiepants

[baldguy]

50. George Bush

You want unique? No one will be giving their kid that name.

:yoiks:

[skater314159]

52. Just PLEASE don't name her

Helga, Hilda, Uve, Ute, or Mehetabel. Names like Medger and Kamakaze should also be excluded. (Those are ALL things I almost got named!)

You could always go the route of Peekabo street, whose parents called her LittleGirl until she named herself at age 2 or 3. But even that Hippie thing can backfire, as growing up I had friends whose parents did that and ended up with names like Leaf, Twig and BeanDip; my dad always joked that if I had named myself, I would be "Flag!" or "Firetruck!". Bean Dip got named that because he liked Frito Lay bean dip, and the only words he used for years were "BEAN DIP!" and "MO BEAN DIP!!!". Last I heard from him, he graduated from college and goes by B.D.

I like your choices though... I think your kids will appreciate your names... and your daughter is cute!!!!

[pink-o]

65. I actually know a Hilda

...and I know a Harriet. Both are well under the age of 70, and never appreciated being saddled with those names.

I was named Nancy when I was born, and despised it all my life. Nancys are petite and perky--I'm 6'1" and as far from perky as you'll ever meet! My name is now Pink-O (yeah, right--it's Anja, actually)

I might be traditional, but I believe girls names should not end in an "ie" sound--it's like you stuck them with a nickname and they can't modify it further. Boy's names like Steven or James or Nathan are great, because the nicknames for them are one syllable, and everyone knows that men don't like a lot of syllables!!

Please consider that girls enjoy elaborate, pretty names. Sticking your boy with something "different and unique" means he'll probably change it to "Joe" by the time he's 18.

[Critters2]

67. Kamikaze?!!! Geez, at least with "Suicide" you could go by "Sue". nt

[Coyote_Bandit]

54. Two things about names based on personal experience

I have an unusual first name with an unusual spelling and I am called by my middle name. I happen to like my name but it is awkward.

It is often mispronounced. As a child that is not funny in school and among peers. But whenever somebody happens to call and ask for me by my mispronounced first name I always know they have obtained the name and phone number from some call list somewhere.

It is gender neutral which is both a blessing and a curse.

Even though both my first and middle name are of European origin, I've had more than one headhunter suggest that my name is "ethnic" and a deterrent in job placement. Shouldn't have happened but it did. Seems my name gives some bigots the opportunity to project their hatreds upon me.

And calling a kid by their middle name? Never. Everything is set up for first name middle initial.





Your daughter is a little princess. So sweet.

[LeftyMom]

55. Three hints:

1. Pick the one that will sound best on a resume when he's grown.

2. It doesn't need to "match" your daughter's name. This is her brother, not her accessory. Pick a name that sounds right on it's own.

3. Don't pick a name you have to tell people how to pronounce.

[tilsammans]

57. Agree totally!

Having suffered 50+ years with a name that some idjits can’t seem to pronounce or spell, I favor names that aren’t a.) trendy (I’ve heard of five Tylers in one preschool class!), b.) hard to spell, c.) hard to pronounce, 4.) implying ethnicity, religion, etc., which can provoke immediate bias without one’s even knowing the individual.

Your kid will have a better chance at life. Trust me; I know.

PS: Your daughter is as cute as a button!

[Arugula Latte]

61. I agree. I'm not a fan of trendy, hard-to-prounce, hard-to-spell names.

[Arkansas Granny]

78. Best advice so far.

[BlueIris]

58. My suggestions (not all are entirely unique, but close): Kyan,

Kyden, or perhaps Kyler (so you can keep the 'Ky' sound you seem to like)

Kegan, Keagan (Irish for "firey thinker")

Kemen (means "courage, vigor" in Basque)

Adais, Adayis

Adis

Ander (Basque form of Andrew)

Andon

Bayard (means "bay-colored" in Welsh) or Baynard

Badey, Baidey, Badie, Beaty

Haden

Hadrian

Markel (Basque form of Martialis)

Rylan

Taynon

Wen, Wyn, Win (variants of "Wenceslas," but I honestly can't recommend naming your kid that)

Or you could just go to:

http://www.alternativebabynames.com/

That's where I got a lot of these names. Please consider visitng http://www.behindthename.com also.

[no name no slogan]

59. Mitt.

or Willard

[huskerlaw]

60. I like Aidric.

Different, but pronounceable and it doesn't sound like you completely made it up.

To be honest, I hate Kyleb. I think Caleb is totally overused, and Kyleb is just a cutesy version. I also really don't like Shay--can't explain why, I just personally don't like it.

Congrats on Baby #2! :)

[TrogL]

62. As a former teacher...

Insane names and/or insane spellings of common names are an unending hassle that will dog your child through school, causing resentments and grief on both sides.

[femmocrat]

71. ITA. Do the kid a favor and give him a name people can both spell and pronounce.

:sheesh:

[ileus]

64. You have a KJ, why not a TJ, CJ, or YJ? maybe even JP

Keep it in the Jeep family.

[MilesColtrane]

68. My suggestion: Mergatroid Hypontenuse

Nickname Troid for short.

[Quantess]

70. DelRip

I sometimes lie that I want to name my kid DelRip, just to get a reaction.

[Faygo Kid]

72. Mom's name was Martha.

Seemed old fashioned, I know, but she's gone now, and I like the name. Pretty, classy, and we could use another one besides Martha Stewart. (Mom was all those things.)

We named our daughter Emily 31+ years ago. It was about 56th in popularity among girls' names then, which was one reason we chose it. Now it has been number 1 for about four years in a row. Who knew? All I know is that a child should carry a name that isn't gimmicky, and for the CHILD, not for the parents who name him/her. As far as weird or awkward names, that's great stuff for dogs. Not children.

[harmonicon]

74. Mercer

'nuff said.

[Deja Q]

76. "Aidric" sounds too much like "Adric"... trust me, do not go there (or to England!) with that name.

[WinkyDink]

77. It's a boy? Picture his name on a law/medical/political "shingle".

Christopher; Sean; Michael; John; Ian; Jason; Daniel; Alexander; David; you get the picture.

[ashling]

80. There should be professional babby name consultants

Apellations for the nominally challenged

press 1 for Baby names
press 2 for nicknames
press 3 for the witness protection program
:rofl:

[triguy46]

81. Children are children for a few years. Can you place your childs name...

with your hopes and aspirations for her? Cute and unique seems to be de riguer, but perhaps some caution should be used. Their individuality will not be because they have a name no one else has.