Comments on: Names for Boys http://coolmom.com/2008/11/05/names-for-boys/ parents don't know what they are doing anyway, might as well laugh about it Wed, 16 May 2012 20:57:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Cyelii http://coolmom.com/2008/11/05/names-for-boys/#comment-60606 Cyelii Tue, 26 Jul 2011 21:26:06 +0000 http://coolmom.com/?p=1755#comment-60606 Inrfomtaion is power and now I'm a !@#$ing dictator. Inrfomtaion is power and now I’m a !@#$ing dictator.

]]> By: Daphne http://coolmom.com/2008/11/05/names-for-boys/#comment-6695 Daphne Sun, 17 May 2009 05:15:16 +0000 http://coolmom.com/?p=1755#comment-6695 I like Lawson. Thanks... Rex seems like a big name now for him, but I figure he will grow into it. I like Lawson. Thanks… Rex seems like a big name now for him, but I figure he will grow into it.

]]> By: Kenda http://coolmom.com/2008/11/05/names-for-boys/#comment-6634 Kenda Fri, 15 May 2009 19:57:06 +0000 http://coolmom.com/?p=1755#comment-6634 We combined my father's name (Kenneth) and my father in law's name (Dennis) into Kenden. Now the dilemma is that we have set the bar so high, nervous on what to name the second child, providing it's a boy. Thinking about my grandfather's middle name Lawson. Having a hard time coming up with a middle name though. I think Rex totally fits him! Just watched the ex-boyfriends FB vlog! We combined my father’s name (Kenneth) and my father in law’s name (Dennis) into Kenden. Now the dilemma is that we have set the bar so high, nervous on what to name the second child, providing it’s a boy. Thinking about my grandfather’s middle name Lawson. Having a hard time coming up with a middle name though.

I think Rex totally fits him! Just watched the ex-boyfriends FB vlog!

]]> By: Daphne http://coolmom.com/2008/11/05/names-for-boys/#comment-6454 Daphne Mon, 11 May 2009 17:38:50 +0000 http://coolmom.com/?p=1755#comment-6454 '70's swinger? perfect! ’70′s swinger? perfect!

]]> By: Mandy http://coolmom.com/2008/11/05/names-for-boys/#comment-6449 Mandy Mon, 11 May 2009 17:02:38 +0000 http://coolmom.com/?p=1755#comment-6449 I know this is an old post, but I just had to say I love the name Rex! We named our son Kale. We had heard it in a movie just before we got pregnant and fell in love with it :) I know this is an old post, but I just had to say I love the name Rex!

We named our son Kale. We had heard it in a movie just before we got pregnant and fell in love with it :)

]]> By: janey http://coolmom.com/2008/11/05/names-for-boys/#comment-4238 janey Fri, 06 Mar 2009 04:40:40 +0000 http://coolmom.com/?p=1755#comment-4238 Rex. Are you sure? Rex sounds like some 70's swinger who tries so hard to be cool. Yeah, not digging the name but trying not to feel bad as you put yourself so out there and ask our opinions. Give Rex a kiss :) Rex.

Are you sure? Rex sounds like some 70′s swinger who tries so hard to be cool. Yeah, not digging the name but trying not to feel bad as you put yourself so out there and ask our opinions.

Give Rex a kiss :)

]]> By: Stephanie http://coolmom.com/2008/11/05/names-for-boys/#comment-3250 Stephanie Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:40:14 +0000 http://coolmom.com/?p=1755#comment-3250 Our oldest son is named Dallin. I love the name, but he finds it a pain..."Dillon?" No, DAllin, with an 'a' "Dallas" Dallin, with an 'n'. How do you spell that? On and on it goes. He's 14 now and has threatened to start going by DJ (middle name Jeremiah) just to not have the bother. For our 2nd son, my H wanted Sebastian or Gabriel so badly. I hated both of them. But, at about 7mo prego, I dreamed of Sebastian. That's is so totally him. Now I love the name. We thought it would be different, but in just the 2nd grade alone, we know 5 other Sebastians! Now, with boy #3, we are thinking of Xavier, but even that is becoming more popular. I do like Gavin or Talmage. My H wants Mariano, a play on his mother's name Ana Maria, who just passed away. I hate it! And I don't want to name a boy in honor of a woman. It just rubs me the wrong way. We'll see. 7 more weeks to fight about it. Right now, we call him Xavi...we'll see. Good luck with yours. Our oldest son is named Dallin. I love the name, but he finds it a pain…”Dillon?”

No, DAllin, with an ‘a’

“Dallas”

Dallin, with an ‘n’.

How do you spell that?

On and on it goes. He’s 14 now and has threatened to start going by DJ (middle name Jeremiah) just to not have the bother.

For our 2nd son, my H wanted Sebastian or Gabriel so badly. I hated both of them. But, at about 7mo prego, I dreamed of Sebastian. That’s is so totally him. Now I love the name. We thought it would be different, but in just the 2nd grade alone, we know 5 other Sebastians!

Now, with boy #3, we are thinking of Xavier, but even that is becoming more popular. I do like Gavin or Talmage.

My H wants Mariano, a play on his mother’s name Ana Maria, who just passed away. I hate it! And I don’t want to name a boy in honor of a woman. It just rubs me the wrong way. We’ll see. 7 more weeks to fight about it.

Right now, we call him Xavi…we’ll see. Good luck with yours.

]]> By: Daphne http://coolmom.com/2008/11/05/names-for-boys/#comment-3243 Daphne Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:05:03 +0000 http://coolmom.com/?p=1755#comment-3243 yes, love the baby name wizard. fun to play with. lot's of great name suggestions. my head is swimming! yes, love the baby name wizard. fun to play with.
lot’s of great name suggestions. my head is swimming!

]]> By: In Due Time http://coolmom.com/2008/11/05/names-for-boys/#comment-3233 In Due Time Sun, 11 Jan 2009 07:49:42 +0000 http://coolmom.com/?p=1755#comment-3233 Hey Daphne, here's a cool baby name map thing I like to test out for the popularity. http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyager#prefix=&ms=false&sw=f&exact=false The boy name we have picked out is Soren. The other half is part German, and it's the only German boy name I like LOL Hey Daphne, here’s a cool baby name map thing I like to test out for the popularity.

http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyager#prefix=&ms=false&sw=f&exact=false

The boy name we have picked out is Soren. The other half is part German, and it’s the only German boy name I like LOL

]]> By: Stanz http://coolmom.com/2008/11/05/names-for-boys/#comment-3231 Stanz Sun, 11 Jan 2009 02:48:40 +0000 http://coolmom.com/?p=1755#comment-3231 I always thought boys should have traditional no nonsense names like Steve or Tom. Then I married a Colman and had a son named Liam. We had legit family cred on the name, but it has become rather trendy which makes me cringe. Every team and class he is in has two Liams, two Gavins, two Ryans, a few Keenans and Conors. I am always happy to meet the Bobs and Johns. My brother named his kids totally normal names and people actually comment on how nice it is to hear boys with BOY names. (Tom, Mike, Joe etc.) I think with a last name like Peel I would go with a trad name like Kevin, Brian, David or Daniel. Or Patrick Peel. That sounds kinda cool. Just my 2 cents. Or riffing on the Vivian theme, there is Clark Peel. Hee. I always thought boys should have traditional no nonsense names like Steve or Tom. Then I married a Colman and had a son named Liam. We had legit family cred on the name, but it has become rather trendy which makes me cringe. Every team and class he is in has two Liams, two Gavins, two Ryans, a few Keenans and Conors. I am always happy to meet the Bobs and Johns.

My brother named his kids totally normal names and people actually comment on how nice it is to hear boys with BOY names. (Tom, Mike, Joe etc.)

I think with a last name like Peel I would go with a trad name like Kevin, Brian, David or Daniel. Or Patrick Peel. That sounds kinda cool. Just my 2 cents.

Or riffing on the Vivian theme, there is Clark Peel. Hee.

]]> By: licialee http://coolmom.com/2008/11/05/names-for-boys/#comment-3220 licialee Sat, 10 Jan 2009 05:11:26 +0000 http://coolmom.com/?p=1755#comment-3220 Place names are hot. Lol. My DH has an obsession w/ superman honestly is where ours came from. He would love to name our kid Clark or Kent (He knows that any combination will NEVER happen) but I don't really like momosyllabic names. And you hear all these trenton, brenton etc. names. So why not Kenton was our theory. Place names are hot. Lol. My DH has an obsession w/ superman honestly is where ours came from. He would love to name our kid Clark or Kent (He knows that any combination will NEVER happen) but I don’t really like momosyllabic names. And you hear all these trenton, brenton etc. names. So why not Kenton was our theory.

]]> By: Alyia http://coolmom.com/2008/11/05/names-for-boys/#comment-3216 Alyia Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:45:12 +0000 http://coolmom.com/?p=1755#comment-3216 Okay. Confession time. I got Kenton from.... a sign in Kentucky announcing we were entering Kenton County. I would never be able to tell my kid he was named after a particularly rough-looking county in Kentucky. But it has a ring to it nonetheless, doncha think? Okay. Confession time. I got Kenton from….

a sign in Kentucky announcing we were entering Kenton County.

I would never be able to tell my kid he was named after a particularly rough-looking county in Kentucky. But it has a ring to it nonetheless, doncha think?

]]> By: Daphne http://coolmom.com/2008/11/05/names-for-boys/#comment-3215 Daphne Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:17:01 +0000 http://coolmom.com/?p=1755#comment-3215 I had Graham on the list, hubby not into it. Part of problem is his last name is Peel. So you don't want to food descriptors as names. I hadn't heard of Kenton either. I was hot on Reggie, but he is cool to that. What I liked about it is according to my research no one has name a kid that in 30 years. which I love. I had Graham on the list, hubby not into it. Part of problem is his last name is Peel. So you don’t want to food descriptors as names.
I hadn’t heard of Kenton either. I was hot on Reggie, but he is cool to that. What I liked about it is according to my research no one has name a kid that in 30 years. which I love.

]]> By: licialee http://coolmom.com/2008/11/05/names-for-boys/#comment-3206 licialee Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:50:16 +0000 http://coolmom.com/?p=1755#comment-3206 Alyia- I am with you, and I worry about being too weird too.. Lol. Only my husband knows. We are planning to become pregnant this year, and I am OBSESSED with names. I have a million girls names. And boys names are a nightmare. Anything remotely different my DH hates, and I hate his names.. names like Michael and John, and Jacob. They are good names. But EVERY BODY has them. A few I like that we are kind of in agreement on: Archer Asher Kenton(really weird cuz never heard of anyone with that name and Alyia has it too) Simon Tobin Elliot GarreTT My favorite ever that my husband absolutly positively will not stand is Callum. I think its amazing. He thinks I am insane. :D Good Luck! Alyia- I am with you, and I worry about being too weird too.. Lol. Only my husband knows. We are planning to become pregnant this year, and I am OBSESSED with names. I have a million girls names. And boys names are a nightmare. Anything remotely different my DH hates, and I hate his names.. names like Michael and John, and Jacob. They are good names. But EVERY BODY has them. A few I like that we are kind of in agreement on:

Archer
Asher
Kenton(really weird cuz never heard of anyone with that name and Alyia has it too)
Simon
Tobin
Elliot
GarreTT
My favorite ever that my husband absolutly positively will not stand is Callum. I think its amazing. He thinks I am insane. :D Good Luck!

]]> By: Alyia http://coolmom.com/2008/11/05/names-for-boys/#comment-3156 Alyia Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:36:28 +0000 http://coolmom.com/?p=1755#comment-3156 Just strolled over here from momversation. I don't have kids, but I think to think of my obsession with mommyblogs as preparation for when I DO have them. That's not *too* weird. Right? Anyway, here are my favorite names for boys (and I agree that it's much harder to find good, not-overdone ones): Devin (my brother's name) Cody (I do know a lot of dogs named Cody, though) Kenton (definitely what I'm naming my son, if I ever have one. Kent for short) Keene Graham The only experience I have in naming things is in pets, and they ALWAYS end up with different names than I've picked out beforehand, so I think you're right to wait until you meet him. Good luck! Just strolled over here from momversation. I don’t have kids, but I think to think of my obsession with mommyblogs as preparation for when I DO have them. That’s not *too* weird. Right?

Anyway, here are my favorite names for boys (and I agree that it’s much harder to find good, not-overdone ones):
Devin (my brother’s name)
Cody (I do know a lot of dogs named Cody, though)
Kenton (definitely what I’m naming my son, if I ever have one. Kent for short)
Keene
Graham

The only experience I have in naming things is in pets, and they ALWAYS end up with different names than I’ve picked out beforehand, so I think you’re right to wait until you meet him. Good luck!

]]> By: Jasileet http://coolmom.com/2008/11/05/names-for-boys/#comment-2820 Jasileet Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:45:13 +0000 http://coolmom.com/?p=1755#comment-2820 We went with Jake Ari. Not Jacob. I think the weirdness you're describing can go ethnic or take away the formality of the name, go with the nickname. That's what we like. Yeah, we had like 40 girls names and just one girl. Boys names -are- hard! We went with Jake Ari. Not Jacob. I think the weirdness you’re describing can go ethnic or take away the formality of the name, go with the nickname. That’s what we like.

Yeah, we had like 40 girls names and just one girl. Boys names -are- hard!

]]> By: E http://coolmom.com/2008/11/05/names-for-boys/#comment-2719 E Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:11:18 +0000 http://coolmom.com/?p=1755#comment-2719 Daphne, I applaud you for trying to find something unique - being an Elizabeth myself, I have lots of school memories of having to use my last initial to signify which Elizabeth I was. Yuck. And yet, I gave my son one of the most popular boy names on the planet, because I was hyped up on the most beautiful drugs on the planet (thank you epidural!). However, I can give you a name recommendation all the same, now that I'm not on anything and am thinking clearly. How about Dennis? You could call him Denny, for short (and no, this did not come from an obsession with "Grey's Anatomy" - it was my father's name and my son's middle name). One baby name book I absolutely love is 50,001 Best Baby Names by Diane Stafford - not only was it incredibly thorough, but in the front, there were also lots of lists of different "categories" of names. Can't wait to see what you decide on! Daphne,

I applaud you for trying to find something unique – being an Elizabeth myself, I have lots of school memories of having to use my last initial to signify which Elizabeth I was. Yuck. And yet, I gave my son one of the most popular boy names on the planet, because I was hyped up on the most beautiful drugs on the planet (thank you epidural!). However, I can give you a name recommendation all the same, now that I’m not on anything and am thinking clearly.

How about Dennis? You could call him Denny, for short (and no, this did not come from an obsession with “Grey’s Anatomy” – it was my father’s name and my son’s middle name).

One baby name book I absolutely love is 50,001 Best Baby Names by Diane Stafford – not only was it incredibly thorough, but in the front, there were also lots of lists of different “categories” of names.

Can’t wait to see what you decide on!

]]> By: Danielle http://coolmom.com/2008/11/05/names-for-boys/#comment-2372 Danielle Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:38:50 +0000 http://coolmom.com/?p=1755#comment-2372 Hey Daph, So I have 2 boys that I had no problem naming and now that I'm pregnant with a girl I'm completely lost. My boys are Trystan Victor (Victor after his grandfather) and Jackson McCabe (2 names I just loved). When I was pregnant with Jackson I loved Mc- names and his first name probably would have been McCabe but even as a middle name I find myself repeating and then spelling it for people. Now I'm having the hardest time picking a girl name. I agree about not wanting something too trendy. When I was in 5th grade there were 4 Jennifer's in my class. I never want that to happen to my kids. And my husband is no help. He keeps suggesting super popular names. So I'm thinking we're gonna be the people that don't have a name for like a week after their baby is born. So I have to ask you since you're almost exactly as far along as I am... Have you gone into psycho mama panic mode about not being ready, especially after the cramping? Ever since my last dr. app. 2 weeks ago I have been freaking out. I have lists all over my house of stuff I still need to do/buy before the baby comes. And with Christmas and everything coming up I'm starting to feel like I'm just running out of time. It's crazy, I know. I think I'm just afraid of being put on bed rest again. Hey Daph,

So I have 2 boys that I had no problem naming and now that I’m pregnant with a girl I’m completely lost. My boys are Trystan Victor (Victor after his grandfather) and Jackson McCabe (2 names I just loved). When I was pregnant with Jackson I loved Mc- names and his first name probably would have been McCabe but even as a middle name I find myself repeating and then spelling it for people.

Now I’m having the hardest time picking a girl name. I agree about not wanting something too trendy. When I was in 5th grade there were 4 Jennifer’s in my class. I never want that to happen to my kids. And my husband is no help. He keeps suggesting super popular names. So I’m thinking we’re gonna be the people that don’t have a name for like a week after their baby is born.

So I have to ask you since you’re almost exactly as far along as I am… Have you gone into psycho mama panic mode about not being ready, especially after the cramping? Ever since my last dr. app. 2 weeks ago I have been freaking out. I have lists all over my house of stuff I still need to do/buy before the baby comes. And with Christmas and everything coming up I’m starting to feel like I’m just running out of time. It’s crazy, I know. I think I’m just afraid of being put on bed rest again.

]]> By: Leah http://coolmom.com/2008/11/05/names-for-boys/#comment-2365 Leah Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:22:23 +0000 http://coolmom.com/?p=1755#comment-2365 My maiden name is Foster. So I want to name our first son, if he should ever grace us with his presence-Foster. I love that it's offbeat and still very masculine. and it's Australian for beer! so there's that... My maiden name is Foster. So I want to name our first son, if he should ever grace us with his presence-Foster. I love that it’s offbeat and still very masculine. and it’s Australian for beer! so there’s that…

]]> By: Lynne http://coolmom.com/2008/11/05/names-for-boys/#comment-2353 Lynne Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:11:13 +0000 http://coolmom.com/?p=1755#comment-2353 Seriously glad you are considering Brogdon. See, I knew that you were. But seriously! Holden. Really. Never can think of that without thinking Holden Caufield. Messed up. But then there's William Holden. YOUNG William Holden. Mmmm. Seriously glad you are considering Brogdon. See, I knew that you were.

But seriously! Holden. Really. Never can think of that without thinking Holden Caufield. Messed up.

But then there’s William Holden. YOUNG William Holden. Mmmm.

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