Baby Name Challenge Eight?

Try to find names that fit the following criteria





Girls:





2 names that are also words/traits etc. that you would use as either a first or middle name and WHY. Include the combinations.





2 names that you feel have lost their elegance through modernization and tell why. Ex: I feel that Amelia has lost some of its sharm due to popularity and respellings.





Boys:





2 names that you feel only suit young children and why





2 names that you feel are over the top





In general:





2 baby naming pet peeves and why you have them





1 name for a boy AND girl that reminds you of someone warm and an explanation.

Baby Name Challenge Eight?
2 names that are words or traits:





Honor: I don't feel like it's as over the top as most virtue names or whatever you wanna call them, and its also not as generic. I don't think I'd use it as a first name but it's growing on me.





Scarlet: I consider this a word name because originally it was a color, I think the name is really cute and I like that its feminine but not frilly like Aubrianna or something.





Combinations: Felicity Honor and Scarlet Maeve





Lost Elegance:





Emily: It's really popular and all of the respelling are just tacky in my opinion, not to be rude to anyone but some of the double names Emma has don't appeal to me at all either. (I know two Emma Claire's)





Catherine: All of the nicknames and respelling bother me (Katherine is fine but I don't like this name spelled with a 'y' and I don't really like the nicknames Cathy or Cat)





Boys:





Young Children:





Chase: I love the name, I personally find it really cute but I couldn't imagine a grown man named Chase, not sure why.





Max: I don't personally like any of the longer names that spawn the nickname Max but I find just the name by itself babyish, maybe because it's not long enough, I don't know, I don't feel its very becoming...





Over The Top





Ryder: I mean it's not the worst but I just can't imagine a person with this name unless maybe it's a surname. I also don't like the "y" in the middle of it.





Meadow: I know a boy who's name is Meadow and I find it over the top for either gender, it just screams "hippie"





Pet Peeves:





Respellings: I don't like the idea of putting random 'y's in a name to make it cool or "unique" I also don't see the need to alter a beautiful, traditional name in order to make it stand out. Normally all it does is get your future teenager passed over in the interview room because the employer can't say their name. Ex: I know a girl who's name is Caythleanne (Pronounced Kathleen)





Matching Names For Twins: I can understand having twins is a beautiful thing and that you, as anyone would, find it very special, but that is no excuse to sattle your poor children with rhyming names. Riley and Kiley, it's just tacky in my opinion and alot of the other matching is a little over the top too (I've seen a ton of it, especially with all the "twins" expected on this site)





Warm Names:





Ava: My grandmother's name, I don't know it just has a soothing sound to it.





Henry: I know the SWEETEST old man with the name Henry, he's basically my neighbor and I'd sit and listen to him ramble on about nothing just to laugh about it later.



Reply:Okay, I'm not responding to everything, but for your first request, I really like the name Mercy for a girl.





I feel like Hannah has lost some of it's elegance, but mostly just due to Hannah Montana. I also feel like Audrey has lost some of it's charm due to popularity.





Baby naming pet peeves: Weird spellings, ie: Linkin (Lincoln). Weird names in general, ie: Kaisalyn? Just not my thing, I guess.





Girl: I love the name Clara, although it may sound a little old to some. It just speaks warmth, class and elegance to me.





Boy: I love the names Clark %26amp; Henry. They speak kindness to me.



Reply:Girls- I love the name Faith Hope its sounds so original and pretty.


I think Amber has lost it meaning, but I like it.


Boys- To names that suit young children are Tanner and Andrew, they seem so boyish and young.



Reply:Boy names for Girls


Weird spelling
Reply:2 names that are also words/traits etc. that you would use as either a first or middle name and WHY. Include the combinations.





Grace: Grace Elizabeth,Grace Olivia or Kiara Grace as a combination


Hope: Alyssa Hope or Kiara Hope as a combination





2 names that you feel have lost their elegance through modernization and tell why.





Elizabeth:It now has so many nicknames such as Lizzy and I prefer the full form as it is a beautiful and classic name





Katherine:It gets shortened down to Kathy and other names. I don't mind Kate as a nickname but any other I don't like. I also think that there are too many spellings now such as Catherine or Kathryn





2 names that you feel only suit young children and why





Seth and Tristan: These names are great but I do feel there a bit cutesy for a full grown man.





2 names that you feel are over the top:





I know this isn't a boys name but I would have to say Nevaeh. I find it trashy and would you honestly want your child to be remembered by the so called backwards spelling of her name.





Tristian:I think that Tristian is a bit much. Tristan is a great name but adding in the extra i is just another complication.





2 baby naming pet peeves and why you have them





Unisex names are one of my main pet peeves. Riley is one that I especially dislike. Riley suits both a boy and a girl and it's debatable which one sounds better. I think that it is hard to tell whether someone is a boy or girl if you just see their name and it's a unisex one.





Another one of my pet peeves is "Yu'Nique" spellings. I dislike names with apostrophes in the middle of them and any trashy names such as Nevaeh.





1 name for a boy AND girl that reminds you of someone warm and an explanation:





Julie-This is my mothers name and she is the most friendly and warm person that I know.





Barry-My grandafather. Very caring and warm and is the best grandfather.





Thanks that was fun :)

































Reply:Girls:





2 names that are also words/traits etc. that you would use as either a first or middle name and WHY. Include the combinations.





Violet - the color, or the flower. I love this name! I would use it as either a first or middle name because I think it is just so cute!





Joy- I would only use this as a middle name, but I just love it. It sounds great with Violet too. Violet Joy.





2 names that you feel have lost their elegance through modernization and tell why. Ex: I feel that Amelia has lost some of its sharm due to popularity and respellings.





Chloe- I love this name, but now it has become a fad name and the spellings (Cloey, Khloe, etc) have ruined it some for me.





Grace- It has such a pretty meaning, but has become oh so popular and just has lost some charm to me. Especially with how popular it is as a middle name





Boys:





2 names that you feel only suit young children and why





Avery- I just can't picture a grown man named Avery. Maybe it's because that is my puppies name...I dunno.





Cody- Same thing, can't picture a grown man named Cody. Anything that ends in Y really sounds cutesy to me for some reason.





2 names that you feel are over the top





Over the top? hmmm... Jesus (I know its Spanish but still...) and Lucifer. No one should be named Lucifer.





In general:





2 baby naming pet peeves and why you have them





Misspelling names! Spelling a name strangely does not make it unique, it makes it a pain to pronounce and spell!





Creating "new" names. Some are reasonable, but others? Blech.





1 name for a boy AND girl that reminds you of someone warm and an explanation.





Thomas- This name is both my dad's name and my bf's dad's name. We will most likely use it as a middle name someday because our fathers are so special to us.





Carley- My grandmother's name. She died 4 years agp and she was just such a caring, loving person.
Reply:Girls:





-Two names that are also words/traits etc. that you would use as either a first or middle name and WHY. Include the combinations.





Willow and Mardi (it's Tuesday in French; does it count?) would be my two.





I'd consider Willow as a middle name only. This would be like it, but feel that it's a little hippie-like in the first name slot. I've never been one for nature-y first names, for some reason. But I think Willow could be lovely as a more quirky and less-predictable middle name, and it certainly makes an interesting alternative to Rose and Lily!





Mardi, if I was daring enough, would be an interesting first name to use, I think. Because of popular Mardi Gras, it's festive and largely familiar in the U.S., so I think spelling/pronunciation problems could be kept to a minimum. Also, I'm a Francophile and love French names in general, so it fits in well with a lot of the other names on my list.





A few combinations I'd consider with these two would be:


Madeleine Willow


Cara Willow


Mardi Aveline


Mardi Charlotte





-Two names that you feel have lost their elegance through modernization and tell why. Ex: I feel that Amelia has lost some of its charm due to popularity and respellings.





Alexandra and Grace.





Alexandra was one of my favorite names (it still is, to be completely honest), but it's become so tired. I know of eight Alexandras, and it's popularity has really taken away some of its grace for me. It was so elegant and classy, but the nickname Alex (in my opinion) has also really detracted its feminity and charm. And I agree, the misspellings! I saw Ally-Xandra the other day and nearly fainted.





Grace is such a pretty name, but I think it's lost quite a bit of its beauty recently. I think so because it's become the go-to middle name in the past few years, and personally knowing about four "Ava Grace"s has somewhat cooled its effect on me. Also, a lot of parents have been choosing to use combinations like Kyleigh Grace, Brynlee Grace, and Loralynn Grace, which cheapens it for me by association.





Boys:





-Two names that you feel only suit young children and why:





Johnny and Jayden.





For girls, names that end in the -ie sound are a little more workable, but for boys, I don't think they work well past puberty. The name Johnny has always seemed quite juvenile to me; John or Jonathan is wonderful, but Johnny seems to me only a nickname that could last about 12 years.





Jayden, spelled this way. Jaden is better, but still not great. But Jayden looks very immature on a grown man, in my opinion. There's something about the -y in the middle that looks very childish.








-Two names that you feel are over the top:


Bartholomew and Frederico.





I've seen both of these recently, and was surprised.





Bartholomew is too long and frilly, and I think it's a bit over the top in this day and age. I think the more simple Bart would have worked better in this case.





Frederico sounds sort of faux-Italian to me. Frederic/k is fine; I think it's a vintage name that's coming back into vogue. But Frederico is a little too much.





In general:





Two baby naming pet peeves and why you have them:





Misspelled names and hyphenated first names.





I don't like misspelled names; I never have. The way I see it is, if you're going to name your child Emily or Olivia, that's just fine, because there are worse names in the world. But it has to be accepted that the name is a popular one; that's the way it is. What's the point of spelling it Emmalee/Emileigh/Emmylie or Olyvyah/Oliveea/Olivieuh, if it'll be pronounced the same way? It causes unnecessary problems as far as spelling/pronunciation is concerned and looks illiterate and childish when the baby grows into an adult.





Hyphenated names: I understand the arguments for giving a child a hyphenated last name, but I dislike the practice of using a hyphenated first name. I don't see the point of names like Ann-Katherine or Lola-Rose or Jennifer-Olivia. Why not just use it as a first/middle name combination (Ann Katherine, Lola Rose, Jennifer Olivia)? It makes it so much easier to say and print for official use.





One name for a boy AND girl that reminds you of someone warm and an explanation:





I'm a little confused; do you mean one name each for a girl and boy, or a unisex name? Just in case, I'll put both ;)





For a girl, Caroline. I actually hope to use it as a second middle name for my first daughter, if I ever have one. Caroline is a neighbor we have who is the kindest, warmest person I think I've ever met. She's elderly, but very sweet.





For a boy, I'd say Steven; he's a friend of mine who served first in the Peace Corps and then went to work in Africa as part of Doctors Without Borders. He's one of the most warm people I know.





As a unisex name, I think Morgan. I knew a boy named Morgan in grade school. Looking back, I think he may have been mentally handicapped, but he was such a warm, caring person that everyone liked him.
Reply:Girls:





Grace (trait) and Ivy (word). I like the way the name Grace flows. I'd definitely use it as a middle name. And as for Ivy, I love how the name is simple and unique at the same time.





Sarah and Madeline. Sarah because it's SO popular. Madeline because everyone insists on creating a tacky spelling for it (example: Madlyne)





Boys:





Timothy (Tim) and Logan. Tim makes me think of Tiny Tim. lol. And Logan is just a really trendy name and I don't think it sounds practical. This is just my opinion, of course.





Alistair and Jayden. I don't care how it sounds, what it means...Alistair looks like Ally-stair to me. And Jayden just sounds pretentious to me.





In general:





Backwards names. People come up with bad enough names FORWARDS....why go backwards and make it even worse? Also...apostrophes. There should never EVER be an apostrophe anywhere near a person's name unless it's showing possessiveness!





Boy--Thomas. I just picture a Thomas being someone really nice. Girl--Elizabeth. I know a ton of friendly Elizabeths so maybe that's why. :)
Reply:LOL @ the first answerer (what a butthead...)





~*GIRLS*~





2 WORD/TRAIT names:


Verity Hope


Scarlett Rose





(Boys: don't like virtue name on boys)





2 SPOILED names:


Madeleine (all those spellings...)


Jennifer (I've stepped back and analyzed this name, and I think if it wasn't for it's horrendous surge in the 70s and 80s, I would actually like it. It's also a poor misspelled name :/)





(Boys: Aidan, Cameron)








#BOYS#





2 YOUNGIN' names:


Davey


Nicky


(LOTS on -ie/-y names)





(Girls: Lissy, Chrissy)





2 OVER THE TOP:


Jeremiah


Malachi





(Girls: Aubrianna, Anastasia)





2 PET PEEVES:


Names: Aiden (it's AIDAN, you were almost there compadre...), Johnathan (JONATHAN, no H.)





In general : Boy names on girls (b/c 1.)when a person tries to put said boy name on a son, people make fun of them for "using a girl name" Now, practically no son can be named Madison which means "son of Maude/Matthew" 2.) It's based on the sexist presumption that we have to be masculine to be strong.)


Respellings : Names SOUND the name (95%+ of our life with our name is dealt with it BEING SPOKEN. Respelling it just makes it difficult for others)








NAMES - SOMETHING WARM





Rowan Cole : Rowan means "little red child" red being a warm color, and I imagine him being "warm and friendly." Cole, like coal. (It come from Colton, which mean "coal town" anyway...)


Ember Onyx : Name says it all. :)
Reply:1) Grace Evelyn - Because I am so devoid of it - haha. No actually, I really like the name Grace. It's simple and sweet. And I think it's a quality that is sadly lacking in the world today (not physical grace, but, you know, grace towards fellow man and that stuff).


2) Lilian Joy - I love the name Lily, but I think Lilian can sound more grown and sophisticated as well. And then Joy is the name of one of my dearest highschool friends. I think it's also one of the less common trait names.





1) Christina (Krystyna) - The "K'/"Y" spellings of traditional names really bothers me. Huge pet peeve. The name itself is lovely. Beautiful. But then you throw in some additional letters, it looks so tacky.Misspellings cause almost ALL names to lose charm and elegant if you ask me.


2) Ava - It's just been so popular on TV that it lost any charm it once held to me.





1) Bailey - It sounds like a nickname to me - a sort of childish one. Maybe it's the 'ee' sound it ends in. But it never sounds intelligent enough, or sophisticated or mature enough for an adult.


2) Sawyer - I'm always going to think Tom Sawyer. Perpetual boy-child.








3) Hunter - I get it; you want a strong and masculine name. But, really, giving your child the name of a primordial role in early civilizations isn't cool. It won't make them masculine. It's just corny to me.


4) Jayden - pendulem swings in the other direction now. It's too feminine for me.





5) I really hate 'unique' spellings of names. I get that some names have variations (Katherine and Catherine, Lleyton and Leighton) but stuff like Mikynsee (for Mackenzie)... ... REALLY? I mean, it's not cute, pretty or interesting. It's just a pain in the *** for everyone involved.


6) Boy names on girls. I think its weird. I don't like Ryan or Avery or Parker on a girl. They're not particularly feminine. I don't think they work for women at all.





I have a LOT of pet peeves, but those are the two biggest right now.





1) Nora Nicholle (Nicholle is my sister's name. We're really close. I miss her like crazy now that we're both away at uni)





2) Charles Finnigan (Charles is the masculine for of my mother's name. And I just like Finnigan a lot. It reminds me of this song. My grandmother use to sing it to me. Michael Finnigan I think?)

















Julie: Agreee re: Ryder and Meadow and matchy-twin-names. Icky.
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