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#1 Laney

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Posted 11 June 2017 - 10:26 AM

What are some names you like/love, but can't use?
 
Girls:
Michaela - Too closely associated with my dad Michael, who I didn't have a good relationship with and there are too many different spellings of it.  
Olivia - Too popular and I have two cousins who have Olivia as their middle name.
Anastasia - Getting common.  It broke into the top 200.   I'd use it in the middle though.
Genevieve - Too common, but one of my top MN choices
Athena - It got too trendy.
Caroline - Too popular.
Audrey - Too popular and would probably be misheard as Aubrey (Aubrey is a boys' name to me).
Mireille (meer-AY) - Will likely be mispronounced all the time, but I have no problem sticking it in the middle.  Most people don't use their MN in their daily lives anyway and it's a nice alternative to the filler Marie.
Carys - Too close to my cousin Kara's name.
Vivian - I love it.  It's a very classic name, but it's jumped up a lot in the last 10 years.  It was unusual back in 2007, but in 2008, it was close to the top 200.  Now it's in the top 100.  I'm considering it as a MN.
Alina - Have a 3rd cousin named Aleena.
Elizabeth as a FN
Amelia - One of my cousins is using it for her new daughter and it's gotten trendy.
Caitriona/Catriona (pronounced like Katrina) - People will probably mispronounce it.  Then there's the possible Hurricane Katrina association.  Some places like New Orleans are still recovering from it, even 12 years later.
Ivy
Madeleine/Madeline (I prefer Madeleine) - Pronunciation issues and people will misspell it.  I like the Mad-ah-line pronunciation, not Mad-ah-lyn.  I hate names with the -lyn sound 99.9% of the time.  I don't care for the nickname Maddie either.
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Nina - Used to be one of my favorites, but my neighbor's daughter ruined it.
Francesca - Have a 3rd cousin with this name.
Valentina - Doesn't work with my last name.
Seren - Hard to make combinations with.
Ieva (Latvian form of Eva, pronounced Ee-va) - With the trendiness of Ava/Eva in the US, she'd probably be Ieva with an I or have to use her last initial.  Not to mention potential pronunciation problems.
Laurel - I have a cousin named Lauren.  Too confusing.  Daphne is a better idea.  Same meaning without being matchy.
 
Boys:
William - So many people in my family have this name.  I'd be more likely to use it as a MN.
Henry - Too popular.
Dylan 
Jesse - I'd happily use it as a MN, but as a FN, it's still a bit too common.  I'll keep my eye on it a few more years.
Wesley - Still a bit too common.
Eamon - I'm on the fence about this one.  Part of me wants to use it, but the other part won't let me.  It is unranked, but sounds too similar to the ultra trendy -Aidan names.
Leo - My dog's name and it's too trendy.
Horatio - Maybe too old-fashioned?  That and the CSI: Miami association, which I don't mind because I love the show, but I worry that my kid would be teased for having an "old man's name".
Julian 
Oscar/Oskar - Too associated with Sesame Street.
Bradley - Trendy and then there's Brad Pitt.  
Sebastian - The crab from The Little Mermaid.
Harrison
Elliot 
Joseph - Way too many in my family!
Damien - I went to school with a Damien who I had a bit of a crush on, but he kind of turned into  a jerk.
Luca/Luka


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Posted 11 June 2017 - 11:57 AM

Olivia: a cousin of mine

Selah: my niece

Julie: a former teacher of mine...enough said

Katherine: I know two, but I still keep it as a middle name

Elizabeth: I know too many

Anna: even as a nickname; bad relationship with a family member

Logan: I went to school with four, and they were all...idiotic

Mason: I went to school with one, and I don't want to think of him every time I look at my son.

Thomas: bad relationship with a family member

Joshua: a cousin that I can't stand



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Posted 12 June 2017 - 08:28 AM

Alexander: A name that's been used by cousins on both sides of my family for their children. Maybe as a middle name, though...

Nathan: Overused on my dad's side. Could maybe get away with Nathaniel.

Matthew: one of my cousins

Benjamin: one of my cousins



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Posted 12 June 2017 - 01:43 PM

Christopher: My brother's name but also I know a lot of Chris's in my life. Too me, Chris sounds to popular.

 

Michael: Family name. My middle name is Michaela (named after my dad) I have cousins, uncles, grandfathers, and even my brother with Michael

 

Jakob: Would often get misspelled, love this one better than Jacob

 

Alexander: Would use as a middle name but as a first name, Alex is too dated. 

 

Jackson: Again, too popular and the last name of my best friend

 

Eleanor: Family name, middle names of my great-grandmother and great-aunt

 

Samantha: I know to many



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Posted 12 June 2017 - 04:48 PM

 

What are some names you like/love, but can't use?
 
Girls:
Michaela - Too closely associated with my dad Michael, who I didn't have a good relationship with and there are too many different spellings of it.  
Olivia - Too popular and I have two cousins who have Olivia as their middle name.
Anastasia - Getting common.  It broke into the top 200.   I'd use it in the middle though.
Genevieve - Too common, but one of my top MN choices
Athena - It got too trendy.
Caroline - Too popular.
Audrey - Too popular and would probably be misheard as Aubrey (Aubrey is a boys' name to me).
Mireille (meer-AY) - Will likely be mispronounced all the time, but I have no problem sticking it in the middle.  Most people don't use their MN in their daily lives anyway and it's a nice alternative to the filler Marie.
Carys - Too close to my cousin Kara's name.
Vivian - I love it.  It's a very classic name, but it's jumped up a lot in the last 10 years.  It was unusual back in 2007, but in 2008, it was close to the top 200.  Now it's in the top 100.  I'm considering it as a MN.
Alina - Have a 3rd cousin named Aleena.
Elizabeth as a FN
Amelia - One of my cousins is using it for her new daughter and it's gotten trendy.
Caitriona/Catriona (pronounced like Katrina) - People will probably mispronounce it.  Then there's the possible Hurricane Katrina association.  Some places like New Orleans are still recovering from it, even 12 years later.
Ivy
Madeleine/Madeline (I prefer Madeleine) - Pronunciation issues and people will misspell it.  I like the Mad-ah-line pronunciation, not Mad-ah-lyn.  I hate names with the -lyn sound 99.9% of the time.  I don't care for the nickname Maddie either.
Leilani
Nina - Used to be one of my favorites, but my neighbor's daughter ruined it.
Francesca - Have a 3rd cousin with this name.
Valentina - Doesn't work with my last name.
Seren - Hard to make combinations with.
Ieva (Latvian form of Eva, pronounced Ee-va) - With the trendiness of Ava/Eva in the US, she'd probably be Ieva with an I or have to use her last initial.  Not to mention potential pronunciation problems.
Laurel - I have a cousin named Lauren.  Too confusing.  Daphne is a better idea.  Same meaning without being matchy.
 
Boys:
William - So many people in my family have this name.  I'd be more likely to use it as a MN.
Henry - Too popular.
Dylan 
Jesse - I'd happily use it as a MN, but as a FN, it's still a bit too common.  I'll keep my eye on it a few more years.
Wesley - Still a bit too common.
Eamon - I'm on the fence about this one.  Part of me wants to use it, but the other part won't let me.  It is unranked, but sounds too similar to the ultra trendy -Aidan names.
Leo - My dog's name and it's too trendy.
Horatio - Maybe too old-fashioned?  That and the CSI: Miami association, which I don't mind because I love the show, but I worry that my kid would be teased for having an "old man's name".
Julian 
Oscar/Oskar - Too associated with Sesame Street.
Bradley - Trendy and then there's Brad Pitt.  
Sebastian - The crab from The Little Mermaid.
Harrison
Elliot 
Joseph - Way too many in my family!
Damien - I went to school with a Damien who I had a bit of a crush on, but he kind of turned into  a jerk.
Luca/Luka

 

Edit:  Francesca is actually my 5th cousin.  I get relationships mixed up when it comes to extended family sometimes.  lol  I forgot that her grandmother is my paternal grandmother's 1st cousin.



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Posted 26 June 2017 - 12:46 AM

My daughter's name is Aubri Faye and I love it. But I've never associated it with a boy. I love the names Savanna and Cheyenne, but I have family mwmbers with those names. I am thinking on naming my baby Liam if it's a boy and I love Liam Alexander, but my nephew's name is Kruz Alekzander (love the spelling!) I have several names a love but can't use because my husband is super picky like Cason (we had a doctor named Cason and he hates it now.) I also like Adelynn, but my husband likes Adeline more (long I instead) but when I hear it I think I'm hearing outta line as in you are so out of line. Hahahaha

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Posted 29 June 2017 - 11:11 AM

My grandma's name is Sandra and my other grandma's middle name is Marie. I was thinking about Alessandra Marie but then I remembered that's my cousins name. I lovvveeeee that name so much but now I can't use it.




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