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Urgh! NO! Think about these names and do they honestly suit a adult? Can you see a lawyer been named that? A doctor? A vet? etc
 
Laura

People said the same thing of Aiden/Cayden/Jaden/etc as well as all the Kayleighs and Brynlees. Some of these children will wind up as a lawyer or a doctor or a vet. The name itself has nothing to do with a child's potential unless it is something offensive/humiliating or otherwise detrimental to a child's well-being. It has to do with the child, the child's environment. Bhutterfli Reignbo is detrimental, not Dayton.
Is a child named Aiden, who's parents help him with homework, have him participate in sports and make sure he's growing up well really as bad off as the child named Luke who's parents leave him to his own devices or not give him the support he needs? The name has nothing to do with it.

I hope everyone had a great Christmas and a wonderful New Years! 

I've spent the past couple of days looking at baby girl's name in depth. 

What really has been sparking my interest is how lovely it sounds with the boys and how right at home it feels to say.

Coincidentally, the first baby born on New Years in our county was named this and the paper put the heading as "Hey There, _______". I couldn't help but think of how precious and soft it sounded. It may have a bad rep but what name doesn't? 

 

 

If you haven't guessed what the name is yet, due to the uber popular song, then here you go!

 

 

Delilah Kate

 

 

 

As for the middle name you ask? Kate is after Craig's grandmother, Katherine. Some double brownie points because Kate Spade is one of my favorite designers. So we kind of hit two birds with one stone in this stunning combo for our little girl. 

While it may not match the pattern of a short first name and long middle name, we know that this is THE perfect name for her. 

 

We can't wait to meet you Delilah!   

The BNG community has helped so many people find the perfect name(s)!

 

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Happy Baby Naming!

This is inspired by Puppylover12397's CAFs and Addison's If You Were a Royal CAF, as well as some historical CAFs from Nameberry. This will follow 100 years of your family from 1830-1930, through the Victorian Era, the Edwardian Era, World War I, and the years before World War II. Each part will be 10 years of your family, and you'll roll each year for each couple to see what happens.

 

First, roll for the title of your starting couple:

1. Viscount & Viscountess (The Honourable)

2. Duke & Duchess (Lord/Lady)

3. King & Queen (Crown Prince)(Prince/Princess)

4. Baron & Baroness (The Honourable)

5. Marquess & Marchioness (Lord/Lady)

6. Earl & Countess (Lord) (The Honourable)

 

Roll for their ages in 1830:

1. 18

2. 19

3. 20

4. 21

5. 22

6. 23

 

Choose their first name and two middle names from this namebank:

Albert, Adoniram, Andrew, Bertram, Benjamin, Carlisle, Clifford, Douglas, Ebenezer, Eleazar, Enoch, Floyd, Francis, Frederick, Gabriel, Gerald, Guy, Harold, Henry, Howard, Isaac, John, James, Jeremy, Joseph, Joshua, Jude, Leopold, Leonard, Llewellyn, Magnus, Melvin, Mortimer, Maurice, Mordecai, Moses, Nehemiah, Norbert, Orson, Oswald, Oscar, Percival, Phillip, Phineas, Raphael, Raymond, Robert, Roger, Richard, Samuel, Simon, Theodore, Ulysses, Victor, Vincent, William, Zebedee

 

Abigail, Ada, Adell, Agnes, Agatha, Barbara, Beryl, Caroline, Cecelia, Clementine, Comfort, Deborah, Dorothy, Dorcas, Elinor, Elizabeth, Emmeline, Ethel, Frances, Freda, Georgiana, Harriet, Hepsibah, Imelda, Ivy, Irene, Jane, Jemima, Jennifer, Lavinia, Lillian, Lorena, Mabel, Margaret, Mary, Maude, Minerva, Myrtle, Nancy, Naomi, Obedience, Olive, Patience, Pearl, Prudence, Rebecca, Rosalind, Rosemary, Sarah, Silvia, Sophronia, Temperance, Theodosia, Wilhelmina, Veda, Zelene, Zilpah

 

Choose their surname from this namebank:

Smith, Johnson, Williams, Jones, Brown, Hayes, Diaz, Griffin, Russell, Alexander, Morris, Carter, Henderson, Robinson, Hill

 

Your founding couple were married in 1829, and are now beginning their life together at the beginning of 1830. Each year roll once to see if your couple has a child or not. The titles of your children are in brackets next to the titles of your couple. If there are two sets of brackets, the first title is for the eldest son only.

 

Names: Boys/Girls

 

1830

1. Baby boy

2. Baby girl

3. Miscarriage

4. Baby girl

5. No pregnancy

6. Baby boy

 

1831

1. Baby girl

2. Baby girl

3. Twin boys

4. Baby boy

5. Miscarriage

6. Baby girl

 

1832

1. Baby boy

2. Baby girl

3. Baby boy

4. Baby boy

5. Baby girl

6. Baby girl

 

1833

1. Twin girls

2. Baby boy

3. Baby boy

4. Baby girl

5. Twins (you choose genders)

6. Miscarriage

 

1834

1. Baby boy

2. Baby girl

3. No pregnancy

4. Baby girl

5. Baby boy

6. Baby girl

 

1835

1. Miscarriage

2. Baby girl

3. Miscarriage

4. Baby boy

5. Baby boy

6. No pregnancy

 

1836

1. No pregnancy

2. Baby girl

3. Twins; boy & girl

4. Baby boy

5. Baby boy

6. Baby girl

 

1837

1. Baby boy

2. Miscarriage

3. Baby girl

4. Baby girl

5. Twin girls

6. Baby boy

 

1838

1. Triplet boys

2. No pregnancy

3. Baby girl

4. Miscarriage

5. No pregnancy

6. Baby boy

 

1839

1. Baby girl

2. Baby boy

3. Miscarriage

4. Baby boy

5. Baby girl

6. No pregnancy

 

List your family and their ages. I hope you enjoy this, and I'll try and get the next part up soon . Feel free to add stories and pictures if you wish. I'll put my family in the reply below, as an example.

I was shopping online for some spring/summer clothing for my daughters and it sparked the idea for this. For each child, choose an outfit and an accessory. Precede to name your "child" using the namebanks. (These are toddler outfits from American stores, by the way)

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LN: Kennedy

 

DH: Gabriel Jacob

DW: Eden Chloe (Doyle)

 

DD: Rose Victoria (hidari11)

DD: Sara Beatrice (hidari11)

DS: Alexander 'Alex' Scott (hidari11)

DS: Theodore 'Theo' Lucas (MusicCharm)

DD: Emma Nicole (hidari11)

 

Gabe & Eden

Rose, Sara, Alex, Theo & Emma

 

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LN: Vaughn

 

DH: Jared Dominic Vaughn

DW: Teagan Olivia (Flannery)

 

DS: Jared "Jay" Dominic Jr. (Puppylover12397)

DD: Emily Cecilia (MusicCharm)

DS: Isaac Roman (Puppylover12397)

DD: Julia Margaret (hidari11)

DD/DD: Laura Sophie & Lydia Catherine (arhythmofnames)

 

Jared & Teagan

Jay, Emily, Isaac, Julia, Laura & Lydia

 

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LN: Shea

 

DH: Benjamin Isaac

DW: Hailey Piper (Donovan)

 

DS: Nicholas "Niko" Aaron (ashooles)

DS: William "Will" Bradley (Puppylover12397)

DS: Sebastian "Seb" Carter (arhythmofnames)

DS: Christopher "Topher" Daniel (Puppylover12397)

DD: Paige Eleanore (Puppylover12397)

 

Ben & Hailey

Niko, Will, Seb, Topher & Paige

 

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LN: Conroy

 

DH: Shane Russell

DW: Lola Megan (Roarke)

 

DD: Brenna Quinn (MusicCharm)

DS: Liam Patrick (MalloryMae)

DS: Charleston "Chad" Roarke (Marvelous_Things)

DD: Presley Emilia (MalloryMae)

DD: Callie Shaye (Kristi18)

 

Shane & Lola

Brenna, Liam, Chad, Presley & Callie

 

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LN: Sheridan

 

DH: Adam Tanner

DW: Julia Rachel (Cullen)

 

DS: Jameson Colt (arhythmofnames)

DD: Aurora Kennedy (Marvelous_Things)

DS: Jack Bennett (Meghan<3)

DS: Aaron Justice (Marvelous_Things)

DD/DD: Juliet Avery & Amelia Jade (Meghan<3)

 

Adam & Julia

Jameson, Aurora, Jack, Aaron, Juliet & Amelia

 

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LN: McLean

 

DH: Dean Michael

DW: Tessa Molly (Forbes)

 

DD: Willa Genevieve (Hannah)

DS: Luca Maxwell (arhythmofnames)

DS: Micah Tate (MalloryMae & Laugh-Dream-Love)

DD: Thea Adele (arhythmofnames)

DD: Hannah Lorelai (Meghan<3)

 

Dean & Tessa

Willa, Luca, Micah, Thea & Hannah

 

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I'm just gonna leave this here...

Charlotte Elizabeth Diana

 

 

Source - http://www.itv.com/n...lizabeth-diana/

Addison

 

 

Avery // Cara // Hudson // Tallulah

 

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Cascades22

 

 

Declan // Laurel // Felix // Coby // Lennon // Maisie // Sawyer // Hana

 

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Satanist

 

 

Nathaniel // Celeste // Luna // Jude // Abel // Tova // Remy // Babe

Normally I look at the statistics to get a better idea of how popular a name is.  If a name is #243 in popularity, that doesn't really give you an idea of how popular it is.  But if that name (Fernando in 2012) was used on 0.0733% of total male births that year.  That means that there is 1 Fernando in 1,364 male births for 2012.  Not too popular in my opinion.  Really, the percentage tells you more about the name than the ranking, since male names verse female names are very different...

 

#100 in 2012 (Ryder - 1 in 532) and (Annabelle - 1 in 635)

#50 in 2012 (Tyler - 1 in 263)  and (Ashley - 1 in 411)

#10 in 2012 (Aiden - 1 in 136) and (Elizabeth - 1 in 200) 

 

And of course names with multiple spellings would be even more popular.  If there were a particular name that you liked, you could look up the % for each spelling and add them together to get a better idea of how popular the name is. 

I love Autumn, but James really gets me on a girl. It's not feminine or pretty, it's a handsome, strong BOYS name. I just can't stand it on a girl.

I'm sorry, weren't you having twins named Gracelyn and Garrison?

Ben & I have agreed on our top boy and girl name for if/when we decide to have a baby....

Theodore Lark Alfred -or- Leona Evermay

"Teddy" -or- "Lennie"

Leona Evermay is in honor of Ben's deceased grandmother, Leona Mae.

Lark Alfred is my grandfather's full name.

desert gems is a metaphysical gift shoppe in your hometown. this store offers everything from fragrant incense to candles to fairy statuary to tarot decks to a variety stones and crystals. the individuals who work the front desk are pictured and last names given below. name them.

 

keener

 

grisham

 

sayre

 

tecilla

 

chamberlain

 

hufford

 

moriarty

 

ingram

 

gerrett

 

wagner

 

eames

 

howell

Jackson, 100%. It's such an incredibly popular name that it seems a disadvantage to me to have it spelled different than their peers. (IMO, spelling differences don't make a name unique. Just more difficult to spell for others). HOWEVER, if you truly love another spelling than go for it I think it's a matter of what you really love.

I have no idea if it's just me but I love Dorothy! I'm waiting for it to make a comeback. I agree with Bailey. Something that sounds like Jewel may be the best route to take. 

 

Juliette Snow is my favorite. You could nn her Jet/Jett; would still have a similar feel to Dot. 

As the title implies, this is just a fun little questionnaire. Feel free to answer as many as you like   

Fave girl/boy name Jasmine Reilly / Nathan Connor
Fave gb/bb/gg twin sets 

Jasmine Reilly & Nathan Connor

Nathan Connor & David Ernest

Jasmine Reilly & Aspen Sophia

Fave girl/boy GP name/combo Tabitha Willow & Otto Frederick
Fave girl/boy word name Faith Caroline & Justice Zachariah
Fave girl/boy unisex name Alexis & Avery
Fave girl/boy nature name Aspen (and apparently none on my list for boys)
Fave sib sets: 
-same beginning letter Jasmine, Jessa, Jackson, Jason
-theme Alyssa, Anthony, Daisy
-in general (using fave names) Jasmine Reilly / Aspen Sophia / David Ernest / Nathan Connor

 

Fave newly discovered girl/boy name (s) Jameson (, Kasia (g)

Do you prefer single or double mns? single middle name
 

I prefer Francesca Hadley... But, not the nickname Chessy. Francesca has more spunk. :-)

Drake is awesome! I got to mention Ronin and Mr. Smarty Pants immediately went "like the name for wandering samurais?" but wouldn't give me his opinion on it.

I vote for Vanessa, but I am biased as I have a 6 month old named Vanessa Rose. Like you, I had a tough time deciding between Vivienne/Vivian/Vivien and Vanessa. Both are gorgeous names. I posted on various different boards and here is a recap of my findings.
Vivienne/Vivian/Vivien: climbing up the charts quickly mostly due to Jolie-Pit and Bundchen-Brady baby being given this name recently. It's very likely that the name is headed for the top of the charts in the near future. A lot of people associate the name with Vivien Leigh, which is definitely a nice association as the Gone With the Wind actress is stunning. Viv and Vivi are nicknames for the name, which get mixed reviews. I personally don't like Viv or Vivi as nicknames and also wanted to stay away from names that were associated with star kids' names. Also, I found that the Vivien/Vivian/Vivienne didn't roll of my tongue as nicely as Vanessa. The redundancy of the first 4 letters, didn't have the nice forward movement of Vanessa.
Vanessa: has been in the top 100 for over 3 decades, but peaked in the 80's with #42, which makes some people categorize the name as dated. Overall, though, more people think it's a timeless name. I don't think it's dated either because it was never popular enough to be a generation defining name. People tend to think that Vanessa is more romantic than Vivian/Vivien/Vivienne, which has a more prim and proper sound to it. There are many famous people with the name Vanessa: Vanessa Redgrave, Vanessa Carlton, Vanessa Paradis, Vanessa Lachey, Vanessa Marcil, Vanessa Hudgens, etc., and all are good associations as they are all beautiful women. I adore the nickname Nessa, which we use quite a bit for our baby.
In the end, I think it all comes down to personal style. You can't go wrong with either name as they are both gorgeous. You have to go with the name that gives you more of a wow factor and one that you can see yourself saying for many years to come. For me that name was Vanessa. Good luck!