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walkinwalkoutcattle
True Blue Farmgirl
1675 Posts
Megan
Paint Lick
KY
USA
1675 Posts |
 Posted - Jul 14 2010 : 07:30:01 AM
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Bump!
I'm starting to think of names for our 1st. We don't know if it's a boy or a girl. I'd love to name her Emmaligh, (emma-ligh), but, emma is such a popular name-I was thinking annabelle, or something old fashioned and pretty. I love the name Caleb, but my husband is dead set on a family name (Jamie being his #1 pick. I think it's a girly name, but, he doesn't think so. LOL)
Starbucks and sushi to green fried tomatoes and corn pudding-I wouldn't change it for the world.
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EarthMamaJEM
Farmgirl in Training
38 Posts
Jenn
PA
USA
38 Posts |
Posted - Jul 18 2010 : 11:24:58 AM
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My boys are Sebastian and Linus. I tend to like names with a rich history that are not trendy, and age well, you are obviously welcome to use either of those since I do not own those names! ;)
My youngest (girl) would have most likely been August or Ansel, those were the 2 I really liked during her pregnancy.
Other name suggestions given your taste:
Elias
Samuel
Oliver
Owen
Philip
Peter
Isaac
Benjamin
Tobias
Henry
Good luck!
I am Jenn. Wife to A, mama to S, B, L and V.
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
4562 Posts |
Posted - Jul 18 2010 : 1:02:36 PM
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My son's name is Vann. I have never heard of too many others with that name. He did not like it when he was young, but now he loves it.
Age only matters if you are wine or cheese.
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knittingmom
True Blue Farmgirl
665 Posts
AnneMarie
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
665 Posts |
Posted - Jul 19 2010 : 10:47:48 AM
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Our son's names are Connor Nicholas and Liam Patrick.
"There is no foot so small that it cannot leave an imprint on this world" |
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MissLiss
Farmgirl Legend Schoolmarm
322 Posts
Melissa
Corona
CA
USA
322 Posts |
Posted - Aug 08 2010 : 6:22:56 PM
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Diane! We had Vann for our baby's name but found out we were expecting a girl! So we're holding on to that one for #3 whenever that comes around...#2 makes her appearance in October, and AnneMarie - I love the name Liam! Oh and my first DD is Madison (Maddie) and #2 will be Charlotte (Charlie). Hubby got to pick with the first, as you can tell it's uber-trendy. I got to pick with this one, as you can tell, because it's as old-fashioned as I could get without the hubby refusing to use it. :)
Melissa ~ Farmgirl #724
Mother Hen to The Knitty Gritty Farmgirls of the Inland Empire
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reereebee
True Blue Farmgirl
142 Posts
Marie
Clark
WY
USA
142 Posts |
Posted - Aug 08 2010 : 6:42:31 PM
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So many good suggestions to choose from! I have to say, down here in the south it is very common to name children after a last name or maiden name in the family. My sister is Holley (Mom's maiden name) and when choosing a name for my son, West was one of our options (my maiden name). The name that won out for my son was Joe Paul (named after my great uncle and a very cool uncle at that)
Other last or maiden names from my family tree that I think would make good boy's first names are Kellum & Kempson. Two first names from my family tree that were VERY unique are Herman & Theron.
Good luck on your decision. Please let us all know what you choose.
--Marie--
Farmgirl Sister #1627
www.reereebee.etsy.com
“Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else” - J.M. BARRIE, Novelist
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Aug 08 2010 : 10:24:54 PM
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My boys all have middle names after a relative..well, all but my very oldest..I was young and honestly just didnt' think of it. His middle name is Lee. Second son Casey's middle name is after my dad Dean, Third son came into our family at age 14 and came with his middle name Randolph...which is after one of his birth relatives, 4th son's middle name is Averill after my grandpa, youngest son's is Timothy after my husband's brother. The girls middle names are after special people too, Summer Amelia is named after her foster mom..who was awesome, and Erin Cecile after my grandma. We kept all their original first names since none were adopted as newborns but had fun letting them help pick their new middle names from a list we made together.
I have some very interesting names in my family tree..including some great uncles named Houston and Harrison and Arnel and Aunts named Oleta, Georgia and Elsie. My great grandma on my dad's side was named Nola and I always thought that was a very pretty name as well. I love choosing names..even for my critters..and love for them to mean something!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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Roxy7
True Blue Farmgirl
1083 Posts
Robin
Denver
CO
USA
1083 Posts |
Posted - Aug 09 2010 : 08:27:06 AM
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| My son is Nigel. His middle name is Jack after his grandpa. I also loved the name Graehme (graham) and Hamish for middle names. |
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farmrookie
Farmgirl at Heart
4 Posts
Andrea
Phoenix
Arizona
USA
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Posted - Aug 11 2010 : 10:23:23 PM
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We had two girls first and chose the diplomatic way. We both wrote lists from baby books and only kept the names we both chose and made a final decision from there. The girls are Sabrina Madison and Shelby Isabel.
When we had our first boy, it was a toss up between Dominic, Eric, and Duncan. We chose Duncan(because we are Scottish) and his middle name is Jeffrey after my husband.
Our second son came along and we needed to find a strong name like Duncan for him too. We found another Celtic name of Ronan. I made a big stink about his middle name being Jeffrey too, because I didn't feel that it was fair for our second son to be excluded from his father's name just because he was the second son. I was able to persuade my husband, and our son is Ronan Jeffrey.
My husband is happy we did that!
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
7577 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2010 : 08:30:03 AM
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My girlfriend named one of her four boys Sawyer... and I LOVE it! We named our son Samuel because it means "God heard my cry" - and He did. He really, really did. :) Good luck with your search! - Nini
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3329 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3329 Posts |
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star-schipp
True Blue Farmgirl
942 Posts
Starletta
Middletown
Indiana
USA
942 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2010 : 09:43:50 AM
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LOL - we finally had two boys after having five girls! For our first boy, we used both of our mothers' maiden names - Broderick Davidson - try looking back into your family for some great names.
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Jessi Lynn
True Blue Farmgirl
144 Posts
New York
USA
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Posted - Sep 19 2010 : 7:15:39 PM
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walkinwalkoutcattle:
How'bout Benjamin-"Jamie"
Archer
Gabriel "Abe"
Lucius
Levi
Reuban
Ignatius "Nate"
Rhodes
Connell
Salvatore
Sirius |
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Faransgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
895 Posts
Beth
Houston
Texas
USA
895 Posts |
Posted - Sep 20 2010 : 07:21:40 AM
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I think you have to be careful with names because it can define you child. When I named mine I tried to pick a name that 1st could not be turned into something stupid by mean classmates. Then I didn't want something that made them sound as if they were a 10 year old when they are 40 and trying to be a CEO or head of the Farmers Organization. I tried to give them one name they could use if they were a Lawyer, CEO or President and I tried to give them one that they could use if they were an artist or musician or whatever. Also, I learned from personal experience you don't want the initials to be something that can be turned into something kids can tease them about. Mine were ABC, my grandfather's were DOG etc. If you don't want something everyone else has you can check the most commonly used names list. But that doesn't always work because when I named my oldest Daughter Rebecca, Rebecca wasn't even on the list. The next year it was number 1.
My kids names were
Danial Joseph
Dierdra Annette
Phillip Scot
Rebecca JaNae (Yes that is typed and spelled correctly JaNae is a family name)
Chloe' Suzanne
Veronic (Rainna) Beth.
When my two youngest girls were in High School one of the teachers there taught them both. Before the youngest one graduated the teacher had two baby girls. One named Chloe' one named (Rainna).
Other names for boys I might have used were
Ian
Eaun (Scottish form of Ewan)
Kjell (Norweigen pronounced Shell with she SH hardened almost to a J)
Tristan
Duncan
Farmgirl Sister 572
When manure happens just say "WOO HOO Fertilizer". |
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rschaaf
True Blue Farmgirl
174 Posts
Renee
Wooster
Ohio
USA
174 Posts |
Posted - Sep 21 2010 : 8:46:40 PM
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We don't have any kids yet, but my hubby and I can think of lots of names for boys, but not girls. The two names we picked for boy names are:
Cody Lane (Lane Frost, a rodeo rider) and Tyler Roderick (Roderick is my cousin's name).
"There is beauty, there is grace, in my peaceful country place!"
See what I'm up to at: http://www.lifeonctfarm.blogspot.com |
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mommatracy
True Blue Farmgirl
490 Posts
Tracy
My. Olive
NC
USA
490 Posts |
Posted - Oct 14 2010 : 08:19:35 AM
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Nephew names and a few more.
Kirkland
Cameron
Edward
Andrew
Hagan
Daniel
Thomas
Leighton
James
Lawrence
John
William
Wilson
My FIL & MIL names are Fitzhugh and Zelda!
I seem to lean towards older classic names.
www.cottagebythebay.blogspot.com
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