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Topic: Another "help me find a name" thread
Posted By: kiwisj
Subject: Another "help me find a name" thread
Date Posted: 20 July 2010 at 2:16pm
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HELP!!!
DH and I are at a bit of a dead end when it comes to choosing a name for our baby boy. We both like fairly "traditional" or not-so-out-there names and I'd like the name to be two or more syllables to go with our one syllable surname. Our surname begins with B and I think B names sound a bit funny with it too 
I'd quite like an Irish or Celtic name, I know that generally rules out "traditional" or easy names but I wouldn't mind if I really loved the name. I just haven't found one I love yet! Complicating matters is the fact that between DH and I we have something like 40 first cousins/brothers/nephews/uncles and THEY all have nice, safe names like Michael, Ben, Alex, James, Daniel, William, Matthew .... etc etc. Both my Dad and FIL are John so we're fairly settled on that as a second name at the moment. AND Callum's name is the same first initial as SILs DS1 which we didn't think was an issue but has turned out the grandparents/great grandparents/great aunts on DHs side of the family are forever calling the two boys the other one's name IYGWIM! So for that reason we don't really want a name beginning with C or E (nephew2) either!! Any suggestions?!  Please help!------------- SJ Callum - Dec 2008 Daniel - Oct 2010 |
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 20 July 2010 at 2:19pm
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Joshua!!! ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: kiwisj
Date Posted: 20 July 2010 at 2:21pm
Hehe! I love the name Josh/ua - it's on our list! 
ETA - but one of the first kids I nannied was a Josh and I'm still in touch with the family so it's not at the top of the list unfortunately. ------------- SJ Callum - Dec 2008 Daniel - Oct 2010 |
Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 20 July 2010 at 2:32pm
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Aidan/Aiden
Aaron Kieran Could call him Sean/Shaun instead of using John as a second name
That's all I can think of for now. |
Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 20 July 2010 at 2:35pm
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I tend to like really old "style" english names ..
Hugo Rupert I do quite like Llewellyn but that isnt two syllables. ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: kiwisj
Date Posted: 20 July 2010 at 2:35pm
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Thanks tishy, all of those are on *my* list (including the Sean option) except Aiden which rhymes with Caden (nephew) and is therefore off limits
DH has so far vetoed Keiran AND Aaron. Boo. ------------- SJ Callum - Dec 2008 Daniel - Oct 2010 |
Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 20 July 2010 at 2:38pm
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Keiran I think it's spelt Cairen or Ciaren in Irish (correct me someone if I am wrong!)
Cian "kee-in", Cillian "kill-ee-ann", Conor and Cormac are nice (if you can't tell I'm on a name site http://www.babynamesgarden.com/irish-baby-names.aspx - link ) Sean is also a good one too! Also another reason Conor is cool is because there is a woman in Lily's playgroup whose boy is named Conor and it happened to be her maiden name, is it possible for you to have your maiden name as a first name? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: RedHeadDuck
Date Posted: 20 July 2010 at 2:40pm
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Rodney
Derek Andrew Daniel Allan Reece/Rhys Thomas Arthur Calvin Geremy/Jeremy Philip (phil) Logan Oops so not exactly celtic or anything but oh well :P I think they sound nice with Callum! |
Posted By: kiwisj
Date Posted: 20 July 2010 at 2:41pm
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More than two syllables is fine too! I just think three one syllable names (first, middle, last) sounds a bit odd.
Sigh. Why do all my friends have to have boys already? We have Hugh and Hyugo in our circle of friends already. ------------- SJ Callum - Dec 2008 Daniel - Oct 2010 |
Posted By: kiwisj
Date Posted: 20 July 2010 at 2:45pm
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Conor was our second choice when C was born - if he'd come out with dark hair then that would have been my pick I think. It's still on this list for this time too.
My maiden name would NOT be a good name for a child (it was enough of a curse as a surname!) but I do like the idea and wish my maiden name was something normal so we could do that! Top of my personal list is actually Daniel. But DH thinks I like it because of Dan Carter and won't let me name our baby after my celebrity crush Also I have a (close) cousin Daniel so not ideal, but I would do it anyway if DH would agree!
Thanks heaps for the ideas ladies! Keep them coming! ------------- SJ Callum - Dec 2008 Daniel - Oct 2010 |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 20 July 2010 at 2:48pm
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Patrick - not very celtic but is very Irish ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: Daizy
Date Posted: 20 July 2010 at 3:10pm
"Rupert Rupert Bear..." Sorry couldn't help myself when the song started as I was reading your post... I think its a very cute name. Love Aidan and Keiran ------------- 
 
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lilfatty wrote:Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 20 July 2010 at 3:14pm
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Yep, thats what I sing whenever I see the name too .. I could imagine myself singing to my baby Rupert.
Thankfully SDs cousin is called Rupert .. so now I sing to an Elias instead. ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 20 July 2010 at 3:34pm
| I'm not a lot of help...but Conor is my sister's name... (yes, it's slightly weird for a girl). |
Posted By: jano1
Date Posted: 20 July 2010 at 3:49pm
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I like Cian too
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 20 July 2010 at 3:53pm
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Posted By: ShellyBR
Date Posted: 20 July 2010 at 3:56pm
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Eoin/Eoghan prenounced Owen
Darragh/Dara Fergal Finian Oisin Can't think of any more boy Irish names are hard its why neither of mine have one dh vetoed them cause he is Eoin and nobody gets it right over here ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: TheKelly
Date Posted: 20 July 2010 at 3:57pm
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Patrick was the first one that came to my head when I read your post
Callum and Patrick , I think they sound good together ------------- 
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Posted By: kiwisj
Date Posted: 20 July 2010 at 4:05pm
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Me too Kelly altho I think Callum and Daniel sound good together too. Patrick was going to be Callum's name for ages but we changed our minds at the last minute.
What do you guys think of using one of thr names from a previous baby? As in, it was on the shortlist last time ... sometimes it seems weird in my head to also think of this one as Patrick ... Does that make sense to anyone but me?! ------------- SJ Callum - Dec 2008 Daniel - Oct 2010 |
Posted By: julz85
Date Posted: 20 July 2010 at 4:11pm
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i dont really know many Irish or Celtic names so just thoguht id put a whole bunch of boys names i like that are fairly normal , dont think iv added anyhting too "out there " lol Archie, Cohen (Coen), Rory, Finn, Quinn, jeffery, Toby, Seth, Cole, Zachery, Adam , Monty, Jasper , Oscar, Bailey, Oliver.
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Posted By: Peanut
Date Posted: 20 July 2010 at 4:16pm
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We would have used our girls name the second time round and if we ever have a girl it will be called that name.
I like Patrick or Lachlan. -------------  
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Posted By: flakesitchyfeet
Date Posted: 20 July 2010 at 4:18pm
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I know what you mean kiwisj but when there are so few to choose from meh, go with it! DD is Hollie & was going to be Elizabeth for a long time, the next one will probably be Elizabeth.
How about Jack? I think we're set on Jack at the moment, we're not sold on it but there's nothing that has topped it yet. We wanted Thomas for sentimental reasons and because it's DH's middle name, but thats been taken, so will probably go Jack Thomas, .....then the initals will match DH's. -------------  http://lilypie.com"> |
Posted By: Danash
Date Posted: 20 July 2010 at 4:48pm
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I like Daniel - and Daniel John is a fantastic name!! Couldn't do Rupert - it was the name of my pet Galah - who used to chant stupid Rupert :) I wanted Liam if we'd had a boy second time Declan although I'm not sure if it is Irish
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Posted By: flakesitchyfeet
Date Posted: 20 July 2010 at 4:56pm
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Love Declan!
Just realised Jack wouldn't work so well...Jack John. Although then again, he could just be known as JJ I guess ------------- http://lilypie.com"> |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 20 July 2010 at 4:57pm
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Andrew is also good ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Mucky_Tiger
Date Posted: 20 July 2010 at 5:14pm
| finlay. finlay john is good |
Posted By: julz85
Date Posted: 20 July 2010 at 5:27pm
and Finn for short is sooo cute  ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: kiwisj
Date Posted: 20 July 2010 at 5:47pm
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Hasn't anyone else been put off the name Finn by Glee? He is SUCH a dork
I do quite like Finn and Finlay though. Man, boys names are hard! ------------- SJ Callum - Dec 2008 Daniel - Oct 2010 |
Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 20 July 2010 at 6:09pm
| Finbarr! |
Posted By: Richie
Date Posted: 20 July 2010 at 10:26pm
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My DF is Irish so here is a list of all his male Irish friends/family names (some of them aren't overly Irish)....
Patrick (DF's name - also his Dad's name) Joseph (DF's & his Dad's middle name) Alan, Simon, Brian, Eion, Ronan, Rory, Ben, Paul, Sean, Tiagh (think that's how it's spelt - pronounced like Tiger but without the 'r'), Jack, Max, Eamon, Aidan, Liam..... that's all I can think of for now. We have an Irish name picked out if our next one is a boy. He will be Conor Joseph -------------  
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Posted By: TheKelly
Date Posted: 20 July 2010 at 10:47pm
Tyler was going to be Ryan , then we changed our mind, but we still love the name ,so if this baby is a boy , he will be Ryan ....I think if you love the name enough , its fine . haha, if I was a boy , my name would have been Cameron , thats my brother's name ,if he had been a girl , he would have been Kate, thats my sister's name -------------
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Posted By: TheKelly
Date Posted: 20 July 2010 at 10:49pm
its spelt Tadhg (my family is irish too ) I like the name Conor Joseph -------------
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Posted By: TheKelly
Date Posted: 20 July 2010 at 10:49pm
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Posted By: kiwisj
Date Posted: 20 July 2010 at 10:53pm
I also love the name Conor Joseph - enough to copy you and give up the idea of using my own Dad's name as a second name  ------------- SJ Callum - Dec 2008 Daniel - Oct 2010 |
Posted By: kiwikid
Date Posted: 21 July 2010 at 12:55am
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Tadgh is pronouced Tie + gh... kinda like Tiger but no the 'er' part
I dont want to break the new OB rules but if you google (.co.uk) Irish Name Pronounciation the first site that comes up allows you to listen to the names you chose so you can see their Irish spelling, phonetic English and listen to the pronounciation - handy I thought! Finlay and Quinlan are nice and both can be shortened, Riley, Ronan, Emmet are all on that site too, Brendan (Breandan) is the patron saint of seafarers and travellers and the name of 17 other Irish saints, could be a good option as not tricky to pronounce!! Actually every other Irish lad I know over 20 seems to be called John Paul (JP) after the pope LOL ------------- 
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Posted By: Richie
Date Posted: 21 July 2010 at 8:08am
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Thanks for correcting me on the spelling of Tadhg! lol I knew it had a 'gh' in it but always get it wrong. Had a feeling it had a weird letter in the middle too but couldn't think what it was so I kind of just guessed lol
I completely forgot about the name Emmet.... that is my brother in laws name. I also used to flat with an Irish guy... his name was Donnchadh (Don-a-ca) which I thought was cool. Daire is another of my DF's friends names. Another Irish name I like is Fergus (or Fearghas in Irish) Thanks ladies for your comments about the name Conor Joseph I think it's a nice name too, and can be shortened to CJ if he chooses too (just have to pray we have a boy next time round so I can use it!). I'm happy for anyone else to use the name to -------------
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 21 July 2010 at 11:13am
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Slightly OT:
My son is Conor. I was adamant at the time that he would only have one 'N' because when he was born was when NZ won against Dennis Connor in the America's Cup (of course I got lots of smart arse comments anyways)... What about: Lachlan Gerard Kaltyn Harley Keenan Levi Logan Caleb Mitchell Nathan Parker Have you googled "two syllable boy names"? Might have some in google land that will help with your decision. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: weegee
Date Posted: 21 July 2010 at 11:48am
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I should have a proper list but just thought of Keoghan as well and thought I'd chip in with that for now ------------- 
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Posted By: kiwisj
Date Posted: 21 July 2010 at 11:53am
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Isn't it funny how a couple of days can change things .... DH and I were talking names again last night and here are some of "his" suggestions -
Keagan Keiran Travis Riley HELLO I have suggested all of those over the past 4 weeks and he turned them all down! I seem to recall the same thing happening when we chose Callum - I suggested it, he said no ("isn't he a character in that book you're reading?") and then two weeks later he thought he came up with the idea
We're both fairly keen on Conor but wavering because it starts with C (I don't mind as much as DH does) and Patrick is still up there too. ------------- SJ Callum - Dec 2008 Daniel - Oct 2010 |
Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 21 July 2010 at 12:30pm
Ya know this is giving me heaps of ideas for boys names! I literally have none of my own!  ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Richie
Date Posted: 21 July 2010 at 12:50pm
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Riley is one of my all time fav boys names but DF's last name starts with R and I don't like alliteration (i think that is the correct term for it) in names so it rules that out! If we have a boy next time, DF wants the middle name to be Patrick after his first name but with Conor as the first name, his initials would end up being CPR and I just couldn't do that lol which is why we desided on Joseph for middle name instead.
I think having Callum and Conor is fine. Having Kaegan or Keiran is really the same as they have the same 'C' sound -------------
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Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 21 July 2010 at 12:59pm
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liza I wouldn't worry too much about 'CPR'. If it's not insulting then it's ok in my books.
Eimears initials (without second name) are ET (EMT with) and Aoifes (with second name) are ACT
For my DDs, the second name won't be used too much anyway so I picked family names. I have no documentation that has my second name. In fact other than the health system here I go only by a shortened version of my birth name. We did think of coordinating their initials to be KIT , KAT or TIT for TAT
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Posted By: Richie
Date Posted: 21 July 2010 at 1:21pm
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I know CPR isn't insulting but kids can be cruel so I want to rule out any possible form of harrassment as I can lol I know, I know, kids will always find SOMETHING to hassle other kids about. Isla was going to be Olivia Grace Richardson but I was worried that OGR was too close to Ogre lol I think too much!
Sorry for thread jacking! -------------
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 21 July 2010 at 1:40pm
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Oh I love Emmet! Didn't know it was Irish!
Lol Lisa that's funny, Lily's initials is Lams like lamb without the b. I knew it when I picked her name and EVERYONE pointed it out but I just love her whole name so too bad! I could have swapped her middle names which are Anne and Maria but I thought Maria Anne sounded a bit off. Anyway sorry to TJ too! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: tictacjunkie
Date Posted: 22 July 2010 at 12:20am
| I have a Tait Isla Elisabeth, or TIE, but fell in love with it so decided I didn't care! (Though she might mind if she marries someone with a D surname). Irish boy suggestions- Orrin, Renton, Brannock, Ruaridh (pronounced Rory), & I'll post more when I remember! We got 2 of our dds names (Eliot & Tait) from a Celtic genealogy book that had lists of surnames (incl gaelic & norse). I've always loved Wyatt but our surname starts with W so it was a no go! (& this bub is a girl anyway!). |
Posted By: flakesitchyfeet
Date Posted: 22 July 2010 at 7:37am
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*OT threadjack*
but my daughters initials are H.M.S
All good, until someone said to me 'All aboard the seamen'. Ah well. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> |
Posted By: astral_monkey
Date Posted: 22 July 2010 at 10:31am
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My sister's initials are T.E.C., her nickname has been Polly since she was little (polytec). ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: tictacjunkie
Date Posted: 22 July 2010 at 10:41am
| More names- some fit some of your criteria, =). Angus, Devon, Dillon, Dominic, Douglas, Fergus, Fraser, Gregory, Lennox, Liam, Logan, Malachy, Muir, Nicholas, Oscar, Reilly, Rowan, Ryan, Tobias, Torin. Latin names are apparently popular in Ireland because of the religous saints thing. |