The Serious name lovers thread!

great thread was just discussing names with a friend whose due in a few weeks and doesn't know what they are having. and they can't decide on names!
Anyway my faves are:

Boys:
Luke
Jacob
Ethan
Zac
karl
Andrew
Samuel
Ben
louis
Toby
Noah
Jeremy
Nathan
Cory
Willaim
Edward
Travis
Kyle

Girls:
Alana
Ameila
Anna
Emily
Zoe
Lola
Ruby
Estella
Amber
Bethany
Marie
Gina
Fleur
katelin
Katie


We always names our babies a few weeks after the 20 week scan and said them often to see how it sounded e.t.c. I love our boys names Luke and Jacob. and no don't watch twlight!

Edited by yummymummy2

AzzaNZ wrote: damn Twilight Who is Emmett in Twilight now? And why have I ended up with two kids with names from a book/movie I've never seen. It makes me decidedly grumpy (then again it could be the hormones and cracked nipples doing that)

lol Azza I also have an Emmett though im a big twilight fan and knew that when i gave him that name. he is the big strong one.

i actually wanted to name him jacob but his middle name was gonna be edward so jacob edward umm no. but i decided i wanted his middle name to start with J (coz mine does)and be a name thats is in the family, one of my uncles middle name is joseph, which was one of my mums (and said uncle) uncles name. and i decided i loved the name Emmett coz it was different but not weird.

Hi All,

Great thread. For boy, I like long-ish, traditional but not hugely popular names, but I'm struggling a wee bit ... all I've got is:

Sebastian
Nathaniel
Nicholas

I like that they can all be shortened easily, and they're unlikely to embarrass a kid at school.

For girls, I love some of the French/Italian sounding names, like:

Gabrielle
Adrianna
Isabeau (French version of Isabelle)
Calista

nzlisajo wrote: Haha Kelly, you crack me up! My little sister is named Kelly. I actually named her cause Mum and Dad couldn't come up with anything they both agreed on so they let me name her! I think that was very brave of them considering I was only 5 at the time lol No way I would trust a 5yo to name a baby.......... my neice wanted me to call Isla, Fatima Nice name......... just not for me.....

My nephew suggested 'donut' as a name. Cheeky monkey.

I am a name nut here is my blog http://babynamelover.wordpress.com/
I own over 70 name books!

Beau Asa
Beau Cian
Beau Ewen
Beau Evan
Beau Ioan
Beau Ira
Beau Keb
Beau Knox
Beau Lev
Beau Penn
Beau Rem
Beau Rudy
Beau Remy
Beau Sol
Beau Zuri

Noah popularity- I love Noah too! 2009 - 23, 2008- 22, 2007- 16, 2006- 16,. Noah entered NZ top 100 at 96. The highest it has been is 16 in 2006/2007 it looks like it is declining to me.

Eva- I think it is rising. NZ ChCh press birth announcements 2009 so far- Eva =7, Evelyn =3, Evie=2 and Eve=1.
In NZ top 100 EVA- Entered at #82 in 2002, 2003 was #71, #66 in 2004, #56 in 2005, #34 in 2006, #41 in 2007, 2008 #35 and 2009 = 32.

Katherine and Catherine I don't know which one is more common, I went to school with a Catherine but my sister is Katherine but alway known as Kate. Poppy Catherine would be pretty!

Alysha Ruby
Alysha Alice
Alysha Iris
Alysha Helen
Alysha Jane
Alysha Simone
Alysha Rosemary
Alysha Ruth
Alysha Maude
Alysha Beatrice
Alysha Lucy
Alysha Loren
Alysha Claire
Alysha Pearl
Alysha Kate

These are from my blog thought might be of some help for those looking for names as alternatives to NZ top 10

GIRLS

Sophie- Sadie, Susannah, Soraya, Milena, Anne, Diana, Fiona, Phoebe, Fifi, Solenne, Maeve, Zofiel.

Olivia- Olive, Olympia, Aurelia, Liviya, Lydia, Ottilie, Otylia, Ophelia,Oralia, Indira, Ocean, Claudia, Orabel.

Ella- Ada, Eula, Arella, Eliana, Elle, Giselle, Eleora, Eleanora, Phila, Cleo,Ailis, Ivah, Opal, Moselle, Adele, Orla, Astra, Aello.

Isabella- Isadora, Isis, Mehitabel, Antonia, Bellamy, Tallulah, Ellen,Allegra, Nellie, Sybella, Isabeau, India, Ismay.

Charlotte- Tabitha, Beatrix, Augusta, Cecilia, Celeste, Audrey, Bathsheba,Francesca, Gloria, Caroline, Katherine, Philippa, Margaret.

Lily- Apollina, Polly, Verity, Lucille, Calliope, Delilah, Lillian, Felicity, Mildred, Rosalie, Sally, Caroline, Gigi, Lulu, Willa.

Emma- Sasha, Ayla, Raya, Magda, Zora, Nina, Pippa, Imala, Esme, Flora, Nala, Tula, Taja, Electra, Elsa, Rhea, Wrenna, Clara

Emily- Millicent, Zilla, Violeta, May, Yulia, Cicely, Penelope, Briony, Edeline, Harriet, Queenie, Mimi, Tallis, Bridget, Cassidy, Celia, Demi, Eloise, Minnie.

Jessica- Jemima, Jerusha, Joby, Juniper, Katriel, Zeta, Katherine, Jewel, Kezia, Julep, Astrid.

Grace- Faith, Honora, Frances, Greta, Gaia, Heather, Jane, Peace, Geneva, Opal, Cora, Dove, Enye, Fern, Grainne, Carys.

BOYS

Jack- Bede, Bruno, Cabe, Cole, Evan, Moss, Nate, Rufus, Rex, Silas, Saul, York, Zeb & Zed.

James- Beckett, Conrad, Ewan, Elroy, Hugo, Roscoe, Harvey, Homer, Humphrey, Jago & Quentin.

William- Abraham, Ezra, Ephraim, Nicander, Willoughby, Oswald, Oxford, Quinlan, Rutherford, Cillian & Winston

Samuel- Arnold, Archibald, Lemuel, Ieke, Lazarus, Morrison, Moses, Mordecai, Samson & Solomon.

Joshua- Joel, Josiah, Jonah, Jedidiah, Roderick & Spencer.

Riley- Adam, Dexter, Dominic, Emmett, Emery, Remy, Fergus, Guy, Miles, Gatsby, Monty & Oakley.

Liam- Emerson, Elias, Grant, Gus, Abe, Bram, Theo, Sully, Ciaran & Ossian.

Benjamin- Ambrose, Arthur, Barnaby, Bartholomew, Hezekiah, Nazareth, Pascoe, Sullivan & Preston.

Daniel- Jehiel, Dalziel, Dashiell, Ezekiel, Washington, Raphael, Thaniel, Zaniel & Zachriel.

Great list AuntyAnna, thanks!

Awesome list Aunty Anna - love the alternatives.

Especially since i was dead set on CHARLOTTE but other people seem to think its such a brilliant name that EVERYONE is calling their baby Charlotte and i really want to avoid the "Charlotte A, Charlotte B" situation in school. Sulk, sulk, sulk!

Names i still enjoy: Connor, Harper, Ethan, Dylan

I wonder if the release of The Notebook had anything to do with the popularity of Noah.

Katherine is the American spelling with Catherine being the european version at least that's my take on it. There's also Kathryn which I don't like.
If baby arrives on the 11th she'll be Catherine Poppy Sheryl.

I love Noah, but to popular at the moment.

I was just talking to dp about babies names before.

I asked what sort of names did he like, easy, popular, unique, long, short names etc. Those sorts of questions. His response was who asked those questions you either like a name or you dont lol.

Names are really hard. Does anyone have a favourite name site they use?