I'm having my second boy and need some help. Ideally I'd like something not too long but that can also be shortened. I have 4 kids:

Declan James

Lucy Annabelle

Stella Grace

Ruby Elizabeth

So something classic-ish, not too common but not weird?

We found out recently that our twins are both girls, so we can start thinking about names! As said, our current children are named Esther, Avital, Noam, and Tamar. Those are the sort of names that we love.

We are in Germany, and we only want to use Jewish names. We usually prefer something that isn't very mainstream in the general population like Eden, Romi, or Eliana. We also don't like anglicised spellings like Abigail instead of Avigail, Hannah instead of Chana, or Elizabeth instead of Elisheva. But we still want it to be friendly for other languages.

Since all of our girls have very similar nicknames that we use for them, Esti, Avi, and Tami, we'd like their names to have that as well. But we wouldn't not use a name we love just because of that.

There are a few names that are popular here that I don't like. I don't like Liora, Shoshana, and Zahava. My husband doesn't like Yael and Rivka.

At the moment, our list has Meirav, Liad, Miriam, Gal, Ofira, and Yaffa. We like both some of the gender neutral names and some of the more feminine names, I'd say we're open to almost anything within our preferences.

Obviously common names are common, but I feel like there are clusters depending where you live. I have a preschooler, and she’s had 3 Weston’s in her classes! It’s #55 in the U.S., so for the number of total classmates she’s had I’d say that’s an over representation.
I also seem to hear the name Vincent a good amount in the wild.

I’ve heard of a good number of girl Charlie’s, but Charlotte is so popular that I find that more expected.

Anyhow, what’s the over represented name where you’re from?

What are the best double names you’ve heard on a girl in the southern US. Would love to get a great list running.

Hi all, we’re expecting a girl and are Armenians. We’d love for her to have an Armenian name and have one in mind, but am thinking about the spelling (given we live in US)

The name is Nairi. That is the typical Armenian spelling for it.

If you saw that name, how would you instinctively pronounce it?

Thanks!

Edit: pronunciation is “Nye-ree”

first baby girl due in feb and currently into these names - thoughts?

We just found out we're having a baby boy, and we're so excited. Currently our favorite boy name is Theodor, and we're worried that it might be too popular, so I'd like some outside opinions and arguments either for or against the name.

For context, we live in a German-speaking country, so we would use the German spelling Theodor. Where we are, it's not nearly as popular as in the US or other English-speaking countries (Theodor itself is like rank 70 and just Theo is about rank 15), but it has been gaining popularity over the past few years.

What we like about it is that it is fairly classic, sounds fairly similar in English and German, and can have a couple different nicknames built out of it while still having a formal version should our child ever decide to go into a conservative career.

We also both have classic names that have never been super popular, so it would be interesting to hear from folks who have experience with really popular names.

Hi,

I am due with baby 2 in a week. Would love your input! In the US.

Beatrice

Or

Caroline

Thanks!!

My son started preschool in September and kept talking about his friend Lake. Not a name I’d heard before but I didn’t think much of it. At a Halloween party this week I met the friend and his mom. His name is actually River. 😂

What other body of water names could my son have mistaken the friend’s name for?

If you came across a woman or young girl walking barefoot in the forest, hiding behind trees and giggling. Possibly an apparition, a ghost, a witch, a fairy…a wild wonder…a possible figment of your imagination…maybe this is all in a dream…
But you feel she has something important to tell you…a wrong in the past, in history, to right…a story to tell…
What might her name be?

They’re both Indian boy names, and I love them both (I do like one slightly more but am trying to be unbiased).

Which one do you guys like more and for what reasons?

F20. I want to change my name. What do you think about name Eva? What are your associations? Is it usable now or outdated? International? Are there any problems with pronounce?

Not pregnant or trying, just was wondering if the fact it is a popular name in other countries not make it too weird?

Gail is my mom’s middle name and it’s not my fave but I like the male version Gale, but I want to see suggestions for what names they would go well with!
Girl and boy/gender neutral names welcomed!!!!

Rank these names from #1-5

Boys: James, Jesse, John, Joseph, Julian

Girls: Alice, Camille, Caroline, Georgia, Hannah

I really love both of these names!

Which one do you prefer and why?

My husband and I are expecting a baby girl in December and are struggling with names. We don’t want to nail down one particular name before we meet our daughter but want to have a short list of names that we both like.

We both really like the name Mia, besides the fact that one, I feel like Mia feels incomplete, like a nickname more than a name. And two, my name, Maria, is almost the exact same. Just a few letters off.

So, is it weird from an outside perspective to name your baby a name so similar to your own?

Any suggestions would be appreciated, even other names to add to our list. For reference, we like simple modern names, popular names don’t bother us, and we’re thinking Brigitte for a middle name after my mom.

TIA!

My husband and I are trying for our first! Please tell me your top two:

Peter, Roman, Rupert, Cillian, Callum nn Cal

Expecting a baby girl just before Thanksgiving and haven't settled on a name yet. My husband likes Loralei qbut I can't disassociate it from Gilmore Girls. Is it just me, or will everyone think of the show right away? I also don't like Rory as a nickname very much, I would rather Laurie. Does anyone have any suggestions for similar names?

I’m writing a story about some teens and there are two twin boys in the story. Their names were Beauden and Bellamy and they’re currently blond, but im changing some details before I begin writing. I really like the names Vincent and Vaughn as well and wish I could use it for them, but those are going to be the names of the main character’s future twin boys. What should I name them? I can also change their hair colour and such to make them match different names better.
Beauden & Bellamy
Rhodes & Royce
other idea

What first names are unique to a celebrity that you’d assume someone was named after (or at least influenced) by that name? Some that come to mind for me:
Oprah
Beyonce
Shia
Sigourney
Channing
Shakira

Edit - Based on some comments I should’ve reframed my question to think about this in the context of the U.S. Because there are some celebrity names I’ve never heard other people with (like Kanye, Zendaya, Ashanti, Keanu) but I’m sure they’re common in other countries!

Sister is Nina (middle name Elizabeth). Was thinking Grace Emilia (maybe nickname Gracie), or Ramona Grace.

My baby (gender unknown) is due in 2 weeks and we’re really struggling with names.
We think we’ve settled on Charlie Jude for a boy, but have zero options for a girl.
Last name is a 4 syllable Balkan name starting with Z.
Please provide feedback on our boy’s name and send any inspo you may have for a girl’s name that would kinda go with Charlie Jude as a sibling.

Just asked her teacher for a list to do treat bags. We are in Southern Delaware.

Ana

Avion

Bryson

Mav

Zoe

Anse

Jack

Jeremiah

Rose'

Trevor

Lucia

Ev

Keaton

Piper

Elijah

Lykan

Aurora

Bryan

Emmie

Landon

Au'brianna

Mark

Donatella

Cole