help me?

crazy2000

hi everyone,

I am having trouble deciding on a name for my baby, which by the way is due in 2days

Can anyone help me find a unique/ relatively nice name for my baby.

I am not sure of the gender of the baby so I need both boy and girl names.

If anyone has any websites that you think would be usefull to me could you leave a message.

Thanks a million guys...

biko

Hi, there's a Parenting forum where I'm sure they know all about this. Here

OT, Stephen Bantu Biko is my suggestion. Best of luck with the baby!

andrew

andrew ftw

or sínead.

cazzy

i now you are looking fo websites but i dont know any. I like the names Phoebe and Sinead for a girl and Oisin for a boy. Just 3 suggestions.

judas101

i always thought Saoirse was a lovely girls name.

estar

violet
ruby
vera
mollie
elodie

fiachra
finian
charlie
cassius (cass for short - after cassius clay)

britney
justin

ok the last two were jokes.

embee

My own top 5 girls names were

Rhiannon, Imogen, Matilda, Lois and Eabha. Chose Rhiannon in the end.

Only boys names I had picked were Rhys and Conall.

http://www.babynames.com

http://www.babynamesnetwork.com

cazzy

Conal is a nice name

tyranis

i always loved the name manu for a boy...its german for matthew!
poppy and heather are nice girls names!!

DeVore

Just dont name your kid something that they have to spell every time someone asks them their name. I recommend Tom, its always done me well.

DeV.

challengemaster

embee wrote:

My own top 5 girls names were

Rhiannon, Imogen, Matilda, Lois and Eabha. Chose Rhiannon in the end.

what the?! why not Haemoglobin too weird name.. anyway, Rhi is a good name

Only boys names I had picked were Rhys and Conall.

a weird name my cousin named his child was 'Skye' or if male, it was planned 'Skylar'

anyway.. Is bhfearr liomsa ainm gaeilge

best of luck with the name/baby!

bug

tyranis wrote:

i always loved the name manu for a boy...its german for matthew!
poppy and heather are nice girls names!!

So what's Matthias then?
I thought that was the German for Matthew?

Anyhow, Maia is nice for a girl and goes with most surnames, Joe is nice and simple for a boy.
Conor is also an understated name.
Ehm, I like Eleanor. A weird one I heard recently is Beibhinn, pronounced Bay-veen. I always thought that meant baby pig. Apparently not.

Then again I was going to be called Rebecca, until I was born and my mother said that after looking at me, it didn't suit me, and picked the name of a boat she saw a few weeks previously in a harbour.
Maybe you'll get a similar intervention.

K-9

Always likes Evan, Ryan or for a girl, Ava or Eva.

Nothing too complicated!

meglome

Myself and the Sis love Irish names even though no one in our family has one or is there any history of them (actually come to think of it, it's the only thing we agree on ) She lives in Switzerland with her Swiss German husband and her two kids are called Oisin and Aoife. I just love the whole history and romance of the Irish names.

http://www.babynamesofireland.com/
http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/iri.php
http://www.ireland-information.com/heraldichall/irishfirstnames.htm

kf1920

Seanies32 wrote:

Always likes Evan, Ryan or for a girl, Ava or Eva.

Nothing too complicated!

I prefer the irish version of ava, Aoibhe(pronounced the same)

Kildrought

Now you see, wasn't there a very good reason for the tradition of naming eldest boy/girl after their paternal/maternal grandparents!

dade

what about Serena or Letha for a girl?

meglome

dade wrote:

what about Serena or Letha for a girl?

Seriously? Thinking butch tennis player.

Lizzykins

What about Elizabeth or Louise for a girl? They're not all that common now. Look back at your family tree and pick something from years back. I can't bear all these Rhiannons and Sians-we're not Welsh for God' sake. The worst I've heard recently are Poppy and Jayden-that's a boy's name by the way!
My girls are Louise and Elizabeth and the lads Kevin and Gearoid. Uncommon enough but not too way out.

Nevyn

Max.

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yvonne for a girl. (its my own name and i managed to go through all of school without anyone having same name! unlike the 5 amys in my class!!)

angelicsaz

arkadia, amelia, ildiko, tessa for girls
oden, griffen,noah for boys

gcgirl

Ciara, Aoife, Megan, Kathryn, Fern for girls
Ethan, Thomas, Dylan, Kevin, Ryan, Adam for boys

RIRI

Unfortunately I can't be of any help to you as I was in the same position 3 years ago. We had no girls names and only one boys name (rhys) - thankfully we had a boy.....

Best of luck with the remainder of the pregnancy & birth. Don't forget to post again in a few weeks with pics & the name you finally choose.

All the best

Hotblack Desiato

Apologies to any Ryans (or their parents) reading, but it brings Mr. "Breastfeeding in public is like p*ssing in the street" Tubridy to mind :eek:

We were thinking about Ronan for a boy's name, but (a) we remembered about Mr. Keating (b) Mr. O'Gara didn't exactly cover himself in glory in the rugby world cup!!! so we're back to square one. At least we have until March. Not sure of baby's gender yet but thinking of asking at the later scan.

Nevyn

Mr. "Breastfeeding in public is like p*ssing in the street" Tubridy

Gah please tell me did not say that !!!!

I do believe that names should have a reason and a story behing them.

Both mine have names taken from the Táin and I tell them the stories of thier names.

Names that are kept in the family are lovely too but not if they are going to cause stress.

emmiou

I've named my little boy Naoise, but also really like Oisin, Ruadhan and Fionn. For a girl I had picked Laragh and Sionna. All irish but also uncommon enough to avoid having many kids in the classroom with the same name!

Jaden

Girl:
Angelina Jolie.

Boy:
Max Fightmaster.

embee

Lizzykins wrote: »

What about Elizabeth or Louise for a girl? They're not all that common now. Look back at your family tree and pick something from years back. I can't bear all these Rhiannons and Sians-we're not Welsh for God' sake. The worst I've heard recently are Poppy and Jayden-that's a boy's name by the way!
My girls are Louise and Elizabeth and the lads Kevin and Gearoid. Uncommon enough but not too way out.

The OP wants a unique name. I wouldn't have said Elizabeth or Louise were unique in the slightest.

My daughters name is Rhiannon. Its Welsh. Could it have occured to you for even a second that perhaps I have Welsh ancestry? Yeah, we're not all Welsh. Here's a heads up - we're not all Irish either.

Hotblack Desiato

Thaedydal wrote:

Gah please tell me did not say that !!!!

Yes, he did, the Broadcasting Complaints Commission didn't uphold the complaint because it was supposedly 'humorous' :rolleyes:

jeni

how do you say that name Rhiannon -- is it ree - annon ???
im not due my lil sprog for 4 months

so far i have caitlin or katy for short, bronwyn (welsh)

and i havnt a clue for a boy, - maybe ciaran or summit irish

(sorry im really bad at spelling)

qwertyface

Whitney for a girl, Westlife for a boy.

karen3212

I just met someone called Oran the other day. Thought it was nice, I've never met an Oran before.

LegacyUser

Daniel or Caoimhe...they were our second choice names.

I always like Sennan, Tristan & Breen.

qwertyface

What happened to the good solid names like Mary and John? If all the children were just called Mary and John there'd be none of this messing.

Lizzykins

You won't find a unique name unless you are going to give a child a complete way out name like Moon Unit or something daft like that. And the point about Rhiannon or Sian is, in my opinion don't use them unless your second name is Evans, Phillips or Rhys-Jones, not Kelly or O'Sullivan! It's just my own preference-everyone has the right to call their child what they want. I hear that in France and Denmark there is a list of names you must pick from and they have to relevant to those countries either historically or culturally.

angeldelight

Girls names I've always liked are Aoife, Chloe, Ava, Rachel and Kate

Boys names : James, Conor, Ciaran, Matthew and Andrew.

Nothing too far out but out of all of them I only went to school with one Aoife and one Conor so not incredibly popular either

Bards

my advice would be to pick a name that he will not be bullied by in later years or cause confusion in his professional life..

the name belongs to the child and he/she will have it for their entire lives so please bear this in mind and make it simple

tk123

DeVore wrote: »

Just dont name your kid something that they have to spell every time someone asks them their name.
DeV.

Sound advise - its a pain in the ass. Especially when driving licenses etc come and they've got the wrong name on them etc etc etc

embee

Lizzykins wrote: »

I hear that in France and Denmark there is a list of names you must pick from and they have to relevant to those countries either historically or culturally.

lol yeah, and next they'll be telling them what they should wear, eat, think, say, do....

Anyone has any right to give their child whatever name they like, regardless of their surnames, ethnicity. To say that someone with a perceived "Irish" surname shouldn't use a Welsh/Chinese/Uzbekistani first name is just crazy imo.

deisemum

Ava, Eva, Aoibhe, Aoife, Sara, Sarah, Emily, Ciara, Eimear, Conor, Cian, Rory Ryan, Robert, Jack are some of the most popular names in the last couple of years

I haven't met too many of the following names especially in children
Nicholas
Isobel
Adrienne
Adrian
Leah
Elliot
Henry
Sandra
Patricia
Monica
Ruth
Tim/Timothy

See what names go with the surname, also see how the initials work out :rolleyes:

Lizzykins

embee wrote: »

lol yeah, and next they'll be telling them what they should wear, eat, think, say, do....

Anyone has any right to give their child whatever name they like, regardless of their surnames, ethnicity. To say that someone with a perceived "Irish" surname shouldn't use a Welsh/Chinese/Uzbekistani first name is just crazy imo.

Course you have the right to call your child whatever name you want. But you'll find the really popular popular names will date badly. When my eldest was born 18 years ago Sarah was the most popular girls name and likewise 35 years ago when my sister was born Lisa was the most popular.

Jeapy

emmiou wrote: »

I've named my little boy Naoise, but also really like Oisin, Ruadhan and Fionn. For a girl I had picked Laragh and Sionna. All irish but also uncommon enough to avoid having many kids in the classroom with the same name!

I love the name Naoise for a boy but so many people are calling girls that name...and thats fine until their daughter realises she was named after the most handsome man in Ireland (focloir). Love Aoibhe, Aoibhinn, Cillian and Diarmuid.

Have you had the baby yet? If not, all the best!!!

embee

Lizzykins wrote: »

Course you have the right to call your child whatever name you want. But you'll find the really popular popular names will date badly. When my eldest was born 18 years ago Sarah was the most popular girls name and likewise 35 years ago when my sister was born Lisa was the most popular.

Popular names I find are generally safe names, like Emma, Rachel, Louise etc... but imo they don't age any better or any worse than more unusual names. I guess its just a matter of opinion though - I'd never in a million years call a daughter of mine a very common name, but then, some people would never in a million years give their daughter a more unusual name like Rhiannon.

One thing I DO object to is people using zeitgeist-y names and regretting it... how many 18 year old Kylies are out there? I remember when I was in 6th year, there was a pregnant girl in my year who had a girl and named her "Shania"... can't help feeling that naming your child after a popstar is not a good way to go.

LegacyUser

I remember reading an article about a couple in Lybia in 1990 who tried to call thier son "Scud". The Goverment wouldnt allow it though.

galwaygirleen

I chose Sheila for my lil girl but i love Laoise, Naoise,Hannah, Ruby, Stella and Sheana
for a boy i had David, Matthew, Shane, Daniel, Johnathan. Congrats!! and you will know the minute your lil one is born.

beaushalloe

i like ruben for a boy, or troy but hubbie says they'll be bullied in the playground!!
for a girl if you like irish doireann is good. although i do like mia. in my career ive come across every childs name you can imagine, and funnily enough you assosiate the child to the name, so a lot are out of the question! (i work in childcare!!)

Catari Jaguar

Names I like: Gabriel (Gabe), Elijah (Eli), Matthew, Aimee, Naomi, Michaela, Ava

Boy's Irish names: Turlough, Fiachra, Killian, Oisin, Finn

Girl's Irish names: Aoibhinn (Ay-veen), Saorla, Aoife, Sadb, Saidhbhin (Suh-veen)

And just for coolness: Scorpius

aoife13/01/2008

I like the name Alex for a boy and Ellie or leianna for a girl.

lezizi

I love Cadhladh for a girl, pronounce Kyla. I cant remeber the meaning but it is really nice. I also like Rowan, i think it is nice and different
Boys names, Phelim and Caleb.

tulipandthistle

How did things go? What name did you decide on?