What kind of thought do you put into choosing baby names?

Do you simply choose what sounds cute? Do you pick names that have sentimental value to you? Do you choose names based on their meaning and origin in? Or do you choose based off something entirely different?

What kind of thought do you put into choosing baby names?
I lean towards names with sentimental value. Also what sounds cute...
Reply:I chose my children's names from I guess all of the above, but more, the names I give to my kids needs to have enough nicknames to last them through-out their lives, mostly my names comes from the Bible,thru newborn yars, toddler years, pre-teen years, pre-adult years, and even thru their adult lives;I pick names I'm sure won't be made fun of, later in school, I name my kids with knowing they can write their names easy, that their siblings can pronounce their names,most names that are cute when the child is small, isn't always cute when he/she gets older!The personalities of my children are all different, and that's what makes their names theirs!
Reply:I have a lot of names that have sentimental value to me. Quite a few family names have been added to my list. I also have names that honor not only my heritage, but my boyfriend's as well. I really love Gaelic names because of it.





And in a way, meaning means something to me. I avoid names with bad meaning like "Ugly head" and "Son of Maude" that are just horrid for a kid, let alone a little girl.





I avoid names that are popular and trendy as well, mostly sticking to classic names that will never go out of style.
Reply:How the name sounds mostly but I love to know what a name means! And when I have a daughter I want to name her Monica Lynn after my grandmother and mom. So I guess a little of everything!





Here's my list of favorites!





Adelaide ~ German ~ Noble; Kind


Amelia ~ German ~ Work of the Lord


Annika ~ Czech ~ Very Beautiful


Aoife (ee-fah) ~ Gaelic ~ Joyful


Artemis ~ Greek ~ Gift of the Gods


Audrey ~ German ~ Noble Strength


Aurora ~ Latin ~ Dawn


Avalon ~ Latin ~ Island


Aveline ~ Old English ~ Wished For





Belle ~ French ~ Beautiful


Bernadette ~ French ~ Bold as a Bear


Bianca ~ Italian ~ Fair


Briar-Rose ~ English ~ Shrub of Roses





Caprice ~ Italian ~ Playful


Cassandra ~ Greek ~ Inflaming Men with Love


Cathleen ~ Irish ~ Pure


Clarice ~ Italian ~ Clear


Cosette (coh-set) ~ French ~ Victory of the People





Dahlia (doll-ya) ~ Scandinavian ~ from the Valley


Daphne ~ Greek ~ Laurel Tree


Delia ~ Latin ~ Daughter of the Sea


Diana~ Greek ~ Divine





Edie ~ Old English ~ Rich War


Eliza ~ Hebrew ~ Oath of God


Ella ~ Latin ~ Light


Elodie ~ French ~ Foreign Prosperity


Esme ~ French ~ Esteemed and Loved


Evangeline ~ Latin ~ Like an Angel





Felicity ~ Latin ~ Happiness


Fiera ~ Esperanto ~ Proud


Fiona ~ Irish ~ Fair





Ginger ~ Latin ~ Pure


Grace ~ Latin ~ Grace of God


Gweneth ~ Celtic ~ Blessed





Honoria (on-OR-ee-a) ~ Latin ~ Honor





Isla ~ Scottish ~ Island


Isobel ~ Scottish ~ Consecrated to God


Isolde ~ Celtic ~ Beautiful


Ithaca ~ Greek ~ Cheerfully True





Jane ~ Hebrew ~ Gracious


Joanna ~ Hebrew ~ God is Gracious


Julia ~ Latin ~ Soft-haired


Juliet ~ French ~ Soft-haired





Leona ~ German ~ Brave as a Lioness


Libby ~ Hebrew ~ Oath to God


Liesel (lee-sel) ~ German ~ God is Boutiful


Lorelei ~ German ~ Alluring Song


Lottie ~ French ~ Little


Lydia ~ Greek ~ Maiden from Lydia





Marian ~ Old English ~ Graceful Star of the Sea


Maeve (mayv) ~ Irish ~ Intoxicating


Matilda ~ German ~ Might


Mercedes ~ Spanish ~ Mercies


Michaela ~ Irish ~ Who is like God


Monica ~ Greek ~ Solitary





Nora ~ Irish ~ Honor





Odette ~ French ~ Little Wealthy One


Odilia ~ Anglo-Saxon ~ Little Wealthy One


Órla (oor-lah) ~ Irish ~ Golden Woman





Paige ~ English ~ Young Child


Phaedra (fay-drah) ~ Greek ~ Bright





Rosaleen ~ Irish ~ Little Rose


Rose ~ Latin ~ Unconcious Love





Samantha ~ Armaic ~ She Who Listens


Sophie ~ French ~ Wisdom


Soleil (soh-lay) ~ French ~ The Sun





Tabitha ~ Hebrew ~ Roe-Buck


Thérèse (ter-ez) ~ French ~ One Who Harvests


Twila ~ French ~ Twilight





Veronica ~ Latin ~ True Image


Veronique ~ French ~ True Image


Violet ~ English ~ Modesty





Zoey ~ Greek ~ Full of Life

















Aidan ~ Irish ~ Little Fire


Ambrose ~ Greek ~ Everlasting


Angus ~ Scottish ~ One Strength


Anthony ~ Latin ~ Worthy of Praise


Asher ~ Hebrew ~ Blessed; Happy


Atticus ~ Latin ~ From Athens





Ben ~ Hebrew ~ Son of my right hand/favorite son





Clint ~ Old English ~ Town on a Hill


Connor ~ Scottish ~ Knowledgeable


Constantine ~ Latin ~ Firm





Derrick ~ Old English ~ Ever Powerful Ruler


Dougray ~ Scottish ~ Protector of the King





Edmund ~ Old English ~ Blessed Protector


Emmet ~ German ~ Industrious


Ethan ~ Hebrew ~ Strong one


Ewan ~ Scottish ~ God is Gracious





Felix ~ Latin ~ Happy and Prosperous





Gavin ~ Welsh ~ Little Hawk


Gideon ~ Hebrew ~ Tree Cutter





Henry ~ German ~ Master of the Home





Ian ~ Scottish ~ God is Gracious


Ignatius ~ Latin ~ Fiery One


Isaac ~ Hebrew ~ He Will Laugh





John ~ Hebrew ~ God is Gracious


Jonas ~ Greek ~ Dove


Joseph ~ Hebrew ~ God Will Increase


Jude ~ Latin ~ Praise





Keefer ~ Irish ~ Noble; Gentle


Keenan ~ English ~ Smart


Kieran ~ Irish ~ Little Dark One





Leo ~ Latin ~ A Lion


Liam ~ Irish ~ Guardian


Lincoln ~ English ~ By the Water


Lorenzo ~ Italian ~ Laurel


Luke ~ Hebrew~ Of Lucania





Matthew ~ Hebrew ~ Gift of God


Max ~ German ~ Great


Milo ~ Old English ~ Soldier





Oliver ~ Latin ~ Olive Tree





Phineas ~ Hebrew ~ Serpent’s Mouth


Pierce ~ English ~ Rock





Quinn ~ Irish ~ The Fifth





Roscoe ~ English ~ Hearthland Of The Roe Deer





Sampson ~ Hebrew ~ Of the Sun


Seamus ~ Irish ~ Supplanter


Sean ~ Irish ~ God is Gracious


Sebastian ~ Greek ~ Revered


Simon ~ Hebrew ~ Obedient





Tavish ~ Scottish ~ A Twin


Tobias ~ Hebrew ~ The Lord is Good


Todd ~ Old English ~ Fox Hunter





Yannick ~ Breton ~ God is Gracious



























Reply:I think one of the most important things that people often overlook is how the name sounds with the last name. For example with a common last name like Smith or Johnson parents might want to reconsider "plain-sounding" names like John, and I knew a couple whose last name was Dixon that was actually considering the name Mason for theur son! Try saying the full name a few times.
Reply:I was curious about this too:





Personally this is what I consider:





Names that suit my taste, am I going to like the name I picked out? Is the name going to cause problems for the child when he or she is growing up, will it spawn cruel nicknames? Is it becoming, will it give the kiddo room to grow or will it being embarrassing to have as an adult.





Normally middle names are in honor of someone in the family that I was close with but don't always have to be that way. I don't really concern myself with meanings. for example I like both Cecelia and Leah and Cecelia means blind while Leah means tired or weary. It's all in what you like :)
Reply:There are important factors you have to think of.


1. Will the kid hate you for naming him/her this later in life? (Example: Rice)


2. Does this name have a wierd meaning? (example: outacite=man killer)


3. Will you still like this name in 10 years? (it may seem cute too you know, but 10 years late you may wonder what was going through your mind when you decided to name your daughter Jersey. She's not a cow!)





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Reply:I want it to be a name that the child will like. A name that relates to their father (boy) and my name (girl). I want something that isn't difficult for them to learn or say. Definitely what it means makes a difference.





I pulled tons of names I liked off the internet. Hubby went through them and marked off what he didn't like. If I liked something particular I put a star or something beside it so he wouldn't take it off. Once we narrowed it to like 5 or so we asked our parents about them.





Parents' thoughts had influence too.





We ended up with Wyatt (little warrior) (hubby loved that name). Lee for hubby's middle name.





Kaitlyn just because we both liked it. I heard it several times on TV and he heard it not too long before I mentioned it to him as a possible name. Gail for her middle after my middle name. We used the spelling K for his mom's name, Kathy and because it looked more important and fancy. We liked the letter y also because it stood out more than Kaitlin. That spelling looked so plain.





Many things went into the names of our children.
Reply:I chose (and am choosing names) that I like, but that I also feel will never go out of style, so classic names. Our 3 year old daughter is named Abigail. I'm having twins in March and we like names like Kathryn and Hannah for girls and Joseph and William for boys.
Reply:I think about what's cute, my husband's input, unique names, names that won't be made fun of (hopefully) and names that don't associate with people I currently know or used to know (like an ex-boyfriend's name is out of the question).
Reply:For my children's name I choose the first names simply because I loved them and always had. For middle names I chose to use names with sentimental value (names of family, close friends,ect.). My children's names are very important to me and I love them all.
Reply:i chose names that i like, but when the babies born sometimes a totally different name fits him.


when u look at him/her u just know(:





hope i helped (:
Reply:A combo of both. I have to admit mostly what sounds cute, I think cause I'm named after sentimental reasons and it definitely doesnt sound cute!
Reply:I simply choose what sounds cute. I try to avoid common, popular %26amp; trendy names.