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What's in a name . . EVERYTHING!

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So I'm finally trying to get serious about this whole naming thing and let me tell you, it is SO much harder than I ever expected it to be. I mean, this isn't just a baby name, it is a person's name forever and ever! So much pressure and so many names I like and so many names Jeff doesn't like. HAHA! Does anyone have any suggestions or even naming tips?

So far my favorites are:
  • Parker
  • Spencer
  • Lincoln
  • Andrew
  • Lucas
  • Dominic
  • Landon
  • Noah
  • Tanner
There are many many more that I like, but those are the ones I like most today. Adding middle names changes a lot for me, but I need to get a first name first and then go from there. Any thoughts?

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Amanda Duke said…
We finally sat down and each wrote down 10 names that we liked (regardless of if the other liked it or not). Then we looked at the lists and each got to vote off so many. We did this several times (writing down names and then crossing off names). Then we actually rated them by how much we liked them. We were surprised with the names we ended up with because they were completely different from what we had originally discussed.
January 14, 2009 at 2:24 PM
Brad and Hailey said…
My Dad read an article about the initials of a person having a positive or negative impact on their self esteem. (i.e. B.A.T., B.A.D., R.A.T., B.U.M. are bad and V.I.P, W.I.N., A.C.E are good.) I would only worry and look out for A.S.S. in your case ;)

As for middle names Brad's family always has the first boy's middle name the father's name. I love this tradition and hope to get to use it ;) Otherwise I want to definitly pass down my middle name Lyn but as for my first name, I don't know I'm kind of close to it and don't feel like it would work for anyone else ;)

Just don't pick the name before you get there! I think it's sooooo important to let inspiration help guide you once you meet your baby! For example my parents went in thinking they'd name my sister Nicole ... but after meeting her it didn't work. So they made Nicole her middle name and took her middle name at the time Hilary and made it her first. I think you'll know what's right when you meet him :)

Good luck! I am soooo excited for you!!!!
January 15, 2009 at 9:15 AM
HeyJoe said…
Jospeh is a fine name, and it has served me well. But I like the sound of Parker Score.
January 16, 2009 at 3:29 PM
brittany doll said…
I like Lucas. If Avery would have been a boy I would have used the name Lucas.
How about Lucas Timothy or Lucas Jeffrey Score??
January 17, 2009 at 1:43 PM
~Aimee~ said…
I love the names Noah, Dominic, and Lincoln. I definitely recommend saying the full name out loud several times, because you might come to realize that it doesn't flow right or suddenly makes a sentence (something us people with nouns for last names have to consider). Be careful with alliteration, because sometimes it sounds too repetitive. But on the whole, looks like you got a good list. Oh, and I'm partial to using family names as middle names. Doesn't necessarily have to be dad's or grandpa's name, could be an uncle or cousin's middle name. But I like the connection. Good luck to you!! I know how frustrating the baby name search can be. :-)
January 17, 2009 at 2:22 PM
April J. said…
Noah was a personal favorite. One thing to check out is the Social security website for popular names,http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/namesbystate.cgi. Some may be surprising. I love all the names you have and can't wait to hear the grandparents brag about their first adorable grandson!
January 19, 2009 at 2:28 PM
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