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I have included a list of the names we are considering. Thank you for so many suggestions - I’m definitely going to add some of these to our list. Don’t let them do that to you this time haha. We strive to provide you with a high quality community experience. We respect everyone’s right to express their thoughts and opinions as long as they remain respectful of other community members, and meet What to Expect’s Terms of Use. ⚠️ You can't see this cool content because you have ad block enabled.
Group Leaders aren’t expected to spend any additional time in the community, and are not held to a set schedule. Connect with our community members by starting a discussion. So I brought up the idea of hyphenating my baby’s last name to my bf/baby father and he completely shut down the idea.
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Thankfully, we knew the sex early with dd#3 so we didn't need to concern ourselves with male names. Spent three days in the hospital without a name and in the end we gave him the one that the women at Baby Gap mentioned, too. Instead, I was left with the same old words I’d had before, the same short list of names worn thin by the lives of other men. More and more parents are choosing to opt for longer names for their children. To give you a little inspiration, let’s check out 100 middle name ideas for boys, which you might like to try.
Some parents will name their son the same first name as the father, but call the son by their more unique middle name to help differentiate between the two. Or some families use different names completely, but choose ones that have similar meanings or sounds to honor the original name. Finding the perfect name for your new baby boy can take some time and careful consideration, but it can also be a lot of fun. In fact, it's one of the first and biggest decisions you have to make as a new parent. My advice is to wait until you know if it is a boy or girl.
Unique boy names with meanings
I can’t even tell you the number of complaints and ridicule we got from our parents. They all begged/bothered us to pick something else. We ended up spending the rest of my stay at the hospital trying to think of a name they would accept.
A quick scroll through the list reveals that several names have reigned supreme for years, like Oliver, Elijah, Noah, and James—just to name a few. I think Alicia, Alice or Alyssa all sound more feminine. I wouldn't use Allie as a stand alone name because it may not age well.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT MY SONS NAME WILL BE!
I can picture a young Richard a lot better than I can a young Edwin, frankly. Teddy does sound like a little boy, but a bit too much so, like a cartoon kid. But he would probably grow into a Ted, which is much nicer, very warm and friendly. I see Duncan on your list and I think that's a cool name. I think it's like Malcolm - people don't think they'll like it, but a lot of them will. Are you going to be the sole arbiter, or does your partner have any input?
🙁 SO and I didn’t tell anyone my son’s name until he was born. But we had mentioned it as a possible candidate, so we knew that everyone liked it. If this baby is a boy, I'm in trouble. I just don't like very many boy names and the ones I do like are super popular/common. As the times are changing, some parents are choosing to use the surname or the Mom or the Dad as their child’s middle name, to avoid long double barreled surnames.
When I got pregnant my partner was hardly intimate with me. Now our son is a year and about 2 months old and I think we have only been intimate 2 times...maybe 3 MAX. He tells me he just has a lot of stress with school, and work. So why are you compromising about names? I think it’s super cool he’s involved but I don’t think you have to give him a say on the name..
Think of friends, relatives, and even your favorite celebrity middle names. The problem with middle names is that they need to ‘go’ with the choice of first name. Still looking for the perfect baby name? Our Baby Name Generator tool helps you easily discover baby name ideas and suggestions. Verywell Family content is rigorously reviewed by a team of qualified and experienced fact checkers. Fact checkers review articles for factual accuracy, relevance, and timeliness.
Use of this site is subject to our terms of use and privacy policy. Pregged.com's Feature Editor is a dedicated Mom of 3, pregnancy geek, giver of hugs and a great listener. So in the end they opted to use a family name as the first name; the name of the saint as a middle name; with a surname at the end.
It compiles the most popular baby names from the previous year. Listed above are the top 1,000 baby boy names from 2021, as determined by birth certificate data. Naming girls is so much easier for us.. Lol We had 4 or 5 boy names picked out.. I wanted my son to have his own name.
