Name Help?!

• 09-07-2008 6:59 AM

  mommagates Joined on 09-07-2008 Iowa Posts 5	Name Help?! Reply Contact With my son we just knew the name we wanted from the start,Talan. This time it is not so easy. We like unique but not off the wall. I have a few ideas let me know what you think. Or give me some new ideas. Im 10 weeks so not sure the sex of the baby yet. Boy: Madden, Brody Girl: Maddyn(call her Maddy), Aubrea, Hayden, Harlow

• 09-07-2008 3:49 PM

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  AmiJanell Joined on 01-16-2007 Dawson Edward Born 7/15/08 Posts 1,607

  Re: Name Help?! Reply Contact Madden- don't like Brody- like lots, but the name is pretty popular  What about... Holden, Keaton, Cullen   Maddyn(call her Maddy)- again don't like, and like it even less on a girl... if you are looking for an interesting name for the nn Maddy, what about... Madelle, Madelena, Madzia Aubrea- pretty, but popular Hayden- don't like for a girl, in addition the -ayden names are WAY too over used, not in the least bit unique right now Harlow - an old mans name, for sure NOT for a little girl.   What about: Auden, Tatum, Afton

• 09-08-2008 8:33 AM

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  mc-lola Joined on 08-27-2003 Miki & Chris Posts 1,803

  Re: Name Help?! Reply Contact Madden-okay but it has the word mad in it Brody- makes me think grody brody Maddyn-definitley not a girls name Aubrea-kinda pretty Hayden-to masculine and all the ayden ending names are over used Harlow- okay, but because of nicole richies daughter this name is really trendy right now suggestions: Brodin (you can use brody as a nn, but if he gets tired of it he can use his full name) Keane Deacon Dashiel Quade Cayda Evenie Cassia Lyra Amadee Tawny

• 09-08-2008 11:29 PM

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  Aleraninde Joined on 08-16-2006 Posts 1,804

  Re: Name Help?! Reply Contact Richie/Madden fan? --------- Madden/Maddyn - Terrible as first names, especially since 'madden' is an English word meaning 'to make mad'. Naming a child 'madden' is just asking for trouble.And does the world really need yet another Maddy? >< That nickname has lost all meaning for me, seeing as every second little girl has it - be they Madisons or Madeleines. It's the definition of trendy. Brody - Meh. I've never seen any appeal in this name, but there's nothing wrong with it apart from the trendiness. Aubrea - I want to say au-BREE-ah when I look at this name. I'd go with Aubrey (a bit trendy though) - or Audrey - even better!. Hayden - Extremely masculine to me (and too trendy). What about Hayley/Hailey? Harlow - I hate that Nicole Richie had to name her daughter this. A ton of mothers-to-be have been considering it ever since. Aside from being yet another surname - and not even a girly sounding one - there is nothing remotely attractive about this name to me, sorry. It is one letter away from 'harlot' and sounds and looks like 'hollow'. Even if you don't mind, there are hardly any clued-in people who wouldn't immediately assume you're imitating Richie. -------- Sorry if my post is a bit harsh. I like different names too! Unfortunately, 'trendy' is the exact opposite of 'different', so it bugs me when people say they like 'different' names and then go on to list things like Kaylee/Jaylee, McKenzie/McKenna/Madison/Addison/Emerson and Jayden/Hayden/Brayden/Kayden/Ayden. I'm sure you can find a name which is 'different' enough for you without being too out there - but none of the names above suit that criteria.

• 09-09-2008 9:40 AM

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  jennarooski Joined on 09-09-2008 Posts 2

  Re: Name Help?! Reply Contact Hi, I have to agree with you on the name! My 8 yr old dd Harper's nn is Talley. Her older sister gave her that nn as soon as I said I had a baby in my tummy. We really wanted to name her Tallyn or Talan boy or girl but our dd#2 is Hollyn and we thought it was way too close. I am pregnant with #5 we don't know the sex of the baby but it will probably be Hadden (B) Haddyn (G) SO, that being said i do really like the name Madden. We have "H" kids so thats how I came up with Hadden/Haddyn. The name Madison nn Maddy is fully accepted so why not be diff and go Maddyn. I love it! I do also like Brody but I have a thing about boys names ending with a Y. I like that your first ends with and N and think if this baby is a boy it ending in an N also sounds nice. Go with your heart, people have a hard time with different names so you will get many neg opinions. I think it takes a while to get used to any name that you are not used to hearing. I have had to tell everyone to hear the names I a thinking about and please not say anything until they have thought about them for a while. Let the names sink in......it takes a while to get used to most new things. Oh just a thought, I love the name Teagen thought it was cute with Talan! God Bless

• 09-10-2008 8:05 AM

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  ~JuliaGulia~ Joined on 08-23-2006 Edmonton, Alberta Posts 143

  Re: Name Help?! Reply Contact Here's the thing I don't get about NNs.  Aren't they meant to either shorten the actual name, or sound completely different than the actual name?  How is Maddy a NN of Maddyn?  It's almost exactly the same.  You may as well just name her Maddy.  I don't really mind the name Maddyn, but doing it just for the sake of a NN seems silly.  As for the rest of your names, I'm not crazy about any of them.  Brody is OK, but I like Brady better.  I also like what the pp suggested.  Teagan is adorable and it works for both a boy and a girl.

• 09-15-2008 10:03 AM

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  DivaJo Joined on 09-09-2006 Coquitlam, BC, Canada Posts 118

  Re: Name Help?! Reply Contact Just curious jennarooski, what are the rest of your kids' names? I like Harper and Hadden. And, PS: I'm pregnant w/ a little girl and we are naming her Teaghan. Our 18 month old son is London. With a firstborn named London, we couldn't very well have a name like "sara"! I like the meaning of Teaghan: depending on how you spell it, it can mean 'little poet', 'attractive' and/or 'beautiful'. O and finally I love the name Talan. However, the names that you are considering for this child are a bit trendy. I love the name Harlow. I think Jean Harlow was beautiful. It's like naming your daughter Marilyn after Marilyn Monroe. And I know a teenager named that. I liked it before Nicole Ritchie named her daughter that. As long as you don't mind your kid being one of 5 Maddyns/Haydens/Brodys in the classroom then go for it. I don't like that scenario but that's just me. Hope you are able to find a name that fits. Good luck!

• 09-15-2008 11:06 AM

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  TERRY2284389 Joined on 02-13-2008 Kendall & Koen's mommy (NC) Posts 182	Re: Name Help?! Reply Contact From your list I like Brody and Maddy - some suggestions (boy or girl) Karson, Kennedy, Kellon, Caiden, Cameron

• 09-16-2008 7:30 AM

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  jennarooski Joined on 09-09-2008 Posts 2	Re: Name Help?! Reply Contact Hi, I have 3 dd's Hailey, Hollyn, and Harper and a 2yr ds Hudson. Is the name Maddyn getting popular??? I had no idea if so. Thats what happened with Hailey. I didn't know any then we moved states and there were many :( I was sad. I cannot figure out how to put spaces inbetween my sentances on here...argh it's driving me nuts!

• 09-18-2008 11:40 AM

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  OurBabyPeterson Joined on 08-21-2008 Posts 4

  Re: Name Help?! Reply Contact I like the name Talan, my hubby would never allow it tho. I like unique names as well, but unique in the way that no one else uses it, but that its an actual name... We names our daughter Charli, short for Charlize. When ever I say "my child Charli", everyone assumes its a boy, and I like that, because when she goes to school, it is doubtful she will ever know another Charli that is a girl. Unique, but still a name. For our second child we will be naming them Danny. I hope for a girl actually, because I really want to spell it Dani. I realize she may go to school with a couple girls named that, but then again, Anna Nicoles daughter Dani-Lynn has been in the news a lot, so I expect someone to have copied her. I find it amazing that hollywood can affect what people name their children. I had Charlies name picked out since I was about 15, I knew what I was naming my first child long before I had one, the only reason I named her Charlize, was so she would have a name she could use if she is ever some sort of lawyer or doctor, or something where a cutsie name doesn't work... like a Judge... :) I know about a million Maddys, I used to work in daycare, that is a very overused name. Same goes with Brody, we had a lot of those. Hayden is nice, a great uni-sex name, I love those, obviously, but Harlow, that doesn't sound like a girl name... or a boy name... I hope you find something YOU like.

• 09-18-2008 11:47 AM

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  OurBabyPeterson Joined on 08-21-2008 Posts 4

  Re: Name Help?! Reply Contact use html... you can make your words look like this, without any spaces between the sentences. or you can make your words look like this, with spaces... :) just use the chart at this website for help. you need the one with the "br" in it, you'll type it twice to make a space. http://www.web-source.net/html_codes_chart.htm jennarooski: Hi, I have 3 dd's Hailey, Hollyn, and Harper and a 2yr ds Hudson. Is the name Maddyn getting popular??? I had no idea if so. Thats what happened with Hailey. I didn't know any then we moved states and there were many :( I was sad. I cannot figure out how to put spaces inbetween my sentances on here...argh it's driving me nuts!