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Okay, so I've adjusted...I am adjusting...to the fact that I will be a father. Over the weekend the ultrasound said there are two of the little guys in there. My girlfriend and I are seeing a counsler who's helping us deal with all the complicated stuff like insurance, custody, school...all that jazz. So I figure I'll make a board here..more lighthearted than the last.
Naming one baby seemed hard enough. Now there are two. My girlfriend...who's little Miss Organization...wants me to have three sets of names picked out. Two girls, two boys, and a girl and a boy. We'll be getting together one day to sort through the names. I thought this was something we should do together..but she said no.. I'm not one to pick a fight with a pregnant woman...
I want the names to be connected some how. Not rhyming. I don't want to torture the kids... Maybe the same first initial? If you have any ideas throw them at me.
Also..meaning does mean something. I love the name Abigail. It means "father's joy". So if I pick that, the other name should mean something cool like that too. Abigail and Paige sounded good together. But Paige meant something like "assistant". That didn't seem right.
So again, any ideas, suggestions, or thoughts on names, toss them out here.
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Annabel is really pretty. I hate the name Anna though... Annabel and Abigail for girls names sounds nice...maybe. I seem to be focusing on girl's names. I think I want daughters more than I want sons...
And the others are nice, but so common. I don't want names that a bunch of other kids have.
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Mind if I suggest others? I'm having a lot of fun looking up more uncommon names...
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Ok, I'll look for boy names now but first, 4 other girl names:
Caitlin Savannah Iris Lily (not exactly uncommon, but very pretty IMO)
I actually have no idea if those names are common or not, but they're not names you hear everyday...
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Callum Tobias Mikhail Sebastian Julian Gavin Vincent Zacarias
and another girl name: Eleni
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Niamh (said as kneev) Alicia Lydia Mai Marie Jennifer Caitlin Elizabeth (this is a family favourite it's my sister's first name and my grandmothers and my cousin's middle names)
Boys names i like are
Oliver Jack Tomas Michael Darren Joshua
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Julian ends with the first two letters of Annabel...
I'll try to think of more connections on the bus ride home.
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Could two names have the same meaning but not sound like same? Like Julie and Julia probably have the same meaning, but they sound similar..
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Names are so individual, so you may love or hate or like these. Also sometimes name association plays in, like if there was a kid that always picked on you with a certain name or someone u dont get on with has a name you probably wont chose it.
As for the connection thing, sometimes names can go together without actually having like same initial or the like, they just combine well naturelly. I'd be wary of giving them names too alike like julie and julia, I mean they are going to be twins but hopefully they will be individual kids too, especially as they grow up, so is nice if bit more different then that
Girls names I like
Aisyah (i - ish - ah) Sophie Kaia (pronounce ki (rhyme with hi) yah ) Isabelle Aisling Katie Katrina Amy
Boys names I like Harry Michael Jeffrey Joshua Matthew Peter Sean Cian Jacob Charlie Ultimately you have to chose names you both like
combinations i love would be(i've put in brackets names id do if having same initial)
two boys
Matthew and Joshua (Matthew and Michael)
two girls
Katie and Isabelle (Katie and Kaia) (Amy and Isabelle)
girl and boy
Sophie and Matthew (Sophie and Sean)
Let me know what you think, and which names u choose!
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It's a great website full of information. It sorts names according to gender, nationality, and genre (mythology, biblical, etc.), and even has names for multiples! BTW, congrats on your children
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Well Im having trouble trying to find names for my new little one as well. With my daughter there was NO doubt that I wanted her name to be Rylee. Of course I looked at all different spellings. My poor fiance he didnt even get a chance to name her, but we both decided on a middle name. He loves her name now it just suits her, she is very courageous. Now we are both deciding on a name together for this one and cant even think of one name that we like.
Abigail & Annabel (Grace and Beauty) Abigail & Amanda (Worthy of love)
I like Ryan & Riley (or however you want to spell it) for a boy and girl. Ryan means little king and Riley means valiant and courageous.
I couldnt think of any boys names.
Good luck on finding names!
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Kasia(Pronounced Ka-Sha): Meaning Pure (One of My Favorites) Ewa or Eve: Meaning "Brings Life" Adrianna: Dark or "From Adria" Cailin: Meaning "Girl" Ciara: Meaning "Saint Name" Kathleen: "Innocent" Alena: "light or Bright one" Antonina: "Beyond Price,Invaluable, or Priceless Nika: "True Image or Honest Image" Tatyana: Was a myth name for a fairy Queen Victoria or Tori: Meaning Victory Lyaksandra: Defender of Man Hannah: Grace or Favour Alyssa: Noble or Nobility Amber: After the precious stone (i like this name personally) Cassie: Vigilant or Watchful Cymberly(different spellings): From the royal Meadow Anastasia: Resurrection, Rebirth, She shall rise again Athena: Wise
Boys Names:
Jozef: God Shall Add Mateuze: Gift From God Stanislaw: Camp Glory Tomislaw or Tomis for short: Glory of the Twin Dodek: Meaning Noble Wolf Vassily: Kinglike Tibor: Holy Place Aristid: Son of a great man Giles: Shield Bearer Hector: Steadfast Julian: Youthful Owen: Well-born
Alright so i've determined it's easier to find girls names than it is to find boys names....at least for me, haha...anyways hope this helps a little bit...and i'll continue looking for more.
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How about then, if you want connected names, the male and female version of a meaning, or the same name meaning in different languages?
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Whoah! I didn't expect so much feedback. A bunch of these links are awesome. Helping out a ton.
Girls names are infinitely earier to choose... I have a bunch. Abigail and Annabel are by far my favorites though.
I think I'm going to go with the first initial. Or just nothing at all. So then they can be different little people...And not always be bound by not just appearence and blood...but their name. If they do happen to have the same first initial it's by coincidence.
For boys... I do love Julian. That was simple. A book I read last night used the name Callum...I've never heard that before. It took a few chapters for me to adjust to it, but it is different... You don't hear it too often. It means Dove...
Does anyone have feedback on the name Callum?
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Yay, Callum! I actually really like that name (and I think I suggested it in the same list as Julian). I also read it in a book, and I thought it was a very nice name. It's unusual, but it's not hard to pronounce, or to spell, so that's practical.
Because of the meaning, I definitely associate Callum with someone peaceful and calm, which I think are some good qualities to promote.
Well that's just my two cents...
Will you be finding middle names too?
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My boyfriend wants to name his kids Damaras and Persephonie...
He loves uncommon ancient Greece names... 'cause he's into that kind of thing...
But no way am I naming a daughter of mine Persephonie.
My aunt has a daughter named Kimberlyn... I know a girl named Brynlie and a guy named Catlin (pernounced Cat-lynn).
Personally, I love the names Fiona, Claire, Owen, Damien, and Marc.
I like you're idea of coming up with meaningful names. I just hope what you choose isn't going to be as the name I'll get if I do marry the guy I love... Samantha Hamilton... Sam Hamilton, not so bad, but it doesn't quite have the same appeal as the name I have now.
My dad named me... after Alyssa Milano's character, Samantha, on the show "Who's the Boss?"
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Wild dove! I was going to suggest A'ishah too I love that name. It means "living and prosperous" in Arabic. I love doing this! I helped choose the name of my best friend's baby sister I have a name meaning book next to me. Though there's one boy's name I really like but isn't in there; Rayne. OK, here goes. Girls: Alma: "soul" in Spanish Amaya: "night rain" Japanese Christabel: "beautiful Christian" in Latin (I remembered you come from a conservative Catholic family ) Gaia or Gaea: "mother Earth" in Greek Lindsay: "isle of Linden trees" Old English Nadia: "promise" (Slavic), "laden with dew" (Arabic) Naomi: "cordiality" Hebrew Vanessa: "butterflies" Greek
Boys: Adam: "he who sprang from the Earth" Biblical Blair: "medow child" Irish Gaelic Camillo: "noble youth attending in religious services" Latin (possibly Callum is a variation?) Casimir: "enforces peace" Slavic Din: "calm" Vietnamese Eden: (obvious. Can be used for both sexes) Elijah: "Jehova is my God" Biblical Elisha: "God is my salvation" Hebrew Ezra: "aid" Hebrew Griffin: "fierce" Welsh Joshua: "God saves" Hebrew Julian: "young" or "faint beard" Latin Leon: "lion" Spanish Matthew: "divine present" Hebrew Noah: "calm" Hebrew (Noah and Din mean the same thing!) Rayne: don't know much about it. I just liked the name. Rees: "passionate" or "spontaneous" Old Welsh Rohan: "sandlewood" in Hindi. Also from Lord of the Rings, name for a kingdom of superior horsemen (thanks veggie!) Tai: "talent" Vietnamese Tobias: "God is great" Hebrew Toshiro: "talented" or "intelligent" Japanese (Tai and Toshiro mean the same thing also) Zane: "God is giving" (the book just says variant of John...no language given).
That was fun Even though I probably came too late. Hope it helps!
P.S: I usually go overboard with the girls names. But since less guys names had been suggested, i decided to put more of those than of girls ^^;
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FYI- rohan isnt a 'town of horse riders'.. it's more of a country/kingdom and it's home to the Rohirrim who are one of the more formidable armies and superior horsemen
LOTR freak checking in! ;-p
a lot of these sound great.. just don't get too extreme, remember these kids have to go through high school with that name..
sigh!
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lol, I only saw the movie didn't read the books. Excuse my ignorance. It looked pretty run down on the screen. I'll edit that in a jiffy. I wasn't sure if horsemen was even a word...
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This is more what I'm going to call my kids (in aboutn 10 years or so, I'm 15 at the minute ) Boys Seth (Appointed) Owen (Fortunate one) Joel (God is willing) Eron (Peace, enlightened)
Girls Lara (Cheerful) Laura (Laurel-crowned) Lucy (Bringer of light) Erin (Ireland) Marissa (Of the Sea)
On a little side-note, my name (Joseph, for those who might don't know) means 'God will Increase'. This is kind of poignant for me because I feel in the last few years like God has raised me up out of a difficult phase of my life to a place where I am successful and happy. Does anyone else know their name's meaning and how truthful it is?
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Joseph: I really liked the name Zeth too...but got dissapointed with what this book says it means. "Compensation" or "replacement"! I wouldn't do that to my child. Too bad, because I love the name.
Blondie: Keira is a variation of Kira, which means "lady" in Russian.
My name means "Christian from the isle of Linden trees" (Lindsy Cristina). What can I say. The island sounds neat, but I'm not a Christian. Cristina is a family name though. There's been 6 of them in my family!
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I was named after both my parents -- from James, I got Jamie, and from Robin Leigh, I got Leigh. So I ended up with something along the lines of "supplanter" or "usurper" and "meadow". Our last name means "gatekeeper" or "guardian", so the meanings sort of flow together in an odd way.
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A thought for connecting the names - dunno if it's already been mentioned - why not have names with the same meanings? It makes the connection that much more deeper and special.
I used to know some good name meaning sites (I'm a writer, and as such have a name-meaning addiction;) ), but for the life of me I cannot remember them, but I'm sure a web search will pop up with something good.
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Turns out we're having two little girls...Thank goodness. Names were easier to pick...! Abigail and Annabel. It was funny...when I was talking with my girlfriend about names she mentioned the name Annabel. That was her favorite...and one of mine. So it works... Unless they come out and look nothing like Abigail and Annabel... I'm so excited to go out and get all the little girl stuff. I know all girls don't like pink...but they'll be babies! And it will be fun to make them little princesses.
Just a question, if I want to discuss a different topic..still about the babies..should I make a new board? Or continue talking on this one?
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Well, if you wanted a quick response, you'd probably be better starting a new thread. But if it was connected and you wanted to take quotes from earlier posts, I'd recommend carrying on on this one. I don't know about anyone else, but I go through all the threads I've taken part in regularly, so it wouldn't make any difference in terms of people veiwing your posts.
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oh wow congratulations! and those are really pretty names! i'm sure you'll make a great father! you seem very excited already!
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Congrats on the two girls! Annabel and Abigail sound really cute together.
Do you know if they're identical twins? (can you even tell that at this point?)
As for your question, I would say that if it's not directly related to baby names, start another thread.
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Do you know if they're identical twins? (can you even tell that at this point?)
Well the doctor said since they're in the same sac...thing..it's a good chance. But I was reading and they can be fraternal and in the same sac. It is called a sac, right?
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AS for the precious baby girls being in the same Sac its not really all surprising. Now if there are two different placentas, cords (that hook straight into the placenta), or cord that hook together and then go into the placenta well it can all mean identical twins. I would ask your doctor what he thinks the girls are.
You see inside the womb is a layer. On one side of this layer is the placenta and then the rest the baby is in along with the amniotic fluid. Kind of like a chicken egg, how the yolk is in the middle and its surrounded by fluid, and then has a layer protecting it...which is the shell....just like in the wombs of humans....the "Sac" is the protective layer the baby is in. The doctors show you after you have a baby what it looks like normally. I thought it was neat but almost threw up at the sight of it bc I was sooo hungry and tired from labor with my first.
Anyways CONGRATS on your baby girls and the names are adorable (I know I suggested them lol)!!
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Oh, twins! I'm a fraternal twin myself. Abigail and Annabelle are cute names! Identical twins are in the same sac, and fraternal twins are in seperate ones.
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I like the names Abigail, Annabelle, Julien; I particuarly like that Abigail means "Father's joy", and Annabelle reminds me of the Poe poem "Annabel Lee" here are some names that I like:
Alanna (female)-------attractive, fair, peaceful Johnathan (male)------gift of god Alex (female)---------protector of mankind Alexander(male)-------"" Cooper (male)---------barrel maker Liaden(female)--------grey lady Liam (male)-----------unwavering protector Asher (male)----------lucky, blessed, happy Seamus (male) (pronounced SHAYmus)----means?
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I can't believe I forgot to post my congratulations and best wishes for your future. You'll be in my prayers.
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Hah. That site was fun. I looked at the popular baby names from 1880... They were a tad gender confused...
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Annabelle Rose and Abigail Marie. Rose is my girlfriend's great aunt's name... Only family name that doesn't sound out of place with the name and hasn't been used before. And Marie is my mother's name. I think they sound like wonderful names. Annabelle Rose and Abigail Marie...The daughters of my lovers womb. My loves, my life. The apples of my eye. Daddy's little girls. And they aren't even born yet. I'm going to start poetry again, all of these feelings inside of me... I need some place to channel all of them...
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Haha. So many names are out there. o.o It was sooo hard... I'm glad that's done with. Now we're working on the bedroom. Walls are painted... We could be putting furniture in but she wants these cribs. Circular ones. I don't know... she won't settle for anything else. I'm hoping it's just the hormones causing her to be all..picky.. She's never been like this before.
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Never heard of circular cribs before, are they recommended, I know when you put babies down to sleep it is best to put them to end of crib so if they shuffle down the blanket cant go over them if they are using one. Not sure what happens if crib is circular!
I am qualified in child development and childcare but ever heard of such a cot!
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Hah. I've never heard of one either! But the google searches tell me they exist... I guess I'll have to order them online... Unless they're harmful. Could the hurt the babies? Well, I don't know how it could hurt them. If anything they look safer. No edges or anything...
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I love that name. It means "living and prosperous" in Arabic. I love doing this! I helped choose the name of my best friend's baby sister ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
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didn't read the books. Excuse my ignorance. It looked pretty run down on the screen. ![[Embarrassed]](redface.gif)
I'll edit that in a jiffy. I wasn't sure if horsemen was even a word... ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
I wouldn't do that to my child. Too bad, because I love the name. 
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