Boys vs Girls Suggestion thread
I was thinking the other day that I literally have like 3 names that I like for a girl and like 1000 for a boy.
I was wondering how many people have more names for one gender than the other.
So I thought i'd do a suggestion thread for anyone else having the same problem!
Post what names you need (girls or boys) then post a few names that you like and everyone else can offer more suggestions! :)
I was wondering how many people have more names for one gender than the other.
So I thought i'd do a suggestion thread for anyone else having the same problem!
Post what names you need (girls or boys) then post a few names that you like and everyone else can offer more suggestions! :)
Replies
Boys...
Aidan
Adrian
August
Dean
Luke
Felix
Mark
Loki
Benjamin
Jayson
Aidan
Adrian
August
Dean
Luke
Felix
Mark
Loki
Benjamin
Jayson
Boys
I have two boys names that I love and DH finds okay.
Basil
Augustus
He likes George and Julius which I am okay with but don't love. Then there are the names that I love that he doesn't.
Archibald
Barnaby
Bernard
Casper
Cecil
Harvey
Horatio
Otto
Reginald
Rupert
Wilfred
Besides George and Julius I haven't heard him mention other names. The situation is also fairly similar for girls names but luckily there are a few names we love in common.
I have two boys names that I love and DH finds okay.
Basil
Augustus
He likes George and Julius which I am okay with but don't love. Then there are the names that I love that he doesn't.
Archibald
Barnaby
Bernard
Casper
Cecil
Harvey
Horatio
Otto
Reginald
Rupert
Wilfred
Besides George and Julius I haven't heard him mention other names. The situation is also fairly similar for girls names but luckily there are a few names we love in common.
This message was edited 7/28/2014, 7:13 PM
Boys
I always have way more names for girls than for boys on my lists.
Some inspiration:
Amandus
Bonifatius
Edmund
Fale
Filemon
Fortunatus
Gabriel
Mio
Prosper
Salomon
Sindre
Tuve
Valentin
Vendel
I always have way more names for girls than for boys on my lists.
Some inspiration:
Amandus
Bonifatius
Edmund
Fale
Filemon
Fortunatus
Gabriel
Mio
Prosper
Salomon
Sindre
Tuve
Valentin
Vendel
Really? Those are the boys names you like? Somehow I was totally expecting Henry, Arthur, and Rupert or something. Go figure.
Webster is awesome and would be so gutsy and cool and nerdy at the same time.
I don't even know where to begin on this. Umm...
Tenzing?
Kepler?
Millar?
Sorry, sometimes all that comes out is surnames.
Augustus
Nebuchadnezzar
Abednego
Yeah, I'm kind of stumped by the eclecticness of it all. Sorry.
Webster is awesome and would be so gutsy and cool and nerdy at the same time.
I don't even know where to begin on this. Umm...
Tenzing?
Kepler?
Millar?
Sorry, sometimes all that comes out is surnames.
Augustus
Nebuchadnezzar
Abednego
Yeah, I'm kind of stumped by the eclecticness of it all. Sorry.
I do like names like Henry, Rupert and Arthur in theory, but I don't know if I would be satisfied with naming real people those names. I have terrible taste, you see, and I'm allergic to subtlety.
Kepler is STUPENDOUS!
As is Nebuchadnezzar. Glorious names!
Thank you ;)
Kepler is STUPENDOUS!
As is Nebuchadnezzar. Glorious names!
Thank you ;)
"I'm allergic to subtlety" is a wonderful line. So often I find I am responding to combos and saying that they are uninteresting or forgettable. I may have some symptoms of the same syndrome.
I know a real-life Kepler! He delivers my flyers. Cool, eh?
Sadly, I do not know a real like Nebuchadnezzar.
I know a real-life Kepler! He delivers my flyers. Cool, eh?
Sadly, I do not know a real like Nebuchadnezzar.
Girls
I love boys name and find them way more interesting than girls names. I have 3 I love for a girl, and way way more for a boy. Also, I can look at boys names and appreciate them, even if they aren't on my favourites pile. But girls, I just kind of dismiss. They never grab me. Weird.
Anyway, we can try...
I like Mattea, Kezia, and Soraya best.
I love boys name and find them way more interesting than girls names. I have 3 I love for a girl, and way way more for a boy. Also, I can look at boys names and appreciate them, even if they aren't on my favourites pile. But girls, I just kind of dismiss. They never grab me. Weird.
Anyway, we can try...
I like Mattea, Kezia, and Soraya best.
This message was edited 7/28/2014, 5:27 AM
What about
Linnea
Avalon
Jacinta
Aurelia
Greer
Zinnea
Peony
Freya
Saskia
Linnea
Avalon
Jacinta
Aurelia
Greer
Zinnea
Peony
Freya
Saskia
I like Avalon itself, but have some cheesy lame associations that bug me.
Jacinta. Hm. That is really cool. I've seen it around the board before but never taken it seriously. I shall think on that one today.
Zinnea is very fun. I'm liking it!
Jacinta. Hm. That is really cool. I've seen it around the board before but never taken it seriously. I shall think on that one today.
Zinnea is very fun. I'm liking it!
My taste is fascinating, yet I find girls names entirely unfascinating. Fascinating... :)
Amira is very nice. I've never considered it.
Noemi is okay, but it just feels like Naomi got jumbled when I say it.
Amedea is okay, I like Amadea much better though and have it on my list.
Osanna is really grabbing me tonight. I love Hosanna, but my husband says it's ridiculous, so I've stopped thinking about it. Osanna is very nice too. I should really take Hosanna more 'seriously' now that we're done having kids anyway and it's all just for fun.
Amira is very nice. I've never considered it.
Noemi is okay, but it just feels like Naomi got jumbled when I say it.
Amedea is okay, I like Amadea much better though and have it on my list.
Osanna is really grabbing me tonight. I love Hosanna, but my husband says it's ridiculous, so I've stopped thinking about it. Osanna is very nice too. I should really take Hosanna more 'seriously' now that we're done having kids anyway and it's all just for fun.
Nadia
Kiera/Keira/Chiara
Aida/Ayda
Aisha
Amedea
Celia
Cinzia
Daria
Delia
Elettra
Fadia
Faiza
Gaetana
Isotta
Laila/Layla
Marzia
Zahia
I took names from this list:
http://www.behindthename.com/names/browse.php?type_gender=1&operator_gender=is&value_gender[]=feminine&type_usage=1&operator_usage=isany&value_usage[]=arabic&value_usage[]=italian&type_pattern=1&operator_pattern=is&value_pattern[]=%2Aa&page=3
Kiera/Keira/Chiara
Aida/Ayda
Aisha
Amedea
Celia
Cinzia
Daria
Delia
Elettra
Fadia
Faiza
Gaetana
Isotta
Laila/Layla
Marzia
Zahia
I took names from this list:
http://www.behindthename.com/names/browse.php?type_gender=1&operator_gender=is&value_gender[]=feminine&type_usage=1&operator_usage=isany&value_usage[]=arabic&value_usage[]=italian&type_pattern=1&operator_pattern=is&value_pattern[]=%2Aa&page=3
Nadia is great. I forgot about Nadia. Thanks for the reminder!
Amedea is very nice. I have Amadea on my list, as I like that spelling a bit better.
Keira used to be one of my favourites as a teenager. I still like it, but find it a bit more ordinary than some others.
Marzia is cool. I'm going to have to let that one percolate a bit.
Amedea is very nice. I have Amadea on my list, as I like that spelling a bit better.
Keira used to be one of my favourites as a teenager. I still like it, but find it a bit more ordinary than some others.
Marzia is cool. I'm going to have to let that one percolate a bit.
Girls!
Same problem here, I like/love a lot of names for a boy but only about five for a girl.
My favorites are Ellen, Eira and Astrid. I also like Louisa, Ophelia, Isadora and Nika. I like vowels.
Same problem here, I like/love a lot of names for a boy but only about five for a girl.
My favorites are Ellen, Eira and Astrid. I also like Louisa, Ophelia, Isadora and Nika. I like vowels.
Hmm
What about:
Isolde
Amethyst
Aurelia
Amity
Olympia
Ottilie
Eulalia
Marisol
Luna
Juniper
Una
Fionnula
What about:
Isolde
Amethyst
Aurelia
Amity
Olympia
Ottilie
Eulalia
Marisol
Luna
Juniper
Una
Fionnula
Adina
Amalia
Aviva
Calla
Damaris
Eliana
Ellika
Eulalia
Genoveva
Henny
Jeanna
Nanna
Ottilia
Sabina
Serafia
Amalia
Aviva
Calla
Damaris
Eliana
Ellika
Eulalia
Genoveva
Henny
Jeanna
Nanna
Ottilia
Sabina
Serafia
Louella
Emmaline
Oledia
Adella
Odetta
Olivette
Otillia
Arabella
Emmaline
Oledia
Adella
Odetta
Olivette
Otillia
Arabella
Boys!
I always have more girls' names than boys'.
Inspirations:
Elijah
August
Leo
Thomas
Asher
Jack
Alec
Micah
I always have more girls' names than boys'.
Inspirations:
Elijah
August
Leo
Thomas
Asher
Jack
Alec
Micah
August and Alec are favorites of mine. How about:
Isidore / Isidor
Emmanuel / Emanuel / Immanuel / Imanuel
Braith
Abel
Tennyson
Saul
Roque
Cathan
Edmund
Frey / Frej
Loic / Loïc
Solomon
Isidore / Isidor
Emmanuel / Emanuel / Immanuel / Imanuel
Braith
Abel
Tennyson
Saul
Roque
Cathan
Edmund
Frey / Frej
Loic / Loïc
Solomon
Oh yay! I love your names!
What about:
Gabriel
Julian
Noah
Theo/dore
Elias
Macaiah
Ruben
Beniah
Vincent
Oliver
Hamish
Flynn
Isaiah
Bram
Louis
Emmett
Xavier
Shiloh
Sasha
Amias
Ewan
Felix
What about:
Gabriel
Julian
Noah
Theo/dore
Elias
Macaiah
Ruben
Beniah
Vincent
Oliver
Hamish
Flynn
Isaiah
Bram
Louis
Emmett
Xavier
Shiloh
Sasha
Amias
Ewan
Felix
I really like Noah, Theo, Shiloh and Sasha/Sacha. I also like Elias, Oliver, Flynn and Xavier. Thank you!
Love Cyrus, but only because it is my nephew's name, so definitely out the picture for me.
Moss is cool, along the same kind of lines as Marshall and Clark I think, names I think are awesome but hard to imagine on a real person.
Alexander has been on my list for a long time, only problem is that I only really like the nickname Lex, which I think would be hard to reinforce.
I like Samson, and Sam isn't too bad, though I think I prefer Sam (Samantha) on a girl.
Raphael is a new like of mine, thank you, but I feel a bit too exotic for my ordinary English existence. Lol.
Thank you :)
Moss is cool, along the same kind of lines as Marshall and Clark I think, names I think are awesome but hard to imagine on a real person.
Alexander has been on my list for a long time, only problem is that I only really like the nickname Lex, which I think would be hard to reinforce.
I like Samson, and Sam isn't too bad, though I think I prefer Sam (Samantha) on a girl.
Raphael is a new like of mine, thank you, but I feel a bit too exotic for my ordinary English existence. Lol.
Thank you :)
Girls
I love like a million boys names, but most of the girls names doesn't feel "good enough".
Some that I like:
Ebba Lea Alice Amelia Sophia Penelope Leonora Stella
I love like a million boys names, but most of the girls names doesn't feel "good enough".
Some that I like:
Ebba Lea Alice Amelia Sophia Penelope Leonora Stella
Cora
Lucy
Elizabeth
Thea
Rena
Elsa
Lena
Ava
Amalia
Anna
Hannah
Nora
Audrey
Violet
Willa
Scarlett
Lucy
Elizabeth
Thea
Rena
Elsa
Lena
Ava
Amalia
Anna
Hannah
Nora
Audrey
Violet
Willa
Scarlett
I love Alice and Penelope from your list, what about...
Alexandra
Adelaide
Arianna
Amber
Alberta
Anya
Antonia
Bryony
Bella
Brooke
Caroline
Calla
Elena
Eleanor
Eliana
Erica
Ember
Eve
Freya
Fable
Georgina
Genevra
Gina / Gena
Guinevere
Henrietta
Isis
Louise / Louisa
Luna
Lara
Lana
Leda
Lyla
Margot
Matilda
Natasha
Norah
Olivia
Olive
Roberta
Ramona
Rose
Rena
Skye
Summer
Scarlett
Sidonia
Talia / Tahlia
Willow
:)
Alexandra
Adelaide
Arianna
Amber
Alberta
Anya
Antonia
Bryony
Bella
Brooke
Caroline
Calla
Elena
Eleanor
Eliana
Erica
Ember
Eve
Freya
Fable
Georgina
Genevra
Gina / Gena
Guinevere
Henrietta
Isis
Louise / Louisa
Luna
Lara
Lana
Leda
Lyla
Margot
Matilda
Natasha
Norah
Olivia
Olive
Roberta
Ramona
Rose
Rena
Skye
Summer
Scarlett
Sidonia
Talia / Tahlia
Willow
:)
Boys!
I am literally the opposite to you. I have so many girls' names that I love, but I have almost no idea what I'd like to name a boy!
Some boys' names I do like are:
Luca
Arthur
Soren
Corin
Bastian
Will
Jasper
Charlie
Jude
Jem
Any help would be massively appreciated! Thank you!
I am literally the opposite to you. I have so many girls' names that I love, but I have almost no idea what I'd like to name a boy!
Some boys' names I do like are:
Luca
Arthur
Soren
Corin
Bastian
Will
Jasper
Charlie
Jude
Jem
Any help would be massively appreciated! Thank you!
Hm, let me give it a try.
Bram
Rowan
Roman
Quinn
Emery
Reid
Milo
Niko
Tate
Cormac
Corbin
Kai
Dell
Bram
Rowan
Roman
Quinn
Emery
Reid
Milo
Niko
Tate
Cormac
Corbin
Kai
Dell
What about:
Thorsten
Magnus
Tobias
Rune
Shiloh
Piers
Filip
Axel
Lior
Abram
Kai / Caius /Kaius
Louis
Maxim
Otto
Karl
Tristan /Tristram
Bertram
Thorsten
Magnus
Tobias
Rune
Shiloh
Piers
Filip
Axel
Lior
Abram
Kai / Caius /Kaius
Louis
Maxim
Otto
Karl
Tristan /Tristram
Bertram
Jack
Archer
Declan
Felix
Liam
James
Oliver
Leo
Finn
Milo
Henry
Noah
Harry
Robin
Thomas
Benjamin
Owen
Harmon
Walt
Alexander
Levi
Abe
Archer
Declan
Felix
Liam
James
Oliver
Leo
Finn
Milo
Henry
Noah
Harry
Robin
Thomas
Benjamin
Owen
Harmon
Walt
Alexander
Levi
Abe
Alexander
Theo
Maximilian / Max / Maxwell / Maxim
Oliver
Gabriel
Noah
Avery
Solomon
Julian
Isaac
Dante
Felix
Frederick
Sebastian
Edward
Caspian
Casper
Vincent
Patrick
Leo
Zachariah
Elliot
Hugo
Theo
Maximilian / Max / Maxwell / Maxim
Oliver
Gabriel
Noah
Avery
Solomon
Julian
Isaac
Dante
Felix
Frederick
Sebastian
Edward
Caspian
Casper
Vincent
Patrick
Leo
Zachariah
Elliot
Hugo
Girls, please!!
I have a similar issue, DH and I have agreed on about 20 names for girls but out of that 20 there are only a handful that I really love (Adela is our hands down number one). A few names DH has approved to give you a sense of our style:
Adela
Adelina
Almira
Audra
Eleanor
Evelyn
Gwen
Luna
Vivien (or Vivienne - which is better?)
I wouldn't turn down suggestions for boys names, although we have more DH approved names for boy than girls, there isn't a stand out favorite. My top choice is Killian or Thorin and DH's top is Damien but I'm not 100% sold on any of them. A few more we both like are Alister, Abram, Dimitri and Henrik.
I have a similar issue, DH and I have agreed on about 20 names for girls but out of that 20 there are only a handful that I really love (Adela is our hands down number one). A few names DH has approved to give you a sense of our style:
Adela
Adelina
Almira
Audra
Eleanor
Evelyn
Gwen
Luna
Vivien (or Vivienne - which is better?)
I wouldn't turn down suggestions for boys names, although we have more DH approved names for boy than girls, there isn't a stand out favorite. My top choice is Killian or Thorin and DH's top is Damien but I'm not 100% sold on any of them. A few more we both like are Alister, Abram, Dimitri and Henrik.
Arianna
Adelaide
Anya
Bryony
Caroline / Carolina
Elena
Erica
Freya
Georgina
Guinevere
Henrietta
Isis
Louise / Louisa
Lana
Lara
Lyda
Margot
Matilda
Natasha
Olive
Ramona
Rose
Roberta
Willow
I LOVE Eleanor, Luna and Vivienne!
A few suggestions for boys: Tobias, Tobin, Eli, Maxim, Sebastian, Orrin, Simeon, Dominic, Alexei, Marcel, Andrei.
Adelaide
Anya
Bryony
Caroline / Carolina
Elena
Erica
Freya
Georgina
Guinevere
Henrietta
Isis
Louise / Louisa
Lana
Lara
Lyda
Margot
Matilda
Natasha
Olive
Ramona
Rose
Roberta
Willow
I LOVE Eleanor, Luna and Vivienne!
A few suggestions for boys: Tobias, Tobin, Eli, Maxim, Sebastian, Orrin, Simeon, Dominic, Alexei, Marcel, Andrei.
Oh I really like Daria, I'll have to run that by DH, thanks!
Eva
Adelaide
Clara
Genevieve
Helena
Victoria
Sylvia
Juliet
Matilda
Elise
Martine
Lucy
Margot
Camille / Camilla
Stella
Elodie
Leah
Rose
Edith
Madeleine
Catalina
Claudia
Esther
Anneliese
Maeve
Alma
Definitely Vivienne over Vivien, by the way.
Adelaide
Clara
Genevieve
Helena
Victoria
Sylvia
Juliet
Matilda
Elise
Martine
Lucy
Margot
Camille / Camilla
Stella
Elodie
Leah
Rose
Edith
Madeleine
Catalina
Claudia
Esther
Anneliese
Maeve
Alma
Definitely Vivienne over Vivien, by the way.
I really like Sylvia, Matilda, Stella, Elodie, Edith and Claudia! Thank you :)
Girls!
Husband and I have like no girls names. If we ever have more than one girl, we are screwed.
We like:
Girls:
Daphne (has been our no.1 for like 4 years)
Hilda (grandmothers name)
Winifred
Others:
Rowena (I love, he doesn't)
Seraphine (He loves, I don't)
Frances (I prefer Francis for a boy)
Henrietta (our cat is Harriet)
Theodora (Our favourite boys name is Theodore)
The boys names we like, to give an idea of our naming style: Theodore, Gabriel, Casper/Caspian, Francis, Wilfred, Barnaby, Frederick (hubby doesn't like though), Hubert (husband loves), Tobias, Willoughby, Balthasar, Amias
Give us some more girls name suggestions :)
We like old fashioned names that are not popular! (So no Grace, Olivia etc.)
Husband and I have like no girls names. If we ever have more than one girl, we are screwed.
We like:
Girls:
Daphne (has been our no.1 for like 4 years)
Hilda (grandmothers name)
Winifred
Others:
Rowena (I love, he doesn't)
Seraphine (He loves, I don't)
Frances (I prefer Francis for a boy)
Henrietta (our cat is Harriet)
Theodora (Our favourite boys name is Theodore)
The boys names we like, to give an idea of our naming style: Theodore, Gabriel, Casper/Caspian, Francis, Wilfred, Barnaby, Frederick (hubby doesn't like though), Hubert (husband loves), Tobias, Willoughby, Balthasar, Amias
Give us some more girls name suggestions :)
We like old fashioned names that are not popular! (So no Grace, Olivia etc.)
I love:
Lilian
Eloise
Verity
Augusta
Wilhelmina
Josephine
I think that Wilhelmina or Augusta are the two that would be real possibilities! :)
Lilian
Eloise
Verity
Augusta
Wilhelmina
Josephine
I think that Wilhelmina or Augusta are the two that would be real possibilities! :)
I kind of love your taste, sooo...
Agnes, Amabel, Anya, Beatrix, Cécile, Cornelia, Cosima, Edith, Esther, Elowen, Eulalie, Florence, Georgiana, Gwendolen, Ianthe, Jemima, Lavinia, Mabel, Marguerite, Miriam, Moira, Nora, Ophelia, Ottavia, Pearl, Petrova, Philippa, Philomena, Prudence, Roberta, Susanna, Sybil, Temperance, Viola, Winifred.
Agnes, Amabel, Anya, Beatrix, Cécile, Cornelia, Cosima, Edith, Esther, Elowen, Eulalie, Florence, Georgiana, Gwendolen, Ianthe, Jemima, Lavinia, Mabel, Marguerite, Miriam, Moira, Nora, Ophelia, Ottavia, Pearl, Petrova, Philippa, Philomena, Prudence, Roberta, Susanna, Sybil, Temperance, Viola, Winifred.
ahhh! Yay some names.
I love:
Agnes - my mother would die if I named a daughter this.. it's quite tempting ;)
Anya - I like it, but its quite short.
Edith - Love. Edie would be quite cute!
Esther - I like it, husband detests it.
Gwendolen - I'm always going back and forth over this one, I love Enid Blyton books and Gwendolen Mary was always such a pain that it put me off it. Gwen is cute though..
Jemima - So sweet. Why is this not on my list!
Mabel - also cute
Moira - LOVE this. Husband doesn't like it.. will have to force it on him more.
Philippa - love this but my cousins kid is Pippa.
Winifred - on our list :)
I seriously love Jemima & Moira, they will definitely go on our 'serious' list.
I love:
Agnes - my mother would die if I named a daughter this.. it's quite tempting ;)
Anya - I like it, but its quite short.
Edith - Love. Edie would be quite cute!
Esther - I like it, husband detests it.
Gwendolen - I'm always going back and forth over this one, I love Enid Blyton books and Gwendolen Mary was always such a pain that it put me off it. Gwen is cute though..
Jemima - So sweet. Why is this not on my list!
Mabel - also cute
Moira - LOVE this. Husband doesn't like it.. will have to force it on him more.
Philippa - love this but my cousins kid is Pippa.
Winifred - on our list :)
I seriously love Jemima & Moira, they will definitely go on our 'serious' list.
Yay, I'm glad you liked so many of them! :D