Anonymous wrote:Why wouldn't you go with what you like and what sounds good to you? Really, we refused to ask anyone their opinion because we knew that we simply were not on the same page in so many ways, including names. Refusing to share your choices is weird, because you are not actually asking their opinion, so what does it matter. "I'm not telling, because I'm in first grade and not mature enough to have children, blah, blah, blah....." But I digress.

I can see trying too hard with "simple" names. Unless you want a "simple" kid.

Because people share their opinions regardless of whether or not you ask. And who needs Aunt Phyllis telling you how much she hates the name you picked out when you know you aren't going to change your mind anyway? Then she just gets insulted that you didn't listen to her.

Besides, isn't it nice to leave *something* as a surprise for the birth?

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Anonymous wrote:Lily, Ava and Grace.

all three very nice names.

beautiful names - but one out of every three girls I meet have these names...so very common now.

Agree. There are so many beautiful names that are less common (without being "out there"). Why not choose one of those?

Exactly. I do NOT believe that everyone who has used this (and I will throw in Isabelle because I swear every other baby that was born in the past 4 years or so to people I know was named this or some variation of this) actually has some family significance as they all claim.

Why wouldn't you go with what you like and what sounds good to you? Really, we refused to ask anyone their opinion because we knew that we simply were not on the same page in so many ways, including names. Refusing to share your choices is weird, because you are not actually asking their opinion, so what does it matter. "I'm not telling, because I'm in first grade and not mature enough to have children, blah, blah, blah....." But I digress.

I can see trying too hard with "simple" names. Unless you want a "simple" kid.

Anonymous wrote:Oh c'mon. Kai is for the faux Hawaiin just like Liam, etc. is for the faux Irish. EW. Posers, all of you. Especially those with the "uh, my name choice is so traditional it can't possibly be trendy...." WRONG. WRONG. WRONG. If push comes to shove, I would pick an Aidan over Jack any day. No really, any day. Jack is just trying too hard. Examples, of course.

Huh? Agree that Jack is super-popular but how is it "trying too hard"?

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Anonymous wrote:Lily, Ava and Grace.

all three very nice names.

beautiful names - but one out of every three girls I meet have these names...so very common now.

Agree. There are so many beautiful names that are less common (without being "out there"). Why not choose one of those?

Oh c'mon. Kai is for the faux Hawaiin just like Liam, etc. is for the faux Irish. EW. Posers, all of you. Especially those with the "uh, my name choice is so traditional it can't possibly be trendy...." WRONG. WRONG. WRONG. If push comes to shove, I would pick an Aidan over Jack any day. No really, any day. Jack is just trying too hard. Examples, of course.

I am just tired of all of the good boy names being taken over by the girls

In the past 2 years I have met girls named
Shawn
Cameron
Carter
Wesley (and again with the -eigh!)
Chandler
...the list goes on

Kai

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Anonymous wrote:Lily, Ava and Grace.

all three very nice names.

beautiful names - but one out of every three girls I meet have these names...so very common now.

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Anonymous wrote:Max, Cooper, Jackson. those are the truly common ones.

then there's a whole long list of slightly less common, yet, well-used names trying hard to capture that distinguishing 'last name as first name' thing. Hate all of those too. Turner, Hudson, Emery, Emerson, Carson, Tucker, Truman, Wilson and on and on and on and on. I feel for ya out there in South Riding.

My coworker calls these Pottery Barn names.

Your co-worker is right. I noticed that while having a conversation about furniture with a friend, and my DH walked by and said "whose kids are you talking about?" Snicker.

At the playground today, a man was shouting for his kids..."Parker! Peyton! Blaine! Time to go!." Gag. I guess they ran out of "P"s when they got to Blayne. Or his wife lurved "Pretty in Pink".

IT'S A MAJOR APPLIANCE, NOT A NAME!

Oh come on, do it! We're all stuck inside andbored.

OOOOHHHH....SO tempted to list the common names I can't stand!!!!!

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Anonymous wrote:Max, Cooper, Jackson. those are the truly common ones.

then there's a whole long list of slightly less common, yet, well-used names trying hard to capture that distinguishing 'last name as first name' thing. Hate all of those too. Turner, Hudson, Emery, Emerson, Carson, Tucker, Truman, Wilson and on and on and on and on. I feel for ya out there in South Riding.

My coworker calls these Pottery Barn names.

LMAO!! So true!!!!

I guess I don't understand the miserable mean spirited moms who have enough time on their hands to comment on anything about other children, especailly their names. Do you feel that insecure about yourself and your children that you resort to acting like you are in high school? What do you act like when it is not these topics? I really hope I do not know you or waste my time around the likes of you.

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Anonymous wrote:Max, Cooper, Jackson. those are the truly common ones.

then there's a whole long list of slightly less common, yet, well-used names trying hard to capture that distinguishing 'last name as first name' thing. Hate all of those too. Turner, Hudson, Emery, Emerson, Carson, Tucker, Truman, Wilson and on and on and on and on. I feel for ya out there in South Riding.

My coworker calls these Pottery Barn names.

Your co-worker is right. I noticed that while having a conversation about furniture with a friend, and my DH walked by and said "whose kids are you talking about?" Snicker.

At the playground today, a man was shouting for his kids..."Parker! Peyton! Blaine! Time to go!." Gag. I guess they ran out of "P"s when they got to Blayne. Or his wife lurved "Pretty in Pink".