names i like for future kiddos

By kelly 459 days ago Updated 165 days ago 982 Views 17 Comments

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i've had a list of most of these names written on the flap of a duncan hinds brownie mix box for years. YAY for onmylist. now i can archive these suckers. i've lost the brownie box flap anyhow.

oh, and by the way, if i know you, i'll beat you down if you take one of these names. FOR REAL.

eliza

been a fave for a while. but i go through phases.

jack joseph

NOT j.j.

benjamin

hazel

i don't have the rights to this one! but i'm archiving it 'cause i dig it.

kate/katy

such family history.

eli

boy or girl. more family history.

stella

charly

cute for a girl. but she wouldn't understand.

grace

so cute, but getting too mainstream.

edie

just met an edie...short for edith.

oliver

too mainstream as well, but i still like it lots.

finn

watching great expectations. good name. maybe i'll add to my dog name list too.

lilth

gunder

noah's great grandfather. his grandfather's name is thorbjorn.

ellis

stole this from emily's list. sorry emily.

remy

just saw ratatouille. cutest little rat ever named remy, and then the lightbulb came on.

hester

this is the name of some high-society old lady. read about her in vanity fair. for some reason, i kind of like the name. i do think she might get harassed as "hester the molester".

nina

i'm a little bit on the fence about this one.

ingrid

i'm obviously into old lady names.

talulah

is it wrong to name your kid after your dog?

waverly

sounds pretentious.

eloise

delilah

i hate that song though. it might ruin the name for me.

lila

could be short for delilah i guess....this is the name of kate moss's kid.

harper

could be cute for a boy or girl, right?

elsa

i have a client ordering a birth announcement and this is her baby's name. preeeeetty.

bela fleck

one of the best banjo players in the world. played at the hardly strickly bluegrass festival i just returned from....which leads me to...

gillian

....gillian welch. another bluegrass artist we saw. great names. i did like "the whoreshoes" too, which i don't think i could turn into a kid's name.

katy mae

an arkamo rangers song

cicily / camilla

these are practically the same name.

elodie

unfortunately for this name, it's inspired by a girl on the hills. which will always make me think of heidi. which will always make me think of spencer. shoot.

leo

palmer

for a girl

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So my girlfriend told me we had to name our first born son "Gunner". Should break up with her over that or do you think over time I might be able to change her mind?

Nickposted 459 days ago

I've always been partial to Lucy for some reason.

seoulfullyposted 459 days ago

Love it! You could call your girl Charlotte (my girl name, for the record) and she'd go by Charlie or Charly. Then again, my sister's name is Fred, so clearly my family has a thing for boys names.

Kel, how come Stella moved down the list? It was #1

Sophieposted 459 days ago

I wanted to name my first born Otto... my wife vetoed it... It's a great name, someone PLEASE name their kid Otto!

TheRobinposted 459 days ago

i like otto. for a dog.

kellyposted 458 days ago

I have a friend whose son is named Finn...Finnegan really, but Finn for short. He is the cutest thing. Its a great name!

RTposted 452 days ago

Please, please don't go with Edith. Edie is fine if it's just Edie or short for something else. My wicked witch of a grandmother was Edith. It will break my heart for my wonderful Kelly to be associated with an Edith.
PS - my kids are named but my daughter loves Isabelle Lorraine (Lorraine for my mom.)

Pamposted 452 days ago

i like gemma & kaity for girls

christmascarolposted 452 days ago

2 of these names are Julia Roberts' children. (Why do I know that?) I'm pleased that at least all of these names are names. Unlike "Gunner" which was mentioned elsewhere. Gunder is close to not being a name, but since it was a name I'm down. I hate not name names. Just because you call the kid Carston doesn't make that a name.

saradposted 437 days ago

and his Uncle's name is Gordon and he is beginning to really like this site.

greetings from North Dakota.

Gordonposted 435 days ago

my best friend will be having a stella in about a month. i adore her already.

my late-kitty's name was remy (i also saw ratatouille); i'd never thought of it for a person but now that you mention it, i really like it.

and, of course, i love ellis. but i'm biased.

emilyjeanetteellisposted 414 days ago

Ingrid is not an old lady name. Ingrid Bergman is one of the most beautiful women to hit the big screen.

This has sure been circulating around for a while. It's cool to see it keep coming back.

I'm into "Meredith" these days. Good thing I'm not into babies.

Pamposted 408 days ago

How much time do you have to decide which one to pick Kelly?! ;) Years? MONTHS??? lol

Nick: Gunner is crap!! The only Gunner that comes to mind is Gunner Nelson from the horrible shit band Nelson. Run..... as fast as you can!!!!!!!! ;)

TheRobin: She didn't go for Otto?!! DAMN!!! Great name!! My wife didn't like Maximilion Wolfgang.... my first choice for our young fella'. I feel your pain!

RAANTposted 397 days ago

I like Soda. Or Seven.

coryposted 359 days ago

I don't know if I could handle 24 kids.

Emoryposted 359 days ago

i like ava...so you can't add that to your list. if you do have 24 you need to get going...no pressure.

Katyposted 315 days ago

I enjoyed this list, Kelly.

Eliza is my niece's name. Reminds me of Eliza Doolittle (the name, not her).

Tallulah reminds me of Tallulah Bankhead, the sassy old redheaded actress from the 30s and 40s.

Hazel reminds me of the maid in the old sitcom. =(

There are tons of girls named Katie, Lila and Grace in my daughter's elementary school - obviously popular names.

Oliver will -- sadly -- always remind me of the kid from The Brady Bunch. He was their "jump the shark."

My daughter's name is Keaton. We saw it in a book, and we love Buster Keaton.

carymcposted 266 days ago