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Found 'the one' - and it's not Beauden [grin]

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arizonagirl · 02/10/2010 23:13

Hi everyone,

Well, after a few days of constant name games, me and dh are sorted. Thanks to everyone's help we have decided not to go with Beauden after the BAD reaction on here. Or Indigo or Lyric or Soren. Lots of you still will hate our choices but I think you know when you have decided because you don't care less anymore what others think (in a nice way).

Soooo. our final choices are:

Girl: Sonnet Melody
Boy: Winter Beau Alexander.

See, I still have my Beau in there Grin.

I think these fit in really well with our other dc. The only big problem is that we have an Autumn so it may well sound contrived. But they aren't going to be joined at the hip and will have their own identities.

One last favour!!!

Can anyone suggest a nice third name to go with Sonnet Melody? (Our other three have all got two middle names so I want to do the same).

Was thinking perhaps:

Sonnet Melody Grace
Sonnet Melody Eve
Sonnet Melody Erin

Want a classic name she can fall back on if she hates her other two names.

Anyway, thank you for all your help. I think I can almost leave these boards in peace now Grin

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lowrib · 07/10/2010 23:28

Raven - if he's got a dark complexion

lowrib · 07/10/2010 23:24

Arno - of Old German origin and means "eagle wolf."

Notyetamummy · 07/10/2010 23:16

Wow, it took a long time to read all of that.

I just wanted to say that I really like Schuyler. I went to school with someone with that name. The teacher was told how to pronounce it at the very beginning so for then on, there weren't any spelling/pronunciation problems. There were more problems for my friend Aoife.

I also love the nn Sky for a boy - much more than for a girl.

Schuyler Jem Alexander

I also like Sonnet Melody Rose

I really think you should go with Logan, Autumn, Ocean & Schuyler (or Sonnet).

lowrib · 07/10/2010 23:07

Oleander

  • An ever green tree in Greek. Nicknames - Ollie, Lee, Ander, Andy
lola0109 · 07/10/2010 23:05

Grin at Ocean Cruz

I'm actually having fun trying to think of names. DP won't allow me anymore DC's Sad and I've 2 dd's so having fun with boys names.

FWIW if I had boys they'd be Lauchlan and Killian. Lovely names!!??

lowrib · 07/10/2010 23:04

Orris is also tree in Hebrew apparently, or can also be Orrin

Derry - oak tree in Welsh
Alder- From the Alder Tree in Old English. NN - Al
Linden -From the Linden Tree in English. NN - Lin or Denny

Got these ones from this site

lowrib · 07/10/2010 22:56

Zizanie - French for wild rice
Orris - a kind of Iris, its root is used in Western herbal medicine

DinahRod · 07/10/2010 22:41

Lucian - Light
Caspian
Kes

lowrib · 07/10/2010 22:36

Ooh I like Ridley Smile

chalat · 07/10/2010 22:33

Haven't been on here in ages but there is something about this thread that makes it riveting reading!!

Just want to say, arizonagirl - your approach to this is fab and we are all hanging on every post and development as you are so goodhumoured about the comments and suggestions, lol!
FWIW - Rowan isn't 'too normal' in our area - I can only think of one, and it suits him well. Works for a girl or a boy, and just kind of 'fits' with the siblings' names. Actually it sounds really lovely to my ears Smile
I will continue to watch this space - and wish you all the best for your delivery, may it all go smoothly for you despite the concerns you referred to.

vess · 07/10/2010 22:26

Yes, Rowan is a nice name - and a nice tree, particularly beautiful this time of the year. Don't get the problem with the archbishop, seriously - there's always going to be someone somewhere with the same name as your child, even if it's very uncommon, and it's not like he's a mad axe murderer or something...

As for Beauden, I thought the name was some sort of a Mumsnet joke at first - along the lines of 'What do you call a middle class Jayden?' or something.

The baby is probably a girl anyway Grin

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arizonagirl · 07/10/2010 22:19

Thanks girls. I feel really guilty - everyone is being so wonderful and lovely - I almost feel tempted to take one of the above names just to seem a bit more grateful. Probably not a good idea though - but please know that I do look at all your lists carefully (but nothing sticks - I am SORRY!).

Rowan feels a bit too normal and a backward step but I totally agree that it fits in well. MummyLovesSadie - some nice names but not the easiest to spell, and nothing leaps out. But thank you so much for taking the time to reply and good luck with your little one.

Lola0109 - you have been fab!! Octavio sounds a bit ott to me and yes, Shilo is ok. Actually, we liked Cruz but can't have it because of the Beckhams plus it would sound ridiculous with Ocean Grin

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onadietcokebreak · 07/10/2010 22:18

My Best Friend is having a Melody.

Sorry but I dont like Sonnet. Skimmed throught thread but what happened to the Sorrell suggestion?

Please do not call a girl Eden. All the Edens I know (which is quite a few are boys)
Please no to Blaise too.

Do they have to all have nature themes?

lola0109 · 07/10/2010 21:59

What about Octavio? October was the original eigth month so you could get away with this?

Did you know Shiloh was a boys name? That could have went well if it wasn't for the Jolie-Pitts!

MummyLovesSadie · 07/10/2010 21:57

Right I've been following this thread with lots of Grin's & thought I'd stick my two penneth in before I give birth (now 2 days past hospital's edd):

Brin - hill
Cela - a rock
Cephas - rock/stone
Farley - fern meadow
Hedley - heather meadow
Orrell - ore hill
Parcifal - pierced valley
Ridley - reed meadow
Wiley - water meadow

I know it's not really a nature name but I love Ambrose which means immortal.

FerminaUrbinoDaza · 07/10/2010 21:51

Rowan (for a boy or a girl) works brilliantly with your other names. Really it does. Balances the whole sib set IYSWIM

Logan, Autumn, Ocean and Rowan

The Archbishop of Canterbury images would fade very quickly faced with a newborn Wink

Rowan Melody
Rowan Alexander

I do like Skyler, more for a girl than a boy, but still. But, that and Sonnet don't seem to sit right with you other Dc's names. I loved Zephyr and Jem too, but TBH they don't sit any better. Ditto Blaise. It's than N thing you mentioned earlier.

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arizonagirl · 07/10/2010 21:32

Hmmm... like Blaise. Jenski, I do like Indigo but don't think it would be right for a boy.

Ho hum, seem to have come to a stand still now - probably because there are no more names left out there after all this searching.

Do kind of agree that Skyler isn't quite as pow wow as the other names we have...but I do like it the best. Perhaps it's a girl....

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lola0109 · 07/10/2010 21:27

I actually have a feeling that we're going to go through all this and in 2 weeks or so there will be a thread "so Beauden Jem Alexander has arrived..."

I don't mind Skyler at all, but I love Sonnet and can't see how Skyler is any less feminine than Sonnet.

I still love Boden, (but I could live with you spelling it Beauden) :)

What about Pearce? I suggest it as there is a Pearce Ferry in Arizona?? I don't know much about Arizona but I know you were trying to find some inspiration from there.

Jenski · 07/10/2010 20:57

Hi Arizonagirl

Don't let this lot put you off Indigo.

I have a girl called Indigo Poppy. We usually call her Indy. She definitely could not be anything else Smile

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arizonagirl · 07/10/2010 20:16

Sounds too much like onion and if you write 'orion' in cursive it really looks like onion.

Only know because I love that name and we seriously thought about it. Soooo... you are on my exact wave length. As is the suggestion of Blaise Grin. Keep going girls, dh isn't feeling it too!! Although I think it is the best so far and can see us having a little Sky in the house.

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Avocadoes · 07/10/2010 20:15

Blaise has chutzpah.

And I like Aspen.

You weren't tempted by Raven then? Or Larkin?

What about Elk? Or Bear?

lowrib · 07/10/2010 19:35

Orion

JustKeepSwimming · 07/10/2010 19:15

Me neither FN, but am hopeless at suggestions.

FellatioNelson · 07/10/2010 18:48

Oh. I don't know...

I'm just not feeling Skyler. Sorry OP. You can't have it. Grin

JustKeepSwimming · 07/10/2010 18:39

Sorry Arizona, that was me :(

Logan, Ocean, Autumn & Skyler - actually does sound better now!