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First thoughts on my first thoughts please!

27 replies

LovingLife0 · 28/03/2015 21:00

I would be grateful on opinions of the following names for my first baby...

Girl: Lux, Luna, Alaska

Boy: Sonny, Jackson, Austin

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Drivingnovice · 29/03/2015 10:15

Not keen on the girls names, sorry.
Lux - soap
Luna - looney Luna
Alaska - as in baked.

Sonny I quite like but would it suit a 16 year old teen and older....?
Jackson I like, but would be shortened to jack by all his friends
Austin, makes me think of Austin Powers and old cars.

Sorry, not much help!

florascotia · 29/03/2015 10:40

OP - your baby, your choice. And we don't all share the same taste in names, which is a very good thing, otherwise the world would be a much duller place. So these are just my thoughts - absolutely no offence intended:

Luna = the Moon. Pretty sound, quite popular; are you happy with the meaning?

Lux = to me, means soap flakes. As you know, the word Lux was Latin for 'light'; Lucy or Lucia share the same origins but are not brand names. And, to me, sound much less ugly, and don't rhyme with the f-word...

Alaska = makes me think of that right-wing US female politician, and of snow and huskies and oil exploration. Sorry, am not a fan of place names as personal names.

Jackson - am not a fan of surnames as first names, either, unless they commemorate a family member. But I think I'm in a minority!

Austin - a good name. I rather prefer the longer versions Augustin or Augustine, but that's just personal taste.

Sonny - fine, but always seems like a nickname rather than a 'real' name.

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