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

[arizonagirl]

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 .

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

Have you got 50 no votes against Winter yet? here's another one... .

Snowden is cute and original.

Glad you've gone off Winter :)

If you do go for Snowdon, can you please spell it right?

I actually quite like Winter - believe it's a boy's name in the Channel Islands although might be mistaken. Although I do agree it's a bit of a problem with Autumn. It's much better than Snowden, though - I know you're spelling it differently, but Lord Snowdon doesn't quite hit the tone you're after...

Hi girls. Ah, some sweet comments.

Yes, sadly we met the 50-0 criteria so Winter is gone. And actually, you were right and I was wrong . Think the conversations would be silly. "Hey, Autumn....yes, Winter...". See, I am not ready to be sectioned just yet and can be made to see sense.

Rowan - don't like it. Quite common and reminds me of Rowan Atkinson and the Archbishop of Canterbury(the old guy with a beard for god's sake).

Jupiter - quite like that one but dh doesn't.

Think we have decided that Snowden is nice but perhaps a bit weak and nn Snow or Snowy might sound like a bunny rabbit. Tbh I much prefer Winter. Ho hum.

This afternoon's name is Cypress but got a feeling some of you said it is primarily a girl's name. Need to google it later. Plus, not sure what kind of tree it is (we don't get them in England). If it is a teeny weeny pot plant/pathetic little thing then that is out too.

Good news girls - baby hasn't arrived yet.
So watch this space. Oh, and no, I am not offended at all. Life is far too short and I am enjoying your comments - the one about snowboarding was great

A Swamp Cypress is an evergreen tree with a distinctive large conical base to it's trunk, iirc. Not a feeble little pot plant!

Maybe it will be a girl :)

So you like Sonnet, justkeepswimming???

Just googled Cypress; guys like the name, no bullying. Thanks for the info about the tree. could be a goer.

Just spotted Heath further down. That's a nice one.

We-lll, i wouldn't go that far but...

I like Melody :)

And I think Logan, Ocean, Autumn & Sonnet kind of 'go'.

Winter is a no-no (mostly because of Autumn, otherwise it would go too), Snowdon i'm really not convinced by. There must be other suitable boys names out there....

Just looked at images of the cypress tree - gorgeous!! Elegant and refined. Do you know what, this just might be the one. And I love the nickname Cy.

So.... how about Logan, Autumn, Ocean and .....Cypress.

Could be good. No idea about middle names mind you. Hey, starting to feel like I know you all

Cy is a brilliant nickname!

Twill be confused with Cyrus.

Cypress looks girly like Winter did though. Cyrus?

Xposts

Linden (Lyndon?) is another nice tree.

Snowden made me think 'Mountain' so what about Nevis nn Nev?

I had the same thought, but a nevis is a facial mole, sadly.

I did not know that.

This thread has been making me .

Glad Winter has gone, NOT good with Autumn.

Plus did you say you were due in October? Surely that is in Autumn, not Winter, so his name wouldn't even reflect the correct season. I don't think Snowdon goes for an October baby either, you should go for an Autumnal name.

How about:
Maple
Acer
Russett
Tupelo
Persimmon

arizonagirl Just wanted to say how fab i think you are (not for your bonkers names) but how you have taken everything on the chin and kept your sense of humour in the face of some virtual raised eyebrows.

Stroppers take note-this is how is should be done!

How about Meadow? I know it's not classic but I think it lurrrvely

And how about Aspen for a boy? (it's a tree, I believe)

If you like a winter and nature theme then how about Celyn? It is Welsh for Holly (but a masculine word and therefore a boys' name)

How about Moss? Or Sage?

Or a lovely bird? Eagle? Finch? Robin? Lark?

I think Arizonagirl should call her kid whatever she likes, to be honest. I like to hear people who refuse to go down the boring old Elizabeth, Rosie, Daniel route. There seems to be a lot of hostility here for originality. You guys are presumably smug because you have a few centuries of approval behind your chosen names, but every name starts somewhere. What's wrong with striking off onto a different path? You go girl.