"Baby Boy names any suggestions" Topic

Well my last name is Ashley. I just need some ideas about baby boy names. My wife kind of likes Michael, Noah or Joseph. Any suggestions about something that could work for the first and middle names. Baby is due 1/07/08. Thanks, 7th

Here's a helpful U.S. Social Security Administration link concerning baby names:

ssa.gov/OACT/babynames

It might be a worthwhile site to visit, just to get some idea of the various names and their popularity over the years. Who knows, you might find one you like!

Seven

Septimus…?

I knew a bloke called Gaius (although I may be mispelling that one)…. I have to admit as a name it's grown on me…..

Custer, lol?

Lee Stuart Jackson

I knew a guy named Phuc Tram. Try being named Phuc in the 7th grade. That's the question I ask myself when I think about baby names. What's going to happen to this kid in the 7th grade. My sister-in-law wanted to name her kid Desta if it was a girl. My immediate reaction was "death star"?

Desta?

I remember reading somewhere that something like 57 girls were registered as having the name Unique in the US in one year in the late 90's… wish I'd bookmarked that link now – no one ever believes me…

oh… and another one… my mates Dave and Karen were toying with the name Jed if it was a boy… they backed out after thinking about it… Dave's surname is High…

I was so disappointed….

I've been partial to "Emperor" but I think that would make the other kids nervous.

Caeser… bit Planet of the Apes though

Maxim is a beutiful weapon.
Congratulations!

Any nationalistic issues or maybe historical touch stones in the family? These are always good. Indeed I got nothing but sh__t from some members in my family for not following the "traditions".

That aside, give the kid a short name that's easy to say and easy to spell and doesn't sound like something goofy. One of the more infamous is Amanda Lynn (say it aloud quickly). Michael is OK because you can call em Mike. The only trouble with Mike is that it is so common. I can remember my school years when the teacher would scream MIKE!!!! and seven kids (25% of the class) would stop dead in their tracks.

The other thing that's bad about Mike is that it doesn't flow that well when you say it quickly with the last name.

Mike Ashley requires you pause between saying the first and last name. Now maybe that's what you want.

Something like Andy Ashley can be delivered quickly and without a pause. Personally I like a name that can be delivered quickly.

When considering names it's worth saying them quickly several times just to see how it comes out and if you like the meter / or rhythm. Remember you are going to be using this name way more than you want to for the next 20 years so make it something you can rattle off quickly and clearly.

You may also want to consider the apple pie factor (a/k/a the ignorant American factor). I named one of my kids Ian. Short, easy to spell but . . . You would be appalled at how may times that name has been mispronounced and the ways it is mispronounced. Shoulda named him John. At least you cannot screw that up.

Finally, give your kid a famous name at your peril. My daughter's name is Chelsea Clinton. She was named many years before Bill was elected to any significant office and as luck would have it, is about the same age as Chelsea V. Clinton (Bill and Hillary's kid). This poor kid was boo'ed when she was announced at sporting events as a pre-schooler, teased mercilessly during the years of Bill's shenanigans, and when she travels abroad, get's VIP treatment -- initially, when they find out she's not the "real deal" she gets treated like some kind of fraud.

There was an incident with Santa. The guy goes Ho Ho Ho, what's your name little girl. My daughter answers Chelsea. Santa then goes Ho Ho Ho, and I'll bet your last name is Clinton (the guy really thought he was being cute). My daughter shoots back, "it is". At this point Santa pinks up a bit and says, "it's not nice to lie to Santa". Well at that point the fight was on and my daughter (even at the age of 4) was never one to back down or walk away from a fight. Kinda blew the whole Santa thing for her rather early in life because Santa was supposed to know your name and where you lived.

I must say it's probably always bugged me more than her. She says she gets the business about this at least once a day, to this day and has learned to handle the boors quite well (guess that's the silver lining).

On the flip side, no one ever forgets my daughter's name and the name recognition does open doors.

There's a store in a small town in Montana where my daughter bought a pair of socks. The owner was just pleased as punch when she learned my daughter's name. Now there's a sign in the window that reads "Chelsea Clinton shops here".

Well, what ever you do, DO NOT name your kid Judd.

I frequently get asked if I'm related to Bill Clinton. I often answer no, but I am Chelsea's father. It's kinda fun to watch the eyebrows go up.

mjc

May I suggest Preston. Can't beat that one. Nobody ever forgets it and there is no 'kiddie' version

Remember when Homer kept rejecting Marge's names for their first-born, because they were too easy to make fun of?

Marge: Homer, I've been thinking, if the baby's a boy, what do you think of the name Larry?
Homer: Marge, we can't do that! All the kids will call him "Larry Fairy".
Marge: Well, how about Louie?
Homer: They'll call him "Screwy Louie".
Marge: Bob?
Homer: "Flob".
Marge: Luke?
Homer: "Puke".
Marge: Marcus?
Homer: "Mucus".
Marge: What about Bart?
Homer: Let's see … Bart, Cart, Dart, Ee-art (Homer runs out of fingers) … Nope, can't see any problem with that!

You have *got* to do that with your wife's suggestions.

:)

Sounds like your wife likes Biblical names. Do you have any close male relatives with Biblical names?

Try not to be clever and orginal.
The kid will have to live with it, not you.

Having said that, the author Gay Talese might have som comment to make, too.

The Crusher.

Yeah!old time biblical,your wife is on track.Caiphus,Mordechai and countless other begats.
Good luck and health to the impending name recipient and mom.

Be aware of what the initials spell out. That, too, can be grounds for teasing in school.

Edward works with Ashley. Noah not as much, because you have two a sounds right next to each other.

Michael is painfully common. Please don't go for the variant spellings; it doesn't help.

Forget grade school, it passes. A man will have to live with the name for decades however. Whenevr you think of it, add an ambitious prefix like "His Excellency the Right Honorable <name> Ashley". If you can't say it with a straight face, don't use it.

Wilkes

Roland
Walter
Steve
Tyler
Ben ( or the long version )
Gilbert
Stuart
Neil
Max ( 2 'a' sounds… It might work… )
Leo ( my astrological sign, and a fine name too )

I named my son Thomas Sullivan, after Thomas Sullivan Magnum…

Ron
Scott
Martin
Lance ( there's that 2 'A' thing again )

How about Wilfred Owen or Dylan Thomas?

Special Patrol Group.

I went to high school with a kid named…I you not…

Harold Weiner.

Think about it.

You also try these:

Slagithor

Nargalziax

Zuul

Gozer (middle name the Gozerian)

or Stud Beefpile…or Rick Hardslab.

Ok, sorry. Bad suggestions. However, this thread is timely for me, as my wife and I are also expecting and having trouble with boy names. We got the girl name nailed down (Molly).

Speaking of saying the name fast, our last name is Stine, so it is hard to have a name that doesn't come off sounding like a small European country (or war torn country)…like Colin Stine. Welcome to sunny Colinstine.

We like Joshua so far. But that's been about it.

MAX POWER.

Neal

regards,
Neal

My oldest boy is named Marcus (after Marcus Aurelius) and my youngest boy's one middle name is "Augustus" (a combination of history and my wife's recently deceased and beloved Oma Augustine)

Marcus is old enough to understand a bit about the Romans and is quite pleased to have been named after an Emperor. Admittedly I do sometimes worry about what my grandchildren may turn out like! :)

This brings to mind a quote:

"My name is Alexei Yuri Gagarin Siege of Stalingrad Glorious 5 Year Plan Sputnik Zakter Moscow Dynamo Back Four Balowski. My dad was a bit of a Communist."

That's what happens when parents go a little overboard.

Tempest

There is a fellow going around with the name Marshal – family name is Ney. Then there was a bright kid at my High School – Peter Ennis, forever remembered on the school Honours Board as P ENNIS.

There are some terrible things you can do to a child, and I think there IS such a thing as justifiable parricide. As advised above, say it out loud, try to make a joke of it, combine initials and abbreviations. You won't catch everything – witness Ms. Clinton, but at least give the kid a chance – wealthy childless elderly relatives are a good choice ;-).

It's funny but even though our son was born on the 200th Anniversary of Trafalgar the wife vetoed Horatio. So unpatriotic.

Tyler

No no no no no no no no no

Sorry but I hate Tyler as a first name (doubly sorry to anyone who has this name).

If you're stuck just buy a name book and trawl through it, make a short list and keep referring to it to see what sticks.

We were boring and old fashioned and named the boy after his Granddads, Jozsef Patrick.

Matt Tyler

A couple in our church just gave their offspring the 2nd name 'Athaliah'. For the Biblically unaware,the OT Athaliah was the daughter of Jezebel and also an evil mutha.

So what goes with Ashley? I'd avoid most if not all 2 syllable names. No Washley. Josey Fashley. Go for 1 or 3 syllables both to avoid the 'duh-duh duh-duh' rythym (ie like 'Stephen Cooper'!!! A first name only ever used on forms. I called my kiddies Lydia and Joshua to avoid that trap…) or where the last letter tends to run into the open vowel of 'Ashley'. eg John Ashley sounds distinct,
Simeon Ashley illustrates the rhythym thing.

Just to reinforce WyeCricket's posting, don't go all trendy and use a surname as your son's first name.

I'm about sick of hearing the names Connor, Tyler, Jackson, Taylor, Anderson, and the like.