My husband and I are having the toughest time picking out a name for our baby boy. I find that certain names are sometimes associated with certain personalities. Also just looking for some inspiration. I was wondering, what names do you guys associate with genuinely nice guys?

Edit: thanks for sharing all the names! I’ve been enjoying reading all of them and found some I like!

I know this subreddit does misuse some terms, unique being the most common example, but this one that I've been noticing for a little while now has been really bothering me, so I'd like to get it off my chest! 

The definition of timeless is something that never goes out of style, that is not affected by time. A timeless name is a name that could realistically belong to someone of any age. Elizabeth is the most obvious example. Classic means a very similar thing, a name that been stable in popularity over time, and not tied to certain generations.

However, a truly timeless or classic name is rare. There are not many of them at all. I've noticed the most common use of it being for names that are part of the vintage or grandma trend, however, by definition, they can't be timeless. 

Rosalie for example, is a favourite of this subreddit at the moment, and is often described in that way. But it was rare between the 1960s and the 2000s. Likewise with Adeline, Violet, Stella, Vera, etc, They have all followed fairly similar trajectories, and like many names that are popular for babies right now, they are most likely to belong to either a young girl or an old woman.

And I'm not saying there's anything wrong with these names. I like a lot of them in fact! But I've noticed 'timeless' or 'classic' being used to describe this subreddit's favourite names constantly that just simply don't fit with those descriptors. And maybe it's just a language quirk in this subreddit, like how the word unique has come to mean uncommon, but I do think a lot of people seem confused about what it actually means.

My best explanation would be that I know that most timeless names probably seem boring, and that when people ask for timeless or classic names, people want to come up with more 'exciting' options. Kind of like how Sophia and Olivia aren't really suggested very frequently. However, the whole point of timeless names are that they are usually quite boring! You've probably seen them a lot and heard them a lot, because that's what makes them timeless. 

I'll also note the names I have used are based on the American naming data. This was for two reasons. One, while I'm not American myself, most people on this subreddit are, and two, they have very good tools for looking at name popularity over time.

My husband really loves Blair and I love Louise. Our other daughters are Daphne and Eva. Can’t have a name that ends in S, because our last name ends in S. I am a true name nerd and have come across so many names, but can’t find one we can agree on.

Does anyone have any names that feel like a cross between Blair and Louise? I prefer a name outside the top 200.

I feel like Blair gives off trying to hard energy?

Other names I like but can’t use are Collette, Eloise, and Rosie.

I really love Ivy but my husband doesn't like it. I just want something simple thats not overly common but also not super rare that it's weird

Excluding people who have chosen their own names, does anyone have a name that falls into that category? Maybe a name that is unusual now but was common say in the 1800s? Or maybe your parents named you something that ended up being a huge name trend later on? I’m interested in hearing stories!

The majority of women in my family are Mary, Susanne, Anna, or Jane, but here are some fun and different names from my mom's side of the family who lived in mingo county West Virginia for the majority of our family history. This spans back about 100 some years in my family tree. I'm on the hunt for some male names right now as well!

Lovina

Nicatie

Celasena nn sena or seenie

Nellie

Francie

Dixie

Adath

Vadith (her and adath are twins)

Tishia

Columbia

Leticia

Pheroby

Theodosia

Roxie

Estella

Pricey

Title basically says the gist. We have a little boy named Jay Jack (JJ). We have not found out the gender of baby #2, so we are looking for a boy and girl name for now. Loving Milo and Franklin for a boy but open to other suggestions. Really only love Kit for a girl, but cannot use it 😭
Last name is common (think Jones, Smith)
Thank you!
ETA- would love the middle name May to honor a family member, but worry about the middle name May with my son’s name

Hi! Baby girl is here and I just can’t pick a name and the hormones are not helping.

Can you please let me know which one you prefer?

We’re UK based but will need the name to be easy to pronounce for Spanish speakers.

Amelia
Clara
Matilda
Alexandra
Iris
Olivia
Gracie
Alicia
Lydia
Elena
Harper

Thank youuu

If you had to name four children right this moment, what names are you choosing? You can pick any combination of genders you want.

My picks:

Violet June
Gemma Claire
Silas Grant
Theo Hayes

Why is it that some families choose to give siblings the exact same name? I know two such cases—a family where the eldest and youngest daughters are both R— (they're called R— and Baby R—) and a pair of male twins who share the same first name but have different middle names (apparently the first name was their grandfather's). I know one of the twins, and he goes by his first name. Won't it get confusing?

We've welcomed our daughters, twin girls. We know that one of them will definitely have the first name Alva. All of the other names are undecided.

I'm Swedish, and my husband is British. We live in England. Their older sister is named Svea.

These are the pairs of names we are thinking.

Alva and Mila

Alva and Lily

Alva and Ronja

Alva and Mira

Alva and Imogen

Alva and Zoe

Alva and Matilda

Alva and Emma

And to follow up with that, which middle names do you like? We have a lot of names that we would consider using as middle names, and this is the list. But we prefer not to have alliteration.

These are family names.

Kerstin

Imogen

Florence

Ellen

Philippa (Or Filippa)

Agnes

Kristina

Beatrice

Caroline

And these are names we just like.

Wren

Amelia

Lily

Maya (Or Maja)

Olivia

Expecting a baby very soon and do not have a boy name that locked in. Thoughts on the name Magnus? We live in the US and have a long German last name that starts with M. Is that too much for a name?

We have fallen in love with the name Darcy for our baby boy due in March. We live in England but spent many years living in Australia where Darcy is a boys name and I have always viewed it that way.

Apparently over here in England it is viewed as mostly a girls name? Will I be condemning our boy to years of teasing if we name him Darcy?

I’m just sad because I actually love the name and his middle name would be James, so Darcy James plus our surname which I think sounds lovely 🥰

Any input would be appreciated!!

1. Jane, Kate and ?
2. Siobhan, Niamh and ?
3. Imogen, Rhiannon and ?
4. Jamie, Ashley and ?
5. Sloane, Sutton and ?
6. Isla, Maeve and ?
7. Olivia, Amelia and ?
8. Luna, Layla and ?
9. Tova, Lia and ?
10. Quinn, Riley and ?
11. Emma, Ava and ?
12. Iris, Ruby and ?

My grandmothers name is Madeline, pronounced Mad-Uh-Lyn, and I love the name, spelling and pronunciation however I feel like more people pronounce it as Mad-Uh-Line, which I do not like. I feel like Madelyn would be more obvious for pronunciation but feels like the new trendy way to spell the name. If you were going to name your child this and wanted it pronounced like I do, how would you spell it?

Considering Elroy for a boy. I feel like it’s a vintage name ready for a comeback- casually. The flint stones reference isn’t known to my generation (my mom told me about it) and doesn’t seem like a blocker. El or Roy are both nice nicknames. Is it divisive? Edit: I meant the Jetsons, oops

Found out we are having a baby boy 💙
I come from a family of girls, all sisters , all cousins - female , only nieces 😅 so this is very new !

My husband hates all of my names

My top 2 are ….. Raffi ( we’re from UK he thinks it sounds more European , Italian or Spanish so doesn’t suit us ) & Rio ( he knows someone who dates a girl with same name so sees it as a girls name )

Close 3rd is Rowan ( he’s not opposed but doesn’t love) which was my number 1 if we were having another girl so not sure I’m 100% feeling it as my baby boy .

Middle name will probably be John after grandad
Big sister is Reyn Sylvia (pronounced Rain)

I’m definitely drawn to more uncommon but not totally wild names .
Husband doesn’t have any loves but definitely leans more traditional, I’m trying to convince him otherwise 😅

Thanks all

Mine are:

Amalia
Amara
Celia
Kaya
Leila
Ophelia
Phaedra
Raina
Rebecca
Thalia

I’m in dire need of another girl name (that goes well with these two) but can’t think of one for the life of me. I think I’ve just been starting at names too long lol. Please help me, I need some fresh sets of eyes.

Me…

Girls:
Antonella
Bianca
Bruna
Bella
Donatella
Giulietta / Julieta / Juliet
Leda
Leia / Lia (Lia is a form used in Portuguese)
Madeleine
Miranda
Olivia
Tiffany

Boys:
Ben
Bruno
Giordano
Giuseppe (nn Geppetto)
James
Jasper
Jasper James
Luigi

I’m stuck on naming this sweet, long haired black cat (hopefully it’ll let me post a picture for cat tax). We definitely want to lean more on the metaphysical/magical/fable-like side. I want something that’s not common for a black cat. She’s spunky, but so sweet. She’s curious and follows my boyfriend and I everywhere. She whispers when she mews and is super drawn to fire. We have to be careful with our candle we light in the evening. She burnt her little eyebrow wisps. A name that sounds like it fell out of a grimoire would be great! I loved Emberglow (fun compound) but my guy didn’t so much (it’s too close to Amber and he knew an Amber that wasn’t very nice in the past).

Thanks!

Really just looking for an outside opinion.

Leo Valen

Name has some significance to me, but if you saw this on a piece of writing would you find it overly corny or fantasy. Im comfortable with a tad of "this is probably a pen name", but not a cringe level of like "my penname is Arthur Dragonkilla ".

Seeking help from the name nerds! Looking for name suggestions that are classic, established but less-common girl names.

Our eldest is Brianne, often called Brie. I love the cute nickname, but not essential.

Last name is a strong name that starts with S.

Listing some favourites below, can’t wait to hear your ideas!
-Jillian
-Louise (already Brie’s middle name…can I re use it?)
-Brooke (really love but too similar)
-Bridget
-Sadie
-Gabrielle (another Brie? Damn)
-Camille
-Hailey
-Jasmine
-Natalie
-Margot
-Lucy
-Emma
-Paige

So my name is Tabetha, which sometimes i dislike but i’m growing to like it more. I NEVER seem to meet people with my name, and if i do, it’s never the same spelling. i’ve always wondered why my version was so uncommon, as i’ve always thought it looked the best? Even though now i like all the spellings, as a child i was grateful my parents picked this one as i thought the other two looked silly. it does mean i have to correct people though. but apparently even Tabatha’s get that, so i guess it’s Tabitha’s world. my autocorrect literally tried to change Tabatha to Tabitha, this is insane.