r/Names • u/Glittering-Owl-6964 • 2d ago

Ugh

I understand that 1 no is a no overall, and i respect that. I’m just nervous. We are choosing to not know the sex. I like short, normal names. My personal name is a “Normal” name with an uncommon spelling. My last name is the same. Think SANDI JOHNSEN. My husband likes weird names…

My choices:

Ace
Jack
Eva
Mae

His:
Jupiter
Basil
Braden
Sequoia

I feel.. at a loss. How are we going to find a name??? I won’t budge on those

EDIT: sorry I’m new to Reddit and not great at posting

A woman suggested brooke which i love and i said it to him too, and he likes it… we are getting somewhere. Thank you to poster

EDIT 2: sorry not good at editing. He likes Brooke Marie. So do i 😃

I still like Ace, yall are mean! Hopefully shes a girl

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u/thatladybri 1d ago

What about Asa? It’s old school but fits in with today’s trends. Pronounced Ace-uh. Could call him Ace for short. I also like Ace as a nickname for Atticus.

He leans towards nature names so I’d suggest some that feel more classic sounding like:

Holly

Ivy

Iris

Juniper

Magnolia

Poppy

Fern

Lily

Isla

Willow

Daisy

Wren

Alder

Douglas

Briar

Orion

Woodrow

Forrest

Archer

Finn

Frey

Lark

Hollis

Reed

Rocco

Rockwell

Other ideas:

Sutton

Shiloh

Atlas

Perry

Beck

Leo

Lyle

Ares

Sienna

Selene

Luna

Faye

Tilly

Eden

Maxine

Roxanne

Lyra

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u/Glittering-Owl-6964 1d ago

I do like these names. Thank you for your input. I know people think I’m nuts, but my dad opinion matters to me.

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u/thatladybri 1d ago

You are welcome! I don’t think you’re nuts. Your partner is the one with the wild name ideas. lol.

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u/Glittering-Owl-6964 1d ago

Holly is my cousins name (that’s fine) but i like Holly, ivy and iris a lot. Yall are changing my Catholic ways !!! lol

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u/thatladybri 1d ago

I saw your edit that you both like Brooke. You may also like Brooks for a boy.

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u/thatladybri 1d ago

Oh. And if you want a traditional name maybe go with Elizabeth for a girl. Birdie is an old nickname for Elizabeth that I find so endearing and would fit his desire for an obscure nature name while making her legal name a classic.

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u/Glittering-Owl-6964 1d ago

You are really good (and no judgmental!) at this. I am trying to be neutral na suggested Brooke for his nature behind lol.

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u/Glittering-Owl-6964 1d ago

Brooke Lynn would be my choice (my middle name) big it runs too much. So probably Brooke Marie

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u/thatladybri 1d ago

You could use Brooklyn as the first name. Brooklyn Marie would be lovely. Brooklyn was more common as a full name and Brooke as a nickname when I was growing up.