We are expecting our 4th child October 25th and are going crazy trying to figure out a name.
We do not know the gender so it is complicating things too.
My other kids are Cameron Jakob (boy), Brayden Nickolas (boy), and Addison Mackenzie (girl)
I feel strongly that we should keep the naming pattern of ending in the letter "n" and having 7 letters, paired with a middle name with a "k" in the middle, but we are not agreeing on anything.
I like Teaghan or Karigan Viktoria for a girl. (He is tolerant of Teaghan but not Karigan, which I like more than Teaghan) My husband really likes Brooklyn, but I don't really, but it would be ok as middle name. Plus since we call our son, Brayden, "B' so I would prefer to not repeat that letter.
For a boy, the middle name possibilities that we agree on are Lukas or Zackary. The front-runners for the first name are Griffin and Drennan but we are just not totally in love.
Our last name starts with an F and ends in an "o" so no names ending in o.
I am just lost. Should we just break our naming pattern and go with something totally different?
I want to love this baby's name like I love the others.
Please help!!!
You've put yourself in a tight situation. A "naming pattern of ending in the letter 'n' and having 7 letters, paired with a middle name with a 'k' in the middle"? You're forcing yourself into kreative spellings and EXTREMELY limited options, and is there any reason to do it?
All right, let's see. We have Cameron, Brayden, and Addison. If I were you I would not now suddenly venture into names such as Drennan or Karigan, especially since you've gone with common names for your first three children. A pattern of common names is more readily recognized than a pattern of "7 letters ending in N."
For a girl, I suggest Katelyn. It has 7 letters, it ends in N, and it fits well with the other three names without repeating initials. How about Katelyn Mckenna? Kaitlyn Mikayla? Katelyn Skylar? Or Madigan gives you something less common, but its similarity to Madison keeps it from standing out too much from the others: Madigan Annika, Madigan Angelika, Madigan Berkeley, Madigan Dakota. Or for something more traditional: Jocelyn. Maybe Jocelyn Berkeley or Jocelyn Vicktoria.
For a boy, I suggest Jackson. Jackson Mikael, or Jackson Parker. Or Greyson or Grayson: Grayson Aleksander or Grayson Lukas or Grayson Zackary or Grayson Parker. Or Donovan Mikah. Or Jameson Parker.
Or for either a boy or a girl: Tiernan.
Name update 10-30-2010! Amanda writes:
We had our baby boy on Oct 25th and named him Griffin Parker.
Your middle name suggestion of Parker just stuck with me and just made the name Griffin work so much better.
Thank you Swistle and your readers for your help and perspective on our naming dilemma.
You all provide a great service!!!
