31
answers
A.S.
asks from
Chicago, IL
on
April 11, 2011
Boy Names - Chicago,IL
Hi Everyone,
SO I just found out last week that baby number 2 is a boy. I have a 2yr daughter. I have absolutely NO boy names picked out and honestly am finding it hard to find one and also for my husband and I to agree on 1! Sooo I'm looking for your help... I need a unique, different BOYS name..on the shorter side would be better, we have a long last name. Any help, I would love. Sitting here staring @ the lists on the name websites just gives me a headache!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
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C.T.
answers from
San Francisco
on
April 11, 2011
My son's name is Dean. Bet you haven't met a Dean lately, if ever....
Good luck.
P.S. Dean is easy to spell so that makes it even better for him. :)
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A.W.
answers from
Kalamazoo
on
April 11, 2011
Grant.
It's "old" unique, not "new" unique. My Grant is 8 and he is the only one I know. It means Great.
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T.C.
answers from
Minneapolis
on
April 11, 2011
well, are son is chase, and if we would have had another boy he would have been easton. i also like landon and jace. Congrats!!
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T.C.
answers from
Minneapolis
on
April 11, 2011
well, are son is chase, and if we would have had another boy he would have been easton. i also like landon and jace. Congrats!!
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C.T.
answers from
San Francisco
on
April 11, 2011
My son's name is Dean. Bet you haven't met a Dean lately, if ever....
Good luck.
P.S. Dean is easy to spell so that makes it even better for him. :)
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A.W.
answers from
Kalamazoo
on
April 11, 2011
Grant.
It's "old" unique, not "new" unique. My Grant is 8 and he is the only one I know. It means Great.
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M.S.
answers from
Columbus
on
April 11, 2011
If our daughter had been a boy, she would have been a Finn. Eli and Cruse were on our short list, too.
Congrats and good luck!
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C.O.
answers from
Washington DC
on
April 11, 2011
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Dane
Chase
Chaz
Ethan
Jason
Emmit
Curtis
Korey
Colton
Alexander (I know longer than you want)
Go through your family tree and see if there are names that strike your fancy - that's how we named our first son - Gregory Charles.
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K.I.
answers from
Los Angeles
on
April 11, 2011
If I had it my way I would have had a Tripp, a Coop/Coup, and a Wylie...but hubby wasn't having it!
I also like:
Karst
Miles
Brian
Gage
Shaben
Bo/Beau
Luke
Eli
Jax
Good Luck! Naming them was always THE hardest part for me!
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K.P.
answers from
Dallas
on
April 11, 2011
We named our son Carson and have not come across any other children with his name in 2.5 years. Not to unique but still not widely used from what I have seen.
1 mom found this helpful
H.S.
answers from
Cincinnati
on
April 11, 2011
Sean
Liam
Luke
Seth
Blake
Kai
Wyatt
Leo
Davin
Rudy
1 mom found this helpful
R.D.
answers from
Kansas City
on
April 11, 2011
Benton (Ben)
Chaz
Chance
Marius
Stone
Galen
Seth
Zane
Jett
Brock
1 mom found this helpful
L.L.
answers from
Hartford
on
April 11, 2011
Leo
Noah
Jake
Charlie
1 mom found this helpful
C.S.
answers from
Dallas
on
April 11, 2011
Jackson
Jacob
Parker
Parks
Holden
Camden
Max
Asher
1 mom found this helpful
V.C.
answers from
Chicago
on
April 12, 2011
Congradulations!!
Noah
Miles
Jackson (Jax not Jack)
Erik
Cole
Chase
These are some of my favorites, however I have a darling daughter.
J.G.
answers from
Rockford
on
April 12, 2011
I always liked the name Guy myself. I was going to name my son that, but I had also decided to give my son my maiden name for his middle name, and they wouldn't have worked together, so we went another direction. Ezra is cool too. I love old Hebrew names (although I'm not Jewish). If you want to see how popular or common a name has become, or is becoming, you can go to http://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/ type it in and see how it has been ranking.
A.N.
answers from
Columbus
on
April 11, 2011
corey, ryan, nathaniel, jeremy, christian, octavian, dallas, jordan, david, raphael, joseph, thomas, dillan, james.
M.J.
answers from
Sacramento
on
April 11, 2011
Look at names that were common in the 60s/70s. No one is using those anymore. Think Jason, Kevin, Steve, Mark, etc.
Also, consider sending your friends and family an e-mail asking for their ideas. That's how our son was named Benjamin. A former colleague of mine suggested it.
S.K.
answers from
Denver
on
April 11, 2011
hmm short names, Liam, eli, evan, beau
J.C.
answers from
Rockford
on
April 12, 2011
Unique names: Sterling, Arden, Greyling. I also like Gage and you don't ever hear it.
K.M.
answers from
Chicago
on
April 13, 2011
My manager's name @ Jamieson. (Jamie?) This is his last name. Probably longer than you'd like but different! Good luck!
S.B.
answers from
Redding
on
April 11, 2011
Welcome to my daughter's world. She is due with her son on May 7.
She had a cute girl's name picked out, but that won't work.
She is having the hardest time.
Her trouble is that anything they like, they already know someone with that name or their kids are named it.
It's hard to be somewhat unique without being too out there.
I could have fainted some time ago when someone I know named her baby
Clarence. Just a good, old fashioned normal name.
Naming a kid is hard. It took 4 days after my daughter was born so maybe she's coming by this naturally.
I'm sure you'll come up with the perfect name for your baby.
Let us know when he gets here!
T.L.
answers from
St. Louis
on
April 11, 2011
I like:
Ky
Jake
Jack
Elliot
Matt
Zeke
Aron
You could also go to a hospital website and see what names are poplar and see if you like something. Also, do you want it to match your daughter's name some what?
Max
J.S.
answers from
Dallas
on
April 11, 2011
I like Jack, Luke, and Sam right now.
babynamegenie.com is a great website also.
T.S.
answers from
Boca Raton
on
April 11, 2011
My son is Luka and if my second had been a boy too we would have gone with Darra (it's an Irish name).
Good Luck!
M.M.
answers from
Lake Charles
on
April 11, 2011
Kai. We named our daughter that (acutally Kailani) it's hawaiian for ocean or sea.. Koa is a good one too, it means "warrior". (My husband is hawaiian) You asked for different so there you go!
J.R.
answers from
Chicago
on
April 12, 2011
Here are some of my favorites;
Kirk
Keith
Nathan
Evan
Charles
Noah
Good Luck!
E.B.
answers from
New York
on
April 11, 2011
Always loved the name Eliot. Short, sweet and different!
K.E.
answers from
Chicago
on
April 12, 2011
Try the Baby Name Genie website at www.babynamegenie.com
It's kind of fun. Some of the suggestions can be goofy, but you can plug in your last name (or first or middle if you have it) and it will pop up suggestions. You just keep clicking. Who knows...you might see something you like;-)
V.D.
answers from
Salt Lake City
on
April 11, 2011
Here's a few names that are unique that live in my neighborhood. Not sure if I like all of them but maybe you will.
Korver
Jager
Beckam
Ashton
Jaxon
Griffon
C.T.
answers from
Santa Fe
on
April 11, 2011
Skylar or Sky
Talon
Alder
Bodhi
Micah
Torin
Torsten
Shea
K.B.
answers from
Salt Lake City
on
April 14, 2011
Hi A.. First of all Congrats! Some things to start doing besides websites is start noticing boy names or what could be a Boy's name around you. If you watch a movie-think of the character's names and watch for the list of names at the end; in books, t.v. shows, conversations, family heritage (grandpas, uncles, brothers, your husband's name and wonderful guy friends you have known through the years (prob not boyfriend in high school-unless it's your husband (ha! ha!). It will come to you. Here are some of my fav boy names:
Blake, Cade, Chance, Chase, Carter, Clark, Grant, Lance, Levi, Luke, Ryker
D.P.
answers from
Pittsburgh
on
April 11, 2011
L.B.
answers from
Chicago
on
April 12, 2011
Dylan , Blair, & Kyle are my favorites. Congrats & good luck!!