Swistle: Baby Names

I had my daughter in February and I named her Embe...

2013-05-14T01:39:21.808-05:00

I had my daughter in February and I named her Emberley Noelle.

Emberley is a variation of Kimberly for my friend that passed away and Noelle after her dad's birthday of Christmas eve.

im a Caitlyn, and i found this blog by googling wh...

2013-05-09T12:02:08.565-05:00

im a Caitlyn, and i found this blog by googling why its so hard for people to spell my name! everybody wants to just assume its with a K or -Lin, and having to spell it multiple times gets annoying sometimes, because you only really have to do it when your already doing something annoying like talking to the DMV or a doctors office or registering for school.

but its kind of cool that out of all the caitlins, kaitlyns, kaitlins etc that ive known in my life, im the ony one who spelled it that way. and i think Caitlyn Jane would look pretty spelled out in script, very flowy!

good luck!

Ok, this thread is old, but I need to weigh in. Ou...

2013-04-30T16:33:31.320-05:00

Ok, this thread is old, but I need to weigh in. Our son would be the fourth, but our last name is Ivey. So could he be called Ivey?? I would think not, since he would be Ivey Ivey, plus when I think of Ivey, I think of a girl. And Quad is not an option. His first name is Thomas, but it's so formal, and his middle name is awful. Sigh. My husband hates the name Dru or Cort. I think Judah and Liam are a bit of a stretch. I guess either Thomas or TC?

such a cute name!!!! it's good to know that &...

2013-04-14T12:14:22.677-05:00

such a cute name!!!! it's good to know that "GoGo" does mean "dog" in Chinese. probably not an issue, but with so many american kids learning Chinese lately, it might come up at some point :) congrats on your daughter & for finding such a lovely name!

I Love this! We are also contemplating brother nam...

2013-04-05T21:42:54.922-05:00

I Love this! We are also contemplating brother names to go with our Beck. This was so helpful. We may go with Beck and Elliott!

Patricia- Old subscriptions won't be carried o...

2013-03-27T20:11:43.030-05:00

Patricia- Old subscriptions won't be carried over. There's a subscription field/button for email subscriptions in the righthand margin, almost at the bottom of the page; it looks like RSS feed subscriptions are right below that.

Sorry, but I'm really confused! I set up a wor...

2013-03-27T18:41:33.442-05:00

Sorry, but I'm really confused! I set up a word press acct., thinking that was the way to subscribe to your new blog. But I guess not... Instead I think I've indicated I want to set up my own blog. ???

How can we subscribe to the new blog? Will our former subscriptions be carried over or do we have to click on something or another on the new site.

I looked at how it's set up and like the ease with which letters and comments can be accessed. I like the font too.

Patricia- This entire blog has been moved to the n...

2013-03-27T17:59:45.382-05:00

Patricia- This entire blog has been moved to the new location, so nothing has been lost: all the posts and comments are on the new site.

The searchability is part of the blog platform; I'm not sure if WordPress is any better than Blogger, but we'll soon see!

The new site is for an assortment of reasons; I hope it'll mean nothing more than a change of URL on the reader end of things, but things may be a bit shaky for awhile until we get everything figured out.

Swistle, you have several baby name books worth of...

2013-03-27T17:48:50.559-05:00

Swistle, you have several baby name books worth of naming advice on this website. What will happen to that? Will this website eventually disappear?

And why a new blog site? [This is all a mystery to me. ;-)]

Any chance the new blog site will be more searchable?

Thanks for all the time and work you put into this website. I'm sure it's helping lots of parents find the best name for their baby. It's also really enjoyable for name enthusiasts like me.

Amy- Maybe it won't last. Over the years peopl...

2013-03-27T17:30:28.654-05:00

Amy- Maybe it won't last. Over the years people have told me that this site sometimes gets filtered as pornography too. Neither of them ARE, of course, so perhaps such things get straightened out eventually.

I'm so sad I won't be able to read you at ...

2013-03-27T17:15:12.383-05:00

I'm so sad I won't be able to read you at work any more. My employer has the new site filtered as "pornography" for some reason. I'll just have to catch up at night!

Names that come to mind are Calvin and Saxon. Good...

2013-03-27T07:14:08.233-05:00

Names that come to mind are Calvin and Saxon. Good luck!

I think a middle name, Bow, would be really cool a...

2013-03-27T04:36:39.903-05:00

I think a middle name, Bow, would be really cool and a nod to Clara Bow (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Bow). Depending on how conservative or not you are, she makes a great namesake.

Jacoby Harrison might be a good fit for your famil...

2013-03-26T22:45:07.997-05:00

Jacoby Harrison might be a good fit for your family. It's pronounced juh-COH-bee and might lend itself to the nickname of Jake without being overly popular. (Jacob was THE most popular name for boys in 2011 and just won't seem to quit the top ten list).

Best wishes to you and your growing family!

Using a T name would be a S.M.A.R.T idea! I really...

2013-03-26T19:11:21.013-05:00

Using a T name would be a S.M.A.R.T idea! I really like Maxwell as a first name. Then you can use Louis as the middle name in case you don't have any future girls to use Louise. There is also Cohen which you don't hear everyday but is not too "out there." I LOVE how well your name and your husband's name sound together.

What about Tyler? Sounds great with your daughters...

2013-03-26T18:41:06.161-05:00

What about Tyler? Sounds great with your daughters' names.

I'm presuming you pronounce Ayla as Ay-lah, not the Turkish way Eye-lah, here of course.

Ayla, Mackenzie and Tyler

Tyler Harrison Bradshaw

I also really like Carson, Ryder, Cooper, Lincoln or Connor.

Good luck!

Tallulah! Tallulah Anne Davis. Piper and Tallula...

2013-03-26T16:56:43.448-05:00

Tallulah! Tallulah Anne Davis. Piper and Tallulah. The meaning of "jumping/leaping water" is so wonderful. It is perky, upbeat, and unique.

Brayden, Seth, Beckett, Gavin, Brady, Taylor, Tann...

2013-03-26T14:09:48.744-05:00

Brayden, Seth, Beckett, Gavin, Brady, Taylor, Tanner, Trevor, Dylan, Zackery, Tristan

Keep us updated, please!

2013-03-26T14:00:26.045-05:00

Keep us updated, please!

Nolan, Carter, Jonah

2013-03-26T13:59:04.855-05:00

Nolan, Carter, Jonah

I just left the previous message, but I almost for...

2013-03-26T13:42:56.260-05:00

I just left the previous message, but I almost forgot about Holden. Love that name.
Ayla, Mackenzie & Holden
CUTE!

I love the name Colby but if you don't really ...

2013-03-26T13:37:48.233-05:00

I love the name Colby but if you don't really want a gender neutral name I'd probably stay away because I know a couple girls named Kolby. Cobey would be ok? But almost all names are gender neutral these days. I've recently heard Logan & Bentley for girls & I've only ever known them to be boy names.

I love the names Ayla & Mackenzie, they're both fun/spunky/girly names. We have very similar taste in girl names :)

My favorite of your lists is Cole.

Boy ideas:
Hudson (love)
Cason/Cayson
Landon
Chase
Dawson
Bentley
Brogan
Brody
Mason
Cael/Cale
Kashton (Kash)
Zander
Parker
Paxton
Rylan
Kyler
Gage
Carson
Lane
Breckin/Breckin (love)
Rowen
Hayden (neutral)
Jaxten/Jaxon
Damian
Dominick
Layton
Collin

I see a lot of C suggestions, it seems like the le...

2013-03-26T11:13:43.806-05:00

I see a lot of C suggestions, it seems like the letter that might bridge your lists. I heard Conan on a little boy and it was surprisingly adorable.

Conan Samuel Bradshaw
Conan Maxwell Bradshaw
Conan Reid Bradshaw
Conan, little brother of Ayla and Mackenzie

I think all of the above middle name options sound great, though probably wouldn't work with Harrison. A lot of people might think Conan O'Brien but Sir Arthur Conan Doyle springs to mind for me.

I usually agree with Swistle, but here I think the...

2013-03-26T10:34:55.889-05:00

I usually agree with Swistle, but here I think the names of your daughters are quite different, one more established but uncommon, the other a recently popular surname name. If you want a bridge name, Jacob would be the one, as it's established, but currently popular and it has the advantage of being on both lists (almost). You could always name him Jacob and call him Jake sometimes. I like Owen, Blake and Cameron as well, though. How about Nathaniel (Nate). It has that long a from Blake and Jake and sounds good with a lot of your potential middles. Nathaniel Harrison is very handsome, as is Nathaniel Reed. Or if you want to use the gaelic strategy Swistle mentioned, there are a lot of names to consider but how about Declan, or Duncan. Declan Maxwell? Duncan Samuel?

Kyan would be a good brother name here I think.

2013-03-26T09:24:57.920-05:00

Kyan would be a good brother name here I think.