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  1. mamimami

    grapefruit / 4120 posts

    Domenica, Agatha, Agnes for a girl
    Martin for a boy

  2. Mrs. Chocolate

    blogger / nectarine / 2600 posts

    Oh gosh I have tons

    Bianca- DH detests this one
    Rhett- Also detests
    Kellan- Terrible with our last name *sob*
    Sutton- DH says no
    Jasper/Asher/xavier- DH doesnt like er ending names
    Dashiel- DH says no
    Dalton- DH says no

    I know I have more but this is all I can come up with for now

  3. autumnlove

    hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts

    Ellie or Eleanor

  4. lamariniere

    pineapple / 12566 posts

    Vivienne - DH vetoed
    Lucy - too similar to DS's name
    Liv - doesn't work with our last name
    Léo - my BIL's name

  5. artsyfartsy

    cantaloupe / 6692 posts

    Scout. Doesn't g o with our last name and a good friend just used it.

  6. travelgirl1

    cantaloupe / 6630 posts

    Gabriella, Sophie, Amaya, Ella, Annabelle, Danielle. DH vetoed all of my names but you should have heard his ideas We were very lucky to actually find a name we both loved.

  7. Bubbles

    persimmon / 1328 posts

    I love Sasha, but my last name starts with a 'sh' sound!

  8. travellingbee

    hostess / papaya / 10219 posts

    Hudson, Jack, Libby

  9. ValentineMommy

    pomelo / 5791 posts

    All M names, especially for boys. Our last name starts with M and I'm not a fan of the whole M&M thing lol

  10. Jess1483

    nectarine / 2641 posts

    @78h2o: uh-NEYE-uh It was common where I taught, but I've never heard it elsewhere.

  11. loki

    pear / 1787 posts

    i LOVE Maeve but DH's name is Dave... probably can't do the rhyming
    We LOVE Caroline but with our last name and various reasons, we decided not to use it.
    We really liked Alice but DH's sister goes by Ali. Too close.
    We were pretty heartbroken about all of those!!!

    Reid is my favourite boy name but for some reason my husband is completely anti it we're having a girl though so it's a non issue for a while! haha.

  12. My Only Sunshine

    persimmon / 1129 posts

    Love this thread!

    Sophie and Henry - my dream names for babies forever and ever. Of course my in-laws have a beloved dog named Sophie, and there's a family member on their side named Henry who's a really terrible person. So my dream names went out the window.

    Other ones:
    Molly - wasted the name on my cat!
    Kelly - The middle name we knew we were using after my grandma started with a K and our last name starts with a K, so her initials would have been a big problem. If we have another girl this one's still on the table (with a different middle initial!)

  13. wrkbrk

    pomelo / 5084 posts

    @Anya: Cute idea for a thread! I have loved loved loved Felicity forever but DW said no.

  14. nana87

    cantaloupe / 6171 posts

    Ohhh I have lots of names I love but can't use!

    DH vetoed: Pearl, Sarabeth, Ruby, Mae, June, Eloise, Isla for girls, Micah, Owen, and Simon for boys (though, I might re-suggest some of these for LO #2!)

    Too close to other people/LOs we know: Norah, Alice, Hazel, Benjamin, Asher, Noah. Though to be fair, one of my close friends had a Rose a few months before LO was born and we didn't change her name (Rosalie), so maybe some of these would still be on the table when push comes to shove...

    We already used Willamina (nn Willa) and Finnegan (nn Finny) for our dogs, so those are out! Lucy is also out for similar reasons

  15. LuLu Mom

    GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts

    Boys: (not having a boy so no need for names)
    Kellen
    Nolan
    Hudson
    Grant

    Girls:
    Elyse - DH vetoed
    Emery - too close to DD name
    Ellery - DH vetoed
    Elliott - DH vetoed
    Clara - didn't go with DD name
    Norah - didn't go with DD name
    Lennon - DH vetoed
    Kellan - DH vetoed

  16. My Only Sunshine

    persimmon / 1129 posts

    @nana87: I love the name Simon! My DH vetoed too. He said it reminded him of Alvin and the Chipmunks.

  17. tinyperson

    pomegranate / 3858 posts

    Jude for a boy - it just doesn't work with our last name (starts with a B, so the "d" gets lost.) I'm not as in love with Judah, which would work.

  18. jedeve

    pomegranate / 3643 posts

    James - doesn't fit with our last name
    Crispin - DH thinks it's too out there

    Molly - DH's ex girlfriend. Grrr. I'm fine with it but he vetoed!

  19. 78h2o

    grapefruit / 4441 posts

    @jedeve: Yeah, we can't use Vivian/Vivianne because of my DH's ex. Too bad, I think Viv or Vi would be so cute on a little one.

  20. LaughLines

    clementine / 880 posts

    Claire and Caroline are close friends names, so i can't use those
    Viola is a family name, but i worry with Violet being so popular it would be confusing
    Vivian was our top choice until i realized there are two spellings and it's also becoming common
    Edie is too nick-namey and i don't like Edith as much (but maybe could be convinced, DH couldn't)
    Wren - my sister plans to use this name, don't want to steal it
    and anything common (charlotte, elinore, evelyn, etc)

  21. youboots

    honeydew / 7622 posts

    Dutch- my dogs name, would have been perfect for a boy.
    Marloe- the last name of a unpopular former work associate of my family
    Leila- used
    Brixton- my nephews name, it was never on my list but I love it.
    Sterling- a family name that I would love for a boy or girl- M nixed it.

  22. Mommy Finger

    pomegranate / 3272 posts

    @78h2o: @Charm54: If this baby is a girl, I'm about 90% sure she'll be Maeve. I love it but DH isn't fully on board yet. However, he basically named DS so I get a lot more pull on this one.

    @loki: If it makes you feel better, I feel like mine, DH's , and DS's names all sort of rhyme. They all end with "an".

  23. .twist.

    pineapple / 12802 posts

    @Ra: I think he has bad taste in girl names I love ALL of those!

    Girls:
    Aurora
    Sadie
    Lola (sounds terrible with our last name!)

    Boys:
    DH vetoed everything except our LO's name. Don't know what we'll do if we ever have another boy. I shall call him "Nameless".

  24. loki

    pear / 1787 posts

    @MUI831: i feel like one rhyming sound isn't that bad... but the whole name! maeve & dave! i feel like introducing ourselves as a family would be crazy haha. i wish i could get over it thought because i think it's so beautiful dh agrees with me too

  25. LuLu Mom

    GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts

    Thought of some more:

    Sutton & Sawyer for girls - my cousins each have sons with this name
    Stella - we have a niece Ella
    Theodore - DH vetoed

  26. Mae

    papaya / 10343 posts

    I love Mae (hence username!) but dh did not and it sounds weird with our last name anyways. I also love Eve but dh said he couldn't decide if it sounded too religious or too stripper-y, but either way he vetoed lol

  27. JennyG

    clementine / 912 posts

    @Mae: I love that your DH was sure if Eve would make her a saint or a stripper. LOL.

  28. annie624

    cherry / 241 posts

    Such a fun post! I've added a few to my list after reading through this! Mine are Eloise (DH's drug-addict grandmother was Louise. BOOO) and Amelie (my niece is Amelia--too close).

  29. Anya

    nectarine / 2784 posts

    Wow, Matilda is not getting a lot of love from husbands!

  30. simplyfelicity

    cantaloupe / 6634 posts

    @loki: My dad's name is Jim and mine is Kim but it never really bothered me. Only when my mom yelled for one us and we couldn't figure out which person she was asking for.

  31. littleblessings

    pear / 1739 posts

    Girls:
    Ember Lynn
    Emberlyn Rose
    Aurora
    Amethyst
    Faithlyn
    Paityn
    Brynlee
    Skylynn

    Boys:
    Grayson
    Bryson
    Bently
    Skyler
    Cole

    SO rejected all. I like uncommon names. SO likes common names. We have a Scarlett and Hunter. I named Scarlett. He named Hunter.

    I also had Rylie for a girl until my cousin named his son Rylie.

  32. GoGoSnoGirl

    pear / 1558 posts

    Great idea for a thread!

    Various names are off limits b/c others close to us have used them.

    Boy:
    Dane
    Zachary
    Keegan

    Girl:
    Sophia
    Leila

    Unisex:
    Jordan
    Ashton

  33. Mrs. Sunshine

    hostess / cantaloupe / 6486 posts

    @loki: Caroline is the only girl name we've agreed on so far!! My DH is insanely picky!

  34. loki

    pear / 1787 posts

    @simplyfelicity: haha that's so funny, my husband said the other day the number one deterrent for him is that he would never know which one of them i was calling! i'll have to tell him it didn't bother you at all.

    @Mrs. Sunshine: caroline is stuuuuuuunning, i wish we could use it!!! use it for me!

  35. Annette

    cherry / 203 posts

    I love the names Genevieve for a girl but it's my SILs name, also love Cecilia but DH works with someone named this and he can't stand her. Others on our list we cant use for one reason or another are:

    Samuel
    Jack
    Marion
    Amelia

  36. Silva

    cantaloupe / 6017 posts

    Cormac, Ramona, Harriet, and Wilhelmina have been vetoed

  37. anandam

    kiwi / 687 posts

    Girl - I vetoed Ivy, Hazel. He vetoed Juniper, Jade, Pia.
    Boy - I vetoed Rex, Rusty. He vetoed Roger, Dean, Milt, Stan, Bruce.

    There was a lot of other vetoing but these are what come to mind!

  38. lady baltimore

    persimmon / 1196 posts

    Annika - DH and I both like it, but he rhymes it with Monica, I rhyme it with Danica, and neither of us will budge.

  39. matador84

    papaya / 10560 posts

    Holden-sounds horrible with our last name
    Hattie-loved the old world charm of it and also my great grandmas name, but also MIL mother name, so nope!

  40. Astro Bee

    pear / 1503 posts

    I love Alexis, Alexandria, Ariana, Adriana for girls... lots of "A" names, lol! I also like the name Darcy, and may push for it for next time, if we have a girl. The problem with the first two is that my wretched cousin (1 out of 35 first cousins) and his even more wretched wife just named their little girl Lexi, so it's a little close. Of course, we never see them, so it's not a big deal for me, but our moms are close and live in the same town, so it might get confusing.

    Thankfully, girl names are not going to be an issue for awhile as we're having a boy. So this list is going to be very helpful. I do really like the name Aidan, but I think my husband may veto it since I once, very briefly, dated an Aidan. Also, an old gf of his always compared him to Aidan from SATC, and then cheated on him just as Carrie did. But honestly, both were 8 and 10 years ago, respectively.

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