https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:57:50 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blake-lively-amp-ryan-reynolds-named-their-daughter/page/3#post-2116129 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 12:42:58 +0000 tysonja 2116129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>like it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blake-lively-amp-ryan-reynolds-named-their-daughter/page/3#post-2116085 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 12:06:30 +0000 Mrs. J 2116085@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: love Firefly/Serenity!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blake-lively-amp-ryan-reynolds-named-their-daughter/page/2#post-2116081 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 12:04:38 +0000 Adira 2116081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. J: Yay! Someone who knows what I'm talking about!! :D</p> <p>That said, I'm not really a fan of James as a first name for a girl. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blake-lively-amp-ryan-reynolds-named-their-daughter/page/2#post-2116076 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 12:01:55 +0000 Mrs. J 2116076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: totally forgot about Jayne!</p> <p>I prefer James as a middle name for a girl. I had a neighbor growing up named Michael Mary and they always called her by the full name or Mi (like My) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blake-lively-amp-ryan-reynolds-named-their-daughter/page/2#post-2115996 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 11:17:40 +0000 blackbird 2115996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: nope!!!! Pretty a traditional in that department ha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blake-lively-amp-ryan-reynolds-named-their-daughter/page/2#post-2115909 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 10:28:17 +0000 Amelieisme 2115909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hey, at least it's an actual name and not a, I don't know, fruit... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blake-lively-amp-ryan-reynolds-named-their-daughter/page/2#post-2115906 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 10:26:49 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2115906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Meh </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blake-lively-amp-ryan-reynolds-named-their-daughter/page/2#post-2115901 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 10:23:01 +0000 Anagram 2115901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So it's funny that I don't like James as a first name for a girl......because I'm considering it as a middle name for my second girl LO. But it was my dad's name, and he passed away when I was in college....plus James sounds like a last name as well, so I figure it's no different than people who use mother's maiden name as a middle name for LOs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blake-lively-amp-ryan-reynolds-named-their-daughter/page/2#post-2115896 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 10:21:00 +0000 Adira 2115896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: haha, yes, it's a sci-fi!</p> <p>@blackbird: So disappointed in you! You're an engineer - you're supposed to like this kind of stuff with me. :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blake-lively-amp-ryan-reynolds-named-their-daughter/page/2#post-2115876 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 10:04:05 +0000 blackbird 2115876@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: nope lol! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blake-lively-amp-ryan-reynolds-named-their-daughter/page/2#post-2115869 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 10:01:15 +0000 lawbee11 2115869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: I haven't, but aren't those shows set hundreds of years into the future? Maybe it'll actually be a boy's name by then :silly: But for now, Jane = girl! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blake-lively-amp-ryan-reynolds-named-their-daughter/page/2#post-2115852 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 09:54:56 +0000 Adira 2115852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: @blackbird: How now! Haven't you ladies seen Firefly or Serenity? Adam Baldwin's character is named Jayne! </p> [attach=340/15/nlimrk.306x419.Ff_jayne.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blake-lively-amp-ryan-reynolds-named-their-daughter/page/2#post-2115819 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 09:44:22 +0000 lawbee11 2115819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They finally confirmed that the names is in fact James. </p> <p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/20/ryan-reynolds-daughter-james_n_6908952.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000024" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/20/ryan-reynolds-daughter-james_n_6908952.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000024</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blake-lively-amp-ryan-reynolds-named-their-daughter/page/2#post-2068472 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 11:33:55 +0000 chopsuey 2068472@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was actually thinking about naming our daughter, James! Took it off our list bc it's also my uncle's name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blake-lively-amp-ryan-reynolds-named-their-daughter/page/2#post-2068433 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 11:14:57 +0000 travellingbee 2068433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. Don't like it at all. But I'm really not into the gender neutral thing. It sounds all boy to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blake-lively-amp-ryan-reynolds-named-their-daughter/page/2#post-2068427 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 11:13:40 +0000 rattles 2068427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't like it. It seems trendy and try-hard on a girl to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blake-lively-amp-ryan-reynolds-named-their-daughter/page/2#post-2068418 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 11:09:51 +0000 snowjewelz 2068418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it's kinda cute even if I would never do it. I see it being that Blake can kinda go either way! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blake-lively-amp-ryan-reynolds-named-their-daughter/page/2#post-2068332 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 10:29:55 +0000 wonderstruck 2068332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Meh. Violet would have been way better, in my opinion. I don't think of James as being gender neutral. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blake-lively-amp-ryan-reynolds-named-their-daughter/page/2#post-2068321 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 10:23:49 +0000 MoreCoffee 2068321@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do like gender neutral names but James might have a long way to go before it's perceived as such by the majority...my cousin used it as a middle name for her daughter and I think it sounds great there, like using a family surname. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blake-lively-amp-ryan-reynolds-named-their-daughter/page/2#post-2068274 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 10:01:51 +0000 tequiero21 2068274@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Love the name....for a boy. It was a name we were tossing around for our son. Not crazy about it for a girl, but I agree with pp, better than north or kal-el, or blue ivy or something. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blake-lively-amp-ryan-reynolds-named-their-daughter/page/2#post-2068248 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 09:40:42 +0000 ShootingStar 2068248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't really think James is gender neutral. I'm on board with James as a middle name for a girl, but not so much for a first. </p> <p>I love the name in general though, it's actually my BFF's name. Maybe if it were to one day be more neutral I'd like it better for a girl. My name is a name that everyone today would say is a girl's name, but way back when it was actually a man's name. My great grandfather didn't like it when my parents chose it because it was still a man's name to him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blake-lively-amp-ryan-reynolds-named-their-daughter/page/2#post-2068216 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 09:30:52 +0000 swurlygurl 2068216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like it!! I think it's a sweet name for a girl. I also like Randi for a girl (and my dad's name is Randy) so...</p> <p>I feel like any more teachers and doctors (etc) aren't going to be able to assume anything when it comes to names - so much crazy </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blake-lively-amp-ryan-reynolds-named-their-daughter/page/2#post-2068069 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 08:24:11 +0000 Mamaof2 2068069@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>no way - not a fan </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blake-lively-amp-ryan-reynolds-named-their-daughter/page/2#post-2067833 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 00:39:58 +0000 birdofafeather 2067833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HabesBabe: Yeah, they're definitely not hipsters. Gorgeous bohemians really nails them down!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blake-lively-amp-ryan-reynolds-named-their-daughter/page/2#post-2067461 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 20:41:45 +0000 Meowkers 2067461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well, as someone with a daughter named Elliott, I really like gender neutral names so I think James is a great choice. Blake is a very strong, gender neutral name so I'm not surprised. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blake-lively-amp-ryan-reynolds-named-their-daughter/page/2#post-2067452 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 20:36:11 +0000 Mae 2067452@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I'd like it only if it was an honor name of some sort. Like if her mom's maiden name was James, that could be sort of cool. But it feels like trying too hard to just pick it randomly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blake-lively-amp-ryan-reynolds-named-their-daughter/page/2#post-2067410 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 20:13:55 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2067410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: I hope not! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blake-lively-amp-ryan-reynolds-named-their-daughter/page/2#post-2067406 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 20:11:58 +0000 lawbee11 2067406@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Chocolate: Right?! I'm glad I'm not having to name a son because it's slim pickings!</p> <p>@oliviaoblivia: Is giving boys girl names part of this trend as well?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blake-lively-amp-ryan-reynolds-named-their-daughter/page/2#post-2067387 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 20:02:43 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2067387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't like the boy named Sue/girl named James trend. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blake-lively-amp-ryan-reynolds-named-their-daughter/page/2#post-2067384 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 20:02:20 +0000 MrsSCB 2067384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't hate it but I wouldn't choose it for my own kid. I'm kind of surprised, for some reason I pictured them as going more classic. I never thought of them as very hipster, especially Ryan Reynolds. He's always seemed kind of wholesome, cute football player/athlete to me. Not that I actually know anything about him...lol</p> <p>ETA: @HabesBabe: Oh yeah, she's total hipster. And her daughter's name --- Ramona -- sounds very hipster to me :-) </p>