https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 02 May 2026 19:29:02 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fave-short-names#post-114335 Sat, 07 Apr 2012 11:03:28 +0000 Mrs. Pen 114335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MaiLife: love Zane and Quinn!!<br /> Oh yes, I agree with the popular Em- names. I stayed away from any name that was on the top 100 list.<br /> I Love E's too, if we'd had a girl she would have been Evangeline, but called Eva or Evie :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fave-short-names#post-114296 Sat, 07 Apr 2012 09:46:04 +0000 Arden 114296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Girls:<br /> Isa<br /> Claire<br /> Jade<br /> Maeve<br /> Ava<br /> Ivy<br /> Eve<br /> Mia</p> <p>Boys:<br /> Kade<br /> Slate<br /> Lee<br /> Reid<br /> Lane<br /> Ash<br /> True<br /> Knox<br /> Finn </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fave-short-names#post-114279 Sat, 07 Apr 2012 08:45:41 +0000 rawrasaur 114279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: @miss-spunkin: I love the name Emmalyn as an alternative, but I want to stray away from all the em- names just because they are popular. If not Emma or some version would be on our list too. I love names that start with E. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fave-short-names#post-114278 Sat, 07 Apr 2012 08:42:53 +0000 rawrasaur 114278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I much prefer shorter names. Here are some of the ones on my list...</p> <p>Boys:<br /> Dax (this is the top of our boys list)<br /> Zane<br /> Slate<br /> Wade<br /> Evan<br /> Leo</p> <p>Girls:<br /> Quinn (top of girls list)<br /> Tia<br /> Anna<br /> Taos<br /> Elia<br /> Ivy </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fave-short-names#post-114277 Sat, 07 Apr 2012 08:40:17 +0000 Mrs. Pen 114277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Thehistoryofus: thank you! It's actually short for Jacobi because my husband doesn't like short names, so we compromised. :)<br /> @artbee: same here. I think Emma sounds lovely, but it's so popular. I saw EmmaLee the other day and thought that was cute. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fave-short-names#post-114265 Sat, 07 Apr 2012 08:02:38 +0000 MrsBrewer 114265@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in the same boat! My last name isn't Polish, but it's a pretty long one....10 letters! Here are some that I like</p> <p>Lily<br /> Jack </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fave-short-names#post-114261 Sat, 07 Apr 2012 07:48:18 +0000 heffalump 114261@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: my husband also loves Emma. I think its a beautiful name, just too popular right now for me. Not that we have a baby coming ... but I like to plan! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fave-short-names#post-114254 Sat, 07 Apr 2012 07:44:19 +0000 sorrycharlie 114254@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am currently trying to sell DH on Mia, but he's set on Emma (little does he know!). Those are both pretty short! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fave-short-names#post-114222 Sat, 07 Apr 2012 02:53:44 +0000 T.H.O.U. 114222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@miss-spunkin: I LOVE Cobi! So cute. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fave-short-names#post-113465 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:15:53 +0000 mediagirl 113465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I LOVE short names. Mine is one, so that's probably the reason. Our daughter will have short names, no nicknames! You shall go by your given name! I'm glad to see our preferred names aren't in the list above. ;-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fave-short-names#post-113164 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:20:08 +0000 chopsuey 113164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pelikila: My coworker's DH name was Will, and they were seriously considering calling their LO willa! I think it's cute!<br /> They ended up naming their DD Lily. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fave-short-names#post-113160 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:19:01 +0000 heffalump 113160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: I know, my sister hoped we'd have twins so they can be Titanic. We didn't mean to, but its the names we liked! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fave-short-names#post-112896 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:53:05 +0000 pelikila 112896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm partial to Willa these days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fave-short-names#post-112871 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:47:41 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 112871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love short names... I told my DH that I could never have a child with more than 5 letters in his/her first name!</p> <p>Some of my faves:</p> <p>Girl:<br /> Cleo/Clea<br /> Willa<br /> June<br /> Vera<br /> Flora<br /> Agnes (Aggie)<br /> Blake<br /> Scout (I know it's weird, but I like it as a middle!)<br /> Capri (Middle)</p> <p>Boy:<br /> Luca<br /> Jude<br /> Will/Liam<br /> Arlo<br /> Milo<br /> Ben </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fave-short-names#post-112862 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:45:09 +0000 chopsuey 112862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@joyjoy: Joy's a great name :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fave-short-names#post-112858 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:44:11 +0000 joyjoy 112858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My name is Joy, and I've always liked it. :-) Technically, I have a 13 letter hyphenated first name, but everyone calls me Joy.</p> <p>@chopsuey119: Thanks! :-P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fave-short-names#post-112784 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:32:09 +0000 banana 112784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: Rose and Jack. Reminds me of Titanic. LOVE that movie! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fave-short-names#post-112783 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:31:58 +0000 chopsuey 112783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For boys I like strong biblical names--John, Peter, Joseph </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fave-short-names#post-112779 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:31:33 +0000 chopsuey 112779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Joy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fave-short-names#post-112775 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:30:18 +0000 heffalump 112775@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjyw: dh and I have polish in us too! Went to Poland a few years ago, it's beautiful!</p> <p>My lo's name is rose. And we were going to go with jack if she was a boy. We chose family names. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fave-short-names#post-112734 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:22:43 +0000 Mrs. Pen 112734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Boy or girl?</p> <p>Boy:<br /> Cobi (my son's name!)<br /> Liam<br /> Asher<br /> Beck<br /> Boden<br /> Jude</p> <p>Girl:<br /> Adele<br /> Eva<br /> Blaire<br /> Zoey/Zoe</p> <p>I'll think of some more and post later :) I love baby names! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fave-short-names#post-112726 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:19:58 +0000 banana 112726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh fun! I love the name Sam for a boy or girl. :) We have the opposite problem. Our last name is one syllable (as is typical for most korean last names) so we wanted a first name with multiple syllables. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fave-short-names#post-112724 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:18:59 +0000 autumnlove 112724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love Mia and Zoe! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fave-short-names#post-112715 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:17:10 +0000 mrsjyw 112715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a very long, very Polish last name... ( I kid you not, I'm the only one in the world with my name NO JOKE! Korean first name + Polish last name )</p> <p>So we decided early on in our TTC journey that we'd stick to simple, short names for LOs. We have an ongoing list going... but figured I'd ask for suggestions in the best place in the world for all things baby! :D HB!</p> <p>What are some of your sweet and simple names? </p>