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 )
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! 
HB!
What are some of your sweet and simple names?
coconut / 8299 posts
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.
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
Boy or girl?
Boy:
Cobi (my son's name!)
Liam
Asher
Beck
Boden
Jude
Girl:
Adele
Eva
Blaire
Zoey/Zoe
I'll think of some more and post later I love baby names!
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
@mrsjyw: dh and I have polish in us too! Went to Poland a few years ago, it's beautiful!
My lo's name is rose. And we were going to go with jack if she was a boy. We chose family names.
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
For boys I like strong biblical names--John, Peter, Joseph
clementine / 994 posts
My name is Joy, and I've always liked it. Technically, I have a 13 letter hyphenated first name, but everyone calls me Joy.
@chopsuey119: Thanks! 
eggplant / 11287 posts
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!
Some of my faves:
Girl:
Cleo/Clea
Willa
June
Vera
Flora
Agnes (Aggie)
Blake
Scout (I know it's weird, but I like it as a middle!)
Capri (Middle)
Boy:
Luca
Jude
Will/Liam
Arlo
Milo
Ben
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
@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!
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
@pelikila: My coworker's DH name was Will, and they were seriously considering calling their LO willa! I think it's cute!
They ended up naming their DD Lily.
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
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. 
hostess / watermelon / 14932 posts
I am currently trying to sell DH on Mia, but he's set on Emma (little does he know!). Those are both pretty short!
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
@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!
coconut / 8854 posts
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
Lily
Jack
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
@Thehistoryofus: thank you! It's actually short for Jacobi because my husband doesn't like short names, so we compromised.
@artbee: same here. I think Emma sounds lovely, but it's so popular. I saw EmmaLee the other day and thought that was cute.
pear / 1769 posts
I much prefer shorter names. Here are some of the ones on my list...
Boys:
Dax (this is the top of our boys list)
Zane
Slate
Wade
Evan
Leo
Girls:
Quinn (top of girls list)
Tia
Anna
Taos
Elia
Ivy
pear / 1769 posts
@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.
honeydew / 7589 posts
Girls:
Isa
Claire
Jade
Maeve
Ava
Ivy
Eve
Mia
Boys:
Kade
Slate
Lee
Reid
Lane
Ash
True
Knox
Finn
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
@MaiLife: love Zane and Quinn!!
Oh yes, I agree with the popular Em- names. I stayed away from any name that was on the top 100 list.
I Love E's too, if we'd had a girl she would have been Evangeline, but called Eva or Evie
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