What will you name your children?

[Lilani]

Me and my girlfriend said that if we have kids we come to an agreement, I choose the names for boys, and she chooses for girls. Thus, my choices for male names are:
Durante(Dante), Coinin, Bastion and Viktor.
My girlfriend's name choices for girls are:
Melody, Natalie, and Lyla

....Yeah, our kids might be a bit bullied unless we manage to raise them awesome.

Nooooooo. Don't spell your kid's names in stupid ways. Don't do it. It'll just make their life hell, always having to spell it to people, never having it spelled right on school documents because the system will always assume their name is a mistake. Don't. My mom works at an elementary school, and every year she'll send an email to everyone in the family of all the stupid and stupidly spelled names she saw enter the school that year. So don't do it. Don't let your kid end up on a stupid name list. Your kid will never thank you for giving them a name that no teacher or boss will ever say or spell correctly from their first day of kindergarten until the day their death certificate is printed.

 

[The_Echo]

After I read ZOMBIEPOWDER. in middle school, I become really fond of the name Elwood.

It's just a cool sounding name. I also really like Sly. I have a lot of names I think would be cool. A lot of them aren't, like, real-person names, though.

Dunno if I'll ever have kids. But if I do, they'd better be boys. Because I can't think of good female names to save my life.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

Assuming I have have kids, I'd like to name my first born son Joshua after a friend of mine that died of cancer when he was 16.

 

[Jux]

Not really into the idea of kids, but I name my dog Jackson (Currently on the 3rd). Guess if I ever had a kid I'd name it after the dog. Boy or girl, doesn't really matter.

My birds are Boudreaux and Thibodeaux, so I guess I have twins covered as well, in case of that.

 

[Fijiman]

To hell if I know. I'd probably give them a normal first name and then something fairly out there for a middle name.

 

[MeChaNiZ3D]

Decisions decisions. For a boy, Arcturus, Lawrence and Benkei come to mind. For a girl, Lucy or Kasumi. If it's an albino boy (unlikely but hey, gotta plan for all eventualities), Seath, without hesitation.

As for a daughter... Not sure, but I am partial to Winry.

Fullmetal Alchemist, anyone?

 

[BOOM headshot65]

I, for one, refuse to name my kid after something from a video game, or a movie, or any particular fandom I like. Or after any values I hold, or any figures I look up to. I find the idea rather appalling--your child isn't a living receptacle for all of your interests, and nor are they a living reference to every TV show and video game you love. They are an autonomous human being, and if they want their name to reference something then they can choose what they want and do it themselves.

What if the name is STILL relatively common, and you like the name anyway. For Instance, if I have a son, the first one would be named Robert Lee M***** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Lee]. Is it the name of a famous individual I admire greatly? Sure. Doesnt Change the fact that I think it is a good name, and one that is insanly common (perhaps not in that order though). Or If I have a second son, his name will be Thomas Jackson M*****. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_Jackson] Again: Common, I like it, but still named for someone important to me. Or then If I have had a daughter, then she would be named May [http://pokemon.wikia.com/wiki/May_(anime)] Annabelle M*****. While not as common as Robert or Thomas, I have met enough women named "May" to justify it in my eyes. And that example is only half true, as her middle name of Annabelle is just because I think its a pretty name and from nowhere in particualr. Although, my girlfriend insist that if we have a second daughter she wants her to be named Kola (we havent decided on a possible middle name yet). Im not too enthusiastic about that one, but I promised her she could choose, but I have been trying to convince her to go with something more normal.

Just my 2 cents in response to your 2 cents........And I also answered the question at the same time

 

[godofslack]

Off the top of my head, for a girl Samus and for a boy they'd have the middle name Garrus, first name undecided.

 

[Syntax Error]

Boy or girl, it will probably start with an R. To keep with tradition. Or not.

 

[Longhorn]

Clementine if it's a girl (yes, after you know who)
Elijah if it's a boy, because that sounds like a boxer name and I would love for my son to be a boxer.

 

[likalaruku]

I prefer the sound of Japanese, Russian, Hawaiian, Hindi, Chinese, & Korean names. I'm also fond of unisex names & nammes that are only two syllables long.

I would never ever give a child a Western/biblical name. Too boring & common.

Boy names: Satya, Lashanu, Issa, Missha, Vrisa, Kaida, Kishan, Shion, Sasha, Rodya, Yu-Jin, Shaisuke (shy-skeh), Densuke, Krsna.

Girl names: Yuya, Ijiro, Xiao-Ling (Shauw-leeng), Iliohe (ee-lee-ow-hay), Amaca, Allaiyah, Kahe'a, Pakalana, Lokalia, Olena.

 

[Jubilant]

For a girl; Megan, in memory of my fiancee's sister.
For a boy; Dean and/or Sam, because we both are fans of Supernatural, and it's a way to name the kid after a character
without anyone knowing unless told or if fans of the show, as well... Desmond would also be cool, and interesting, as I've only met one person who's name is Desmond.

 

[cathou]

my daugther is named Magalie. if we had another it will be Florence. for a boy it's a close call between Nathan and Antoine

 

[Sandernista]

Boys: Andrew, Augustine, Joseph, Leonard, Brian

Girls: Valentine, Jessica, Raphaela, Erin, Moira

 

[AntiChri5]

My first sons name shall be Lord Reginald Thundercock the Third, Esquire.

 

[Anti Nudist Cupcake]

Craig if a boy, Katie if Girl.

 

[StBishop]

Something traditional, or as some would term it "stuffy".

John, Richard, Dale, Phillip, William, Alan, Andrew etc.

Margaret, Penelope, Elisabeth, I'm not super picky on girls names I like, only ones I don't like.

The only thing I'm firm on if the second name of my sons (provided I have any). Family tradition and such, second name is James, that's just how it works.

 

[Auron225]

I'd love to call my future son Isaac =)

For a daughter, I'm drawn to Amy or Jasmine but I'm not sure yet.

Boys I have Rufus, Jack, Vincent, Zack, Albert, Archie, Alfie, George, Edward, Harry, Charlie among many others.

Girls I have Ramoma, Willow, Faith, Alicia/Alesha, Aerith, Liara, Scatlett and probably more if I sat down and made a proper list XD

So, basically the cast of Final Fantasy VII? =P

 

[Not Matt]

Spoiler: congratulation sir. it's a boy - my doctor

if i have a son: Charlie

i just think it sound like a name that goes with everything and still sounds cool. he can also use the name Charles for when he want to sound fancy and he can come of as a warmhearted cool costumer. the people in my life named charlie are smart, funny, they didn't back off, are always trying to be fair, and pleasant. something i hope my son will be

Spoiler: congratulation sir. it's a girl - my doctor

if i have a daughter: Alice

why: i have always though that Alice is a very feminine and adorable, yet very strong name. all the Alices i have encountered through out my life have been strong, hardworking women who knew what they wanted, are nice, sweet, brilliantly clever and don't take crap from anyone. that is the kind of daughter i want

 

[Stasisesque]

Me and my girlfriend said that if we have kids we come to an agreement, I choose the names for boys, and she chooses for girls. Thus, my choices for male names are:
Durante(Dante), Coinin, Bastion and Viktor.
My girlfriend's name choices for girls are:
Melody, Natalie, and Lyla

....Yeah, our kids might be a bit bullied unless we manage to raise them awesome.

Nooooooo. Don't spell your kid's names in stupid ways. Don't do it. It'll just make their life hell, always having to spell it to people, never having it spelled right on school documents because the system will always assume their name is a mistake. Don't. My mom works at an elementary school, and every year she'll send an email to everyone in the family of all the stupid and stupidly spelled names she saw enter the school that year. So don't do it. Don't let your kid end up on a stupid name list. Your kid will never thank you for giving them a name that no teacher or boss will ever say or spell correctly from their first day of kindergarten until the day their death certificate is printed.

Durante is the long form of "Dante".
Coinin is Irish, a lot of Irish names are spelt funny.
Bastion is short for "Sebastian".
Viktor is an alternative for "Victor".

And Melody, Natalie and Lyla are all normal names.

None of those I would class as spelt in "stupid ways", there's just a lot of cross-cultural references going on. Have you never met a Siobhan, an Eoin or a Diarmuid? Now those are bizarrely spelled, but very common names.

As for a "stupid names list", unless I'd named my child something like Xxy'kla or Lampshade, I'd be pretty pissed at such a thing being produced because someone didn't know how to pronounce my kid's name. For example, my boyfriend's surname is Ukrainian, he didn't choose it and nor did his parents (in particular), but he's had to live with people mispronouncing and misspelling it his entire life - this is the fault of the people who didn't bother to learn its correct pronunciation or spelling, not his nor his parents'. My surname has fallen victim to the same, and it's arguably one of the world's most famous surnames. My middle name is Katharine, which is a common spelling and yet it is constantly misspelled. It happens, especially in multicultural societies, but all the names Gunjester listed are actual names with real meanings, they're not just arbitrarily chosen words, or deliberately misspelled common names and I'm sure he has reasons for picking all of them.