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Need feedback on your favorite baby names? For heaven's sake, don't ask your relatives their opinions! You'll cringe at their candor, guilt-trips and stubborn "suggestions." Run name ideas by strangers instead. Your waiter, the barista at Starbucks or your supermarket check-out person can give you the honest feedback you want—across cultures and age groups—with none of the guilt or criticism.

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linsparx
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9/24/2009 - 8:26PM
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My husband really wants to name our son Justin (after him) i agreed on the condition we call him by his middle name (to avoid confusion) I like the name Lyric (Justin Lyric)

the problem is many ppl have told me Lyric is a girls name, is it? I dont want him to get made fun of....

help!!

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bkbaby09
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8/20/2009 - 8:45AM
Report Abuse 		My husband and I are naming our son (due in December) Jakxon Harris. I love that his nickname will be Jax! It is SOOOOOO cute! I am so excited to meet him! Let me know what everyone thinks!
Zimpy
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8/7/2009 - 12:31PM
Report Abuse 		sooo many nice names :) I wont reveal mine til the baby is here ;)
ct3648
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8/5/2009 - 7:28PM
Report Abuse 		I am due in April so we're not sure what we're having yet but have picked out Mackenzie Lee Anne for a girl. Wondering what everyone thinks.
Keigens_mom
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8/5/2009 - 11:18AM
Report Abuse 		my husband and i are having our second son and we are having a hard time with the first name he like Landon and I like Braydon and the baby will either be named Landon Kol or Braydon Kol. Please tell us what you think.
clachester99
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7/22/2009 - 5:37PM
Report Abuse 		I like Caleb James Hamel you can call him CJ
dhamel2
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6/24/2009 - 1:53PM
Report Abuse 		Oh yeah also on the Caleb name we need a good middle name or ideas for a nickname for the lil guy.. Help
dhamel2
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6/24/2009 - 1:51PM
Report Abuse 		My husband and I are expecting a baby boy in October and he will be our first but we are having a hard time with a middle name for Caleb. Our last name is Hamel and it has been difficult to find a name we can agree on. Any suggestions? These names are out: Keith James Daniel Andrew Michael We appreciate any help with this. I am at my witts end about it!
dani210
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6/20/2009 - 9:08PM
Report Abuse 		For the person who likes the name Cole... I did a search on babynames.com for it and they show the meaning to be "Victory Of The People." Just thought that I would pass that along.
SweetCheeks2
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6/2/2009 - 3:49PM
Report Abuse 		Hello, again! I forgot to add my suggestion of the name Nevaeh for a girl. It is "heaven" spelled backwards! Very clever!
SweetCheeks2
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6/2/2009 - 3:27PM
Report Abuse 		Hi! I agree with not asking family members their opinions in regard to your baby's name. Just remember that this will be his or her name for the rest of their lives. Make them proud of it, and make it their own, not something someone else ruined already. I also agree with simplicity and spelling like it sounds. That will make the name easier for your little one to spell in school. I like the name Nathaniel for our baby boy due in September, and if it would have been a girl, Juliet would have been her name. The only problem I am having now is that my Nanna claims that she cannot pronounce Nathaniel, and would rather we call him Jules, after her dead husband, to keep the family ties strong and give our baby's name a meaning. His nickname would probably be Nate, or Nathan. Another tip I'd like to suggest is, make sure you like the nickname of the name you choose, because that is probably what you will hear most often. Good luck!
MaryMoo
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5/31/2009 - 6:10PM
Report Abuse 		were naming ours David Jax or Jade Allyne. My mom loves Jade but hates David. Oh well, we're not budging.
Theresa49343
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5/27/2009 - 12:01PM
Report Abuse 		My husband is insisting that we name the baby after his father Richard. Only problem I have with this is that's my EX-husband's name. Come on...like I really want my son to remind me of my Ex every day for the rest of my life??? sheesh
Karenc3
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5/25/2009 - 6:31AM
Report Abuse 		Coles a lovely name, and who knows he might show the name up to mean something other than the dark one, and be his own person rather than living up to a meaning someone else gave the name. ;)
badalucco21
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5/6/2009 - 4:07AM
Report Abuse 		me and my husband like the names, owen, chase, logan, cole. i really like the name cole but it means the dark one, should this really matter, what do you mommys to be think?
jlwst1
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3/10/2009 - 9:37PM
Report Abuse 		My husband and I both are stuck with names that everyone misspells and/or mispronounces (Jaime and EaMaurio). We both think it sucks, so our goal with baby names was to keep it simple as far as spelling but still be different from all of their future classmates. Names that I liked just a year ago are out the window because there are too many babies at the daycare now with that name, or some crazy different spelling of the same name. My advice - don't torture your kid with a name that all of his/her friends will have and/or has some spelling that is not very easy to sound out.
babysara101
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2/2/2009 - 10:56AM
Report Abuse 		I take advice anytime. What do you think of this name: Ethan Alejandro or Ethan Emilio? My husband is asian and I am hispanic. We are trying to have a mixture of orgins. As long as there’s a Spanish and Asian name in there, we’re happy. Our son is taking an asian last name and a Spanish middle name.
mcarden3
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1/13/2009 - 2:47PM
Report Abuse 		You don't have to ask family members, because they're sure to make plenty of suggestions, anyway! Asking a clerk or waiter/waitress could be tricky. They aren't supposed to risk upsetting a customer. But you might get lucky! And no matter what name you pick, you're sure to meet one person who'll totally butcher it, either spelling or pronunciation, sometimes both. Isn't it funny how we as parents agonize for months over what to name our children, only to have them invent a new spelling for it when they get older or for someone else to give them a nickname that always gets used instead? A friend gave me some really good advice about picking a name. Decide on a first and middle name you really like, then go outside and yell the complete name, including surname, 15 times. Then go inside and write the full name 15 times. Still like it? You'd better be sure, because that's what you'll be doing for the next 18 years or so!
ninawood
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1/13/2009 - 2:15PM
Report Abuse 		ughhh thebestcouple- you are so right! I feel terrible because family are trying to help out, i guess but they come up with the ugliest names ever! What makes me feel the worse is that one of those family members giving the helpful advise is my 8 years old daughter...and it breaks my heart everytime i tell her that i'm not sure weather i like that name or not...and she gives me that sad puppies face. Good luck to all!
jealous_heavens
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1/2/2009 - 1:53AM
Report Abuse 		I like Isabella Pearl a lot.


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