Madelyn writes:
My husband and I are expecting our third child, a son in late March 2011 and we cannot agree on a name at all. We have 2 daughters together named Delaney Evelyn and Amelia Callyn. With Delaney (nickname Laney), it is my mother-in-law’s maiden name and Evelyn was my grandmother’s name. Amelia was a little more complicated to name. I wanted the name Mia for her, but my husband argued that it was not a full enough name and so Amelia was the comprimise, even though 95% of the time, I call her Mia. Her middle name came from her paternal grandfather (Cal) and the ending of name (-lyn). With baby #3, my husband and I just cannot seem to agree on a name. Our list is:
Jacob Landon- I love this name, but it has just become so popular these days especially where we live.
Dylan/Dillon- He loves this name, but I am on the fence about it
Nolan- my brother in law recently had a little girl name Noelle, so we don’t know about this one.
Cameron- I love this name, but hubby is on the fence about it.Names we have taken off our list:
Henry, Luca, Everett, Emmett, Connor, Sawyer, Dean, Liam, EvanThank you!
Since the girls have family names, are there any boy family names you’d like to use? Some other possibilities:
Austin
Braden
Caleb
Callum
Camden
Carson
Darian
Declan
Devin
Ethan
Kellan
Nathan
Owen
Quinlan
Rillian
William
Wyatt
I hesitated with some of the D names, wondering if they were too close to Delaney. But since Dylan isn’t too close, and since you call her Laney, I left them in.
I was also uncertain about a number of names that could look like surnames: with a surname that is also used as a first name, it seemed like a surnamey first name might cause more confusion.
I thought Wyatt Scott seemed like kind of a cool name with all those double Ts. Elliott Scott would give a similar effect.
If Cameron is not quite right, Camden or Callum might work.
If Dylan is not quite right, Darian or Declan or Devin or Kellen might work.
If Nolan is not quite right, Kellan or Nathan or Owen or Quinlan might work.
If Jacob is not quite right, Caleb might work.
If Landon is not quite right, Logan or Brogan or Brolin or Brody or Brandon or Lachlan might work.
And any on-the-fence name might work better as a middle name. Caleb Dillon Scott. Camden Jacob Scott. Wyatt Nolan Scott.
Name update! Madelyn writes:
Well our baby boy finally arrived on April 3rd, 2011, 2 weeks late! We went into the delivery room with a choice between the names Kellan and Caleb, both from your suggestions. When our son arrived though, the names did not suit him well at all and it was back to the computer to look at other suggestions from you and your commentators. We looked back and I realized that my heart had all along been staying with Jacob, a name I have loved for a long time. So, it came to be that our son is named Jacob Rillian. Rillian was used to give the name a little flair and I love it because I’ve never heard it on another child before. Thank you!
I wouldn’t use Cameron for a boy in this grouping, since it’s also used as a girl name. With Delaney already there, Cameron sounds more like a sister than a brother. Swistle’s other suggestions sound great, and I like Camden as an alternate. I also really like Jacob Landon. Jacob is a classic name that ages well, even if it’s popular, it doesn’t seem trendy. If the OP loves it, I’d go with it.
How about Landon Jacob? Delaney, Amelia and Landon make a great sibling group.
Good luck!
I liked the idea of reversing the order of Jacob Landon to Landon Jacob and I think you could use Jacob as a middle with any number of these names: Cameron Jacob (C.J.) or Dylan/Dillon Jacob (D.J.) for instance. (And yes, I know, Jakob Dylan but I don’t think it matters.)
I also looked at the discarded names for combination ideas. Landon Connor? Cameron Henry? Dylan Emmett?
I love Logan. Landon is great too.
To me, Delaney and Dylan are too close, but I think Dylan could be a good middle name.
Agreed with the above! Do not name him Cameron! It is a girls name! I have a cousin named Jordan (boy) and he now hates his name because it is a girls name.
I also agree with reversing it to Landon Jacob. I also loved the named Jacob (and it is a family name and also had special meaning to me), but it is so overused, so I gave it to my child as a second name. If he doesn’t like his first name as an adult, he can go by his second.
If you go with something different than your suggestions, I like Swistle’s suggestion of Logan. Nice name…not too common.
Jessica in Canada- Laura Lou didn’t say Cameron was a girl’s name; she said it was also used for girls. There’s an enormous difference. Cameron was #59 for boys in the U.S. last year; Jordan was even more commonly used for boys, at #45. They are used less often for girls: Cameron is #356 for girls (the spelling Camryn is #246, Kamryn is #291); Jordan is #150 for girls (the spelling Jordyn is #124). So in fact both Jordan and Cameron are more commonly used for boys, especially with those spellings.
I think Jacob is such a fine name, and if you both love it – use it :)
Dylan is also another name I love, but I do think it’s too close to Delaney. Cameron may be too unisex if some sort of dichotomy is important to you.
Are there other family names you could use? Maybe Mason (Madelyn’s son ;))?
some ideas:
Lucas
Ethan
Trevor
Nicholas
Nathan – Laney, Mia, and Nate?
Levi
Caden
Ah yes Swistle I should have chosen my words more carefully. Cameron & Jordan are unisex names. I looked on the Canadian lists and I am very surprised to see them on the top lists for boys here as well. Literally, I only know one boy Cameron and my cousin Jordan is in his 20’s and I don’t know any boy Jordans since. (I also work with babies so I hear a lot of the baby names happening).
I guess it all depends on the circle of where you live.
Personally, I steer away from unisex names for boys because they could take off for girls. But I know this is a hot topic and a lot of people wouldn’t agree with me. And I don’t really think the spelling makes much of a difference because they still sound the same.
I really like the idea that some people have posted about switching the order of the names to Landon Jacob. I personally think Jacob Landon is great, but if the popularity factor is really bothering you I think Landon Jacob Scott also has a nice flow.
I also really like the suggestion of Logan!
Congratulations!
~ Annie