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Conference oass::babynames

Title:A list of All the BABYNAMES (shadow copy)
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Moderator:OASS::BURDEN_D
Created:Tue Feb 13 1996
Last Modified:Fri May 30 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:996
Total number of notes:7139

397.0. "Suggestions would really help" by TRFSV2::FARRER () Tue Jun 13 1989 16:55

    
    
    	I having been reading this conference for awhile now and really
    	enjoy the response that each note gets.  I'm in a bit of a bind
    	here.  My baby is due in 4 weeks and we still haven't agree'd
    	on any particular name yet.
    		
    		I like Adam if it is a boy and my husband likes 
    	Christopher.  Christopher is nice but he will end up being
    	call Chris.  That I don't think I am to fond of.  Another 
    	name I like is Ryan.
    	I gave him a couple suggestions last nite...
    	Ryan Christopher Farrer
    	Adam Christopher Farrer
    
    	He thinks that Ryan and Adam are "Yuppie" names.  What really
    	is a Yuppie name...One that has been used to often lately?
    
    	If it's a girl we have almost picked "Nicole", Nikki for short.
    	But I don't have a middle name yet....Any suggestions??
    
    
    All the help I can get would be greatly appreciated.
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397.1My 2 Cents.SWSCHZ::STAFFARONIWed Jun 14 1989 10:4410
    For a boy, I vote for Adam Christopher.  It goes well with the last
    name of Farrer.
    
    For a middle name to go with Nicole, I like Caitlin:  
    
              Nicole Caitlin Farrer
    
    What do you think?
    
    Sabrina
397.2I vote for AdamEDUHCI::WARRENWed Jun 14 1989 11:497
    I don't know about Nicole and Caitlin together.  Nicole sounds so
    French, Caitlin so Gaelic.  
    
    How about Marie or Renee or Elizabeth?
    
    -Tracy
    
397.3TBEARS::JOHNSONWed Jun 14 1989 11:544
I think Nicole Marie sounds nice.  I love the name Caitlin,
but don't think it sounds right either.

Linda Marie  8-)
397.4another vote for Adam and Nicole MarieCLOVE::MACDONALD_KWed Jun 14 1989 15:051
    
397.5More thoughts ....SHALOT::MARYJOOASSETS SupportThu Jun 15 1989 09:1819
    
    I'm in the same situation as far as no definite name and less than 4
    weeks.  Good luck in your decision.
    
    As far as input,  I really like Adam Christopher.  But use Adam unless
    you want a very common name for the baby.  A friend of mine taught
    Bible classes last week for 4 year olds and there  were 3 little boys
    with the name Chris and 1 little boy named Christopher.  (Not to
    mention the little girl whose name was Crystal.) The class had about 10
    children.
    
    I like Nicole Marie.  I also like Nicole Bridget (used by another DECie
    here in North Carolina).  Nicole Claire is a favorite of mine but I
    don't know about the sound of Nicole Claire Farrer.
    
    I be counting down with you....   Mary Jo James
    
    
    
397.6nicole eve?EDUHCI::WARRENThu Jun 15 1989 10:288
    By the way, whoever said these names were "yuppie" probably meant
    they were trendy and the people who use them are all those (or us?)
    upwardly mobile professional couples.  They're probably right. 
    But Adam can't be _too_ trendy.  I mean, obviously it's been around
    for a long time, right?
    
    -Tracy
    
397.7EDUHCI::WARRENThu Jun 15 1989 10:318
    It just occurred to me that my cousin's son (and my godson) is named
    Adam Ryan (Barry).  My other godson (a nephew) is named Christopher
    (Daniel Bryant).
    
    I guess any of your boy's choices would be popular in my family!
    
    -Tracy
    
397.8PAIGEUSEM::GALVANIThu Jun 15 1989 11:298
    I really like Adam Ryan and Christopher Daniel.  I think they sound
    great together and both go well with your last name.
    
    I have a beautiful niece named Nicole Paige.  I love that name.
    How about it?
    
    AJG
    
397.9more ideasWJO::SCOTLANDThu Jun 15 1989 13:076
    I have a friend who named her little girl Tanya Nicole.  
    
    I like Christopher Matthew....
    
    Jo (who is struggling through Gaelic names to replace 'thumper')
    
397.10SHALOT::ANDERSONGive me a U, give me a T...Thu Jun 15 1989 16:486
	All the names sound pretty good.  I wouldn't worry about them
	being too yup (compare Lindsey, Taylor, Paige, etc.).  You might
	want to check out 352 and 353, though, if you're worried about
	popularity.

		-- Cliff
397.11thanx & i'll let you know!TRFSV2::FARRERFri Jun 16 1989 14:299
    
    
    Thanx for all the suggestions, you even gave me names I hadn't 
    thought of before.  I am going to print all these out and show them
    to my husband tonite.  Hopefully we will agree on something.
    
    I'll let you know what we decide soon....
    
    Cheryl
397.12Another ThoughtZONULE::RIORDANThu Jul 13 1989 12:416
    I think if you are between male names (Adam vs. Ryan) and you like
    the name Nicole so much...why not name your child, if it is a boy,
    Nicolas.  I think Nicolas Adam is quite nice.
    
    Toni
    
397.13Popular but not Trendy...CSG002::HAMMONDSun Sep 10 1989 12:0624
    It's been a while since this note was written (I haven't been into
    the conference for awhile either...)
    
    But I thought that I would make a comment on the 'yuppie' comment.
    
    Popular names today don't necessarily equate to being 'yuppie'.
    Personally, I'd rather use a somewhat popular name than something
    real unusual that's going to constantly be misspelled or mispronounced.
    
    Recently I was in a bookstore looking at baby books for a pregnant
    friend of mine and I came across a babyname book called 'Beyond
    Jennifer and Jason.'  I looked thru it for about 5 minutes and found
    it interesting.  It pointed out the differences between 'trendy'
    and 'popular but classic'.  It had the usual list of x number of
    most popular names, by sex, within the last few years  The interesting
    thing that I remember is that it then took this list and extracted
    the 'classic' names stating that although these names are popular
    they aren't trendy.
    
    Ones I can remember for boys were Matthew, Christopher, Michael,
    Daniel.... For girls, I only remember Sara.
    
    Carol (who's very glad that she named her son Matthew!)