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ALVAREZ6

10-31-2010, 01:30 PM

Cayden isn't particularly ugly, it's just the opposite of masculine..which is fine but it's borderline girly. I get the feeling that a lot of parents give similar names to boys because they may be too concentrated envisioning their son as only a baby, even though whether you like it or not Cayden will also have to grow up and be a man one day.

Kori Ellis

10-31-2010, 01:33 PM

It's funny that all the guys don't like Cayden. It's a popular name right now along with Aiden, Brayden, Jayden...

Anyway, it's hard for me to give advice on baby names without hearing the middle name (or last name).

Are you looking for a classic name or something trendy? Do you want a name that can be nicknamed?

And congrats!

DeadlyDynasty

10-31-2010, 01:38 PM

balli

10-31-2010, 01:38 PM

The worst names are the ones that are spelled all phonetically: Jaxon, Aleasha, Kacee, etc. That shit's trashy.

Cayden is lame as fuck.

Just name your kid something extremely normal. Will, Tom, Sam, Nate. Something that can be shortened into one casual syllable and sounds professional in full (William, Thomas, Samuel, Nathan). Make sure the last letter/sound of the first name isn't the same as the first letter of your last name. That is all.

NASpurs

10-31-2010, 01:40 PM

I say if you wanna keep the name Cayden, keep it as a middle name. If the kid wants to use it as name he goes by, then so be it but if he doesn't particularly like it, then he at least has a choice.

NASpurs

10-31-2010, 01:42 PM

It's funny that all the guys don't like Cayden. It's a popular name right now along with Aiden, Brayden, Jayden...

Aren't names like Jacob and Edward up as well because of movies like Twilight? Just because it's popular doesn't mean that guys had any input imo. :lol

silverblk mystix

10-31-2010, 01:42 PM

Cayden is really gay.

Almost as fucked up as naming him Quimby, Trevor or Jonah.

You asked for opinions so here goes;

stop trying to invent something trendy and/or create a new name by combining two other gay names.

It is like painting your house in the current trendy color and a year or two later wondering...``what the fuck was I thinking?''

Give him a name that will always be cool.

A guys name that he won't ever have to apologize for.

Something traditional and masculine and a winners name.

mrsmaalox

10-31-2010, 01:45 PM

Cayden is okay, but as Kori pointed out, very trendy. In a few years he'll be in a classroom with 3 other Caydens, all spelled in "unique" ways.

I personally prefer more classic names like Mark, James, or David. They are very masculine and are the more unique names these days. I promise you won't find 2 Marks in any elementary classroom right now :)

Congrats :toast

ALVAREZ6

10-31-2010, 01:54 PM

It's funny that all the guys don't like Cayden. It's a popular name right now along with Aiden, Brayden, Jayden...

Well, to be frank, there must be some trend of men losing the debate to the wife and allowing such names. And/or women are seeing their baby strictly what it will be for its first 2 years of life...and not the big picture. There's no other explanation, I highly doubt any of these names would get over a 20% approval rating of all men in the country.

monosylab1k

10-31-2010, 01:59 PM

We aren't planning on kids yet, but the wife insists that any son would be named Derrian. I insist on Thomas Brady DiCaprio.

AFBlue

10-31-2010, 02:02 PM

My wife and I just had a baby 12 weeks ago and named him Dylan. We also liked Caleb, Jack(son), Lane, Parker and Reid. You got any middle names in mind, because that can make a difference?

ALVAREZ6

10-31-2010, 02:03 PM

Caleb another gay ass name

AFBlue

10-31-2010, 02:04 PM

The one thing I always thought of was...when this kid goes out for his first job interview, is the person going to take him seriously with a name like...

Gotta be thinking years ahead, not days ahead. If that helps...

AFBlue

10-31-2010, 02:05 PM

Caleb another gay ass name

It's biblical...but yeah, it was probably the farthest "out there" name we had.

Kori Ellis

10-31-2010, 02:18 PM

Top 10 Names for 2009 (according to Social Security Administration)
1 Jacob
2 Ethan
3 Michael
4 Alexander
5 William
6 Joshua
7 Daniel
8 Jayden
9 Noah
10 Anthony

Kori Ellis

10-31-2010, 02:19 PM

This is the most popular list for baby boy names this year as of May 2010.

1. Ethan
2. Jacob
3. Noah
4. Logan
5. Aiden
6. Liam
7. Jackson
8. Mason
9. Jack
10. Jayden

Jekka

10-31-2010, 02:19 PM

The Bloggess (http://thebloggess.com/) just did a bit about parents giving their kids awful names, and while Cayden is definitely not as bad as ANY of these (http://thestir.cafemom.com/pregnancy/110917/lesson_three_your_kids_names), I agree with Kori that it's a pretty trendy name. My parents gave me a first name equivalent to today's Madison or Isabel ("But we didn't KNOW anyone with the name Jessica in the 80s!" "Bullshit."), and a middle name that - while super traditional - is NOT one that any kid would want to own up to. Now I really like my middle name after growing into it, and use my full name on my resume, but HOLY CRAP there were at times FOUR other Jessicas in my classes growing up. My teachers called me Miss Jones until college, because JONES was less common than my first name.

While Cayden isn't on the SSA's top baby names list (http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/) YET, if you're considering another name that's less trendy (and less unisex), it wouldn't be a bad idea.

Kori Ellis

10-31-2010, 02:20 PM

2009's list had some solid classic names on it - 2010 went trendy (except for Jack).

Nash2TimeMVp

10-31-2010, 02:22 PM

I would just go with what's most common in the world currently. So just name your kid Muhammad.

McLovin

10-31-2010, 02:25 PM

I would just go with what's most common in the world currently. So just name your kid Muhammad.

That joke would have been hilarious if you hadn't stolen it from me already.

ALVAREZ6

10-31-2010, 02:25 PM

Top 10 Names for 2009 (according to Social Security Administration)
1 Jacob
2 Ethan
3 Michael
4 Alexander
5 William
6 Joshua
7 Daniel
8 Jayden
9 Noah
10 Anthony
Who honestly wants to be named Noah? As a guy? Of course the name has history, we all know and understand it is a male name...but it sounds generic if you think of it by removing any knowledge of the name that you have, almost more on a girl name because of the "a" sound ending.

Jayden doesn't sound bad, the spelling for some reason just bothers me, probably with the trend of these girly boy names ending in "en"... Jayden is also a borderline female pornstar name.
The whole "en" thing, Jayden, Cayden, Gayden...I don't know, I'm obviously not going off any information from surveys, but I just get the impression that women are naturally thinking "cute" in their minds in association with a baby coming, when they should be thinking "boy".

ALVAREZ6

10-31-2010, 02:28 PM

This is the most popular list for baby boy names this year as of May 2010.

1. Ethan
2. Jacob
3. Noah
4. Logan
5. Aiden
6. Liam
7. Jackson
8. Mason
9. Jack
10. Jayden
Is this for real? I've never heard of the name Aiden until today in this thread.

ashbeeigh

10-31-2010, 02:31 PM

A co-worker of mine wants to name her soon to be son Cason. I don't think Cayden is as bad a Cason.

Do y'all have any other kids or will this be your first? Are there any family names that would fit well or that y'all are thinking of including? These are all things that people usually consider when naming their kids.

That being said right now I am really in love with the name Xavier Ryan.

J.T.

10-31-2010, 02:38 PM

name your kid harley davidson as his first and middle names tbh

monosylab1k

10-31-2010, 02:47 PM

Is this for real? I've never heard of the name Aiden until today in this thread.

well you are like fuckin 15 so that's no shock to hear.

ShoogarBear

10-31-2010, 02:48 PM

Make sure the last letter/sound of the first name isn't the same as the first letter of your last name. That is all.

??

William Morris
Johnny Young
Darrin Newton

Nothing wrong with any of those.

Strike

10-31-2010, 02:52 PM

What is up with parents these days looking for some unique name for their kids? Do you think some wacko name is going to cause your little crumb crunchers to stand out?

NEWS FLASH: Your kid is not unique. Your kid is not special. Any "unique" name you can think of has probably been thought up by some other tardo parent who thinks their kid is unique and special. You want your kids name to be unique? Name him Sam, Robert, Jack, Josh, John, Richard, Ted, Allen, Anthony, etc. Chances are Robert will stand out among Cayden, Jayden, Kasyn, Nevaeh, and every other stupid trendy name out there.

Pero

10-31-2010, 02:53 PM

My wife and I just had a baby 12 weeks ago and named him Dylan. We also liked Caleb, Jack(son), Lane, Parker and Reid.

Those last four sound more like last names to me. :lol

CubanSucks

10-31-2010, 02:53 PM

I'm so glad everyone's ranking on Cayden already.

Cayden, Brayden, Jayden, Aiden, Payden and any different spellings of all those names = LAME

Those names are the white equivalent of all those ghetto black names that keep popping up. :bang

silverblk mystix

10-31-2010, 02:55 PM

Here is a unique name;

Johnny Cox-Ucker

balli

10-31-2010, 02:57 PM

??

William Morris
Johnny Young
Darrin Newton

Nothing wrong with any of those.

Obviously there are a litany of exceptions. Per your examples, the am sound in William sharpens the contrast between itself and the starting M in Morris. The EEE sounding Y in Johnny contrasts with the Ya sound in young.

But as a general rule of thumb, and this is where my parents messed my name up, I would encourage people to think about contrast between first and last names. My first name ends with the same sound that my last name begins with and thus I pronounce my full name with an distinct/extra-long pause, so as to differentiate between the two names and not sound like I'm slurring all drunk like.

Having sharp contrast b/n two names is better. For example Tom Jacoby is better than Tom Morris. One sounds like two names, the other sounds like Tomorous.

Kori Ellis

10-31-2010, 03:02 PM

Cayden, Brayden, Jayden, Aiden, Payden and any different spellings of all those names = LAME

What about Hayden and Grayden? :lol

Kori Ellis

10-31-2010, 03:03 PM

Is this for real? I've never heard of the name Aiden until today in this thread.

I take it that you never watched Sex and the City? That's where the trend comes from... Aiden (actually Aidan Shaw) was Carrie's boyfriend for a while.

NASpurs

10-31-2010, 03:03 PM

Those names are the white equivalent of all those ghetto black names that keep popping up. :bang

I hate those stupid names as well. LaMichael, LaMarcus, DeJuan, LeBron, etc blah blah blah

Grab any fucking name and put a La or Le or De or whatever and it's cool and trendy.

Creepn

10-31-2010, 03:08 PM

Is this for real? I've never heard of the name Aiden until today in this thread.

Aiden is the wholesome sweet loving monogamous guy from Sex and the City that most girls would love to have. Since women want their sons to be that way instead of women chasing playas, that's probably where the spike of that name came from.

Irony is that Aiden STILL ends up getting played...

ShoogarBear

10-31-2010, 03:10 PM

Obviously there are a litany of exceptions. Per your examples, the am sound in William sharpens the contrast between itself and the starting M in Morris. The EEE sounding Y in Johnny contrasts with the Ya sound in young.

But as a general rule of thumb, and this is where my parents messed my name up, I would encourage people to think about contrast between first and last names. My first name ends with the same sound that my last name begins with and thus I pronounce my full name with an distinct/extra-long pause, so as to differentiate between the two names and not sound like I'm slurring all drunk like.

Having sharp contrast b/n two names is better. For example Tom Jacoby is better than Tom Morris. One sounds like two names, the other sounds like Tomorous.

I'm having trouble coming up with examples where this is a problem such as you describe. Obviously you can't put your own name out there, but would like to see some examples.

ShoogarBear

10-31-2010, 03:12 PM

Sex and the City?

Sex and the City

Pretty much says it all.

mrsmaalox

10-31-2010, 03:16 PM

ALVAREZ6

10-31-2010, 03:18 PM

well you are like fuckin 15 so that's no shock to hear.
:lmao

This isn't old or anything...don't be jealous cus I'm 21, in college, enjoying my life much more than your pathetic ass

The Reckoning

10-31-2010, 03:19 PM

i still like butch. its more of a family nickname but w/e.

ALVAREZ6

10-31-2010, 03:23 PM

I take it that you never watched Sex and the City? That's where the trend comes from... Aiden (actually Aidan Shaw) was Carrie's boyfriend for a while.

Is this a serious question?

Aiden is the wholesome sweet loving monogamous guy from Sex and the City that most girls would love to have. Since women want their sons to be that way instead of women chasing playas, that's probably where the spike of that name came from.

LMAO, oh god, that's comforting to hear...our country's recent obsession with pussy ass names stems from women being fucking retarded, lol.

OH MY GOOODDD sex and the city is such a good show!!! oh my god Aidan/Aiden is such a sweetheart oh my god I'm gonna name my son Aiden!!!! Oh mY goD!!!!!

Kori Ellis

10-31-2010, 03:26 PM

Is this a serious question? !

I thought maybe you watched it with a chick. I forgot that you weren't interested in girls ;)

ALVAREZ6

10-31-2010, 03:29 PM

I thought maybe you watched it with a chick. I forgot that you weren't interested in girls ;)

Well tbh girls in general are also largely obsessed with all of the Twilight bullshit, but there's no way I'm gonna satisfy one by taking her to the theater to see New Moon or w/e it was called, ya dig?

Going to the movie theater to see twilight shit is actually worse than throwing 20-30 dollars in the trash. I'd rather do that because at least I wouldn't have to watch the movie.

mrsmaalox

10-31-2010, 03:34 PM

Creepn

10-31-2010, 03:37 PM

Then we lost Monica

Sorry for your loss Mrsmaalox.

balli

10-31-2010, 03:50 PM

I'm having trouble coming up with examples where this is a problem such as you describe. Obviously you can't put your own name out there, but would like to see some examples.

I'm thinking he means something like "Sam Moore" or "Bill Lee" maybe?

Exactly, maalox.

For example Tom Jacoby is better than Tom Morris. One sounds like two names, the other sounds like Tomorous.

I mean it isn't a big deal. Probably something people don't think about unless they're personally afflicted. I notice my first name blending with my last though and I've always been slightly bothered by having to so deliberately pronounce each.

BlairForceDejuan

10-31-2010, 04:12 PM

lol at you chumps ragging on Cayden. That name is fine. At least it is not some normal boring shit like Tom, Mike, David, etc.

If your son is not a puss, he won't be bullied. There is nothing to worry about. The person makes the name.

ShoogarBear

10-31-2010, 04:13 PM

lol at you chumps ragging on Cayden. That name is fine. At least it is not some normal boring shit like Tom, Mike, etc.

If your son is not a puss, he won't be bullied. There is nothing to worry about.

Thanks for your thoughts, Cayden.

BlairForceDejuan

10-31-2010, 04:15 PM

Gayden the Maiden was funny as hell though :lmao

PM5K

10-31-2010, 04:21 PM

Top 10 Names for 2009 (according to Social Security Administration)
1 Jacob
2 Ethan
3 Michael
4 Alexander
5 William
6 Joshua
7 Daniel
8 Jayden
9 Noah
10 Anthony

For whatever it's worth three of those names are a first or middle name of my three boys.

Ethan is one of my sons first name, and Michael and Alexander are middle names of my other two sons.

So basically my three boys all have fairly traditional, white, long names.

cornbread

10-31-2010, 04:22 PM

I take it that you never watched Sex and the City? That's where the trend comes from... Aiden (actually Aidan Shaw) was Carrie's boyfriend for a while.

That's funny. I thought it was because of John and Kate Plus 8. I guess they named their kid that because of Sex and the City.

And I agree with most everybody else in here. Cayden is a horrible name. Do you really want to look back in 20 years realize that you chose one of these trendy white suburban sitcom-inspired hybrid names?

Maybe that's what you want. If so, here are some other name you may want to consider:
Briceston
Brayler
Caiston
Caistler
Tylston
Brosetly
Brosten
Braylen
Taylster

PM5K

10-31-2010, 04:24 PM

So we decided on La Cayden right?

:rollin

Nathan Explosion

10-31-2010, 05:51 PM

Also consider your other child's name; if he's a traditional name maybe you should go with another traditional name.

And be careful with the alliteration!! Our oldest is Kenneth, the second Monica, and the 3rd one Keilie (kee-lee) which was a family name. Then we lost Monica and had the 2 K's. When the 4th one was coming we were advised by many to name him a K name or he would feel "left out". I love the name Kevin so we went with that and now we have the 3 K's. Everyone thinks that's so cute and that the letter K has a special significance to us (it doesn't), and that we planned it that way all along :lol

You have 3 Ks and you think it's funny. I guess you're not black. :lol

I named my son Adiran Grey. Adiran is Latin coming from the same root as Adrian. My wife found it and I loved it. And with the Grey middle name, if he ever becomes a movie/rock star, he can drop my last name and have the perfect stage name. (The Grey, spelling included, came from a joke that we ended up thinking ran well together.)

My wife suggested Aiden at the time. Shot that one down real quick.

For the record, my daughter's name is Amelie Lauren (pronounced like Ralph Lauren, plus Lauren is my wife's middle name). Since my daughter's first name is french, and my wife is part french, we ran with it all the way through.

If you want to do something different, maybe a last name as a first name like Lincoln. Don't know why, but I always thought it was a strong male name. But then kids might ask him where his stove pipe hat and beard is at or ask him to say "Four score and seven years ago..."

tlongII

10-31-2010, 06:06 PM

Name your son George Foreman.

After the grill.

Xylus

10-31-2010, 07:00 PM

I'm naming my son God and my daughter will be named I. Just the letter I.

boutons_deux

10-31-2010, 07:17 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo8CrY_ZfFk

ALVAREZ6

10-31-2010, 07:40 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo8CrY_ZfFk

LOL

Imagine what he would think of such a name as "Cayden"

I wonder what the trend is right now with baby girl names...why aren't we paralleling the boy name phenomenon and naming our girls Thomas, Richard, and George?

(I was trying to think of very masculine sounding female names but failed)

Jules

10-31-2010, 07:47 PM

Thanks for the suggestions and advice. Ironically enough (for all you folks who think it sounds overly feminine), Cayden means spirit of battle. We were initially drawn to it because of the meaning... this baby definitely moves about like a fighter.

For those of you asking additional details, last name is McHugh and our other son's name is Gavin.

Once again, thanks for the suggestions!

silverblk mystix

10-31-2010, 07:54 PM

Those kids will hate you for a long, long time.

balli

10-31-2010, 08:14 PM

Cayden means spirit of battle. We were initially drawn to it because of the meaning... this baby definitely moves about like a fighter.

That's all fine and good, but don't name your kid Cayden. He might turn into this guy:

http://www.clevelandleader.com/files/oscardelahoyadrag.JPG

mrsmaalox

10-31-2010, 08:28 PM

Sorry for your loss Mrsmaalox.

That's very kind, thank you.

You have 3 Ks and you think it's funny. I guess you're not black. :lol

You know, I've often wondered if people think it might have that meaning, but no one has ever asked :lol

ashbeeigh

10-31-2010, 09:39 PM

To bee extra cheesy you could go with Gabriel something since the other little one's name is Gavin.

ALVAREZ6

10-31-2010, 10:40 PM

To bee extra cheesy you could go with Gabriel something since the other little one's name is Gavin.

Not a bad suggestion... I may have come off as a baby name nazi in this thread, but Gabriel is a name I like, isn't feminine, and traditional.

Summers

10-31-2010, 10:47 PM

Isn't Aiden an old Irish name?? Something like that?

Anyway, yeah, you can't ask for advice on a message board unless you're prepared for brutal honesty. As for my two cents, I just don't like super trendy names. When I named my boys, I imagined them growing up to be doctors or lawyers or president. Your son won't always be a cutesy 5-year-old. Give him a man's name that will serve him well.

Edited to add a weird story from when I was pregnant: A lady at worked asked what we were naming our son and I told her and she said, "Whew! That's a big name for a little boy!" (and really, it's not, it's a pretty normal name). I said, "Well, he's going to grow up to be president, so he needs a big name." :lol

balli

10-31-2010, 10:48 PM

My dog's name is Gabriel and I've always thought of it as being very much feminine. Maybe that's just me though.

Summers

10-31-2010, 10:49 PM

My dog's name is Gabriel and I've always thought of it as being very much feminine. Maybe that's just me though.

I think that's just you. Gabriel's a nice name.

balli

10-31-2010, 10:52 PM

I think that's just you. Gabriel's a nice name.

I definitely think it's a nice name. I like it too. Just always struck me as fem sounding. Guess it shouldn't have.

ALVAREZ6

10-31-2010, 11:50 PM

I definitely think it's a nice name. I like it too. Just always struck me as fem sounding. Guess it shouldn't have.

Plus, the nickname "Gabe" is pretty bad ass. You gotta admit.

The Reckoning

10-31-2010, 11:51 PM

sounds pretty gay to me

CubanSucks

11-01-2010, 12:15 AM

What about Hayden and Grayden? :lol

TBH when I was making that post I went through the whole alphabet in my head for names with the first letter added to aiden/ayden and I thought Grayden sounded to ridiculous. As for Hayden, I guess I'm a little biased cause I've known multiple Haydens so it doesn't sound as bad

PM5K

11-01-2010, 12:23 AM

I just saw some idiots on House Hunters that named their kid Anden.

The Reckoning

11-01-2010, 12:24 AM

I just saw some idiots on House Hunters that named their kid Anden.

they named him that anden what happened???

PM5K

11-01-2010, 12:25 AM

Gabriel is certainly not too far from Gabrielle so maybe that's where you get it from.

PM5K

11-01-2010, 12:28 AM

they named him that anden what happened???

Anden they bought a shitty house. Their dog is named Atlas and I wasn't sure which name was the dogs and which was the kids. The lady was also pregnant, they are probably going to name their next kid some gay shit like Cayden.

circ

11-01-2010, 01:10 AM

Plus, the nickname "Gabe" is pretty bad ass. You gotta admit.

yeah Gabe is a cool name. but then he could be called gay b
or gay bro (Gabriel) :/

If I had a son I'd probably name him Tomas.

ALVAREZ6

11-01-2010, 01:14 AM

yeah Gabe is a cool name. but then he could be called gay b
or gay bro (Gabriel) :/

If I had a son I'd probably name him Tomas.

No I know, I'm aware of the potential "gay" references but kids can turn probably the majority of names into something retarded like that.

Thompson

11-01-2010, 05:36 AM

I have a very common (popular) name, and I hate it. Whenever I went to school, work etc. there were at least 3-4 other guys in the room with the same name. That's why I probably won't name my kids Ethan or Jack, even though I like those names. They're a bit too common.

At the other extreme, you don't want a ridiculous 'unique' name no one has ever heard of or can spell, or that you would be embarrassed to tell someone. Cayden, for example.

Try to find a name that the kid will never be ashamed of, that is a little less common, but that no one will ever do a double-take upon hearing. Walter (Walt), Thomas, Doug, Samuel (Sam).

PM5K

11-01-2010, 09:27 AM

Reminds me of Mean Girls: Cady Heron.............

desflood

11-01-2010, 11:00 AM

Picking a name is just hard sometimes - I'd just advise you to go with something classic, not current. Of course, that's not always easy either. We ran into this problem with my second son. Named the boy after my grandfather - a strong, masculine name uncommon in my grandfather's time, but we didn't pay attention to current baby-naming trends when we picked it. Turns out that now it's very popular for both boys and girls. Wherever my poor son goes he ends up next to another kid (male or female) with the same name and we're derided for having picked something "trendy" :rolleyes

Nathan Explosion

11-01-2010, 11:05 AM

I have a vendor who's name is Gaylen. I'm sure he heard it growing up.

DarkReign

11-01-2010, 11:18 AM

We're naming our son Brent Reinhold. After his grandathers.

If we were to have a girl, it would be Evelynn Rose.

Flame away.

Mark in Austin

11-01-2010, 11:33 AM

First and foremost, congrats on the baby- best wishes on a safe (and brief) delivery.

With respect to Cayden, I get being drawn to a unique name's meaning, but at the same time Heiney might mean valiant hero in Sanskrit; it doesn't mean I'm going to name my kid that.

Generally, I'd prefer that my children stand out for the quality and uniqueness of character that comes from the virtues we pass on to them, not from the names we give them.

Mark in Austin

11-01-2010, 11:45 AM

True story - when I was growing up in San Antonio the Korean lady who cut my hair named her first son Edward. They could't decide on a name for their second son so his legal name was Another Edward - and the parents actually called him Another - no nickname or abbreviation. I'm pretty sure he had it changed once he was 18.

The Gemini Method

11-01-2010, 11:50 AM

A name is a name...There has been plenty of trashy people with 'old school' names like Lindsay, Charlie, and Tom that it really comes down to the individual and they're upbringing. Even then it really a roll of the dice how a name becomes associated with certain societal aspects.

desflood

11-01-2010, 11:50 AM

With respect to Cayden, I get being drawn to a unique name's meaning, but at the same time Heiney might mean valiant hero in Sanskrit; it doesn't mean I'm going to name my kid that.
This is a good point. My sister and her boyfriend gave their child a name meaning "battle cry".

The boy's name is Rocco. ROCCO.

The Gemini Method

11-01-2010, 12:04 PM

I remember when I started working at my first job, we had an middle aged delivery man whose name was John Wayne Dalmer...People used to marvel at his name and I asked him if he went by another name and he said no. I mean, it was interesting to say the least. He probably was teased by the commonality of the names with a movie star and two serial killers that he grew accustomed to it.

*Though Dahmer was the name of the serial killer, not Dalmer...

SpursWoman

11-01-2010, 12:17 PM

In order to compromise and keep the peace with my children's father, I had to come up with something traditionally Scottish. When I was pregnant with my son, he was dead-set on Angus, and I wasn't having any of that shit. WTF? Especially considering what their last name is. So I named him Iain, the Scottish equivalent of John. Which my son hates because everyone spells it wrong or can't figure out how to say it. Apparently, there are a lot of illiterate teachers out there. Is it really that difficult? :(

My daughter's name is Caitlin, which is a name I'd loved since I was young.

I went through every insult I could think of to rhyme with their names, and I think I did a pretty good job. :lol

PublicOption

11-01-2010, 12:20 PM

Sebation, Maximillian, Perseus.

PublicOption

11-01-2010, 12:20 PM

sebastian

Creepn

11-01-2010, 01:00 PM

Names with meanings don't mean shit....unless you're native american. Even then, the person makes the name, not the other way around.

Gutter92

11-01-2010, 07:37 PM

I'd go with Destiny

easjer

11-01-2010, 08:07 PM

I don't care for trendy names, I prefer classic names.

Our son's name was Gabriel. I loved loved loved that name. I had a pang when he died that was specific to not being able to use that name, because it was my favorite for years. I won't use the girl name we'd planned if he was a girl now either - Gwendolyn.

Right now, we really like Frederick, Oscar and Oliver. Oliver had been up there recently, but less so now. (and Vivienne for a girl - French spelling b/c of SFIE's French last name)

Owen is one of that type - classic name that became popular briefly and is fading back again.

Someone (Kori?) mentioned Grayden - I love that name. That and Grayson. And Emerson. And Everett. But they are not on our list - just names I personally like. Can be a bit feminine, I fear.

PM5K

11-01-2010, 09:03 PM

I'd named him Exile JR.

The Reckoning

11-01-2010, 09:19 PM

CubanSucks

11-01-2010, 09:31 PM

I'd go with Destiny

speaking of trashy names...

Nathan Explosion

11-01-2010, 11:15 PM

speaking of trashy names...

Mercedes, Candi/y, Diamond (I shit you not I know a girl named this. Nice enough girl, but her parents were asking for her to be a stripper), Cristal...

CubanSucks

11-01-2010, 11:27 PM

Mercedes, Candi/y, Diamond (I shit you not I know a girl named this. Nice enough girl, but her parents were asking for her to be a stripper), Cristal...

you forgot Star...and no I'm not making that up

ALVAREZ6

11-01-2010, 11:28 PM

Mercedes, Candi/y, Diamond (I shit you not I know a girl named this. Nice enough girl, but her parents were asking for her to be a stripper), Cristal...

Agreed

Those names are retarded and cheesy. It's almost a guarantee that a girl named Candi will become a prostitute, stripper, or porn star at some point. Girls love being sluts...offer the opportunity to allow them to do so while earning a living, and even being named something fitting yet trashy like that, you/they figure they might as well...

Nathan Explosion

11-01-2010, 11:36 PM

you forgot Star...and no I'm not making that up

I've known a girl named Star. I did forget, hence why I left it open ended...

desflood

11-02-2010, 07:49 AM

Girls love being sluts...
Wow, for a while there I almost forgot what a dumbass you are.

SpursWoman

11-02-2010, 08:03 AM

Black?

When I see Iain, Angus & Scottish in the same paragraph, I immediately think "black". :lol

I had a cousin name her daughter Destiny. Not fond of that as someone's name at all. :td

ALVAREZ6

11-02-2010, 10:45 AM

Wow, for a while there I almost forgot what a dumbass you are.

Hahaha I can tell how much you love my generalization

Step onto any large college campus, specifically at night, and you'd probably see that it's not completely inaccurate. Fitting discussion for this time as this past weekend was halloween, and of course, way more than half of the girls out wore extremely slutty outfits. Very common to see groups of them walking along to their halloween party in literally just a thong for the bottom. I'm not sure how old you are, perhaps your generation is different. But there's no denying that a huge % of sociable girls dress like whores regularly. It is what it is.

Don't act like I don't know I'm generalizing...

MiamiHeat

11-02-2010, 10:52 AM

Cayden is a gay name. Feminine....

name him Braxton, Bruce, Victor, etc something manly.

IceColdBrewski

11-02-2010, 12:37 PM

My husband and I are expecting our second son any day now and have yet to decide on a name. Thus far, the only name we have in mind is Cayden.

What do you think, especially the men out there?

I saw the title of your thread and immediately thought, "anything but Hayden, Jayden, Cayden, Brayden or any other variation of "Ayden/Aiden." Why the hell are these names so popular?

Summers

11-02-2010, 01:43 PM

Apparently, there are a lot of illiterate teachers out there. Is it really that difficult? :(

Yes! So many people call my son Ben-jer-min. There's no "R" in his name.

Mercedes, Candi/y, Diamond (I shit you not I know a girl named this. Nice enough girl, but her parents were asking for her to be a stripper), Cristal...

Desiree is the one for me that screams "My parents want me to grow up to be a stripper." No offense to people with kids named Desiree.

Jekka

11-02-2010, 01:55 PM

Yes! So many people call my son Ben-jer-min. There's no "R" in his name.

I think that's partly just a weird Texas thing - one of my nicknames growing up was "Kerr" because several people called me Jessi-kerr. Some people can't leave an R out of anything (like "warsh" instead of "wash").

ALVAREZ6

11-02-2010, 01:57 PM

I think that's partly just a weird Texas thing - one of my nicknames growing up was "Kerr" because several people called me Jessi-kerr. Some people can't leave an R out of anything (like "warsh" instead of "wash").
Not just some people, more like, uneducated and/or lazy people. There happens to be many of these types in the southern states.

The Reckoning

11-02-2010, 02:20 PM

When I see Iain, Angus & Scottish in the same paragraph, I immediately think "black". :lol

hey i do too

http://www.searchforancestors.com/surnames/origin/b/black.php

"Black: (Origin Scottish) From a nickname for a swarthy or dark-haired man."

Angus Black would be a hilarious name (black angus cattle)

CubanSucks

11-02-2010, 02:36 PM

Cayden is a gay name. Feminine....

name him Braxton, Bruce, Victor, etc something manly.

Braxton makes me want to vomit just like all the variations of Ayden/Aiden. Same with last names being used as first like Tanner :vomit:

Gutter92

11-02-2010, 02:52 PM

Hahaha I can tell how much you love my generalization

Step onto any large college campus, specifically at night, and you'd probably see that it's not completely inaccurate. Fitting discussion for this time as this past weekend was halloween, and of course, way more than half of the girls out wore extremely slutty outfits. Very common to see groups of them walking along to their halloween party in literally just a thong for the bottom. I'm not sure how old you are, perhaps your generation is different. But there's no denying that a huge % of sociable girls dress like whores regularly. It is what it is.

Don't act like I don't know I'm generalizing...

What? Slutty nurse, slutty cheerleader, french maid, etc....that's considered dressing like a whore!?

heh

ALVAREZ6

11-02-2010, 03:14 PM

What? Slutty nurse, slutty cheerleader, french maid, etc....that's considered dressing like a whore!?

heh

LOL more like naked nurse, cheerleader without her uniform, french maid with no skirt and just thong...

koriwhat

11-02-2010, 03:17 PM

how about the name... gutter92? i heard someone's having a baby!

lefty

11-02-2010, 03:18 PM

Caydencross

ALVAREZ6

11-02-2010, 03:25 PM

Caydencross
Exactly.

Kayden Cross = porn star = don't name your boy Cayden because Cayden is already a feminine name and some cases porn star

Cayden, Brayden, Aiden, Gayden = just name your kid Vagina

easjer

11-02-2010, 05:03 PM

Not just some people, more like, uneducated and/or lazy people. There happens to be many of these types in the southern states.

My father has 2 Masters Degrees and did PhD work. Hardly uneducated. Always says 'warsh' - it's simply the speech pattern he learned growing up. He's entirely unaware of saying it that way, I might add.

easjer

11-02-2010, 05:04 PM

I'd named him Exile JR.

An excellent idea - I'll add it to the list. It should stop him (the mythical child, that is) from growing up a Rockets fan, anyway.

DesignatedT

11-02-2010, 05:22 PM

Travis is easily the best name for a boy IMHO.

ALVAREZ6

11-02-2010, 06:52 PM

My father has 2 Masters Degrees and did PhD work. Hardly uneducated. Always says 'warsh' - it's simply the speech pattern he learned growing up. He's entirely unaware of saying it that way, I might add.
Ok so he's educated.

Not being aware that you say "warsh" instead of wash = stupid

Being aware and doing it = jackass

benefactor

11-03-2010, 07:09 AM

My daughter's name is Kayley. I got it out of a baby book. I think it was a popular name at the time because she has met a lot of girls that are right around her age that have the same name. I was a just a stupid kid when I had her, so I'm glad I didn't name her something I now regret.

My wife and I have not decided about having kids, but we have talked about names. If it's a boy it will be Stephen Marshall. I we both liked Stephen and Marshall is a family name on her dad's side. For a girl it will be Chloe Elizabeth. She REALLY likes Chloe...It's just ok for me. Elizabeth is my great grandmothers name and my wife's middle name, so it was probably going to be the middle name no matter what first name we chose.

PM5K

11-03-2010, 09:54 AM

Chloe Elizabeth doesn't roll off the tongue well, but both are absolutely beautiful names.

Kayley is nice but I would have spelled it Kaylee.

mrsmaalox

11-03-2010, 10:07 AM

For a while the Kayley, Kiley names were very popular. My daughter knows several of each. But my daughter's problem is how her own name is spelled. She's Keilie, kee-lee, which was a family name on my husband's side (twin sisters named Sheila and Keilie; no way was I going with Sheila). For whatever reason the -ei really throws people off and she's always being called Kayley or Kiley; drives her crazy!

PM5K

11-03-2010, 10:19 AM

mrsmaalox

11-03-2010, 10:33 AM

That's what she gets for having parents that gave her a stupid name. If people can't even figure out how to say the name of your child, you probably fucked up.

I don't think it's a stupid name and people think it's pretty when they figure it out. It was easy for me at the time to assume that only stupid people mispronounce the name Sheila or the word "weird", so it didn't seem like a big deal. Now I know.

velik_m

11-03-2010, 11:39 AM

Name him Seven.

Or name him Sue so he'll grow up real tough.

koriwhat

11-03-2010, 11:50 AM

Name him Seven.

Or name him Sue so he'll grow up real tough.

:tu

easjer

11-03-2010, 12:07 PM

I don't think it's a stupid name and people think it's pretty when they figure it out. It was easy for me at the time to assume that only stupid people mispronounce the name Sheila or the word "weird", so it didn't seem like a big deal. Now I know.

Without the context of Sheila, I would assume Kylie-like pronunciation because I know more kei = kye people. Largely Asian, but there you go. Kei = kee wouldn't occur to me at first.

But it is pretty.

ALVAREZ6

11-03-2010, 05:30 PM

Without the context of Sheila, I would assume Kylie-like pronunciation because I know more kei = kye people. Largely Asian, but there you go. Kei = kee wouldn't occur to me at first.

But it is pretty.

Me neither.... who would guess that Kei= kee at first? I'd bet about less than 10% of people.

Xevious

11-04-2010, 01:08 AM

I saw the title of your thread and immediately thought, "anything but Hayden, Jayden, Cayden, Brayden or any other variation of "Ayden/Aiden." Why the hell are these names so popular?
No idea... those are horrible, horrible names. And every other boy is going to have one is a few years.

Naming a boy is much more difficult than naming a girl IMO. With a girl, you can go with the "cute" name, or something unique/unusual and they'll be complimented for it more often than not. You can even go with a unisex name with no problems. With a boy, you have to worry about him being made fun of. Just the nature of the sexes. You want something memorable, but not anything that stands out too much. The right (or wrong) name can literally effect somebody's personality or career path as an adult (that doesn't mean naming him OJ will guarantee him being a pro athlete :lol).

easjer

11-04-2010, 08:49 AM

I will never forget when I was pregnant w/ Gabe and hanging out on a pregnancy board. A woman came into the names section and wanted feedback on naming her child Abacus.

A bunch of us said - uh. . . like the ancient calculating tool?

Yep!

She really liked how it sounded.

We tried to reason with her. People got pretty snarky about the whole thing. I can remember saying - Hey, I like the way Xenophobe and Asphyxiation sound, but they aren't names.

Abacus. The future of humanity, right there.

desflood

11-04-2010, 09:16 AM

http://i56.tinypic.com/2gt4t3d.jpg

Peggy Hill: "Honey, you're not naming that baby Lasagna."

mrsmaalox

11-04-2010, 09:43 AM

I can remember saying - Hey, I like the way Xenophobe and Asphyxiation sound, but they aren't names.

Those 2 are good, but for a boy, I'd go with Portfolio. ;)

SpursWoman

11-04-2010, 09:47 AM

Those 2 are good, but for a boy, I'd go with Portfolio. ;)

Rhymes with Cornholio, which could be bad. I'd have to go with Riboflavin.

easjer

11-04-2010, 10:54 AM

http://www.notwithoutmyhandbag.com/babynames/7.html

This is by far my favorite name thing ever. I still laugh really hard reading it. Different color is the site author's commentary on the original post.

I love the Lord, am a LDS woman, and would like to name my baby baby Jesus.

Wait, she wants to call him "Baby Jesus"? How will that work after he's 33?

My husband says this is ridiculous because we are not latino and he does not even go to church anymore. I looked and it is a popular name in the US so it must be that others like me are out there spreading His love. His full name would be "Jesus Joseph Dewey". Can any one tell me if when you are at the hospital can you refuse to let your husband have a say in what the birth certificate says? I 18 years old and am a first time mom.

Issue 1: Jesus! (Praise the Lord!) Joseph! (Hallelujah!) Dewey. (.....um.....He's a duck, right?)

Issue 2: Have you ever heard anything so romantic, and yet so filled with Our Heavenly Father's purest love alighting from heaven to his children upon the earth as an 18 year old Mormon girl wanting to have her husband barred from the hospital where she's just given birth so she can name their child Jesus. Joseph. Dewey. Amen.

Thompson

11-04-2010, 01:11 PM

So have you had the baby yet? If he's missed the due date, it's possible he gets wi-fi in there and doesn't want to be named 'Cayden.'

Nathan Explosion

11-04-2010, 02:07 PM

My husband says this is ridiculous because we are not latino and he does not even go to church anymore. I looked and it is a popular name in the US so it must be that others like me are out there spreading His love.

Or it could be exactly as your husband said, you're not Latino, and hispanics are the fastest growing segment of the population in this country, hence why Jesus (J sounds like an H) is a popular name now.

Stupid bitch.

I hope someone mentions that as the husband and father, he actually does have rights, like being there for the delivery and naming the child. Otherwise, he could just go to court and have the baby's name changed without her consent like she did with him.

Gutter92

11-04-2010, 07:02 PM

So have you had the baby yet? If he's missed the due date, it's possible he gets wi-fi in there and doesn't want to be named 'Cayden.'
:rollin

UnWantedTheory

11-04-2010, 08:09 PM

No idea... those are horrible, horrible names. And every other boy is going to have one is a few years.

Naming a boy is much more difficult than naming a girl IMO. With a girl, you can go with the "cute" name, or something unique/unusual and they'll be complimented for it more often than not. You can even go with a unisex name with no problems. With a boy, you have to worry about him being made fun of. Just the nature of the sexes. You want something memorable, but not anything that stands out too much. The right (or wrong) name can literally effect somebody's personality or career path as an adult (that doesn't mean naming him OJ will guarantee him being a pro athlete :lol).

Tis' true. Im Rucker, my son is Tristin, and we are both fucked up....and he is only 2 1/2.

:p:

CubanSucks

11-04-2010, 08:35 PM

Tis' true. Im Rucker, my son is Tristin, and we are both fucked up....and he is only 2 1/2.

:p:

:lmao You've got the name of a wannabe tough guy and you're son's got the name of a faggot

AFBlue

11-05-2010, 02:20 AM

My wife had this thing where she didn't want our boy to have a first name that could be shortened or given a nickname...like Charles could be Charlie, Chuck, Chuckie, Chazz. I just didn't want the kid to be laughed at when he went out into the professional world.

To the OP, what are your considerations?