Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Find me an Alternative

Its been a while, I know.  I just wasn't really inspired to get on here, but, in my defense, it has been a busy 2 weeks.  Anyway, my topic today is name alternatives.  The list below comes from babynamewizard.com.  The site's author wrote a blog about this a few months back.  I like these kinds of discussions because I have found a ton of names that I really love now by looking for alternatives to popular names.  This list doesn't even consist of wildly popular names, but it consists of names that are very close to being so.  The alternatives are options for you to stay ahead of the curve.  Although, seeing Arabella on there, I think it IS one of the names that should begin to have alternatives.  I'm surprised at how popular it has become in just the past couple of years.  With that said, here's some options for names that are so very close to popping into the top 100 (or perhaps already have).

GIRLS

Amelia: Helena, Celia, Beatrice, Adela, Aurelia
Arianna: Arabella, Alessandra, Iliana, Ariella, Allegra
Lila: Luna, Isla, Lana, Mira, Calla
Marley: Presley, Laney, Ellery, Everly, Marlowe
Peyton: Teagan, Leighton, Madigan, Paxton, Larsen
Piper: Ivy, Sawyer, Juniper, Wren, Briar

BOYS
Carter: Porter, Archer, Ramsey, Calder, Seaver
Levi: Tobias, Cyrus, Jericho, Boaz, Wiley
Liam: Finn, Callum, Cian, Ewan, Teague
Maddox: Paxton, Hendrix, Lennox, Saxon, Hawkins
Oliver: Edgar, Julius, Everett, Alistair, Benedict
Wyatt: Sawyer, Walker, Abbott, Winslow, Crockett

Of course, I threw my own favorites in there (they are the bolded names).  The only one that really doesn't sound like such a good option to me is Crockett.  I immediately thought of a "crock of"......well, something that isn't very nice to say.  That's always something you have to consider when choosing a name, but while I may think of that, most people may find me crazy because I do. 

By the way, if any of you name your kid Finn, I will be eternally jealous of you and will think you're the coolest in the world. 

2 comments:

  1. Some of the names that made my final list but got vetoed by my husband are one here: Aurelia, Allesandra, Everley and Teagan. I love how creative and different the name options are! I won't even talk about boys names because I don't have a little boy to name...yet.

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  2. LoL Hawkins Fowler...can you imagine?

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