My Top 10 "Trendy" Names!

Hey everyone!

Two posts ago, I shared my actual top 10 list with you. What most people don't know is that I have a secret love for trendy names, unisex names, and unique spellings (I know, I know). Looking at my top names (Lia, Juliet, Annabel, Nicholas, Daniel & Andrew), you probably would never have guessed!

Today, I am going to share with you my top 10 "trendy" names. These are names I would absolutely consider for my kids, but are not in my real top 10. It is kind of like a hidden list, if you will. 

I have listed the name, along with my favorite middle for it, nickname(s), meaning, and origin. 

Enjoy! 

Name: Alexis Hannah "Ali / Lexi / Lex"

Origin: Greek

Meaning: "defender"

Name: Jordyn Isabel "Jodi" 

Origin: Hebrew

Meaning: "flowing down"

Name: Gracen Aria "Gray / Gracie"

Origin: N/A

Meaning: elaboration of Grace

Name: Kaylie Marin "Kay / Kale"

Origin: Arabic

Meaning: "crown"

Name: Taryn Abigail 

Origin: Irish

Meaning: "rocky hill"

Name: Brady Hudson "Bray"

Origin: Irish 

Meaning: "large-chested"

Name: Fallon Rhys 

Origin: Irish

Meaning: "leader"

Name: Macsen Leo "Max"

Origin: Welsh

Meaning: "greatest"

Name: Jace Benjamin "Jay / Ace"

Origin: Hebrew

Meaning: "The Lord is salvation"

Name: Gage Landon

Origin: French

Meaning: "oath, pledge"

Thank you for reading!!

~Ali

Frozen Names!

I know that the world is now obsessed with the movie Frozen, so I thought I would continue the movie theme I’ve kinda got going this week and talk about the main names in the movie!!

Elsa- I just simply adore this name. It’s so cute and spunky J I met the most adorable Elsa in the store like 2 years ago, and she just made me LOVE it! I also love the character in Frozen, let’s be honest, ‘Let it Go’ is one of my jams.

Anna (AH-nuh)- I adore this pronunciation and this name! I think it’s just simply adorable. Also, it’s a palindrome, which I think is very fun. Also, ‘Do You Wanna Build a Snowman?” that’s one of my other jams.

Kristoff- This is one that I’m a little iffy on. I’m not really ever a fan of K names or names with a prominent F sound :P Also, I would like Christophe more.

Olaf- This name is just kind of silly to me. I don’t think it really could work on a baby in the English speaking world right now.

Hans- Though he may be evil, his name is pretty awesome.  

NOTW: Xavier

Gender: Boy

Meaning: new house

Origin: English

Rank: 80

Other names that go with the name:  Levi, Jude, Ella and Grace

My opinion: i adore Xavier. despite it being rather common, the x initial always seems spunky and fresh to me. a great option for a trendy namer

Your Opinion: leave it in the comments :)

Divergent BNG

I'm not sure if any of you are Divergent fans out there, but I sure am!! So lets to a little rename game with the cast members :) The rules will be posted beneath each picture.

Rename #1 Shailene Woodley: Give her a first name that is unique but seems to fit in with popular names of today. Her middle name should be a revival/vintage name.

Rename #2 Theo James: Have his first name be a nickname name. His middle name should be a funky 3 syllable name.

Rename #3 Zoe Kravitz: Give her a first name with a good meaning and her middle name be somewhat dated.

Rename #4 Ansel Elgort: Give him a first name that isn't in the top 1000 baby names. His middle name should have an animal related meaning.

Rename #5 Jai Courtney: Give him a one syllable first name and a celebrity baby name as his middle.


Hope y'all have fun :D

Let's Talk Names

Can I just say that I haven't been into my favorite baby names in awhile and just can't seem to find a set that I completely love.  It frustrates me!!

Ava and Sophia have been on my list for years, I just love the names!  Middle names are something that are pretty set as I want to honor my family!  Middle names that I really want to use are Elizabeth (After me and my aunt and my great great grandma), Michael (Grandpa's middle name) and Reed (Dad's middle name and family name).

For me girl names are really use to find a bunch that I love.  I have always loved Ava, Sophia, Abigail (not as much anymore), Isabella, Olivia, Ella, ect.  (See...easy to find girl names I love!)

But boys...not so easy!  I like Jackson, but don't know if I can see myself using it.  Recently been liking Cohen and Brooks.  My girl names are typically popoular names, but not so much for my boys!  So it's hard to find boy names that go well with the popular girl names that I like.  Other boy names that I like are Brayden, Gavin (Can't use though because I have a cousin named Gavin!),  and I use to like Cooper and kinda liking it again!

I would love suggestions on other names that would go with the following combos I have liked or just put together!

Girls:

• Ava Elizabeth (Always have loved this combo!)
• Sophia Christine (Middle name after aunt)
• Olivia Grace
• Charlotte Lynn

Boys:

• Cooper Reed
• Jackson Michael
• Mason Thomas
• Caden William

I would love any feedback and suggestions!!  I'm not set on any of these names except Ava Elizabeth!!

Thanks :)  Happy Monday!

Recently on a facebook baby name group, we were talking about a Russian woman who had 69 kids all in multiples.

The challenge was thrown down to name your own 16 sets of twins, 7 of triplets and 4 of quads. I used a dice to decide gender and this is what I ended up with.

16 Sets of twins

Audrey Claire and Maxine Alyssa “Max”

Hunter Douglas and Leah Paige

Tessa Jacqueline and Posy Annabeth

Oriana Summer and Story Virginia

Kellan Isaac and Jacob Sullivan

Ashton Levi and Georgia Vivienne

Josette Miranda “Joey” and Felicity April

Nolan Tanner and Tabitha Faith “Abey”

Weston Alty “West” and Oakley

Finley Travis and Lena November

Evan Porter and Nola Presley

Hattie Arcadia and Margot Bella

Emeline Nora and Daisy Rebecca

Noah Bishop and Henry Mason

Quentin Garrett “Q” and Tuesday Anna

Leo Braden and Chase Nathaniel

7 sets of triplets

Tobias Hudson, Verity Ruth and Pippa Olive

Griffin Archer, Tiernan Ranger and Freya Alison

Brody Gabriel, Owen Ranger and Zoë Arden

Samuel Austin, Uriah Cole and Yardena Lyric

Riley Cooper, Walker Easton and Caroline Shay “Cory”

Morgan Wyatt, Robin Isabel and Piper Emily

Sadie Gemma, Ruby Elizabeth and Eden Victoria

4 sets of quads

Zachary Bowen, Loretta Ivy , Winter Juliet and Katie Abigail

Paxton Luke “Pax”, Valerie Persis, Willow Margaret and Imogen Cora “Immie”

Lincoln Campbell, Dustin Elias, Brenna Camille and Marina Lucy “Mary”

Roman Conor, Xavier Liam, Calico Hazel “Callie” and India Noëlle “Indie”

so if you havent done this challenge, I'm gonna throw it down for you! and if you have, link to your list? and what are you favs of mine?

My Favorite Names that are 4+ Syllables!

Hi everyone! It's Gabby! Just like the title says here are my favorite names that are 4+ syllables!

Girls:
Abriana
Acacia
Acadia
Alessandra
Alexandria
Alexandrina
Alexia
Allegria
Amaryllis
Amelia/Emilia
Anastasia
Andromeda
Aphrodite
Arabella
Aradia
Ariadne
Arianwen
Ariella
Astoria
Audrianna
Aurelia
Aviana
Azalea
Belladonna
Cassiopeia
Catalina
Demetria
Dorothea
Ekaterina
Elisabeth/Elizabeth
Elisabetta
Elladora
Emiliana
Esmaralda/Esmarelda/Esmeralda/Esmerelda
Esperanza
Evangeline
Felicity
Fiorenza
Galadriel
Galatéa
Galilaia
Georgiana/Georgianna
Giuliana/Julianna
Hermione
Honoria
Italia
January
Katarina/Katerina/Katharina
Katarzyna
Katiana
Liliana/Lilianna/Lilliana/Lillianna
Liviana
Magnolia
Natalia
Natashaly
Natashia
Nymphadora
Obedience
Persephone
Rosalia
Satyana
Serafina/Seraphina
Serenity
Tatiana/Tatianna
Tiger Lily
Valentina
Valeria
Veronica
Victoria/Viktoria/Viktoriya
Victoriana
Violetta
Wisteria
Xaviera
Xiomara
Zinnia

Boys:
Abraxas
Aleksander/Alexander/Alexandre
Amadeus
Antonio
Aurelian
Demetrius
Dionysus
Hyperion
Immanuel
Independence
Leonardo
Matthias
Maximilian
Montgomery
Neomonni
Octavian
Olivier
Taliesin
Tiberius
Vittorio
Xenophilius
Zachariah
Zacharias

What are your favorites?

Multiples Name Game!-- no repeats!

Hello everyone! 

Today's post is one that I have been super excited for! It is the multiples name game that was started on Meagan's channel (you can watch her video here: http://youtu.be/GtE03rU9VZM). 

The rules are simple:

-Name all possible gender combinations of twins (2 babies), triplets (3), quads (4) and quints (5). 

-Once you have used a name once, you may NOT use it again

-Variations of names are allowed (ex. Julia, Julianne, Juliet, Juliana, Julie, etc)

Please play along in the comments below!! 

My answers: 

Twins: 

BB: Samuel Dane & Macsen Leo

"Sam & Max"

BG: Grady Bowen & Kora Faith

"Gray & Kora"

GG: Charlotte Nora & Hannah Ruby

"Charlie & Annie"

Triplets: 

BBB: Charlie Vincent, Gavin Theo & Luke Benjamin 

"Charlie, Gavin & Luke"

BBG: Cruz Madden, Hayden Jasper & Ella Mackenzie 

"Cru, Haydee & Ella" 

BGG: Carson Matteo, Ayla Madison & Bria Lindyn

"Carson, Ayla & Bri"

GGG: Lia Rose, Juliet Ainsley & Annabel Kate 

"Lee, Jill & Nell" 

Quadruplets: 

BBBB: Nicholas Anthony, Daniel Scott, Andrew Colin & Aidan Joseph 

"Cole, Danny, Andrew & Aidan"

BBBG: Dominic Beau, Greyson Noah, Kieran Joel & Adeline Clara

"Dom, Grey, Kian & Addie"

BBGG: Brayden Josiah, Jace Fletcher, Aubrey Lauren & Alexis Lena

"Brady, Jay, Bree & Lex" 

BGGG: Logan Rory, Sarah Jane, Isabella Rosalie & Abigail Sophie 

"Logan, Sarah, Belle & Abby"

GGGG: Alison Lindsey, Madeleine Tessa, Hadley Isabel & Scarlett Elena 

"Ali, Tess, Haddie & Scar"

Quintuplets: 

BBBBB: Parker Wesley, Jordan Seth, Camden Levi, Riley Jackson & Brady Hudson 

"Parker, Joey, Cam, Ry & Bray"

BBBBG: Emerson Thatcher, Rowan Taylor, Caleb Mason, Jonah Silas & Isla Reagan 

"Em, Ro, Cale, Joey & Isla"

BBBGG: Justin Brantley, Ronan Gage, Lochlan Koa, Aida Marin & Elsie Athena

"Jay, Ro, Loch, Aidy & Elle"

BBGGG: Holden Cooper, Tanner Cohen, Aria Emily, Elizabeth Nahla & Liliana Audrey 

"Holden, Tan, Ari, Elle & Lee"

BGGGG: Landon Gabriel, Addison Lila, Savannah Lucy, Arianna Teegan & Fallyn Rhea 

"Andy, Addy, Ava, Ari & Ally"

GGGGG: Layla Reese, Caroline Victoria, Marina Lily, Zara Siobhan & Belle Josephine 

"Lay, Cara, Rina, Zee & Belle"

ABC Celebrity Baby Names!

Happy Monday!

Today's post will include my favorite celebrity baby names from A-Z. My least favorite names will be in the next post!

Enjoy!

Girls:

Letter not used: D, Q, U, X & Y

Arabella Rose

Brighton Rose

Charlotte Easton 

Ella Sofia 

Francesca Nora 

Gia Francesca 

Helena Grace 

Isabel Ruby 

Jordan Kay 

Kai Madison 

Lauryn Anabelle

Madeline Leigh 

Nahla Ariela

Olivia Jane

Paisley Faye

Ruby Lane

Sebella Rose

Theodora Rose 

Valentina Paloma 

Willow Sage 

Zahara Marley 

Boys:

Letters not used- I, O, Q, U, X, Y & Z

Andrew Nicolas 

Brooks Alan 

Charlie Rhodes 

Dashiell Max Robert

Emerson Truett

Fletcher

Gavin Lee

Hudson Nicholas 

Jackson Kayse

Koa Thomas

Logan Vincent

Mason Dash

Noah James 

Pax Thien

Rylan Jaxson

Samuel Kai

Thatcher Bray

Valentino

Weston Lee  

The Great and Powerful Mary

Happy Thursday Everyone! I’m so sorry that I missed two Thursdays ago. Life got in the way, and I completely forgot and I feel awful about it. This week I’m going to talk about variations on the ultimate super name: Mary.

I’ll start off with two of the most obvious variations. Marie and Molly. Marie is the lovely French version of Mary that is starting to fall from favor as a first name. Marie is a super name in her own right, but instead of as a first name, as a middle. I personally love Marie, I think it’s beautiful, and love how unexpected it is as a first name because of how often it’s been used a middle (though I love it for a middle too). Molly is an off shoot of Mary. Molly started off as a nickname for Mary but can now stand alone. I really like Molly, but as it’s my sister’s name, I cannot ever use it.

Two other diminutives are Mara and Miriam. I think these two are a little less obvious than Marie and Molly, but they still have a connection. Mara is a beautiful name that has never been very common in the United States. I only know one, and she’s a lovely person, so that association makes me like this name a lot. Miriam is a name that I find absolutely adorable. I love the nicknames Mimi and Miri J. Miriam as never been very popular here, but I still think it sounds so classic and lovely.

The last two names that I’m going to talk about I think are the least obvious variants; Moira and Malia. Moira isn’t exactly my style, but I think it’s an awesome way to maybe honour a Mary in an unconventional way. Just like Mara and Miriam, this name has never been common in the US, although unlike the other two, it’s more unheard of as well. Moira also reminds me of Peter Pan as it’s one of Wendy’s middle names. Malia then has been thrust into the lime light because of President Obama’s daughter. There are many spelling variations of Malia but I think this most simple one is the best.

So what are your favorite variations of Mary? Or do you like just Mary best?

Name of the Week!

This week's Name of the Week is...

Gender: Girl

Origin: French

Meaning: 'Lily flower; French form of Lillian'

Rank: Not in the top 1000.  25 babies were born with this name.

Other names that go well with Liliane: Elle, Ava, Angeline, Antoine, Quincy, Alexandre

Famous people with this name: Actress Liliane Montevecchi

My opinion: It's my number 4 name for girls.  This is the name of my paternal grandma and I think it's absolutely beautiful.  It may be a "Lily" name but it's a perfectly normal, but different spelling, name.

Your opinion: Leave it in the comments!

Baby Name Game

Sorry this is a little late!  Hope you enjoy this week's BNG! :)

You 1.____(Insert name) with middle name being Ann and your husband 2._____(insert his name) with middle name with Matthew have been married for 3 years.  You decide to start trying to have a family.  You are shocked when you get pregnant right away!

Several months and lot's of preparation later you give birth to a beautiful baby girl.  You are thrilled.

3. You name her _______ Ann (Ann is her middle name after you and your mother and grandmother).

The first two years of her life go by sooo fast!  By then you are getting baby fever and are ready for yet another little one!  This time it takes you 5 months before you get pregnant.

After preparation and trying to get your baby girl now big sister ready to be a sister, you give birth to a 9 pound baby boy!

4. You name him _____ Matthew (after his father).

Your family is so happy with your family of four.  About a year later you get baby fever.  So you get a golden retriever! 5.  What do you name him/her?

2 year later you get pregnant again!  Baby number 3!

Your pregnancy flies by!  Before you know it you give birth to another baby girl!

6. What do you name her?

You decide you are done having kids.  About 5 years later, you start to not feel good.  You don't know why and weeks later you go to the doctor.  To your shock you're pregnant!!!

Months later you give birth to a baby boy!

He truley is a suprise and miracle baby.  You pick his middle and first name to have meaning of that.  7. You name him?

Choosing Name Series: Jenn

Hey there!! Im Jennifer from the Vanzant Family Blog! So excited to be apart of the name series! Hope you come over to my blog and check it too! I am a stay at home mom of three under two! Yup, you heard that correctly! Two year old twins and a sweet miracle who is about to turn one! I blog about my everyday life with raising kids, recipes, DIY projects and more! You can view my blog here

1. What are your children's names? Jocelynn Caye Vanzant, Jeffrey Paul Vanzant and Madelynn Rae Vanzant

2. Are any of the names honoring anyone? Jeffrey's name is for sure. We had a very hard time ttc before going thru IVF to get our twins. As you all know IVF is outrageously expensive. Well, my dad and my husbands dad helped us out a bit in this situation. What better way to say thank you than name our son after them both? The name Jeffrey comes from my dad. His name is Jeffrey and we call him Jeff. I actually call him dad;) The name Paul comes from Matts dad. It is his middle name and the initials "JP" actually run in Matts family. We call Jeffrey Paul "JP". Thats all he knows actually. He has no clue his name is Jeffrey Paul hah! Jocelynns middle name is "Caye" which is my middle name too.

3. What other names did you consider naming them? Oh goodness. We had so many names. It got so hard for me that I ended up letting Matt choose their official names. I liked every name we had on our lists. We didn't find out what we were having when we were pregnant with Maddie. We called her "nugget" while we were pregnant. We did decided fairly quickly on a name choice for either a boy or a girl. I loved our boy name! It was "Jace Matthew". I love both of those names and they just fit so well together. When nugget decided to come and we found out she was a she.. her name fit immediately. It is so funny how after you choose a name, that baby just fits that name so well.

4. Why did you pick the names you chose? There was just something about those names. I just loved them. And they fit each of our babies so well.

5. Did you and your spouse have trouble agreeing on a name? Not really. We were just so indecisive about the middle names. I gave up after a couple of months and told the husband to choose. I was so tired of all the names games. He chose the middle names and I love them all!

6. Did you come up with a name before the child arrived?  Yes we did. We knew what the twins names would be before they were born. The same thing with Maddie too. We just didn't know which name we would use for her.. a boy or a girls name. But honestly i knew i was pregnant with a little girl and was in love with the name Madelynn and calling her "maddie" already.

7. Explain the process about naming the child. Well, if you're like me you kind of had a hint ever since you were just a baby yourself what you wanted to name your kids. I had the perfect name chosen growing up but I made a mistake and shared it with a friend. She had a baby before I did and guess what? Yup, she named her child that. So when me and Matt found out we were pregnant the first time we dove into the name books, apps and more. I skimmed across the name Jocelynn one day and just couldn't stop thinking about it. The same thing happened with Madelynns name too. I just loved them so much! It fits their characters so well too! It is so crazy. So dive into those books or apps or even favorite TV shows! You will know when you come across a name you love! I know I did with all of mine!

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Thank you so much Jenn for guest posting today!  Hope you all enjoyed her post :)

My Guilty Pleasure Names

Sorry about being so late on the post! i've been super sick the past few days and totally forgot about it! here's my master list of guilty pleasure names!

Acacia

Addison

Amaleen

Araminta

Arcadia

Atalanta

Calico

Damascus

Graceland

Indie

Lark

Lux

Lyric

Malia

Marlie

Mercedes

Minnow

November

Pilar

Shay

Story

Tuesday

Valencia

Vega

Victoriana

Zinnia

Adonis

Artemis

Aspen

Cash

Cato

Colt

Dallas

Denver

Dionysus

Draco

Erastus

Floyd

Gatsby

Jagger

Kobe

Maverick

Monroe

Romeo

Sage

Sapphire

Sedge

Stark

Tripp

Vander

Versailles

Name of the Week: Macsen!!

Name: Macsen

Origin: Welsh

Meaning: 'greatest'

Rank: not in the top 1000

Other names that go well with it: Wesley, Tanner, Hartley, Oliver, Belle, Farrah, Nora

My opinion: I love this name! I also think this is a cool and unique way to get the common nickname Max!

Your opinion: leave it in the comments!!

BNG ♥

Oh hey y'all!

Are you guys ready for a BABY.NAME.GAME?

Here you go:

 

Use this dice

 

1. Your first name is:

-Claire

-Susannah

-Everly

-Paloma

-Brielle

-Freya

 

2. Your middle name is:

-Evangeline

-Faye

-Isobel

-Vivienne

-Eloise

-Gray

 

3. Your husbands name is:

-Jack William

-Tyler Jonathan "TJ"

-Preston Elias

-Henry Oliver

-Dane Everett

-Weston Rhys

 

4. Your last name is:

-Smithson

-Dundas

-Tatum

-Lawlor

-Bennett

-Fredrickson

 

5. Pregnancy #1:

-B/G Twins; First Names: here // Middle Names: here 

-A Boy; First Name: honors a family member // Middle Names: here

-G/G/G Triplets; First Names: Starts with A, J, K or T // Middle Names: Your Choice

-B/B/B Triplets; First Names: Must have a theme // Middle Names: here

-A Girl; First Name: From the SSA Top 100 // Middle Name: From 900-1000 in the SSA Top 1000.

-B/G Twins; First Names: Boy name must be an -aiden name & girl name must be unisex // Middle Names: "Filler" names.

 

6. Pet #1:

-A (G) Cat: Named in honor of your first childhood pet.

-A (B) Dog: You pick the breed. The name must be after a TV show character.

-2 (B) Rabbits: Named - Denver & Dakota.

-3 Gold Fish: Names picked from here.

-2 (G) Dogs: Names picked from here.

-A (B) Cat: Name him whatever you want.

 

7. Pregnancy #2:

-G/G/G/G Quads; Name them your top combos.

-B/B/B/B Quads; Name them your top combos.

-B/B/G/G Quads; First names are 1 syllable // Middle names are 3 syllables.

-G/G/G/G/G/G Sextuplets; First names must start with the same letter // Middle names must be nature themed.

B/B/B/B/B/B Sextuplets; First & Middles after 2014 Olympic Athletes.

-B/B/B/G/G/G Sextuplets; First names are colour names // Middle names are themed.

 

8. List your family!

 

:)

 

 

 



My updated top 10!!

Hey guys!

I am so excited to do this post!

Last time I did a top 10 post was about 6 months ago!! 

Below, I have listed my current top name, the name in that spot 6 months ago, the name in that spot 1 year ago, and why I love my current name. 

Enjoy!

Girls: 

#1: Lia Rose

6 months ago: Lia Rose

1 year ago: Lia Rose

Why I love this name: -Lia are the last three letters of my Nana's surname. Lia is also Italian, and I am 50% Italian. Rose is my great-grandmother's name, and my middle name. It is also used to honor my other great-grandmother, whose name is Daisy (both are flower names). I am set on using this name for my first daughter, and can't imagine using any other name. 

#2: Juliet Ainsley

6 months ago: Lily Jane 

1 year ago: Sarah Jane 

Why I love this name: I started loving Juliet when Stephanie (@anastasiaruby on YouTube) used it for her daughter. I like the -ette spelling as well, but I think -et looks simpler. Ainsley is used to honor my best friend Lindsey. If you rearrange the letters in her name (and change the 'd' to an 'a') you get Ainsley!

#3: Annabel Kate

6 months ago: Abigail Sarah

1 year ago: Hannah Rae

Why I love this name: Annabel honors my nana, Mary Ann, and my best friend, Lindsey Anne. I think Annabel sounds like a princess, and love the nickname options (Annie, Belle, Nell, Nellie, Elle, etc). Kate is my cousins name, and honors two other cousins who are named Caitlin. 

#4: Charlotte Jana (JAY-nuh)

6 months ago: Alison Lindsey 

1 year ago: Alison Lindsey 

Why I love this name: I just think Charlotte is absolutely adorable, and currently have a huge name-crush on Charlie. Jana is to honor my Grammie, whose middle name is Jane. 

#5: Zara (ZAH-ruh) Siobhan (shuh-VAWN)

6 months ago: Isla Siobhan

1 year ago: Rylee Annabelle 

Why I love this name: Zara is honoring my cousin, Sara. Also, 'Z' is SUCH a cool initial! Siobhan is the Irish variation of the name Jane, which is my Grammie's middle name. 

Boys: 

#1: Nicholas Anthony

6 months ago: Nicholas Anthony

1 year ago: Nicholas Anthony

Why I love this name: Nicholas is my great-grandfather's name. He passed away about 2 years ago. I love the idea of using his name for my first son.  Also, it is the masculine version of my cousin's middle name, Nicole. Anthony is my grandfather's name and my brother's middle name. 

#2: Daniel Scott

6 months ago: Daniel Scott

1 year ago: Daniel Scott 

Why I love this name: Daniel is my best guy-friend's name. He means the world to me and I love his name. Scott is my dad's name. 

#3: Andrew Colin 

6 months ago: Andrew Colin 

1 year ago: Aidan Joseph 

Why I love this name: Andrew comes from the middle name of my dad and grandfather, which is Alan. When my great-grandparents were naming my grandfather, they combined the Al- in Alexander and the An- in Andrew to make Alan. I think Andrew ages well and is adorable! Colin is (kind of) a combination of my cousins names, Connor and Benjamin. 

#4: Aidan Joseph

6 months ago: Aidan Joseph

1 year ago: Andrew Colin

Why I love this name: I love Aidan because of it's meaning: 'fiery spirit'. It makes my think of an outgoing boy with a big personality.  Joseph is my uncle / godfather's middle name. 

#5: Samuel Ronan

6 months ago: Samuel Leo

1 year ago: Colin Richard 

Why I love this name: I'm not really sure why I love Samuel. I just think Sam (or Sammy when he is younger) is so cute!!! Ronan is another name I love because of it's meaning: 'little seal'. 

Thank you for reading!

~Ali