[wowyouarecool]

What are your favorite names? For future children, pets, characters, etc.

[Beagle On Stage]

My daughters will be Mary and Martha. Adorable.

[jackissensational]

Veronica, Padraig, Pennelope.

I have a very long list. That's just a sample.

[MusicalGal1194]

Penelope, Pelagia, Elijah, Mabel (although I would never name a child that. That's just my opinion), Alyssa, Ellen...I have so many more!

[Theaterfan101]

girls (A-Z)
Amanda, Annabelle, Alexis
Bethany, Britney
Catherine, Caitlyn
Dana, Deniece
Elise, Elphie
Gretel, Georgia
Heather, Hope
Isabella, Iona
Jana. Janice
Kendal, Kendra
Lori, Lorelei
Megan, Melissa
Nina, Nancy
Olive, Olivia
Pricilla, Prudence
Quinn,
Rachel, Rita
Stella, Sterling
Teresa, Taylor
Ursula,
Vanessa, Veronica
Wilma, Wendy
Xo,
Yolanda,
Zoe, Zellda

Boys (A-Z)
Austin, Augaust
Bert, Bob
Cameron, Christopher
Donald, Daniel
Eugene, Ernest
Famine, Filmore
Graham, Gilbert
Hilbert, Herman
Igor,
Jacob, Jonathan
Kyle,
Leon, Logan
Malcolm, Michtel
Niko, Nicholas
Oscar,
Pere, Peter
Quinton
Russell, Raymond
Stephen, Stewart
Theodore, Timothy
U-
Victor,
Wilson, Williom
Xavier
Yan
Zane, Zoe

[broadwaybirdie]

For my Boys:
Jakob Oliver
David James
Michael Stewart
Carl Frederick

and for my Girls:
Emilla Glee
Camille Ama
Celia Joy
Jeanne Therese
Lora Wren


NOTE: I am not having nine children...

[BroadwayObssessed]

[Theaterfan101]

[musikal_geek]

For Boys
Owen is by far my favorite.
Matthew is a good one.
Thomas (but no one would be allowed to call him Tom)

For Girls
Jamie
Jordan

...idk, there's lots. Gimme a couple days here.

[bare24601!]

My first son will be River. Ever since I read The Iliad, I have loved the name Briseis for girls. For boys, I also love the names Julien, Nikolas, Jade, and for girls, Charlie (Charlotte), Emery, and Chauncey.

[Quique]

Girl: Michelle

Boy: Christian

[darthlorexa]

Girls:

Jadzia
Marina
Josephine
Althea

Boys:

Jean-Luc
Frederic
Alexander
Erik

[AllThatJazzHands]

I've always loved Aaron and Rachel. I'm not sure about middle names though. I like Aaron Blake and Rachel Renee but that might change if I ever have kids.

[NoOneMournsTheWicked]

My first daughter is going to be named Catie Scarlett. End of discussion. I don't care what deals I have to make with my husband to get that, that is the way it's going to be.

I also like the names Sophia and others which I can't think of right now (just got out of work...too tired to think).

I like the names James, Aaron and Robbie for a boy.

[mizzie]

[PappyCat]

For girls, I love the name Carla. I also enjoy Lucy.

For boys, I like Henry.

[Matthew]

Some of these names...

[sweetsoprano]

For Girls:
Julia
Grace
Isla (eye-luh)
Kaelynn (Kay-lyn)
Annaleigh
Sophia
Olivia
Clara
Isabella
Madelyn
Leah (Lee-uh)
Cara

For Boys:
James
Caleb
Connor
Matthew
Aiden
Joel
Logan
Nicholas

[PappyCat]

[sweetsoprano]

^^ It's such a pretty name! I LOVE IT!

I'm Megan (I go by Meg) and it's super common.

[PappyCat]

Megan might be slightly common, but Meg is not!

I love love LOVE the name Meg! I'd consider naming a daughter Margaret so that she can go by Meg. I love the name Margaret, because there are SO many different things you can go by! Meg, Mara, Peg, Maggie, Peggy (and some less desirable ones like Marge.)

[AllThatJazzHands]

I know very few Brandi's. With an "i" on top of that. I was named after the song "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" and my mom made sure that the spelling was changed.

[Beagle On Stage]

I look forward to having the only children whose names their teachers will be able to spell.

[PappyCat]

Hey man, if yiu can't spell Carla, Lucy and Henry something is wrong.

[Micaela?]

hmm.

Alexi, Phoebe, Anna, Katie, Eva

Ephriam, Elijah, Max, Alec, Evan

[wicked_diva]

My favorite girls names are:
Mackenzie
Madison
Chrysanthemum (I know, I know, it would have to be a middle name)
Brigitte

Boys:
Rupert
Radcliffe
I can't think of the others right now...

[Annie]

Call me a purist, but some of these.....wow.
I can't stand it when people name their kids really weird things just for the sake of it, or spell ordinary names weirdly just to be different. I dunno - it just grinds my gears. This is a kid's name! Not a way for you to express your mind-boggling creativity! haha.

No weather names for me (Rain, Ocean [I actually know one], River, Storm [one of my pregnant friends is considering it....wtf?]...etc.)
EXCEPT for Summer. It's one of my best friends' names and I think it's gorgeous.


My favorites are the classics, really: Ellen, Sophie, Johanna, Caroline...



I am, if I do say so myself, the master of the pet name! Haha.
I have two long-haired dachshunds named Spud (teehee!) and Duncan, cats named Alex and Mabel, and a bunny named Piper.

[Matthew]

Guys:
Noah
Shaya

Girls:
Megan
Ruthie

[curlyhairedsoprano91]

First names:
For girls -

Lilith (nn Lily), Evelyn, Charlotte, Liana, Ella, Lucille, Grace, Ava, Sophia, Jacqueline (nn Jackie), Laura


For boys-

David, Anthony, Ian, Kelsey, Robert (nn Robbie), Michael


Middle names:
For girls-

Cosette, Elizabeth, Elena, Bernadette, Summer, Autumn, Clara (possibly a first name)


For boys-
Atticus, Ashley, Kennedy (possibly a first name)

[jetblack_diva]

[lonewriter]

My son will be named Kaden Dale. I found the name Kaden on a website when I was looking for names for my charecters for my novel and I loved it and Dale was my fathers and brothers middle name. They are both deceased now and I want to honor them. I have no idea what I would name a girl. The tradition in my family is the men name the boys and the women name the girls.

[lonewriter]

[Catherine]

I loove Carla, and Catie. I also like Rebecca (a little common, but shortened to Bec)
I also like James for a boy...

Ooh! And I like Heather! And Andrew! And Leah. And Helen. OK, I'm done now.

[bare24601!]

I agree about weather-related names like Ocean and Rain maybe not being the best choices. It would affect the way the child is treated; kids would probably have all sorts of witty puns lined up. However, River is a very special name to me. I know it's unique and different, and when I tell people I want to name my future son River they laugh and say something like, "I'll come visit you and River in your little hippie commune" When I told my best friend who is from Korea and speaks English as a second language she was like "River?!? Like water?" and laughed for about five minutes, haha. I just think a name should be special and have meaning. I have a sort of unique name, as I've never met another person who shares my name. I might change my mind in the future but the name River has stayed with me for years.

[lonewriter]

[jazzygirlsings]

I want to name a cat Kamala...It means "Lotus Flower"...

Not only is it EXTREMELY significant in my life, but it also sounds pretty.

[mezzo_soprano]

I love the name Eva. I really don't know why.

[MaryMag]

I have a thing for flowers. So my poor daughters are all gonna be named stuff like Lily, Rose, and Violet. And everyone's gonna be like, 'your mom is so lame! She has a THEME for her daughters!'

And then I'll burst in and be like, 'I can't help it the fact that the three prettiest names in the world to me are all flowers. I can't help it! And I can't help that these names all run in my family. Cuz we're big fat catholics #1, and #2 we all love to garden!'

And that's how I'll ultimately defend myself.

And my sons are all gonna have old Hebrew names from the old Testament that no one will be able to pronounce. Poor things. I got no defense for them yet.

[Gwen]

I think River would be a pretty name.
Hmm...can't think of any right now.
I'll have to make a list!

[lostquiche]

I've always loved the name Indigo, for a by or a girl (more likely a boy). And the nickname Indy is super cute also. Otherwise, I like Rosalie, Sawyer (maybe?), and Dove.

[ConverseSneaker]

I think Amethyst would be a gorgeous name for a girl.

Also before the movie came out, I though that Juno would be a cool middle name with the right first.

Oh, MaryMag, I was actually making a list of flower names in Science class the other day. I really liked Iris for some odd reason.

[~GertrudeMcFuzz~]

I have a really long list of names because I use them for character names when I write, but here's a few favorites:

Addison
Laura (or Lauryn)
Ava
Ellie
Kelsey
Morgan

Those are really random. But whatever.

[bare24601!]

Flower names can be pretty... like Rose and Violet. My favorite flower is the Pansy, so I doubt that would make a good name for my child, haha. I knew someone named Blossom. We called her Bee though. As for themed names, I met a family with every child starting with a "K" except ONE kid, who was Jim. So the kids were Kia, Kara, Kevin, Kyle and Jim.

[sunrae]

boys names:
Caleb Edward
Ivan James

girls names:
Hannah Elizabeth
Jocelyn Mae
Mallory Rae

[Roger's Chica]

Mary Mag, you are my favourite!

I really like the names Sofia and Clara and Alyson. And Jack/Jake.

However, this might all change when I start teaching and connecting names to certain students.

When I used to date a guy with the last name "Labelle" I used to threaten him that I would name our daughter "Lulu Labelle" and then she would be a stripper. And I would laugh.

[broadwaybirdie]

[Elphaba22]

Galinda/Glinda, Elphaba (Elphie for short ), Elle Woods, Wendla....

kidding

Nina, Francesca (Chessy for short), Piera, Anneliese, Julia, Lily

[wicked_diva]

See, I get that some names are inappropriate to name children, but Chrysanthemum really is one of my most favorite names ever. I first heard it in that kid's book about the mouse who got made fun of because of her name, but then she came to appreciate it, and I've loved it ever since. So many flower names are pretty common, and this is one that is almost never used, yet it's really pretty. You can also make a ton of nicknames out of it. It's such a delicate name, yet there is a certain strength behind it, too. And I really think it would make a great name, once they would learn to spell it.

[Elphaba22]

Chrysanthemum, thats so cool. I love it.

[Theaterfan101]

I believe names should have a meaning behind them. Named after somebody important in the parents life, a favorite author, or something. It will carry the child through their lives, so it has to be meaningful. The name is the first gift a parent bestows on their child (besides life) and is the most important.

Also I think my aunt and uncle have the way to go. They pick the first name together, has the fathers last name, and the middle name is connected to the mother. Their son's middle name is her step-father's last name (he played a big role in raising and supporting her) and their daughter has her mother's first name.
My other aunt and uncle gave their son the mom's last name but named him after tradition of the father's side.

[theatre_grl]

I'll probably have to marry someone French because I don't have quite enough French blood to pull some of these off as it is:
Marguerite Marie (Margeaux for short)
Johanna
Elizabeth
Charlotte (Lotte for short)
Caeli
Alanna
Lynette
Jillian (but Jill wouldn't be a nickname--it'd be something cuter like Jilly Bean, lol)

Henri
Edouard
Antoine
Armand
Francois
Etienne
Aloysius (Wish for short)

and many more...

When I actually have kids, I probably will not really torture them this much

[Beagle On Stage]

I'm probably in the minority because I do not believe in naming children after people. There are many ways to honor someone who is special to you, but I think another human being's very identity is an inappropriate vehicle for that. Not to mention "junior" situations...how selfish do you have to be to name your child after yourself?

[The Duchess of Mint]

Dear Musicals.Net Posters,

I will name my daughter Tobi Ann (spelling not necessarily final)

I might name a son Patrick...?

Thanks in advance for your replies.

[Xxmcfly85xX]

For girls I like the names:

Josephine
Ella
Amelie
Nieves

For boys:

Luca
Micah
Brayden
James
Christian

[lonewriter]

[jetblack_diva]

[ConverseSneaker]

[lonewriter]

[Catherine]

I also like the name Erin. Thats definately something I'd consider naming my daughter if I had one.

[jazzygirlsings]

[Salome]

Jeremy
Colin
Kimberly
Victoria
Roderick

[Beagle On Stage]

[disneybeauty]

I don't think by giving your child a relative's name as a middle name that the child's essence is dedicated to the relative's memory (I hope I am understanding what you were meaning, Beagle) . In my case, it's to give my children history. So they know where they come from, in a way. My daughters each have a middle name from their grandmothers, and my son has two middle names for his grandfathers (he's the ONLY boy on my side of the family). My husband and I decided to use family names for middle names so our children would remember their family history. It wasn't to honor another relative so to speak. Plus the names are pretty.

[Colle]

Sarah, Kim, Michelle, Alica, Lea, are among my favorites for girls

Micheal, Mark, Brandon, Chad, Brian, Ryan, Bradley, for boys.

[Angel-of-Music*]

I'd give kids really unusual or foreign names that are pretty long and can be shortened to things. Just to make up for the fact I was named Hannah which is probably the most common name there is where i live, and cant have any good nicknames from it.

I like the names Indianna (Indie for short), Amelie and Annabella for girls

and Patrick,robert (has go by bobby though), Cole and Riccardo for boys

[wicked_diva]

The way my parents did it, my brother and I got middle names and Hebrew names that were in honor of favorite deceased relatives, though not the actual name. For example, my brother's middle name is Scott and mine is Allison for my mom's great aunt Sally. And my Hebrew name is/was Rivka Sarah, with the Sarah again for Sally. My brother's Hebrew name I can't remember, but it was for a different aunt of my mom's.

[metaphor17]

I love names. I am always naming things...

Boy names:
Charles (Charlie)
James
Thomas
William (Liam)
Theodore (Teddy)

Girl names:
Lucille (Lucie)
Rosalie (Rosie)
Alice
Violet
Charlotte (Lottie)

Other names that I wouldn't use as FIRST names:
George - after my wonderful grandfather
Hope, Joy, Amity - underused virtue names that I love
Melody, Cadence - musical names that I love

[NoOneMournsTheWicked]

[Cake_in_Song]

I like Aurelia for a girl. Not sure about for a boy.

[Kiwi]

I love the name Remy, for a girl or a boy, although if I were to name a boy that I'd basically be ensuring that he will be gay...

[ConverseSneaker]

Omg, I found a really pretty, orginal name.


Elora. Isn't it pretty, oh so pretty?

[music is my life!!!]

Indiana-Marie

^ my school librarian's daughter's name!