Top Name Picks

Wow, you guys are bloody good at this naming thing. So, here are my top choices with comments with each name. Poll to follow below.

 

Jack – Love Jack, but two things worry me (a) It is very popular right now, and (b) what about ‘naughty Jack’*?

Jake – Like Jake, but sounds a little Bold and the Beautiful to me. Maybe not?

Simon – Marko’s first choice, not really mine.  Not terribly mad about the name although do love the Simon who lives up the road who is very handsome and clever (in case he is reading this blog)

Noah – Like Noah, but worried that (a) it is too trendy right now, and (b) everyone with think I am a happy clapper ;-)

Leo – Love Leo, but wonder if it is too different to Adam and Kate.

Max – Also love Max, but also v trendy right now. Plus we had a dog called Max when we were younger.

James – James is nice, but might be too posh for us?

Finn – Sweet, but is it boy’ish enough? Or is Finn someone who gets beaten up for being too soft?

Alex – Like Alex, but we already have Adam Albertyn, and now Alex Albertyn – too many As?

Wait, a late contender!!  Mack - I love Mack!  Sounds like Jack and Max together, my two fave names, but not trendy.  I think Mack might be my first prize!

 

Can't do Zack as that is my nephew's name, can't do Paul as that is my father's name, my brother's name and Adam's second name.  Josh/Joshua way too popular in SA.  Sam I like but too much of a girl's name here.  Daniel is my nephew's name. This is tougher than I thought. I suppose Marko gets a say, but not if we are quick enough on the draw. Let’s just sort this out between us and present him with a fait accompli.

 

*Not sure if you have someone (fictional) in your house who does all the naughty things? Well, we do. His name is Jack. Jack litters, Jack shouts at his mother. Jack breaks his toys, Jack is actually the one who drew on the walls in Kate’s room. How will the kids react when I say “hey kids, say hello to your little brother Jack’. The only saving grace is that apparently there is a good Jack and a naughty Jack, although we don’t speak much about the good Jack. Naughty Jack gets much more air time.

 

Comments

[Nicole]

Forgive me for siding with Marko... but of the very nice list you've pared down to, it is my favorite. Very strong and masculine.

[ruth]

mack is perfect, if you are absolutely certain that you don't like septimus . . . seriously, it is DIFFERENT . . . and that will be good when he hits school - he won't have 20 other boys in his class with the same name.
no to simon, and to finn . ..

mack is where its at baby.

[Tam]

Oh gosh! I can't believe my recommendation of "JINX" didn't make the list! :) I love Mack too. That's a cool name.

XXOO, Tam

[Janine]

James is a marvellous name. :)
WAIT: I thought of another one last night: Ross. Don't you love it?

[Jacqueline]

You didn't like Evan?

*sob*

[Jennifer Melnick]

some others...

Case
Zeke
Xavier
Nate
Marc
Jude

[Ashlee]

I love the names Noah and Simon, but they're both happy clapper-ish to me. We gave our son a bible name and it annoys me to no end when people want to engage me in clapper talk because of it.

Jack is my fav name ever ever, but my husband vetoed it for my son on the grounds of kids teasing him with "Jack Off".

Leo and Mack are delicious. Not trendy, different enough to be different, but not so much that you'll get beat up for it. (Like Finn, eke!)

*Smooches* Tertia! I'm so excited for you. I refreshed your page like 20 times yesterday for glimpses of new news. :)

[Liz]

I choosed Max. As for your favorite Mack, as soon as I saw it, my first thought was Mack Daddy. :P
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=mack+daddy

[L.]

This might be a U.S. thing but "Mack" makes me think of "Mack truck"--a common type of 18-wheeler semis. Sometimes people use the phrase "built like a Mack truck"; not exactly negative, but means they are hulking, I suppose. In contrast "naughty Jack" is a big question mark to me. Must be a SA thing?

I think Jack seems to fit in the best with your tastes. If you like fairly plain/traditional names anyway, they will all be kind of common, no?

My personal favorite is Finn. But I like more unusual names, which I think it is a little, and also it reminds me, distantly, of my son's name (which is also unusual). I think those names often make the parents a little concerned about whether it will get the child beat up. On the other hand, the trend around here is toward very unusual names. More often than not, if I meet a child, I will never have met another child with the same name. Just today I heard a new one--a little girl named "Valley."

[Michelle]

When I hear Mack I think of Mack Trucks [http://www.macktrucks.com.au/] but that could just be an Aussie thing!? I like Marc but that is probably too close to Marko to be a contender.

I also like Jake but people could think it's a shortened version of Jacob and I think that could be a happy clapper name, not sure.

James would prob be my favourite from the list above, but that is just cos I love it and its a family name for me.

Anyway whatever you choose I'm sure it will be perfect! :)

[21stCenturyMom]

I love Finn but it rhymes with Albertyn so it goes all sing songy on me (Finn, Finn Albertyn, kick his arse and punch his chin) Oh no - now I hate myself.

I voted Leo which I think works great with Kate and Adam and with Albertyn.

Actually Neil Finn is one of my favorite musicians and I'm sure no one else is as perverse as me with this rhyming business.

[Kathy]

OK, I know I'm late in the game, here, but bear with me. I initially liked the idea of Mack, but I agree about Mack Daddy and Mack trucks. There is also an old song (not sure of singer) called Mack the Knife.

Other ideas: Drew, Brett, Sam (maybe too popular here, but in SA?, I second the Nate vote.... I'll keep pondering.

Still giddy about LN7,
Kathy

[nunya]

we have a james who we call jack! two birds, one stone i say. this way, when he's all grown up and tooting off to university he can become very MATURE and tell everyone to start calling him james, not jack.

tis a perfect little boy's name and they love loVE LOVE the fact that it's everywhere and on everything. it's like they think the whole world was named for them- jack and jill, blackjack, hijack, jackass, jack-in-the-box, jack of all trades, flapjack, lumberjack- you get the point.

[kate]

Am loving Simon, Finn and James. Simon and James can hold up to name calling, Finn not so sure about, but is a name I love (Henry was going to be a Finn but opted out). I guess I am into 'old school' names. I like different quirky names too but can be a fine line between trendy and different as it is 'hip' to be different, hmm.... Heck, my kids name is Henry, how old school can you get. One thought about Mack....I can't seem to get 'mack daddy' off my mind...

[Cindy]

I am a first grade teacher and with 15 years of experience I will tell you that I would never name my boy Jacob, Jake, Jack or Jackson. Actually the more I think about it I would stay away from J's altogether. :) Except Joe - I love Joe.
In the US Finn is being taken over by the girls.
I like Noah, Alex and Leo.
Best of luck!

[tess lyons]

charmaine's little man is a mac, and he is just gorgeous.

it is a great name.

[yvette]

Jack Daniel(s) i would just get thirsty.....

[renee]

hey noah is such a hot name...not sure that it fits in with adam and kate..but i love it. also lone the name kyle. :-)

[renee]

"love" not lone...sorry typo

[renee]

"love" not lone...sorry typo

[Bethany]

Tertia,

Alex is a perfect fit! I think your criticism that there might possibly be too many A's only lends itself to your first requirement for LN7's name - that it fits with Adam and Kate. "Adam, Kate, and Alex" - how easy is that to say? Plus, name alliterations are fantastic especially for boys whose names won't change. Finally, Alex is one of the most successful names historically. I love it - and I hope you and Marko have fun picking the name you love!

[allycat]

We have similar taste in names. Our son who died was named Benjamin, and Adam was our boy name if the ultrasound tech goofed and either of our girls ended up being boys. On your list I like Jack, Jake, Nate, and Alex the best. Other names I like are Ryan, Andrew and call him Drew, Charlie, Nicholas and call him Nick. Okay, I'm looking at the school list and some other cute names are Dylan, Miles, Henry, Tyler, Bradley and call him Brad, Chad, and Cole. Congratulations!!

[Sue at nobaddays]

Pulling for Leo because mine is Tau (Tswana and Sotho for Lion)

[Lindsay]

"Mack" Donalds- kids can be mean at school and if he's sensitive? Finn is naffy! You need a strong name.

[Julia]

My fave names off this list are Leo and James. Both are strong and simple names.
Simon - I went to school with a Simon - they called him Simple Simon for the whole 5 years of high school