Friday, April 09, 2010

Names...

So... anyone want to help us out in the name arena (once again!)?

We don't want a name that starts with the same first letter as our other kids, if we can help it... we use initials for a LOT of things and that just makes life easier with 6 kids :)

That means E,K,B,M, and L are out of the running :)

And we want it to be something that he will be able to pronounce or approximate so that it is UNDERSTOOD even if he ends up having somewhat significant speech difficulties. We don't have a good grasp on his speech ability since he is so young but it is definitely delayed so we want to consider that when naming him.

We have a list going... but I'd love to hear input!
All that info is for a first name... we also need a middle (possibly keeping his middle name, not sure) but it doesn't have to follow the 'rules' with pronunciation or first letter...

When we have a name, I *think* I can share it publicly since it's not actually got anything to do with him personally :)

30 comments:

  1. Hudson has ALWAYS been a personal favorite of ours.

    OR

    Aaron
    Aiden
    Cade
    Jake/Jacob
    Jude
    Zane
    Fin
    Gage

    I'll be back, I'm name obsessed and have nothing to name right now!

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  2. Oh I do LOVE the name game!

    Hhhhmmm, no E, K, B, M, or L?

    What about:

    1. Cale [I have one of those :)]
    2. Gage
    3. Nathan [Nate]
    4. Quinn
    5. Zane

    Boys are so much harder. :)

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  3. My favorite is David. I work at a University and just saw a listing for a student with the same name as my son ... David Roy. Love it!

    I don't know what sounds are difficult for a child to pronounce. One child had trouble pronouncing K sounds. He converted them to D. (Card became Dard) A speech therapist could advise you what sounds tend to be easiest.

    I'm excited for you!

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  4. Seth - number one choice!!
    Jonah
    Isaac
    Reuben
    Noah

    Okay so I am an Old Testament name lover!!

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  5. Good speechie names...i like your thinking.

    Nate is a great suggestion. (n/t both front sounds)
    Zane and Fin both have affricates (sounds that require lots of air and make your lips tingle) but all front sounds
    Good first letter options P, O, although lip weakness may make these harder
    T, D still front sounds but don't require lips

    I would stay away from k/g/l/r as well as /a/ like ate, 'o' like goose and good, these are backish sounds normally harder.

    Good Luck!

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  6. Connor
    Dan
    Derek
    Devin
    Drew
    Dylan
    Jacob/Jake
    Timothy
    Toby

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  7. daniel-dan
    payton
    kyle
    nathaniel-nate
    judson--jud

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  8. Jake... it doesn't rhyme with anything else so even with speech problems it should be easily understood by most.

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  9. Cody! Hayden! Thomas!! Jacob! True!

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  10. David and Joshua are my favorites!

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  11. NOAH! That comes from your friendly neighborhood speech pathologist whose best friend is an occupational therapist!!!!

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  12. Judah
    Ryan
    Austin
    Tyler
    Noah
    Drew

    I have 5 daughters and one son so I enjoyed picking these for you.

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  13. What about Jackson? And Jack for short. Shouldn't be that hard to pronounce hopefully. Plus it's super cute :).

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  14. Here are my ideas:
    Sam
    Simon
    David
    Cade
    Nathan (nate)
    Oliver
    Ryan
    Vincent
    Jonah
    Joseph

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  15. Wes has no trouble saying Casey. :) Maybe that could be in the running. And it's not terribly far off his original, right?

    -Kara

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  16. Caden, Nathan, Daniel, Aaron, Carson, Caleb, Curtis, Titus, Issac, Jarron, Joshua, and lots more! :-)

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  17. I second (third...fourth...)
    NOAH!
    Isaiah
    Thomas
    Tobin
    Adam
    Nicholas

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  18. isaiah
    carter
    grayson
    russell
    camden
    Cory
    Cody
    Wyatt
    Dane
    Darren
    Damian
    Drake
    Slade

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  19. oops forgot..
    Alden
    Dre (pronounced Dray)
    Shane
    Zack
    Jared
    Jace
    Dannen
    Henry
    Harrison
    Riley
    Alex
    Adler
    Charlie
    Reid
    Garrett
    Heath
    Cole
    Colby
    Gavin
    Chase
    Chance
    caleb
    Christian
    Cameron
    Rhett
    Nolan
    Gabriel
    Ashton
    Jamison
    Spencer
    Parker
    Grant

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  20. and last but not least...owen..

    ok im done now..lol

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  21. Hi Meredith, I'll add me 2 cents.
    Wade
    Caden
    Zane

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  22. I like Noah as a name and think it would be easy to say and cute. Mom

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  23. Jett

    I love that name, but my husband wouldn't let me name any of our kids it :(

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  24. I see quite a few Nates in there, and I have to agree. It's a strong name, biblical, and easily pronounced. Besides, as a teacher I've never known a Nate that I didn't want to take home with me!

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  25. Tanner! Oops, that one is taken, but if you want to use, I wouldn't mind! :) I do agree with many other commenters...Noah IS a nice name! Can't wait to see what you choose.

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  26. Noah, Jonah, Sam, Jude, Charlie, Cale, Isaac

    Those have my vote! And then of course, there's Optimus Prime. I know Kristopher's with me on that one :)

    Kelly S

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  27. We just named our new infant son (with DS) Noah specifically for the same reason. We wanted a name he would be able to pronounce easily and that others would understand when he said it. We adopted him at 9-1/2 weeks old (3 weeks ago) so he can't pronounce it yet. But, my little buddy at church has DS and his name is Jonah. He always pronounces his own name as "Nonah". I knew Noah would be something he could say. I even had him say it for me a few times and it was very clear, so we knew it was a keeper. Plus, "Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord". :o)

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  28. Dane, Jake or Noah

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