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A little history - I'm British and my DH is Polish. We are living in Poland.
Not many people are aware of the East European names but there not to my taste.
I need a boys name which will work both with the east Europe side of the family as well as the west.
The only name i can't have is Adam due to it being my hated BIL's middle name.
Please suggest. :)
On another note - Name with a J in will sound like Y.
Names with W will sound like V. Polish alphabet
Is this your first baby?
Do you want a name that flows with other family names?
What is the first letter of your last name?
William?
Do you like commom type names... Benjamin, Charles, or Henry. Or do you want new popular names... Caden, Jaden, Broden, Braden, Payson, Brock, or Raiden (<- I just made that up, I think)
Actually I know a Raiden! I don't really like it--I think it sounds too much like radon, that poisonous gas.Quote:
Originally Posted by purplepoet20
I was being funny because a friend of ours gave her kids names that all sound the same... Payson, Mason, Jason, Carson, Jackson, and Madison.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hobbermittens
I was trying to think of names to list but I am into simple known names.
First baby - it doesnt have to flow with any other names. Last name starts with a M and end in IQuote:
Originally Posted by purplepoet20
Im not a fan of the super common name (old skool) nor the super modern names.. Just wouldn't fit with the country we live in.Quote:
Originally Posted by purplepoet20
This is going to be hard.
I really like the name Henry, but don't know how well that'd fit in Poland
Raiden? really? That is a character from the video game "mortal kombat" that I played when I was a kid!
I like it but they would pronounce it Villiam.. Which i don't likeQuote:
Originally Posted by Hobbermittens
Not a huge fan of Henry in Polish they call then Henryk which i hate even more.Quote:
Originally Posted by auroara78
i quite like
Lawrence spelt in polish - Lorenz
Theodore - Teodor
Lorenz is a good name.
I want to try and get a short list of two of each names to discuss with dh.. DH has already pretty much picked the girls names with no changes allowed.. But its up to me to find a boys names... Which considering i WANT a boy is really hard for me to think of a boys name..
International boy names are soooo hard, we had the same problem twice. For girls it is a lot easier.
I like Lorenz a lot.
What about Oliver, Alexander, Lucas, Valentin, Dominic, Leonard, Simon, Tobia, Daniel ?
From Indira's list I like Alexander and Daniel. My Romanian friend has a Henry (which I know you don't like) and a Felix. I think Theodor and Lorenz would both work well too - I know of Theos and Lawrence's and it's just different spelling.
Sooo Hard !Quote:
Originally Posted by Indira
I like all those names but there so common here !
I have at least one family member with the name.. apart from Valentin, Tobia and Leonard.. I like Tobia the best out of them..
Thanks for the suggestions :)
Keep them coming..
I really like Theodore or Theodor as it would be spelled there.
Dominick was a name we thought about before DS1... and before we decided on family names. But one thing I always think about is how it can be made fun of, sometimes the nicknames are ok. Here it is very common for kids in high school to get picked on for everything. So Dominick=Dam Dom or D & ick spells dick. One of my bros friends has a girl named Mount Everest, so for perv teen boys they can say "lets go mount everest" really bad.
For DS2, Charles, I was only concerned about if he was a little over weight as a teen and was called Chucky Chuck but my boys are very active and we center our days around a lot of activities and healthy eating so we are not worried about weight. But my boys redneck nicknames are Jimmy Tom and Chucky Tim, gives the neighbors a laugh.
I love Theodore! You could call him Theo. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Journey2dFuture
What does Tobia mean? It sounds cool. Can it be change to Tobian or another spelling?
I didnt find Tobia but found thisQuote:
Originally Posted by purplepoet20
Tobey god is good
Tobiah Goodness of God.
Tobias The Lord is good
Tobie god is good
I do like that those two name dont really have sucky nicknames.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hobbermittens
I think Tobia sounds a bit feminine but I like Tobias. How about Zack or Zackery?
How about something really different... Journey, Parrish, Tucson, Arizona, Yogurt, Pancake or Map. Sorry I have am not with it at the moment and starving.
I once knew a Tobin. I liked that name a lot and have never heard it since.
I knew a Tobias Titus P-----... and he was so handsome (SHH don't tell hubby)
Tobia is the italian version of Tobias.
I wanted to call DS2 Tobia/Tobiah/Tobias but DH thinks it sounds like a dogīs name :/
I really like Oliver but canīt use it because in italian (DH is) itīs Oliviero and I donīt like that.
Poor girl!Quote:
Originally Posted by purplepoet20
Whats worse is her sister is Forest Drop... I have no idea why the mom named the girl such odd names.Quote:
Originally Posted by Indira
There common here too, except for Tobia and Oliver, I actually listed kids that go to kindergarten with my boys.Quote:
Originally Posted by Journey2dFuture
Iīll try to think of more, here are some italian names: Milo, Elio, Valerio, Dario, Mattia, Matteo, Davide, Franco, Michele, Giona (Jonah), Damiano.
Hey Indira, while you're at it - what are the girls names at your boys' kindergarten?!
Hi I'm sure these names have been mentioned before our polish friends names and boys names are Aleksander (my favorite) Xavier, Marc and ofcourse they have an Adam.
Luca?
Some common boy names where I live are... Sky, Tyler, Titus, Riley (girl Rylee), Adrian, Jade, Darren, Derick, Marrick, Lucas, Caleb, and Logan. I come across a lot of boys with these names. I like Marrick because if the boy is older he can go by Rick if he wanted.
We have a combo of Hippie's, Rednecks, and Native Americans here.
Hey Journey,
My DH is Polish also, but we live in the US. Our last name also starts with an M and ends in ski, of course! LOL
So, his cousin just had a baby boy, and they named him Lucasz (pronounced Lu-kash), which I adore. I know, Polish names are HARD. I have scoured name websites for Polish names and hate most of the boy ones, but I really like Lucasz. He could always go by Lucas or Luke or something more western should he want to.
You know its a boy already? Or just picking a boy name?
We are a Ski too.. But im guessing your a Ska just like me.. Good old Polish rules hey !Quote:
Originally Posted by LolaInLove
I didnt know your husband was a pole :) Small world :p There everywhere !
I do like Lucasz - but for sure i would spell it different.. More like how you say it Lucash :p or something...
The polish names are just sooo hard.
No we dont know the sex - just trying to pick out two girl names and two names and short list them down to what fits at the birth if that makes sense.
Thank you for all the suggestions
The international based with the polish back ground is just so hard..
:) Elena, Luana, Samara, Pauline, Hannah, Lena, Seraphine, Emily, Maya-Lena, Amely, Ronja, Nathalie, Madeleine, Eva, Mia, Emma, Ester, Esmee, Marte.Quote:
Originally Posted by zanacal
The small city were I live is packed with Lenaīs and Hannahīs, very very common!
Ah, and there are also my friendsī and cousinsī daughters: Romee, Yara, Bente, MayBritt, Hinte, Lou, Nina, Rascha, Reza (these were Dutch) and Alice (alietsche), Ludovica, Sara, Margherita, Maya, Lana, Bianca, Camilla, Maria (italian).
and sons: Ivo, Simon, Ruben, Sem, Roan, Luuk, Stijn, Gijs, Tijn (ah these last ones might be pronouncable for Dutch people only)
There are some really pretty names in there Indira - thank you!