Baby Name Buzz

It's official, I've come down with a serious case of baby fever. It's been over four years since I've been pregnant, and up until recently I haven't really missed it. It seems that everywhere I look someone is getting pregnant, I even have a new baby nephew in the family who has definitely added to my condition. I'm not sure when we will start trying again, but I'm hoping for sooner rather than later. 

Anyways, one of the major "symptoms" I've been experiencing is obsessing over baby names. I've always had a pretty healthy interest in them, but I think that was because I didn't like my own name growing up. So, I've been researching baby names. I like looking at the history of a name, the meaning, and it's origin. The meaning isn't something I'm overly concerned about, I mostly find the history and popularity of a name over time most interesting. So, naturally I've made a list of my favorite baby names for boys and girls. Here they are.

Girls:

Leia Pronounced Lay-ah, like from Star Wars. Although that's not the main reason I like the name, I just love how it sounds. I am afraid it would be mistaken for Leah too often though.

Ava Unfortunately this one is a little too popular for my liking. I still might consider it though, just because I love it so much.

Avery Another popular one, I just love the sound. (I also like it for a boy)

Eva A cute alternative to Ava, but pronounced Eve-a.

Anastasia It's quite long, but totally beautiful.

Leila Pronounced Lay-la. This is another one I go back and fourth on.

Madelyn I love the traditional french spelling, but I feel like this way is more simplistic.

Boys:

Adrian This is my top choice for boys right now. I love names that have been around forever.

Tristan This has been a long time favorite of mine, I could definitely see us using this adorable name.

Evan- I'm a big fan of names ending with the an sound- this one fits right in!

Silas Short and cool sounding.


Grayer This one is quite different, but I love the nickname Gray.

River  I think this would make a great name for a boy.

Elijah This one is quite popular, but definitely usable. 

Colin Short and sweet, and goes well with my daughter's name Cora.

I like names that are quite simplistic and easy to say. That was one thing I didn't like about my name growing up, I felt like it didn't roll of the tongue nicely. I always longed for a nice simple name that didn't need to be repeated. If I had a baby right now, I'm not sure which name I would choose! In a year or two I might not like any of these, but it's just fun to think about. 

xo