Devin Charlotte
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Devin Charlotte R.
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I'm only 19, but I've been a naming enthusiast for years. I wish I'd fallen into the game later though. Years ago I came up with my favourite boy and girl names. 5 years ago they weren't super common. Now you see little Wyatt & Leah s everywhere. And they're on the rise. In 10 years when I'm ready to have kids, it'd be like naming them Emily & Jacob. I don't like matching names. And I don't like sibling sets that all have a name starting with the same letter. I think names should all be unique, and not chosen because they match an already selected name. As for my own name, I like it enough. I've met other Devins but not a tonne, and I've met just about as many male Devins as females. At my high school there was only one other Devin and he was a boy (Spelt Devon) I come from a large family - I have 5 older brothers (yes, you should be sympathetic) and one older sister. Their names are: John Milo, Nicholas Koby, Patrick Levi, Daniel Branson, Allison Harley & Michael Jaden Where as I'm Devin Charlotte Which is sort of the opposite of everyone else. They all have classic first names, and trendy middle names. I'm the other way around. This is because for the first 6, mom chose the first name and dad chose the middle. For number 7, they switched it up.
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@Madeline I too prefer the sound of Jude Cameron. And I have to say I think everyone might be underestimating the ability of a name to switch from male to female. Quinn might not be the next Ashley or Leslie but I don't think it would be too far off to label it as the next perhaps the next Addison or Taylor. So you will have to decide your comfort level with how feminine / masculine those sound and if you can live with your little man having a name with that level unisexity (i think that should be a word). You seem more keen to switch middle names than leave Quinn, so for that reason I think you should go with it b/c you clearly want to use it. Might I suggest Quin? I think the double n is what makes it appear feminine to me. I know 1 Quin, he is 16 and spells it with 1 n. (His brother's name is Noah and I think they go together nicely)
I see Sam as the all American girl kind of name. I see Samantha right there beside Jennifer, Melissa, Jessica, Ashley & Stephanie. I know that might not make a tonne of sense, I don't know if it's because it's the longer version or what, but I see Sam as having some character still, where Samantha feels tired.
Here is just a story I thought NEs would enjoy. It just goes to show that you can put all the thought in the world into naming your baby - and he still might get called something completely different. A family that I know have three children; Penny, Wesley & Jack. Penny is the oldest. When her mom became pregnant with Wesley she was only 2, so they explained the pregnancy to her in a way she would understand. There was a children's show she watched that had 2 monkeys in it. The main character had a little brother named George. They explained to Penny that she was going to have a little brother soon - like George. Penny took this rather literally and began referring to the baby as George. Even after he was born and she was told his name was Wesley, she continued to call him George. Relatives started referring to the baby as George as well, especially when talking to Penny - and the name stuck. By age two, Wesley went exclusively by George. Wes is now about 6 years old. When he meets new people he has a system. If he likes them it's "call me George" if he doesn't he says "my name is Wesley" Family and friends call him both, but it is still mostly George. So there you have it. George as a nick name for Wesley. Just proves you can work as hard as you want on a name - some nick names just take over. Any one else have a nick name taking over a real name story?
Personally, I prefer Elliot, one T. No clear reason, this one just... looks nicer to me. But it's not too huge of a deal with a simple spelling issue like that. It doesn't really bother me when someone puts Devon instead. And when it's important I simply say "Devin, i, n" or "Devin with an I" He won't moan and curse you for making him occasionally say "Elliot with one T" But really, this can happen to any name. In my mind, John is the common spelling, but if you have a friend, brother, husband named Jon, that's the one you write - without thinking about it. So this can happen with any name. And as for names I hate, there's many, but the only clear "group" I hate, is names that start with "sh". Can't stand them. I just don't like the sound. The only one I could maybe get behind is "Sean" but that's not even with an s & an h.
I have personally loved the name Thaddeus, and have to admit that I'm kind of excited to see it dropping off. I won't be naming any babies for say 10 years and I fear that every name I like now will rise into popularity by the time I get to use them. Maybe it's selfish because Thaddeus is such a great name, but that's okay. @Penny in Australia I know one Angus. His name is Timothy Angus but he has been called Angus his whole life. It suits him perfectly, and I think it adds a lot to personality when someone pulls off a stellar name like that. And for me, Clara is Claire-Uh