Why is going through names so difficult?

[tk1999]

I am a bit over trying to determine if I actually like the names we have picked instead of just knowing that I don't dislike them! Both DF and I can't think or agree on anything that we don't dislike more than these... we pretty much have the girls name set as E rica R enae and most likely the boys first name will be M itchell

Neither name has any significant meaning.... in all honestly they are the names DF and I agreed that we both didn't dislike the most.

With DD we had either O wen for a boy and for a girl we had C aitlin and ended up going with M akenzi for the middle name. O wen no longer feels right.

The surname starts with an S, is a biblical sounding name involving the care of sheep - got it... good

I suppose what I am after is some suggestions, I have been through the one baby name book I thought to buy but have had no real sparks of inspiration - I tend to go through and end up focusing more on the names I don't like - argh!

My 'rules' are:
* no names for either gender beginning with T, K, C or S
* no names with letters that are below the line ie y, p, g etc

Any assistance will be appreciated

[Joeve]

Indiana! Slightly biased
I have no boy name suggestions as hubby was pouring over the baby name book in the minutes leading up to me pushing... Literally!
Goodluck it's really hard.

[~Hestia~]

Well my two are Peter and Alex which fit in with your rules. For girls how about Amira, sounds nice with your other DD's name

[myturn]

Faith
Hope
Anne
Aimee
Beth
Danielle/a or Davielle/a
Isabella/e
Millie
Grace
Lani
Olivia
I know you said you had the girls names - which I think sounds great, but just in case I added a couple more....



Daniel
Lukas/Luca
Oliver
Bryn
James
Glenn
Xavier
Zane
Thomas
Dragan
Damon


......

[MrsFabuloso]

Liam
William
Nicholas
Alexander
Lachlan
Axel
James/Jamie
Ethan
Joshua
Lucas
Oliver
Jack
Harrison
Isaac

Lillian
Kate
Hannah
Annabelle
Elisabeth/Beth
Isabelle
Matilda
Olivia
Amelie/Amelia
Jessica
Grace
Madeline
Jasmine
Chelsea
Addison

[Rowellen]

I love Erica & Owen! Some suggestions:

Ava
Alexis
Annika
Avalon
Bonnie
Bridie
Emilie
Emma
Erin
Isla
Jacinta
Jillian
Lauren
Leila
Mabel
Mali/Marlie
Milla
Nicola/Nicole/Nikita
Nina
Phoebe
Rhianna
Rosalie
Rani
Zoe

Aaron
Archer
Ashton
Austin
Barrett
Bennett
Blake
Benjamin
Damian
Dean
Evan
Jake
Jameson
Jordan
Julian
Leo
Lincoln
Mason
Nathan
Orson
Preston
Quinn
Reece
Rhett
Rowan
Reuben
Wade
Xander

Some of the ones already mentioned that I like are Aimee, Beth, Olivia, Lucas, Zane, Damon, Ethan, Lachlan

[AlligatorsMum]

lol i have to ask - why no below the line letters?

[~Hestia~]

Can't speak for TK...but my sister is the same in that no one in their family of 5 has any letters below the line. Her and my BIL have names above the line, then their first was the same...then she wanted to keep all future names looking the same

[tk1999]

LOL I get that question a lot.... completely superficial but my name is all above the line so is DFs (apart from his surname.... I will have to get over that issue when I take his name after we are married... it does enter my mind just to keep by maiden name so it is all above the line) - my siblings are all above the line, however my dad as a below the line letter and my mum uses the shortened version of her name and it has a below the line letter. I don't think mum and dad did it consciously but I remember learning to write my name and my siblings names and picking up on it then - it looks neater in my mind

My name can be spelt with a y or an i.... I have thanked my parents for choosing the i option... but then again maybe I wouldn't have this issue if I had a below the line letter in my name

I am sure I have undiagnosed OCD but I just can't bring myself to have a below the line letter in my children's names...

When I think back to past boyfriends they have all had above the line names.... I know I have issues

Thank you to everyone for your suggestions... still pondering