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Help Name the Baby

By on October 28, 2005 in Administrivia / Humor

My wife and I are expecting our second child, another boy, in a few weeks but we haven’t picked a name yet! Please help!

Our name rules:

  1. It can’t be popular. Our first son’s name, Emerson, is number 755 on this list.
  2. It shouldn’t start with an E. Don’t want to start a trend.
  3. It shouldn’t end in “son”. Don’t want to start a trend with this, either.
  4. No cities names. I have a set of cousin’s named after cities, so it’s their trend.

Please post your suggestions in the comments.

(To make things interesting, if we use your name, I’ll send you a $25 Amazon or iTunes gift certificate. Spread the word!)

Update: I’ve changed the ultrasound pic.

Update: The baby has been born and we named him… drumroll, please… Franklin Stuart Montgomery Carlson. The winner has not yet been notified, but will be soon. Happy Thanksgiving.

Business Opportunities Weblog editor and publisher Dane Carlson lives in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, just 15 miles from Yosemite National Park. He accidentally became a professional blogger in 2001. He has added 12,209 posts to the site.

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  • http://blog.silberkind.de Nils Hitze

    Gratulations to your second child, althoug it isn’t there. We are becoming parents for the second time too, but it is a while until then. April/May i think.

    Why don’t name him Finn or Juri Finn?
    It’s only place 702 on the list and it has a nice sound. I always had the opinion you have to shout a name first to see if it’s good. Let’s try : FIIIINN, WHAT ARE YOU DOING UPSTAIRS???? Sounds nice. Try it with Juri now : JURI FINN CARLSON, COME DOWN HERE! Has a nice ring and with two sons you definitly need a good name for shouting :)

    Hope you find something for your child and good luck with the birth.

    Greetings from germany.

  • Chris

    My friend, if that’s how your ultrasound looks with only a few weeks left, see a doctor. Seriously. Okay, maybe not so much, but don’t you have a more identifiable baby pic at this point?

    Best of luck from a guy with one of the top 10 common U.S. names (Chris) – it ain’t so bad…

  • http://www.business-opportunities.biz Dane

    Thanks for your concern, Chris, but it’s an ultrasound pic from April.

  • http://www.zemhlanga.blogspot.com Zorodzai

    How about Zorodzai..it’s Shona for “to give peace of mind”

  • http://www.yosemiteblog.com Loyd

    Bryce? Hannibal? Thompson? oh….sorry….ends in ‘son’. Cool though. Rooney? Petrov?

  • Bob or bob

    A good name for me is Malsom – this is a maleseet word for wolf as I think your son looks very comfortable in his “den”

    All the best
    bob

  • Cathy

    I like how people are using last names for their kids first names lately – I know you’re trying to get away from “trendy” names – I really like the name Garrett or Bennett

  • http://afterata.blogspot.com ken

    Since I am still on the fence about having children leaning towards probably not I will give you my boy name which isn’t on said list at all (though versions of it are depending on how you feel about nicknames):
    Maxfield
    I also have always been partial to Reed which is there but pretty far down (though not as far as Emerson).
    And of course if you’re sticking with the transcendental theme you could always name him Thoreau, Fuller, Alcott, Hawthorne, Peabody (but that’s also a city in MA), Higginson or Frothingham.
    Good luck!

  • http://www.pinksandpaper.blogspot.com Amanda

    Carter
    Nate
    Broderick
    Devon
    Graham
    Clinton
    Jarvis
    Kyle

  • http://delorumrex1.blogspot.com/ DelorumRex

    besides DelorumRex.. how about Alister.

  • http://www.dansherman.com Dan Sherman

    Congrats, Dane. We’re expecting our second as well in May of next year. Don’t know the sex yet, but my wife won’t allow this name even if it is a boy. So, I thought I would give it to you. I absolutely LOVE this name. Here it is…. drum roll please… Daxton. Nickname of Dax. :-)

    Cheers!
    Dan

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  • Gwendolyn

    We had settled on Vash, Carter or Jackson. He looked more like a Jackson when he came out.

    Good luck! Names can make or break a kid :)

  • http://www.thelanguageartist.com LB

    Redmond
    Chance
    Brant

  • http://batatas4people.com rjm

    I love the name Joshua, but it has some religious overtones…
    Hm, Jules.
    But he looks so much a Joshua. I’d go for it.

  • Loren

    If our second child was a boy, his name would have been Gunnar. So my suggestion is Gunnar.

  • http://llis.org Laura

    Hello!
    My sugestion is Gustavo!

  • misskate

    I stumbled upon this site, but I like what you’re doing to find a name for your new son. Congrats, by the way.
    My suggestions:

    Cullen
    Kiernan
    or even, just Kier

    yes, they both end with an n, but other than that, they’re pretty un-popular yet intriguing. Spellings can always be altered to make a name more unique.
    Good luck!

  • http://www.ahorre.com/ Geoffrey

    Geoffrey – You’ll get discounted gift cards from Toys “R” Us

  • http://www.photojunkie.ca Photojunkie

    How about Greyden Carlson.

  • Seth

    I say Seth. I am biased though.

  • Kipp

    Being a girl with an boy’s name, I recommend that you stick with something simple. Parents who grow up with normal, dare I say bland, names and then try to choose something funky either in sound or spelling for their children don’t understand that they are dooming them to a life of mangled introductions and mis-spellings. It does take a toll after awhile. Anyway, I’m partial to Vaughn (853), Cale (787), and Reagan (740–not a tribute, just nice!) Good luck.

  • Antonio Luis

    Your son must be named “Toinho”, you pronounce like in espanish “Toiño”. It’s a very good name.

  • http://www.phoenixrealm.com David

    Malcolm

    Alexander

    Phoenix

    Jason (I always liked that name because it fit the first letter of summer and fall months July August September October November)

    Just don’t call him David. Too common.

    Ian?
    Nathan?
    Tek?
    Trey?

    Anyways, best of luck with the baby, and the new venture (Solo Tees).

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  • http://great-hikes.com/blog Andy

    I was lampooning your search for a baby name in the blogosphere on another friend’s site http://mcraig.org/mark/archives/001656.html#comments) and the name Purnell popped into my head. I figured I’d at least suggest it and get my chance at $25. To save you the trouble of googling, it is also the name of a girl’s school in New Jersey and a prolific Depression-era actor (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0695525/).

    I’ll double my chances and submit Cornell as well.

  • Aline

    Try Tiago.It is a beautiful hispanic name.It is equivalent to our James.

  • http://dlorenzo.blogs.com Dave Lorenzo

    Dane,

    You are a brave man. Here are my offers:

    If you lean a little to the left you could go with “Untucker� . That would make him Untucker Carlson – which could mean that he’s not the guy on MSNBC or he likes to sleep in a sloppily made bed.

    If you like sports you could name him “Palmer�. So he’d be Palmer Carlson which is great if Carson Palmer (it’s close) turns out to be a great Quarterback in Cincinnati.

    Finally, if he likes to stay up late, host TV shows and date great looking women (you’d probably want to wait a while before you test out the last one) you could name him “Daily�. This would make him Daily Carlson – which is almost the reverse of Carson Daily (again – a bit of a stretch, but not a bad name).

    I’ll shoot you some more if I think of them – unless you file a restraining order.

    Congratulations!

    Best,

    Dave

  • http://godfollower.blogspot.com Caron

    Oren is a great name. Adam is also a good name that is not unusual, but no longer common.

  • RailRider

    How about “Casey”? Closest I found on the list was with a K at number 836. Maybe ‘Jones’ for a middle name…what can I say, being a railroad history buff? Still, if you’re into initials, “CJ” has a nice, but simple ring to it.

  • http://kissesandroses.blogspot.com Orikinla Osinachi

    Just call him “MANUEL” or “MARVEL”.

    The following names are also cool.
    1.Milan
    2.Sidney.
    3.Alexandra and
    4.Chima

  • tonybreeze

    stilwell is a not so famous name

  • http://www.gibthis.com/ Michael Wales

    Just found your blog via the article from Technorati – figured I’d give my suggestion: Donovan.

  • http://kamikazemonkey.net Srradha

    I second the above: Donovan is a cool name. Cosmic Wheels man!

  • http://errantestatico.splinder.com Eugenio

    Hi
    Because I write from Italy I can suggest only italian names…:-)
    Do you like my name, for example? Eugenio has a great meaning (I translate in english as “good-birth”, but it isn’t really correct)

    Or I like Mattia!
    However… sweet life for your son (and your family) :-)

  • http://www.mermaidsbath.com RuthAnn

    How about Berend?

  • http://www.925studio.com/ pamela

    Otto (so he gets to sit next to all the M girls in class)

    George (haven’t met a george I don’t like)

    Nathan-Nate

    good luck and congradulations!

  • Kate

    Some names I;ve liked:

    Baliey
    Taylor
    Sage
    Saxon
    Wells
    Rana
    Lakin
    Kylin

  • http://www.jarche.com Harold Jarche

    Take some advice from the economists who wrote “Freakonomics” (see Ch 6)- http://www.freakonomics.com/blog/

    They suggest obscure names if you want to get an edge for your child’s later success in life. Given that, I would say a name like “Harper” for a boy might work.

    We named our boys Nicholas (’92) and Lucas (’94) and thought that we were original – we weren’t. We still like their names though :-)

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  • http://www.prettypurpleprincess.net -d

    Tucker… that is the maiden name of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s wife.

    -d

  • http://watekeop.blogspot.com Ley

    “Jael” its my suggestion!

  • http://russell.myfinancialblog.com/ Russell

    I was directed here via David Lorenzo’s blog and thought I might suggest a name I didn’t see on your list: Mikha.

  • judi

    Astrid or Ophelia

  • http://findingprissycrissy1981.blogspot.com Cristina

    I always liked the name Kalan. also, I was always partial to Blaze (more for a middle name). But, we ended up going with normal for my son. Tyler Scott.
    Good Luck

  • http://spaces.msn.com/members/auntiejen21 Jennifer Mahan

    I had a similiar set of “conditions” for naming my son. We went with Wesley. Easy to pronounce, easy to spell, and yet it is in no danger of making any most popular name lists!

  • http://barbaraburns.com/barbarablog/ Barbara Burns

    I Love the How Much is Your Blog Worth calculator!

    Emerson sounds like you’re poetry readers (my son is Robert Burns)

    Baby names … how about:

    Barrett
    Browning
    Bryant
    Butler
    Cullen

  • Shumyla

    Darvesh (Persian)

    Darius (Persian)

    Aveste (A-Ves-Tay) (Ancient Mesopotamian)

    Sahel (Saa-hill) (Pakistani – “the shore/the support”)

    Vaughn (just classy)

    Saleh (Saa-lei)

    Drennon

    Ahmedel

    Favien

    Chavein (Sha-vein)

    Chasson (Shay-sonn)

    Shea

    Iqrem

    Remy

    Talvin

    Kane

    Zabil (Zaa-bill)

    Manesh (Mun-naush)

    Rajav (Raa-juv)

    Jove

    Phormio

    Tulum (Too-loom)

  • http://cazzaggionline.splinder.com catepol

    Michelange. For a wonderful future like the Italian big man and artist… and becouse my husband owns that name…people like it very much

  • Whitney

    I’m a big fan of Blake… or Aiden

  • http://paranormalstories.blogspot.com Andrea

    First of all, congratulations on the baby. As for names, the only one I can think of that is somewhat original is Rafe. I think I’ve always liked that name. Good Luck!

  • http://www.legierse.com Jan

    The name is easy: Giovanni

  • http://-daphne-.blogspot.com Daphne

    How about Keiran? Keiran Carlson (KC).

    BTW, your “How much is your blog worth” calculator doesn’t work on blogger blogs with dashes?

    Or is it just mine?

    If so, then… Oh, my ego! :(

  • http://www.problogger.net Darren

    Congratulations….

    what about ‘Darren’ :-)

    ok – seriously – nothing coming to mind but will mull it over.

  • http://asankhaya.blogspot.com Asankhaya

    Hmmm try hetalutis

  • DeltaBlues

    「Ryoma�「Nobunaga�「Hideyoshi]
    From　Japan　^^）

  • http://uhohnowlook.blogspot.com Susie

    Avery

    Not found among the top 1000 names in 2004.

  • http://quaisi.blogspot.com quaisi

    Monty is the best name in the world. After Bill of course.

  • Susan

    Rocky.

    Come on, now!

  • http://marybishop.blogspot.com marybishop

    I love Kai, Wade, Finian, Trevor, Samuel and Jack, even if it is popular.

  • http://www.jennyonthespot.com jennyonthespot

    Joel, go with Joel :o)

  • http://www.knittingnurse.blogspot.com knittingnurse

    Has anyone suggested the name Seamus yet? (#784 I believe on that list). Very traditional celtic name.

  • http://planb.mundoalreves.com Sebastian

    I suggest you 2 names:

    1.- Ruy (not Roy) –> A friend has this name and he´s really proud of it.

    2.- Waldo (Not Oswaldo)

  • http://planb.mundoalreves.com Sebastian

    I suggest you 2 names:

    1.- Ruy (not Roy) –> A friend has this name and he´s really proud of it.

    2.- Waldo (Not Oswaldo)

    I hope you like them.

  • http://tehl4m3.blogspot.com/ teh l4m3

    All right. I don’t see what’s wrong with having a popular name. I’m rather partial to William and Erik, myself. But if you must be outre (without being tacky, i.e., Kendall, Kristopher, Rylan [!!!]), you could go with Dorian (#421) or Graham (#403), perennial classics that are unique enough while maintaining a sense of history, masculine without being gooberish, just refined enough without being too twee or precious.

    Then again, there’s always Pubert.

  • http://www.mrmiddleamerica.com mr. middle america

    Absolutely nothing wrong with Breckin!

  • http://beginningwithi.com Deirdre’ Straughan

    Corrado. It’s an antique Italian version of Conrad. If I’d had a son, I would have used it. You can always call him Corey for short.

  • http://miprozac.blogsome.com Noe

    i think “Jahir” its the option!

  • http://patriciaecompanhia.blogspot.com Patricia

    hi i´m portuguese and i have two children a boy and a girl

    i give you a sugestion for a name : Roberson or Nuno(my son name´s)

  • http://www.auntfaintly.blogspot.com Marigold

    Oscar-#123. Classic, literary, and has a good nickname of “Ozzy”
    Milo-#904. Main character of the children’s book The Phantom Tollbooth. He’s a boy who learns to use his imagination.

  • http://www.statesofsarah.typepad.com sarah bosch

    My vote is Rupert, Cody, Jason (does that count as a ‘son?’) or Grady.

  • http://zeke01.typepad.com Zeke

    I love the names:

    Constantino
    Athanasios
    Anastasios

  • Nicolle

    Brodie 731
    Reagan 740
    Shayne 830
    Tyshawn 869
    Deshaun 873
    Rylee 917

    Okay…I’ve probably listed enough. Those are some of the names I like. I also put their placement on the list.

    Congratulation and good luck with everything.

  • http://azyatar.blogspot.com Jerod Blackman

    some good names for another child would be

    Xavier
    Dane
    javier
    Nico

  • http://www.upsaid.com/rosearamma Moriah Barach

    What about Vance?

  • annie

    Ian…ok, it sounds like “E” but it’s a good name
    Cael
    Logan
    Kieran
    Finnigan
    Ned

  • http://triciaspage.blogspot.com Tricia

    How about Caleb?

  • Melanie

    Tripp

  • Kya

    My cousin just named her son Maddox. I’d say that’s not so popular, so I’m throwing it out there, along with Zachary, Ezra (ya, I know there’s an E but it’s a nice name), Darwin, & Corgan.

    Congrats on #2 :)

  • http://www.gag-is.com/seo.htm seo

    got some nice name:
    wael
    delm
    sose

  • Peter

    how about “hank”, his life as a bouncer or biker will be clear then :D

    nah, i’d name the baby something where hardly any abbrevations exist, no rude rhymes can be done and such thing
    bernhard for example, berni is kinda nice too

  • http://headrush.typepad.com Kathy Sierra

    Skyler is my favorite. And it sounds kind of nice to say “Skyler and Emerson…”

    Congratulations!

  • João Ramos

    Althoug i think its something very personal, has requested here goes my sugestion:

    Bishop

    And the why:
    well, simply add bizzness to oportunities and you have bizzop…
    Bishop sounds better so i went to the adaptation…

    Best regards to the four of you

  • http://www.mynameiskate.ca Kate

    I always wanted to name a son: Millar Coleman

    you could also use the more conventional spelling of Miller as well.

  • Terry

    It’s obvious – “Whitman”

  • http://stler.spb.ru Stler

    Xanf
    Racoth
    Hedin
    Lucius
    Atisum
    Fess
    Etlau
    Aneto
    Evengar

    more? ;)

  • Kaitlyn Holmes

    I am happy for you and you wife here are some names I think you should name your little baby boy:
    1.) Chad
    2.) Garret
    3.) Dru
    4.) Dulane
    5.) Adan

    I hope this helps you when trying to name your little boy. Good luck.

  • http://joarduo.blogspot.com JO

    i always loved the name Nathaniel!

    Congratulations on your upcoming baby!

  • http://Stripedpinkbunny.com Michele

    I have 2 boys and named them Julian and Aidan. I wanted something pretty. And something not popular. But, Aidan is becoming very popular now. I like the name Chance. I met a cute little boy years ago by the that name. He had beautiful blue eyes.

  • Arcana

    One of the coolest guy names I’ve ever heard is Quinn. Although Bevin is cool too.

  • Jenny

    I’m rather fond of Liam (which could be used as a nickname for the full name of William or on it’s own.)

  • woah

    “god, not another one”

    long winded but good.

    because shit man, it’s pretty bad when you have to offer people money to name your kids for you.

  • Alex

    Hi,

    I would suggest:

    Valentin
    Kilian
    Roman

    bye
    Alex

  • http://journals.aol.com/wonderwomanluvsu/TrifflinLives/ Ronda

    Congrats on your second. We just had our second child almost 3 months ago. He was born 9 weeks premature. I named him Damien which has always been my favorite name. You could always go with that name or even Bronson. I kind of life that one too. Best of luck with your little ones.

  • http://pinayhekmi.mychronicles.net pinayhekmi

    Haven’t read all the suggestions so I hope this isn’t a repeat. What are you gonna do if you name your son a name that more than one person has suggested? Just curious.

    Anyway, here are my suggestions:

    Dylan
    Connor
    Leo
    Lucas

    Don’t name the baby Aidan, or any derivative. Its very popular right now.

    Congrats on the baby!

  • daria

    I guess probably you won’t like it, but if I had a son I’d give him the name Victor.
    Sounds manly and strong.

    :))

  • Jarrad

    Jaden?
    Jonah?
    How about The ______?
    The Jaden?
    The Hammer?

    that’s original
    Congratulations on the growing family :)

  • http://www.she-sells-sanctuary.blogspot.com Gianna

    Hi,
    congrats on the new sprog.
    my son’s name is Harley – i don’t know if it’s popular. i also liked the name Noah but a friend got there first.
    cheers,
    Gianna

  • http://ploum.frimouvy.org Ploum

    Lionel

  • http://spaces.msn.com/members/beling/ ８３光年

    How about Beling?

  • http://spaces.msn.com/members/beling/ ８３光年

    other name:phi

  • http://beling.wordpress.com ８３光年

    saviham
    furgue

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  • http://www.marshamellows.blogspot.com Marsha

    Brent is a great name.

  • http://madbaggagerambling.blogspot.com/ Cheryl

    I have to suggest the obvious:

    Lake or
    Palmer – I actually like that one.

    Otherwise

    Wadworth – another 19th ct poet
    Trueman/Truman
    Darwin
    Gideon
    Garrick
    Talbot
    Lewis
    Landry
    Kimball
    Driscoll

  • http://myspace.com/baileygca Ashley

    Taydon
    Bryce

    Bryce may be a little somewhat popular, but I haven’t met a person named Taydon yet. Good luck!

  • Kat Pace

    Grifin
    Gabe
    Luke
    Julian
    Keefe
    Aubrey (went to school with this guy)
    Adler
    Oliver

  • http://www.37days.typepad.com patti

    My favorite author is William Gaddis who wrote the masterpiece, The Recognitions. How about Gaddis William Carlson?

  • http://spaces.msn.com/members/onedustyrose/PersonalSpace.aspx?_c01_blogpart=myspace&_c02_owner=1&_c=blogpart rose

    Congrats! How about a famous author trend? like….
    Thoreau
    or Nathaniel
    umm Sinclair is an interesting name tho not my favorite author lol
    Fitzgerald is a favorite but as first names go…I’m not to sure
    hmm my final answer is Bryant.

  • alma

    you should call him Conner. it’s avery nice masculine name, and when he gets older, it wouldn’t be like Mickey or something cutsey like that. i choses Nathan for my son, and his dad ended up calling him Stephen even though we had already ageed to call him by his middle name…anyways, i happend along your blog by surfing, and i hope your little boy is healthy and happy! God Bless you all!
    alma

  • Kya

    Oh just get it over with and name the little guy ‘omGlolz!!1two’

    What with kids being named apple these days, it’s bound to catch on at some point :) May as well take advantage of not living in Austria too, otherwise you wouldn’t be able to make up your own names.

    Atleast use it as a middle name!

  • kristina

    Ryan (sort of common)
    Rylan
    Liam
    Lian
    Noah
    Nolan

    And that is a very good site.

  • tkwestlie

    Alisdair
    Duncan
    Finbar
    Taliesin
    Torin
    Haydn
    Lorcan
    Darien

  • kristina

    Also Leland. Lee for a nickname. Sorry about the double post.

    Oh, Chester. George. Gregory. Crowley. Osbourne. Rawdon. Boyd. Always been partial to Julian. Alec. Jensen. Tate. Gage. Glenn. Sean. Galen. Tobias. Murphy. Norman.

  • Moe

    Jorge
    Gabriel (Gabe)
    Tobias (Toby)
    Darkley

  • http://www.tphelmet.com Colleen

    I think a great boy name would be Knave (with a silent K of course).

  • http://rhodent.blogspot.com rhodent

    I tried to think of some names that are not currently popular… my favorite male name has recently become popular so that one is out (Aiden). So here are a few other suggestions…

    Zachary (I love that name!)
    Grant (I had a grandfather who was named Ulysses Grant Walker, Grant is a good name… I don’t recommend Ulysses)
    Alex (I like this better than Alexander)
    Elliot
    Ned (Edmond)
    Martin
    Carl
    Cameron
    Brett
    Brad (Bradley)
    Brent
    Nathan

    Hope the little guy is healthy and happy with his name… no matter what you decide it will be!

  • http://rhodent.blogspot.com rhodent

    Here are a couple of others I just remembered…

    Garrett
    Darby

    I don’t see Aiden near the top of that list, so maybe it is one to consider after all… it is an Irish name.

  • http://www.sential.co.uk Luke

    call him fetus face =D

    or… krwoua
    or… jello
    or… cmowra
    or… flyck (fly for short)
    or… maybeIShouldJustStopNow…

  • http://www.paulstamatiou.com Paul Stamatiou

    My vote is for Stephan or Paul.

  • http://wotdramaqueen.blogspot.com ~gloria~

    Cullen
    Dakota
    Joaquin
    Shasta
    Adian
    Alijah
    Kale (Kayle)
    Illias
    Caspian
    Diggory

  • james

    call him julian. its not too common, ive only ever met one julian in my life.

  • http://www.bestproofreader.com Jeff Yuhasz

    Only one name for whatever way it turns out:
    Reagan

  • http://blog.truverse.com carey

    kramer carlson is strong

  • http://www.tred.net Erik

    I’d like to suggest Jan, It’s a very common name in the The Netherlands, but in the 800′s on the list you linked to.

    Jan is made out of the Greek Iohannos, and equal to the English name John.

  • http://blog.libero.it/azzurrissima/view.php?reset=1 Azzurra

    A name for your son?
    Jhonny.
    Don’t you like it??
    Congratulations from Azzurra.

  • http://info-chasers.com Cynthia

    How about Bryck (pronouncec ‘brick’), Marlin, or Monte?

  • http://cervezasyporros.wordpress.com Raul

    His name Should be Francisco, spanish name which means a lot in their culture…

  • Tammy

    Congratulations!

    How about a name like:

    Mattias or Sebastian

  • http://marceloeccn.com.br Marcelo

    I am a brazilian… “Marcelo” is a beatiful name and very important for my nacion, represent peace and serenity.
    Congratulations from Marcelo…

  • http://liddylids.blogspot.com Liddy

    Owen Jasper

    or Jasper Joseph

    Those are the two I was considering until I got much much further from having kids than I previously was.

    In any case, congrats!

  • Trevor Bechtel

    Coleridge

  • Heidi

    Congrats on the impending arrival of #2! It’s so hard to do this when you don’t know the parent….that said I’ll throw a few out:

    Quinn
    Otis (just quirky and may bring up too many Mayberry memories)
    Franklin
    Dashiel
    Truman
    Snow(den)
    Gray

    Much luck to the 3 of you as you prepare for the new arrival!

  • http://effectivethoughts.blogger.com Jeff

    Check out the childrens names research in Freakonomics. Very interesting.

  • Catherine

    How about “Sebastien” ??

    Congratulations!!!

  • http://thedhidailyblogger.blogspot.com Deanna

    How about Ty?

  • http://www.upsaid.com/jenny_t Jen

    Congrats on the baby! As for my name pick, I’d go with Marek (I pronounce it Mare-ick). I wanted to name our 2nd child that but my hubby wouldn’t go for it (Our sons are Chris and Josh, so you can see right there what kinds of names he does like). I just glanced through that list and didn’t see it on there at all.

  • http://qor72.blogspot.com qor72

    Eli – Nice, uncommon name… I hope!

  • Bec

    I’d Say Nephi, I love that name.

  • http://www.oldstars.blogspot.com Deb

    I have to second the suggestion of Vaughn.
    Since you liked “E” names, how about the always classic, elegant and understated Evan?

  • http://www.delladawn.blogspot.com Della Sanger

    I second Carter as a possible name.
    Also think about:
    Fenton
    Mercer
    Hayden
    Hobie
    Dunning
    Ford
    Coleman
    Cullen

  • http://newurbanist.blogspot.com/ Urbanist

    Please name your son Oswaldo after the great manager for the 2005 World Series Champion Chicago White Sox, Oswaldo Guillen!

    You could also call him, Blog. That would be cool!

  • http://www.seinfeld.com George Costanza

    How about “Seven” ….

  • Shawn

    Cathan

    Casin

    Shijin [notes: Origin language; Japanese.
    Pronounced; Shee-jiin. Meaning; Poet. ]

    Kariudo [notes: Origin language; Japanese. Pronounced; Kah-(short hard rolled r)rii-yew-dou. Meaning; Hunter]

    Aijou(or)Aiji [notes: Origin language; Japanese. Proncounced; Ah-yee-jough.(or the other form, which I prefer actually) Ah-yee-jee. Meaning; Loving/One who loves.
    Side Note: The second form is also the stage name of a popular male guitarist in Japan. :) ]

    The japanese names are here because I personally find japanese to be a very beautiful language. And have been a student of said language for some years. Soooo I hope your son gets a name he can be proud of in years to come, or many years later looks back and is grateful he can be called by something that has great meaning. ^_^ Also if you do use one of the names I suggested, it’s on the house.
    No need to give me money. O.o; Just tell me, because it would be heart warming to know if any were used. :) I wish your son good luck in his imminent entrance into life.

  • http://yarnmaven.typepad.com Julia

    Cade or Kade. I like short names with strong consenant sounds.
    Kit (as in Carson)
    Good luck.

  • Sally

    Emerson was a phone exchange in our area back in the dark ages, so all the numbers in the emerson area started with 36 (em). Looking on my phone there is also FO in the 36 group..How about Ford (can’t use Fordson because, well you know).
    Folsom, Founder, Forgoodnessake

  • http://carissasahli.nomadlife.org Carissa

    What about Brett? Jude? Palmer? Vincent? Benjamin? Rico?

  • http://gibraine.blogspot.com GiBraiNe

    Congratulations for you incoming new boy :P

    I will recommend you my name, because is not common.

    Gibran

    Also is the name of a famous poet called Gibran Jalil Gibran.

    Saludos desde México y Felicidades =)

  • digi148

    Davis? Michael is too common. But Davis I haven’t heard of lately… that or Zach.

  • http://www.tjnorris.net TJ Norris

    Your son’s name….Christopher.

  • Simon

    Massey or Merrick. My new wife and I aren’t yet expecting, but we’re talking about it and I’ve taken up collecting names lately. Ironically, my favorites are either cities or start with an E! Massey and Merrick are the two best that fit your specs. All the best!

  • http://www.graham-tales.com Jen

    Suggestion for your son’s name –

    - Kale
    - Wyatt
    - Trevelyan

  • http://actionanddanger.livejournal.com Kali H

    I’ve always liked the names Octavius and Hâ„«kan (if the second letter doesn’t show it’s the swedish letter a with an o over it.)
    /Kali

  • http://www.lifewave.com/KIDS Dana Moss

    Hawaiian names
    KAWAI, KA – V – EYE The Water

    Kawailani, KA V EYE LA N EE Heavenly Water

    IPO, EE P O Sweet Heart

  • http://aquamelina.typepad.com Melina

    Hi! Congratulations! First time visitor. Wow, so many suggestions, and here are a few of mine:

    Cade Carlson (sounds like a superhero)
    Ezra Carlson
    Garrett Carlson
    Logan Carlson
    Shane Carlson
    Wyatt Carlson
    Marc Carlson (with a “c”)
    Cameron Carlson
    Seth Carlson
    Adam Carlson (now THAT sounds good…it “flows”)

    Adam’s my choice for you…haha!

    Emerson and Adam…both have “m’s”, and sound cute written on a card!

    Remembs to “yell” both the first and last name to *hear* it…you know you’ll yell it at least once (!)

  • http://www.churchgirl.net Churchgirl

    I pass to you the name every boyfriend I’ve ever had has forbade me to ever name a son: Laramie Burke.

    It’s the name of the main character in my favorite book, “A Gown of Spanish Lace”. Yes, I know it’s also the name of the effing cigarette company in the Simpsons. Screw the Simpsons!

  • http://lifewithaveline.blogspot.com/ Kristi

    Congrats on a new son! We just welcomed our first daughter to our family in April.

    I would suggest the name Leo. Leo Gregory sounds like a great name. Thomas is another one.

    Good luck!

  • M6

    Congrats to you, your wife and sons!

    If you’re a Seinfeld fan, how about Seven?

    If you’re a New Orleans Saints fan (heaven forbid), how about Jubilee (Dunbar).

    A Woody Allen fan? How about Maxwell.

    Good Luck and please, don’t name him Sue.

  • http://www.edcrane.net Ed Crane

    How about Juanjo?

  • http://www.livejournal.com/users/evanescenced/ Geoff Wiebe

    Might I suggest my name… Geoffrey? It’s not too terribly common (with the proper spelling), yet doesn’t lend itself easily to any embarrassing nicknames. It’s an old name so it’s got some history to it, as well.

    Barring “Geoffrey”, how about Dardan? I work with a young fellow with that name. A quick Google search shows it to be an uncommon name. Google also points to a Wkipedia link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dardan). If it’s followed by a solid middle name (James, for instance) it can be abbreviated (using the example above, “DJ”) if so desired.

  • http://www.inrustigetijden.blogspot.com Vimme

    How ’bout “Kees”? Good old-fashioned dutch name.

  • F

    Theofilos Carlson
    Dicon Carlson
    Adam Carlson
    Filodimos Carlson
    Antaios Carlson
    Danaos Carlson
    Filistos Carlson
    Ionas Carlson

    Good Luck!

  • http://inrustigetijden.blogspot.com Ikdoe

    Or try Guido which is actually a derivative of my name.

  • http://www.lospitoufos.blogspot.com lili

    Ivory

  • sharon

    How about “Numen”? Don’t you think your son will be a spirit in your eyes?

  • http://www.ladydelaluna.com Lara

    I love the name “Lucas” or “Lukas” – I was given a “rare” name back before video games and such made my name more well known… lol

    I also like “Casey”, “Gage” or “Gaige”, “Parrish” (Pair-ish), and “Brayden”

  • http://spaces.msn.com/members/cutedarcy/ darcy

    I LIKE THE NAME “Darcy”!!!
    Best name ever!!!

  • http://toliveisagift.blogspot.com mike

    y not try Gomes? or Jerome? I wouldn’t know if its on that list. just trying my luck for that prize. haha…

  • http://www.writewingblog.blogspot.com Dawn

    If you’re not into Juniors (which you obviously aren’t since your first son wasn’t named after you), how about a play on your name? “Dean” Carlson.

    It’s a nice manly, strong name anyhow. :)

  • http://delorumrex1.blogspot.com/ DelorumRex

    okay another submission form me..

    Serious..
    Kendall
    Brach (pronounced Br o k)
    Svenellen

    not so serious..
    Starchild
    Nospam (pronounced Nor’man)
    Blogert

    or you could go with my parents theory..
    name the child for where is was concieved..
    My middle name is Ohio
    my sisters middle name is Buick-skylark

    :-0

    Keep up the good work.

  • http://delorumrex1.blogspot.com/ DelorumRex

    okay another submission form me..

    Serious..
    Kendall
    Brach (pronounced Br o k)
    Svenellen

    not so serious..
    Starchild
    Nospam (pronounced Nor’man)
    Blogert

    or you could go with my parents theory..
    name the child for where it was concieved..
    My middle name is Ohio
    my sisters middle name is Buick-skylark

    :-0

    Keep up the good work.

  • Traci

    Me and my husband just had a baby boy two months ago, and we didn’t want a name that everyone had. We picked the name Dietrich. It means leader of the people. And for his middle name we picked Xavier.

  • http://andreapratt.blogspot.com andrea

    Looking north in the British Isles for some good traditional names (my personal preference is for uncommon but traditional names), there are two I love that are pretty low on the popularity list: Kieran (not Kiernan as someone else mentioned) and Malcolm.

  • http://andreapratt.blogspot.com andrea

    …or Dane.

  • http://andreapratt.blogspot.com andrea

    You won’t believe me but I just looked into this website further to find out what your last name is, and I see that your first name is Dane! So cancel that last one! I was also going to suggest Carl, my son’s name, but Carl Carlson would be pretty lame…

  • http://fiarbc.blogspot.com fairbc

    How about Shad?

  • http://mommydom.typepad.com Leigha

    I personally tend to look at names and think about that name on the stationary of a law firm, or listed as CEO of a corporation. My picks:

    Brian
    Geoffrey (Geoff for short, of course!)
    Schaeffer

    Keep us updated on this baby!

  • http://www.schadeblog.com Schadeboy

    I don’t know how unpopular these are, but here are a few suggestions:

    Jordan

    Chandler

    Adam

    Nicholae

    Jammers

    Trumpet

    Fuji

    Daihatsu

    Mischief

    Jend

    Drub

    Nokama

    Keelerak

    Okay, I’ll look forward to my $25.00.

  • http://www.golfwidow.net golfwidow

    “Carlin” isn’t on the list at all. I had always planned on using it myself, but I don’t think I’m going to be having kids, so help yourself.

  • http://lr2.com/ Anton

    I’ll suggest Thor or Soren.

    I voted for both of these with my son but my wife won. She has however agreed that the next son (assuming we have another) will be named Thor :)

  • http://www.marykay.com/lfreude Leslie

    Carlson is Irish correct? Here are some Irish boy names:)
    Nevan – saint
    Liam – unwavering protector
    Quinlan – very strong

    Dane is considered Old English. Here are some Old English names.
    Hamilton – beautiful mountain
    Nyle – island
    Manning – son of man
    Mead – meadow

    Good luck! Leslie

  • http://www.firdeloth.net/renascence/ Rachel

    I like the names Kieran, Connor, and Patrick

  • http://idigworms.blogspot.com/ idigworms

    Beck is a good name.

  • alice

    My suggestiosn are:

    Graham
    Noah
    and
    an Italian name that I love

    Tommaso

    Congratulations!

  • http://underachieverscorner.blogspot.com/ undr

    I like Kip

    or Rip

    Or Orzibal

    Or Pip

    Or Caleb.

    sincerely,

    Undr(idiot)

  • http://hornicole.blogspot.com Nicole

    Why not something more Asian?

    Tohite?
    Jin?

    I would call my own son Andley though.

    Andley Carlson… Theres a ring to it!

  • http://vastamount.blogspot.com/ Kathy

    We named our youngest Arden. Uncommon name (doesn’t show up on any of the popular name lists), but it has a familiar sound to it. That’s my suggestion.

  • http://fahadmajeed.blogspot.com FM

    How about Dan

    with regards
    FM

  • http://stormopkomst.web-log.nl Monique

    David Daniël…

    In any case,
    congrats en good luck!
    Mo.

  • http://xrsblog.blogspot.com Amandaxr

    Shan
    Langer

    Just a thought, but anyway, here’s sending advance congratulations to you and your family. :D

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  • http://www.livejournal.com/users/modestmaya modestmaya

    These are my two favorite names for males:

    Xander

    and

    Ezekiel. I know you said it “shouldn’t” start with an E… but nts to you! ;)

  • http://magnificentoctopus.blogspot.com Isabella

    Gerard.

  • http://www.livejournal.com/~trafficshot crish

    Hm lets see;

    merlin
    jon
    damien
    christian
    rochester
    rohan
    norman
    zayed
    noah
    jerad
    stephan
    hugh

  • http://spaces.msn.com/members/cutedarcy/ Darcy Shen

    Darcy Carlson is awesome!!
    I insist “Darcy”~~~~~!

  • http://www.ilestemps.com/sablog sabine

    Hello and congratulations (from Paris – FRANCE)!

    - Charles
    - Hugo
    - Noé
    - Loris
    - Alban
    - Alix
    - Gabin
    - Noah
    - Luka
    - matis

  • http://psalm37.blogspot.com dänika

    Tristan is my favourite; unfortunately, UK names have become more popular lately, and this one is now #111. Aidan is #60; Kieran, however, is #545.

    Flynn isn’t anywhere on the list. :

  • http://christellize.blogspot.com Christel Rock

    Logan (though it’s the airport in Boston)

    Brady (though my friends just had a baby and named him that, so try not to take it unless you really fall in love with it)

    Aiden (though I like it cause it was one of Carrie’s nice boyfriends on Sex and the City)

    Clarke or Kent, but not both together, too big shoes to fill.

    Ludacris (Chris or Cris for short) Ha, that’s just who I’m listening to right now.

    Remy (cause everyone loves Jerry Remy–Rem Dawg for short)

    Ringo Paul (if you like the Beatles)

    Masahito (a cool student I met from Japan that the dumb Americans, except for me, insisted on calling Marc) I’m pretty sure his name means something cool too.

    Triston

    Vincent

    Preston

    Elvis

    Gaston–No one’s been like Gaston
    A king pin like Gaston
    No one’s got a swell cleft in his chin like Gaston

    Mercutio, Orsino, Sylvius, Benvolio (Italian for good will, Ben for short), Othello, Ferdinand, Duncan, Lorenzo (my father in law’s name), Lysander, Oberon, Octavius, Sebastian or Polixenes if you like Shakespeare.

    Overall my favorite is Aiden Octavius (Aiden reminds me of “help” and eight is my favorite number). I’m sure my husband wouldn’t like it, but you should go for it! He looks like an Aiden.

    Bonne Chance,
    Christel

    P.S. I love my name, but it’s been my lifelong curse to forever have it spelled the ugly mineral way with a “y” or sometimes even, gasp, a “K” yuck!

  • http://www.okdork.com noah

    i like noah or avalon, possibly seth.

    does the person who suggests the name get a free solotees shirt:)

    noah
    http://www.okdork.com

  • http://christellize.blogspot.com Chris Rock

    Oh and also Oliver if you like Dickens novels. Or my husband’s favorite CD book, Nicholas Nickleby.

  • http://moizkhan.blogspot.com Moiz

    I can suggest “abdul” or “fawad” and hope its not too late hehe.

  • Scott

    Lennox is a solid boy’s name that doesn’t appear on the SSA list anywhere.

  • janet

    I’ve had four friends give birth within the past few years, naming their sons Ambrose, Asher, Earl, and Ignatius. I don’t think anyone else in the sandbox has those names.

    For you, though, a couple of one-syllable names:

    Heath
    Bret

    and one two-syllable one:

    Cory

  • http://photoh2.blogspot.com/ FLYING COW

    Finley
    Tyrone
    Cyrus
    Artem

  • http://delorumrex1.blogspot.com/ DelorumRex

    go with your first pet’s name and the name of the street you grew up on..

  • http://www.plaidtoaster.blogspot.com Melanie

    Braden

  • Giulia

    How about something revolutionary-
    Linus
    ?

  • http://www.wolfandturtle.net/Yarnpath Robbyn

    How about Arvide? After Brother Arvide Abernathy in “Guys and Dolls”. Just always kinda liked the name and never heard it anywhere else :)

  • http://www.mountaingirl.blog.com Summer

    I’m partial to greek names, and I think meaning of a name is important, too. Although, you may want to skip some of these names based on their meaning. :)

    Apollo (Manly)
    Titus (Giant)**my favorite**
    Claudios (Lame)
    Aristotle (Seeking the best)
    Demetrius (Of the earth)
    Elias (Jehovah is God)
    Pavlos (Small)
    Basil (Kingly)
    Augustine (Magestic)
    Flavian (Blonde or fair haired)
    Silas (Asked for)
    Romanos (A Roman)

    Congratulations and best of luck with names. Baby boys are fun!

  • Kerry

    How ’bout Teagan/Keagan. That sounds nice with Emerson.
    Or my FAV, Seamus.(shay-mus)

  • http://www.platypus-society.net/blog Captain Platypus

    How about Neo, like Keanu’s character in the Matrix?

    If not, here’s a few other possibilities:
    Dartagnian
    Aristotle (or Aris for short)
    Guitano

  • jc

    suggestions:
    -giles (the “g” is a hard “j” sound)
    -magnum

  • Bob

    Harold

  • http://alwaysthirsty.com Marla

    Kagan

  • http://www.jgmitchell.com Justin G. Mitchell

    Saul

  • Emilia

    Freeman

    My grandfather’s name (whom I unfortunately never met) and one I plan to use as either a first or middle name if I have a son.

  • http://metrodad.typepad.com MetroDad

    In this gender-confused day and age, we’re never quite sure how our children will turn out. Therefore, I suggest gender-netural names for your impending boy. Not only are they politically correct, they’re quite unique. Herewith, I proffer the following suggestions…

    (1) Penelopete
    (2) Jeffrica
    (3) Barryanne
    (4) Davida
    (5) Brucille

  • http://www.smilesandbutterflies.blogspot.com sOcial*butterfly

    I suggest DIEGO… it’s cute and is supposed to be the mexican version of Dean… I have a friend named John Dean and in Mexico he was Juan Diego…
    cute… and good luck.

  • http://jakeandbrady.blogspot.com JaBles D

    Brady Joseph or
    Jacob Maurice

    Or a combo

    or…Pickles Nomad

    Either way, congrats man. Having two little dudes is like winning the lottery…twice. Enjoy.

  • http://farmorethanrubies.blogspot.com/ Amanda Hayes

    My son’s name is Josiah. A strong biblical name that will truly follow him all the days of his life. So, my vote is for Josiah! We sometimes call him Si or Si Si for short.

  • Mike Cedergren

    An interesting name for your baby would be Solemn Winter or Amber Dawn.

  • http://mushings.blogspot.com leirs

    Dominik
    Gandhi
    Ganiel

  • http://rabblestreet.blogspot.com David

    I would suggest the name Iain or Ian.
    Both are the Scottish form for the name John. Its a good Scot’s name and easily remembered whilst exchanging formalities in a crowd.

    There’s something to be said about a name you can pronounce in one breath.

    Otherwise, its got to be Emily. We had thought poor Ian was to be a girl when he was born. I was forced by the doctor, in no uncertain terms, to name the baby immediately. I would have certainly loved to have a daughter. But i’ll tell you now, nobody swings a bat like Ian.

    Good luck to you and best wishes for your family.

  • http://drunkenpanda.blogspot.com Rubez

    Hello, first time visitor, read every single suggestion. I don’t see Jory (or you can spell it Jori) or Cyan anywhere. I love those names. Hope your son will be born healthy and all will go well!

  • http://http//wunderbach.blogspirit.com Donatien

    I don’t take care to the 25$ but i wil be proud if you call him Donatien, like me ! It’s an great old french name which remains original

    - Saint Donatien died racked in 236
    - Jean Baptist Donatien de Vimeur, count of Rochambeau, was sent by Lafayette to support for Georges Washington during the fights for the independence of United States of America
    -Jacques-Donatien Le Ray (1726-1803) was a French “Father of the American Revolution”,

  • Matt

    How about Thane? It is my brother’s name and I always thought it cool and unique. It means duke or lord (Hamlet was the Thane of Denmark).

  • Reuben

    Congratulations.

    Call it Augustus!

  • http://www.f-bod.com Lisa

    Maximilian

  • Melissa

    Ishmael

  • Y.Cruz

    Aragog is an excellent name for a strong boy.

  • http://blog.bjhess.com bjhess

    Jarel/Jarrel/Jerrel
    Jarret
    Barry

  • steve speirs

    how about the welsh name leighton?

    it doesn’t start with an “e”, it’s not a place name, it doesn’t end in “son” and isn’t that popular.

    btw, it’s pronounced LAY-ton….

    good luck and congratulations!

    steve

  • http://kingchaser.blogspot.com amy

    How about Cole? or Phineas. Both good, non-common names.

  • Laura Cha

    My suggestion is Icarus. Icarus and Emerson. It sounds good for me.

  • http://daintee.bellechanson.org Lisa

    Plain and simple, I put all my chips on Gavin. And I think Gav is a cute nickname.

  • furtear

    Call him Ash.

  • http://n/a Krissy

    I suggest “Julian” or “Keegan”

  • http://www.doornbos.name Geert Doornbos

    It would be a great business opportunity to call your son ‘Bill’.

    1 It’s not a very popular name.
    2 It doesn’t start with an E.
    3 It doesn’t end in “son�.
    4 It´s not a city name.

    Hey, we have a match! ;o)

    Hope for you it all goes well!
    Got 3 beautiful little blond girls myself..

    Greetings from the Netherlands,
    Kantens (www.kantens.nl)
    Geert Doornbos
    MCSD

  • Tibr

    Tibr!

  • Evan

    One word….Evan! okay Aiden is nice too!

  • http://myepinoy.e2uhosting.com Rolly

    How about Immanuel or Emmanuel?

  • http://andiwonderthis.blogspot.com Wesley

    anton (709) or
    grey (not in the top 1000)

  • Miriam

    I like the name Garret. Its apretty little name not too popular. Pretty little name. Yes.

  • V

    Damien

  • Dalziel

    I would go with Seth but a close second is Tyvan. Both good solid names but not used that often. Good luck and congradulations.

  • Brian C.

    How about Bigguns, to go along with Emerson??? :-0

  • Steve B.

    Graeme…a less common spelling of a less common name Graham (395) and he can go by the ‘shortened’ form Grey.

  • Brittney

    Bentley

  • http://jimmckay.blogspot.com Wabi-Sabi

    How about…

    Ripken

    Other options would be

    Asher

    Huck

  • http://motherhoodslittlemiracle.blogspot.com/ Rose Anna

    Naming a child is and always has been kinda fun but hard at the same time because you never know until they are born whether or not the name will suit them or not.
    I name my son Desean Xavier Malachi

    Some good strong names are

    Talon
    Braedan
    Jericho
    Micah
    I wish you many blessing as you search for a name for your second bundle of joy to be.

  • http://www.mynetcity.com/blog John Wong

    My opinion:

    Hanz
    Afendy
    Phil
    Grissom (CSI??)
    Denvers
    Darrick

  • http://techticker.blogspot.com Kunal

    first of all congratulations for ur second baby boy. As im India i can suggest u some indian names

    Meet (M-e-e-t)
    Manav (Ma-n-v)It means human
    Kunal (Ku-na-l) It means Lotus
    Tanmay (T-an-may)

    U can contact me on my e-mail if u want some more indian names

  • http://radioskizzoo.blog.tiscali.it radioskizzo

    My Opinion:

    Anexonammun;
    Alessandra!
    Bobbi ann

  • http://feigninginterest.blogspot.com Lucy

    Hal, short for Harry.

    Regal and playful.

  • http://nonsologeomangio.splinder.com fa

    Marco

  • http://monkeypup.org monkeypup

    Matthias

  • http://napolux.altervista.org Napolux

    What about calling him Lem ???

  • (intentionally left blank)

    Solon – the lawgiver of Athens circa 600 BC. A somewhat popular name in the 1800′s, it has fallen out of use.

  • http://hanworks.blogspot.com Ming Han

    Call him Geordi. (From Geordi LaForge of the Star Trek Enterprise.)

  • http://beautyaddict.blogspot.com kristen

    I really like the name Bennett.

    Bennett Carlson…I think that would look really good on an office door. :)

  • http://www.xanga.com/i_am_isaac Isaac

    hi there… you can name your son Isaac…just like me =)

  • http://www.breastofcanada.blogspot.com Sue

    Marshall
    Shay
    Tommy

  • http://www.writingup.com/blog/peroff Peroff V

    Alexander,
    Alex,
    Max

  • http://www.livejournal.com/users/mzdp/ Arkadiy

    Elizabeth!

  • http://www.livejournal.com/users/mzdp/ Arkadiy

    Oh? boy! Diogen.

  • http://www.writersblog-easywriter.blogspot.com easywriter

    Caleb or Cole or Wesley

  • Jason

    I Like the name “Mitchell”
    -Good Luck!

  • Birgit

    What about:

    Philip Elias?

  • http://compositedrawlings.blogspot.com/ leucanthemum b

    How about Tecumseh? It’s a strong name (meaning: panther passing across) with a strong history, and it has a solid rhythm: Tecumseh Carlson.

    And you can almost guarantee there will be no other Tecumsehs in his classroom when he reaches school age.

  • Carl Jonard

    I just heard the name Zero on an NPR segment about Fiddler On The Roof, and I couldn’t help thinking what a kick-ass name it was.

  • http://www.writewingblog.blogspot.com Dawn

    My husband suggested Cane (or Cain)

  • http://www.welldressedlibrarian.blogspot.com matthew

    I like Isaac.

  • http://gmdb.splinder.com Giulio GMDB©

    Call him Lake. Than you can do a third boy and name it Palmer ;-))

  • http://www.kkrb.blogspot.com Mango

    Qivan (kee-van)
    Tivian/Trivian
    Vivain
    Cation (Cashun)
    Anslem
    Ansel
    Ceylon
    Anauron
    Antivias
    Atilias
    Caicen (Kay-sen)
    Edric
    Honorian
    Janvier (French for January. Just sounds cool)
    Javier
    Veritas
    Tarod
    Radicand (radi-can. It’s the square root symbol’s real name.)
    Marian
    Zech

  • http://spaces.msn.com/members/ndnchinaman Sonny

    I think a 3-syllable first name followed by a 1-syllable middle name will work best with a 2-syllable last name. Here are my pics:

    Dakota (#110) Jay (#333) Carlson (a.k.a. “DJâ€? – not a city but part of a state name)
    Gideon (#734) Blake (#78) Carlson (Gideon means “great warrior� in Hebrew)
    Omega (N/A) Zane (#234) Carlson (a.k.a. “Ozâ€? – Omega is the last letter in the Greek alphabet)

  • http://montoya.rdpdesign.com C Montoya

    My recommendations:

    Darrian

    Michel

    Destin

    Shane

    Maurice

    Maxamillion

    Vincent

    Anyone with any of those cool names is bound to grow up cool.

  • http://tartblossoms.htlp.ws/ Kimberly

    Dalton

  • Norman Chou

    Why not call him Norman? This isn’t as popular as Tom or John but I love this name.

  • Roby

    How about Roby? (pronounced ‘Raw Bee’)

  • Nazanin

    I think “Cyrus” is a good strong name. It was the name of the mighty king of Persia.

  • http://jeffu.blogsome.com Jeff Uren

    I’d like to suggest Gardiner. My middle name; named after my godfather.

    A thought :)

    Congrats!

  • Jane

    I would like to suggest the following names:
    Caleb
    Jonas
    Carter
    Bogan
    Joel
    Warren
    All are strong names and not common.
    Blessings on you, your family and this new life.

  • http://www.elisina.splinder.com Elisa

    an italian name: CRISTOFORO, from cristoforo colombo. Cristoopphhhhhhhhh……come hereeeeeee…!!!!

  • http://sapatosvermelhos.blogs.sapo.pt/ Cristiana

    What about Elisiary? Here in Portugal the name is rare, and it is Elisiário…

    You could call him Ely… it´s cool!

  • dimitris

    Ulysses ?

    ps.

    Thename in Greek is Odysseas,hence Homer’s Odyssey.

  • http://journals.aol.com/mstarangel7178/Thingsthatmakeyoumad/ NNichols

    I think a good name that I hadnt run across yet is Jagger.

  • http://knitowl.blogspot.com Rhelynn

    I don’t think these were listed yet -
    Sebastian or Mathias.

    We have our eye on the name Simrin (after a close friend), but that might not go well with Emerson.

    Best of luck to all four of you.

  • http://spaces.msn.com/members/kimberlywinn/ Kimberly

    Berkeley is a nice name. So is Solomon. Ooh, ooh – Sebastian? Good luck and best wishes with your new one.

  • http://outtamymindwithworry.blogspot.com/ margalit

    How about:

    Graham Nathaniel
    Judd Lawerence
    Grant Benjamin
    Moises Hillel
    Sebastian Paul
    Raffi Matthew
    Samuel Benson
    Jonah Reed
    Evan Shea
    Gabriel Owen
    Skylar Aaron
    Caleb Aiden
    Julian Stefan

    and any combination of the following:

    Isaiah
    Jeremiah
    Emile
    Avery
    Austin
    Gregory
    Cameron
    Flannery
    Brendon
    Zachary
    Rafael
    Ethan
    Marlow
    Quinton
    Everett
    Liam

    Hope this helps, and congrats on baby boy2.

  • Lazlo

    I’d say he looks like an Ansel.

  • http://www.giantidea.com Nathanael

    Anton
    Tofino
    Edmond
    Jerome
    Armond
    Pascal
    Freeman
    Django
    Othello
    Brennan
    Denim
    Vincent
    Decker
    Summer

  • http://spaces.msn.com/members/daer0n Nurinia

    Hi there,
    you’ve got my husbands name, why don’t you name your baby Aragorn, or Yofiel, or RaEnUser
    =)

  • http://capecodporcupine.blogspot.com Peter Porcupine

    If your last name is Carlson, somewhere in your heritage you are Scandivanian. These are some strong Viking nakes:

    Erik
    Lief
    Karl (not so good with Carlson)
    Petrus

    and my favorite -

    Nils.

  • http://ohhsnap.com jerry

    i suggest “Colt” … whether or not you want to use “45″ as a middle name is up to you though.

  • http://redhead83402.blogspot.com/ redhead83402

    I personally think that a name is too important to just plop onto a child with no fore-thought or meaning, so I have always looked back into the annals of family history to gain insight for names with meaning. I also like to use names with meanings so that when your child says “mom, what does MY name mean?” you can give them a fantastic answer, that makes that child feel important, special, and still unique. Since I have 5 kids, I got to do this quite a bit ;-D
    I suggest the name
    Israel Matthew, (means prince of God, God’s gift, is Hebrew) or
    Cipriano Hinojosa, or
    Santiago. It may seem strange to name a kid something like ~Santiago Carlson~ perhaps sort of like naming a kid *Juan Phillipe Skazinsky*, but hey, as long as the name has a good strong meaning, and can’t be nicked from say ~Richard~ to ~Dick~, it will give the child something to call his own, with pride. The saddest thing I have ever seen, however, is when children are named ~joke names~. For instance, my mom honestly knew a girl in her class named Iletta Pue, and my husband works with a guy named Ben Aiken. That wasn’t very nice of those parents, in my opinion. Children shouldn’t be saddled with that, kids can be mean enough without giving them pre-planned fodder. I am sure you have heard the song by Johnny Cash, called ~A Boy Named Sue~ ;-D

  • http://www.for-the-birds.net Jen

    I don’t know if this name has been suggested yet, and don’t have the time or the will to read through all the previous comments, but my suggestion is Reid.

  • Annabelle

    Sezakah (Say-zay-kuh), or Deshige (Dee-shee-gay).

  • Annabelle

    Or maybe Jardin, it means “garden” in French.

  • rachel

    My vote is Asher, made famous (well, okay, maybe a tiny bit famous) by the novel “My Name is Asher Lev” by Chaim Potok.

  • Dai-Seong Baik

    ‘Dwight’

  • Erin

    Torbjørn. Means “thunder bear.” Tor is a Norse god. Bjørn means bear and is cute.

  • http://zxzx Hank.

    I really think its a cute name!!

  • http://zxzx Hank.

    once again. HANK IS A VERY CUTE NAME!!

  • Monika

    Erlend

  • http://www.photosorriso.blogspot.com Erica

    Judah or Syler

    They are MY boy names, but since I don’t know you I’d be happy to share them :)

    Good luck choosing!
    The Peaks

  • http://chrisandjenni.com Christian Burns

    I am partial to celtic names, our firstborn is Aidan and our second is Eamon

    Since you dont want an E name here are my suggestions for Celtic names with their meanings

    Bevan (Youthful warrior)
    Calhoun (Warrior)
    Llewellyn (Like a Lion)
    Teague (poet)
    Owen (Form of EVAN. young warrior)

  • http://www.ananthapuri.com/blog/ Sree

    Neel (not Neal) is a good name
    :-)

  • varun

    How about the name ‘varun’…it means ‘god of water’

  • Kimberly

    Bronson.

  • http://MaeWest.blogspot.com Mae

    Had been working on a novel and two male characters were given these as first names: ROSS and SCHUYLER. Since my play “Courting Mae West” has really taken off and has attracted investors, the novel’s manuscript is in “deep freeze” for now. I really liked spending time with my novel’s characters, so this donation of their names is a gift. Good luck to you. May your second child be blessed with superb health and a sunny disposition. :-D

  • http://desestructurado.blog-city.com Peter

    How about Vincent? Nice cultural vibe and not even on the list.

    Strange how time honoured favourites like, uhh … Peter, are now out of fashion :-)

  • http://spaces.msn.com/members/forevaxfiesty/ Toni

    Hi congratulations wishing you all the happiness in the world what do you think of Theodore? or Tristran? i live in the UK so i dont know what popular over there but both of these names to me sound strong and healthy great for a son i love the name Joshua James but thats what im going to call my son well one day anyway good luck for the future

  • Crowzer

    i had to think a while about this name so i decided some good names would be:

    heathcliff,slyvester, heathcoat, charles, crowzer, and wallace

  • Jack

    Ulrich Carlson.

  • http://usedbrainsforsale.blogspot.com/ pleinelune

    How about Dasani?

  • http://www.modicobadejo.blogspot.com Noah Leavitt

    Seamus

    That is a great name.

  • http://workfromhome-at.com/forum/ Aleksandar

    Name her Alexa !

  • http://www.rarang.com Ronald Ryan

    I have a friend named Rhys, I think its a cool name. Only 4 letters and no vowels :)

  • http://sugar-mommy.blogspot.com buffi

    I wanted to name my second son “Sawyer,” but it didn’t sound good with our last name. So he is Lucas. I also liked Charles with the nickname Charlie.

  • J-P

    Why not try Hadrian, like the famous roman emperor, who built a non less famous wall separating England and Scotland ? not in the list…with the H, which offers as a bonus a nice calligraphy, more than the insipid Adrian…
    by the way…congratulations !
    jp

  • Renee

    I like the name Seraphin (the name of my favorite movie character ever {Seraphin the Great, master juggler, dancer, and singer of song – the Great Gene Kelly in The Pirate])

  • Elaine

    Hey – great blog! Couldn’t resist commenting when I saw so many Irish names. I’m Irish myself, so I suppose it’s kind of interesting to see the names migrating. I’ve a few favourites:

    Finbar (FINN-bar)
    Fionn (pronounced Fyunn. Finn is basically the same name, except anglicised)
    Fintan (FINN-tin)
    Fergus (FER-gus)

    Cormac (CORE-moc)
    Cian (KEE-in)
    Daragh (also spelled Daire) (DARR-ah)
    Declan
    Diarmuid (pronounced DEER-mid) [in anglicised form: Dermot]

    Lorcan (LORE-cin)
    Oisin (USH-een)

    And some have already be mentioned.

    Although I would suggest Cillian rather than Killian (there’s no K in Gaelic); Ciaran rather than Kieran (pronounced the same way; again no K); Niall rather than Neel (still pronounced as Neel).

    Although you may want to change the spelling in an American context. Whatever makes sense.

    My favourite, by far is Cormac, though.

    Because of how it sounds, mainly; it’s just a lovely name, and doesn’t even appear on the top 1000 list. And it’s not too difficult to pronounce.

    According to here: http://www.babynamesofireland.com/pages/boy-names-c-d.html
    there’s quite a lovely story behind it.

    Cormac – could also be spelled Cormick, I suppose?

  • http://defrenteprofuturo.weblogger.com.br caio

    how about “oswaldo”

    how do you like that hum?

    it’s a brazilian name, and it’s kinda popular here, though you are not interested in popular names… but i guess it doesn’t count does it?

    well if it does name him after me: caio!

  • Sue

    Warren, Silas, Dale. My favorite boy names are Aaron and Aiden, but they are kind of popular.

  • http://doubleclick80.blogspot.com Extra Ordinary Boy

    I’m gonna offer Mercer.

  • Jenifer

    How bout Josiah? (Sorry if someone’s already suggested that, but dang, you have alot of feedback here.)

  • http://johnsonbaby.blogspot.com Marty

    I’m partial to Cooper or Colton.

  • http://goingtothecountry.blogspot.com Terri

    I love naming babies!!!!

    On our list of boy names were the following:

    Cullyn
    Carick
    Mawxell
    Scott
    Coleman
    Spencer
    Soren
    Ryker

  • http://dzort.blogspot.com Della

    how about:
    Gerrick
    Kellon
    Shadwick

    Just suggestions!

  • http://nellysdiary.blogspot.com Kelly

    Simon
    Milo
    Felix
    Alton
    Evan

  • http://tyxod.blogspot.com yannis

    A short summary of common Greek names…

    1. Yanni
    2. Niko
    3. Costa

  • http://www.Theaccount.blogspot.com David Ketter

    Judah
    Hezron
    Boaz
    Elijah
    Asriel
    Jeshua
    Obed
    Reuben
    Simeon
    Levi
    Asher
    Naphtali
    Zebulun
    Ephraim
    Manesseh
    Gad

  • http://chrisray.typepad.com Chris Ray

    Here’s my short list:

    Aston Carlson
    Brock Carlson (personal fav)
    Pearce/Pierce Carlson

    All dot com’s are still available.

    Good luck to you and your family!

  • Steve

    Zamboni

  • Steve

    Warren Zamboni
    Waylon Zamboni
    Wyatt Zamboni

  • heather

    I love the name Tuyen. It means angel (or angelic) in Vietnamese. It is a male name, in case you’re worried!
    I only know one little boy named Tuyen, and that’s my godson. Of course, in his mom’s drugged state, she spelled it Teyan, so, it’s always misspelled. LOL But, he’s called Ty (or Ike) for short. Which is nice b/c it is a common name, but, the real, original name is not.
    I like the old fashioned Issaiah as the middle name (I know that’s not what you’re looking for, but, I love the Biblical aspect of it). My godson’s middle name is Issac (hence the nickname Ike).
    Congrats and good luck on naming your son!

  • http://warmweatherknitting.blogspot.com Celeste

    Wylock. Unusual, and tough sounding. . . .

    And why is my blog worth $0.00?!

  • http://dirko.net dirko

    How about Dirk or its dutch equivalent Dirko? They are not on “the list” and you can start a trend by going backwards in the alphabet – a reason to have not more than five children ;)

  • Anton

    Why not Anton ? It’s mine and I’m a nice boy !

    or Anto, Ante

  • http://jadenkale.blogspot.com Jaden Kale

    Well I might have a couple of names for you to consider.

    Bronno (first “o” is a short “o” sound like in “otter”) – It’s the Dutch version of the German name “Bruno” meaning “brown” or “The brown one”. The only man that I know to have this name is my father-in-law.

    Jedrek – Polish for Manly or Strong.

    Quinlan – Celtic for Very Strong.

    Warrick – English for Strong Leader

    Anwar – African for the Brightest

    This one may sound a bit too “cartoonish” but I like how it rolls off the tongue with the last name:

    Kent – Welsh for Bright White. (also, it’s #919 on “The List”)

    With the exception of Kent being #919 the rest of them seem to follow your guidelines (although, Kent IS pretty low on the list)

    If you are worried about the popularity of a name, might I suggest http://www.namestatistics.com I love this site. I have been using it to decide on names for when my husband and I start having children.

    All in all, I hope you have a wonderful birth and that all goes well. I hope he’s healthy and that your wife doesn’t want to wring the life out of you in the birthing room ;)

  • ElleBee

    I have always thought Iver was a great name (pronounced eye-ver). Orion, Justice, and Kayne are fun. I knew a guy in college named Sunshine, but that might be a bit on the hippie side for you. More conservatively, there’s Carlton or Coleman.

    What about just naming him initials that don’t stand for anything? Like JD or CK.

  • David

    Suggestion for a name:

    Rupert
    Axel
    Daschle (political affiliations aside, wouldn’t it be fun to call him Dash?)

  • http://www.livejournal.com/userinfo.bml?user=lisi Lisi

    A few ideas:

    Brice

    Linton

    Stanton

    Orion

    Griffin

    Landon

    Linus

    Sheldon

    Arlington

    Winston

    Burrell

    Weldon

    Loy

    Benedict

    Manning

    Mitchel

    Chesley (not Chelsey)

    Dempsey

    Carleton

    Blair

    Arvid

    Dayton

    Manford

    Garnett

    Harper

    Curt

    Jarvis

    Grady

  • MW Hemingway

    My suggestion:

    Rudyard. Dad almost named me this but I got saddled with the Pedestrian Mark. Fortunately, i won the surname lottery…

  • http://www.gardenghi.blogspot.com Paul Gardenghi

    Try Alaric, i don’t think it is even on your list. we have another 7 months before we have to absolutely decide for our first one.

    paul

  • http://spaces.msn.com/members/cutedarcy/ Darcy

    sorry for such a long list,but just want to draw your attention…HWO DO YOU THINK “DARCY”?
    DARCY
    DARCY
    DARCY
    DARCY
    DARCY
    DARCY
    ….

  • http://www.opensourcebiz.info danny

    Grendel

  • http://www.myspace.com/jenifur Jenifur

    Hm.

    Elliott is out because of the E names. though i dont think it would be that terrible, its a beautiful name.

    Drake? Its a strong, yet poetic name for a boy growing up in the next generation.

    Dante is great to.

    Kory, Niko, Ayeden, Jon

    Im sure whatever you choose will be magnificant.

  • rhoda

    How does about Cypress.
    If not, Seven -I got that one from an episode of “Seinfeld”. Please let me know what you do choose.

  • Brissa and George Gomez

    Hello from Visalia, CA
    How about Joshua Jael?

  • http://ibagaglidibocconetti.splinder.com aceto

    Hi. from Italy,

    for me : Malcolm

    Ciao!

  • A.

    Avery
    Jonathan
    Maj
    Dan
    Tian

  • http://nzpersblogspot.com n srinivasan

    #1. Qurioux!
    (quixotic way of spelling curious!)
    #2. Viswa mithra
    (sanskrit name meaning ‘friend of the universe.’ Viswamithra was sage as per Hindu mythology who gave up power to get knowledge. Today knowledge is considered power! Hence this is a ‘bridge’ name that links ancient past to future!)
    ‘visu’ can be the short calling name

    #3. Prem
    (again a sanskrit word meaning ‘love’ – love of god)

  • http://www.business-opportunities.biz/2005/10/28/help-name-the-baby/ Sharon Cummings

    I would like to say congrats to you both.. i know this is late to make a suggestion but if you ever change your mind … here are 2 more names… and i don’t want a shirt or anything just want to share these names….
    1. Javan
    2. Justin

    May your child have a blessed childhood and life. Good luck to you both.

  • http://easteuropeweather.info Andy Rachel

    Wow!! i have the same trable as Dane now:) i’m expecting a child! Thanks for this article..

  • http://755 Darla

    May the birth of your child be a blessing. I to have a son named Emerson. I would like to suggest the name David,which means “beloved” it is aslo hebrew. good luck and may happiness be yours. Darla

  • http://fffffffffffffffffff johnson

    i think you should name him addrean my wife is pregnant too and im having a boy we are naming him brandon

  • brigitte

    hi, i just came across your webpage on google. I saw that someone mentioned the name Taydon. That is my sons name. He was born on July.24/06. We thought that we made it up and that no one else would have that name! I guess we were wrong! Interesting to know that someone else out there might have that name.

  • Ha-ha

    YOU ENDED UP NAMING HIM SUCH A TERRIBLE NAME! SOUNDS SO FRANKENSTEINISH! HE SOUNDS LIKE HE’S SEVENTY YEARS OLD.

  • http://treetop100babynames.com Tree Top 100 Baby Names

    We’ll have the most popular baby names for 2006 soon, can you hang on?

  • http://treetop100babynames.com Tree Top 100 Baby Names

    Whoops! Too late!!

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    BALDOMERO

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  • kim

    my nephew is named taydon!! we don’t no anyone else with this name either.

  • http://listentomeandlistengood.blogspot.com/ Dallas >^^

    macgyver!

  • http://drivingjobs2enjoy.com Gail

    Gage

  • Gary

    Wallace Colton Carlson or Andrew James Carlson

  • Donnie Ostrander

    Hey how about Evan.. I love Evan Landyn!!!! What cha think?

  • elizabeth

    I love the name Teagan it looks so handsome on boys. How about Trent, Brent, I saw Barrett earlier on I think that sounds cool especially if your a floyd fan (syd barrett) I would go with Teagan for your son.