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Are you stuck for a name? Are you tired of the same old suggestions? Maybe you and your baby daddy/momma can't agree on a name. Look no further-- our name-obsessed staff will pick a list of names specially tailored to your needs!

Questions marked with a * are required.

 
*1. What will be the baby's last name?
 
*2. I would like names for:
a boy
a girl
both sexes (half and half)
all unisex names (names that could work just as well for either sex)
 
3. Is there any particular language, religion or ethnicity you'd like to find names from?
 
*4. Are meanings of names important to you?
No, as long as I like a name, I don't care about the meaning
somewhat, I don't want a name that means something bad or weird
If a name means something nice, that's a bonus, but I don't really care about it.
Yes, I would like a name with a nice meaning.
Absolutely! It is essential that I find a name with a good meaning.
 
5. Are there any people whose names you'd like to incorporate into your child's name? (i.e., grandparents' names, mother's maiden name etc.) If so, what are they?
 
6. If yes, may we use different forms of the name? (i.e., Lindsay for Linda, Maria/Mariah/Marisa for Mary)
Yes
No
 
7. Does the baby have any sisters or brothers? If so, what are their names?
 
*8. Is a name's popularity important to you?
No, I don't care if there are 5 other children in my child's class with the name as long as I love it.
Not very much-- it's OK if there's another child or two in my child's school with the same name.
somewhat-- I'd like my child's name to be unusual, but not too outlandish (people have heard it before, but my child will run into few with the same name)
Yes. I would like my child's name to be definitely unusual.
Absolutely! I want a name nobody else but my child has.
don't care one way or another. Ashley is fine, but so is Zebulon.
 
9. It's NOT OKAY if this name (check all that apply):
rhymes or sounds funny with with my last name (i.e., Kerry Kerr, Cheryl Farrell, Candi Kane)
Is alliterative (Shannon Sherman, Kevin Curran)
has nickname(s)-- (Matthew: Matt, Elizabeth: Liz, Beth etc.)
has no obvious nicknames (April, Mary, Winston, Max)
is spelled differently from the usual way (I.e., Maddisen, Bryann)
 
*10. What sorts of names do you generally gravitate towards? (please check at least one)
Old-Fashioned (Hannah, Grace, Oliver, Edmund)
Modern (Tyler, Madison, Kaylin, Braydon)
Classic (Mary, James, John, Elizabeth)
gender-ambiguous (Payton, Lane, Cameron, Colby)
feminine for girls (Clarissa, Isabella, Amanda, Lilliana)
masculine for boys (Hunter, Alexander, Braxton, Blade)
international-sounding (Aiko, Aliyah, Seamus, Zoya)
Biblical (Zacharias, Miriam, Isaiah, Zipporah)
eccentrically old-fashioned (Jemima, Rosamunde, Cecil, Tristram)
natural or virtuous (Sage, Clarity, Sequoia, Noble, Ember)
super-modern sounding (Shyleigh, Kiandra, Dannon, Tahjay, Trux)
nicknamey (Gracie, Taye, Ty, Coby, Cassie, Lexa)
 
11. Finally, is there anything else we should consider when finding your names?
 
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