Baby Names...Need Help!

Updated on March 03, 2010
S.G. asks from Pottstown, PA
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We are expecting baby #3 in May and are having an impossible time agreeing on a name. OK...having a hard time even coming up with names. We are sticking with our "M" theme. Our oldest daughter is Morgan, youngest is Macie. We also have 2 female dogs, Marley & Millie. We don't know if baby #3 is a boy or a girl, so we need to prepare names for either.

Any unique, classy, original names out there that any of you Mamas can suggest? Thanks!

PS - We are trying to stay away from the common/popular names like Michael or Matthew or Madison, etc.

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So What Happened?

It's a BOY!!! Mitchell Jackson G. was born May 10th!

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M.A.

answers from Houston on

How about "J' Names.....John, Joshiah, Jinger, John David, Jedidiah, Jana, ......Just a thought.

MMMMargaret.

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K.K.

answers from Philadelphia on

Nameberry.com is a wonderful web site. It has tons of names that you can filter by the Letter M and by whether you want the name to be unique or not. I would highly recommend it.

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M.I.

answers from Pittsburgh on

How about M.? Sorry, had to say that.
Some other ideas: Mya Mia malena Miriam Mikala for girls
For boys: Marus Mikhal

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S.W.

answers from Salt Lake City on

Best resource ever is a book called "The Baby Name Wizard." There's a Web site, too, but the book is better. IIt might be at your library, or cheap on amazon.com. t will help you coordinate brother/sister names and figure out what styles of names you love or hate--it's so much more helpful that reading through a dictionary of random "M" names.
Best wishes!

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K.A.

answers from Indianapolis on

We just went with Monroe for a middle name (born yesterday, signed birth cert today!).
Maya was on our list for girls.
Also like Miles, Milo.

Good thing you're getting this together early. My husband kept putting off talking about names and we spent over an hour today at the whiteboard in the hospital before being discharged!! He is our third so you would think hubby would know better! :)

Congrats and best of luck!

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A.L.

answers from Houston on

My favs: Meredith and Marshall

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J.H.

answers from New York on

Marin, Marlys, Mathilda, Mabel for a girl. Miles, Mitchell for a boy?

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J.S.

answers from Philadelphia on

Maryanna
Maya
Molly
Melanie
Marcia

Max
Martin
Mick
Miles

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D.P.

answers from Pittsburgh on

Mason, Maeve, Max, Marc, Melissa, Meghan

A.M.

answers from Fort Myers on

My first name begins with an "M" so I like what you & hubby have done so far! For a 3rd girl please consider the following:
These are the first names and not shortened versions,
Maddie, Margo, Maxcine
For boys names:
Marco, Mario, Max
Please keep us posted on what you guys decide! Thanks so much,
Mary

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J.C.

answers from Philadelphia on

How about Mae for a girl

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M.M.

answers from Milwaukee on

We too have a M theme going on with our children (as I came from a family with just M in their names thought it would be fun to continue)

in my family we have M. (me), Melissa, Matthew, Michael, and Mark

we named our daughters Mina (as in Wilhelmina but didnt' like the full name so we just took Mina) and other daughter is Maia (as in Maya or Maja).. if we were to have a boy we were going to name him Max.

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S.B.

answers from Kansas City on

I've always been partial to Madeline, Molly, and Mackenzie.

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K.B.

answers from Harrisburg on

Mollie, Max, Mitchel, Manuel, Maddox, Macon, Mackenzie, Melissa, Missy, Maleesa (my sister)...

What are your families nationalities? You can check baby web sites and check under those countries for something unique.

K. B
mom to 5 including triplets

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HarrisburgPAChat
events and chat within 2 hour radius

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K.W.

answers from San Diego on

Marty, Marshall, Mandy, Melanie (Mel) !
hugs4kids.com is a great website. You can look up all names starting with the letter M for a girl or a boy or both.

Stay away from Moose, or Moped! LOL
Congratulations!

T.R.

answers from Scranton on

Hi Stephanie!

Thanks for asking for our help, I love giving ideas for names!

Maisie is girls name, it means pearl.

Moira is a girls name, it means great.

Makena is a girls name, it means child of wise leader.

Marek is a boys name, it means warrior.

Madon is a boys name, it means charitable.

Merritt is a boys name, it means valuable, deserving.

Maitland is a unisex name, it means meadow.

Maeron is a unisex name, it's a combination of two names, Mae and Ron.

Marlow is a unisex name, it means lake.

I hope this helps!

T.

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M.M.

answers from Jacksonville on

Maura, Marica, Marita, Maureen, Marisol

Macauley, Mace, Madan, Manning, Manix,

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C.C.

answers from Philadelphia on

Hi,
I love Maeve for a girl. I also really like Mallory and Matilda.

Boys are tougher.......

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M.O.

answers from Chicago on

Babycenter has a good "baby name" list that you can enter a letter, heritage, gender, etc. We used that a lot when researching names.

Here are some ideas:

Boys - Maxwell, Mark, Marcus

Girls - Melissa, Maggie, Megan

M.H.

answers from Raleigh on

How about Max, Malachi or Micah for a boy? For girls you could also use Micah (or spell it Mikah), Mackenna, Maya and Maggie are all adorable. These would be my tops if I was stuck on "M"! Congratulations and good luck!

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C.R.

answers from Seattle on

Matteo - boy (I love this - my husband doesn't - good thing we had a girl, lol)
Miriam - girl (I know a little girl named Miriam - there is something so sweet and feminine about that name on her!)

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B.J.

answers from Philadelphia on

I know that I like the name Morgan and it can go for a boy or a girl. There is also Mason, Michelle, Molly, Mandie, Mia, Miya, Malcom, or even Mary Ellen.

I hope that this helped. We decided an the name Caleb James for our first son who is due 4/8/10. Good luck

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J.Y.

answers from Pittsburgh on

My BFF's little boy's name is Malcolm. I love Maggie (margaret) for a girl.

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J.G.

answers from Philadelphia on

Not sure if this was mentioned but McKenzie or Mackenzie for a girl... good luck!

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L.W.

answers from Austin on

We didn't stick with the same initial for each child. For the boys we picked two M names and then two J names...its easier to get the right one when called.

M names: Max, Martin, Moses, Moe, Mitchel, Micah, Melvin,

Marina, Mariah, Micah, Margery, or Marjorie, Mabel, Melody or Melodie, Megan, Muse, Miriam,

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P.W.

answers from Provo on

My faves are boy: Mitchell Girl: McKelle
marciella
marcie
melanie
mckay
mckayla
martin
marshall
mandy
mary jane
mckelle
Murray
Morrey
Markis
Max

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S.M.

answers from Los Angeles on

My suggestion; Maya for a girl and Mason for a boy.
Also if you do a google search for baby names. Most websites let you search by letter and origin such as Spanish, Irish, French, etc..
Good luck and congratulations on #3!

L.P.

answers from Pittsburgh on

My votes are:

Miranda, Milena (Milayna), Marina, Marcia, Marlo
Mason, Marcus

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T.S.

answers from Sacramento on

Maeve, Mattea, Mia, Mara

Matteo, Marcus, Miles, Mitchel

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M.F.

answers from Pittsburgh on

Melina! (for a girl)

Not to sound too proud, but that's my name, I'm 37, and I've met less than 5 people my entire life with that name... yet it is fairly simple, and similar to other names people know-- Melinda, Melanie, Melissa. I was named after Melina Mercouri, the Greek actress/ politician, so the name has an interesting history (depending on what your interests are...)

Good luck!

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K.T.

answers from Los Angeles on

Mattan "Mah-tawn" is Hebrew for "gift" and is used for both boys and girls (mostly boys). I also love Mathias for a boy and Mia for a girl.

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D.T.

answers from Philadelphia on

I didn't read down all the suggestions so there may be some repeats!

Girl: Maribelle, Mallory, Marlo, Margo, Merrill, and Maeve

Boy: Merrill

Congratulations!!

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D.H.

answers from Miami on

Girls - Montana, Mikaela, McKenzie, Molly, Mara
Boys - Monty, Marty, Maddox, McKinley, Miller

C.S.

answers from Charlotte on

Malekai (boy), Mariah (girl)

D.S.

answers from Allentown on

Hi, Stephanie:

Mary, Martha, Marilyn, Marie, Marsha, Maria.
Martin
Hope this helps.
D.

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J.K.

answers from Reading on

I have a girlfriend named, Merritt. I think that is so pretty. Can't really help you with the boy name...sorry! And, good luck!

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A.L.

answers from Philadelphia on

Girls - May, Mariah, Moira, Marissa, Mara, Mira, Melinda, Miranda, Melaina, Mia, Maya, Maggie, Maria, Meena, Marcia, Molly, Mindy, Maribelle, Michaela, Mende (Men-dee)

Boys - Mason, Max, Milo, Mario, Martin, Marco, Matteo, Mack, Marvin, Manny, Moses, Marvin, Miles...boy names are harder...

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S.W.

answers from New York on

how about mackenzie, mariah, maya for girls and maxwell, marco, micah for boys

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K.D.

answers from Philadelphia on

We named our son Matteo, and have a cousin named Marco. Love Maia for a girl, and Marin. Micah, Max, Milo and Miles for boys. Let us know what you choose!

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B.B.

answers from Missoula on

I recently saw the name Maelle (pronounced My-Elle) and really loved it, so that's my suggestion for a girl.
Good luck!

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A.G.

answers from Columbus on

i think marie for a girl is pretty!!! and for a boy, malichi, comes to mind!! :) Good Luck and Congrat's!!!

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L.M.

answers from Philadelphia on

Mackenzie, MaKenna, Maleah, Mallory
Max,Merrick, Matheo,Marshall, Marc,Miller

Just some sugggestions

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L.B.

answers from Philadelphia on

If my son, Mason, was a girl, his name would have been McKayla. Hope it helps.
L.

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A.R.

answers from Philadelphia on

Boy: Mason, Mitchell, Miles, Marcus, Murphy

Girl: Maggie, Mallory, Miranda, Mariah, Michelle

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M.D.

answers from Miami on

Madeline
Marianna
Malia
Mialing

For a boy I like Mason, Marshall and Mateo

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B.M.

answers from Philadelphia on

Maggie is cute for a girl. Mark for a boy

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L.V.

answers from Pittsburgh on

How about mason, or Maddox, or maverick. Mackenzie, Martha

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D.G.

answers from Philadelphia on

My son is Mackenzie. Mack for short. We've met only 1 other Mack in the last 6 years.

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B.W.

answers from Pittsburgh on

I don't have any suggestions for a boy, but my cousin did the m thing for her girls and her youngest is Mercedes. My little sister's name is Meleah and you could do spelling such as melia or maleigha or whatever. don't forget to let us know what you decide on!

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M.R.

answers from Harrisburg on

For a boy I like the name Mitchell. For a girl you could use M..

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K.M.

answers from Boston on

Baby name wizard at Baby name voyager will help you tons.

As for me I'd go with Malcom or Michelle (Baby Mish).

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A.P.

answers from San Antonio on

Girl - Miriam, Miley, Madison, Michaella or Machala

Boy- Michael, Mitch, Matthew or Mason

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E.B.

answers from Philadelphia on

Mason, Micah, Max, Maddox for a boy. Madeleine, Mackenzie, Mikayla, Meredith for a girl..I LOVE picking out names! Good luck!!

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L.G.

answers from Philadelphia on

My thoughts are

Michelle for a girl
Mason for a boy

I hope you find a name both you and your husband like!

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E.K.

answers from Chicago on

Marion, Marian, Madelyn, Marianna, Maya, MacKenna,

Mason, Maddox, Malcolm

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L.N.

answers from Philadelphia on

Mikayla, Mason, Madeline, Misty, Maya, Marcus, .....good luck!

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E.F.

answers from Pittsburgh on

Girl: Mayve, Mabel, or Michaela
Boy: Maddox

S.Y.

answers from Pittsburgh on

I like "Madilyn" (my 2 year old's name) :)

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J.J.

answers from Eugene on

A fun and different yet classy boys name is Maguire. We know a little boy Maguire and I think it is a strong masculine name. How about Mia or Maya for a girl??

I definitely do not recommend Mica for a boy or a girl. All of a sudden there are so many Mica's in town. Suddendly it is really trendy like Aiden etc..

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G.G.

answers from Chicago on

Mallory, Molly, Madeline, Meredith, Maureen, Maggie, Mia

Max, Mitch, Miller,

Good Luck

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answers from Phoenix on

Mikyla, Meridith, Madison, Mason, Merritt

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M.C.

answers from Philadelphia on

Meredith for a girl, and McGuire for a boy If we have another girl, she will be Meredith Kathleen.....

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J.P.

answers from Pittsburgh on

So hard to pick out names without knowing the last name....for girls I love M. and Mila. I like traditional boys names so can't help you there.

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T.E.

answers from York on

My nephew just a had baby boy not too long ago and they named him Mercer. They also have another son named Maddox. Mitchell is another good boy name. Sorry, I have no girl names to offer....

Good luck and Congratulations!

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J.F.

answers from Minneapolis on

Someone posted this site before and I just got off of it. It is great to help weed out popular names. www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames

Maurice, Magdeline, Monte, Mona, Mildred

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S.E.

answers from Houston on

My son is "Maysen"...but the name could work for a girl, too. Good luck!

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M.J.

answers from Raleigh on

Hi,
Just wanted to share my name with you. My grandmother was Meda (no middle name) and my mom was M. Eloise. When I was born I was named M. Meda. (double M!!) Mama said she did consider Meda M. also. I have never heard the name Meda except for Grandmother and me. No one else in our family has used the name either. Also, since I am 57 years old and Meda was my GM that tells you how old the name really is! Good luck finding that perfect name. M. Meda

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J.S.

answers from Philadelphia on

Our little girl is named "Megan Brielle" :)

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M.

answers from Las Vegas on

I love the name Maya for girl. I have 2 different friends who named their girls Moira and Moorea. For a boy, Marcos or Marcus.

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E.N.

answers from Philadelphia on

Marcie
I looked in the Bible

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J.W.

answers from Philadelphia on

how about brody, logan, or benjamin and for a girl michella, Julianna, or Ella

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M.W.

answers from Atlanta on

Hi
I counted the letters from A to I and A to O and calculated the difference, and worked out that you could have baby names that start with MU. So here are a few for you:-

Girls - Mulan, Mutya and Muriel
Boys - Mulder, Munro and Murdoc

Hope this helps you.
M.

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K.B.

answers from Pittsburgh on

Girl - Maddie, Misty, Maggie

Boy - Micah, Mitchell

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J.J.

answers from Allentown on

I like Margaret and Maura for a girl or Micah and Mitch for a boy.

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M.F.

answers from Houston on

I like Melody for a girl. For a boy I have no idea...

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J.K.

answers from Philadelphia on

My sister and brother-in-law are also going with M names. so far they have Miana (girl) and Milo (boy)

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T.C.

answers from Philadelphia on

my daughter's name is marissa and I love it! Also, what about Mia? Very feminine and different. Keep us posted and good luck!

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K.K.

answers from New York on

A friend of mine is named Miya (pronounced maya) and I love that for a girl. Mason is a great one for a boy, although you have a Macie, so don't know if that would work for you.

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