Baby names I LOVE... but probably won't use

[@symphie5493]

I worked in the neonatal ICU for years and saw some CRAZY names for babies. I came up with a rule that before you name your baby, you should picture them as a baby, a middle schooler, and a powerful CEO with that name. If it doesn’t fit all three scenarios, please don’t pick that name. 😂

[@melsmakeup88]

Justine Brice this is great advice! That’s what I kept telling myself when thinking of names for my son - can I picture a CEO with this name?

[@symphie5493]

MelsMakeup88 Exactly! A lot of good names sound good for a baby. But not so much for a middle schooler or CEO. 😆

[@subwalady]

Firstly, thank you for your work. My son spent 106 days in 2 different NICUs and NICU nurses have a special place in my family's heart ❤. But, back to your comment...as soon as someone hears my son's name they always say it sounds very presidential; Aedric James Theodore. And Aedric seems to be working really well as an infant and toddler 🙂

[@ginm260]

Cove is so cute, but with COVID in the mix I feel like that’s totally out lol

[@ellebee511]

Aspyn Ovard named her baby Cove! It’s so cute

[@redvelvetcupcake8388]

sbl1590 Yeah but that was before COVID-19.😂 It is super cute though.

[@UcarlsT]

I wanted Covie but then someone told me it sounded like Covid ... so I was like CRAP nvm

[@rs3007]

Same with Verona! I love it... But Rona um no lol

[@mary.snow.official]

My middle name is "Snow" and I just love it as a middle name. The reason why it's my middle name is because when my parents came over to Canada from Vietnam and were pregnant with me, it was the first time they saw snow!

[@Enchanted694]

Oo just started your video and when you said Scott would be a boy middle name I immediately thought Ryder Scott would be adorable!!

[@clairewillow6475]

Or Riley Scott

[@msaijay1153]

It Ridley Scott

[@MandaPhenom]

I don’t even want children, zero interest in them, but I find names and peoples reasonings for what they like and don’t like so interesting.

[@THEACNECHANNEL]

Tristan reminds me of Tristan Thompson LOL

[@Kaylakoo225]

THE ACNE CHANNEL same LOL

[@babydoll1701]

I always loved the name Tristan, but I would rather name my daughter that name. Because I think it’s more girly, but I love the name Phoenix

[@maccifyme]

For some reason I just stumbled upon your channel and GIRL!!! I remember watching your channel back when you were in college and now you're a completely grown woman with a child, house and everything! I feel soooo old now when I realize how much has changed since then!

[@RatHouseProductions1]

I just wanted to send a huge thank you for these videos. Being quarantined at home is very difficult so at the end of the day I watch some of these to really relax. I think it’s really nice of you. Love from Toronto Canada 🇨🇦

[@annabanana771]

Are there names Alex likes but you aren’t a fan of?

[@lenashousex8316]

Love the regular uploads Elle. I feel like it's 2008. I'm here for it. Sending you baby wishes ❤️🙏

[@xxf3ldown]

My cat's name is Adelaide! We call her Addie, or Badelaide, or Fatelaide, or Catelaide, or just Fatty.

[@fusionette]

😂 lol

[@lignesceil]

Lmfao we call my daughter badelaide or madelaide when she’s being bad or mad (and sadelaide when.. you know..)

[@xxf3ldown]

Yes! We do all of these!

[@CloudslnMyCoffee]

James Goot sounds awesome but Snow Goot sounds too much like Snow Boot. Good call on letting that one go. Maybe for a pet?

[@LovelyMarvelous]

You did a really good job of giving real and interesting reasons why you love these names and why you might not use them. These videos are usually boring because all they ever say is "It's such a cute name, I don't know I just love it!".

[@cspeat]

Have you considered Silas for a boy? It gives me the same feel as your list. It's an older name, slightly southern, two syllable, goes well with Goot - Silas Goot. James and Silas. It's my top name but my husband doesn't love it and our last name starts with S anyway so I probably wouldn't use this.

[@fusionette]

Caroline P how do you pronounce that? is it exactly how its spelt? if not can u spell it phonetically im very curious!

[@cspeat]

Emily C I'd say it's pronounced how it's spelled. Sigh-lass. The older son on Weeds was named Silas if that helps

[@courtneyg1908]

Snow Goot sounds like Snow Boot

[@awkwardathena434]

Henry Goot (in my opinion) sounds good together and is a good solid traditional, royalty related name; especially with the middle name Scott I think it sounds quite excellent together. *Henry Scott Goot* or even *Scott Henry Goot* flows really beautifully.

[@clairewillow6475]

If they’re going with a royal theme than Louis could be good too! My cousin is Henry and that’s a good one for sur e

[@ddrchick2619]

Sebastian Scott Goot sounds sooo good. Love that combo. And I've always been a huge fan of the name Tristan as well but would probably never use it either.

[@mrssavannamarieholsted1253]

Catie Witt back off

[@ChessaKali]

I live the nickname Bash! It reminds me of that show Reign. Have you ever seen it?

[@WinterWind]

Krista Bowman Ruth here on YT has a son named Sebastian they call Bash

[@sairaschwartz5192]

Best show

[@Sechari]

Elle! I just had the dumbest video idea that I love: a day in the life of my cats 😂 I have cats so I know how exciting those days are, but man... your cats are so cute, I’d watch the heck out if it!

[@sjrussell91]

Snow Goot would be teased at school and called Snow Boot or Ugg or something!

[@cateeller598]

Our little boys name is Henry ❣️ we don’t hear it very often! He is such a Henry, too! Strong, handsome and a complete sweetheart!

[@mrssavannamarieholsted1253]

Cate Eller no it`s not so back off

[@mrswitbooi]

When I was in high school I decided that I would have 5 sons. Because, you know, you have a choice in this matter. My sons would be named Michael, Gabriel, Liam, Aiden and Caleb. Fast forward to my early 20s when I met my would-be husband and he said that HIS sons would have African names because we're (South) African. 5 or so years later we welcomed 2 boys into the world and named them Amri (Swahili : Power) and Kudjo (Swahili : Monday's Child). Amri was born at 28 weeks (3 months prem) and he certainly powered through his first 7 weeks of life in incubation. And Kudjo, low and behold, was born on a Monday.

[@MintChocChip100]

Eloise Witbooi your children have beautiful names!!

[@TheRachtastik]

Isla has become so unbelievable popular

[@spyduhgirl]

You're sounding so much more Southern since you've moved out of LA. I'm so glad you've come back to YT, I've been watching you since your college pink room with the Eiffel tower painting. I have 2 boys Jude and Rory. It's so hard to name kids.

[@lazyllama2206]

Girls: 1) Luna . 2) Valentina. 3) Snow. 4) Sofia. 5) Clementine (Minnie). 6) Margot. 7) Adelaide. 8) Lily 9) Flerr. 10) Scarlet. 11) Bow. 12) Isla. Boys: 1) Sebastian. 2) Cove. 3) Elliot. 4) Tristan. 5) Troy. 6) Jake. 7) Phoenix. 8) Storm. 9) Ember. 10) Chase. 11) Cotten 12) Caspian.

[@andreaaltan1684]

Lazy Llama haha I was so confused when you put Cotten 😂

[@essentiallylau]

Thank you!

[@kikimanchester]

Valentina and Sofia are super common names in Chile and Argentina and I think I have some 6 cousins with those names there. I had a co-worker last named White and he named his daughter Snow. Most people at work thought it was a bad idea but would not tell him. You really should have taken into account how many times she will have to deal with this name throughout her life.

[@laurab444]

Wait I hate that everyone else didn't like Elliot because I could totally see you with a little boy named Elliot... honestly some of these names shocked me that you liked them (I guess because James is such a traditional name I assumed you like more traditional names) but Elliot was one that I was like YES that just fits your child!!

[@lucagonzalez7098]

Jake? From State Farm? At 3 in the morning?

[@Kamarca]

I love the name Lily. I don't think James and Lily necessarily conjures up Harry Potter. (Ha, see what I did there?)

[@Shaz-v3w]

Henry would be cute with your last name

[@CarlyO1092]

Living for this fun series I don’t want it to end!! Please do it again soon 😊

[@jillianc8487]

Snow Goot all I hear is Snow Boot, but I do love the name Snow.

[@erikamoulton]

Isla is such a gorgeous name and has been on our list for a while.. I’m 5 weeks with baby 2 and so excited to keep thinking about names! 💕

[@MaryScarpati]

I’ve always loved the name Adelaide but felt it was too much to say and not easy enough to say but with the nickname lady it is now back on my list. I’m so glad you are doing this series. 💜

[@mandychristiansen8078]

I’ve always loved the name Clementine too, but I never thought about the nickname Minnie for that name! So cute!

[@bibliophilelady6106]

I am pregnant and I am choosing names for my list with meanings that I love. Our top boy name currently is Matthew Saul which means "prayed for gift," (we tried for 8 years for this pregnancy), but some of the more classic names that you might be able to talk your husband into could be Asher or Theodore. Asher sounds very modern and cool, but is an old Biblical name that means happiness. Theodore means "devine gift" and lends itself well to a variety of nicknames that could grow with the child. Also, both would sound cute with your accent.

[@julianne-8025]

Omg ! Congrats, late I know but it's awesome Hope everything's going well for you

[@mrssavannamarieholsted1253]

Bibliophile Lady no you`re not using the named Matthew back off

[@mrssavannamarieholsted1253]

Bibliophile Lady no she will not using naming their son because i`m using it

[@peyton1817]

I’ve had Sebastian on my list forever and love Bash for short, but I NEVER hear people suggesting it!! It’s always Seb, Sebs, Sebbie 🤢 hate all 3 but Bash is so handsome 🥰

[@JeriAndre]

I love the one syllable names with your last name!

[@gwynethralston9616]

Please start doing glitteratures again or just any book related content!!! Love you!!!

[@pinkvintagemarketco]

Fowler would be great boy name

[@uglyvegan7945]

My husband and I agreed on a name for our daughter when I was pregnant, but I never felt it was "her" name. I had a name picked out before I was even pregnant and the last few days of my pregnancy I really felt like that was her name. We ended up changing it at the last minute and I'm so glad we did. It suits her perfectly.

[@Isabella_Gioia]

Dear Elle, I am one of your OG fans (2009 and onwards!) and didn't know you were back filming and uploading videos! I am so glad to see you happy and doing well! I also really enjoyed the video because you actually included both "traditional" and quirky names! I find most people on KZbin list really improbable names that I can't actually picture people having! Hope you're staying safe!

[@shortstuff982]

I will always mourn that my husband would NOT budge on the names Leidy (pronounced Lady) for a girl and Beau for a boy :(

[@raquelsolano5173]

Can we see Pinecone in one of your future videos? I miss him ❤️

[@77Pinkcupcake]

Hi Elle, I am loving your daily miniseries. I’m in complete isolation here in Australia due to having a practically wiped out immune system from ongoing treatment. These little videos are awesome and I just wanted to say a big thank you for taking the time to make them. I know you are a busy working Mommy and Wife and it means so much that you are taking the time to do this for us. Your videos are the highlight of my day!! Being in complete isolation is horrible but so necessary at this time. Thank you for making my life a little brighter each day during this really crazy and uncertain time all around the world. I’m sure there’s thousands of grateful subscribers just like me. 💛💛💜 xxxx

[@JohannaB19]

I have been requesting this like crazy.. made my day! I have an Adeline and loved the name Sophia for years but didn’t choose it for the same reason you mentioned.

[@ohmyrainingducks]

Hey Elle, been watching since 8th grade and now I’ve been married for a year- I’ve literally grown with you lol. While watching this video something interesting I thought of is when considering baby names my husband and I have to think about nicknames but also how it sounds in Spanish. Sebastián sounds dignified and intelligent in Spanish. I also like that name.

[@jenniferbarradas7970]

OMG when you said Isla I almost fell of my chair because that's the middle name I have picked out for my future daughter!!! I'm only 20, but I like to plan things early lol

[@Stefaniaddison]

My little cousins name

[@Sanjis_cigarette]

I'm 13 and already have names picked out.

[@Cassiecat1807]

These were all the names on my list when I had my daughter. My top two were Quinn and Paisley. I went with Paisley Quinn. She is very bright and bold and beautiful.

[@Andrea7331]

Caroline Goot (pronounced Care-uh-line) sounds so southern and sweet!

[@maddicruse8852]

Snow Goot hahah kind of like Snow Boot

[@ezzyp8148]

My only thought throughout this video was, .. “does Alex secretly hate Disney?”...

[@ShannonDeeann]

Esmé P this made me laugh out loud. 😂 Especially as a Disney lover.

[@EBaileyBennett]

These names really surprised me! James Alexander is so classic (and I love it). I was really expecting more classic names. I love Sofia but I agree it is so popular right now!

[@princesadetodo]

My oldest daughter's name is Liliana and a lot of people call her Lily. I call her Lana.

[@xoxoSamC]

there was someone on a pregnancy subreddit who named their kids Castle and Cove, and i thought that was just the cutest ever

[@AlyssaJaneVolta]

I’m 24 weeks pregnant and we have decided on the name Clementine June if it’s a girl! My husband doesn’t really like Minnie for a nickname so we are using Cici. If this baby is a boy we like Atticus!! We already have a little boy named Phoenix. You have great taste!!

[@lorenamaria17]

Omg so many cute Harry Potter names: James, Lily, Luna, Fleur, Phoenix... as you kept saying them I instantly thought of the series!

[@tinathompson1129]

My guilty pleasure name I love but my bf doesn't love is Mabel. It was my great grandmother's name and I just think it's sweet and just as it means... adorable

[@kirishima6317]

for some reason I read that as "marble" 😂😂😂

[@HannahLGrace]

I have a Mabel Alice :) She is so her name ❤️

[@LauraLanny]

I love Fleur deForce too, she's an amazing woman and her daughter is adorable. Hope she can become friends with James someday

[@mrssavannamarieholsted1253]

LauraLanny no you don`t love it so back off

[@LauraLanny]

@@mrssavannamarieholsted1253 what's your problem?

[@florenciarubio1988]

Love this video. Luna and Valentina are my top 2 options to use as a middle name if we have a girl (Sienna as first name) ❤️

[@babydoll1701]

Cove I always loved that name for a girl way before aspyn named her daughter that. Another name I really love is Harper.

[@katielewis23]

My friend named her daughter scarlet because she had a scar over her abdomen that was getting stretched out when she was pregnant. So she called her little scar-baby when she was pregnant and it stuck!! We would have used Katie, Lexi, Brinja (Bryn-ya), Steinunn (Sty-nun), Thorri (Tor-ee) or Elin for girls names. We are Icelandic and love the traditional names. For boys, we have Mason Michael, we also loved Thor, Miller, and Finn.

[@sadieelizabeth2507]

When you said Valentina I thought of the HOT SAUCE 🤣 I mean it’s cute but I can’t get that out of my head

[@angelakoontz8435]

Augustus and Stratton are both boy names that feel soooo southern too

[@abcdefgherz]

one of my top boy names is ellis, but i don't think i would ever use it because i would like each member of the fam to have their own initial, and e is already taken by me haha...james and ellis i feel like go well together

[@fusionette]

i feel like charlotte and alice are names that u and alex would go for

[@DigiForever]

I'm not parent - hopefully one day when I find a partner! But I am an early childhood educator (teacher for ages 0-6 years) and I love watching these to see what kind of names are popular in different areas!

[@KatieRawsthorne]

We have a lovely little boy called Lucas Adam. I’m currently expecting a little girl in June, called Evelyn Grace 😊

[@MintChocChip100]

Have you ever thought of the name Jacob and then nickname Jake? It’s also two syllables to flow with Goot!

[@kinshaldy]

Such a good idea!

[@victoriacorbett8130]

I never realized your baby was named James Alexander. My baby’s name is Alexander James lol

[@lenorecasey9962]

Our baby boy is due in August and we are naming him Sullivan and calling him “Sully” I’m in love with his name💙

[@annettemarquez8934]

Our toddler's name is Dante Gael, I love Luna too and Cove but being Mexican I always try for all names to sound well in Spanish and English. Also, something that goes well with our last name (Marquez) Lucca and Bruno are my top two for another boy. Not sure yet for a girl but we like Ellie and Lumiere ( maybe even as first and middle name).

[@iceiceicefire]

Legit thought she was gonna day the name was “possum” at 11:48 LOL

[@Sw33tPsyk0]

My daughters name is Scarlett Ivy.

[@Kaylakoo225]

Kara Richardson that’s beautiful! i LOVE the name scarlett, i gasped when she said it because it’s #1 on my baby name list lol

[@Sw33tPsyk0]

@@Kaylakoo225 Yes! It has been my #1 for as long as I can remember. I gasped when my hubby loved it too. 😊 I was like ok, that's it. No going back.

[@ericam2465]

I can absolutely see you using Elliott. Love it! James and Elliott. Although I’m really hoping you have a girl, so you can experience having at least one of each gender

[@mandichalmers4970]

Elle - I don’t like names that work for both genders Also Elle - is want to name my boys, Phoenix, ember, and storm. 😂

[@fusionette]

i realize this would be unnecessary lol but i think u should do a video giving pairs of baby names that you would name twins! i just think baby name videos are so fun! also im sure you have already seen her but there is a woman named SJ on youtube whose channel is devoted to baby names and i love her videos. highly recommend her channel!

[@gatorgirl1720]

I named my little girl Harbour ☺️ She gets called Harper a lot which I know will be annoying in school for her. But I just fell in love with the name and I knew if I had a girl that’s what I wanted to use.

[@lluviarico]

I have two girls named Evelyn and Ruby. ♥️ I chose them because they are bilingual names. They sound good in English and Spanish... Which was important to me. Lol.

[@sierrams1123]

Lluvia Rico a friend of mine named her daughter Ruby Evelyn!

[@q4z4qz]

I've been laughing for 10 minutes from the Sebastian reference...hahaahha. I would have never linked it to Disney and now I can't unsee it.

[@MarienaheartsJB]

I totally agree with the feeling! It’s like you vibe with the name but you can’t see your own child be named like that 🤣

[@bookishlaurahanna]

If you like baby names you should check out SJ Strum's channel. She does a baby name list every week. I am not pregnant but have had a baby name list for years. Clementine (with the middle name or hyphenated with Rose) is on there, as is Tristan as it is quite traditional. All the names on my list are traditional. You could try and persuade your husband to use the names on your list for the middle spot.

[@nancychu3745]

Sebastian was my favorite for my second son, but husband was not on board with that. Like you, I love the nick name 'Bash'. I have a Balian (boy 4 yr), Liam (boy 2 year), and my daughter Esme Celes (5 months). Balian, Liam, Esme. In my head I always still think what it would have been like if it were Balian, Sebastian, and Esme. But let me tell you, my Liam is a fireball. He would have fit Sebastian well haha

[@jetadorexx]

I love your idea of uploading lots of videos whilst we are all in isolation. So thoughtful and smart! I’ve been wondering why people weren’t putting out more videos because nows the time we are all watching more content!

[@gerryvyti4256]

Isla is beautiful!

[@MoonShoesPotter231]

I thought you'd be team Alex with the very traditional names but there's some really lovely ones in there. When you started to say Caspian I thought you were going to say Casper which I think would be adorable. Casper Goot !

[@cynthiaann675]

I think Lady would be a lovely name for a cat.

[@aliazaluor2620]

My neighbor's cat is named lady haha 😹

[@DevonNicole2]

I've got a little girl named Clara Susanne. If we have a boy we know his middle name will be Timothy but I don't really know for a first name.

[@charlotterose8314]

OMG you talked about Once Upon a Time! I absolutely adore that show

[@sarah.mae531]

I really like the name Snow, and I don't want to ruin it for you, but Snow Goot just sounds so similar to snow boot. Maybe it's just because I'm from Minnesota but still 😂

[@DajanaDarling]

If you don't end up using the names for your kids, you could use the names Snow and Storm together for a set of animals, maybe two cats in the future :D It makes a cool image together.

[@crystale5625]

I’m so glad you made these videos. Really helping me keep calm during this hard time.

[@dandyyx3]

I love that you did this video! I’m obsessed with baby names. And you had so many good ones I’ve never thought of. Snow is so pretty but it made giggle when you said Snow Goot and I thought of snow boot 😅

[@bcowbrou]

We named our daughter Emeline (Emma-line) with the nick name Emmie. Only issue so far is that it gets mis pronounced Emma-lene ALL the time

[@Erdnussbuttertoast]

you love Fleur but won't use it because of the one syllable. May I recommend 'Flora'? Same sentiment, basically same meaning, but two syllables, and I think it would flow nicely with your last name! :)

[@lindsayvlogslife]

My daughters are Alera and Scarlett. My husband didn’t like Scarlett when I was pregnant with our first, but he was open to it with our second! So maybe Alex will come around to that one too haha

[@JulEnglefaris]

Those are both beautiful names!

[@jodiharrington6765]

Loved this, felt like we were just having a girls chat in your bathroom! Thanks for lifting my spirits :)

[@Yooncelebtarot]

Sebastian is my favorite. Probably going to be my son's name. I'm due in September.

[@chondragarcia6871]

This is the first time I’ve heard my daughters name on a list. My daughters name is Ember. Every time we say her name people ooo and say they love it.❤️

[@xSuccubunnyx]

I know it’s not trendy or whatever but George is so cute