When is odd names TOO odd?

[CanadianMoose]

So I have a girl name and a boy name picked out for the first child, but I need a boy and girl name for the second. Not pregnant yet but I want to have names already planned so I have a name to call them when I am pregnant.

Here are the first names; Boy: Roan (Witt) Girl: Alina (Rae)

Second Name possibilities; Boy: Tavin/Dexter (Rhys) Girl: Evelyn (Fae)

Hubby Likes Dexter and I like Tavin (Tay-Ven), I thought maybe we could compromise on making the other the middle name but I really like Rhys as the middle.

I also like Evelyn cause she could be Evee or Evie for short and I like the middle names being sweet 1 syllable simple yet pretty/feminine.

What do you ladies think?

 

[CanadianMoose]

Anyone?

 

[CanadianMoose]

Wow ok no responses...

 

[Tryingagain3]

I love Dexter it's one of my faves! My other half doesn't like it though! I've got an Evelyn (Evie) I think it's a beautiful name. In fact I like all your names! And I don't normally like names that are a little different. Tavin is the one that I probably like the least but saying that i don't hate it I think it's quite nice. Good luck with whatever you pick xxx

 

[Midnight_Fairy]

They do not sound odd. Xx

 

[fairytales87]

I wouldn't say they are odd
Your tastes may also change once pregnant so I would put too much pressure on yourselfs to choose just yet xx

 

[ikaria]

I really like how Tavin sounds, so I prefer it over Dexter, even though Dexter is a really nice name too. Could you combine all three names, so your boy would be Tavin Dexter Rhys? I think all three sound really good together (if you're not opposed to two middle names).

 

[staralfur]

I think you'll get constant mispronounciations from Tavin, I would have pronounced it like Gavin with a T (so a soft 'a').

The others aren't odd at all.

 

[Aphy]

I love how you would pronounce Tavin but I agree with staralfur that people are going to mispronounce it unless you change the spelling. Not such a big fan of Dexter but that's just my personal prefereance. I don't think any of the names sound odd

 

[heychrissie]

Agreed with PPs on Tavin, I read it like Gavin. That's the only one that I'd call unusual though!

 

[CanadianMoose]

Thank you all for responding and your suggestions. It's true they aren't TOO odd but like you said I can't think of a single person around here named Tavin but I really love it, and if he wanted after he grows up a little he could use his middle name. Your right though, when pregnant I might want to do a different name but for now I really love the names the more I hear them and say them.

 

[CanadianMoose]

I think you'll get constant mispronounciations from Tavin, I would have pronounced it like Gavin with a T (so a soft 'a').

The others aren't odd at all.

Isn't that how you say Gavin? like Gay-Ven?
I guess I've been saying it wrong ahaha

 

[staralfur]

I think you'll get constant mispronounciations from Tavin, I would have pronounced it like Gavin with a T (so a soft 'a').

The others aren't odd at all.

Isn't that how you say Gavin? like Gay-Ven?
I guess I've been saying it wrong ahaha

Haha well I've certainly never heard it pronounced that way! I've always heard Gah-vin.

 

[EverythingXd]

I'm a fan of Dexter here, but I'm biased because that's my DS2 name Is that unusual where you are? I thought it was "not common but not made up" lol, but since I named him, there are a few other Dexters popping up around here.

 

[JumpingIn]

Gavin is most definitely pronounced GAH-vin!

 

[mizzyb]

I agree with Tavin sounding like Gavin (gah vin) I love the middle name of Fae spelt like that, my daughter is Rayna Fae and fae spelt like that means fairy folk

other names you might like:
Boy

Zander, Elijah, Asher, Rowan, River.

Girl
Merida, Arya, Lyra, Leona, Maia, Eliza.