Out of sheer ignorance, one of the most daunting things about the thought of having our first baby is the responsibility of naming him or her. So here is the deal…we are asking you the Brian Howe Blog reader to help us name our first born child. Our Baby is due on September 28, 2008. I know, I know, it seems a long way off but I am horribly impatient so we are starting this contest now.
Official Rules
1. You can submit up to 3 boy names and 3 girl names…a grand total of 6 ways to win.
2. You cannot submit the names Brian, William, Peter, Elizabeth, Victoria, and or Avery because we are already partial to those names….Change our minds!
3. If we choose your name to use as either a First or Middle name we will reward you handsomely…seriously you win something…I can’t tell you what, but it will be worth your effort! Hmm what would a good prized be for the naming of a child???
4. Throw a link on your blog to this contest, we would like to have peeps from all over the country world throw in name ideas.
I can’t wait to hear what you come up with…fire away!!
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March 18, 2008 at 2:11 pm
Jeremy Erndt
Boy:
1. Landon
2. Brayden
3. Jaden
Girl
1. Kylie
2. Avery
3. Sydney
March 18, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Jeremy Erndt
ok no Avery…I forgot about that…I am officially disqualified…peaced
March 18, 2008 at 3:30 pm
libhowe
Jer, did Brian pay you to suggest those? They’re a bunch of his favorites! I will accept no foul play in this competition!
March 18, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Heather Fischer
I think I will have to refrain from participating until Scott and I decide what we are going to name our baby! We still have no idea.
March 18, 2008 at 3:45 pm
Brian Howe
@ Jrem – good names…i dig the trendy but Lib digs classics.
@Lib- more credit then that please…haha
@Heather- you already have 2 good names…we dont even have 1!
March 18, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Jeremy Erndt
Lib, No cheating over here…just lobbing out good quality names…ha ha . How do you combine the trendy with the traditional?
March 18, 2008 at 5:10 pm
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March 18, 2008 at 6:27 pm
emily
boys:
1 – Grant
2 – Zachary
3 – Joshua
girls:
NOT Victoria
1 – Audrey
2 – Annalise
3 – Charlotte (nickname – Charley)
March 18, 2008 at 6:50 pm
emily
i would like to elaborate on my NOT Victoria comment.
1 – i’m just not a fan of the name, never have been
2 – SERIOUSLY?? you named your dog Posh. what’s with the Beckham obsession? people are gonna start to wonder, i mean really. Lib…I know you loved the spice girls and all, but this is taking it a little too far.
March 18, 2008 at 6:56 pm
brianhowe
@Emily – haha…we sure do love the Beckam’s!!
March 18, 2008 at 9:22 pm
jeffsdeepthoughts
A piece of advice you did not ask for:
Do not tell ANY ONE the name you pick until the ink is dry on the birth certificate.
With our first two, we shared several potential names. Every knucklehead in the world told us how everybody would make fun of the name or that the name was linked to several well-known serial killers.
The truth is that there are no perfect names, every one WILL be corrupted on the school yard by some doofus. The idea of a contest is really cool– but if I were you I wouldn’t announce the winner until it’s too late for anybody to change your minds.
March 18, 2008 at 9:28 pm
Lauren
1) Tyler
2) Nathan
3) Connor
1) Lauren
2) Cameron (Cammie!)
3) Tessa
If all else fails, Pricess Sparkle.
March 18, 2008 at 9:59 pm
Brian Howe
@Jeff – good call bro…we will definitely hold off announcing the winner…until then feel free to throw out your names!
@Lauren-Princess Sparkle is quite possibly the front runner right now!
March 18, 2008 at 10:26 pm
libhowe
Lauren – PRINCESS SPARKLE WINS! Contest over
haha. Also, I love how you shamelessly throw “Lauren” in as your #1 choice. That rocks
March 18, 2008 at 11:10 pm
Joy
I went with more classic style names (sorry Brian)…Plus, some have nicknames – that should give me points, right?
1. Alexander (Alex)
2. Thomas (Tom)
3. Michael (Mike)
1. Emma (Em?)
2. Olivia
3. Isabella (Belle)
All of these names would work with a middle name of “Joy” even the guy ones (trust me).
I can’t top – Princess Sparkle.
March 19, 2008 at 1:00 pm
robwhittaker
I’m all over Jeffsdeepthoughts comment. What are you going to tell your son/daughter when they asked why they picked their name? “Well Bubba/Bunny, we had this contest on our blog…”
Molly and I waited until Madison was born and didn’t tell a soul until then. This is my vote.
March 19, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Lauren
My one shot at glory and I spell Princess wrong.
Also this-Lauren is a completely awesome name Libby. You should really think about it. I highly suggest the combo “Lauren Ann”…
March 19, 2008 at 1:23 pm
Nicole Coates
1. Lindsey
2. Ayla
3. Cailyn
1. Thomas (Tom)
2. Ryan
3. Justin
Whatever you name this baby, will be great! Just thought I would throw these out there.
March 19, 2008 at 1:34 pm
brianhowe
@Rob – You struggle reading …we control the naming my friend! Just looking for suggestions…haha.
@Nicole – Some good names
@Lauren – we will keep the way you spelled Princess…its endearing.
March 19, 2008 at 1:38 pm
brianhowe
@Joy – Hmm Joy the Boy?? haha…good stuff.
March 19, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Christina Seidel
Boys….
1.) Anthony
2.) Ryan
3.) Nicholas
Traditional!! I Know…
Girls…
1.) Maggie
2.) Valarie
3.) Vanessa
FYI… I thought I had my name set well in advance and then… he was here w/ all that RED hair and the name I was set on just didnt work. SO… You’ll know when you see him/her.
2nd…
Each of you make a top 10 list boys and girls… dont share till there completed and you find a common name that you both like and hadn’t realized…
Any Who…
Hope your feeling well…
Love,
Tina
March 19, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Shelley Erndt
Girls:
-Gertrude
-Bertha
-Franny
Boys:
-Pablo
-Herbert (HERBIE HOWE!!)
-Mortimer
I double dog..no TRIPLE dog dare you!!!
(*disclaimer: if anyone reading this is named one of the above names or knows/loves someone with the above name, my intent is not to offend anyone but to shed a little humor on some uncommon and peculiar names
March 19, 2008 at 10:11 pm
Sue
Girls
1) Trinity
2) Alexandrea
3) Paige
Boys
1) Caleb
2) Joshua
3) Derek
Just a few names that I like.. but whatever you choose will be just perfect. So happy for you both! :0)
March 20, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Mortimer
I’m very offended. My name has been passed on from generations since the Civil War.
March 20, 2008 at 2:08 pm
brianhowe
@Mortimer aka Steve – You are a dork.
March 24, 2008 at 7:10 pm
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March 24, 2008 at 8:05 pm
Pam B
Cayman
Joliette
Claire
Dakota
Preston
Zoe
Savannah
Any takers?
March 25, 2008 at 9:02 pm
davecross
I didnt take the time to read all those comments so I don’t know if it’s suggested but I like Carson and Jocelyn for the last name Howe.
March 27, 2008 at 11:54 pm
Bob & Sue Dupont
Hi Brian & Libby,
Just found your blog.. Good names:
Boys:
Luke
Seth
Paul
Girls:
Erica
Elizabeth
LeAnne
March 31, 2008 at 4:00 am
Sue Clairmont
Had to get this done so I could sleep tonight.
Here goes (is it cheating if I include middle names?).
Girls:
1) Lainey Joy
2)Melody Rose (get it)
3) Bethany Amber
Boys:
1) Corey Andrew
2)Timothy Zion
3) Jonah Sawyer
Good night…zzzz
: )
April 4, 2008 at 8:32 pm
Tiffiny
I’ve always liked the name BRIAN for a boy but with the last name of Adams, we would have an “Office Space” moment on our hands. I’ve also always really liked the name SAM for a boy or a girl, but again, with the last name of Adams, our child would be in AA before he or she is out of Pampers. I also really like the names Charlie and Chris but those are the names of Jeff’s father and brother respectively. So…I bequeath my all-time favorite names to the both of you, names I fell in love with long before I knew my husband…
BOYS:
Brian
Sam
Charlie
Chris
Shawn/Sean
Ben
Girls:
Lorelai
Sam
(Sorry the girls list isn’t that long – I convinced myself a long time ago that I would never have any girls so I never put much thought into girls names)
Good Luck!
April 4, 2008 at 8:45 pm
shy
i thought Maxwell…(Max) until i put it together…Maxwell Howe (house) scratch that one.
I am going to divulge my names to you that i don’t know that Nate will let me use…but don’t freak out if you pick one of these and then there is a little rohrer out there with the same name…
London
Chase
Jacob (Jake)
Jaedyn
What about familial….like William Joseph??
Piper
Eden
Kalyn
Morgan
Chloe
and really only one name would really be the best for a cute, sweet little girl…SHYLA (i’ll send a gift…)
Anyway, London is what i would love to name our next young lad… but don’t think i’ll ever convince nate…
good luck.
April 5, 2008 at 1:20 pm
brianhowe
Wow- great names coming in…Keep them coming…
@Shyla – I love the name London…but it aint gonna fly! haha.
April 7, 2008 at 2:40 am
Colleen Eddy
Girls:
1) Colleen
2) Kelly
3) Nikki
4) Bambi (L.G.)
5) Sylvia (Sutton)
I’ve got nothin for boys…
April 11, 2008 at 4:03 pm
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April 11, 2008 at 4:05 pm
libhowe
Colleen – I think Bambi Sylvia Howe is the best name of all time. She would be forever young and fabulous
I forgot what L.G. stands for. Apparently I am getting old.
April 12, 2008 at 9:24 pm
Ashlie
-Ryanne
-Bailey
-Rae
-Logan
-Wyatt
-Riley
All of these sound like dog names…I am well aware.
Good luck in babyland, guys.
April 13, 2008 at 12:44 am
Pam B
I used to work at a law firm that I like to refer to as Dewey, Cheatum & Howe.
Seriously, when I thought I wanted kids, I liked the names Jonathan and Alicia.
April 13, 2008 at 11:36 am
Cornick
Brian, as much as I would like to participate in your ‘name the baby’ game. The names I like I’m going to keep for my kids.
And the fewer the people that know them…the better. But how about I throw some out there anyways?
1. Theodore
2. Herbert
3. Edgar
1. Beatrice
2. Laquisha
3. Sasha
What? don’t like those names?
April 14, 2008 at 3:47 am
Dave Bookhout
Okay Faith and I just had a long discussion about your baby names….Here’s what we came up with…
Boys:
Aiden
Dhiren
Edmund
Girls:
Adelyne (our personal favorite)
Kyra
Lydia
April 14, 2008 at 4:09 am
Dave Bookhout 2
Because it’s faith and I i figure we get 2 sets of 6 so here’s 6 more….
Boys:
Landon
Camryn
Brody
Girls:
Hallie (Means Praise the Lord)
Danielle
Evy
April 17, 2008 at 3:21 am
Jennie Wastchak
So I was checking up on your blogs and love the name your baby contest..lol Occasionally we get to hear names from the rest of the howe gang..esp dave
I love the names:
Grace Emerson
Kameron Nicole (love the boy/girl names in our house)
Sorry I’m out for a third
Boys:
Landon
Brayden
Travis
April 19, 2008 at 7:00 pm
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April 19, 2008 at 7:15 pm
Brian
@Jeff – I would appreciate your best effort…haha.
@Book – I will have to check the rule book on your two comment effort…but at least yo uare trying.
@Ash-Good names…our pastor has a dog name too…so that could turn out good for our lil one.
@Jennie – good names…thanks for throwin them out there!
April 19, 2008 at 11:35 pm
Jillayne Mac Leod
Boy…..
David Micheal-my favorite king and angel from the Bible
Jonathan Garrett-john is my family name-Garrett is a cool middle name but NOT a first name-Sorry to any body whose mother named them that
William Robert-These are the names of two really coo Scots-William and Robert the Bruce- I am a major geek I know
Girls….
Jillayne Rebecca-This is my name and I know its so cool it automatically wins…LOL
Madison Raine(Rayne)-This is just a cool name I made up
Thea Jenel-Thea is my moms name and Jenel just goes with it
I hope these names help you in your search!!
And I hope I win!!
Later,
Jillayne
April 21, 2008 at 7:59 pm
Ashlie
haha, amen to that!
Buddy and Bailey. That works, I think.
May 1, 2008 at 5:38 pm
Paul D
Boys:
Caleb
Micaiah
Jessie
Girls:
Candace
Phoebe
Rachel
May 15, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Sara Grazulis
Hi! I am from Rolling Hills Baptist Church. Congratulations on your little girl! Here are my name suggestions:
1.) Olivia Grace Howe
2.) Faith Elizabeth Howe
3.) Isabella Nicole Howe
4.) Maci Joelle Howe
God bless you all as you prepare for the arrival of your little girl! Having a child is one of the greatest blessings from God! It’s incredible!
May 15, 2008 at 3:33 pm
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May 15, 2008 at 3:59 pm
Lauren
Cara (CARE-ah, not CAR-ah)
Addison
Brooke
May 15, 2008 at 4:33 pm
emily
I second Addison
May 15, 2008 at 9:09 pm
Alison
CONGRATS on finding out it’s a girl!
If I have a girl – when we decide to start a family, my top picks are:
1. Isabelle
2. Eliza
3. Noelle
May 16, 2008 at 6:07 pm
Jon
I think the geeks should be represented, so I’m going to suggest:
Leia
Beverly
Kylie
May 16, 2008 at 6:08 pm
Jon
Also:
Buffy
Cordelia
Willow
May 17, 2008 at 3:34 am
Ashlie, again.
Yay, a girl!
Rae,
Bailey,
Ryleigh.
May 18, 2008 at 11:51 pm
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May 19, 2008 at 12:00 pm
Nicole Coates
Now that we know its a girl…. here are 3 new names:
1. Kyla
2. Mckenna (Kenna)
3. Danika (Danny)
May 19, 2008 at 6:57 pm
C.C. aka LorelaiCC
I love names:
1 – Damaris (it’s pronounced duh-mare [like the horse] -iss [like the sound a snake makes without the h] & don’t make fun of it because it’s my daughter’s name)
2 – Lorelai
3 – Kerioth (it’s pronounced keer [like beer but with a k] -ith [like with minus the w])
May 19, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Kristy
I liked the name Kaylee….. until some friends of ours had to ruin it for us
May 20, 2008 at 12:21 am
Nicole Coates
Jon, I loved Buffy the Vampire Slayer! I liked the names Willow and Cordelia, but Matt say NO WAY!
May 21, 2008 at 2:08 am
Lori
Hi Brian – I’m Kevin’s sister – we met in VT…
I recommend these names:
Hayley (means “victorious woman” or “heroine”)
Amy (means “beloved”)
Sadie (not sure what it means but sounds old fashioned)
For middle names, fruits of the Spirit like Joy, Faith & Grace always sound beautiful and compliment most first names.
Just some ideas….Congrats! Little girls are WONDERFUL!!!
May 21, 2008 at 3:36 am
Ed Samuel
Hey OLD friend,buddy, PASTOR B……
Remember ME?
I just heard about your baby naming contest.
Whats the Prize?
OK here’s some ideas for baby names…ready?
Girls:
1. Nicole
2. Heather
3. Julia ( MY FAVORITE )
Boys:
1. Samuel
2. Thomas
3. Seth
GOOD BIBLICAL names!!!
I’d name my own kid (if I had 1 )
Hit me back when you r ready to tell me what the prize is…
PEACE & chicken grease…..
June 2, 2008 at 4:58 am
Michelle Bowen
Sophia, Aubrey, and Adriannah
June 2, 2008 at 5:00 am
Michelle Bowen
And just for fun, and in case something NEW developes, for a boy are Tobias, Zepheniah, and Ray
June 2, 2008 at 5:03 am
Michelle Bowen
Oh, and congratulations on your baby girl ( I am due November 13th,2008) I know how hard it is to choose a baby name! My daughters name is Aysah (Ay-Suh) Her middle name is Kordell. My sons are named Ray Allen and Dustin Matthew. Good Luck!!
June 5, 2008 at 9:57 pm
Heather Roberts
Oh if we only had a girl… but we arent so take the names!
1. London Olivia
2.Olivia Paige
3. Alyssa Kelly
June 20, 2008 at 4:02 pm
Amber
hey Bri you know what name that i found to really be kind of catchy… Areanna. Dude I am not real sure on the spelling but it is pronounced
( Air-e-anna )… thought it was cute for a girl who will be treated like a princess.. no doubt by her aunt!
July 9, 2008 at 5:45 am
Ashley
Girls.
1.Lindsey
2.Kaitlynn
3.Aalyhia
Boys.
1.Cody
2.Kevin
3.Aiden
July 28, 2008 at 2:04 am
Kaitie
Okay bit of unasked for advice.
if you do chose do not use to n’s
haha it really does not matter but that is how i spell my name and i can NEVER find anything pre-personalized
it DOES get annoying. =P and always haveing to correct the teahers…
i told myself when i was 12 i would stop anyone who was going to do it.
now my life mission is done. =P
Here are my (late) ideas i am subing guy names for girls for obvi. reasons
Riley Paige Howe
Lilly Christine Howe
Jennifer Maire Howe.
Victoria Howe
Stephanie Alexis Howe
Laura Howe
i leave for the church to go to lift in….. 6 hours or so,
i should get some sleep……
August 3, 2008 at 8:07 pm
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August 3, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Sue C
Still no name?
Hmmm….here are a few (hope they weren’t already suggested):
Katie Lynn
Michelle “Shellie”
Theresa
I still like Princess Sparkle
August 4, 2008 at 12:32 pm
Sue C
Final submission (am I breaking rules here?):
Kelsey
Lydia
Whatever the name of the truck stop was (where you fell in love). Haha
August 5, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Sarah M.
Hello Everyone,
Libby and I used to work at the same company and are Facebook friends and I’ve been reading her blog, so thought I would put in my two cents.
Here’s my top choices (could not limit to three):
Emma
)
Audrey
Julia
Alexis
Jennifer
Brianna
Paige
Sarah (trust me, it’s a good name!
Congratulations and best wishes to you both!
Cheers,
Sarah M.
August 6, 2008 at 6:30 pm
Sue
How about Destiny Elizabeth :0) thought of that one today!
August 14, 2008 at 2:52 pm
Deb Langille
How about Lindsey or Brianna or Brooke or Ariana for a girl? (these could be first or middle names) (you could change the spellings for these as well to make them more original to you) (Sorry if someone already mentioned any of these names for girls or boys, I haven’t looked at all the entries, just a couple.) Then for a boy how about Seth or Shawn (could be spelled Sean or other ways as well) or Michael or Brent? Tom just told me to tell you about a friend he had in school that had the name Jimly (a girl). I said no, then he told me (again, since I had forgotten) it actually means Jesus in me loves you. How cool is that? I just had to tell you!
Good luck & best wishes with picking a name and having your precious little baby girl. 
God bless, Deb & family
August 15, 2008 at 9:41 am
Deb Langille
Tom asked me why I gave you boys names when you’re having a girl and I said “I don’t know!”. (ha,ha)
Sorry about that, guess I was on a role. I have another girl name in case you’re interested-Natasha (you could call her Nattie/Natty for short). Natasha Marie Howe, cute! 
Have to tell you this story that happened in our church in Indiana before we moved here. A friend of ours were having their first child. They had several ultrasounds saying the baby was a girl, we had a baby shower and our friend got lots of “girly” outfits. I got a call after the baby was born and when I heard the name I was kind of confused, it was a boys name. When I asked if I heard right they said yes, the ultrasounds were wrong. Myself and several others on the way to the hospital to visit got a boys outfit & brought it along. It was funny and our friends were happy to have a healthy baby, regardless of gender. They later had a girl, they must have been set on girls clothes. (ha,ha)
To be honest, this is the only story I’ve ever heard of (that I can think of) that the ultrasound was wrong on. When we were having our kids every ultrasound was right.
At least you have ideas on boys names just in case.
Good luck & best wishes with everything! Having a child is one of the best things in life.
What an awesome God to give us such precious gifts! 
God bless,
Deb & family
August 24, 2008 at 9:10 pm
Laura
Just one name comes to mind…
Grace
August 29, 2008 at 10:23 am
Natalie Price
Congrats on baby Howe!!
I couldn’t settle on only three names:
Emma
Aubrey
Charlotte
Bailey
Isabella (Bella)
…also love Avery!!
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