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Saturday, July 29, 2006

Whatchamacallit

We are -- or I should say, Becky is -- in the final trimester of the pregnancy. You may remember, it's a girl. And three months out from the day of delivery, we still haven't picked a name. And it's not that we just haven't picked a name, it's that we're having a hard time finding one that we both like and we both feel fits our family. It's like it gets harder every time you have a kid.

I've got a couple favorites that Becky hates and Becky has a couple favorites that I hate. I really dig the name Harper, unfortunately the name reminds Becky of Nell Harper, you know, the mom on "Gimme a Break" played by Nell Carter. I also like Harely Jane. However, I really doubt I could convince any woman to name their daughter Harely Jane.

On the other side, Becky really likes Grace and Esther. Ironically enough, U2 has ruined Grace for me, so I can't name a child that. Not to mention children named for virtues has always been a minor pet peeve of mine. You know the type: Charity, Chastity, Individual Worth, Personal Growth, etc., etc. And Esther just sounds ugly to me.

So I'm opening the playing field. You think you've got a good name for a girl, post it below in the comments. What's your reward, you ask? Besides the boasting rights that you got to name a child that wasn't yours, if we pick your name, I'll mail you a case of Whatchamacallit candy bars.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Speaking of cutesy names - Grace was in the top 20 for 2003 for popular names. I liked the name until I found that out. I also like Esther. I had a friend Esther and she was tall, beautiful, and blond. It made the name attractive.

Are you guys still trying to stick to the 1 syllabul (spelling?) name? I think at the family reunion Anna was mentioned. I like that. Would Hailey be considered cutesy?

Thom Gabrukiewicz said...

We've always liked Emma, Hannah and Chloe. But that's just us.

TheRobRogers said...

We went back and forth on Chloe for a good month. I liked it 'cause of "24."

Although I have to say, I will now make it my mission in life to name a child Amanecer del Olvidio. I don't know that it gets better than that. Maybe Shaka-khan. Or maybe Noonian Khan. Khaaaaaaaaaaan!

Anonymous said...

I'm still laughing out loud over the spanish names. refreshing after about a million and 1 maria jose or jose maria....
I like Amelie, but then there is that pesky -ly problem. Leandra, Arwen, Imogen, just some ideas...

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