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Cloud 08-27-2009 08:51 AM

Baby names
 
Since both my daughters are expecting (grandbaby clouds 7 and 8), I have been collecting and considering names. Not my choice to make in the end, but I am graciously granted some input rights.

Did I tell you? (can't remember). Beautiful Daughter No. 1, who already has four girls, is now expecting a boy! Yay! But boys names are hard. We don't like common names like Daniel or Matthew, but don't want something too weird or too hard to spell.

In the lead for BD#1 are: Ander, Kai and Jace. Middle name will most likely be Javier. In the lead for BD#2 (who will not know beforehand what she's having) is, apparently, Lazarus.
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Don't like that one. Kinda long (no pun intended!) (anybody else get that?) and the only nickname I can parse from it is Lazy. Anyway, for your amusement, here are some names we have collected. Not all of these are getting serious consideration.

Aislinn
Astrid
Canyon
Cloud
Crimson
Darby
Delyth
Echo
Gaia/Gaius
Guthrie
Halcyon
Iona
Mab/Maeve
Meru
Rhythm
Auryn
Xanthe
Thea
Revel
Celedon
Cerulean
Dresdan
Rhys
Eris
Silvio
Declan
Luka
Malachi
Quetzl
Pagan
Rune
Beran/Beren
Blaise/Blaze
Dario (Darius)
Danilo
Dermell
Harper
Sterling
Silver
Teru
Rio
Indigo/Inigo/Vigo
Ander
Beckett
Blake
Dashiel
Dayo
Dax
Drake
Gian
Flynn
Jace
Jett
Kal
Lucian
Mac
Malachai/Chai/Kai
Remy
Tirso (family name)
Tru
Ty
Val
Zeke
Zuma

monster 08-27-2009 08:54 AM

Quetzl the Pretzel....

Shawnee123 08-27-2009 08:54 AM

There are a lot of names on that list that will ensure he gets his ass kicked on a weekly basis! :lol:

I like Rhys!

monster 08-27-2009 08:58 AM

But will you like Rhys's Pieces?

Pooka 08-27-2009 08:59 AM

I love Astrid and Iona!

monster 08-27-2009 09:03 AM

Astrid always makes me thing of Pippi Longstocking -I think maybe it was the author's name? Astring Linsomethingorother

Cloud 08-27-2009 09:04 AM

As I said, many not seriously being considered.

We already have: Azalea, Cyan, Rahvin, Meilyn, Marlee, Jayden

So you can see the kinds of names which would match.

And besides, if he gets his ass kicked, he'll just grow up to be a football player; make lots of money, and keep his grammy in style in her old age.

monster 08-27-2009 09:13 AM

We're just helping with the elimination here :lol:

you have malachai on there twice, btw. I like that one. for either gender :lol:

monster 08-27-2009 09:14 AM

Cloud is cool too ;)

Cloud 08-27-2009 09:16 AM

kind of a mashup of lists from different sources. And I do have two babies named after me: Marlee (which includes my name); and Jayden Cloud. that's enough.

Lots of color names since those run in the family. Revel is kinda cool. I like Teru, too but no one else does. One set of parents does not want anything too "white" or "preppy" in order to go with a spanish last name.

So many considerations!

dar512 08-27-2009 09:19 AM

Lots of name information at this site. But I like the interactive chart that shows the popularity of a name you type in.

http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyage...=f&exact=false

Undertoad 08-27-2009 09:19 AM

In my day the kid would stand no chance. First one to get his ass kicked in middle school. And, the mere fact that Gaia/Gaius made the list means that whomever added it should have zero role in name choice. ZERO ROLE. I don't care about "seriously considered", if you added it to the list you must depart.

In fact a good third of the names there are practically girl's names. Astrud Gilberto, great French chick singer. Ione Skye, chick actress. Remy, I believe is a Cognac.

I hope things have changed since then, but I doubt it. I suggest finding a man to name this child. The women are doing him a major disservice. You chicks want to be cute about it, but you have no idea. You think, oh great, let's make him unique. It's really, oh great let's give him an anchor to drag around.

Luka is acceptable, but everyone knows he lives on the second floor and quietly gets physically abused by his parents.

Give the kid half a chance, use Dar's wizard and pick something in the top 500 for the last 10 years. And it has to be blue. If the name's blue, it's coo'. If the name's pink, it stinks.

Shawnee123 08-27-2009 09:24 AM

Luka also sells pizza.

monster 08-27-2009 09:25 AM

I think undertoad would be a great name for a child. Especially a girl.

The kids with the boring names would get picked on at my kids' school, if they weren't all so busy spreading love and peace.

Cloud 08-27-2009 09:26 AM

Ugh. No top names! Boys names are all the same.

Yeah, I get the point, really. And these kids have fathers who must choose and agree to the name, (and I don't even get veto power) so we'll see.


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