If you haven't yet commented on the Mairzy&Swistle name discussion, then pop on over there and Inform Us. Yes, we really do think it's terribly interesting. Yes, we do discuss, at length, the ramifications of names like "Kielyn." No, whether we keep having babies just to name them isn't any of your business (OH how I wish I had the nerve to say things like that in person).
For those of you who find baby naming tedious, you can apply to Mairzy&Swistle, Inc. for all your baby-naming needs. For a reasonable fee, we can identify your style, give you options, and steer you clear of Namer's Remorse. You can pay by credit card, or negotiate your bill in chocolate and toffees.
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I cannot believe you don't like Nebby! I am OUTRAGED!!
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Um, I like Anna Maria and Eli. Apparently your developing naming edge got shifted to middle names when you were young. :)
oouuu, i'm just a new reader (came via swistle) and I think I have toffees and chocolate good enough for payment. I'm currently pregnant with my fifth child. The names we tend to go with border on traditionally boring. Don't get me wrong, I love my children's names, but, we're sorta at a stand still with this one. Care to venture any suggestions? Do you want more information? (grin.)
Oooh, I like the idea of payment in sweets! Those are HIGH-VALUE to me right now, in diet mode.
Carly- I like traditional boring! I think they Wear Well.
Carly - YES! We'll venture suggestions. Right now the only baby we're naming is my (as yet nonexistant) baby boy.
As Swistle says, Boring Traditionals wear well. They're a good choice. We'd love more information.
And we can refer you to this book... I don't know if Swistle has mentioned it... The Baby Name Wizard by Laura Wattenberg.
They do wear well, and to be honest, not alot of people tend to like to name their children 'traditional' names so I must be pleased that there aren't a plethora of children running around with my kidlets names at school. I'm an australian, married to an american. My children's names to date are Scott Ashley (who is nearly ten!) Jessica Helene (who is nearly nine) James (Who I lost at 24 weeks) and Samantha Gillian Beatrice (just turned four.) My name is Carly (duh) and my husbands name is Neil. I am 13 weeks pregnant ~ so we have plenty of time to discuss this! (wondering if there are quarantine issues in sending sweets via airmail? ;) ) On a side note, we don't know the sex of baby yet, but we will be finding out as soon as it is feasible!
Carly- Mairzy and I have talked a little about it, and we're ready to make a few suggestions:
For girls, first names:
Amanda
Amy
Bethany
Holly
For girls, middle names:
Adele
Lucille
Margaret
Ruth
For boys, first names:
Brian
Christopher
Michael
For boys, middle names:
Edward
Henry
William
Excellent! Some food for thought to be sure. Immediately I unfortunately have to cancel out amanda and holly (both cousins of hubby and I.) Henry is my nephew (though we call him harry) and william is another (close) cousin. Oh, hubby just informs me that Amy was his first girl-friend, so there goes that one too. I really like bethany though! Margaret is my grandmothers name, so that also holds credence. Brian is my step-brothers name. Michael is the name of a monster cousin that did awful things to my kid sister. We like both Edward and Christopher. We also really like Charles. (wasn't on the list, but thought I'd address it anyway!)
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After some thought, Edward really doesn't belong with our surname.
Thanks for taking the time to think about this for me! I truly appreciate the input, as I tend to drive my husband nuts with all my talk of baby names.
While I'm asking.. He would really like to name our daughter (if it is a daughter) 'Elliot.' (ellie for short.) Do you lovely ladies have an opinion on this little factoid?
Carly -- Do you want a few more suggestions to work with?
About Elliot: Everybody has naming biases, and one of mine is that I don't like the softer boy names being used for girls -- even with a girl nickname. There are so few great boy choices as it is. (Full disclosure: I wanted to use the name Avery for my son, but it's pretty much a girl name now. I mourn the loss.)
It also would be a headache for a girl to be named Elliot. It's not a unisex name like Casey or Morgan, so she'd always always always have to clarify that she is a girl, not a boy.
So I'd say, No pink Elliots.
For a boy, now, that would be great! Elliot Daniel is a good name.
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