July 07, 2005

• Eleanor. Classic. Classy. And the fact it's my mother's first name has nothing to do with it. Honest! ...Is my freudian slip showing?
• Marlene Sophia Allistaire Minerva Geneveive Katherine One of those is not only a nice middle name, but my middle name. Not telling which one.
• Ooh! Ooh! Minerva's a pretty one, yentruoc. I've always been partial to Selene as well. Love 'dem classic names.
• I've always been partial to Emily. Plus it rolls nicely off the tongue, Amy Emily Hope.
• I like Minerva a lot, too. Maybe I should keep it in mind for a future child/puppy of my own. Except that I know I'm too nerdy to refrain from names like Newton and Quark. Oh, and if you go with Geneveive, get confirmation that that's the right spelling. Looks weird from here. Or wierd.
• Rosemary Cardamom Lemongrass Paprika Ginger Peppercorn Turmeric Saffron Cinnamon
• Isobel/Isabel Madeleine Persephone Magnolia Madison Gwendolyn PY: We know a kid named "Fennel"
• Amy Dafina Hope Dafina is treasure in Swahili. I've always wanted to give my daughter (in the far future) Cleopatra as a middle name.
• Throw everyone a curve ball and give her a boy's name. I recommend "Christopher."
• Here's and interesting tidbit on the journey of baby names down the socio-economic ladder, as well as a few predictions about the next set of hot baby names. As for the_bone's suggestion, I knew a girl named Jeremy in college, and thought that was just the coolest thing ever.
• At the risk of sounding ...old-fashioned..., I would suggest giving this young lady a middle name that will tie her to her ancestors - such as a grandmother, or greatgrandmother, grandfather, etc. My middle name is my maternal grandfather's first - and when people ask, I have a story to tell. My sister has a name that sounds good but my parents picked on a whim, but has no story behind it. She gets to shrug her shoulders and say "my parents liked the sound of it."
• How are you even finding these unbelievably pretentious names?? Don't try to distinguish your child with some odd-ass name that you made up. Eleanor is nice, as is Helen. Go with that. Or Audrey or something. Stay away from Madison, Gwendolyn, Persephone...all of Dr. Zira's actually. Minerva is ridiculous. Or better yet, find a name that means something to you personally. Then you have a story to tell. Since this is a middle name, have you considered using a man's name? Wait the_bone suggested that. I concur. How about Ray or Lloyd? Shit man, Amy Lloyd Hope I'd get to know that. Wow I'm totally inappropriate. Continue.
• Fiona Jacqueline Virginia Ophelia Penelope Lillian Madeleine (this would be my little sisters' favorite. all 4 of them, most likely. me, i'd vote for "the little engine that could", though that'd be a pretty long name.)
• Sylvia Valhalla Calamity Calliope Margaret Barbara Andrea Antoinette /has no middle name and likes it that way
• Caroline.
• Genevra. Great-grandmother's name.
• Daisy_May.
• actuallysettle - I think almost all 3-syllable girl names sound pretentious. Audrey is really nice, but I don't know about paired with Amy.
• Crotchfruit
• Marion.... Like the maid
• CrotchHarvest. 'cause it's three syllables. and it's intercapped, like Moxie CrimeFighter Penn. and 'cause melinika dared me to.
• Now that the boys names have opened up, I think Amy Vlademir Hope has a bit of a ring to it.
• Marion....
• Hey are you a Mac user? She can be: Amy i Hope!
• Stay away from Madison, Gwendolyn, Persephone...all of Dr. Zira's actually. Minerva is ridiculous. Or better yet, find a name that means something to you personally. Then you have a story to tell. Dude, you are so gunning for a cock punch from my Aunt Minerva. Now there's a story for you...
• How about "Anew"? sorry, sorry... I'll get serious one of these days...
• A variation on the "male middle name" meme: Christine Joanna Frederique Donna Jacqueline Antonia Michaela Erica Carla Samantha (on second thought, no, no, not right after the "Bewitched" movie came out) Wendy (chuckle) My one bit of advice to parents on naming babies is to give them something they can later customize: William/Will/Bill/Willie/Billie Elizabeth/Liz/Lizzie/Liza/Beth/Betty/Bette My greatest resentment toward my parents was what they named me (and it wasn't Wendell - WENDELL WAS AN IMPROVEMENT.)
• Just "New". That way she can go by "A. New Hope". You can fancy it up with another language. Nuova's got a nice ring to it.
• For the baby who absolutely has to have a middle name that none of their friends have... I present to you: Wilhelmina Astrolabe Nicodemia Someone up there mentioned Genevra, which is very interesting.
• Genevieve is an i before e name, but otherwise a good selection. Though arguably it should have an accent. I'm all for giving a baby a complicated, interesting, unique middle name - hardly anyone uses their middle name for anything, so why not, it'll be an interesting icebreaker, or if the baby grows up and decides they want to be different, they can use that name. Of course, I also like moderately unique and interesting names as first names well. My favourites are Isobel, Celeste, and Mairi (the Scottish Gaelic version of Mairi), pronounced the same way. Others, maybe: Evelyn, Amelia (I like the way that one sounds, plus, Earhart!), Lily, Kirsten...I dunno. Or for something Kiwi - Emere is Maori for Emily, and absolutely lovely.
• ...for entertainment purposes...three-syllables... Anarchivia* traciclette tracicleo Stellanluna I observe to be very popular with little girls. Though little boys may call her batty Bestiary -- sounds mellifluous Lillibolero, the bolero for that south of the border touch Sestina ...classic... Mnemosyne -- the mother of the muses. who are: Calliope, muse of epic poetry Clio (alas, only 2 syllable) muse of history Erato, muse of erotic poetrey and mimicry Euterpe, muse of lyric poetry Melpomene, muse of tragedy Polymnia, or Polyhymnia, muse of hymns Terpsichore, muse of choral dance and song Thalia, muse of comedy, merry and idyllic poetry Urania, muse oif astronomy * means the Archives are missing [hint, hint]
• *the Scottish Gaelic version of Mary (sorry, I'm half asleep)
• Gretchen.
• Diana Eostre Selena Athena Marijka
• #mofirc has come up with "No", "Abandonal", and "Faint". Yes, the mood is seriously goofy at the moment.
• I agree with the above comment about tying her to previous generations. My middle name is Grace, after one of my mom's beloved great-aunts. It really makes me feel like part of a continuum.
• Her first name is sentimental and loving, I think it would be good if her middle name showed your hopes for her future. Strong women like Eleanor (or Leonore) of Aquitaine and Isabella (or Isabelle) of Castille, Catherine the Great or Katherine the Hepburn strike me as positive sources for inspiration, with some back story to tell her when she's older. And, on preview, Amy Athena sounds good. Old family names are good, too. Maybe your maiden name? Or the first or last name of a really admired relative? I think that, all to often middle names, are kind of throw aways rather than something progeny can reveal with pride.
• Violet Elliot [Not just for boys! via #mofirc] Rebecca [because it more acceptable than having Chewbacca] Jordana Either way she'll have a strong opinion about at least one colour later in life.
• I agree, path. Tracicle, it's a personal family decision; just give her something you'll all be proud of!
• As someone who has no middle name, I find this whole thread offensive! Just because someone doesn't have a middle name doesnn't make them any less a person! You middle name supremicist bastards!
• Amy Rachelle Genevieve Hope (ARGH) of course
• Karena/Karina Nichole Nantelle ok the last one was a joke. (get it? like "The unsuspecting cheetah was gored by Amy Nantelle Hope"! bah never mind. i need to play less Mad Gab) You could just always just name her Your Name, The Second, because that always cracks me up when kids are named after their parents, and a girl would be extra-funny. Or you could do like my old girlfriend's parents and let her pick one when she's old enough. (or not at all, if she likes it that way) Finally, keep in mind there's no rule that says she can only have ONE middle name.
• Well, I've used my middle names pretty consistently, for my first name is too horribly Gaelic for mortal men who are not Scots to utter. 'Tis Eachan, which means Hector...of all the damnable Nova Scotian notions ... if ye say it right in Gaelic but without having the western Highland softness on your tongue, the ch sounds amazingly like someone preparing to spit on ye. heaven help me now I will never live this down...not in a century, o wot were my drunken bastard uncles thinking of to foist this name on me?!?
• Renee
• We thought of not giving her a middle name, but I'm far too traditionalist. We also considered family names (since Ethan's middle name is an eldest-in-each-generation name) and still are: Mary (or a derivation thereof), Jane or a feminised version of one of the male names. I wasn't expecting so many serious (and very good) suggestions -- now I'll have to show this bit of frivolity to #2 and see what he thinks. :) And yes, I know the big middle names are pretentious, but I could have hyphenated something, and that would have been even worse.
• with an accent thingy (é) somewhere
• Telisc Amy Telisc Hope Your welcome.
• Name her after my grandmother, Ragnhild.
• We've got a family tradition of two middle names, so I got stuck with Elvira (after an aunt who I met once when I was wee). The other one is Martha (coincidentally after an aunt on one side and a grandmother on the other), which is about as unpretentious as you can get. I always liked Chrysanthemum, but that would make her initials ACH. And Melanie, there's another fabulous name *nod* My vote is for making her initials ARGH, but I won't have to deal with her when she's 13.
• Clementine. Oh, my darlin'... I like Clementine, anyway. I am an Elizabeth Jane in real life, by the way, and though I didn't like my name through my younger years, I'm pleased with its traditional resonance now.
• Oooooh! Name her after my great-great-great(I forget how many greats) grandmother, Susannah Martin. Burned at the stake in the Salem-era witch hysteria. But seriously, some of my favorite girl names are Lucy, Anna, Evelyn, and Rhiannon. Amy Evelyn Hope has a nice ring to it. In your shoes, I'd pick an unusual but pretty name unique to whatever particular cultural heritage the bundle of joy claims.
• How about: Lorene Clementine Willow Nectarine Tropicana Chopstick Shirley (think of the "I am serious, and don't call me Shirley" jokes. You'd love it, hilarity for life) Leia Uhuru Janeway Take a guess where I stopped taking it seriously ;) Oh, and I posted, my second time!! .1 posts per month!!
• Chuck
• How bout some of my deep South (as in TN) family names. I have no intentions of using them. These are real, I swear: Verda El Vera Veda Mae Beauton Veulah Gunda Ok, and here are some of the ones I like: Lillian Renee Camille Maren (rhymes with Karen)
• Spartacus! That way her initials would be A.S.H., which would only be fitting when she has to fight off the evil dead. Or you could go with "Gdala".
• Jennifer. Amy Jennifer Hope. It just sounds right. And it's got the multi-syllable thing going on so it will have some weight when you need to use the whole thing, like when she uses the green crayons on the living room wall. :-)
• In my family the middle names are all a female ancestor's maiden name. Mine is my great-grandmother's. I've always been happy with it, plus as is mentioned up-thread I have a story to tell about it. Also, Amy Hope is a very gentle sounding name, another last name in the middle could serve as a linguistic backbone (so to speak).
• rocket88 and melinika win.
• Old-fashioned names I've always loved, all shamelessly taken from L. M. Montgomery stories: Jocelyn Marilla Philippa Marian Camilla Muriel Josephine
• I disagree with three syllables. 2-3-1 does not sound as good as 2-2-1. My pick: Amy Elspeth Hope (You were close with Elizabeth. Elspeth is the shortened form)
• Great thread! My parents gave my sister and me girly first names and unisex middle names. Our middle names are Austin (also my mom's maiden name) and Rae. That way, if we felt like being girly girls, we could and if we felt like being less girly we could do that too. So basically I guess I'm thirding the boy-type middle name idea :) Beeswacky: My Paw Paw (grandpa) could feel your pain. He went by his middle name, Eldred -- a family name, but one that he liked *way* better than his first name, Horace. (I actually think Eldred is an awesome name.)
• Amy Amalgamated Hope or Amy Able Hope
• Amy Elizabetha Hope Amy Lise Hope Amy Lilith Hope Amy 2Jane Hope : ) Ok I'll shut up now
• Ana. I always liked that name. I don't know why, but it always appealed to me.
• I'll kick out Isabella, my mom's name. Oh, and if you really want to see baby names gone bad...
• I'll second Emily, as it's the name of my SO and she's teriffic. When I was just barely over the line of able to procreate, "Rhiannon" by Fleetwood Mac was all OVER the radio and I swore I'd name a daughter that, but not so sure now. Also been fond of Ariane. Congrats and best of luck picking...
• Judging from cabingirl's site, you definitely want to stay away from MacKensie, Mackenzie, Makynzi, Mykenzie, Makenzie, or Mackanzie. And that's just from the first link. And if you end up choosing Emily, which is lovely, do not under any circumstances spell it Emmaleigh.
• Amy Tirralirra Hope has great Victorian resonance. (Tennyson) Amy Lochinvar Hope (Scott) since male names are OK. Amy D'Artagnan Hope (Dumas) -- This may be my favorite. Why should nearly all the good yarns have male protagonists? To arms, ladies! Amy Lancelot Hope (Malory) Amy Beowulf Hope O wot a fool I am: strike D'Artagnan forthwith! Amy Beeswacky Hope has a tri-syllabiv male grandeur (Weell, it does if you're a bee. Trust me!)
• Wingetta.
• Laoghaire.
• matilda
• Since several have commented on the suggestion of "Genevra", might as well add that it's more usually spelled "Ginevra" and is a variant on Gwenhwyfar (Guinevere). Also, Ginevra is the full first name of Ginny Weasley from the Harry Potter books. Any suggestions I might have made have already been made.
• Ythael Seiad Maelani Vale Triea
• Genevra is very nice. There was a Ginevra in the first Agatha Christie book I ever read. Violet is sweet. If we're looking at grandma names, my grandmother-in-law's middle name is Jessie. My grandmother's middle name is Jacinta, which is Spanish for hyacinth. Ivelisse/Iveliese is a friend of a friend, and shortens to Ivy. It is also, surprisingly, retro. Someone (not naming names) recently reminded me of the earworm that is the Simon and Garfunkel song "Cecilia". Or is it "Cecelia"? Lovely name. I'll just throw out a bunch here: Eleanor Austen (Jane!) Janet Miriam (Hebrew for Mary) Camilla Vivian/Vivienne Demeter Corinne Alix (very old name, a form of Alice) And Katherine/Catherine (Kathryn?) is very classic and pretty.
• Oh, I forgot Miranda. And I advise sticking an apostrophe in somewhere. Nothing says unique like an apostrophe in one's name.
• Why not two or three? E'a'ch'an 'Ea'c'han E'acha'n' Doesn't seem to help, really.
• Abigail.
• I know it's not what you're after, but how about Jamie? Amy Jamie Hope. I also heard on the internets about a woman called Florence Hotblast Brown. What about Amy Hotblast Hope? No? Ok.
• ..."No", "Abandonal", and "Faint"... How about Forlorn? Seriously, how about her mother's maiden name? (This was a common practice in Utah in the polygamous days, when you might have, say, three daughters named Mary by three different wives, and you wanted to keep them sorted out.) Slightly OT: When my father was a boy, he had a friend named Twenty. The family wasn't polygamous, but it was large, and after about seven or eight the parents threw up their hands and started numbering them. (Interestingly, the Romans seem to have done the same thing in remote antiquity; among the eighteen praenomina acceptable to respectable Roman families were Quintus, Sextus, and Decimus. And daughters, who officially all had the same name, were distinguished with nicknames like Tertia, Quintilla, and the like.)
• Also, one website to NOT visit in order to choose a name - The Utah Baby Namer. Some TOTALLY AWESOME girl's names from that site: Bertella Brikki Brinderella Brittknee Crayon T-vive Txanton VulvaMae Zion Anakin
• Word of warning from my father, who'd been there and done that: Never let a medical student name your kid. That was how an unsuspecting mother back in St. Louis ended up with twins named Siphyla and Gonora...
• VulvaMae Any relation to our Daisy_May? I've always liked mythological names, many of which are still quite often seen today: Penelope Kassandra (or Cassandra) Octavia Dione Juno Danaé Irene (one of my nicest aunts has this name) Iris Freya (lovely housemate with this one) Leda Maeve
• Ah, yes. Utah is deep in the heart of the Fancy Name Belt. When I was researching my master's thesis on Utah naming practices, I turned up no fewer than four Mahonri Moriankamers (boys, these). I've always wondered what their families really called them; I can't quite imagine a parent yelling, "Mahonri Moriankamer, you git out there and slop them hogs!" Also a pair of twins named Orilla and Vanilla. Poor little Orilla did not survive, which I've always thought was an instance of divine mercy. During my mother's school-teaching days, she had a boy in her class named El Myrrh, pronounced as in Fudd. And then there were all those girls' names that sounded like petroleum derivatives. I think my all-time favorite was Orvillene.
• Thank you, thank you, Chrid!
• Why not just leave it blank? Would that be so outrageous, not having a middle name?
• Ginevra is nice-- means juniper, I think. Or something. There's a Leonardo painting of a quite attractive girl of that name (spelled that way, with an I.) If I were you, I'd give her a middle name that means something to you-- the Latin name of your favourite flower or tree or plant, or some quality that you'd wish for her. Or, as people have suggested, a family member or figure you admire, or a goddess whose particular protection you'd like to invite. Just for the sake of euphony, I'd stay away from a second 'A' name, and possibly from other vowels as well. But that's just my weird taste. Amy Natasha Hope Amy Francesca Hope Amy Delphine Hope Amy Isabel Hope Amy Jacqueline Hope Those are a few which occur to me. Good luck with your naming!
• On the subject of apostrophes, according to our local paper, the Quizno's baby is a girl named L'Wren.
• danger capability i really like siobhra [pronounced she-o-vra] or siofra [she-o-fra]. gaelic for sprite or elf.
• Amy Sophia. I like that one. Congratulations Tracy. Isn't parenthood the best?
• Margaret Josephine Christabel (heh) Bethany Priscilla Isabel/le/la Julie/Juliane/Juliana Aislinn Aurora Elise Bianca Pauline
• Justine Shannon Deirdre Claudia
• Maud/e Gabrielle Helena Felicia Denise Galadriel >;)
• tensor has a point. I have no middle name myself.
• varj and i are the only ones still hoping for Crotchfruit? oh well. my mother has a lovely name that has been co-opted by several sets of new parents: Chandra. i believe it's sanskrit for "lunar beauty" or something like that. i also love the idea of old family names. dig out a family tree and peruse all those. or ask Amy's grandmom and grandpop to recall names they remember of distant cousins. how about Chiquita, in honor of her banana-loving mofi pals? heh. Amy Chiquita Hope. i like that! or, there's always Amy Dynamic Orgasm Hope IV.
• oh and i always liked Siobahn because it's pronounced nothing like it's spelled and it might amuse her throughout her life to hear people attempt to say it (she-VAHN).
• and BTW this task seems FAAAAR too complicated and fraught with peril. yikes! i'm glad my mom gave me my name, my personality fits it completely: Dru.
• There is an interesting site on baby names by a group called the Kabalarians. They use some sort of numerology to determine the qualities of a name. While it sounds like hogwash, the descriptions for names are eerilly close to the personalities of the people I know with that name.
• ...Mulva?
• the descriptions for names are eerilly close to the personalities of the people I know with that name Confirmation Bias. See also: astrology, superstition, religion.
• Is the name suitable for both a child and an older person? And for heaven's sake, watch it on the nicknames. I have a cousin, now a millionaire in his late sixties, whose mother thought it was cute to call him Binkie. He hasn't forgiven her yet.
• I'm surprised not one monkey said "Ashley" yet. Amy Ashley Hope
• tensor -- well that and the fact that the founder of the Kabalarians was accused of some having multiple wives and child brides and other typical cult crap makes it all suspicious, but still fun to read when looking for names anyway.
• obvious choice: "Amy Monkeyfilter Hope"
• There are dangers to having no middle name (at least jccalhoun has a fancy first name!): My roommate in college, Christina, had no middle name. One time she got a very bad cold and was completely whacked-out on medication, and inspiration hit me. Her new middle name: Antihistimina. Christina Antihistimina. A worthy name.
• Pallas Athena - no, as I said, Ginevra is a form of Guinevere, and pretty famously so (certainly the origin of the name of daVinci's subject). Although it's apparently also the Italian form of "Geneva" (the city). "Ginepro" is juniper. Side Dish - While Siobhan is a cool name and all (it's the Gaelic "bh" that creates the English "v" sound), most kids are NOT into having unusual names. It doesn't usually amuse them to always have to tell people how to pronounce it, and to not be able to find personalized items easily without having to order them. (This is a big deal when you're around 6-10 years old and all the other kids have school supplies, stickers, and stampers with their names on them.)Although I'm not sure how unusual "Siobhan" actually counts as being anymore. I have a relatively common Gaelic name that most people still misspell and slightly mispronounce, and I have always hated it, and go by my middle name.
• Lissajous. Congrats, btw!
• can't be anything with an H don't want AHH--unless you want to commemorate your first reaction to her AHHHHH, how precious. Precious Hope? Ernestina Clare or Clara Rebekka Whatever you pick, I'm sure it will be lovely. and why did you ever ask this tasteless, kooky bunch to pick a innocent child's name anyway? Amy Innocence? Something from nature? Spring Aurora Camillia Sunshine Luna
• Sluttinka.
• oh! i also love month names. how about the month she was born, or conceived? or the place she was conceived, like chelsea clinton. whatever you decide, do let us know!
• or just go with Sluttinka.
• Bob
• how about the month she was born, or conceived?... or the place she was conceived. OctoberKitchen? Oktoberfest? Catchy :)
• I went back & used my great grandmother's maiden name (Fogarty) for my son's middle name. My daughter's middle name is Bridget. Mine is Hope, hmm, maybe we're related? ;-) Seriously though I like going back & finding old surnames in the female line & using them. They go away otherwise and a nice surname makes a classy sounding middle name. Like Amy Taylor Hope, or something. Just, for god's sakes, don't think about when she was conceived & name her after something you heard that night, because I swear to you that I have a friend whose son's middle name is Assateagueponyfootfalls for this reason. Don't do that!!
• fogarty is a really cool middle name. my boy has his mom's surname as one of his middle names. multiple middle names are big in my family...
• Just tell Amy to pick a middle name when she's old enough to care.
• This naming thing is more of a big deal today, isn't it? I mean, there's Google for one thing. If you name your offspring Jane Smith, she's not going to be distinguishable. If you want people to be able to find you, you need a name that few people have. A middle name that's distinctive would certainly help. Also a Jane Smith is more likely to get into those weird situations you read about where she gets stuck with someone's bad driving record because she's mistaken for the evil Jane Smith. ...which is why Mowat McNasty is a better name than Joe Johnson.
• Chantal - it was faddish some years ago, but should be pretty safe now. Claire Olivia Gail Dian/Diane Lillian Emma Crystal Alice
• Sophia's cool too
• I am all about the rhythm when it comes to choosing middle names, and with a 2-syllable/1-syllable combo like Amy Hope, to my ear the most rhythmically pleasing options are: 1) a two-syllable middle name with a strong stress on the second syllable (e.g., Adele, Elise, Francine, Giselle, Jolie, Linette, Simone); or, 2) a four-syllable middle name with a second-syllable stress (e.g., Valeria, Penelope, Honoria, Felicia, Emilia, Natalia). The first group is, I realize, preponderantly French, probably due to the accenting patterns of the language, but since Amy is originally a French name that would fit smoothly. The second group is heavy on the "ia" endings, which may or may not be something you'd want. Anyway, just a few random thoughts from the Dept. of Gee, It's Fun to Name Other People's Kids. *g*
• I like Abandon. (No "-al".) Amy Abandon Hope. Very Dantean.
• I like Sophia too, and I like kata's rhythm suggestions. In general I would avoid two-syllable names that don't fit the second-syllable-stress pattern suggested. They don't sound right! And one syllable names sound... well, see for yourself. "Amy Jean" "Amy Anne" etc. Rushed, and to American ears, maybe a little countrified. (Which is fine if that's what you want.) But I think if it were my kid and I was working with Amy ______ Hope, I might go with "Imogen".
• I think if you give a kid a unique name, it has to be for a reason besides uniqueness. Give them a name with a bit of context and history they can be proud of. My sister has a name with a unique (aka not very intuitive) spelling or pronounciation, depending on which way you look at it, but it was named after a friend of my parents. It's good to be unique, but not gratuitiously so.
• I agree with stripe. My middle name is Rae because my Bobo (grandmother) desperately wanted a kid named after her, and my mom couldn't see saddling me with "Foy Mae." However, my mom really loves her mom, and the name Foy Mae has a cool story behind it. (My Bobo's mom (Laura) and my Paw Paw's grandmother (Foy Mae) were very best friends, so my Bobo is named after that Foy Mae. My grandfather married a woman named after his own grandmother!) My middle name, Rae, is a nice compromise.
• our pals gave their son the middle name Deetjen because we were all staying at Deetjen's Big Sur Inn ("ethereal travel accomodations") when they found out they were pregnant. they couldn't come up with a first name so -- really, this is true -- they agreed to get out a phone book and flip through the pages and point to the first name they came to. and that is how Kyle Deetjen got his names.
• I wish "mahogany" wasn't the name of a type of tree, because I really like the sound of it.
• How about "Okeydokey" or "Sugarbooger"?
• Or "Okefeenokee"
• Bigstrangler
• Horse Wrangler
• Pony
• Simiana Monketta Mo'Filtriana crotchfruiticus-magnificasia
• Baretta Kojak Columbo Rockford McGarrett Cannon
• Amy Castleraygun Hope Amy Curcubitten Hope Amy Allapoosa Hope Amy Mamalute Hope Amy Kafoozalum Hope Amy Ethelweetha Hope (this one is a real name, I can't think how it got in here) Amy Malapropensity Hope Amy Palindromedary Hope Amy Crystalpalamino Hope Any Christchurchill Hope (my favorite)
• Husband and I could NOT agree on middle name for youngest son. Could NOT! So I sarcastically said we'll name him after Kelsey's Bar and Grill. That's my son, Hazen Kelsey.
• Brazen Chelsea
• Late to the party, but feeling compelled to contribute: Evangeline Names I liked above: Elspeth, Celtic version of Elizabeth Freya, Meaning: "Highborn lady.", Norse mythology: Freya, wife of Odin, was the goddess of love and fertility. Friday was named for her. Sugarbooger I'm gonna start calling my dog Sugarbooger
• ... but the really important thing is, Did anything get chosen yet? Come on, the suspense is killing us! We're going... bananas! ;)
• We may have actually picked one, although so far it's been more a passing "Hmm, that doesn't suck." We found a family name that we could agree on: Joan. Simple, significant and #2's brother gets to call her AJ, so everyone's happy. We'll see if it sticks. :)
• Ann Joan Hope?? Too man sing syll
• I've long been a fan of Molly. My wife, sadly, has not.
• Psst, BlueHorse! "Tis Amy, not Ann.
• Amy Jezebel Hope? Amy Jennifer Hope? Amy Jedediah Hope?
• oops. I read the AJ but somehow missed the "Joan." This thread is just too fun to end.
• Joan was #2's grandmother's name, and she passed away around the time he was born. I learned today that two of his cousins that are his age have Joan as middle names too. My grandmother kept telling me how popular Amy Rose is at the moment, which completely put me off that option. I'm obviously just not a creative person. Phooey.
• Amy Unleavend Hope or Amy Flatbread Hope ...wait, need three-syllables... Any Shipsbiscuit Hope!
• Or for the rquine touch, Amy Seabiscuit Hope!
• Could go nationalistic and call her Amy Phar Lap Hope...
• Well, what was #2's grandmother's MIDDLE name, huh? ;) Maybe you could use that? Jean's the middle name passed in my family. It's my middle name, my aunt's middle name, and my grandmother's middle name....
• *attempts USian southern drawl* Amy Phar Fly Hope?
• My mother's middle name is Marie, as is my sister's. My great-grandmother's first name was Mary, and #2's mother's middle name is Mary. But Amy Mary or Amy Marie sound so...wrong. I really am liking Joan, though. Did I sound like I didn't? I didn't mean to.
• Think we just don't want this game to end... Could we not name some other relative for ye, tracicle?
• Cuterpillar
• Wrigglettoe
• Well, I have plans for a kitten at some stage in the next few months...
• ...plans for a kitten *experiences deja boo* Wumman!...Are ye serious, tracicle?
• Of course! Kids need pets, it's compulsory.
• 'Need' -- ah, you're a lady after my own heart! Can Ethan bring home snakes? My own mother put her foot down hard over snakes, though otherwise she was sympathetic to my needs.
• Oh, no, it was just you said this: We may have actually picked one, although so far it's been more a passing "Hmm, that doesn't suck." Haha, one of my sisters is Amy Marie, except she prefers Aimee. ;)
• Lynn would be a common and lovely middle name (surprised to see it's not been mentioned yet). Joan is the middle name my grandmother wanted, and she would sign everything that way. She also labeled all of her pictures this way, so I can't remember what her real middle name is.
• hmmmmm, maybe my slip was a prompting: Amy Anne Hope