While we want our family to know about the names are are thinking of, we decided not to tell anyone our final choices because inevitably there will be someone who hates the name, has an ex-girlfriend who was an awful human being who just happened to share the same name, or they will think of about 10 ways to instantly make fun of it. We are interested in the potential for personal ridicule, not in the names of exs or school bullies.
For example, my mother-in-law Betty is always on the look out for new names for us to consider, which I really appreciate. A week or so ago at dinner, she announced that she had a wonderful boy name for us: Aubin. I had never heard of the name before, but you could almost look around the dinner table and hear the wheels turning to see who would be the first to think of a way to make fun of the name.
Matt's oldest brother Aaron busts out with "Auuubin workin' on the railroad, all the live long day!" It was classic! These are the moments that spare our child from a name that might cause years of teasing and/or explaining their name, its origins, or crazy spellings (there are now about 35 ways to spell the name Mackenzie...).
So, here are the names we like so far (and we promise, the resemblance to the list of characters from the TV show Lost is a total coincidence):
Boys
- Luke
- Quinn
- Aidan
- Liam
- James
- Elliot
- Evan
- Brady
Girls
- Kate
- Claire
- Sophie
- Madeline
- Zoe
- Penelope
- Marae (a combination of Marie, Mary and Ray... not sure if it will fly. Maybe a middle name)
2 comments:
What happened to Aubin? spelling?
I like Luke and Claire. There's the cutest little girl in our ward named Claire. Oh, this is Emily. By the way, I keep getting the feeling like you guys are going to be having a boy. Which is weird, because I have no idea when it comes to what we're having. Maybe I can just predict for other people. Strange.
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