Name our Baby!

topic posted Sat, February 16, 2008 - 10:43 AM by  Tyler
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All this talk of babies reminded me that i need a name for mine. We are due on Leap Day and we have no idea what it's going to be. I'm hoping for human but... i'll take what i can get;)
Any suggestions?
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Tyler
California
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  • Re: Name our Baby!

    Sat, February 16, 2008 - 10:46 AM
    'Fluffy Tree Blowing Windsong'
    KK
    • Re: Name our Baby!

      Sat, February 16, 2008 - 11:49 AM
      KK, just for once, it might not be yours.
      • Re: Name our Baby!

        Sat, February 16, 2008 - 11:56 AM
        "...Juniour"
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          Re: Name our Baby!

          Sat, February 16, 2008 - 12:18 PM
          I'm with KK on this Junior (but spell it right) 'cause then you could call the kid TJ, how cool is that? "Goin' toTJ, gonna watch the donkey show." Not that your kid will be a donkey or anything....whew is it getting hot in here? Love that little baby up, soon enough a kid will take it's place and you'll miss the wittle toothless cutie!
          • Re: Name our Baby!

            Sat, February 16, 2008 - 12:30 PM
            If it's really born on the 29th you could always tweek the name "Gioachino" to sound more english and if necessary more feminine. After Rossini, who was born on that date. Or you could go with Frederik from the Pirates of Penzance.

            Or you could go with the dominant theme of this board with "Snark."
  • Re: Name our Baby!

    Sat, February 16, 2008 - 10:56 AM
    i always thought that Cypress would be a pretty girls name, and i like Mica as a boys
    im strange tho

    i wish you good luck in labor :D

    [pH]
  • Re: Name our Baby!

    Sat, February 16, 2008 - 11:02 AM
    You don't know if it's male or female? Are you Christian Scientologists?
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      Re: Name our Baby!

      Sat, February 23, 2008 - 1:39 PM
      Hey Bob....it's either Scientologist or Christian Scientist. Not both...and there is a huge difference.

      ;)
  • Re: Name our Baby!

    Sat, February 16, 2008 - 12:25 PM
    Always Lasagna

    Bluejay Freshmaker

    Marble Tyle Jr.

    Verity

    Wulfkrieg(hilde)

    Laufey Nal

    Stryker

    Tidal Weightless

    Mephisto

    Water Margin

    Pundela Panola

    Silver Morning

    Cherie Funk

    Polygne

    Neenderli

    Halleriya

    Ginger Tree

    Curlew

    Storytime Siam

    Sycamore

    Instrumentale Motette

    Lightray Sun
  • R.
    R.
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    Re: Name our Baby!

    Sat, February 16, 2008 - 12:54 PM
    How bout .....BURNIE....? Or maybe that could be their nickname.
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      Re: Name our Baby!

      Sat, February 16, 2008 - 1:03 PM
      I can't believe no one suggested 'Larry' in honor of the prophet, like all muslims are named Muhamed and all those Jesuses running around Catholic countries.
      • Re: Name our Baby!

        Sat, February 16, 2008 - 1:17 PM
        Annie

        Hepzibah

        Gaius

        Arcturon

        Memorina

        Gala

        Kele Bindu

        Cygnet

        Mana

        Goarran Tulk

        Serran Tulk

        Lively

        McTavish

        Zilla

        Gwddr

        Ash

        Zoria

        Ocarina
  • Re: Name our Baby!

    Sat, February 16, 2008 - 2:23 PM
    How about Novella for a girl?
    • Re: Name our Baby!

      Sat, February 16, 2008 - 2:55 PM
      I like your stream of consciousness loki, it looks a lot like my lists from the baby books (kind of).
      I like Fluffy Tree Windsong better than Junioure.
      I'm not a Christian Scientologist.
      It is getting a little hot in here.
      Cypress and Mica are just lovely.
      I love the Pirates of Penzance but I don't think i could name my baby anything Fredish.
      U is my hero.
      • Re: Name our Baby!

        Sat, February 16, 2008 - 5:45 PM
        Cadence (would use nickname of "Cade")

        Zolton (would go by the nickname of "Zee")


        These are the names of two of my children. ;-)
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          Sat, February 16, 2008 - 6:29 PM
          If you are planning on having more than one, you could do a 'theme'. All of my sister's kids are 'belles' Isabelle, Anabelle, Mirabelle. I don't know why, but she rejected my suggestions of Teribelle and Horibelle. Some people's kids!
          • Re: Name our Baby!

            Sat, February 16, 2008 - 8:03 PM
            The fact that two of my actual childrens names have been suggested frightens me a bit.... hahaha Mica ( we spell is traditionaly Micah) and Ash (full name Ashton... no not after the actor actually he was named after a cement truck ... long story) the other son is Ocktober.

            I always wanted McKinnley if I had a daughter.... never was so lucky
      • Re: Name our Baby!

        Sun, February 17, 2008 - 2:31 PM
        Thanks, Tyler! I've put a lot of names out there for friends; it's a weird function of my brain. Mainly, they seem to exist as a kind of polarizing force that lets parents choose names more easily by eliminating every single thing I suggest. It's a good service to be able to provide, I think, in some weird mathy/subcognitive way.
  • Re: Name our Baby!

    Sat, February 16, 2008 - 4:03 PM
    Mirabella

    Kai

    You might just have to wait till it comes and tells you their name.
    Animals tell me their names............maybe it will will work for your babe!
    • Re: Name our Baby!

      Sat, February 16, 2008 - 9:25 PM
      Or dream it. I know of two women who had dreams before they gave birth, where the baby insistently told them what their name was (not the one the Mom was planning on).
      • Re: Name our Baby!

        Sat, February 16, 2008 - 11:08 PM
        We both like Ashton and Clayton... ash and clay for short. i'm leaning toward Clayton because of my clay addiction.
        I'm worried if I mention to mommy to dream about names it'll change from night to night like the babies sex.
  • Re: Name our Baby!

    Sat, February 16, 2008 - 11:17 PM
    Why, Bacon, of course. Or Francis Bacon, if you must (works for boy or girl).

    Or you could be creative: Baycun
  • Re: Name our Baby!

    Sun, February 17, 2008 - 7:44 AM
    I personally like Snarky ro Baycon but how about Slagithor, calling him Slagi or Thor if its a boy or Broadzilla if its a girl calling her Zilla for short!
  • Re: Name our Baby!

    Sun, February 17, 2008 - 12:51 PM


    Just name the damn thing and be done with it.

    Larva if it's a girl

    Pupae if a boy.
    • Re: Name our Baby!

      Sun, February 17, 2008 - 2:16 PM
      If the child is really born on the 29th, how about Chance?
      • Re: Name our Baby!

        Sun, February 17, 2008 - 2:38 PM
        According to the day I like Chance or Destiny. But Fido is right you should name it T.J. because I never met a T.J. that wasn't the coolest (wink wink). If you name it T.J. it's dstine to be cool and successful.
        Sincerily, T.J.
        • Re: Name our Baby!

          Sun, February 17, 2008 - 2:44 PM
          Has anybody else noticed that kids named "Hunter" tend to be total brats?
          • Re: Name our Baby!

            Sun, February 17, 2008 - 2:59 PM
            I only know one, he is high energy,has many questions,loves to play.He's always in a good mood and loves to laugh.Brat?? Yea I guess so but I tend to gravitate towards bratty little kids. I think they're fun. I was actually going to recomend the name.Glad you brought it up.
            • Re: Name our Baby!

              Sun, February 17, 2008 - 5:47 PM
              No, the ones I knew were solid brats. I had some half baked hypothesis about it embodying the bad parenting model or something.
    • Re: Name our Baby!

      Sun, February 17, 2008 - 2:28 PM
      I'm totally loving Novella, Cadence, and Tesla. Supercool. Tesla is nice and gender-neutral,too.

      Nara

      Pepper

      Actin

      Lasem

      Gondang Malim

      Mesmer

      Zemira

      Alyuta (girl)

      G'dimkë (one of my all-time favorite girl names)

      Quiet Strangely

      Shiver Rhythm

      Enver

      Ayurnamat

      Paladin

      Oneira Nimbus

      Ora

      Serena

      Napoleon (COME ON; this is perfect)

      Sjöankan (boy)


      It's weird how "Anima" is a great name but "Animus" is a terrible one.

      I look forward to a day when grandiloquent antique adverbs become common as names.
  • Re: Name our Baby!

    Sun, February 17, 2008 - 6:28 PM
    Oh, boy... you opened yourself up for this one!

    Seriously, though.... picking a name is important -- it's going to be part of your child's identity for the rest of his or her life.

    What is important to you? I love my name -- It's Irish and reflects a rich heritage. My friend named her son Hayden, because she wanted to name him something cool that he would like when he's older and that would help in his picking up chicks (seriously... she struggled with this). My other friend is a Roman history buff and named her son Alexander.

    So... start with what is important to you and go from there. Have a couple of names handy -- when you see the baby, you'll know what's right.
    • Re: Name our Baby!

      Sun, February 17, 2008 - 6:30 PM
      I'd be really reluctant to go with something "cool." Because in 20, 30 years it could be very dated and dorky. YMMV.
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        Re: Name our Baby!

        Sun, February 17, 2008 - 6:34 PM
        The triple test I was told when naming your kid is to see how it would sound: 1. Running for president "I like Rufus!" 2. Walking into a bar "Hi, Norm!" and #3. shouted in extasy "Hump me harder, Harold!". This is why I named my kid after that great singer Englebert Humperdink!
  • Re: Name our Baby!

    Sun, February 17, 2008 - 7:02 PM
    Arnica. Often the first mountain flower to bloom after the snow thaws. Arnie would be a cool nickname for a girl.
    • Re: Name our Baby!

      Mon, February 18, 2008 - 2:58 AM
      AMERICAN DREAM!
      • Re: Name our Baby!

        Mon, February 18, 2008 - 8:36 PM
        I think they should read the chapter in Freakonomics about the economic status of children with stupid names.
        • Re: Name our Baby!

          Mon, February 18, 2008 - 8:43 PM
          I should read that. One problem... what constitutes "stupid" as opposed to "unique?" Is there a serious study? How do they define variables? What is the analysis? What is entered into the linear model (or GEE)? Maybe Rainbow doesn't do as well economically, but it may not be because of her/his name.
          • Re: Name our Baby!

            Mon, February 18, 2008 - 8:56 PM
            It has been a while since I read the book, but Levitt is a highly educated economist...............I think he goes to great lengths to quantify and attribute all of the chapters in his book.
            • Re: Name our Baby!

              Mon, February 18, 2008 - 10:11 PM
              Canyon

              Desert

              Ruby

              River

              For(r)est

              Granite

              and yes, I know people with all of these names.

              Jasper

              Flora

              Juniper

              Rose

              I like nature names, but then again, I work outside about 6 months of my life. Half my friends are named for rivers by their hippie parents.
              • If I were named for a river

                Mon, February 18, 2008 - 10:16 PM
                What river would I like to be named for? You can skip American and Feather. San Jaquin is out too. Snake, Green, Klamoth, Yukon... Those aren't doing much for me. Nile's out. Rhine, Rhone, Po, Arno, Thames, Inn, Amazon, Orinoco, Danube, Don, Volga... Big Horn, Yellowstone, Gallitin, Mississippi, Minnesota, Missouri...

                Good thing I'm not named for a river. Also a good thing I'm not named for a Burning Man Theme,
                • Re: If I were named for a river

                  Mon, February 18, 2008 - 10:21 PM
                  I have a friend named Reuben, his middle name is "Clavey" (one of the last un-dammed rivers in Cali).

                  Walker (yep, flows next to the 395 in Cali).
                  Payette (Idaho)

                  :)
                • Re: If I were named for a river

                  Mon, February 18, 2008 - 10:51 PM
                  >> good thing I'm not named for a Burning Man Theme,
                  Yeah, Helco is a rough name to have in the seventh grade.
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                    Re: If I were named for a river

                    Mon, February 18, 2008 - 11:24 PM
                    I like Danube
                    I really like the name Bainbridge or Bridger for short, but mommy's not so convinced.
                    Arnica would be prudent seeing as how it's being consumed regularly now.
          • Re: Name our Baby!

            Tue, February 19, 2008 - 12:33 PM
            Shaneequa Farfenugen
            Sosie Eja "Pilot inspecktor"
            CoCo Tu Ellery Pirate
            BreAzia Zola Freedom Rebop
            Camera Zolten Fuddy Ryker
            Poppy Banjo Gulliver Seven
            Rainbow Diezel Hopper
            Sailor Denim Phinnaeus

            Seriously though.

            Poppy Banjo Gulliver Seven
            • Re: Name our Baby!

              Wed, February 20, 2008 - 8:07 AM
              "Poppy" is good, yes, I'll give you that.

              But out of this list I find "BreAzia Zola Freedom Rebop" is a name I would follow into Hell. This is the name that could lead us all into a golden age that will make nostalgia seem like a cancerous nightmare.
  • Re: Name our Baby!

    Wed, February 20, 2008 - 10:43 AM
    If you are seriously looking for a name, try and name them something that can't have a nick name to it. If you want to name them, lets say Thomas as an example, in hopes of him being called Tom or Tommy then by all means name him Tom or Tommy. It helps alot in grade school because kids can be evil!
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      Get serious

      Wed, February 20, 2008 - 11:08 AM
      All of these suggestions are ridiculous and will not do anything to truly have fun with your child. Your child is a gift that you should have fun with.

      Name your child something that will really screw with its head.
      What about naming it No, Wrong or Stupid.
      Or what about naming him George Bush or Adolph.

      Just remember a name will stick with a child for life or until they change it. But in the mean time, their name will give the child a meaning to who it is. Don’t take this lightly. Mess with your child’s head all you can.
      Hell our parents screwed us up, why should these little playa boogers not start out just as screwed up as we are?
      The children our the future?
      WHO CARES, I’ll be dead soon and they can bitch about things when I’m gone.

      That’s your Black Rock Gold nugget for the day.
    • Re: Name our Baby!

      Sat, February 23, 2008 - 1:59 PM
      That's what my wife and I did too. Every name we considered we had to run through a tease gauntlet in our minds. If it was too tempting and easy to make fun of, it was off the list.

      And yeah, what's with giving a kid some ostentatious first name, then insisting that the kid be called by their middle name? I know two families who did that. Name them what you want them to be called, people. It's pretty simple. (end of mini rant here since I couldn't really rant to their face about it)
  • Re: Name our Baby!

    Fri, February 22, 2008 - 3:56 AM
    I love the name Storm and it works for a boy or a girl.
    • Re: Name our Baby!

      Fri, February 22, 2008 - 5:55 AM
      How about something more traditional, you know like Bubba, Beebo or Sonny, if it's a girl Mary Sue, Tammy Faye, Bobby Joe...
      • Re: Name our Baby!

        Fri, February 22, 2008 - 10:05 AM
        Bacon.
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          Re: Name our Baby!

          Fri, February 22, 2008 - 11:34 AM
          Emtae Nocab (hold monitor up to a mirror)
          • True Story!

            Fri, February 22, 2008 - 1:18 PM
            I know a wonderful boy named Xiounamey...His Dad wanted all the vowels in his name.

            He has yet to settle on a nickname partly cause his Dad is so insitant on using the full name...doesn't want anyone to call him 'Namey. I kinda like Mr. X
            • Re: True Story!

              Fri, February 22, 2008 - 1:26 PM
              Oh! I forgot to add that it is pronounced Tsunami.
              • Re: True Story!

                Fri, February 22, 2008 - 1:27 PM
                And his sister's name is Quetzal.
                • Re: True Story!

                  Fri, February 22, 2008 - 2:00 PM
                  Name it Sue if a boy & Boy if it's a girl
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                    Re: True Story!

                    Fri, February 22, 2008 - 2:18 PM
                    Actually I knew a woman who named her cat Spleeneyetron!

                    Not sure if it was a male or female so I guess it could work for a boy or a girl.

                    And the advantage of such a name is, no need for a middle name, what a waste that is! nicknames just kind of suggest themselves too :-)
                    • Re: True Story!

                      Wed, February 27, 2008 - 5:59 PM
                      Sweet. I recently had the opportunity to name two cats, and called one of them "The Notorious C.A.T." and the other one "Professor Scratchenclaw."
                • Re: True Story!

                  Wed, February 27, 2008 - 6:03 PM
                  fortuna:
                  And his sister's name is Quetzal.

                  Yes! That rocks. Go for Quetzalcoatl. THAT'S a fucking name, what.
  • Re: Name our Baby!

    Fri, February 22, 2008 - 11:23 PM
    TESTICLES (rhymes with Androcles)
    • Re: Name our Baby!

      Sat, February 23, 2008 - 12:14 AM
      There's a lot of good old names that don't seem to be getting used much these days, If it's a boy, you could use Arnold, Clyde, Delbert, Cecil, Herbert, Cyrus, Homer, Claude, Durwood, Jehosophat, Jethro, or Beelzebub.

      If it's a girl, how about Matilda, Ethel, Beatrice, Gladys, Penelope, Myrtle, Hermione, or Desdemona?
      • Re: Name our Baby!

        Sat, February 23, 2008 - 12:18 AM
        Of course, there's plenty of good tribe names (with new ones all the time). How about Ancedepholophon, Crypto, Silverman, Gold Guy, Dusty Feats, Captain Erotica, Timonkey, Rhino, Metric, Sensei, or Smartypants?
  • Re: Name our Baby!

    Mon, February 25, 2008 - 4:11 PM
    Tyler,

    I have a pretty good idea that these name solicitations are probably *not* going to result in a name that you'll use for your child. Though I may be wrong here I suspect that the both of you have probably mulled over - even agonized - over the perfect, appropriate name to give your beautiful, wanted, cherished heaven-sent child of the universe and you have in fact already decided on a name.

    I think all of us here can understand and appreciate that. Still, before you formalize it on the child's birth certificate you may want to reconsider your choice. Remember, this is a decision that the child will carry on their shoulders for many years. Having said that I'm wondering if it's too late to suggest Placenta Asphalt Morningcracker. I think it might work regardless of the child's gender.
    • Re: Name our Baby!

      Wed, February 27, 2008 - 8:32 AM
      Thank you all for the wonderful suggestions, your all so thoughtful and creative!
      I like the idea of eating the placenta, but not so much as a name. Very original though, Badger.
      The number names are interesting too. Although I kinda like the idea of spelling the number: Forty Two Skywalker.
      For that matter, we could just name it Number or # for short.
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    Re: Name our Baby!

    Wed, February 27, 2008 - 10:30 AM
    Here they are by decade for the last 100yrs

    2006
    Female names
    1. Emily
    2. Emma
    3. Madison
    4. Isabella
    5. Ava
    6. Abigail
    7. Olivia
    8. Hannah
    9. Sophia
    10. Samantha

    Male names
    1. Jacob
    2. Michael
    3. Joshua
    4. Ethan
    5. Matthew
    6. Daniel
    7. Christopher
    8. Andrew

    2000
    Female names
    1. Emily
    2. Hannah
    3. Madison
    4. Ashley
    5. Sarah
    6. Alexis
    7. Samantha
    8. Jessica
    9. Taylor
    10. Elizabeth

    Male names
    1. Jacob
    2. Michael
    3. Matthew
    4. Joshua
    5. Christopher
    6. Nicholas
    7. Andrew
    8. Joseph
    9. Daniel
    10. Tyler

    1990
    Female names
    1. Jessica
    2. Ashley
    3. Brittany
    4. Amanda
    5. Samantha
    6. Sarah
    7. Stephanie
    8. Jennifer
    9. Elizabeth
    10. Lauren

    Male names
    1. Michael
    2. Christopher
    3. Matthew
    4. Joshua
    5. Daniel
    6. David
    7. Andrew
    8. James
    9. Justin
    10. Joseph

    1980
    Female names
    1. Jennifer
    2. Amanda
    3. Jessica
    4. Melissa
    5. Sarah
    6. Heather
    7. Nicole
    8. Amy
    9. Elizabeth
    10. Michelle

    Male names
    1. Michael
    2. Christopher
    3. Jason
    4. David
    5. James
    6. Matthew
    7. Joshua
    8. John
    9. Robert
    10. Joseph

    1970
    Female names
    1. Jennifer
    2. Lisa
    3. Kimberly
    4. Michelle
    5. Amy
    6. Angela
    7. Melissa
    8. Tammy
    9. Mary
    10. Tracy

    Male names
    1. Michael
    2. James
    3. David
    4. John
    5. Robert
    6. Christopher
    7. William
    8. Brian
    9. Mark
    10. Richard

    1960
    Female names
    1. Mary
    2. Susan
    3. Linda
    4. Karen
    5. Donna
    6. Lisa
    7. Patricia
    8. Debra
    9. Cynthia
    10. Deborah

    Male names
    1. David
    2. Michael
    3. James
    4. John
    5. Robert
    6. Mark
    7. William
    8. Richard
    9. Thomas
    10. Steven

    1950
    Female names
    1. Linda
    2. Mary
    3. Patricia
    4. Barbara
    5. Susan
    6. Nancy
    7. Deborah
    8. Sandra
    9. Carol
    10. Kathleen

    Male names
    1. James
    2. Robert
    3. John
    4. Michael
    5. David
    6. William
    7. Richard
    8. Thomas
    9. Charles
    10. Gary

    1940
    Female names
    1. Mary
    2. Barbara
    3. Patricia
    4. Judith
    5. Betty
    6. Carol
    7. Nancy
    8. Linda
    9. Shirley
    10. Sandra

    Male names
    1. James
    2. Robert
    3. John
    4. William
    5. Richard
    6. Charles
    7. David
    8. Thomas
    9. Donald
    10. Ronald

    1930
    Female names
    1. Mary
    2. Betty
    3. Dorothy
    4. Helen
    5. Margaret
    6. Barbara
    7. Patricia
    8. Joan
    9. Doris
    10. Ruth

    Male names
    1. Robert
    2. James
    3. John
    4. William
    5. Richard
    6. Charles
    7. Donald
    8. George
    9. Joseph
    10. Edward

    1920
    Female names
    1. Mary
    2. Dorothy
    3. Helen
    4. Margaret
    5. Ruth
    6. Mildred
    7. Virginia
    8. Elizabeth
    9. Frances
    10. Anna

    Male names
    1. John
    2. William
    3. Robert
    4. James
    5. Charles
    6. George
    7. Joseph
    8. Edward
    9. Frank
    10. Richard

    1910
    Female names
    1. Mary
    2. Helen
    3. Margaret
    4. Dorothy
    5. Ruth
    6. Anna
    7. Elizabeth
    8. Mildred
    9. Marie
    10. Alice

    Male names
    1. John
    2. James
    3. William
    4. Robert
    5. George
    6. Joseph
    7. Charles
    8. Frank
    9. Edward
    10. Henry

    1900
    Female names
    1. Mary
    2. Helen
    3. Anna
    4. Margaret
    5. Ruth
    6. Elizabeth
    7. Florence
    8. Ethel
    9. Marie
    10. Lillian

    Male names
    1. John
    2. William
    3. James
    4. George
    5. Charles
    6. Robert
    7. Joseph
    8. Frank
    9. Edward
    10. Henry

    So now you know what NOT to name your baby

    How about Hubcap?

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