Choosing a name for one’s soon-to-be-born must be one of the most difficult tasks in the world. How do you pick a name that will stand the test of time - be cute when they are young and not too cute when they are old? A unique name that reflects your child’s personality- yet not too creative least they be mocked at school? All this before actually meeting the person whose fate you have to decide. I left myself plenty of time (5 weeks give or take the young one’s arrival) - I am feeling the pressure. 5 name books later and Andrew and I have yet to agree on a name- let alone 4- first and middle name for each possible sex.
Some names seem like great ideas until you actually say them out loud. Take Maisie or Koren for instance. Does Andrew really want a permanent reminder of his PhD topic?
Our process has been this- we each compiled 2 lists of names we like (one for each sex) then the other one went through and crossed off those they couldn’t stand. We then pondered them for some time. And then decided we hate all of them. Argghhhh.
What is wrong with calling a baby “baby”? We could change their name every time they go through a significant milestone- “toddler”- “preschooler” etc. Hmm- I hear that legal name changes don’t come cheap- perhaps I should reconsider.
We are putting out a request for suggestions. We are looking for interesting but not too interesting names. Nothing starting with B or Z. The last name would most likely be a hyphenated combination of our two last names- so nothing too long. Please do not be insulted if your suggestion isn’t used- I am apparently very picky when it comes to names. I also have a large store of unusable names that already belong to “other” people (friends, enemies, celebrities or fictional characters).
2 comments:
That is a big ask... names for your child. What happened to Isabelle/Isobel? I could come up with lots of suggestions, if you really want some, but I feel that just submitting them might eliminate them.
Ok Andrew and Zoe, here are my suggestions:
If your baby is a boy: Joshua (Hebrew for Jehova saves)
If your baby is a girl: Kalyani, pronounced "Kay-lawn-i" or something like that. You may wonder how I stumbled on this name - it is a character from the movie "Water". Kalyani is a Hindu name: Feminine form of KALYAN. In Hindu legend this was the name of one of the foster-mothers of Skanda, the son of Shiva. It was also another name of the Hindu goddess Durga.
Anyways, I'd thought I'd throw it out there. And no, I will not use these names for my kid(s). I already know someone whose son is named Joshua, and Cambodian people do not name their kids with Hindu names!
Good luck on the naming game!
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