How Did/Will You Name Your Kids?

[The_Universe]

Farty McCrablice Bauman!

 

[The_Universe]

But seriously, as the Queen mentions above, we have the first couple of names largely decided. My name is a combination of my two grandfather's (Vernon + Kenneth = Kennon), and my middle name is an homage to my paternal great grandfather: Carl. Both my father and I share the middle name, but I'm not sure if I want to continue the tradition exactly for any potential sons. So, the middle name will either be Carl, or Curtis (my Dad's first name) or Kenneth (my grandfather's first name, mentioned above). A second son would have "Dean" or "Garrett" somewhere in the name (probably the middle) in order to pay similar honor to my wife's lineage.

As for girls, I read a comic book when I was in the fourth grade that had a princess named Amethyst (which I thought was cool, at the time) which is where the idea for naming a daughter Amethyst originates. Also, my wife's middle name is Jade, so I think it would be nice to continue naming the female members of my family after rocks.

As of so far, we don't have a backup name for a girl. Maybe that's what we'll use "Farty McCrablice" for.

 

[devilish]

Farty McCrablice Bauman!

The Universe has spoken !! And a fine name at that, too, sir!


Excellent Baby Name Website : NameVoyager (needs Java)
http://www.babynamewizard.com/namevoyager/

Allows you to search US Social Security name register since 1880's.
Morgan as a girl's name didn't come into the US until the 1960s
though was around since 1880 as a boy's name.

 

[Xath]

I thought I had potential child names all picked out (at least 1 for each gender). But then I got to talking to my SO, and he doesn't like any of the names I do. And I don't like any of his names.

My choices for girls were "Sora Elizabeth" and "Fiona Eleanor." I also like the name Dierdre. Boys would be "Benjamin Nethaniel" and "Daniel Christopher."

My SO likes the name "Ara" for a girl and "Dakkan" for a boy. I'm not particularly fond of Dakkan, but Ara would be ok except for one thing. Going through our files of old PC's and NPC's there are entirely too many Aras and Dakkans. Especially evil Dakkans.

However we've determined that we can legitimately name a son "Bruce Wayne" after his father, Bruce, and best friend, Keith Wayne.

 

[devilbat]

I understand SO not liking choices of child names. My wife threatened bodily harm if I continued to push for Shooter as my choice of boy's name.

I don't see anything wrong with it.

 

[Thotas]

I'm one of those with no desire to reproduce. And if I ever do, I'll have to negotiate with my future SO. I'm sure my first three suggestions would just be me joking around ... really bad jokes, to the point where I'm no longer elligible for consultation when I finally am serious.

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

I picked Elisabeth because it had the most versatility when it came to nicknames. Most people don't get to choose their name so I wanted my daughter to have some options so she could choose liz, lisa, beth, lissa or some variation.

later

That is why I am so fond of my name. I go by Liz, but I have so many more options! Betty, Libby*, Liza, Eliza, and Lizzy are all valid nicknames for an Elizabeth (though I love the spelling with an "s").

*I go by Liz because that's what my friends in the 4th grade decided to call me... didn't really *choose* Liz as my nickname... if I had deliberately chosen a shortening of my own name, it would have been Libby.

 

[Desdichado]

I understand SO not liking choices of child names. My wife threatened bodily harm if I continued to push for Shooter as my choice of boy's name.

I don't see anything wrong with it.

I've never understood why my wife was so dead-set against Captain America Dyal. We could have called him Cap for short. I thought it was great!

She also didn't like my choices for two middle names for Spencer. I liked Spencer Terrence Ulysses Dyal, or S.T.U.D. She didn't go for that either. :\

 

[reveal]

That is why I am so fond of my name. I go by Liz, but I have so many more options! Betty, Libby*, Liza, Eliza, and Lizzy are all valid nicknames for an Elizabeth (though I love the spelling with an "s").

*I go by Liz because that's what my friends in the 4th grade decided to call me... didn't really *choose* Liz as my nickname... if I had deliberately chosen a shortening of my own name, it would have been Libby.

I always like Katherine. If we had had a girl, she would have been Katherine Rae.

 

[fuindordm]

That is why I am so fond of my name. I go by Liz, but I have so many more options! Betty, Libby*, Liza, Eliza, and Lizzy are all valid nicknames for an Elizabeth (though I love the spelling with an "s").

*I go by Liz because that's what my friends in the 4th grade decided to call me... didn't really *choose* Liz as my nickname... if I had deliberately chosen a shortening of my own name, it would have been Libby.

I also knew an Elisabeth in college that used the nickname 'Bitsy'.

Ben