Well, if you want something to go with Joey, how about Paris? I know the current Paris is. . . well, I can't say it in polite company. But the real Paris was a hero in the truest sense of the word. I think he may have been musical, too, but can't recall any specifics.
Congrats, Jessie!
Boy names?
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I think she figured it was like condemning the kid to a life of suffering. My sister-in-law is a Pentecostal from Peru, though, and it's not a terribly uncommon name in Latin America.Cranberry wrote:rh wrote:*my nephew is named Job... when i mentioned that to an Israeli acquaintance, she remarked "what a terrible thing to name a kid!"...
That's not terrible, it's inspirational!
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Wow, thanks for all the suggestions...please keep 'em coming. There are a bunch of close ones, but no keeper yet.
Yes, I grew up Jewish Atheist, but I am open to all sorts of names. Dan and I have been studying the Bible with some friends. For us it's a great work of literature, but for our friends it is the work of God. We have wonderful conversations. Let's not get into a talk about religion here in this thread, but I just wanted to say we are totally open to names from the Bible if we happen to like them. I don't like Matthew...it does make me think of a door mat.
I like Aidan, but it does seem too common at the moment. I liked it before it was common. Dan likes Levon, but I don't.
Before this pregnancy, we thought we'd have a couple more kids. But this pregnancy has been REALLY difficult. I think I almost died. I was in and out of Urgent Care for a while, on frequent IV hydration, because I couldn't keep anything in me, including water. I had a high fever for a while. My mom had to come and take care of me (and Joey) during the week for about six weeks. Ugh. They say the baby is fine. But I don't think I can do it again. So, because this seems to be our last kid, the name is SO important.
Yes, I grew up Jewish Atheist, but I am open to all sorts of names. Dan and I have been studying the Bible with some friends. For us it's a great work of literature, but for our friends it is the work of God. We have wonderful conversations. Let's not get into a talk about religion here in this thread, but I just wanted to say we are totally open to names from the Bible if we happen to like them. I don't like Matthew...it does make me think of a door mat.
I like Aidan, but it does seem too common at the moment. I liked it before it was common. Dan likes Levon, but I don't.
Before this pregnancy, we thought we'd have a couple more kids. But this pregnancy has been REALLY difficult. I think I almost died. I was in and out of Urgent Care for a while, on frequent IV hydration, because I couldn't keep anything in me, including water. I had a high fever for a while. My mom had to come and take care of me (and Joey) during the week for about six weeks. Ugh. They say the baby is fine. But I don't think I can do it again. So, because this seems to be our last kid, the name is SO important.
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Only one real suggestion: KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid!).
Any suggestion from me, an aging child among the ashes of a Gaelic Culture, would be scarcely relevant to you, fertile in neo-colonial cyberspace. (Congratulations, by the way.)
One list contained Etzel and Attilla next to each other. They are variants of the same name. I caution you agains this, as Attilla/Etzel died of a nosebleed, and as I am become a prey to nosebleeds, I feel it is ill-omened.
My wife rejected my suggestions Conrad and Manfred for our son. He wound up as Benedict Christopher. He likes being a Ben, and likes even more NOT being a Benjamin. My daughter is Niamh Suzannah. My wife was aghast at my spelling (I got to register the birth, ha ha!) but my daughter likes it. If she didn't, she would change it. No fear of that!
Of my family, none of my sisters and I liked our names. I am Ian Frederick, but am called Fred by everyone - except the Admin Lady at work, but that's because I call her Maureen, not Sonia, which she has adopted. One sister is Daphne Gillian and the other is Isabel Lorna. I narrowly escaped being called Duncan.
Sometimes they tell you their names. My wife swore she would never saddle a child with another unspellable Irish name (Siobhan) but as soon as the child was in her arms she said "It's Niamh".
I always like Emher, but you have to imagine what it will be like growing up with it. I have Aunts and Uncles called Evelyn and Evertt. And Sadie and Cecil. Would you believe Sadie and Cecil Haddock? It's hard to make up that kind of stuff.
But you reject Bill. Are you also rejecting William, which includes all its short forms and variants, such as Will, Wullie, Bill, Billy and Liam? (I've even heard it corrupted to "Billium".) I STRONGLY advise giving a child the long form of a name, so that they can use the long or short form as suits the circumstances. Giving them only the short form is really amputating the long form of their name, and denying it to them.
Oh! I know: Vladimir Illyich. Ah, wait, you wanted something to go with Joseph? Djugashvili!
Any suggestion from me, an aging child among the ashes of a Gaelic Culture, would be scarcely relevant to you, fertile in neo-colonial cyberspace. (Congratulations, by the way.)
One list contained Etzel and Attilla next to each other. They are variants of the same name. I caution you agains this, as Attilla/Etzel died of a nosebleed, and as I am become a prey to nosebleeds, I feel it is ill-omened.
My wife rejected my suggestions Conrad and Manfred for our son. He wound up as Benedict Christopher. He likes being a Ben, and likes even more NOT being a Benjamin. My daughter is Niamh Suzannah. My wife was aghast at my spelling (I got to register the birth, ha ha!) but my daughter likes it. If she didn't, she would change it. No fear of that!
Of my family, none of my sisters and I liked our names. I am Ian Frederick, but am called Fred by everyone - except the Admin Lady at work, but that's because I call her Maureen, not Sonia, which she has adopted. One sister is Daphne Gillian and the other is Isabel Lorna. I narrowly escaped being called Duncan.
Sometimes they tell you their names. My wife swore she would never saddle a child with another unspellable Irish name (Siobhan) but as soon as the child was in her arms she said "It's Niamh".
I always like Emher, but you have to imagine what it will be like growing up with it. I have Aunts and Uncles called Evelyn and Evertt. And Sadie and Cecil. Would you believe Sadie and Cecil Haddock? It's hard to make up that kind of stuff.
But you reject Bill. Are you also rejecting William, which includes all its short forms and variants, such as Will, Wullie, Bill, Billy and Liam? (I've even heard it corrupted to "Billium".) I STRONGLY advise giving a child the long form of a name, so that they can use the long or short form as suits the circumstances. Giving them only the short form is really amputating the long form of their name, and denying it to them.
Oh! I know: Vladimir Illyich. Ah, wait, you wanted something to go with Joseph? Djugashvili!
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>Fred, thank you for your post. I really liked reading the names in it. I don't want something to go with Joseph. My daughter's name is Joey. Just Joey. Joey Rose. We do call her Josephine sometimes, though. I disagree about the long form. I do not identify with the long form of my name AT ALL. I had it legally changed to the short form when I was about 15. I think long forms of most names are fairly unattractive. Why would there be a short form if the long form were acceptable? I'd like a name that isn't part of another name, though, like Griffin (but not that one).
It's so subjective, I know. I think your wife's and your daughter's names are great, but I am looking for boy names. Oh well.
It's so subjective, I know. I think your wife's and your daughter's names are great, but I am looking for boy names. Oh well.
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We'll just have to disagree on that. Once you had both, now you only have what my social conditioning influences me to think of as an "informal" name. I feel you've lost something. I mean no disrespect when I say that.JessieK wrote: I disagree about the long form. I do not identify with the long form of my name AT ALL. I had it legally changed to the short form when I was about 15. I think long forms of most names are fairly unattractive. Why would there be a short form if the long form were acceptable?
But once I saw this quotation, which I like:
"The child who is loved has many names."
I repeat it to my son Ben, when I call him "Spud".
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I think some of what you're talking about has to do with what you're used to and probably regional as well. For instance someone in Australia may not choose Joey as a name but here it doesn't have any 'oh yea' considerations of that sort. Some of the names Walden suggested sounded as though they may be popular in that area of the country whereas in another area they may not seem so great. I agree with having the long form and short form and in many places the short form is even avoided, especially by your mom!
Thought of a couple more names that seem nice;
Ryan
Taylor
Maybe doing what alot of people do and get a book of names, jot down 20 or so you like and narrow it down from there seeing how they sound after a week or two.
Thought of a couple more names that seem nice;
Ryan
Taylor
Maybe doing what alot of people do and get a book of names, jot down 20 or so you like and narrow it down from there seeing how they sound after a week or two.
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As long as you're not opposed to names from the New Testament, consider Berea. Berea is a Biblical city in modern day Greece. It is also spelled Veria or Beroea.
I think naming a person after a place is always interesting. Unfortunately, I have never named a person, only fish and hamsters and such. I knew a person named Dallas, once.
I think naming a person after a place is always interesting. Unfortunately, I have never named a person, only fish and hamsters and such. I knew a person named Dallas, once.
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