Jason and I are having the hardest time deciding on a name for the baby. Some family members of ours had equally difficult times choosing their babies' names, but my mom said she didn't really think about it that much. She had some names picked out, then others talked her out of them after my sisters and I were born. I was supposed to be named Autumn, but my grandmother didn't like it, and my older sister really liked this girl named Amy who worked at the 7-11. Therefore, I became Amy. I've never really liked the name. There were always too many Amy's in my classes.
I don't want to give the baby a totally weird name, but I don't want anything too common. We also would like to include a name from my side of the family, since she will already have Jason's last name. I was extremely close to both of my grandmothers, but I don't want to use one of their names while excluding the other. I'm afraid my Gran Gran will haunt me in some way if I give the baby one of Nanny's names (Alma Angeline) and not hers (Clara Emojean), especially since she's the one who came to me in a dream and told me I was having a girl.
For awhile, we had settled on the name Sloan Parker. Sloan is Nanny's maiden name and my dad's middle name. It was also the name of Ferris Bueller's ultra-cool girlfriend. Jason had also been liking the name Parker when I remembered that Parker was Gran Gran's maiden name. Perfect. We took care of both. Now, after talking about it for a few weeks, we're just not sure. Are we just second guessing ourselves, or is it not a good name? Jason's parents love the name Sloan, so that's nice. And, I can always call her one of my favorite nicknames "Sunny". Still, I love those old-timey names, like Edith, Cora, and even Zelda. We might just have to make a final decision after she's born. For now, look at this list of some names we like, and tell us what you think.
Family Names:
Sloan
Alma
Angeline
Clara
Emojean
Amy's favorite, after the baby's grandmothers: Jacqueline Cathleen (Little Jackie, or LJ for short)
Beatrix (sort of like Jason's grandmother Beatrice)
Parker
Amy's Favorites:
Cora
Zipporah (Zippy!)
Edith
Elspeth
May
Nadine
Esme
Astrid
Sally
Jason's favorites
Anna Lee
Anna
Gloria
Layla
Sloan
I'm sure we'll add more!
Monday, January 28, 2008
The naming of babies is a difficult matter...
Posted by Jason at 2:16 PM
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2 comments:
hey! Just wanted to comment on the baby name thing...
I hear ya with the whole wanting to find a name that's different but not weird. I had the same thought when I was prego with Kaden. I was VERY happy with my internet search resulting in finding the name I picked. Of course, now that he's 4 and in daycare/pre-school, I'm finding that there a TONS of Kadens, Jadens, Bradens, Hadens, and Adens!!! Go figure. So much for unique ;)
My point is try not to think too hard about it. You'll know when you find it. Also, I do really like CLARA. It's elegant and not that common.
Good luck on your hunt. And Jason, I love your last comments about the nervous daddy feeling. I teared up while reading it. It was so sweet. You guys will make GREAT parents!
Love you guys ;)
Beth
Thanks, sweetheart!
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