Posted by fallsfall on August 19, 2004, at 8:51:37
In reply to Crazy baby name ideas, posted by pegasus on August 18, 2004, at 11:57:19
Choosing a name for your baby is such an exciting thing!
My daughters have names that I thought were a little unusual (fairly normal names, but not in the top 50). My son's name was more "popular" (but I didn't really know that at the time). My oldest daughter had two other girls in her 5th grade class with the same name (though they all spelled it differently). My youngest daughter had two other girls in her 2nd grade class with the same name. My son (the one with the popular name) has never had a kid in his class with the same name. Go figure. I would suggest that you look at a list of the "Top 10 names for boys" and "Top 10 names for girls" for this year, just so you will know if you are planning on a "popular" name. Every time I look at the lists I am surprised (I would not have guessed that "Madison" would be the #3 girls' name in 2003...).
Another suggestion is to ask a half a dozen people how they would spell the names you are considering. And ask a different half a dozen to pronounce the name that you have written down for them.
Also, what nicknames are people likely to give to a child with your chosen name? Do you like those nicknames? One of my daughters' names has an unpleasant rhyme that is often paired with her name when children want to taunt each other. I had talked to a friend who had that name, and she told me that was probably the worst part of that name. I had other reasons for really wanting that name, so when she was born I gave her a *different* rhyming nickname (which is now a favorite pet name) - noone called her the taunting name until she was in 9th grade!
Popular or non-popular, easy or hard to spell, easy or hard to pronounce - any choice you make on these is really fine. It is just nice to know which choice you are making *before* you finalize your naming decision. What a wonderful time!
P.S. Your last name plan sounds fine to me. Including your husbands last name as a middle name should placate the annoying relatives - who really have no say in the matter anyway!
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