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I am a SAHM of 5: P@ul St3ph3n, Cl@re Mich3ll3, M@rk Jos3ph, K@th@rin3 R0s3 nn Katie/Kate and J@m3s Ph1l1p. We would like a large family so hopefully there will be a few more babies to name.
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emilyrae - I was so glad to see you reference the Cosby Show since that was what I thought of when I heard the name Malcolm and I was surprised no one had mentionned it. I was a kid in the 80s and watched way too much TV.
I haven't posted much in the past 5-6 months but I just wanted to drop back in and announce that J@m3s Ph1l1p was born on Wednesday little brother to P@ul, Cl@r3, M@rk, and K@th@rine. Thanks for all your help!
So I took a Lenten break from baby names and now I'm trying to catch up =) alr - I was so excited to see your news about your two little ones. Congratulations!
Beth the original - I think it's really funny that you haven't met a baby Andrew b/c I have met/overheard a lot. All the Andrews must be in the suburbs...
Barnacle - I think you'd get a mix of pronunciation of Edmond. It appears French which will lead some to go with ed-MOND however since it's so close to Edmund I don't think it would take a whole of correction to get the pronunciation you want and some may come to it by default. And unfortunately you'll also probably get a fair amount of people misreading it as Edmund.
So a year or so back, before this baby was even conceived, you all helped me over come my fear of alliteration and consider longtime favorite Teresa nn Tess for a girl with our last name Tyson. Would you all say Thomas nn Tommy has similar potential? Or is it too much of a mouthful?
zoerhenne - you should get a medal for bearing with me during this naming saga. The decision does seem to be coming down to Andrew and Jude. I'm wanting to love Andrew b/c it's perfect on many levels. Biblical, 2-syllables like Katharine but if we use Drew it could have a 1-syllable nn to go with Paul, Clare and Mark. And it sounds great with our last name and dh likes it. I guess I've just met more baby Andrews so it's harder for it to feel like mine. I've always felt that my oldest son's name (Paul) is an undiscovered treasure that most everyone else overlooks. Having a hard time recreating that magic a 5th time. My youngest is still holding out for a girl and it would make things easier if my doctor was wrong. =)
That's why in some ways I find school list more helpful than the SSA list. I definitely looked over my son's list with my mind set on naming this baby. So name enthusiast based on my son's pre-K list do you think any of my boy name choices - Jude, Eli(as), Henry, Andrew - are more on trend than the other choices?
So for those of you who like class list here's my son's class list. He's 5. This was for v-times cards so there are a mix of nicknames and given names. Brayden Jeffrey Kaylee Lilly Mason Riley Stevie Carter Jonathon Kimi Lola Nathan Sam Zeke Hunter Kayla Kyle Mark Parker Skylar
PennyX- It's funny that you mention liking the repeating vowel sounds. I first considered Elias when I read a baby name book which advised duplicating the primary vowel sound in your first and last names. Since Tyson has the long "i" I looked at the list of names and Elias was one of the few that jumped out at me.
barnacle - I vote for Ira. I wouldn't worry about the retirement account aspect. So dh was helping me whittle down "our" (really my) list as he's happy with any of them otherwise they wouldn't be on the list. He took off Henry and Jude. I was so sad to see Jude go. That combined with my unsatisfactory attempts to imagine calling the baby Eli or Gabe all day has left me really thinking Jude is the front runner after all. That's the name I can see myself saying a million times a day. So Jude seems to be back in front and if I can't bear to lose Elias I might have to slight dh's side of the family and use Elias in the middle spot instead of Lawrence. Thanks for bearing with all the over thinking. I'm feeling good about a boys name for the first time in a while. Now I just need to make it till the baby is born without talking about baby names with my mom who really dislikes Jude (and Elias too actually).
elande - Well as a mom of a Clare I'm biased but I think you should pick Claire. I also like Eleanor but since both her first and last names would have 3 sylables the rhythm isn't quite as nice as with some of the other choices.
With finding out we're having a boy dh actually kept asking me tonight what I'm thinking about names. I'm guessing that now that we know it's a boy he wants me to stop waffling and pick my favorite so that we can start calling the baby by his name. I don't think the kids would notice that Katharine's name was longer but I keep thinking of when I sign their names on cards and when I see their names on their xmas stocking holders. I like how the multisyllable names makes the set look balanced. I really appreciate you reminding me about Gabriel. Some may remember that at one point I was searching for a Marian name (and we had settled on May for a mn if it was a girl). Gabriel's connection to Mary is really a vote in favor of the name.
chimu - thanks for the feedback. I'm really giving Gabriel some consideration. So do you think a 2-syllable name would be better than a 3-syllable one or am I entering the world of hopeless over-thinking?
zoerhenne - Thanks for the suggestions. Joseph is Mark's mn but would have been a great fist name option. Noah and Abraham don't do anything for me. I actually like Adam a lot as a name but I don't care for the Biblical namesake. But taking up your idea of expanding the search for Biblical names into the Old Testament, at one time Isaac was also on our list. I think I felt maybe Isaac was getting t0o popular but it's probably less used than Elijah/Eli/Elias/etc Does Gabriel Lawrence slur together? I'd like to use Lawrence in the middle spot b/c it's a family name on both side but worse case scenario we could do Gabriel Elias.
Chimu - Thanks for the feedback! I really appreciate it. It's good to hear that all of our top choices would work. Now that I'm aware of Eli I seem to hear it a lot of course it tends to work that way with lots of names. We've ruled Thomas out b/c dh doesn't like the alliteration of Thomas Tyson. Luke is dh's younger brother so Luke or Lucas are out. This same brother and his wife are expecting a baby this summer also and I know Benjamin is one of their top choices. Years ago I majorly pressured them not to name their son Mark it was one of their top choices so I think I'll leave Benjamin for them. Once upon a time Gabriel was on the list but I wasn't sure I liked Gabe but maybe I'll put it back on my list and see if it grows on me.
zoerhenne - boys names have been giving me a real headache this pregnancy. I was really hoping it wouldn't be a boy b/c I don't feel like I can find a perfect name. I had some namers remorse with Katharine and I don't want that again. Current contenders have included Andrew, Jude, Elias, Nicholas, and Henry. Some others that we've also thought about include Peter, Matthew, and Thomas. Do to family considerations the mn will be Lawrence unless we use Elias as the fn than it will be John. Our last name is Tyson and siblings are Paul, Clare, Mark, and Katharine who goes by various nns Kate/Katie/Kat etc. Jude: I was really set on this name when I was pregnant with Katharine. But, I met a mom of a Jude who said people have a hard time understanding her when she gives them her son's name. We tested this for ourselves by giving Jude as dh's name at a restuarant. Sure enough the hostess was clueless and dh finally had to spell it for her. I'm also not sure I like leaving Katharine as the only one with a multisyllabic name. Elias: DH is concerned that Eli is over-exposed at the moment. But I actually only recently learned that in addition to my dad's mn, Elias was the fn of my grandfather and great-great grandfather. Andrew: DH's favorite he wants to use nn Drew. I agree that it seems like the best match with our sibset and it sounds super with Tyson, but I still don't have any warm feelings for the name. Henry: My latest name crush. Nicholas: DH use to like this a lot. I'm concerned b/c there are a lot of elementary/middle school age children with this name.
Just wanted to share some exciting news. I have my official ultrasound scheduled for March 2nd but at my doc's appt today my doc asked me if I wanted him to try and see if he could tell. Baby definately looked like a boy! Thinking I might hold off till March 2nd to tell people IRL. Since I had my girls name all picked out I sorta figured it would be a boy =) Hubby likes that it keeps up our boy-girl pattern. A Dutch 200! Though we won't be making it to 10 frames!
Guest - I love words - I don't think Luke has geek overtones unless his middle name will be Skywalker or his sister named Leia
Elizabeth T. - Popular isn't necessarily bad I just don't want to pick the next Aidan. I also wanted people's opinion of the name in general. My other boys are Paul and Mark and my girls Clare and Katharine.