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(Off topic) I think I finally figured out my favorite female name to honor a Grandpa Ethan! Ethantha, with a cadence like Samantha.
Aaronisha doesn't seem that odd to me - but I've taught a Ry@nesha and a Derrick@ and there's a Sh@wntasia down the hall. I also have a Ke1vonte, son of Kelvon. So, Ethanasia isn't too far fetched - it just sounds too close to Euthanasia for comfort! Maybe Ethanika?
Thanks for all the well wishes for our new baby Llnnea! We just got her brand new Social Security card, and - imagine our surprise! - her name is listed as Z1nnea Marie Lastname! After a day of phone calls, it appears that her name got mixed up at the hospital. We can't change the SS card without a correct birth certificate, and the birth certificate correction needs to be requested in person and them confirmed with the hospital. All of this has to get straightened out in the next 10 days to get L1nnea (Z1nnea?) on our insurance! Maybe Z1nnea isn't so bad after all! :-)
I just wanted to pop in and let you all know that L1nnea Marie was born late last week, sister to Ame1ia Ann and Stef@n William! We did not know the gender, so we had a short list of girl names and a longer list of boy names. We were happier with our girl names, so the decision ended up being pretty straight forward after we met our little girl! Sophi@ Marie, Winston Scott, and Phi1ip David are now all available for general use! :-)
Thanks for the input regarding Winston. Right now it will stay on the list. We have always gone into the delivery room with short lists, and the baby has always had a name within the first 24 hours! (The "Did I pick the wrong name?" nightmare comes a day or two later - gotta love those post-partum hormones!) Of the other names suggested, we've kicked around Alistair and Sebastian, and Julian would be a contender, if it weren't so similar to my name. Names that end in S are out, due to surname issues.
I'm a keeper - but I will float names that I'm considering past people who ask, just to get a feel for likely reactions. We are currently looking for the name for Number Three, gender unknown, sibling to Ame1ia Ann and Stef@n W1lliam. Top girl picks are Linne@ Marie and Soph1a Marie. Boy names are giving us fits. I teach school, so perfectly reasonable names like Erik and Timothy feel tremendously over used. (I have 3 Eriks, just this semester!) Right now, Philip D@vid and W1nston Scott are at the top of the list. However, when I've floated W1nston past my unofficial panel, I've gotten a lot of strange looks. What does this group say? Can a little blond-haired boy be called W1nston? Any other suggestions for us?
I could use help brainstorming for Baby Number 3, gender unknown, due in April. Big sister is Ame1ia Ann; big brother is Stef@n Wi11iam. Other names that we like are Linnea, Sophia, Christopher, Christian, and Eric. The constraints: The names cannot end in s. I'd prefer names that are not outrageously popular, which is why I hesitate with Sophia, Christopher, and Christian, but I like names that are familiar. Old Testament names like Gideon, Isaiah, and Jeremiah, which I like, tend to sound too Amish with my English surname. (Think "Miller") I don't mind being "on trend." (My kids have names that end in -a, and -n, after all!) But I don't want a name that sounds "trendy." Aiden, Kaylee, etc are NMS.
Laura- Thank you! We come to you because we have come to trust your intellectual integrity! Movie credits, class lists, and phone books are great for inspiration, but we come to you for data!
Bob, Rob, Bert and Robert go with Bill, Will, Liam, and William. Any others that fit this pattern?
How eloquent and analytical, all at the same time! Laura, articles like this are what keep us coming back!