The Petite Filet has come up with a preliminary list of names for our second child. I don't know how serious she is about any of them, really, because she said she built the list while bored at work. Here it goes:
• Alex
• Derek
• Isaac
• Jacob
• Jared
• Jeffery
• Joshua
• Nicholas
• Patrick
• Ryan
• Riley
• Spencer
• Wes
She put the list on the refrigerator. Not to be outdone, I came up with my own list, which I wrote next to hers:
• Jack
• Biff
• Carmine
• Mickey
• Ichabod
• Guy
• Dude
• Durke
• Gipper
• Bert
• Rusty
• Leopard
• Zippy
• Geraldo
• Captain Swami
• Napoleon
• Seabiscuit
I do like the name "Jack," but it has a few drawbacks. The Cutlet's offline name begins with a "J," for one. The other reason is that paired with our last name, there's quite a clever schoolyard insult just waiting to happen. Having grown up with my last name, of course, I know that it alone can be used for taunting quite effectively. Still, it will be hard to convince the PF that we shouldn't avoid names we like just because kids can be simultaneously cruel and clever. We did jettison the name "Benjamin" because shortened to "Ben" it also lends itself to a dirty phrase. If you're not sure what I'm talking about, leave a comment and I'll e-mail you the explanation.
We've got some time to find the perfect name. We named the Cutlet on our way home from Lowe's, suitably, with a load of supplies to refurb/decorate his room. I'm sure we'll be making similar trips in the coming months. I'm hoping that inspiration will strike twice. We apparently need it.
"Captain Swami" is by far my favorite . . . when I got to that one I actually spit coffee.
There may be another good reason I don't have kids -- I'd be very tempted to name them things like "Captain Swami".
I vote for "Dude". :)
Actually, one of my in-laws is a Carmine, but they don't pronounce it the traditional way....we pronounce it Ca-Meenie (It's that Boston accent I guess)
(I actually like Petite's list much better)
I like Spencer best. If I had had another son, I would have named him Stuart. I love it. Even shortened to Stu, I like it.
Gotta say though, I much prefer her list. Except Riley. It sounds like a kid that would always be in trouble or perceived as a troublemaker. Good luck!
Captain Swami it is!! I knew my "girl" name long before I was even married. The boy name we had to come up with when I was preggers (just in case) and lo and behold, I had a Jacob. The only suggestion I have about naming babies is to remember they will grow up and become adults so make sure the name is a good 'adult' name, too. And you do have to watch out for those names that make easy insults. I'm with you on that one. Don't give him a bad deck to start with!
I vote for Ryan personally but then I have a large attachment to that name for obvious reasons *big grin*. With both my kids I had names picked out, but didn't know for a fact until I lied eyes on them and saw their face then I knew exactly which name fit and still does. And I understand about last name taunting, my ex husbands last name was Clapp can you imagine the taunting from that name? LOL Luckily Speedbump adopted Q17 and we changed his last name LOL.
I'm still pullin' for Sid. ;) Very funny. How about Spike?
As for "Biff," I merely need to remind you of "Back to the Future."
"Biff! Watch out!"
Hey, where's John Jacob Jingle Heimer Schmidt on that list?
Here's some of my favs:
Wyatt
Morgan (so I love western hero names)
Sam
Maverick ( you could call him "Ric")
Garrett
Westin ( you have Wes, I see)
Reeves
Layne
Clint
Dusty
Drew
Seth
Flynt
Dylan
Travis
...and last but not least:
Sterling
Well, yes I do like all of those. Hey, you asked - sort of.
I;m not sure what you're talking about regarding your last name :)
Other suggestions: Sean, Kevin, Vincent, Hugh, Brandon... (not feeling extremely creative at the moment)
Nice list. Both of them, actually.
My ex kept insisting if our first was a boy he wanted to name him 'Mad Dog'. Which wasn't working for me, but he insisted that no kid was gonna pick on a guy named Mad Dog. Couldn't argue. Started hoping for a girl. Got lucky.
Oh, yeah, Babynames.com has an interesting list. "Scary names". Things like Nosferatu and...wait...I think Ichabod might be on there, too. You might find something there you can both live with.
As for last name teasing, when you mentioned it...with Jack...I cracked up. Guess I hadn't considered it. But, I totally agree. Anything you can do to minimize the torture that other less civilized, wicked children will inflict on your own, you have to. Ben. Oh, my...;)
With my own girls, I had boy and girl names picked out with the first (we didn't know the sex until she was born). With the second, we recycled the boy name and had a tougher time with the girl name. Of course, another girl. Kid three was our third attempt on that boy name (Nicholas, btw) but the girl name took much, much more work. We finally came to an agreement the night before she was born.
i personally would send one he!! of a gift if you named the kid zippy. loves it. talk about a great name!
"Normal" names are underrated these days. I was so happy when I found out that the Cutlet had a perfectly wonderful "normal" name. I trust that the PF will muscle through another one.
Simon is currently lobbying for Perseus or Theseus. I don't know if this is a step up or down from Ulysses...
p.s. When we have to give a name at a restaurant, Geraldo is one of Simon's favorite standbys. His favorite for the last few months, though, has been "Captain Awesome."
Riley is my cat's name so that's out.
I like the name Evan.
That is all.
:)