Here's Your Chance! NAME MY NEW BABY!!!

[Burma Jones]

We're having another Child. We don't know the gender. The Middle names have been chosen, they are Elisha (boy) and Lynn (girl). If we select your suggestion, you will win a prize, probably diapers.... For those that want to consider how the name scans, my last name has three syllables, emphasis on the second....


On Edit: Mom's Jewish and I'm Scottish, so something like Shlomo Angus might work....

[myrna minx]

1. Mylanta Chlamydia.

:evilgrin:

[Burma Jones]

12. You must be dealt with severely......

I.J. Reilly.......

[Beetwasher]

2. The Shitty Beatles?

:evilgrin:

[Burma Jones]

41. Wrong Thread

I think....

[XemaSab]

3. Mono or Viola

n/t

[Burma Jones]

62. Viola has been considered.....

[Midlodemocrat]

4. Jeffrey - boy/ Rebecca - girl.

What did I win?

[underpants]

9. NO

Jeff is a very bland name

I'd go with Muhammed

[Midlodemocrat]

10. I LOVE the name Jeff.

Reeks of virility.

[Burma Jones]

14. That's my name.....

we've decided no "junior"

And I often reek.........

[Midlodemocrat]

15. My son and his dad have the same name,

Michael, but my son isn't a junior. Different middle names.

[Jamastiene]

45. Not even a junior named after the wife?

Nancy Sinatra Jr. is one of the coolest names ever. :shrug:

[Burma Jones]

46. Now, there's a thought

My Wife kept her birth name, so it it's a daughter, would she have to have my Father-in-Law's last name???

[Rabrrrrrr]

38. Actually, Jeffrey means "peace bringer" or "God's Peace"

(going all the way back to the original form of the name, Godfrey, god and frey, peace.

[britpopper]

80. Hey, that's my name too...

It looks like it's unanimous...

[Rabrrrrrr]

22. Jeff, maybe; but Jeffrey is a very nice name

But for some reason, I really dislike Geoffrey. Something seems odd about it.

But I agree with you, the shortened form "Jeff" is rather bland and uninteresting.

[underpants]

28. Oh yeah "Geoffrey"

Make sure you get plenty of health insurance with that...you'll need it.

[Midlodemocrat]

29. Fer cryin' out loud, it's not like he said Percy.

[Burma Jones]

32. Well, no, Rebecca is the name of my despis-ed Sister in Law

Sometimes we call her Jabba.......

[Midlodemocrat]

34. Okay. How about Elizabeth?

That's my baby's name. We call her Liddy.

[Burma Jones]

37. That's nice

She could Dizzy Miss Lizzie.......

[WritingIsMyReligion]

5. Haha....

You don't want any of my names. I spring for the Celtic, the rather odd. Then, of course, I'm definitely no parent--I just name characters all the live-long-day. Fictional characters are one thing, actual human children another. (Sorry, my characters... I still love ya!)

[Democrats_win]

6. Gates would be a good last name to have.

[Burma Jones]

40. Nobody needs THAT much money.......

[SoCalDem]

7. Solid names are always "in fashion"

David, Steven, Robert, Michael, Aaron, Anthony, Scott

Elizabeth, Susan, Diane, Mary, Cynthia, Paula


The "names of the moment" seem unusual, but your child might end up with 5 Madisons, 4 jennifers, 6 Ashleys in kindergarten..


an "established" name might be the unusual when he/she goes to school..

I always suggest to my young friends having babies..to imagine that name on the door of an executive suite or a business card ...:)

[Midlodemocrat]

13. That is exactly how we named ours.

by imagining that name on the door to the CEO's office.

Although now that they are older, I am thinking I should start imagining the name on a cell.

[SoCalDem]

23. Patience, Grasshopper... Our "criminal child" did eventually

get his shit together, and is now a homeowner (28 yrs old), is engaged, has a good job...but as a teen, he was ALWAYS in trouble, sometimes in juvie, and once even did 8 months at a youth camp for very-bad-boys :(..

Have hope, and be there to enjoy the turnaround..:)

[Midlodemocrat]

31. So far, nothing that dramatic. Just your average

teenaged stuff. The stuff that drives moms crazy.

[SoCalDem]

35. See what I mean? If MY bad-boy can turn around,

YOURS surely can :hug:

There were times we thought he would not live to see 21...and yet he did:)

[swimboy]

8. Quentin for the boy, Lydia for the girl.

[underpants]

11. Make sure "Wayne" is in there somewhere

:scared:

[Arugula Latte]

18. Yes, to ensure you'll have a serial killer, always use "Wayne."

:scared:

[underpants]

26. It really does roll off the BREAKING NEWS update reader's tongue

:bounce:

[MsAnthropy]

25. That has to be the middle name!

Serial killers one and all

[Arugula Latte]

16. "Seven." Works for a boy or a girl. (Seinfeld)

No, seriously, I tend to like classic names for babies that don't sound pretentious -- like Ben or Jack for boys, and Annie or Kate for girls (just examples).

[bif]

17. Rotunda for a boy or girl

[Burma Jones]

20. Sorry, I'm already a little Rotund

My Wife isn't though (normally)

[MsUSA]

19. number 7

sorry, Seinfeld strikes again......George came up with this one. :rofl:

[Jamastiene]

21. You are in luck.

I just thought of one the other day, but it includes a middle name too. Fortunately, I can't remember the middle name. Albert was the first one, in honor of Albert Einstein and/or Al Gore.

Also, Dominic is another cool name.

Also, my long standing favorite is Simon Christopher. Simon is in honor of John Simon Ritchie, better known as Sid Vicious. And Christopher is in honor of Chris Stein, guitarist for Blondie.

With the girl's names, good luck. The only ones I can think of are Yoshi, which I think is a boy's name in reality, and Nellie (or Nell) which was my grandmother's name. That would be sweet. A little girl somewhere named in memory of her. I still miss her every day. I have no children. I guess you can tell I only have the imaginary Simon Christopher and he is a genius, who is both athletic and gentle all at the same time. I dream.

[LaraMN]

24. Loretta.

Just do it.

[Burma Jones]

39. In Honor Of the Miners?

[MsAnthropy]

27. Jimi or Janis

or if it's twins, Jimi and Janis

[Burma Jones]

55. How about Jerry or Janis......

[DBoon]

59. Sid or Nancy?

nt

[Rabrrrrrr]

30. "Anbo" for the girl; "There's a Hole In My Bucket" for the boy.

:evilgrin:

[underpants]

33. "Bucky" for short

:bounce::rofl:

[Burma Jones]

36. I like it........

[azmouse]

42. I always liked the names Daniel and Elizabeth.

They're classics.
But my husband and I are David and Wendy which aren't bad names either. :-)

[swimboy]

43. All right. Casserole, then.

Mom named us by imagining our names being read at graduation.

[Burma Jones]

44. Which Syllable would you emphasize???n/t

[swimboy]

48. The first one. Does that make it an anapest? Hey! Good name.

[Burma Jones]

51. Anapest is a delightful name....

or Anabaptist

[texanwitch]

47. The name Austin is always a good one, male or female.

Congrats on the new baby.

[Burma Jones]

49. Thank You - my favorite part of Texas too.....

[Divameow77]

50. My boys name are

Noah and Ty, both cute names and since I don't know you it wouldn't be weird for you to take them :P

I know a girl who named her twin boys Aidan and Quinn, claims she had never heard of the actor, so it's a tough decision, even if you think you are choosing a "normal" name.

I like Lauren for a girl, at least that's what Ty would have been if.... after my grandmother.

[Burma Jones]

53. Noah is in the running

but we would use the middle name Jerome

[satireV]

52. January for a girl, March for a boy,

Since I don't know your last name initial, be sure ME_ and JL_ are ok.

Sola is also a good name for a girl.

Hope your child is healthy.

[Burma Jones]

54. Thanks for your good wishes

[Tikki]

56. Last name three syllables, empasis on second....like

Be/RAN'/ski ????...

The name Cherie really goes well with Lynn.....my favorites Ruby or Dorie go really well with Lynn.
and how about reviving a classics like 'Jackie' Lynn or 'Donna' Lynn....

Boys names...Justin, Aaron or Noah....


Congratulations on the new sweetie....


Tikki

[Blue Gardener]

57. Maggie for a girl

More Irish than Scottish though. No idea for a boy, just nothing real weird.

[DBoon]

58. be sure to pick a name not on the no-fly list

give your child a head start in today's america!

[leftofthedial]

60. The Four Skins

Ooops! Wrong naming thread.

Never mind.

[Burma Jones]

67. Sorry, that's what I call my favorite NFL team

when they disappoint me.

[WeRQ4U]

61. I always like to go with nicknames for real names..."Smokey" for instance

Or "lefty", "chuck", "Whitey", "Bing", "Handy", "Curly", "Speedy"........you get the picture.

My wife is Scottish, so we named our kid a Scottish name too. Some of the ones we didn't use were "Maxfield" and "Liem". We didn't have any Scottish girls' names picked out.

[lastliberalintexas]

63. A fane Sco'ish nom?

For a girl, Heather and for a boy, Liam or Sean. Though you'd probably need to change the middle name for the boy.

And not that it's any of my business, but you did ask! I'd stay away from the name of anyone in the family if you can. I made it easy and went with a fictional character's name (Jeremy, the son in To Kill a Mockingbird). That book (and therefore the name) holds dear meaning for me, and I wanted my son's name to be something more than just a name we chose from a list of thousands. But that's just me! :)

[Auntie Bush]

76. I second the names Jeremy and Heather!

[HEyHEY]

64. Callum for a boy

[xmas74]

65. My daughter is a Callie.

If I ever have another daughter I think I'll go w/ my second choice-Flannery.

If I had a boy he would have been Edward. My ex wanted Duncan.

[samplegirl]

66. I like these

Anson, Miles, or Roland

[REP]

68. Wynter Agony or Urhines Kendall Icy Eight Special K

[Callalily]

69. My two cents worth

Leo Elisha and Ivy Lynn. And btw

[fizzgig]

70. congrats!

cameron or rachel

or maybe

jacob, tara (soft 'a', not hard)

i dunno

can i get the prize in kitty litter?

[kwassa]

71. Dweezil and Moon Unit

like Frank Zappa's kids.

[Dan-W]

72. If it's a boy: Ulysses David. If it's a girl: Ulyssia Davida. n/t

[CTyankee]

73. Isabelle and Timothy. Chiara and Benjamin.

n/t

[quiet.american]

74. Well, how about Sydney or Piper (girl) or James or Sean (boy). :)n/t

[amitten]

75. Toonces. n/t

[BlueIris]

77. "something like Shlomo Angus might work...."

If this is in any sense true, (couldn't tell if you were being sarcastic or not) I LOVE YOU!!!!! Angus is one of those classic names I think has gotten a bad rap and I'm trying to bring it back. Last time I brought it up as a possible baby name for use by DUers about to become parents, people mocked me.

Okay, my suggestion, which works for either a boy or a girl: Tatum. Yes, after Tatum O'Neil. Why? Tatum O'Neil recently published a book called "A Paper Life" about her past with her father, who abused both her and her brother. When she was interviewed about the book on Larry King, King read a letter denouncing Tatum's "version" of the abusive circumstances she was raised in, written by her brother. Though crying and visibly disturbed, Tatum said only that she was saddened that her brother was obviously still desperate for her father's love, hence the reason the brother had written the letter. She then explained that many abusers, particularly those who abuse their own kids, offer "love" to the children in order to manipulate them into doing what the abusers want. In my opinion, it took a lot of guts for Tatum to do that (not a popular thing to do in Hollywood, incidentally, out your own father as an abuser) and it was important for her to try to educate her readers and fans about this little-understood aspect of abusive relationships.

This is an increasingly abusive society. I really admire people who are trying, despite adversity and personal risk to themselves, to bring real knowledge to others about how they can get themselves away from any abusers they find themselves in contact with. So, I think a name linked to a person who had as much strength, intelligence and character as Tatum O'Neil has shown herself to have, particularly with regard to these issues, would be a TERRIFIC name for any kid. But if it doesn't thrill you, I have others.

[AtomicKitten]

78. Aidan or Cole for the boy -- Ella or Daisy for the girl nt

[Vektor]

79. I like Isis and Erik...

You may not, but those are names I have always loved.

[Robeson]

81. If it's a girl, try Zoe, or Sascha, or Tatiana/Tatyana......

...OK, I'm a sucker for those Byzantine/Russian names. If it's a boy, I have no clue. I like girl's names better.

[britpopper]

82. Beearker Azzweepay

Its an SNL thing...

[Rhiannon12866]

83. I knew a girl named Elisha. Pretty girl, nice name.

But please eliminate Shlomo. Kids, these days, have enough to deal with. I actually do like Angus, but the only Angus I've known was a Scottie. The suggestions made me think of my friends, who named their daughters Grace Elizabeth and Lynne Marie. Fortunately, we seem to be returning to traditional names. Unusual is fine, but the names I've seen in the local paper make me shudder. A boy named Spyder sticks in my mind. Just remember that your child has to live with whatever you choose. Congrats and good luck. BTW, have you considered...

Rhiannon:D