Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Since I Can't Try to Get Pregnant Yet...
...I am just busying myself coming up with names I like. Here's my question to you, dear readers (all two or three of you)...
How much do initials matter? Let's say you come up with a first/middle name combination that you love to pieces, but then it turns out the initials spell a word. Not a word that is destined to have your child be made fun of for it (Like A.S.S, or P.M.S. or P.I.G. or whatever)... but just a word... that could possibly be turned into a really annoying and bad-ass sounding nickname. Would you avoid that combination?
My default boy #3 middle name has always been Douglas, since the other two boys have parts of Tom's various names in their names (Thomas and Davis) and Tom has yet another middle name because his parents were indecisive or something... So I figured boy #3 shouldn't be left out. But I really dislike the name Douglas and it doesn't go with ANY of the boy names I like. There are no other good family names floating around on either side for use as a suitable middle name, and I have a boy name in my back pocket that I could never use as first name because Tom has always vetoed it, but would work well as a middle name.
Blah blah blah... it's all so hypothetical. I think I just want to name something. Maybe I should get a gerbil.
How much do initials matter? Let's say you come up with a first/middle name combination that you love to pieces, but then it turns out the initials spell a word. Not a word that is destined to have your child be made fun of for it (Like A.S.S, or P.M.S. or P.I.G. or whatever)... but just a word... that could possibly be turned into a really annoying and bad-ass sounding nickname. Would you avoid that combination?
My default boy #3 middle name has always been Douglas, since the other two boys have parts of Tom's various names in their names (Thomas and Davis) and Tom has yet another middle name because his parents were indecisive or something... So I figured boy #3 shouldn't be left out. But I really dislike the name Douglas and it doesn't go with ANY of the boy names I like. There are no other good family names floating around on either side for use as a suitable middle name, and I have a boy name in my back pocket that I could never use as first name because Tom has always vetoed it, but would work well as a middle name.
Blah blah blah... it's all so hypothetical. I think I just want to name something. Maybe I should get a gerbil.
# posted by Erin @ 4:16 AM 
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Get some more fish and name them. ;P
I really didn't take the whole "spells something" to be a problem. Just don't get them monogrammed backpacks and that way you don't have to worry about it. I mean, really how often do we use our own initials, all three (or 4) of them?
What about your dad? He's got a cool name that would work as a middle. If not, there's always Kermit!
I really didn't take the whole "spells something" to be a problem. Just don't get them monogrammed backpacks and that way you don't have to worry about it. I mean, really how often do we use our own initials, all three (or 4) of them?
What about your dad? He's got a cool name that would work as a middle. If not, there's always Kermit!
Ick. Plus, my dad's name is only one syllable and one syllable, as you know, sounds odd with our last name. The only other family name I would consider is my brother's name, but I figured I should leave that for him.
Don't worry too much about Douglas. I actually like the name so worse comes to worse we can name our son that.
Initials - I would say avoid harsh words like "ASS." But other ones are fine. My friends initials spelled "LAW" so there were, of course, a number of lawyer jokes thrown her way.
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Initials - I would say avoid harsh words like "ASS." But other ones are fine. My friends initials spelled "LAW" so there were, of course, a number of lawyer jokes thrown her way.
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