tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256773225141600058.post4606950471718151426..comments2023-08-07T15:01:26.348+01:00Comments on BabberBlog: NamesLewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12440823297493425971noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256773225141600058.post-15909848381969628532012-04-07T19:12:08.325+01:002012-04-07T19:12:08.325+01:00It IS TRUE! I told you it. Mahahaha.It IS TRUE! I told you it. Mahahaha.Mum of Onehttp://jbmumofone.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256773225141600058.post-66623661664716064692012-04-07T00:31:11.862+01:002012-04-07T00:31:11.862+01:00Looking forward to seeing what you choose!Looking forward to seeing what you choose!Bexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738510607514798820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256773225141600058.post-64024098646121499622012-04-03T08:30:25.595+01:002012-04-03T08:30:25.595+01:00Nothing wrong with alliteration per se, just that ...Nothing wrong with alliteration per se, just that as my name already does it I didn't want to have a whole family of them! :-)<br /><br />Glad you finally managed to comment! (it is @Mummyglitzer, isn't it?)Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12440823297493425971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256773225141600058.post-50103586594535373482012-04-03T08:28:51.960+01:002012-04-03T08:28:51.960+01:00Funnily enough, we had quite a few options for a g...Funnily enough, we had quite a few options for a girl, for some reason they just seemed to come to mind easier. It was back to the drawing board after the scan though.Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12440823297493425971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256773225141600058.post-13267208908779230852012-04-03T08:27:50.007+01:002012-04-03T08:27:50.007+01:00Now, actually, nothing. Except it falls into the ...Now, actually, nothing. Except it falls into the alliteration trap. Also, not entirely sure I could cope with how twee Lewis Junior sounds!Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12440823297493425971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256773225141600058.post-67550935844415197282012-04-03T08:26:54.545+01:002012-04-03T08:26:54.545+01:00Thanks for your comment/essay John! :-)
Don't...Thanks for your comment/essay John! :-)<br /><br />Don't think we'll take the Shetland route, Lewisina? Not sure that works!<br /><br />Named for a hobbit, how sad, even if it is the most heroic of them...Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12440823297493425971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256773225141600058.post-61444006044527385832012-04-03T08:24:49.921+01:002012-04-03T08:24:49.921+01:00Thanks, I'm sure it'll become apparent wha...Thanks, I'm sure it'll become apparent what to go for once we meet him (probably something not even on the shortlist, natch).<br /><br />Dylan's a nice name, not sure we'd even considered it...Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12440823297493425971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256773225141600058.post-46047011724431116632012-04-02T21:22:22.442+01:002012-04-02T21:22:22.442+01:00We had decided on Thomas which is my husband's...We had decided on Thomas which is my husband's middle name and his Father's name, who died when my husband was a child. Then my Aunt went and had a son and called him that, I'm rather close to them so that was ruled out! Then there were a lot of names that had various connotations or links or sounded odd or could be shortened (am not a fan of shortening most names, including Thomas). There ended up being just two names we both liked, both traditional and the one we decided on when (this is still before I got pregnant!) is alliteration with our surname but hey.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256773225141600058.post-74273923303662882952012-04-02T11:53:37.051+01:002012-04-02T11:53:37.051+01:00We had 5 names on our girls shortlist and I gave m...We had 5 names on our girls shortlist and I gave my husband the final choice, but it took him 2 days to decide, so I spent 2 days in hospital calling her "thing" and "watsit". <br /><br />He also vetoed my favourite names "Maggie" (because of Thatcher) "Tess" (because of Tessa Jowell) and "Clover" because he said it was the name of a cow (any woman reading this will know its Katie's sister in "What Katie did")Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12117249594444297964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256773225141600058.post-30550623139355278052012-04-02T09:44:13.699+01:002012-04-02T09:44:13.699+01:00What's wrong with using Daddies name? Muhahaha...What's wrong with using Daddies name? MuhahahahahaFirst Time Daddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03759335306933938524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256773225141600058.post-51872436168811422122012-04-02T08:26:32.655+01:002012-04-02T08:26:32.655+01:00Thanks to SAHDandproud for retweeting your link, I...Thanks to SAHDandproud for retweeting your link, I did have a minute and this is a very tricky subject indeed. What you do to your child now will affect them for the rest of their life.<br /><br />Here on Shetland, they have an interesting approach. You get a lot of "ina"'s, especially in the older generations. You were named after your uncles/aunts/godparents (if I'm getting this right). Didn't matter if you were a boy or a girl. William is alright, but there's Williaminas. Johninas. Frankinas. I kid you not. Nowadays it's much more sensible. I know a Bo, several Bobbys (not Roberts that have been abbreviated, but actual, genuine Bobbys). My wife works in the local maternity department, we're never short of an interesting name.<br /><br />But, and here's the clever thing, none of the given names matter. Chances are when you meet someone they'll give you a name they've just been called all their life. So, if someone, on paper, is Arthur William Johnson, there's an outside chance you'll be introduced to Billy (OK, I see where that one comes from) but it's more likely to be Ertie, Fred or something local (and completely out of left-field).<br /><br />Whatever you do, your kid will hate their name at some point. I'm a John (my parents thought that up all by themselves). Then they liked it so much they called one of my brothers Ian. Same name, basically. Oh, yes, I know of a John Ian up here.<br /><br />We went down the Biblical first name, pick a king for the second. Pretty safe, unusual (or so we thought) to have a Zachariah. Until one of our neighbors named their kid that, born within days of ours and he'll have 2 more in his class at nursery. Go figure.<br /><br />Oh, and a friend's kid, Sam? He's named after Samwise Gamgee, but don't tell him. Sorry, turned into a bit of a magnum opus!John Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593973456394123461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256773225141600058.post-19277718192223932262012-04-02T08:15:49.326+01:002012-04-02T08:15:49.326+01:00Oh it's so bloomin' hard isn't it?! We...Oh it's so bloomin' hard isn't it?! We had our boy and girl names picked by the time I was four months pregnant. (We didn't find out the sex of our baby so it was still a surprise, as we were convinced we'd be having a "George" but then "Freya" turned up!) Whatever you go with, the name will stick and the thought you could have gone with anything else won't be remotely possible. My husband's a teacher which meant the whole name thing was even harder - every name I liked he said reminded him of a naughty kid at school!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256773225141600058.post-41710466859219996572012-04-01T22:52:14.575+01:002012-04-01T22:52:14.575+01:00We had three names before our little dude was born...We had three names before our little dude was born but he only suited one, so I am sure you will know what to call him when he is born. We always get asked if he is Dylan after Bob Dylan, (NO), so whatever you call him people will always ask that question! Good luck pickingBexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738510607514798820noreply@blogger.com