Brothers…

Maybe since it’s because I’m having a girl, but I’ve been thinking about boy names like crazy lately. I’ve come to the realization that I really like kind of off-beat, funky, and nerdy names.

The boy names that I have crushes on:

Malcolm
Hugh
Alasdair
Felix
August
Oliver
Darcy
Linus
Elliot
Magnus
Myles
Rhys
Gregory
Alasdair
Henry
Oscar
Samuel
Hamish
Wynn
Dexter
Rufus
Ezra
Otis
Emrys
Peter

Malcolm

Hugh

Alasdair

Felix

August

Oliver

Darcy

Linus

Elliot

Magnus

Myles

Rhys

Gregory

Henry

Oscar

Samuel

Hamish

Wynn

Dexter

Rufus

Ezra

Otis

Emrys

Peter

Any stand out as a brother for Rosemary?

My top boy combos…

I think I have perfected my top 15 boy combos. Most names are repeated, as I love certain names as first names but also think they make amazing middle names. They are in rough order in how I like them. Please feel free to bash/make suggestions on how to improve them.

Most names are going to either be names I’m very passionate about, or family names…

Malcolm Alexander Clint
Wynn Alasdair Rhys
Alasdair Rhys Julian
August Henry Rhys
Linus Malcolm Reid
Percival Linus Malcolm (Perrin instead of Percival)
Magnus Victor Thomas
Myles August Boaz (Myles cannot be spelled Miles)
Felix Ezra Victor
Hugh Victor Thomas
Hamish Julian Peter (Hamish would have the nn Misha)
Julian Lorenzo Benedict
Darcy James Samuel
Oskar Julian Lorenzo
Elliot Henry James

Thanks for reading!

I’m back bearing pictures!

I know I’ve kind of been missing in action, but for some reason, it was way more fun thinking about names before I actually got pregnant. I’ve needed a name vacation. But I’m back, and think I’m raring to go.

First off, here is our first picture of the baby…our next one will be in a July 28th, when we find out the sex!

Our baby at 9 weeks, 1 day

Our baby at 9 weeks, 1 day

As soon as I told my mom that Fable was a choice for a girl, she ran with it. She at first just fueled the excitement over it, but soon, her love for it started to wear on me. I still really love it, but…it doesn’t feel like the one. But she has her heart set on it. So if it’s a girl, we’ll either go with Fable, or break her heart…any advice?

Lets for now just say Fable isn’t set in stone. Whoo, all of a sudden I feel lighter. Like the pressure of pleasing my mother is off. Right now…believe or not, I feel like Lucy is the one. Crazy?

Here is probably my list:

  • Lucy-loving this, and right now it feels like the one…only problem is that it is Erik’s grandmother’s dog’s name…so everytime we go see Erik’s mother/grandparents(they live together) there would be Lucy the beagle, and Lucy the baby…
  • Beatrix-Erik’s favorite probably. What he originally wanted until I convinced him of Fable. I love it, but it doesn’t quite feel right…
  • Fable-love it, but it doesn’t quite feel right…
  • Rosemary-probably off the actual table, as Erik dislikes it…
  • Nola-This is probably not as a strong as a contender as the others…but Erik really likes it
  • Annora-I love this name, might prefer it in the middle though, but it’s so gorgeous

Then again, maybe I’ll get to avoid all this stress, because I might have  boy…

If that happens, we had tentively set ourselves for my beloved Wynn…but it doesn’t feel right anymore. The only name that really feels right to me is Malcolm. Right now, I’ve fallen into a habit of accidently referring the baby as Malcolm when we’re talking about having a boy. So it just feels like the one.

Our list though, is probably:

  • Malcolm-my top contender right now, Erik loves it too
  • Wynn-our old top contender. I love it to death, Erik does too, but it doesn’t quite connect to this baby right now
  • August-another name we both love
  • Alasdair-a name I love, Erik does too, though he slightly prefers Alastair
  • Perrin-For the nickname Perry. Once a strong contender, now slowly fading
  • Oskar-I really do love this, and Erik does too, doesn’t feel as strong a contender, but I love the Oscar the grouch association. Oh, also my 17 year old, not pregnant sister, has declared her undying love for this name, and it completely set on using for her future son. So maybe I’ll keep this one on ice, at least until her next boyfriend and her newest name obsession!
  • Hugh-love it, but Erik won’t agree to it, it’s his uncle’s name
  • Linus-love it, Erik does too, my mother does too…something in me doesn’t want to count this little gem out completely.
  • Elliot-just love it, a lurker name, never in the tops, but always flittering around. Erik loves it too. Really starting loving it after watching Oprah and learning about this Eliot

So what do you think? Right now if I had a baby this very second, I’d call it Malcolm Alexander Clint McCall and Lucy (either Lucy Valentina Virginia, or maybe as a consolation to my mother…Lucy Fable Virginia?)

Thanks for reading, and for tolerating my long absence. I think I’m out of my name funk, so I should be a more constant blogger!

Some cool names I’ve come across…

Some are of dubious legitimacy, but I thought they were so cool, that I would make a post about them!

Joaquina- I know this is a real name, but I’d never heard of it!

Mythily -very pretty, probably too much for a first name, but so cool!

Poppaea -have no clue, but I love it gives the nickname Poppy!

Sylvélie -I’ve found a scattering a French women named this, I suppose it’s a French version of Sylvia, but I don’t know. I love Sylvia, it’s Erik’s aunt’s name.

Andżelika -pronounced ahn-je-LEE-kah, love the spelling

Alissende

Irina-I prefer this to Irene/Irena, and really starting to like it!

Elleth-kind of like Lilith, without the associations?

I’m having name troubles. I never thought it would be so hard, but now that there is a living thing mooching off me, no name sounds right. Or should I say no girl name sounds right. Literally every name on my short list, every name on my long list, they all just don’t work for me! Any suggestions? Maybe we can play a round of “Name my girl-child!” Hmm…next post, k?

For boy names though, it’s the opposite problem! I love WAY too many stinking names, and all sound really good! My beloved Wynn just isn’t feeling like the right one anymore, strangely I’ve been leaning more towards Malcolm, Mal just feels right with me.

Anyway, here is my shortened list for a boy, I’m fairly sure if my little bean is a boy, that his name will be somewhere on this list! Oh our last name is McCall, and for a boy, the middle names are completely set as Alexander Clint. (For sanity’s sake, Erik will be playing the part of DH)

Malcolm -I’m just crushing on this big time, adore Mal as a nickname, dh likes as well, maybe not great with our last name…

Alasdair -love the nickname Dair, dh is so-so, wouldn’t work with our middle name choices though

Hugh -I really dislike Hugo, but love Hugh! Unfortunately, this is the name of DH’s uncle, and DH isn’t wanting to use it!

Wynn -this is a big family name for me, and has huge sentimental value. Dh loves this one the best.

Perrin -I adore Perry, and right now this is my fav. Perry name. I also really love Percival, nn Perry. dh loves Perry too

Linus -name crush, dh likes, but doesn’t love

Bruno -name crush, dh doesn’t like it, and doesn’t sound good with our last name, but I ADORE it right now!

James -I adore Jamie, dh isn’t sure about this one, he knew someone named James he didn’t like. It’s also my older step-brother’s name that I don’t ever see.

Oskar -only like this spelling, dislike Oscar. huge name crush, dh likes, but doesn’t love

Elliot -name crush, dh likes a lot

Laurence -family name for me, my step-father’s name (he goes by Larry), love Laurie, dh is so-so on it

Victor -my step-father’s middle name (Larry Victor), dh loves this

Daren -sort of a family name, only this spelling. dh doesn’t care for it

Darcy -huge name crush, I love Pride and Prejudice. dh isn’t crazy about it

Hamish -love this, and love nn Mischa. dh isn’t crazy about it

Ezra -i really like this, but DH loves it

Samuel -dh isn’t super crazy about it, but I adore Sammy (He said he doesn’t like it, because when he was young, he named his, ahem, boy part, Samuel…What?! I’ve never heard a more silly reason to turn down a name! He’s throwing out Tiffany Angel for a girl, I’ll go tell him I named my hoo-hoo that so he’ll lay off the stripper names!)

Myles -only this spelling, I love this, dh prefers Mylo, honoring name, maybe not the greatest with our last name

Rhys -only this spelling, dh doesn’t care for it

August -love this specifically for the nickname Gus. dh loves, but prefers Augustus

Cooper -I adore this name, I know I shouldn’t but it makes me all warm and fuzzy. I know all the arguments of why it’s bad, I STILL love it! Maybe not the best with our last name

Logan -I’m so-so on this, dh loves it, name of Wolverine

Magnus -I like this, dh loves this, I adore the nickname Maggie for a little boy. Maybe not the best with our last name.

Cosmo -I’m so-so on this, dh loves it. maybe not the greatest with our last name

Soren-dh loves this, I really like it

Reid -we both really like this, dh loves that Reid is the name of Mr. Fantastic on Fantastic Four

Jasper -I love this, dh doesn’t, and he has a close family friend with a grandson named Jasper. I adore Jap as a nickname

Charlie -sigh, I don’t like Charles nearly as much as just Charlie. I know in the end I would use Charles probably, but I would only call him Charlie, never Charles. dh’s grandfather’s name, but dh didn’t really care for him.

H combos…

I was playing with H names, I like so many of them, just making random combos…any winners here? Would you move any names around?

Henrietta (Etta) Lilac Adéle

Hana Beatrix Plum

Harriet (Hattie) Cecily Jane

Hazel Elspeth Jemima

Hala Imogen Lucille

Helen Mina Clementine

Honora Esmé Pearl

Hero Bernadetta Edith

 

Hugh Alasdair George

Hamish (Mischa) Jasper Simon

Harvey Malcolm August

Hosea Maximilian Jude 

Henry Cosmo  Anatole 

Hiram Alfred Samuel

Harold (Harry) Pascal Algernon

Hezekiah  Edward Rex

Thanks so much for reading!