Coming up Empty
After being so smug about having our baby names all worked out, my feelings about more middle names changed and now we are struggling to come up with some.
I know that middle names don't mean much in society, but I really want them to be inspirational. I want to name my kids after something. P's first name is meaningful, and his middle name is tied to his first. His first name is Philo and by coincidence we chose Alexander as a middle name...I later found out that the Catholic saint St. Philo is also known as Philo of Alexandria. I've come to love the meaning behind his name, and I want our new kid to have an equally meaningful name.
My own name is not as meaningful. It's the only name my parents could think of that wasn't taken by one of my cousins, or a girl my dad dated. Thanks a lot, Mom and Dad. I want our kid's name to have meaning.
Our boy name is pretty much set. The first name is Solomon (it means "peace," and he was a Biblical figure) and the middle name is Francis (St. Francis of Assisi and St. Francis de Sales were wonderful saints). And our girl first name is Bernadette. But the middle name is harder.
I want Catherine, after St. Catherine Laboure who I think was a very neat saint. Mike wants Blaise. I like St. Blaise, but he's a male saint. Even though there are girls named Blaise today...I dunno. Mike says that naming our kid Bernadette Catherine pretty much says, "Yes, my child is named after the 1950s," but I think that it's a good, solid Catholic name.
On the 15th we're getting an ultrasound, and hopefully Bernamon will be feeling cooperative enough to let us see if we're having a boy or a girl. Then we'll know if we need to keep deliberating about names.
I know that middle names don't mean much in society, but I really want them to be inspirational. I want to name my kids after something. P's first name is meaningful, and his middle name is tied to his first. His first name is Philo and by coincidence we chose Alexander as a middle name...I later found out that the Catholic saint St. Philo is also known as Philo of Alexandria. I've come to love the meaning behind his name, and I want our new kid to have an equally meaningful name.
My own name is not as meaningful. It's the only name my parents could think of that wasn't taken by one of my cousins, or a girl my dad dated. Thanks a lot, Mom and Dad. I want our kid's name to have meaning.
Our boy name is pretty much set. The first name is Solomon (it means "peace," and he was a Biblical figure) and the middle name is Francis (St. Francis of Assisi and St. Francis de Sales were wonderful saints). And our girl first name is Bernadette. But the middle name is harder.
I want Catherine, after St. Catherine Laboure who I think was a very neat saint. Mike wants Blaise. I like St. Blaise, but he's a male saint. Even though there are girls named Blaise today...I dunno. Mike says that naming our kid Bernadette Catherine pretty much says, "Yes, my child is named after the 1950s," but I think that it's a good, solid Catholic name.
On the 15th we're getting an ultrasound, and hopefully Bernamon will be feeling cooperative enough to let us see if we're having a boy or a girl. Then we'll know if we need to keep deliberating about names.
posted by Danulai at
10:41 AM
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2 Comments:
Gosh, this is SO hard, this baby-naming thing.
I don't envy you one bit -- but you're putting such thought behind it. I'm amazed by your originality and I wish my own parents had been that creative!
I can't wait for the ultrasound either, I'm sure that it will help with this decision. *fingers crossed*
By
GF, At
8:49 AM
I like "old fashioned" names myself. If we ever have kids, my fiance has already picked the girl's name. Everyone I've told hates the name he's chosen. I get defensive saying, "That's my future daughter's name you're talking about!" But hey, the world doesn't need any more Brittanys or Nicoles for a while.
By
Fun with Mustaches, At
9:14 AM
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