Names
We are about to start the name journey. In a few weeks we will, hopefully, learn the sex. Then it begins. I mean, we’ve been playing around it, but “Laguna Beach Comer” is not really an option. Family names seem to be a running tradition in both families. Sarah is named for her mother’s mother’s mother and her mother’s father’s mother. I share my dad’s first name and Jack is named after my grandfather and his mom’s uncle. I’m not sure where “Bryan” came from…maybe the hot dog company…my dad likes his food. Also, Jack isn’t really my grandfather’s birth name, it was Arthur Earl, but everyone called him Jack.
Now, this isn’t a hard and fast rule, but I’m sure family names will weigh in. What are some of the ways you chose names, or some of traditions you families hold?
As I am writing this, and asking my wife how to spell Arthur, this is the reaction:
“Why the hell are you writing “Arthur”. We are not naming our child “Arthur”!
“But it’s a family name.” I like to aggravate situations.
“Your family can kiss my ass. “Art” do you want to call him “Art”? what about “Thor”? “Thor”.
June 28th, 2007 at 4:03 am
Oddly enough, the names we gave (are giving) our children are Indian names that *I* liked long before I met my husband. It was mere convenience that I marry an Indian. I’m guessing it’s a helluva lot easier to talk an Indian into naming your kids “Arun” and “Anjali” than it would have been to talk a white guy into it. Right?
So, the first names are names we just happened to LIKE. Then, with the middle names we used those to honor special people in our lives. My son’s middle name is my favorite great-uncle’s name (he was like a grandfather to me). My daughter’s middle name will be my husband’s mother’s name.
My sister has done the same thing - used middle names as a way to honor family members.
P.S. Arthur might make a great middle name. Hee!
June 28th, 2007 at 8:56 am
My son’s first name is from my great grandfather his middle name is from my husband’s grandfather and great grandfather. Our daughter’s first name will be my maiden name Laney..Daddy is an only child and he has me and my sister..the name is too cute to stop w/us..hahaha. Her middle name will be Grace..just b/c I like the way Laney Grace rolls out! Its the Southern in me.
June 29th, 2007 at 9:36 am
Wow, Sudie.. one of my (many) girl choices was Lena Grace! It IS southern, isn’t it?
June 29th, 2007 at 12:15 pm
Lena makes me think Faulkner… But then I love Lena in Light in August… Not a bad person to be named for. Pregnant teenager who manages the world to her liking by the end of the novel…
June 30th, 2007 at 12:37 pm
Ohhhh…I really like Lena Grace
July 3rd, 2007 at 3:30 pm
The rule moma used was that our initials not spell anything. Children are cruel and names are easy to latch onto as somthing to tease about. The other thing to remember is what the shortened versions of the names sound like. Case in point - when my brother and his wife were expecting (years ago) his wife thought William Jackson would be a great name - until my brother said ‘Oh we can call him “Billy Jack”‘ Yeah, that got nixed real quick. And Sudie will tell you - don’t forget your last name
You may think you have the perfect combo but then stick it with your last name and it just doesn’t seem to roll off the tongue as well.
October 22nd, 2009 at 2:49 pm
Se torna dificil colocar muebles en un piso con dimensiones pequeas. Muchas veces cuando nos mudamos y ya tenemos muebles nos debemos esforzar mucho para acomodar todas nuestras cosas y siempre algo tendremos que regalar.