Last year, I was talking to my Grandpa who said that he always gets inspiration for what his grandkids names are supposed to be, but no one ever uses the names he picks. Because Mike and I are totally clueless when it comes to what to name this baby, I told him I would seriously consider his pick and to let me know what it is as soon as he figures it out. He said he'd probably be dead by then and I told him he better come to me in a dream and let me know what it is. Well, my grandpa died in December, and as sad as it is, I'm a little mad at him for not coming back in my dreams to tell me what to name my child.Last weekend, Charlie and I drove down to Utah and spent some time at my grandparents house. My mom came across a list of names in my Grandpa's handwriting. Evidently he had made a list of all the boys he knew growing up- three and a half pages worth. Here's a little taste of what he had:
Orrin
Weston
Hershell
Franklin
Gordan
Theodore
Conway
Peter
Maurice
Dean
Ferral
Stuart
Nathan
Glenn
Waldo
Warren
Edward
Edwin
Leland
Lamont
Simon
Thaine & Wayne (twins)
Seymore
Leo
Lee
Golden
Lawrence
Dyke
Myron
Reed
Max
Moses
Hatch
Reynold
Thomas
Soloman
Hatch
Ned
What do you think? I like Waldo . . . just kidding. That's not even 1/4 of the names, but do you think any of them have any potential? We thought of just going with my grandpa's name, but then we'd have Charlie and Chet (Chester) and that's more than a little too "matchy" for me. Mike and I are realizing that this baby is coming in about a month, and we don't even have a narrowed down list of names. Boy names are hard!
So . . . any ideas?
6 comments:
We had a very difficult time deciding on a name for Owen. The poor little guy did not have a "real" name until just before we left the hospital.
Maggie said you should name your baby Gilbert or Derrick.
Chris and I had the same problem with Aaron. We couldn't agree on a name that we liked. One of Chris' friends came up with Aaron for us. Leland was my grandpa's name and one of my brothers used that as a middle name for one of their boys.
Do you guys have any family names that you like? What about Mike's middle name? I think that whenever we have another boy I would like to use Chris' first or middle name as the middle name for that boy. Another way, just some random thoughs.
Personally, I like the name Max. A couple we know has a boy named Max (Maxwell) and he is so cute. But I think Nathan is another nice name.
Good Luck! You can always fall back on Waldo...
You know that you are just going to pick something normal/classic, so what is with all the pretense of seeking suggestions? And with a full month left, I'd say you are getting around to it rather early for you! ;)
Hey Kirsten! The names I like off that list are Stuart, Nathan, and Max. What about the name Jack? That's old school and I think it's super cute! Good luck. It's always hard to agree on something, but I'm sure it will come to you. :)
I actually really like Max and Jack, but unfortunately, my only brother named his new little boy Jax . . . so you can see how neither would work. (sigh) We'll figure it out eventually.
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