Lighter Subject

McBane · Post by **McBane** » Wed Sep 12, 2001 11:29 am

To help change the pace here today, I wanted to get some feedback on a much happier topic. My wife and I just found out we are expecting our 2nd child.

I convinced my wife to name our first child Ian. Not knowing the gender of our expected, any suggestions out there for some good names?

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Wed Sep 12, 2001 11:31 am

Congratulations

Yshania is a really great name

You could try [url="http://www.babynames.com"]www.babynames.com[/url]

Bloodstalker · Post by **Bloodstalker** » Wed Sep 12, 2001 11:33 am

Glad to hear your news man. it's great to know that life continues in the face of everything. As far as names go, well, just look at my name and you'll see I'm not very good at that...

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Wed Sep 12, 2001 11:38 am

You could name them Sleepy

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Wed Sep 12, 2001 11:44 am

Congratulations to you and your wife, McBane

C Elegans is not a very nice name.

Personally, I've always loved the names "Gwendolyn" and "Lavinia" (Latin, often used in Romania nowadyas) for girls. For boys, I mostly like Russian names, that doesn't fit neither an English nor a Swedish surname

Ian is very nice also, it makes me think of Scotland

McBane · Post by **McBane** » Wed Sep 12, 2001 11:45 am

My first wasn't too sleepy

I can only hope the next one is

T'lainya · Post by **T'lainya** » Wed Sep 12, 2001 11:47 am

Congratulations McBane

Shadow Sandrock · Post by **Shadow Sandrock** » Wed Sep 12, 2001 12:01 pm

I know a good name... savannah

KidD01 · Post by **KidD01** » Wed Sep 12, 2001 12:10 pm

McBane matey congrats !

Please ask your wife to take a real care for her health since this is a critical matter for the fetus.

As for the baby name, I'm not a good namer myself. Congrats anyway

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Wed Sep 12, 2001 12:16 pm

@McBane - what types of names do you like?

Traditional?
Literary?
Romantic?
Biblical?
Long?
Short?

Do you like long names to be shortened?

[ 09-12-2001: Message edited by: Yshania ]

McBane · Post by **McBane** » Wed Sep 12, 2001 12:23 pm

As an american who wished he was born in England, a nice traditional English name. (hence Ian, although technically Ian is Scottish, isn't it?) My wife likes Steven (she has 3 steven's in her family) for a boy, and Alexis for a girl.

I like Rhys, I have seen it in print, but do not know anyone with that name. I might be able to convince her, but.....it is a tough sell.

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Wed Sep 12, 2001 12:30 pm

I have a brother and an uncle Stephen. Rhys is a nice name, though I think it may be Welsh (not that it makes any difference)

Popular nsmes in England ....

Jack
Daniel
Matthew
James
Harry

Chloe
Hayley
Georgia
Bethany

A couple of names I like (though not English!)

Ethan
Ewan
Liam
Caitlin
Zoe
Michelle

nael · Post by **nael** » Wed Sep 12, 2001 1:29 pm

if it's a boy, name him Knuckles...you can gaurantee him a career as a hitman or a bodyguard.
same thing if you name him Rocco.

Gwalchmai · Post by **Gwalchmai** » Wed Sep 12, 2001 1:46 pm

Good news! I must say, two kids are twice as much fun as one!
Ian, hmmmm? Well, you could always stick with the 'I's. There is precedent. My mother's name is Irma, her sister is Iona, her brother is Ivan, her father was Irel, and her mother was Iris.

I, fortunately, was spared the scourge of the 'I's.

@Ysh: my youngest daughter's middle name is Caitlin!

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Wed Sep 12, 2001 2:23 pm

Congrats, McBane

josh · Post by **josh** » Wed Sep 12, 2001 3:43 pm

Congratulations McBane!
If its a boy, you could name him Joshua. I know I wouldn't mind being named that.

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Wed Sep 12, 2001 3:52 pm

LOL@Josh

Or how about Georgina, for a girl?

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Wed Sep 12, 2001 4:00 pm

Whatever you do don't name them Serendipity they would never forgive you

Word · Post by **Word** » Wed Sep 12, 2001 4:17 pm

How about Brian for a guy and ann for a girl.

josh · Post by **josh** » Wed Sep 12, 2001 5:28 pm

I can remember when my mother was pregnant with my sister. My parents came up with two possible names. If it were a boy, he would be named Frank. It it were a girl, Kellie.
Frank? I don't think so.