Names & Such
Should have written this sooner for the benefit of Les Jones, but when it comes to baby names my advice is to keep the names you’re pondering to yourself. When you start telling people what you’re thinking about for names, they all have a story. When we came up with names at first and would mention it to people, they would say things like (and I am not making any of this up):
Take my advice, if you really like a name, keep it to yourself and surprise everyone with it when they can’t offer any advice. They just have to sit there and smile when it’s permanent.
June 17th, 2004 at 9:37 am
That’s EXACTLY what we did when our twin girls were born. Didn’t tell a soul.
It’s the only way to do it, or else you’ll be opening yourself up to a shitstorm of criticism and commentary.
June 17th, 2004 at 9:44 am
Yep, that’s what we’re doing. Although we are using a code-name: Boudreaux.
June 18th, 2004 at 6:04 am
Whisper it in the Priest’s ear just before the christening. Before that, tell NOBODY! Uh, y’all are doing it Anglican, right? snork
June 18th, 2004 at 9:11 am
There are certain names I generally avoid. “Justin” and “Trevor” and “Joshua” are names that are liable to get a kid beat up (especially if, in the last case, that kid goes by “Josh”). And under no circumstances should you name your child after a city or state (with the possible exception of “Virginia”).
For some reason, I’ve always been mildly hostile to names that can’t be shortened to one syllable. My wife’s name is like that, so I’ve got several single-syllable nicknames that I’m far more likley to use than her actual name. :”>
And for the love of all that is good and holy, NEVER name your child “Tom” unless you want trouble!
June 18th, 2004 at 1:57 pm
You’re right, Uncle. No one liked the name Thundaara.