When it comes to baby names, people seem to be full of opinions. My coworker recently had a baby girl and they named her Mary Todd, but they’ll be calling her Mattie. Go ahead. I know you have an opinion.
People expecting a baby usually fall into one of three catergories. Those who tell everyone the names they’ve picked for their child to be, those who keep their choices a deep dark secret, and those who probably wont decide till the hospital tells you the baby cant leave without a name.
I fall into the first category. So, before I share my names, let me establish something. Considering that half of the people that read this blog are participating in The Year of the Baby, I feel this is an important statement. DO NOT name your child MY names. You’ll probably welcome yours home before I do, and if I find out you’ve stolen my name, I will kill you. But dont worry, cause when you’re dead, I’ll take good care of your child, cause I will love its name. But you, you I will hate.
Heh. I kid. But seriously. Dont steal my names. Dont suggest them to friends. Dont name your dog my names. Dont name your car my names. Leave my names alone. Capiche?
With that out of the way….
I would really like to keep our child’s given Korean name as their middle name. As long as I can pronounce it. But I’ll be learning Korean this fall, so hopefully it’ll roll off the tongue.
I’ve had a girls name picked out for more than 20 years (boy that makes me sound old). This was my first best friend’s name and I’ve loved it for as long as I can remember. I even named my first cabbage patch kid this name (sent away for a birth certificate and everything). Steve agreed to this name years ago. And so we will name our first daughter Leah.
We only recently decided on a boys name. That one was trickier. But we’ve picked Andrew James. I like Andrew because it lends itself to many nicknames. And James is after my uncle that recently passed away.
Now, if you’re having trouble picking a baby name… I highly recommend Sabrina.
Btw, for those keeping track of YotB stats, we’re currently at 2 boys, 5 TBD. (that was a lot of abbreviations…)