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ItWasMe · 04-28-2009, 07:40 PM

How about Isaac Osama <insert surname>?

I would leave out the part about a friend eliminating names. Friends and relatives can suggest names but should not be given a trump card. They are not giving birth to the baby, nor raising it. Maybe I'm a bit territorial, but giving an 'outsider' a say in what I can/cannot name my baby would have really pissed me off to no end.

Instead of that kind of an elimination game, we bought a baby name book. I underlined the names that I liked in one color; he underlined the names he liked with another color. We then circled the names that we had both underlined to see what we had left to work with. If you want to, you can each rank the 'agreed upon' names in the order that you like them. Use some of those names for a couple of days each (before baby is born). A couple of our higher ranking names either dropped in rank, or were eliminated in a short time because we got sick of the name. If you are left with two to four names that you both like, play with them and see which sound better together as first & middle names along with the surname. Ones ending on consonants sound good with a middle name that starts with a vowel, for instance. A first name that ends in a vowel doesn't always sound good when followed by a middle name that begins with a vowel. It can sound kind of choppy (not always, but sometimes). Just another way to come up with the best combination for you two.

Good luck, and congradulations!

04-28-2009, 07:40 PM	#47 (permalink)
ItWasMe But You'll Never Prove It. Location: under your bed	How about Isaac Osama <insert surname>? I would leave out the part about a friend eliminating names. Friends and relatives can suggest names but should not be given a trump card. They are not giving birth to the baby, nor raising it. Maybe I'm a bit territorial, but giving an 'outsider' a say in what I can/cannot name my baby would have really pissed me off to no end. Instead of that kind of an elimination game, we bought a baby name book. I underlined the names that I liked in one color; he underlined the names he liked with another color. We then circled the names that we had both underlined to see what we had left to work with. If you want to, you can each rank the 'agreed upon' names in the order that you like them. Use some of those names for a couple of days each (before baby is born). A couple of our higher ranking names either dropped in rank, or were eliminated in a short time because we got sick of the name. If you are left with two to four names that you both like, play with them and see which sound better together as first & middle names along with the surname. Ones ending on consonants sound good with a middle name that starts with a vowel, for instance. A first name that ends in a vowel doesn't always sound good when followed by a middle name that begins with a vowel. It can sound kind of choppy (not always, but sometimes). Just another way to come up with the best combination for you two. Good luck, and congradulations! __________________ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Ok, no more truth-or-dare until somebody returns my underwear" ~ George Lopez I bake cookies just so I can lick the bowl. ~ ItWasMe Last edited by ItWasMe; 04-28-2009 at 07:45 PM..