dlish

so she-lish and i are expecting in a few months.

but we are having trouble agreeing on a name. its going to be a boy, but thats about all we agree on.

so i put it to TFP to give me some suggestions.

no, i wont call him TFP. no i wont call him halx, and no his real name wont be baby-lish.

being of arab descent, i'd like some sort of linkage to the arab culture, but that is also intertwined with judaism and christianity, so there can be a varied response to my request. but at the end of the day, it's got to be something easy to say, spell and/or transliterate.

so give me your thoughts, because im out of them. maybe i can get she-lish to read this thread and change her mind...im relying on you guys as my brains trust. dont let me down!

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Xerxys

Big BIG Mistake.....

Anyway all jokes aside, congrats dlish!!!

Judaism, Islam and Christianity is kinda hard. (for me at least)

Judaisim and Christianity is easy; Joshua, Daniel, Micah.

Judaism and Islam; Hilal, Jamal.

I'm out, sorry.

World's King

I think you should name him after me.


Sean



It's a perfect name.

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Zeraph

Jacob, its Hebrew which IIRC has ties to all 3. Easy to spell and say, fits all the reqs.

Just don't give him some crazy ass name that he'll get made of fun of in grade school. Remember this name is for him, not you, the parents.

Redlemon

No actual suggestions, but here's the method we used:

Find the 100 most popular current names.
Strike out the top 20 names. (My wife and I had the most popular names for our birth year. Annoying in class when you share your name with 4 other kids.)
Strike out any that are hard to spell. (Even though my name is popular, people can't spell it.)
Strike out any that aren't gender specific. (Personal choice.)
Work with what's left.

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dlish

zeraph,

you're thinking along the lines of she-lish...

i was thinking osama, but babylish wants isaac

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Willravel

Sincerest congratulations. Get ready for the time of your life.

I've got a few ideas:
Radi bin Dlish
Madani bin Dlish
Sariyah bin Dlish
Mika'il bin Dlish
Alam bin Dlish

dlish

lemon...i had a plan last week

we were to get a friend to adjudicate..

i choose 5 names, she-lish chooses 5 names

then i get to strike out 2 names, then shelish strikes out 2 names, then our friend will strike out 3 names

then i strike one out and she-lish strikes one out..and we're left with one...

she-lish isnt fond of the idea

im trying to be fair...

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Zeraph

Isaac is a great name. I'd go with that or Jacob.

Willravel

Aadam or Adam is a really good name, too.

dlish

haha! thats a crackup!

just to clear things up..no i wasnt thinking of calling my son osama. although i do have an aunt with that same name. its a male and female name - just so you know.

sariyah is a girls name will. alam means flag.

radi and madani...hmm not too sure about those...but i sure do love the bin dlish bit!

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Zeraph

Hah, sorry for siding with your wife again, but I agree. The eliminate method stinks. You're son shouldn't be named like that. Naming should be sacred. When your son asks how he got his name, do you really want to tell him it was by elimination and then a friend picked it?

If you're really still at an impasse after this thread, I'd try one of two methods. Both suggest two names each. Then decide together what you think your son, growing up where he will, will like and benefit the most from. The other method is simply letting one of you decide. That's what my parents did. My mom got to name me. Now how you might want to decide who gets to name him, is another process entirely

Willravel

It must be both, because one of the toughest guys I know is named Sariyah. He's also one of the most honorable people I know, which made me think it was a good name.
Meaning of Sariyah - Muslim Baby Name Sariyah
Oops! Tpyo! I was shooting for Alim, which roughly translates to wise.

The_Jazz

William Robert - I've always wanted to meet a Muslim Billy Bob

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Redlemon

One of my favorite bits of naming advice, by some comedian that I've forgotten the name of:

Go to your backdoor. Open it, and shout the proposed name of your child 20 times at the top of your lungs.

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World's King

So I guess 'Sean' is out...

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telekinetic

I like these rules.

The rules we used for naming my daughter were similar:

1. Not in the top 100 in the US in the last ten years (to avoid duplication in class)--other country's top 100's are fair game, and in fact fertile ground.
2. You must be able to correctly pronounce on the first try (to avoid awkward pronunciation moments)
3. You must be able to spell correctly on the first try (to avoid her having to spell it every time she gave it to someone)
4. Must have some possible nicknames, but no obvious nickname more common than the base name (to avoid "do you go by Joe or Joseph?")


We went with Charlotte.

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dlish

jazz...

you know my surname..

now say William Robert [insert my surname]

doesnt sound billy bob to me anymore!

will..mika'il has a good knack to it

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WK..in all honesty???

i was trying for Malik Solomon (meaning King Soloman)

she wouldnt bite.

see..dont feel dejected

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ratbastid

We're talking baby names around here too. Just preliminarily, you understand.

I'm holding fast that if the hypothetical "it" is a boy, its middle name is Tiberius.

The_Jazz

When I say it, all I hear is the sound of awesome.

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Willravel

How about Liam Tiberius ('Bastid)? That's just about as badass as one name can get.

genuinegirly

These are beautiful muslim male names that are easy for me to pronounce and spell:

Habib

Aadil

Sufyan

Halim

Omar

Tabish

Zayd

I'm especially fond of Aadil.

Here are some traditional Judeo-Christian names that might be applicable:

Benjamin
Levi
Ishmael
Judah
Noah
Adam
Samuel
Zachariah
Joshua
Solomon
Ezekiel
Jericho
Saul

Congradulations!!!
And good luck with the decision. It's not an easy one.

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ratbastid

Not bad! We'd thought Joseph Tiberius Bastid. But Liam is pretty good.

James Tiberius Bastid was roundly vetoed by both girls. There's only so much Shatner veneration they can stand.

If the hypothetical "it" is a girl, we're pretty well resolved it's Ivy Caroline Bastid.

Glory's Sun

when our second was coming along.. me and the wife made a deal.. I got to pick the first name she got to pick the middle name. I went with something that is probably too uncommon but was in line with the heritage and she went along the lines of her heritage.. and it worked out great.

our first has a name that is wayyyy too common.. and I think he's already annoyed with it and he's only 4.

Giant Hamburger

El Borak!

ktspktsp

Jazz is right, that does sound awesome!

I'm afraid I don't have any suggestions for you though.. And if I find a good name I will keep it for when we have kids, hehe

The_Jazz

Have you considered "Junior"? As in Junior Tiberus ['bastid]?

Alternately, you could have the first and last name start with the same letter as the last name. That's how I came up with Urban Ulysses for the one that would become Andrew. I would have called him "The Triple U" for short.

You could also try to bring back "Fauntelroy". Or "Earl".

Or "Conan". "Conan Tiberius ['bastid]". When I say that one out loud, it's almost as awesome as "Billy Bob [dlish]". For with a name like that, he will truely see his enemies driven before him and hear the lamentation of the women (he'll have 2 moms after all, so there will be much lamentation, I figure).

And people wonder why my wife stopped letting me suggest names. And why Halx told me "It's your kid, not a toy!"

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Baraka_Guru

Why isn't anyone naming their kid Cúchulainn these days?

"Cúchulainn Tiberius ['bastid]"

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Willravel

Superfly "Turbo" Tiberious Bastid. Nowhere does it say you can't give your child a nickname before it's conceived. Nowhere.

The_Jazz

I like "Turbo", but what about "Nitro", what with all it's American Gladiators connotations?

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SabrinaFair

dlish-
First of all, congrats to you and she-lish. :-)

I'm surprised that no one's suggested Abraham, as he's a patriarch in Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. I think Abe is a nice nickname that isn't too cutesy. It's strong but not overpowering.

That's the only name I can think of within your criteria. Let us know what you decide!

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percy

Allasus - Allah + Jesus

or

Jesal - Jesus + Allah

noodle

I like "mika'il".
Because I've seen several versions of Mikhail, Mikal, etc. recently and they look nice without being all LaFonda and shite.
Funny, I actually konw a LaFonda and no offense to anyone named LaFonda.
I know several Isaacs and, other than my cat, they're really stand up people.
I also like Jakob, Jacob, Micah, Ibrahim, Abraham, Ibraham, Ethan and Seth.
There are a lot of children being christened with bastardizations of their parents' names.
Might I suggest NOT trying that one unless you like introducing yourselves as the Smiths... Mommy, Daddy and Dadommy.
Unless your names are Rock and Star. Then you're golden.
Good luck.

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ngdawg

First one I thought of given the circumstances was Aaron.

When we were choosing names, my only real criteria was that the name fit both a baby and a senior citizen. The thought of a baby Herman or an 80 year old Brittany still makes me shiver.
How about if she writes down all her favorites and you narrow it down more? Then reverse that if there's to be a middle name.

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uncle phil

hepathia...

non-gender specific...

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ratbastid

Baby Herman's kind of cute, actually! Sounds like a vintage cartoon character.

snowy

Oooh, I really like the suggestion of Isaac. I think it fits with your surname well.

Obviously, I get exposed to a lot of different children's names these days. To me, the classics are the ones that wear well. Don't be afraid to wait until you see the little guy, though. If you have some names in mind, you'll know which one fits.

Personally, I'm going to name my future daughter Adriaana, in honor of my oma. For a boy, I like Arlen, after my favorite adopted grandparent.

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Charlatan

I've always been fond of Lucifer.

But really feel that Chewy would be best.

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Fremen

Would Ishmael work, dlish?

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