Choose my baby's name
 

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!

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.

I think you should name him after me.


Sean



It's a perfect name.

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.

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.

zeraph,

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

i was thinking osama, but babylish wants isaac

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

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...

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

Aadam or Adam is a really good name, too.

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! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

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 :)

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.

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

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.

So I guess 'Sean' is out...


:(

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

~~~~~

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.

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.

El Borak!

Jazz is right, that does sound awesome! :lol:

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

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!"

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

"Cúchulainn Tiberius ['bastid]"

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

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

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!

Allasus - Allah + Jesus

or

Jesal - Jesus + Allah

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.

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.

hepathia...

non-gender specific...

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

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.

I've always been fond of Lucifer.

But really feel that Chewy would be best.

Would Ishmael work, dlish?

I also like Isaac.
Sounds like a liver disease.

Aaron is my favorite name for a boy.

This had been my thought when I first read the OP. All three branches of People of the Book descend from him, the Ur-Prophet. It would be a lock. Plus the name has a lot of cachet in the West (read North America). No idea of your last name, but Abraham would scan with most any surname, I'm thinking.

Nobody bullies a kid named "Optimus Prime".

Close:
http://www.doobybrain.com/wp-content...rman-title.jpg

Forgot about that

I realized after posting that I was probably thinking of Baby Huey:
http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/tig...4/babyhuey.jpg


Incidentally, I have some friends who named their kid Hunter, and now refer to him on Facebook and such as "Baby Hunter". I haven't the heart to tell them it sounds like the worst Discovery Channel show ever...

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!

wow, some good responses..

for me i'd pick Moses or Solomon. Moses would do it, plus one of my favourite atheletes when i was a kid was Edwin Moses the 400m hurdler.

sabrina/kramud - abraham is a great name, but you see, she-lishs dad is abraham, so shes not naming it abraham because her brother already has a stake on that name.

aaron is good too, but not up to par for she-lish.

i still like mika'il and i'll bring it up again...

ishmael is the hebrew equivelant of ismael in arabic. so he'd be called ismael. but i dont like that name either...too uncommon i guess?

itwasme - i was joking about the osama bit.. i forgot, i also have a cousin osama.. i have more than 70 first cousins, so most names are taken...

hepathia uncle phil? sounds like an std...

percy - imagine i introduce my child to my muslim parents..mum dad..this is Jallah...

GG - my brothers name is one of the ones you chose - i tried earlier, she didnt want that. she used to like zayd, but its fallen off the edge.

aadil sounds ok - but imagine the teasing at school - a-dill-do


thanks so far..keep em coming

You made a baby? Wow, that's kinda monumental.

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I guess "Thrognak the Destroyer" is outta the question.

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I keep a Notepad file of potential baby names. I started it when I got married and, for some reason, have kept it since the divorce... been over two years now. "Clark" and "Killian" were the top two on that ancient list.

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Hell, I don't know if reproduction is a good choice for me. Seems like a huge responsibility and I'm still rather self-centered.

Abraham is the granddaddy of the lot, so... the arabic version.

Ibrahim?

That's a pretty cool name.

Killian.. bet he would be expected to bring beer to the parties..

Round two. Muslim boy names that I can easily spell and pronounce.
Starting with the letter A:

Aashir
Aayan
Abid
Abyan
Adyan
Ahab
Ahmad
Ahsan
Akbar
Akif

Adam is a good name for a boy, or else Yakub?

For a girl, Aleshia?

Holy shit... I don't know why I didn't think of this before.


Michael



(And not because it's my middle name. Although I spell it Mykl)

tison - yeah the arabic equivelant is ibrahim, but my brother in law who is not married or close to having kids is going to call that name, so apparently its off bounds to me...

go figure

SF- adam is too plain. Yucub is the arabic equivelant of Jacob, but thats already been discussed...considered but not a frontrunner here. by the way im having a boy!

GG - thanks..the only one that would tickle my fancy would be akbar, which means 'great' or 'greatest'... like an allah akbar.

crompsin - thrognak??? i'd rather gonads!

thanks for the well wishes anyways guys.

by the sounds of it, ive got just a handful of names..its a small pool, but i can work with that i guess.

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holy shit....of course its not because its your middle name..it just happens to be your middle name.

sean mykl bin dlish?

Michael happens to be a good Biblical name... A little on the Catholic side... but still.

Yusuf?

Incidentally, in NC there's a band called GO NADS, GO!!!

/Threadjack!!

Or "Diesel" either

No... I'm pretty sure I'd pick on a kid named 'Diesel'. That's like naming your kid 'Viper'.

Or "The Game."

So... the Viper thing is a true story.


In college I was hanging out at this pool hall with a few friends... We hear this parents yelling "VIPER!!! VIPER!! GET OVER HERE!!!" A few seconds later this kid, maybe 12 years old, walks up with the longest mullet I have ever seen. No joke. Bleached blond. Spikes on top. All the way to his ass in the back. And to make it worse he was wearing a Jeff Gordon t-shirt.

Some parents are just cruel, today I met a Michael Woodcock.

No seriously, the other day I saw a picture (started a deleted thread) of a girls name who was called Anus!! Day before yesterday, this guy I know told me he mostly goes by his last name because his first name is Mary.

Comon people, WTF is wrong with you?!?!?!?!

I like Isaak, and congrats! My jaw almost hit the floor when I read the title to this thread (my internet has been down for about 4 days)

Yeah but then his sister Stella would kick your butt.

fixed that for you :)

When the first baby spindles was on the way, we plonked the '50 trillion baby name' book by the loo, with a pen and paper - we both jotted down names we liked and then discussed which one we liked.

Second child - basically followed the same principle.

Middle names - first son has my wife's maiden name as his middle name, second son - middle name is my grandfather's first name.

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There are a few classic quotes from the Aussie version of Kath and Kim that this reminds me of:

Apparently you've all forgotten "Billy Bob". I am sure that it's awesomeness is almost too great to contemplate, but it's still there.

Chewy is fun...but I love the name Zubin more.

Zubin?

not sure if you know, but the work for cock is "zub" in arabic...

uh uh.. not going there!

All good wishes on your impending blessing, d and she. Long life, good health and prosperity to you all!

Did you have a favorite grandfather or uncle that you'd like to honor by naming your son with a variant of their name?

Whatever you decide upon, a "lish" by any name will be just as awesome! Congrats!

Y'know, earlier in the thread, when I said my name was very popular, and yet hard to spell? Well, that's it. I see "Micheal" far too often.

This. I didn't realize it was already posted, lol.

Does the baby have to be named before he is born?

Perhaps when you and your beloved wife lay eyes on him for the first time,
the spark of his own persona will shine forth, and then all those lovely
names that have floating around ....your babe might have a say in what he wants to be named.

This scenario happened with a few friends of mine.
They thought they were both in strong agreement before the birth, on one particular name,
but when they gazed into their newborn's eyes...the parents looked at each other,
and said..hmmm somehow this name doesn't fit any more.

Just a thought.

I hope most of all your child will be born healthy.

Lucky baby, to have you and your wife for parents.

Yusuf was a serious suggestion!

looks like she-lish is sticking to her guns.

its an ok name, im just not overly thrilled with it. it doesnt slap me in the face like its supposed to..or is it?

ring - no the baby doent need to be named before the birth. but the vibes im getting is that its pre-ordained. if it really worth fighting for? will i cringe everytime i think or say the kids name?

like i said, i dont hate it, but im not overly joyed with it.

i dont see myself being called 'abu isaac' (father of isaac - in arabic). now 'abu optimus prime' really does go down well with me though!

SF = yusuf the arabic equivelant of joseph came up..maybe the 2nd 3rd or 4th child apparently....

blah and GOD - thanks!

jazz- billy bob-lish sound better than isaac-lish if you ask me...maybe you should try to convince her for me?

My soon to be godson ( due to be born any time or induced on monday) will be Malekai - technically it should be Mal'akhi, a Hebrew name meaning "Messenger" but the mother has chosen the spelling so ...

Personally I like

Aaron (Arabic: Messenger / Hebrew: Shining Light)
Adam (Hebrew: Earth)
Amal (Arabic: Hope / Arabic: Lamb / Hebrew: Labor)
Daniel (Hebrew: God is my Judge)
David (Hebrew: Beloved)
Elijah (Hebrew: God the Lord, The strong Lord)
Gideon (Hebrew: mighty warrior)
Hasun (Arabic: Goodlooking / Hebrew Variant "Hazan":Status name for a cantor in a synagogue)
Ilias (Arabic: A prophet's name / Greek: The Lord is my God/ Hebrew: Jehovah is God)
Isaac (Hebrew: Laughter)
Jericho (Arabic: City of the moon)
Joel (Hebrew: The Lord is God)
Jordan (Hebrew: Descender)
Kadar (Arabic: Powerful)
Matthew (Hebrew & Scandinavian: Gift from God)
Rajeev (Arabic: Spring / Hindi: Lotus flower / Sanskrit: Striped)
Tamir (Arabic: Tall, Pure, Stately)
Tobias (Hebrew: God is good)
Yakim (Hebrew: God develops)

The other half and I have discussed it - we'd prefer African, Latin or European names ourselves. Boy will probably be Michael Andrew and girls are completely undecided.

I've always loved these names:

Gabriel/Jibril: The Archangel that brought the word of God to his prophet

Its permutations are equally sexy as well: Gabrielle, Gabriella, Djibril

Matthew/Jonathan: Very regal like; distinguished.

Julian: Screams of sexiness! xD

Its permutations: Julian, Julianne, Julien, Julienn are equally, if not, more sexy than Julian itself!

I don't know what's with me, but there are just certain names that I will find sexually appealing. For some damned reason which I can't put my finger on... hahahhaa

Igor Suk, no one else will have it....

cdwonderful - i was thinking more along the lines of kaiser sozi!..but thanks anyways

psycho - jibril is a good one though. thanks!