I'm an uncle ^_^

brucebruce
edited July 19 in Events
A personal thread about my personal life, so apologies if you don't like such things, but I'm really excited!

At 9.55 last night my sister gave birth to a healthy baby girl, weighing in at 6 pounds 1 ounce. Her name is Paige and she's absolutely beautiful!

As it stands, my sister said I can choose the middle name, but I'm at a bit of a loss for what to choose. Any recommendations would be nice :)

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  • HamelinHamelin
    edited February 2008
    Don't pick anything that will give the girl stupid initials!
  • hlavcohlavco
    edited February 2008
    Eevee. DO IT.

    Nah, give her a real name. Novelty names are annoying. My mom's middle name is Anne, and some of my female cousins have Lee, but those don't go with Paige too well. I got nothin'.
  • illithid235illithid235
    edited February 2008
    I like Isabelle, personally.
  • SilverwardSilverward
    edited February 2008
    Anything but "marie".
  • mariomario
    edited February 2008
    Voltron.
  • mariomario
    edited February 2008
    Possibly Isobel. I like that spelling better because it's a Björk reference.
  • HamelinHamelin
    edited February 2008
    You need to figure out a freaking awesome middle name so everyone's like "Man, screw that first name, we're gonna use your middle name because it is the best."
  • SerephelSerephel
    edited February 2008
    You have to think about her initials. What is her last name? Does it start with S? If so, you absolutely do not want to give her a middle name starting with M.

    Even if not, I agree, don't use Marie. Too common. Same with Ann.

    Have you tried going through one of those name books, either in the store or on the internet?
  • hlavcohlavco
    edited February 2008
    Serephel wrote: »
    You have to think about her initials. What is her last name? Does it start with S? If so, you absolutely do not want to give her a middle name starting with M.
    Stay away from O's too.
  • Drooling IguanaDrooling Iguana
    edited February 2008
    Cthulhu.

    Or possibly Danger.
  • SerephelSerephel
    edited February 2008
    Sephiroth. Be a fanboy.
  • ReallyCleanSocksReallyCleanSocks
    edited February 2008
    I like Lena for some reason.

    Ok, I have a thing for Lena Yada, so sue me. She did accept my friend request on myspace. Next stop, third base!
  • HamelinHamelin
    edited February 2008
    ReallyCleanSocks wrote: »
    I like Lena for some reason.

    Ok, I have a thing for Lena Yada, so sue me. She did accept my friend request on myspace. Next stop, restraining order!
    I fixed that for you there Scott.
  • Amoeba BoyAmoeba Boy
    edited February 2008
    Coolest middle name I've ever heard is Caramel. I don't even know the guys first name, everybody just calls him Caramel.
  • Professor MacJakeProfessor MacJake
    edited February 2008
    Margaret.
  • SerephelSerephel
    edited February 2008
    Butters
  • brucebruce
    edited February 2008
    Thanks for the suggestions guys, but none of them are really clicking with me. If they are nerdy or anything, make them nerdy enough (and preferably normal) that they'll go under my sister's radar.
  • SerephelSerephel
    edited February 2008
    Luna?
  • godgod
    edited February 2008
    Freyja? I've taken a recent interest in Nordic mythology.
  • mariomario
    edited February 2008
    (I won't pretend to have known these etymologies off-hand; I picked names I thought sounded neat and cross-referenced with those of interesting origin)

    Eris - Greek goddess of discord; the name of the recently-discovered largest dwarf planet in the Solar System that caused all the controversy over what defines a planet, and by that extension a delightful Xena: Warrior Princess pun
    Kali - Hindu goddess, holds both the creative and destructive power of time
    Parvati - Hindu goddess, a manifestation of the Hindu Divine Mother representing love and spiritual fulfillment
    Colleen - from Irish cailín (girl); really cool Joanna Newsom song about a girl that used to be a whale

    Feel free to alter any of these spellings if you need to conceal their origins. You can't go wrong with goddess names though; I feel that middle names ought to be outstandingly unique, when they aren't pulled from one's ancestry of course.

    On second thought, just pick Jennifer. That's my suggestion to you, and if you choose it, it will have been me that inspired you. Obviously.
  • SilverwardSilverward
    edited February 2008
    What about Apollo? The god of truth, and also the name of the new Ace Attorney (which I just got today).
  • brucebruce
    edited February 2008
    I have decided on a name. Her middle name is now Jennifer!
  • mariomario
    edited February 2008
    Jennifer?!? That wasn't anywhere in my suggestions.

    Wait, there it is.
  • brucebruce
    edited February 2008
    I picked your suggestion, so could you return the favour by picking my suggestion? Update your Comic. ;)
  • mariomario
    edited February 2008
    I did! Several times!
  • deku12345deku12345
    edited February 2008
    No joke, I was going to suggest Jennifer. I always liked that name for girls...
  • AgentcelAgentcel
    edited February 2008
    Sure.

    I would have said something fancy and English.
  • illithid235illithid235
    edited February 2008
    Like Mildred?
  • brucebruce
    edited February 2008
    Like Alyson of Bath?
  • illithid235illithid235
    edited February 2008
    She was hardly a respectable woman. Seriously, Bruce. Do you want to make this girl into another Alyson?

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