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[morphinae.livejournal.com]

As I was lamenting over my precious Tiger's loss to VA Tech yesterday, I realized I really like one of the players names:

Cullen

I'm having a terrible time coming up with boys names, so it's a big deal when anything gets my attention. (I hope this kid is a girl, for it's sake). We wouldn't be able to use Calvin as a middle name like we were planning on before..(shame, this was my husbands request to honor his late grandfather. The sentiment is sweet, but I really hate the name). I don't understand why all the names I like begin with C, either. It's not intentional, it just ends up that way. I have a 6 year old Corbin, Charis or Kaida (a C sound) are the top girls names for us right now, and now Cullen. Usually I don't really care about 'sib sets' or how two names go together, but I also don't want to end up with 2 or three kids, all with "C" names, and have someone think it's an intentional trend. IMO, it's kinda tacky when people plan it out like that. Maybe I'm over thinking?

Anyway, thoughts or opinions on Cullen, middle names, and/or a "C" trend?

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[fireyirishangel.livejournal.com]

If you can possibly manage, I'd do my best to honor my husband's request, particularly when it comes to honoring a family member. My fiance vehemently refused to use any of the family names I wanted to use as a middle name for our daughter, and while I love the name we settled on, I'm sad she doesn't have a family name in the equation. He's finally realized how much it means to me and has agreed to give me fairly free reign on the middle name for our next child, to honor my mother or father, depending on the gender.

[morphinae.livejournal.com]

I agreed to it happily years ago, as I said, I love the sentiment, just not crazy about the name itself. If we end up with a boy and can only decide on a totally incompatible name, I asked if we could use his grandfather's middle name, but he has no idea what it is (or the ambition to make one measly phone call and find out).