Duggar name game

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I assume some of you have played this game before, but how it works is that you choose a letter randomly (here's a random letter generation--just change the number of letters to 1), then flip a coin (a real one or a virtual one) to determine boys and girls out of 19 total, all sharing the same first letter, a la the Duggars. Start with the names you like the best.

I got V, which is hard, because I don't like many boys V names aside from Victor, and I have a personal issue with Vincent (just have known too many jerky Vinces).

1. boy Victor
2. girl Violet
3. boy Vianney
4. boy Valentin
5. girl Verity
( 14 more! )

V no longer looks like a real letter to me.

If you want to make it hard, you can do like I did and not allow names that are too similar (so I couldn't use Viola and Violet, nor Valerian and Valeria).

Not a Baby...

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But a smokey grey lop girl bunny?

Silly names welcomed, ie; food, synonyms, moods, etc.

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Thanks :)

Italian for girls, Irish for boys theme.

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Do you remember that whole incident where I decided I hated our list of boy names? The sick or pregnant thing? Well, looks like I may actually be pregnant. Doctor's on Friday to confirm or deny. Pray for me!

I decided to stick with the Italian/Latin names for girls theme I have going on and I figured I should also return to Irish names for boys to match Aidan. Remy was French but since he passed Aidan is really on his own in the boy category. It would be nice to match with him if we have another boy! So now our (and by "our" I mean "my") boy name list looks like this:

Liam Christopher Gibbons (the only one I ran past the husband, and I think he agreed to Liam, but not sure if he loved the mn. I am content with this combo, but would be willing to compromise with alternatives. )
Keiran Augustus/Augustine Gibbons
Connor Hennessey Gibbons (I know I know, another surnamey middle but I thought it would really match Aidan Mackenzie)

The boys list was made up quickly so I keep trying to tweak it and swap things around. Feel free to do the same with your suggestions.

I have selected Gemma Hermione for a girl, but I would like some feedback on Roma Francesca. I love Roma Aubrielle but I ran across Francesca and thought the two sounded really pretty together! I want another Italian name option on the list and Roma is it. I'm just debating the two different middle names with it. Apparently Roma was another name that he was just kidding on. Except this time he liked it when I thought he didn't.

I do not like the "just kidding" maneuver. I like the "I'll nag you until you'd rather commit suicide than get in the way of the naming process ever again" maneuver. :P There's a humorous undertone to that but honestly I'm still a bit....irked.


To summarize it's basically: Roma Aubrielle vs Roma Francesca and then Liam Christopher vs Liam Hennessey vs the rest of the boy list and options from others.

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My friend is about to adopt a baby boy and needs some help coming up with a name.

For his first name she wants something that means;
brave, strong, survivor, hope, love ... He was found dumped in a trashcan. He was hypothermic, malnourished, jaundiced and had a number of congenital cardiac problems that he is still battling. She wants a name that reflects this.

For his middle name she wants a *Romanian name.

His name at the orphanage is Iorghu, but she doesn't like it.

Any suggestions you guys can offer would be great!

Thanks

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Hey everyone.

I have just made a post about my friend who is adopting a baby.

It made me wonder; what are your thoughts on keeping the original name of an adopted child?

Would you use it as a first name? A middle name? Completely scratch it all together. Would you want the name to at least reflect some of the child's heritage? Would you be more concerned about them fitting into a western society?

For me, I suppose it would depend on the situation. If I was adopting an older child, I would keep the name they had been given. A name is a part of a person's identity and I wouldn't want to take that away. A younger child, who is still forming the concept of who they are, I would probably use it as their as a middle name.
(I respect everyone's right to their own thoughts and decisions, this is just mine)

Let me know what you think?