Closer to My Due Date

[perfectcherry.livejournal.com]

...and not much closer to a name!

The closer to my due date I get (October 6th), the more I feel certain we're having a boy, but I'm still at a loss for most boy names. It doesn't help that my husband hates my name choices and I hate his; he was beginning to warm up to Felix, but then my Father-in-Law came over and started singing "Felix the cat! The wonderful, wonderful cat!" to our black cat, so now I'm having second thoughts about it.

Behind the cut I've listed our most agreed-upon male and female names. Please tell me what you think and feel free to offer suggestions for other names you think either of us might like!

Criticism is just as appreciated as praise, so don't worry about hurting my feelings.



The last name is one syllable and begins with a B. We're of mixed background, I'm half-Danish and he's Black with a lot of Irish and French ancestry, but I'm much more influenced by my cultural heritage than my husband is by his; we both grew up in New Orleans, so we both have a fondness for French and Spanish names. Allen is his and his father's middle name, so it appears fairly frequently amongst the male names, mainly due to lack of inspiration.

Boys
Felix Allen
Theodore Clark
Jason Clark
Gordon Chase
Patrick Allen
Frederik
Gavin
Simon

Girls
Zinnia Faye
Zinnia Simone
Celia Marguerite
Marigold "Mary" Abigail
Marigold "Mary" Ada
Sylvia Pearl
Stella Irene
Leda Simone
Andrea Simone
Diana Rose
Eleanor Rose
Beatrice Rose
Ada Celeste
Autumn Celeste
Gertrude Irene
Arabelle/Arabella Iris
Arabelle/Arabella Irene

As you can see we're doing much better coming up with a selection of feminine names, so I really feel we need help with masculine names.

Comments

[aquilinum.livejournal.com]

I'd get rid of the -belle and -bella stuff, as well as Ada — and Rose as a middle, because those all seem WAYYY too trendy for you, given the rest of your list. If your taste reaches beyond the pedestrian, why even go there?

Same thing on Gavin (and possibly Jason), for the male name list.



My absolute favorites (though I like a bunch of yours) are Patrick, Marigold, Zinnia, Diana, and Sylvia.

I like Gertrude, but I think it's still at least half a generation from escaping the "stodgy and old and ANTIQUATED EW" reactions, for most people.

[perfectcherry.livejournal.com]

Yeah, until the recent resurgence of Isabella/Isabelle as an extremely popular girl's name, I always thought of it as being rather timeless. Now, however, it's just like Jessica or Jennifer were for my age group.

I still think of Jason as timeless, but I don't care for Gavin; it's on the list because it's one of my husband's top five.

Your favorites of mine are also some of my most favorite, aside from Diana, which is another of my husband's suggestions. I agree with you about Gertrude, but I think it's a lovely name, although I don't pronounce it with the "Grr" sound and I know that's how it will most often be pronounced.