WDYT?

[jadedone2many.livejournal.com]

I am 28 weeks pregnant with my 2nd child and 1st boy.
The husband & I are pretty much 100% settled on the name for him: Emmett Edward
Our last name is Kelly, so his initials will be EEK, which I have thought about, but I've ultimately decided it won't be that big of a deal.
His big sister is named Elizabeth Malie (Malie comes from her godmother's middle name), and while I wasn't intentionally going for an "E" trend, I kind of like it. Should we have any more children, I doubt they will have an "E" name.
Oh, and FYI, my name is Jessica Elizabeth and my hubby's name is Matthew Edward.

The reasoning behind the names:
Emmett is my grandfather's middle name, and my grandfather was very, very special to me. He was more like a father to me, and I lost him when I was 14 to a stroke. :( His first name was Harry, which I don't much like, plus my dad is Harry, Jr., and I don't much like my dad LOL so I didn't really want to feel like I was honoring my dad, y'know?
Edward is the middle name that is given to every 1st born Kelly male in my hubby's family, and I like the name well enough to go along with the tradition.

HOWEVER. I know that these names are going to come off to people as having come from the failtasticever-popular Twilight series, which I loathe. I have already had a couple of comments about the name at a recent baby shower ("Oh, you must REALLY love Twilight, huh" "Actually, no, I despise it..."). :/

So... what do you all think of the name? Hate it? Like it?
Also, what do you think I should say in combat to the comments I'm likely to continue getting in regards to his name?

EDIT: Thanks for your comments & reassurance, everyone. It is greatly appreciated! :D

Comments

[satunian.livejournal.com]

So now, anyone who likes the name/uses the name/has family significance with the name Edward must automatically be a Twilight fan? >_< Edward is a fairly common name.

I don't really know the Twilight series (Vampires=not sexy for me), is there another name you mentioned that suggests a theme I missed?

I'm not a huge fan of the name Emmett but since you're trying to honor someone very important to you, I don't even think you need to ask our opinions ;) You got your name picked out! Yeah, the EEK thing might be a little weird (maybe wanna throw a second middle name in there?) but also, it's not that big a deal. I think it's a fine name. I like Elizabeth too

[pbslm515.livejournal.com]

Emmett is a character's name in the Twilight series, so the combination of Emmett Edward could be seen as coming straight from the books.

Personally, I really like the name and think the personal meaning to you should outweigh a passing pop culture fad. You don't have to explain anything to anyone...if they ask about the Twilight connection, just tell them that wasn't your intention.

[satunian.livejournal.com]

Ahh, the only names I remember for Twilight (from just hearing it mentioned here and there) Are Jake and Edward and I think Bella, so I really wasn't sure

[velkoria.livejournal.com]

omg... this... I had no idea Emmett was a Twilight name too *gasp* I only know Bella, Jasper and Edward because... if I see one more 'I heart Edward' shirt... I will probably like... don' know... go up in flames. And Bella because of the Bella + Edward shit and Jasper because I liked the name and someone asked me if I am a Twilight fan... yeah, no.

[velkoria.livejournal.com]

ow, talk about overuse of '...' for me this morning...