names of friends' and family's newer arrivals

[myiris.livejournal.com]

zoey rae
brayden michael
savannah
ebin jacob [soon to be joined by sister erin - one letter from their son's name, which bothers me A LOT]
brett logan
marti pearl
jackson douglas
elijah matisse
brinkley mcclain

Comments

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

I only like Jacob and Pearl. Matisse is kind of cool to see though.

Jackson Douglas reminds me of the Civil War for some reason. I guess because of "Stonewall" Jackson and Frederick Douglass???

Brinkley Mcclain sounds like a law firm or political running-mates.

[myiris.livejournal.com]

what's odd is how MANY times I've seen jackson and douglas paired together on birth announcements and stuff. douglas is apparently a popular MN for jackson. this kid was named after a good friend, jack, that was killed in a shooting, and douglas after his father and grandfathers, both dougs. so it's a nice tribute, but otherwise i totally agree with you.

brinkley is my cousin, and the name's always rubbed me the wrong way. it reminds me of this old disney movie brink! about rollerbladers in the 90s lol... mcclain is my mother's maiden name and therefore, my cousin's mother's maiden name. we cherish the mcclain name being so definitively irish, but together, this name is TOO MUCH.

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you agree with me. I was worried about insulting friends and/or relatives. Heh. Jackson Doughlas IS a nice tribute and I totally dig where McClain came from.

Also, I used to love the movie Brink! lol