Mulder Doesn't Mean X-Files

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My husband and I are expecting our first child in mid-October ... complete surprise since we were not planning or trying at all - but such is life. We have finally started getting everything in order and we are very excited.

We are not finding out if the baby is a boy or a girl in advance (much to the chagrin of our family members - you would think they would want a surprise too!) We also have decided not to let them in on the naming beforehand. (of course this is driving them all crazy!)

Josh and I have come up with three names for both boys and girl. Now our last name is Mulder (yes. like the X-Files - so we have been hearing lots of Scully and Fox suggestions ... sigh - haha)

Our Names:
Joshua Francis
Lauren Marie

Boy Names:
Benjamin Archer
Axel Harrison
Reed Emerson

Girl Names:
Nora Brennan (EDIT: Brennan is Josh's mothers maiden name.)
Jo Helena Rose (EDIT: Jo would be after my grandmother and uncle who both passed away when I was very young.)
Suzanna Charley

Now these aren't in any order of favorites ... it really depends on what we think when we see the munchkin. Suggestions, thoughts, opinions?

Comments

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I'm a Lauren Marie as well.

I think I may like Benjamin Archer the best, but the -er ending being on both Archer and Mulder bothers me a bit and the initials would be BAM. :\
I really don't like the name Axel, and the -el Mul- part bothers me when I say just the first and last name. I do love Harrison though, and actually, I think Axel Harrison Mulder flows the best. Reed is nice enough. I don't care for Emerson. Something about the whole name combo bothers me, but I can't quite figure out what it is.

I like Nora Brennan the best, although I think I may prefer Norah Brennan. I like that Brennan is a family name and I think the whole name flows pretty well. Jo Helena Rose is my next choice. I'm in the give-full-names-with-nn-options camp so I would prefer to see Josephine Helena Rose. I love Josephine and Helena is quite nice too. But I see why you're sticking with just Jo. I dislike both Suzanna and Charley.

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omg BAM ... didn't even think of or notice that. That must change, haha, thank you actually for pointing that out!!! I went to school with a kid whose initials were ELM and a AAA ... there was some not fun teasing with those.