Well, now we're getting somewhere!

[ladydreamfire.livejournal.com]

So I played around with the new list of boy names until I had names that if my husband LOVED one I would LOVE it too so I wouldn't feel like I had settled for something I was only lukewarm on. Today I went over those names with him. In the end only one name from each list (old and new) survived. So now my name list looks like this:
 
Henrik Wolfgang Gibbons (I had a different middle, but he came up with this one (again) and you know what? I actually love it a lot!)
Gabriel Beauregard Gibbons (I've been debating the middle, but I've had it there so long everything else feels wrong..you know?)
Elsa Fleur Gibbons
Gemma Hermione Gibbons

My husband is like horny over Henrik Wolfgang, and really loves Gabriel so I'm confident either choice will make us both happy.

I'm not going to force a choice between the boy names, if I have a boy I can always decide at the hospital if we just can't pick beforehand. If I have a girl, Elsa Fleur all the way.  I could use another girl name on this list, but it's only important if I'm having twin girls. When I actually get pregnant that is. Gosh, I hope it's not a long wait! We just started and I'm anxious already! I don't know how some of you maintain patience.

A big huge THANK YOU for all your input and advice. It really did help a lot, even if it was just something for me to keep in mind. Like how southern Beauregard is. And how teaseable Wolfgang could be. Those are both middle names so we should be good to go!

I will admit though, I'm sort of in mourning over Theodore Ambrose. Sighing @ democracy. I hope one of you will use it, or maybe I can become that really aggravating mother who tells her kids what to name their babies instead of what they actually want.  :P


Edited to add: You Gemma Hermione fans were totally right and I put Gemma Hermione back on the list. After hermione_vader brought it up again (and was backed up by ninjanette)  I discussed it with my husband and decided that if it came down to having two girls I really wanted one to be Gemma. He doesn't give me grief about girl names, just the boys. As far as I'm concerned if my brother still wants to use Emma someday, he's free too. We'll find a way to differentiate. I love calling my kids by their wholes names anyhow. ;-)

Comments

[serenebean.livejournal.com]

Oo, Henrik Wolfgang is a fabulous way to use Wolfgang!

[ladydreamfire.livejournal.com]

Sadly no. I'd have to have a boy this time, then have a pregnancy where I had twin boys to get it in there. That is not the scenario I'm hoping for! If I had twin boys I'd have Henrik and Gabriel undoubtedly.

Actually if I have twins, I'd really love it to be a boy/girl combo! He'd get his boy and I'd get my Elsa! :)

[ladydreamfire.livejournal.com]

I thought so too! I originally had it as Henrik Ambrose Gibbons, even though it spells HAG, just trying to keep Ambrose at the very least. But I had to admit, his combo rocked more.

[hermione-vader.livejournal.com]

If you need a second girl name for twins, Gemma Hermione was awesome.

[ladydreamfire.livejournal.com]

Omg, I freaking LOVE Gemma Hermione soooooo much. My brother wants to use Emma someday, if he ever gets married and has kids that is,so he doesn't want me using Gemma. But you know, if I did end up in the scenario where I did have twin girls, I may just tell him to kiss my butt and use it anyway. Because I really really really love it. And I wouldn't care if he still used Emma, I'm such a good sister ;-)

[ninjanette.livejournal.com]

I agree! I was sad to not this see one on here. I do love all of the names you've ended up with though (to the OP)

[quinnthevixen.livejournal.com]

I love all of those names! I especially have a soft spot for Henrik Wolfgang; Henrik is my step-dad's name, and it's very uncommon in the states (not sure if that's where you are located) but I think it's a strong, distinguished name!

[ladydreamfire.livejournal.com]

I can't say I imagined myself with a Henrik, although I agree that it is a strong name. And in fact the name positions are mixed up from where we had Henrik as a middle name for Roman and he had proposed Wolfgang as a first name. But in the end, it works and I'm surprised by how much I love it. It's really not my usual style at all. But whatever works and makes you happy, right?

Yes, I'm American and my husband is Canadian (who will naturalize to become an American citizen eventually). I probably wouldn't have heard it at all if it weren't for hockey players.

[ladydreamfire.livejournal.com]

You girls were right, I edited the post and the list, and Gemma Hermione is on there! <3

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

How would you have difficulty differentiating between Gemma and Emma?