Traditions
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babynamesSo I just found out I'm 6wks pregnant, and obviously have a long way to go before naming the little sesame seed in person. But of course I can't help myself and have been thinking about names since the day I found out I was expecting.
One thing I am certain of is that I don't want to find out the gender before birth, so I will need male and female options.
Here's my criteria, maybe you can help me think of different possibilities:
I was raised half Jewish and half Catholic. I never really thought much about naming traditions in either faith, but I do know that I was named using the Jewish naming tradition of after the most recently deceased relative (indirectly). What I mean: my grandma died while my mom was pregnant with me, and her name was Lieselotte, I was named with an L name (Leslie) in honor of her. And now that I am pregnant myself I kind of want to keep that tradition. My most recently deceased relative is my grandpa, Thomas Daniel. I don't want to use the name Thomas itself, but I would like to honor him in some way. The only T name I really can think of that I like is Timothy, so maybe you can help me think of more. (please don't suggest Thomasina)
The other tradition that my fiance's family uses, is that the first boy's middle name is their fathers name. So if we have a boy his middle name would have to be Adam. They don't have any naming traditions for girls.
What are some names that honor Thomas, for both girls and boys? And what are some boy name combos that go well with Adam as the middle?
I generally like traditional names for boys (like Charles and Timothy) and am much more all over the place with girl names (for example I like Juniper, Lindsay, and Ayla) and find it much harder to find girl names I like.
Squee! I'm so excited to be having a baby!!
One thing I am certain of is that I don't want to find out the gender before birth, so I will need male and female options.
Here's my criteria, maybe you can help me think of different possibilities:
I was raised half Jewish and half Catholic. I never really thought much about naming traditions in either faith, but I do know that I was named using the Jewish naming tradition of after the most recently deceased relative (indirectly). What I mean: my grandma died while my mom was pregnant with me, and her name was Lieselotte, I was named with an L name (Leslie) in honor of her. And now that I am pregnant myself I kind of want to keep that tradition. My most recently deceased relative is my grandpa, Thomas Daniel. I don't want to use the name Thomas itself, but I would like to honor him in some way. The only T name I really can think of that I like is Timothy, so maybe you can help me think of more. (please don't suggest Thomasina)
The other tradition that my fiance's family uses, is that the first boy's middle name is their fathers name. So if we have a boy his middle name would have to be Adam. They don't have any naming traditions for girls.
What are some names that honor Thomas, for both girls and boys? And what are some boy name combos that go well with Adam as the middle?
I generally like traditional names for boys (like Charles and Timothy) and am much more all over the place with girl names (for example I like Juniper, Lindsay, and Ayla) and find it much harder to find girl names I like.
Squee! I'm so excited to be having a baby!!
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Date: 2013-01-27 05:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-01-27 08:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-01-27 06:35 pm (UTC)Theodore Adam
Tanner Adam
Travis Adam
Anthony Adam
Trevor Adam
Trenton Adam
Tyler Adam
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Date: 2013-01-27 08:01 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-01-27 06:39 pm (UTC)For clarification, the Jewish tradition is to name a baby after someone who has died that was near and dear to you, in honor of them, not the most recent and not always a relative. My daughter is Vivian Mary, after my grandmother and my husband's grandmother, both of whom died when we were each 9 years old. If you want to honor someone but they have a name you wouldn't use, there are other ways to honor them according to Jewish tradition. Aside from the first letter, the name can have three letters in common. Examples: If you wanted to name baby after your great aunt Beatrice without using that name, you could name them Brady, Bella, Alice, Bryce, Tristan... so there is some flexibility there.
Also, if your grandfather is Jewish, you could use his Hebrew name for the baby. (I'm assuming it would be Daniel, but you never know.)
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Date: 2013-01-27 07:59 pm (UTC)I didn't know about the 3 letters thing, that does make it a lot more flexible.
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Date: 2013-01-28 06:56 pm (UTC)My daughter is named after our two Catholic grandmothers - not any of her Jewish relatives. But, hey, the tradition says nothing about the beloved being Jewish! I think it is beautiful, and you'll find something awesome and very meaningful.
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Date: 2013-01-27 06:51 pm (UTC)These are all of the T names that are on my list or have been on my list for boys in the past that haven't already been mentioned. They're probably not your style and they don't all go that well with Adam, but I thought I would toss them out there.
Tate Adam
Tristram Adam
Tiernan Adam/Tierney Adam
Thaddeus Adam
Thatcher Adam
Tobias Adam
Tobin Adam
T names for girls:
Tabitha
Tallulah
True
Tessa
Tamsin
Tara
Congratulations!
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Date: 2013-01-27 08:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-01-27 07:05 pm (UTC)Tasmin and Tamsin are female forms of Thomas
Gemini means twin (like Thomas)... Maybe Gemma (Not the same meaning, per se), Mina, etc... Linnea means twinflower...
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Date: 2013-01-27 08:05 pm (UTC)Linnea is cute too!
Thanks for the suggestions!
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Date: 2013-01-27 09:22 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-01-27 11:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-01-27 11:51 pm (UTC)Lots of other good ideas too. Thanks so much, I have a much better list now :)
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Date: 2013-01-28 05:14 am (UTC)Tatum (girl or boy)
Talia
Terrence
Tallulah
Thaddeus
Thea Just some ideas that came to me right away. And congrats! :)
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Date: 2013-01-29 11:51 am (UTC)