bored!!

[Threlin]

Congrats, Kajunlady!

One thing to consider on names is the resulting initials and any words they may make. Someone named Aardvark Snarky Smith might not like to monogram his clothing with A.S.S. if ya get my drift.  And Frankie Avocado Trumpet is going to get called FAT all his life. 

When my kids were born we did not find out what the gender would be beforehand. My ex and I had a deal that if it was a boy, I got to choose the first name and she the middle and if a girl the opposite would hold true. My first was a girl and her middle name ended up being Kevyn. She loves it, btw.

When my son was born a couple years later, I chose Gavin as his first name. It means "white falcon" in Welsh and/or Scottish. It's amazing how it suits him.

I agree with all that's been said above about choosing...especially Lyn's!

Congrats again!!!

[Nasanna]

Congratulations! I hope everything goes well for you and the baby!

In addition to what GB said about initials, you can do some really neat things with them... My first name is Meghan and my initials are M.E.G.  so people always think I'm writing my nickname instead of initials.  I'm a lot better off than the Andrew Steven Smith who was in one of my high school classes.

Also, be careful with the first and last name combination- I also knew a girl named Paige Turner...

[KittyPurple]

in my grade school the was a girl named Megan Natalie Miles ... M.N.M ..... mmmm chocolate...

[un4]

Hey, congrats!  How about "Dvalin?" 

I'm not expecting to ever be ready for children, but I do love more exotic names like Isabella and Avey for girls.  For guys, I'd have to go with the classic Francis Xavier, but I'm Italian

[herothirtythree]

just because i work at an inbound call center i get to see peoples names all day long - and they do preface what you think about the person!

personally, while its fun to talk to harold potter, candy, star, and ringo; sticky jones, and david u martinez (oh, and he was), i would never want a name that memorable.

some of the ones i have liked:  Manuel, Garner, Simone (thats seh-moan, not sigh-mon), Ashlin, Gauge, Kaylin, Evan, Hunter, Cornellia, Lee, Aislin, Brittania, Laurel

NJOY AND CONGRATS!

[Buzan]

Congratulations Kajun!

[LastDyingBreath]

I 2nd the francis xavier if he's a little boy.  Being able to call yourself F.X. yourlastname would be great.

but it doesn't really matter, $10 gets you a name change amirite?

[Threlin]

but it doesn't really matter, $10 gets you a name change amirite?

Just out of curiosity, I looked this up. Actually in TN it'll cost you $134 just to file the petition with the court. Many online suppliers of legal packages charge $40 for a name change kit. Add in any other costs you might incur whether from court fees or missed work for attending a hearing, etc and you're probably looking at a total cost of around $200 give or take.

Now that ain't gonna break the bank...but you wouldn't want to change your name every other Wednesday, either.

[kajunlady]

while francis xavier is a good name and i love it not sure it would go with my last name key.

[fiere redfern]

while francis xavier is a good name and i love it not sure it would go with my last name key.

Ya never know, he could wind up like this guy and become famous! ^_^

[Arcdelad]

Alan means handsome and elegant? My sons middle name is Alan

We named our first son Edward, which is very traditional, then we named our second son Ethan, which is also traditional, but also "trendy" i guess...

[herothirtythree]

i can confirm, ethan=trendy

i like it

[Fleecy]

I have a nephew by the name of Ethan Allen (spelled a little different than your son's name), which also is a furniture store name...haha   

My sister didn't know about the store name until after she had already registered his name 

[Arcdelad]

LOL...we thought about ethan alan the first time we got pregnant, but opted not to due to the furniture store hehehe

ethan is actually an old name....edith wharton wrote "Ethan Frome" in the early 1900's and kind of let it resurface into the public eye...

[Rocknlock]

ricky bobby ftw!!