Sponsor a Child

[Ironwood]

I'm attempting to create one of the most useless and mystifying threads in the History of f13.

As many of you know, in about 3 weeks my wife is going to expel a money sink from her body.  Should this money sink manifest female, we have no problems.

Should it turn out to be a boy, we're royally screwed.

Why ?  We have fought for about a year now over names.  We cannot decide on a boys name, nor agree with each other on what a good name is.

So, Wire In.  Go ahead and tell me what your children or family are called.  Give me names galore.  Geek names, silly names, normal names, posh names, common names, DNS names.  Go for your life.

2 Provisos :

1 - I live in Scotland.  One of our top favourites for Girls Names is Dana.  Then some bright spark at my work pointed out that they call me Mr P - due to my second name.  This would make the child Dana P.   *Pause*  Think only Righ got that one.  Think about how your name sounds, therefore, in a Scottish Accent.

2 - My Family name is NOT McLennan nor Campbell nor Lennon nor McTavish.  It's Pieroni.  (Don't Ask.  A Huge amount of Italians fled to Scotland during the war.  You don't wanna know.)  Therefore, any name will need to somehow work with an Italian second name.


Go ahead with your suggestions and if you can think of a name that we will use, then you'll win something.  Probably a free babysitting session.

Please do NOT chime in if you're emotionally attached to the name.  I may return to the thread to comment on how fucking stupid your name is and do not want to hear that you were offended.  :)


Anyone suggesting a baby-book of names or googling internet baby names will also be beaten.  Don't think I'm not fucking desperate.  I'm posting HERE.

[schild]

Dante
Damien

And of course

Seven

[Merusk]

Names in my family:

Ryan, Jason, Douglass, Patrick, Brodie, Jack, Max, Verne, Elwood, Rob, Robert, Jeremy, Chris, Tom, Timothy (Tim)

Of course our last names are all of English origin, so I don't know that any of those work well with such an Italian name.  Well, maybe Rob or Robert.  Lots of the Italian-lineage kids I went to school with were named Robert, and just chose which derivation they wanted to use.

There was also a few Justins, a Brian and a Paul. (Though giving your kid the initials PP would just be evil.)

[Sky]

D'Artagnon for a boy. I'd name a girl Guinevere.

[Ironwood]

"OI, DARTAGNON, YER TEAS OOOT !"


I think not.

Bear in mind also that Dogtanian and the 3 Muskahounds were required viewing for any Scottish Child of a certain age.

[Hanzii]

One of our girls were supposed to be an Oscar - ruined it by being girls of course.

I've never met a Scot, that could pronounce my first name properly, so call him Hans and enjoy.

[UD_Delt]

Huh... Had a fraternity brother with the same last name as you. His name was Rob, his sister was Lana.

Have you considered going with a more traditional Italian name? Antony (Tony), Allessandro (Alex), Carmen (wife's grandfather's name but kind of old school now), Vincente (Vince - my grandfather & uncle's name), Marco (Mark), Matthew (Matteo if you want more Italian).

[Polysorbate80]

Guy names from both sides of the immediate family:  James, Jacob ("Jake"), Jonathan, Alan ("Shithead"), Casey, Cameron, Cassidy, Derek.

Not much there to work with :P

[Fargull]

My son's name is Dakota.  His middle name is Jaedon, which is a combination of his two living great grandfathers, James and Lindon.  Not really sure how that helps, but he turns six in a few weeks and so far his name has been a boon.  His two best friends are Logan and Jackson.

Your in for a very interesting couple of months.  Best of luck to you and your lady, and of course the little bit.

[Nebu]

I misread the thread title as "Sponsor S Child."   

[HaemishM]

Since you're of Italian descent, call him Anthony. It's almost a surefire bet that there's at least 3-7 Anthony's down your lineage somewhere, so you'd be naming him after some kind of a relative.

Or you could just call him Haemish, just to fuck with the lads he'll go to early forms with. Woody to fit with your Internet persona.

Fuck it, just call him Zod. You'll be kneeling before his drowning wail soon anyway.

[Soln]

scot/irish family (even lived in Edinburgh as a kid and Skye), my family's names: Gavin, Mairi-Linday, Camilla, Michael, Ranald, Adam, Christopher, Sam, Diane, Martin, Collette

suggestions from yr surname: Evan, Gia, Liam, David, Kelly

good luck with the late night feedings

[Margalis]

I suggest Dana. Hey why not?

[Ironwood]

It's a silly name for a bloke, that's why.

[Signe]

Name him Jack.  Nearly every bloke in Scotland is named Jack.  He'll fit right in.  The ones who are not named Jack are named Lewis.  We don't like them wot named Lewis, though.  So Jack it is, then.

[RhyssaFireheart]

Well, Craig is a nice name, or Michael for a son.  Either would sound fine with your last name I'd think.

For a daughter, I'm partial to Kayleigh Elaine, only because that is what I was going to use if I had a daughter.  Since my husband and I went the no kids route, I have no particular attachment other than "This is what I would have named a daughter.." one.  Or Allegria if you want to be different and somewhat more Italian sounding.  I just like the name really.

Good luck and congrats on the new bébé.

[Ironwood]

Jack, Andrew, Ben, Mitchell, Paul, David, Stephen, Christopher, Martin, Edward, Hugh and Bill are ALL TAKEN.

I have a large family.


We're fairly sure a female is going to be Dana Marie Pieroni.  And, if not, we have other ideas.  Girls names are easy in a male dominated family.

[Llava]

I like Owen as a boy's name.

[Signe]

Hugh is fun because he can be Shug.  I love that.  My nephew is Shug. 

What are you?  Some sort of Eyetie Scot?  Like Dario Franchetti?  Name him Dario.

Owen is too Welsh.  Go Euan or something. 

Or just name your own bloody sprog you lazy git.

[Llava]

Bruce, then.

After Batman.

[Signe]

I like Bruce!  Is it decided now?  Bruce Pepperoni!

[Nija]

Xavier Pieroni

I was about 10 seconds away from being an Xavier - my great grandfather's name.

I ended up being a Nathan instead. How boring.

[Telemediocrity]

Joe/Joseph?

I was always partial to the name "Crowley".

Tobias?  (Get him a barcode tattoo on the back of his neck at birth, and then show him Hitman when he's 20 with the order to "go out and kill!")

[stray]

Angelo/Angela Pieroni

[Rasix]

My immediate family has such boring names: Tom, Ben, Susan, Jake, Evan (last two are my sister's kids).  But I can't trace back far enough in my family tree to find a first born male child that wasn't named Thomas or Tomas (can't find the accent).  Tomas goes quite well with your last name.

My wife already is thinking of girl names.. and she's not even pregnant yet. Audrey, Charlotte, and Eloise have all made the short list.  The boy name list is rather lonely: Thomas.

[WayAbvPar]

A buddy of mine with a very Italian last name recently named his new son Dominic.

[Teleku]

Bob.

[Raging Turtle]

I like Sean, it's on my list for 'names-if-I-ever-have-a-son-oh-god-kids-too-soon-too-soon'.  But then, I'm a quarter Irish and have an Irish last name, so it fits.  You'd know better than I if it it's an odd Scottish name.  Or Casey, but that doesn't really go with the last name. 

Girl names I like - Amanda, Alexis, Claire/Clare

[tazelbain]

Welshy.

[Morfiend]

One of the editors at my work is Scottish, his name is Ruaridh (rory). Thats pretty decent.

[Strazos]

Doesn't William fly as a suitable name?

If that doesn't work, go with Strazos. It's a totally awesome name.

[Signe]

I am Signe Lorraine, my mother was Lilliana Rotillia, my father is Sigurd Lars and my sister is Linda Sue.  Only go with my sister's name if you live in a trailer in Brewton, Alabama.

[Telemediocrity]

One thing being at a school with a large foreign contingent has taught me is that you want to give your kid a unique and exotic (though not hippy-ish) name.  It really is an asset in life.

How about Miles?

[Samwise]

A few from my family: Nicholas, Caedmon, Matthew, Joel, Julian, Lyle.  (I think "Caedmon" sounds particularly good in a Scottish accent.)

[Kenrick]

Oops I thought the thread title was "sponsor a schild."

I'll be leaving now.

edit: I see nebu made the same mistake, we must be smoking the same substance.