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[Hanzii]

I suggest naming him my alltime favourite internet baby name: Nathaniel T. Kittenstomp. You clearly can not go wrong with this name.

On a more serious note, i've always been fond of Phillip. It has a nice regal connotation to it. Alternatively, some kind of northern name such as Asmund, Einar or Hakon would suit the strong rugged Scotsman type who will one day behead people; that your son will undoubtedly grow up to be.

If you are unsure however, there is always Muad-Dib to fall back on.

Good suggestion. If there's any Scottish blood in the clan, and it's not just a bunch of Eyetalians, then you probably have Norse ancestors anyway.
Beowulf
Loke
Tor
Ragnar
Ebbe
Gudmund
Magnus
Hildegun
Gunnar
Asger
Rolf
Ragnhild

My family is half nordic and half germanic, so I have a bunch of these in my tree (my earliest traceable ancestors were highwaymen, murderes and rapists... how cool is that?)

[schild]

Schild Pieroni.

[Ironwood]

You're gonna do this every page, right ?

[edlavallee]

My family is half nordic and half germanic, so I have a bunch of these in my tree (my earliest traceable ancestors were highwaymen, murderes and rapists... how cool is that?)

Your ancestors worked for Halliburton?

[schild]

You're gonna do this every page, right ?

You should name your kid after something fast. Maybe that way he won't be slow like Pop.

OH, BURN.

[Sky]

Not Bad Dudes.

Badass. Badass Pieroni.

Also, shouldn't Ephram be Ephraim?

[Ironwood]

You're gonna do this every page, right ?

You should name your kid after something fast. Maybe that way he won't be slow like Pop.

OH, BURN.

Heh.  You and I can't afford to be Nemesis, Schild, since we're the only ones that are on this website ALL THE FUCKING TIME.

I wonder when you sleep.

[HaemishM]

Call him Krull, and all will tremble at his might.

[Ironwood]

Heh, I like that.

[Signe]

What's wrong with the name Schild, anyway?  Or Signe?  Or Stony Tony Pieroni?  What's your problem?  Pick one and be done with it.  You are running out of time!

[Ironwood]

Can't name him after internet handles.  I don't want to despise him horribly.

[Soln]

No Smed then?

[schild]

I wonder when you sleep.

That's how I want to keep it. :P

Schild is not an internet handle. It's my last name. Handles are things like "Go Go Team Korea" and "I'm So So Pretty" and "Ironwood."

[Ironwood]

Schild is an internet handle. It's also my last name.

Sorted.

[schild]

Meanie.

[Ironwood]

That's your best suggestion so far.

Meanie Pieroni.

[Signe]

Can't name him after internet handles.  I don't want to despise him horribly.

Signe is not an internet handle.  It's my name.  Handles are things like "Go Go Team Korea"  and "I'm So So Pretty" and "Schild."

[schild]

I hate you people.

[voodoolily]

The best you can come up with is tubby?

Weak.

Husky. You're husky, honey.

[Cheddar]

Dude.

Schild.

SAY IT WITH ME.

SCHILD PIERONI

or, alternatively:

F13 Dot Net Pieroni

The second one doesn't roll off the tongue so well though.

I got dibs on F13 Dot Net.  Goddamnit.

Husky. You're husky, honey.

And you.  I just don't like you.  Shut up!

[voodoolily]

Name him Link. Or more better: Mario.

[Righ]

Or Hornio.

[Cadaverine]

I opted for Roman Alexander Bussey for my wee lil hatchling. 

I was aiming for Ronan initially, but his mother didn't care for it, and wanted to name him Gabriel, which I despised.

[Signe]

Monster names are always good!

Rodan
Godzilla
Mothra (a bit girly)
Ghidorah
King Kong
Cookie Monster
Dr. Phibes

[schild]

Nameless One

Alternatively:

JC Denton Pieroni

[Cyrrex]

So there have been a number of good names posted, and chances are you aren't going to get anything much better at this point.   I have two boys myself, and I can relate to your problem...for some reason, boys names all suck.  I think it is because they more easily related to current or historical persons of the same name (especially historical ones).  Whatever.  You should just agree on something that the both of you don't hate, and you'll probably find that the boy will grow into it quickly enough.

Barring that, go with Zod.  Can you imagine?  Your toddler, strutting around daycare...oh, I need to share the toys, do I?  Kneel before Zod!

[Ironwood]

  You should just agree on something that the both of you don't hate,

Therein lies the problem.  As for the rest, you're probably right.

[Cyrrex]

  You should just agree on something that the both of you don't hate,

Therein lies the problem.  As for the rest, you're probably right.

In our case, I was the one who hated everything.  I found a way around it, though.  I was, as mentioned above, associating names with historical or literary characters, people I have known as adults or in childhood with the same names.  Negative associations, for the most part, but not always.  The trick was in trying to understand my own irrational dislike for names being proposed and determining which ones I would eventually be able to get over.

Just to illustrate, here are some hypothetical examples of names, and the gut reaction I might have to them:

Alexander - what, like "The Great"?  Might as well call him Attilla.
Magnus - what, we going to enter him into a World's Strongest Man competition?
Jacob - you mean like the kid I knew in 3rd grade that always had a snotty nose?
Fred - you planning on giving birth to a 60 year-old?
Gunther - the name looks and sounds ugly to me

And so on.  I could literally come up with ridiculous stuff like that for every name.  What I figured out was that while some of my objections were based on personal experiences (which are more difficult to get past), others were very abstract and without merit.  On my fake list above, the last three will never, ever work.  I either actually hate the name, or I am associating it with something I will not be able to overcome.  The first two are irrational objections, and I need to get the fuck over myself.

This is quite literally the process I had to go through...separating the personal objections from the stupid ones.

[Strazos]

Nameless One

Alternatively:

JC Denton Pieroni

Heh!

How about Constantine Pieroni? Valentine?

[edlavallee]

While you're on the villian kick, how about:

Mojojojo Pieroni


Personally I am sold on the PIEroni part and the first name matters not. I would just be pleased as punch to be able to call him PIE!

[Signe]

I've already nicknamed him Pepperoni.  He can beat me up when he's 11.

[Ironwood]

I wouldn't worry.  As someone who went through school being called that, and still   at the age of 32 get morons who think they're original by spouting it out, I'm quite sure young zeb will be utterly unable to care less.

You should go for a nickname that couldn't possibly have been thought of before, like Macaroni or something.

 

[edlavallee]

Shepherd PIEroni?

[Sky]

You could prepare him for the End Days with the name Jesus. Or Mel. Or Muhammad.

Or just go for the money and name him Exxon. Nobody fucks with Exxon.

[Cheddar]

"Doh, I cannot chill out" - fucking adorable quote from Ched's kid

Heh, I forgot you had that sig.  It makes me smile everytime I see it.  I cannot wait to hear what the Ironwood family vernacular sounds like! 

We should speculate on it!