Three syllable boy names have been on my mind. On a recent red eye flight from Phoenix to Anchorage, I had ample time to ponder names. In fact, I tried to name myself to sleep by starting at the end of the alphabet and thinking of all the boy names I could for each letter. I made it to A. The sad part was my husband was sleeping so I couldn't include him on my musing over certain names; I'm sure he's sorry to have missed it. From that episode, I learned that 3-syllable boy names are lacking. Granted, there are many traditional offerings, such as "Timothy" and "Jonathan," but pickings are slim for options not as mainstream
Here are a few uncommon ones that stood out to me:
-"Gulliver" I was oddly excited about this name, until I found out that it means "glutton." Not exactly something to aspire to.
-"Caspian" This name sounds both manly and kind of romantic to me, and it's also a place name. My husband was underwhelmed.
-"Tobias-" I'm such a fan of this one, and love the nickname "Toby," which unfortunately is a dog name.
-"Julian-" This one is growing in popularity (in 2010 it was number 53 of the top 100 boy names). It has an old feel to it, but doesn't sound out of place today.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
Quickie
I really anticipated updating this more often now that Bash is getting bigger. It seems bigger does not necessarily mean easier!
Just a quickie to remind you that I still exist and that names are still awesome:
Heard/Saw
- "Magnolia" for a girl- not one I'd really consider since it is a suburban area near where I grew up, but I think it's lovely, and "Meg" or even "Nolia" would be a pretty nickname.
- "Xander" as a nickname for "Alexander." I wouldn't use it as a name alone since I don't know how well it would age, but it's kind of a neat alternative to the standard "Alex."
- "Conley"- I actually really like this boy name, even though it's so similar to a couple girls name. It sounds like a wild west, cowboy name to me. Our vet's name was "Conley Westover," and he was (still is, we just don't have a dog anymore) a pretty awesome cowboy kind of guy. He totally pulls off the name, and I think it's great for any rough and tumble little kid (a bookish child may get made fun of with that moniker).
Just a quickie to remind you that I still exist and that names are still awesome:
Heard/Saw
- "Magnolia" for a girl- not one I'd really consider since it is a suburban area near where I grew up, but I think it's lovely, and "Meg" or even "Nolia" would be a pretty nickname.
- "Xander" as a nickname for "Alexander." I wouldn't use it as a name alone since I don't know how well it would age, but it's kind of a neat alternative to the standard "Alex."
- "Conley"- I actually really like this boy name, even though it's so similar to a couple girls name. It sounds like a wild west, cowboy name to me. Our vet's name was "Conley Westover," and he was (still is, we just don't have a dog anymore) a pretty awesome cowboy kind of guy. He totally pulls off the name, and I think it's great for any rough and tumble little kid (a bookish child may get made fun of with that moniker).
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