To me, a name is a defining part of life. I think that people make
instant assumptions and biases based solely on someone's name. Just
think of all the kids that get teased because of the names that their parents
lovingly gave the and that those same parents thought was adorable. I know
some people have had the names that they want to name their future spawn picked
out from childhood. I can't say that I have that problem, but I do have a
problem over-thinking this issue. If I knew of someone with a particular
name, I associate them with other people of that name. I don't want to think of
some stuck-up jerk, or annoying kid every time I see that darling face that is
made from my DNA. I can't get into the Mormon trend of making up strange names.
Once again, you aren't giving your poor child a fighting chance unless it is a
method of toughening them up, but I think there are better ways. They are the
ones tied to that poor name forever.
So why am I
talking about this? Well, my husband and I have some pretty different ideas of
what is an appropriate name. We will only discuss male names because he
"only makes boys". In fact, he told me that if it is not a boy, I
have some explaining to do. (is there an emoticon for eye rolling?).
Well, for those of you that know us, we have discussed names of our spawn
for quite some time. It started back about 6 years ago when we were hiking
Angel's Landing in Zion's National Park. Kevin saw carved in stone the
name Klaus. Since then, he has had this horrible idea make that the name of his
first born son, but not just Klaus, Klaus Nicholas. You know, his nickname
could be Santa, or St. Nick. Well, that was the starting point. His love for
America and the founding fathers has had him wanting a George Washington,
Thomas Jefferson (the elder statesman), and Abraham Lincoln. His
'refined' side loves the name Giorgio Armani Hill. His
narcissistic side loves Fitzkevin Darcy (I'd actually go for Fitzy),
Kevin-Kevin, or Kevlar. His athletic side wants Truman (the Truth),
or FAMOUS Hill (just call him Fame) and these are just a few.
I can only say 2
things. I either hope we have a girl, or it is a really good thing that we are
both big, so our kid's will be able to defend themselves when they get
bullied.
