Baby names, thoughts?

Marbus · Post by **Marbus** » August 5, 2004, 6:57 pm

OK, second son due any day and we are still undecided on the name so I thought I would ask you guys as well

Our first son is named Joseph. Much of my wife's family is Irish so we are leaning towards those but tell me what ya think!

Cheers!
Marb

Hayley · Post by **Hayley** » August 5, 2004, 7:02 pm

I'm biased...my son's name is Harrison.

Btw, my second choice from that list would be Ian. I've always liked that name.

Congratulations!

Pherr the Dorf · Post by **Pherr the Dorf** » August 5, 2004, 7:03 pm

I am not one for thinking giving out ones last name is smart but in this case I'd need a last name

Pherr the Dorf · Post by **Pherr the Dorf** » August 5, 2004, 7:04 pm

Hayley wrote:I'm biased...my son's name is Harrison.

Btw, my second choice from that list would be Ian. I've always liked that name.

Congratulations!

Look at those cheeks!!! tres cute

Lalanae · Post by **Lalanae** » August 5, 2004, 7:15 pm

Not Seamus! uck

Hayley, OMG cutie!! He's getting big! OK, I have GOT to come visit you soon!

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » August 5, 2004, 7:39 pm

I choose Ian out of those names. Its not super common but short and easy at the same time.

Kylere · Post by **Kylere** » August 5, 2004, 7:49 pm

Marley, Jimi, or Marbus!

Ennia · Post by **Ennia** » August 5, 2004, 8:02 pm

Ian with Nicholas as middle wouldn't sound bad, unless your last name starts with K they you got INK on your hands

Adelrune Argenti · Post by **Adelrune Argenti** » August 5, 2004, 8:11 pm

Now that is a cute kid. Many times people post pics of their kids and they are just well...ugly. But that is one cute baby.

Marbus · Post by **Marbus** » August 5, 2004, 8:12 pm

Hayley he is adorable and look at those little duck footies

Pherr the Dorf · Post by **Pherr the Dorf** » August 5, 2004, 8:16 pm

Ohhh and a tip for his teenage years, Seamus = big nono, too damn close to semen, and you know teenage boys....

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » August 5, 2004, 8:26 pm

Almost every name can be rendered down to a juvenile nickname.

Kelshara · Post by **Kelshara** » August 5, 2004, 9:49 pm

Ian or Nicholas or both. Do the kid a favour and use a name which is easy to pronounce in different languages. I sure as hell wish my parents named me with something an American can prnounce.

Siji · Post by **Siji** » August 5, 2004, 10:01 pm

That is an amazingly beautiful baby. Congrats.

Nilaman · Post by **Nilaman** » August 5, 2004, 11:00 pm

Harrison all the way!

IeailandDokktur · Post by **IeailandDokktur** » August 5, 2004, 11:21 pm

Im going to go with Ian...

Tenuvil · Post by **Tenuvil** » August 5, 2004, 11:35 pm

I kinda like Gabriel of the ones listed. Harrison would be a close second, but as someone said, you need to put all the names together and see how they sound/look all put together, as well as minding any acronyms the names may make (My mom's initials post marriage are JAP).

IMO Seamus is a tough moniker to hang on a kid born in the USA.

Xzion · Post by **Xzion** » August 5, 2004, 11:42 pm

My bro just named his 2nd boy Riley, I think thats pretty Irish and a somewhat unique, yet conventional name

Spang · Post by **Spang** » August 6, 2004, 12:04 am

very cute he is, but the image quality of the picture is amazing to me. what camera was used for that picture? if you don't mind me asking.

sorry for the minor derail.

i'll vote for Ian after i click submit.

sweetkastings · Post by **sweetkastings** » August 6, 2004, 1:03 am

I choose Ian cuz its short sweet and girls and spell it w/o fail. If you were asking for another opinion on names i would choose...Preston just because its unusally odd

Hayley · Post by **Hayley** » August 6, 2004, 1:04 am

Thank you all very much! I'm pretty proud of him.

I use a Canon Powershot S50 (the picture posted was actually converted to a smaller size)

Post by **Xouqoa** » August 6, 2004, 1:04 am

Dregor Thule wrote:Almost every name can be rendered down to a juvenile nickname.

Mr. Asswipe?

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » August 6, 2004, 1:54 am

name him gabriel or kylere if he is born with down syndrome.

Legenae · Post by **Legenae** » August 6, 2004, 1:58 am

That has to be the cutest baby ever!

Ceredwin · Post by **Ceredwin** » August 6, 2004, 4:31 am

Marbus, congratulations on you new son. I voted for Nicholas because I like the nickname it will become with his friends someday over the rest.

Pherralic, Seamus is pronounced nothing like semen, so the child would be safe.

Leave it to Kyoukan to twist anything into a forum to insult another.

Hayley, you have an incredibly gorgeous child. Kudos.

Ogbar · Post by **Ogbar** » August 6, 2004, 9:19 am

Congrats, Marb

Went with Nicholas

Great pic, Hayley

Kindo · Post by **Kindo** » August 6, 2004, 9:48 am

Awww Hayley, he's growing up so fast! Sooooo adorable!

On subject, I voted for Ian, but like Gabriel and Harrison as well.

Marbus · Post by **Marbus** » August 6, 2004, 1:05 pm

Cool, thanks for all the responses so far. Ian has been our first choice until recently because in the South I was afraid that too many people (redneck teachers as well) would mis-pronounce Seamus. However a friend of mine in Chicago almost has me convinced it won't matter... of course in Chicago, in a predominatly Irish neighborhood there are a lot of people names Seamus. Also I thought Kylere's post was interesting considering my wife's name is Marley

Marb

masteen · Post by **masteen** » August 6, 2004, 1:29 pm

You should name him Scratch Fury, Destroyer of Worlds.

Adex_Xeda · Post by **Adex_Xeda** » August 6, 2004, 3:33 pm

I feel this impluse to just reach out and hug my monitor.

Amazing the effect that little ones have.

And Marb,

Ian all the way. Short names rock. Especially if he goes through extended schooling and has to fill out tons of scantrons.

Lynxe · Post by **Lynxe** » August 7, 2004, 10:18 am

That picture is very cute Hayley!

I voted Gabriel!

My 3 week old baby boy is named Alex. We didn't know if it was a boy or a girl until he was born, but either way the name ould have been the same

Deward · Post by **Deward** » August 9, 2004, 11:18 am

My wife liked Gabriel as well for our kid and I shot it down. I just don't like the name. As a victim in my youth of having a feminine name, I am especially sensitive to how a name can impact a person's life early on. I would go with Ian out of that list.

Wulfran · Post by **Wulfran** » August 9, 2004, 2:52 pm

My vote is Ian. ANother name to consider if you're on the Irish bent maybe Sean...

Zaelath · Post by **Zaelath** » August 9, 2004, 8:41 pm

Seamus from that list..

Showed a friend of mine Harrison's pic, "Yeah, it's a baby..." I miss that

MooZilla · Post by **MooZilla** » August 9, 2004, 11:33 pm

I like the name bubba

Rivera Bladestrike · Post by **Rivera Bladestrike** » August 10, 2004, 2:17 am

Whats with the yuppy gay names? You gotta choose a name that he'll be proud of, not eventually hate and have everyone call him by his last name. A MANS name. Like Chuck Steak or Biff Webster, something that you don't mess with. A guy named Seamus is a sure thing wus, he'll be an interior decorator for sure. You gotta think for a name that your son will enjoy and not hate, which is appropriate for school age as well as adulthood.

- Seamus, awful
- Gabriel is terrible. Gabe just isn't a name for any of the past like 3 generations so drop it.
- Harrison is decent, not the best not the worst, its alright, Harry isn't that great of a name in my opinion but its no Seamus.
- Nicholas, good name, it works, as a kid Nicky and Nick both work well and still hold their masculinity.
- Ian is alright, not as good as Nick.

All in all, people have to stop trying to be all creative and giving their kids faggoty names like Tucker, Tyler, Cody, Preston. You have to stick with the good names like Joe, John, Jay, Mike, Tony, Ryan, Eddy.

Eddy is an underused and classic name that is never mistaken for something other than manly.

Marbus · Post by **Marbus** » August 10, 2004, 11:26 am

Actually the reason we liked Seamus is because the few people I know named that are big burley beat-the-shit out of you type guys, can't really think of a more "manly" Irish name actually IMHO. Can't use Sean, John, Joseph or Ken because I have too many close friends named that. My first son is named Joseph and is Godfather is named John so... that is where we got Ian.

Ian is still our first choice but you guys have brought up a LOT of good points to think about. We will be how he looks when he is born before making the final decision.

Thanks for all the responses!

Marb

Of course I'll keep checking to see if anything is added as well.

Rivera Bladestrike · Post by **Rivera Bladestrike** » August 10, 2004, 1:42 pm

How is Seamus pronounced?

...and I still prefer Chuck Steak, you cant get more manly than that.

Burke · Post by **Burke** » August 10, 2004, 2:30 pm

You should name your second son The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, so when you introduce your boys together it has pizzazz.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » August 10, 2004, 2:36 pm

Marbus wrote:Actually the reason we liked Seamus is because the few people I know named that are big burley beat-the-shit out of you type guys,

Popeye would work for that as well.

Ceredwin · Post by **Ceredwin** » August 10, 2004, 4:47 pm

[quote="Rivera Bladestrike"]How is Seamus pronounced?

It is pronounced Shamus, with a hard a.

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » August 10, 2004, 7:48 pm

Or for those who pay no attention to the language they speak and don't know what a hard a is, think of it as shaymus. I have a friend named Seamus, we just call him Shay. I've always thought it was a kind of kickass name, really unique at least up here. Plus the fact that he's one laid back, funny bastard helps.

Drinsic Darkwood · Post by **Drinsic Darkwood** » August 11, 2004, 4:52 am

Man, I didn't even realize that's how Seamus was pronounced until I played Doom III. I picked up the PDA of the Irish guy named Seamus and listened to his audio log, heh. Sad, isn't it?

Seebs · Post by **Seebs** » August 13, 2004, 3:26 pm

Went with Gabriel ...

Steph and I are deciding between Maxwell or Roman.

Helmut was vetoed by the wife, but I still think its strong!!

Kindo · Post by **Kindo** » August 13, 2004, 4:07 pm

Seebs wrote:Went with Gabriel ...

Steph and I are deciding between Maxwell or Roman.

Helmut was vetoed by the wife, but I still think its strong!!

I think I missed something, are you pregnant Seeber?

Slab04 · Post by **Slab04** » August 13, 2004, 8:42 pm

When i have a child and if its a girl, i will name her Nevaeh, its Heaven backwards

Drasta · Post by **Drasta** » August 13, 2004, 8:47 pm

before you pick a name for your kid .... think about what they are going to have to put up with in school ..... and read this !!

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/08 ... index.html

Marbus · Post by **Marbus** » August 14, 2004, 4:12 pm

Yup, already read that... very intresting.

Big gratz Seebs! When I didn't hear back from you on email after talking with your wife I thought something may have happend

Good to hear you guys are still rockin' along!

Drasta, ya, being in Arkansas the whole moron factor is what worries me about Seamus otherwise I think we would choose it. Still probably going to be Ian at this point but we aren't sure yet... just want to get him here right now

Marb

Acies · Post by **Acies** » August 15, 2004, 11:54 am

I went with Ian.

Too many Nicholas's in the world right now. I am biased though, because my middle name is Nicholas, and I am friends with six additional Nicholas's.

I wanted to go with Gabriel but I am not sure how keen someone should be to name their kid after the Seraph of Death and Vengenance to God.

Drolgin Steingrinder · August 15, 2004, 1:05 pm

Have you considered Damian or Vlad?

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