You know the opening paragraph of any legal and binding contract where each party “shall henceforth be referred to as *blank*”? Well, that’s our Nameless.
Daily, people ask me what Baby Ray version 2.0’s name will be? And I give them the honest answer, “I don’t know.” Because the truth is, she doesn’t have a name, well, other than henceforth being called Nameless. See, the truth is, we’re not even close. But I still get the look. The one where the person is convinced that I have a name, but I’m just not telling them. Or people want to know “what’s on your list?”
I tell people all the time, ” I wish I was one of those people who just know what they want to name their child, who also happens to be married to a man that will go with whatever I say.” But the thing is, I don’t know what I want to name her. I mean, one day I do and then the next I’m not sure. Or I think I have a great name, and then I get “that look” from my husband.
Another one crossed off the list.
I don’t know why it’s so hard; other than the fact that she will have to live with it her entire life and all. I can even list the million things I don’t want, like a common name or current popular name. If it’s on the top 20 list, forget about it. I don’t want a vowel name (having a daughter with an A, and a dog with an I is bad enough). I don’t want a common name that’s just spelled different, it still just a common name. I don’t want something so off the wall no one has a clue how to spell it. I don’t want a name that sounds old, like Bertha or Ethel (suggested Gertrude, WTH?) And I don’t want an R name, being as our last name is Ray and all. So you would think this list would be whittled down, but nope…still got nothing.
Well, not entirely true, I have two names on my list.
So tell me, what’s your favorite girl name that fits the aforementioned criteria??? Becuase otherwise, she may be stuck with Nameless (she’s possibly already stuck with it as a nickname).
How about Stephanie?
LOL! It would make a certain father-in-law happy!
Don’t worry about it. I didn’t know if Danny was a girl or boy and had a million and one reasons to discount every name we came up with until the moment I saw his face and he became Daniel John Nielsen. As he grew it was just to formal for the calm, sweet natured little guy and he bacame Danny- never Dan. I think this has a little to do with your dad throwing in his two cents, after all didn’t he change your name on your mom when she wasn’t in the room.
and fyi….. favorite name is Charlotte…. this was the name of Laura Ingles Wilder’s doll and my favorite doll as a child.
I have always liked the beauty in the name Elizabeth Jane. Sophisticated, yet truly a nice Southern name, with a simplicity of Jane. Depending on her personality and how that develops, Libby could be her nickname. Good luck! I never had children but that is my definite choice for the girl I never had.