Women really get worked up about baby names

[mosdef]

You should name him "Espn".

[Johnny Drama]

Oscar, eh? I like it

[XXXNoahXXX]

I was with my girlfriend in the car and someone on the radio was named Patience. We then decided which attribute we would name our children.

I decided on Omnipotent.


It's damn near impossible to decide on girl's names with my current gf, because every name was already taken by some bitch she's come across over the years.

[Banks2334]

1 vote from the 30+ crowd, Oscar is a fine name.

[Rootabager]

Oscar is a awful name.

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

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It's damn near impossible to decide on girl's names with my current gf, because every name was already taken by some bitch she's come across over the years.

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This is the real problem. It's either an old girlfriend, some bitch your wife/gf doesn't like, or some hot chick your wife/gf is jealous of. I'm hoping to avoid this (and many other things) by just not having any girls.

[Los Feliz Slim]

Oscar is a good name. The key is to not tell other people what you're thinking about name-wise, because people are always going to have something negative to say.

When my wife and I were married but childless, she said she wanted to name our first female child Olive. I think that's a terrible name for a person, so when we got our first cat I convinced my wife to name her Olive. You can't have a cat AND a kid named Olive, so I win.

We did end up naming our daughter something very non-standard: Sullivan. We call her Sully. I like it, some people think we're weird.

Boy names I have proposed that have been shot down:

Cornelius ("Corny" would be the nickname)
Morris ("Big Mo")

[esad]

FWIW, it's always better to name your children something that has some meaning behind it, rather then just choosing a name that you think sounds cool or unique or rare.

The later just makes you look like typical yuppie parents that all think their kids are more special then anyone else's kids. That or people will think your wife reads way too many romance novels.

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

I'm not sure how I feel about people who come up with names and then also what the kid's nickname will be ("We'll name him Xxxxxxxxxxx, but we'll call him Xxxx"). I'm pretty sure it's not good, though. It's one thing to name your kid James knowing full well a bunch of people are going to call him Jim. It's a whole 'nother thing to force a nickname in there before the kid's even born.

[Blarg]

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We have friends who have actually named their children:

Brock

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My brother's name is Brock, and I happen to think it's a pretty cool name. Ass.

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I think it's wonderful that you're so accepting of your gay parents.