It’s a Boy, and He Needs a Name!
Our Own Basketball Team
As one of our friends mentioned, it’s too bad The Donkey is so short, because–including Daddy–we will now have our own little basketball team. And I will go from being outnumbered to being completely overwhelmed and possibly going insane.
That’s right–for those of you who didn’t already catch it on our Twitter Feed, we are having boy #4.
I always said that I didn’t mind whether we had a boy or a girl, and I wasn’t just being diplomatic. I tried and tried to figure out which I preferred, but I came up with pros and cons on either side, and it was all pretty balanced. I would have been excited either way, but now that I know it’s a boy, I’m excited AND relaxed–the clothes are all ready, I’ve had lots of practice with boys, I know (somewhat) what to expect, etc.
So, the official baby-naming debates and discussions have begun. It will be a while before I make my decision–right now I am just in the name-gathering phase. So , I need your help. Help me make a good list of names by listing 3-5 of your favorite boy names in the comments.
23 Responses to “It’s a Boy, and He Needs a Name!”
4 boys isn’t all that bad.
Although I’ve seen my older ones taking care of toddlers and MAN! is that cute. I don’t want to do the diaper thing again, but I’d be willing to just to see my 4 react to having a little sister.
I’m more of a traditional namer, so favorites for me are ones like Gabriel, Thomas, Jon, Edward, and Matthew might work.
By AmyL on Jun 26, 2008
Don’t know what your list of pros were but I’ll add some. This comes from my friend who just had her fourth girl:
-4 pms attacks
-4 whining girls
-4 weddings
-4 boyfriends
By penny Gershman on Jun 26, 2008
Eli, Lucas, Colin, Samson or Samuel, Max.
Those are what I can come up with right now.
Will be interesting to read what other people come up with.
By Shannon on Jun 26, 2008
I have to second Shannon on Colin. That’s a great and not-so-common name. How about Kent (you can go for a reverse Superman thing).
By Vatermann on Jun 26, 2008
I gave a few suggestions in a previous post, but here are some that Mrs. Mustachio has vetoed in the past. Maybe they will work for you.
Kahuna
Vladamir
Rockwell
Kenji
Winchester
By Mr. Mustachio on Jun 26, 2008
I have always liked the following names…
Dominic
Bryan
Eugene
Scott
Dennis
Douglas
James
Philip
Stephen
Steven
Andrew
Joshua
Those are the ones that come to immediately to mind.
By Jacqui on Jun 26, 2008
rodd
todd
ned
barney
carl
martin
lenny
nelson
ralph
oh…and how could i forget — apu
By celine on Jun 26, 2008
congratulations on the fourth boy, i can’t believe it! i’m not suggesting any names, but i might steal some… i would prefer if you were having your own hockey team instead
By chelsea on Jun 26, 2008
I’m not telling you my names! I may need them for MY boys!
By Nancy on Jun 27, 2008
Andrew (My grandson’s name)
Ethan (My cousin’s name)
Jeremy (My son’s name)
Sean (As in Connery)
Will you let us vote…or at least help you narrow the list? Please, please, pretty please with a cherry on top?
Toodles~
By Linda~ on Jun 27, 2008
i’ve wanted Lance for the last two kids. sad to say i don’t think i’ll ever get to use the name Lance. i just LOVE it though!
sara
By sara kelley on Jun 27, 2008
Oh no, you can’t have my good boy names! I also saw one of my sons’ names above. D’oh, it turned out to be more popular than I expected. I will be very surprised if my other son’s name turns up.
Considering who his father is, I propose naming the baby Long Ears. Or maybe change just one letter and make it Monkey. That would fit any boy well.
OK, just one good name, because I don’t think my husband would ever go for it anyway. I’m reading a book with a protagonist named Guilford, and it’s starting to grow on me.
By ginkgo100 on Jun 27, 2008
titus
By phillyz on Jul 1, 2008
Hmmm names.. this is always hard, i think that boys names are easier to choose than girls names though - so you are lucky.
Here is my list:
Eli
Noah
Seth
Gabriel
Rafe
Theo
Sam
Ben
Jake
Will
By Sarah on Jul 1, 2008
There is nothing better than having four boys(except for when they fight, throw things around the house, jump off of your furniture and break lamps, etc…
). Even with all the craziness of having four boys; I no longer have the slightest desire to have a girl; Hurray for four boys!!! If you name your boy Titus as Phil suggests, then if we have another boy in the future he won’t bother me to name him Titus.
By Karine on Jul 1, 2008
Todd
Jay
Evan
Adam
Cameron
By wifelikeme on Jul 3, 2008
I must suggest IAN.
It’s the coolest name ever. I know this because it’s what I named my son. Apparently the mom’s of both his roommates agreed. They are all named: Ian. All three of them (there’s a fourth one around - but they don’t roll with him)
William is good too (that’s his middle name)
Best wishes for a safe and healthy pregnancy and delivery!
By Connie on Jul 3, 2008
Jacob — Jake for short.
Isaac — Ike for short. With a name like Ike, your kid is destined to be a bruiser.
Eli Garth (just humor me. I kind of like it. We’ll never be able to use it because our kid’s initial’s would be E.G.G. and we can’t have that.)
By Traci on Jul 5, 2008
Mark. It has a good ring and a strong sound. Also, it is biblical like your others.
By karlmalone on Jul 6, 2008
Gabrian (my son) who has 5 sisters, girls are definitely harder to deal with.
Tavian
Justice
Lucius
Thor
as you can imagine, there is never any confusion when i call my kids.
Angel
By Angel on Jul 11, 2008
Keiran
William
Aidrian
Kent
By Nicole on Jul 16, 2008
I only have one son but he has three names besides a surname. Here they are:
Korban (Corbin) - To give unto God
Gabriel - God’s hero
Joseph - God will increase
There you go names AND meaning becuase the meaning was the biggest thing for me, then the sound, and lastly uniqueness/will get teased with such a freakish name! I spelled his name Korban because it is from the movie The Fifth Element and that is how the char spelled it, but the version in the bible is the traditional spelling. I liked the named but checked out the meaning first and if it would have meant something like “born on a tuesday” that I could never determine BEFORE he was born I would have picked something else. I liked being able to call him by his name before he was born and haveing others call him by name. I’m just happy you finally get to pick!
By Kairy on Jul 18, 2008
As mother of 5 boys, it’s the only way to go!! We love them all, as incredibly different as they all are. There were times when I didn’t know if I’d survive. All of our boys’ names end w/ the letter n. Not intentional, but that’s how it ended up. Starting w/Aaron, ending w/Evan.
Regards and best of luck to you on your houseful of boys!
By Donna Marsh on Jul 21, 2008