William
Meaning "helmet of will" or "determined protector"
Pros:
- It was my grandfather's name
- It was Adam's uncle's name
- It has a bunch of different short forms to choose from: Will, Willy, Bill, Billy, Liam
- It's been around forever and nobody is likely to think that it's a weirdo name or an old man's name
Cons:
- My grandfather went by his middle name (Allen) anyway
- Our friends Becca and Drew are probably going to name their son William (and Becca's going into labour first)
- I'm worried that it will be too common. As a Jennifer among millions, I wouldn't want to do that to my son
Meaning: Village of the Warrior
Pros:
- I dunno, it's okay
Cons:
- But only okay
Meaning: red-haired
Pros:
- It sounds okay
Cons:
- Our child is unlikely to have red hair
- It sounds a bit like a girl's name. I'm reminded of Rogue from X-men
Meaning: Honour
Pros:
- It's actually a fun bastardisation of my Mom's maiden name "Ehret"
- Other children are unlikely to have the same name
- The meaning is cool
Cons:
- I don't think my mom even likes her maiden name
- My husband's Polish relatives are unlikely to pronounce it properly
Meaning: Precious
Pros:
- It was my grandfather's name (or, you know, his middle name)
- It sounds good
Cons:
- It doesn't go well with Adam, which Adam wants to be the middle name.
Meaning: clay settlement
Pros:
- It sounds okay
- We can call him Clay
Cons:
- I can't stop thinking of the kid from the Adam@home comic
- The meaning is lame
Meaning: Thicket, woodland (Bruce), wagon-maker (Wayne)
Pros:
- My nephew will be super-pleased because it was his suggestion
- Batman's cool
- It actually doesn't suck as bad as 98% of the names out there
Cons:
- Oh, come on, it's not as if we'd actually consider it
Your suggestions are welcome. Keep it mind it must go with the last name Filipowicz (so Philip is out, as is anything that starts with F.)
4 comments:
I always found picking names difficult when my wife was expecting ... it seems no name you think of really fits until after the child has been wearing it a while. Luckily my wife is very talented at picking :o)
Andrew
To Love, Honor and Dismay
I voted for Clayton. I think it sounds nice with Adam. Of course, I am not sure what sounds nice with Filipowicz.
Have to vote for William too -- or Willem (was that a typo Superkier?). William has also been handed down in my fam for ages and ages, in various forms (often the Willeys went by their second names) with the youngest generation know being Liam, my personal fave permutation of the classic name. So ya, Liam is cool. G'luck! :)
oops - i meant 'now':} (chagrined smile)
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