What's in a Name?

A lot, apparently.

These days, that's all anyone wants to know about this baby. What will we name her? We don't have a clue.

Neither one of us wants her name to be ordinary. We don't want to give her a name that's already taken by someone in our families, someone with whom we work, with whom we have had a past relationship, etc. That knocks out about three-quarters of the good names right there. Her Dad wants a unique sounding name, I'd like to name her something that's not too girlie-girl or too masculine. Her Dad's last name ends with the long "e" sound, so I have ruled out any first names that end that way as well. She has thus far proven to be a fighter, so I'd like to find a name that means "feisty" or "one who overcomes."

I'm thinking about pulling out the ol' Latin dictionary and making up my own name. When I say that out loud, however, I get all sorts of looks. Why can't you make up your own name?

Perhaps we should just put off naming her and let her pick her own name. After all, I think we have six or seven years to come up with one.

Just kidding everyone. Calm down.

My prediction is that a night or two before she enters this world, I'll have a dream in which the perfect name will come to me. Of course, if I keep dreaming about food, she might end up with something like "Krispy Kreme" or "Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese." I wonder if she would mind that.