(Today is Tuesday; one of my kids has been in the hospital since Wednesday, and I have been here keeping him company—but without my baby name books. I am going to post some questions I’d thought I wouldn’t have useful answers for, even WITH my supplies, and see if commenters would like to take a crack at them.)<\/p>\n
\nDear Swistle,<\/p>\n
I was so certain we were done with two kids, but after a few years we both decided we desperately wanted another and we\u2019re now excited to be expecting a baby boy in May. Our older two children are Freya and Emrys and our shared surname is Berke (with a different spelling). Of course, with the originally unplanned third child to name, we find ourselves in that common predicament where we feel a bit painted into a corner.<\/p>\n
When we named Freya several years ago, the name was still very uncommon here in the US. A couple of years later we felt another rare name would be a good match and chose Emrys for our son. We loved the connection to Arthurian Legend and thought it made it a nice complement to our daughter\u2019s mythological name. Of course, Freya has since rocketed up the name charts to within the top 200 and looks poised to continue its rise. On the other hand, Emrys isn\u2019t even in the top 1000 and doesn\u2019t look like it will be any time soon. I see it featured on name blogs and lists here and there, but it certainly isn\u2019t trendy in the way that Freya has become. So, I suppose that in just a few short years, these two names have become kind of an odd pair themselves which makes things more confusing as we try to select another name to join the group.<\/p>\n
The list of names we\u2019re considering currently consists of:<\/p>\n
Malcolm: This name has been on our list for consideration with all of our pregnancies. We love that despite its classic feel, it\u2019s never been popular and we love the nickname options. This name would probably be our hands-down choice, but we\u2019re both concerned it feels a bit like the odd-man-out with our other two kids\u2019 names. <\/p>\n
Rhydian: Another Welsh name outside the top 1000. Despite it being extremely uncommon, I feel it has a very familiar quality about it (maybe because it rhymes with Gideon) and I think it\u2019s easy to pronounce. My one hang up has to do with nicknames. We\u2019ve talked about Rhys as a possible nickname for Emrys if he ever wanted to use it and I feel like Reid would be a fairly natural nickname for Rhydian (though I\u2019m aware in both instances the pronunciation of the vowel in the given name is changed for the nickname). But Rhys and Reid are just too much for me\u2026even Rhys and Rhydian seem too close. <\/p>\n
Cian: This name is pronounced \u201cKee-an\u201d. I like the sound, though I think I\u2019d get frustrated with the inevitable mispronunciations based on the spelling.<\/p>\n
Tristan: Another more common name that we\u2019ve always had on our lists. It\u2019s still not ridiculously popular and we like that it\u2019s another name with a legendary connection.<\/p>\n
My husband loves Taliesin with the nickname \u201cTal\u201d. I love the nickname, but just can\u2019t get on board with the given name.<\/p>\n
I love August, but my husband isn\u2019t a fan.<\/p>\n
If the baby had been a girl we were thinking Daphne or Cordelia. <\/p>\n
The middle name will for sure be Samuel, in memory of my sorely missed brother.<\/p>\n
I\u2019d love thoughts on our list, but we\u2019re also open to suggestions! Thanks for any help you can offer!<\/p>\n
A \u201cBerke\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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