Kristi writes:<\/p>\n
Baby boy (after three girls!) will be born soon. He will be our last kid (and only son).<\/p>\n
I like relatively uncommon names, but NOT WEIRD. I like Gage and Price (my maiden name, which we will use for a middle since I CANNOT cajole him into using it as a first). Hubby likes Connor, Trevor and possibly Cole. I think Connor and Cole are decent, but too popular. Popularity doesn’t bother him. Of course, he was not one of five Kristi\/Christy\/Christi\/Kristy\/Kristie\/Christie’s (+ 15 more K\/Christine, Kristin, K\/Christina’s) in every class. GAH. Trevor I just don’t care for. We both liked kind of a weird one, Ridge, but think it sounds too much like ‘Rich’ (ok, so I take back we don’t like weird for this ONE name). Still, it would be hard to subject a kid to repeatedly have to say and spell his name for the rest of his life… <\/p>\n
Our last name begins and ends with ‘N’ so I want to avoid any names that begin or end with n, to ‘n’ey for me. Siiiigh, so very many boys names end in n. HELP. ME.<\/p>\n
Our girls’ names are Gracie, Cora and Mary…. old-time names, but we don’t seem to have that same style for a boy… ?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I assume your husband has rejected Gage, and that’s VERY SAD because it seems perfect to me: modern but also old-timey. Gracie, Cora, Mary, and Gage. Nice.<\/p>\n
I know you said the name Ridge is an exception to your usual tastes, but I can’t resist looking around a little in that area, just for fun. You wouldn’t like the name Ridley, would you? It’s like Ridge, but less easily mistaken for another name (though there might still be some who would think it was a typo for Riley). I think it has an old-fashioned sound that goes nicely with your girl names: Gracie, Cora, Mary, and Ridley. Ranger would be another option, although because I am a ’70s baby it immediately brings to mind Ranger Rick<\/a> (a positive association, but, well, a raccoon). Or, okay, one more: Bridger. It has ridge in it but doesn’t sound like Rich. One possible problem is that it looks feminine to me, I think because of the name Bridget.<\/p>\n