# What names have you picked out for your kids? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 22, 2001, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-names-have-you-picked-out-for-your-kids/62827 "2001-04-22T00:26:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2001, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-names-have-you-picked-out-for-your-kids/62827/61 "2001-04-25T01:21:01Z")
Wow, these are some really cool names, everything from George to Avraham Yosef Dovid. I’ve always been fascinated by names, because they are so descriptive of a person. I see I’m not the only one who thinks that it’s important to pick out a truly special name. ---
**Author:** ![Juniper200](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2001, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-names-have-you-picked-out-for-your-kids/62827/62 "2001-04-25T04:49:24Z")
Wow, I was thinking about this very thing this morning. Since muliple births run in the family, I tend to think in sets of three: _Girls_ Charlotte Marie Claudia Janeane Daria Katherine _Boys_ Thomas Scott Gabriel David Aaron Joseph Oh, and sk8rixtx > [@](#): > > **Girl: Carrie-Anne or Katrina** On behalf of the International Sisterhood of Katrinas, I approve, but qualify that approval by pointing out that the poor child will have the damnedest time finding the personalized items that are so near and dear to a little girl’s heart. I speak from experience. ---
**Author:** ![Badtz\_Maru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2001, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-names-have-you-picked-out-for-your-kids/62827/63 "2001-04-25T10:58:42Z")
Only two fairly solid ones (that we have been able to agree on for more than a month or so). George Reiner Lily Victoria ---
**Author:** ![MamaHen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c89c15/32.png) [@MamaHen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MamaHen)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2001, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-names-have-you-picked-out-for-your-kids/62827/64 "2001-04-25T16:04:10Z")
I made the HUGE mistake of theme naming my kids. Both have 4 letter names that start with an L. SO if I get pregnant again if it’s a boy, I’ll name him Liam and if it’s a girl, Lani. ---
**Author:** ![Medievalist2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19adc/32.png) [@Medievalist2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Medievalist2)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2001, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-names-have-you-picked-out-for-your-kids/62827/65 "2001-04-25T18:00:40Z")
My son will be named Stephen Anthony. “Stephen” is because of three different men: the Biblical Stephen; a doctor whose first name is Stephen who helped me when I was a child; and Steve McGarrett of Hawaii Five-O. “Anthony” is just because I like the name. My second son would be named William Claibourne. “William” is because I like the name, and “Claibourne” is because it is the middle name of one of my grandfathers. If I have a third son, his name will be John, or Michael, or Daniel (but I would call him Dan or Danny). My daughter’s first name will be Elizabeth. Her middle name will be Monica, if the Monica Lewinsky flap has died down by then. If her middle name isn’t Monica, it will be Gloria, or Angelica, or Hyacinth, or Claudia, or Cleo. My second daughter would be named Margaret. My third daughter would be named Katherine. My fourth daughter would be named Caroline. ---
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2001, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-names-have-you-picked-out-for-your-kids/62827/66 "2001-04-25T18:10:23Z")
> [@](#): > > Girls > Charlotte Marie > **Claudia** Janeane > Daria Katherine > [@](#): > > My daughter’s first name will be Elizabeth. Her middle name will be Monica, if the Monica Lewinsky flap has died down by then. If her middle name isn’t Monica, it will be Gloria, or Angelica, or Hyacinth, or **Claudia** , or Cleo. _My_ name’s Claudia!! I’ve always been quite happy with it. I’ve only known two others in my life, people tend to remember it because it’s unusual, and I think it fits me. My mom picked it out because she hates names that are shortened into something else (Mike, Matt, Jenny). My brother is named Joel. ---
**Author:** ![dodge\_this](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@dodge\_this](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dodge_this)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2001, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-names-have-you-picked-out-for-your-kids/62827/67 "2001-04-26T03:15:00Z")
Well, I did make a promise to my friend that I’d name my first daughter after her, so Ellison it shall be. As for boys, I’ve always had an affinity for the name Timothy and Jude. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-names-have-you-picked-out-for-your-kids/62827.md?page=3)