Help with names . . .

Hey gang Okay, I could use some help, and I knew that you guys and gals were the people to ask. There are about 7 weeks left in my pregnancy, and we don't have a name picked out for the boy yet. I told my DH that he could pick out a name for this one, since I basically named our firstborn (Moira), but I get veto power, and can offer suggestions. We both agree that with our DD having such an unusual name (for Texas), the boy should have something fairly unusual as well. We would like something celtic (although this is not a MUST), something that is NOT on a most popular list, something that if you hear it you (or my redneck MIL) are likely to be able to spell it and if you see it you can prolly pronounce it (which removes almost all welsh and quite a few gaelic names *grins*). So with all the SCAers and just plain weird, wonderful, wacky people here, I thought I would be able to get some great ideas to suggest to DH. Oh, and the child is not likely to be a flaming redhead, so REALLY Irish names (like Seamus) would not really be appropriate). Here are some of the things we have liked, but didn't fit for one reason or another:

Seth (this is our current favorite, like I said, it doesn't have to be Celtic)
Dillan
Joel
Joshua
Sterling
Merlin
Ethan

And the ones my DH suggested that I told him NO FREAKING WAY!:
Amon
Beorn
Emyn
Mahal
Osse

PLEASE help me save our son from being named after a Tolkien character!! Any suggestions will be taken seriously (unless you mean them as a joke ), and if I like them, I will pass them on to DH. Thanks for any help you can offer! *hugggs to all*

Thanks for all the input, guys. Except Oskaar. You get beaten with the naughty stick. And Wrath, who gets ducktaped to the wall. . . AGAIN. *grins*

Fergus would be a good one, if my maiden name wasn't Ferguson. *grins* There's just something wrong about Fergus being the son of a Ferguson.

Pewter, we actually agree with you. We just don't want him to be lost in a sea of *whatever the popular name for the year is*. My DH's name is Brian. When we were in High School, we went to a dance together with some other friends of ours. It was Brian G. and his date, Brian D. and his date, and Brian W. and his date. Pretty messed up.

And as for the twisting the name into something to make fun of the child, my own parents didn't think quite hard enough on my name. Jean. Good, unusual, sturdy name. Now what is the first thing everyone said to me everyday? "Hi, Jean." Go ahead, say it. I dare you not to laugh. Ten year old boys find it hysterical, have for years. I like Scout much better, thanks. *grins*

So yeah, we are thinking about things like that. I like your kids' names, strong and classic, and they all go together. That's why we're looking for something Celtic and slightly unusual (for Texas *snirk*) to go with Moira.

Miriam said:

Here we say that the one time common people are given prophecy is when they name their children.

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Oh, no pressure there, Miriam, hon! *big grins*