The Name Game

We haven't yet come down to final name choices by any means, because really we've tabled things until we know what the baby is, but we've still had some fun conversations about things we like. The one thing we will likely do is have an honorary middle name for our parents or grandparents, but it will all depend on what first name we pick that goes with it.

So, here are some names/combinations I like the sound of. For now. They're in no particular order. Who knows what I'll think when we actually try to commit to one!

Boys:

• Nathan James (Nate), James for my grandfather
• William John (Will), John for my father
• Samuel George (Sam), George for A's grandfather
• Gavin Alexander, Alexander for A, of course. 
• Thomas Kent, Kent for A's father

Girls:

• Evelyn Lettie (Evie), Lettie for my grandmother
• Clara Christine, Christine for my other grandmother
• Audrey Joy, Joy for my mother
• Emelia Mary (Emmy), Mary for A's grandmother
• Eleanor Rose (Ellie), Rose for A's mother.

Ellie and Emelia may be too close to some other names in our family (Ella and Amelia), which is why we nixed Isla (way too similar to Lilah), so I don't know for sure if we'd go for those, but I like them anyway. 

So basically we like old/classic names with sweet nicknames, for the most part. If I were a betting woman, I think our name will come from this list, though middle names could mix and match!