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Today’s topic is “6 names you liked, but opted not to name your child or children.” You can answer this with a list of 6 words, 6 phrases, 6 sentences, 6 paragraphs, 6 photos, 6 videos, etc . . .
My children’s names are Jake, Luke, and Makenzie. There were tons of names that were discussed between my husband and myself. Most people stayed out of the discussion, except my mother-in-law, whom we had to placate with our choice of middle names. We stood our ground for the first names of our children though.
Here are my six for this week:
1) Hunter (My husband wanted this name and, although I liked it very much, I just could not get the idea of killing animals for sport out of my head.)
2) Robyn (I once had a 16yr old girl who worked for me with this name. She just seemed very mature, smart, responsible, and had everything together. She was very sweet and made a lasting impression on me.)
3) Jade (I liked this name, but my husband thought it sounded like a stripper’s name.)
4) Anthony (We considered naming one of our sons after my husband’s maternal grandfather, but we ended up using it for a middle name instead.
5) Lillian (We wanted to name our daughter after my husband’s maternal grandmother, but his brother beat us to it.)
6) Katelyn (Makenzie came very close to being a Katelyn.)
Now go post your own list on your blog (don’t forget to grab a button) and then leave the direct link to your post on Mr. Linky. Then go check out everyone else’s Small Talk Six lists and leave them a comment so they know you stopped by. If for some reason Mr. Linky isn’t there, just leave your links within a comment.
linky still not working, here’s m,y link
http://blesstheirheartsmom.blogspot.com/2010/05/small-talk-six-6-names-you-liked-but.html
Linky isn’t working for me, so here’s the url:
http://ham1299.blogspot.com/2010/05/small-talk-six-name-game.html
Funny. I didn’t even placate my mother-in-law with the middle names. She told us we HAD to use a specific name, and that was the end of it. Prior to that, we were planning to. Once she opened her big mouth, it was all over …
Oh no! There is a constant power struggle between my MIL and myself. And my poor husband is stuck in the middle. Luckily he agrees with me on the important things and stands up to her.
That is very lucky indeed. I’m glad your hubby’s on the right side!
Here is my post: http://www.theonefantastical.com/blog/small-talk-six-6-names-i-like-but-didnt-name-my-kid.html
Oh, I love the name Makenzie! I like Katelyn too, though – maybe next time?!
Linky won’t work..so here’s mine for this week’s topic: http://www.gardenofmoments.com/2010/05/small-talk-six-top-6-baby-names.html
Those are some good names. LOL
Here’s mine: http://lastshredsofsanity.com/2010/05/you-almost-named-your-kid-what-momdots-small-talk-six.html
i still can’t get the linky to work for me.
Glad to see your working on the linky. Hope you figure it out. I’ll come back when it’s fixed. Till then, here’s my post:
http://www.thebuzz4moms.com/2010/05/this-weeks-small-talk-six-has-bloggers.html
We considered Hunter for our son. It was my maiden name, but even with that I couldn’t get past the dead animal thing either!
I like the name Hunter a lot too. Makenzie is awesome. I havent heard that name in years.
btw, we considered Kyrie for charlotte.
the linky is down till i get home becuase there is a java error. Ill fix it when i get home tomorrow night!
I like the name Katelyn too – but with my name being Katie it wouldn’t have worked!
I can’t get the linky to work – here is my URL
http://katietalksabout.com/small-talk-six-name-that-kid/