Answer: everything.

Mike and I have randomly talked about names for years. One of us would say “hey what about [redacted]?” in passing and unless it was a serious winner it would be forgotten.

Now that we actually get to name another human the pressure is on. A name is so effing important. It needs to be strong. Timeless. Kind. It needs to sound good on a baby as well as an adult. Most importantly, it needs to sound good as a teenager. Kids are assholes. Can’t give them more ammunition.  It preferably won’t be on the top 100 baby names list. It needs to look good at the top of a resume and sound legit behind the words Supreme Court Justice.

Our boy name has been determined for a while. It has meaning. It makes me smile. It makes for a good monogram. :)

Here are a few of the name deal breakers that have realized exist while choosing a girl name.

1. It can’t be the name of anyone Mike has ever boned.

2. We can’t know anyone from life (we’re talking elementary school and on) with that name that was an asshole. There has been a lot of “Oh no, [redacted] won’t work because I knew a girl with that name in 3rd grade and she put gum in my hair” type shit going on.

Needless to say our list is short. There are about 5 names that we keep going back to and really, they are all lovely as shit. Mike wants to wait until the baby is born to see what name suits her (if its a girl, natch) but shit needs to be monogrammed! I can’t imagine waiting.

How did you pick your babies name?