Octuplets!

Any time multiples are born, I try and think of names for them.  In honor of the octuplets born in California the other day, I want you to think of what you would name them if they were yours.  Same gender ratio: 6 boys and 2 girls.
What would I do?  I could stay Biblical and [...]

Name Madness – Finals

SEMI-FINALS Results
#1
Claire – 1
Jane – 5
#2
Marianne – 2
Reese – 4
#3
Andrew – 2
Ethan – 4
#4
Isaac – 3
Wesley – 3 (+1)
FINALS!!
#1
Jane
Reese
#2
Ethan
Wesley
Thanks so much for participating in my name madness game! I can tell you with a decent amount of confidence that the winner of the boy’s bracket will not be the name of our baby. [...]

Name Madness – Semi-Finals

ROUND THREE Results
#1
Anna – 3
Claire – 4
#2
Elinor – 1
Jane – 6
#3
Lucy – 3
Marianne – 4
#4
Paige – 2
Reese – 4
Tessa – 0
#5
Andrew – 5
Asher – 2
#6
Camden – 2
Ethan – 5
#7
Isaac – 5
Josiah – 2
#8
Oliver – 3
Spencer – 2
Wesley – 3 +1 (Brent broke the tie)
So, here are the semi-finals.  Just one more week and then I [...]

Name Madness – Round 3

We lost some voters for this round, so I hope we can gain them back for Round Three! And since I started out with 36 pairs, we have an uneven number in this round (when it’s divided between girl and boy names). Therefore there are two “pairings” that actually have 3 names. Just choose your [...]

Name Madness – Round Two

Thanks so much for your responses!  Keep them coming as we continue!
I included the results from Round One first in case you were interested.  If there was a tie, I asked Brent to break it and if you couldn’t make a decision between the two choices, I went ahead and counted a vote for each [...]

Name Madness – Round One

The Popular Baby Names list for 2007 should be coming out soon!  So, I’m sure I will have a post about that as soon as I get my thoughts together on it.  Until then, I thought it would be fun to do this little exercise.  I got this idea from The Baby Name Wizard Blog.  [...]

Baby Shower Game

I saw this on a baby name message board and thought it would be fun to do.  Make some first and middle name combinations by filling in your favorites.  Feel free to participate in the comments!
Favorite actor / Favorite character he played
Alan Brandon (or Christopher) – (Alan Rickman / Colonal Brandon – Sense & Sensibility)
Favorite actress [...]

Fun for Me!!

As you may or may not know, Namefreak is pregnant!  And as we all know, the most fun part about being pregnant is picking a name.    So, your job is to come up with some names that you think I should consider.  Both boy and girl names are certainly welcome!  The middle name for our [...]