PadThai's new name?

PadThai really is not an appropriate nickname for a growing baby. . .nor is "the babe"--my other "go-to" name. This babe is fortunate he or she will only have to deal with my silly nicknames for 9 months, for he/she is in luck! Do not fear, PadThai, the Baby Naming Committee is here!

Johannah, my esteemed boss, and her humble assistants (two sons and a husband), have selflessly offered to take on the challenge of naming mine and Ben's firstborn. Behold the results of the committee's first meeting below:

The Barry/Rockwell nuclear family unit has taken a great interest in the naming of the newest member of the Ulrich dynasty. We have given great debate to the pros and cons of several names and will be sharing these with you on a regular (I’m sorry to say) basis. I’m sure you’ll find our delving into this important issue helpful indeed.

On our way to dinner last night, we determined that there are several broad areas of debate as regards the naming process. In no particular order they are:

Biblical/Inspirational Names:

We thought that was a great place to start and did pretty well with names like Grace and Patience and Sarah until we got to the seven deadly sins and decided that Avarice Ulrich was a lousy name. So maybe you want to forget that.

Historical Names:

Dave was a big fan of Xerxes Ulrich and Cieran thought that Zeus would do nicely, but we all agreed that naming a girl after evil Roman women (Livia, Poppea, Agrippina, etc) didn’t bode well. As since Dave was the only one who could name any emperors and their wives, we thought this might be something of a dead end.

Family Names:

We’re not touching that with a bargepole, except to say that Johannah, David, Eamonn and Cieran are lovely names and belong in every family. As we have often said, it ain’t a party without a Dave.

Sexually Ambiguous Names:

That went nowhere with the whole group. So out the window goes Madison, Schuyler, Robin, Adrian, etc. Although I do have a friend whose daughter’s name is Keith, but that’s an old southern tradition (or so I’m told)

Difficult to Spell And/Or Pronounce Names:

Uh, wrong family to address this particular topic

Good old fashion German names to go with Ulrich:

Here we really warmed to the task. Brunhilda, Dieter, Wolfgang, wow, we had a good time. But there really are great German names and that can go under the family name section we decided.

Literary Names:

Leading the pack is Huckleberry Ulrich. Next came Topsy Ulrich, and then we moved straight into the children's literature that we grew up with (the Oz books) so we got Ozma Ulrich and Ruggedo Ulrich. Then we had to stop.

Warning: MORE TO COME