what should we name the baby?
Oh, yeah…you only wish Darling Dwayne & I were expecting, ’cause you know the baby would turn out to be devilishly cute in its own horned & evil kinda way. :muahaha
But alas, I am only asking for help coming up with a name for the baby in my current Harlequin Desire manuscript—tentatively titled A Baby in the Billionaire’s Boardroom. (You can help name Darling Dwayne‘s & my demon spawn…er, I mean, bundle of joy later. :winkwink )
So all while I’ve been working on Boardroom, I’ve been calling the hero & heroine’s three-month-old son Hugh. And that worked for me for a while, even though I occasionally slipped into calling him Baby Hugh or Baby Hughie.
But lately, it’s just not clicking, so I’m starting over & asking for your help to come up with something I can really love.
There are a few caveats to tossing out baby names, though…
For one, I need to avoid repetition with other names in the story, so it can’t start with any of these letters: A, B, C, E, F, J, M, R, S, T, V, or W. (Yeah, I know—tie my hands much? Why do you think I’m having so much troubling landing on one I like? :moon )
For another, it can’t be too unique or out-there. I don’t mind getting a little creative, but remember that this is a Harlequin Desire, so the characters are pretty much filthy rich & more old-fashioned & reserved. Plus, the parents’ names are Alexander & Jessica, so no going out on the crazy limb & naming their baby something like Moon Unit or Pilot Inspektor. (No offense to Frank Zappa or Jason Lee, who were obviously smoking a little sumpin’-sumpin’ when they came up with their babies’ names. :dropmouth )
I’ve also been considering simply changing the baby’s name to Henry to stay with the same letter of the alphabet. (And obviously because I’ve been watching a little too much Once Upon a Time. :winkwink )
So let me know what you think of that idea, as well as throwing out some baby name suggestions of your own!
Comments
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Amanda A. Brooks says:
How about:
1)Oliver
2)Gary
3)Ian
On March 1, 2012 at 12:33 am
TamVan says:
I second Ian, or maybe an Owen or a Kyle.
On March 1, 2012 at 12:41 am
Amanda A. Brooks says:
Ian. 🙂
On March 1, 2012 at 12:46 am
Amanda A. Brooks says:
Sorry – delete my Ian reply. I thought I was replying to Heidi. My 3 choices are above – in no particular order.
On March 1, 2012 at 12:48 am
Angie M says:
I like Ian also. Other sugesstions; Kane, Neil or Gregory?
On March 1, 2012 at 12:50 am
Amanda Ward says:
The name David (as its st David’s day today) appeared in my mind straight away. George, Grant, Darwin (after charles darwin)
On March 1, 2012 at 2:29 am
Jessica Lemmon says:
Ohh, I like Grant!
On March 3, 2012 at 9:06 am
Jay says:
I think it was that talk about demonspawn and babies, so here goes:
1) Damien
2) Gavin
3) Lorne
:kitty
On March 1, 2012 at 2:36 am
Laura J. says:
Isn’t Jessica a little unique herself? I think you could go with something a little more artsy or slightly unique, but not weird (Moon Unit/Pilot Inspektor).
Henry, Oliver, Gavin, Zander (after daddy :winkwink ) Xavier, Gunnar, Quin, Garin, Landon, Phinn.
On March 1, 2012 at 8:29 am
Irene says:
Aww, come on.
How about Nick?
You get a lot of play with that…the little devil!
On March 1, 2012 at 10:08 am
Karla says:
I vote for Nicholas.. but I like Henry too.. 🙂 (I’m also a once upon fan!!)
On March 1, 2012 at 12:01 pm
Bonia says:
Liam
Grayam
Those are my votes! Their both older names, and still a tad unique.
On March 1, 2012 at 12:10 pm
Darline says:
:heart
1. Logan
2. Zachery
3. Xavier
On March 1, 2012 at 1:12 pm
Sherie says:
My top boy name was Luke or Lucas if you want to go a little more formal!
On March 1, 2012 at 3:06 pm
Hollie says:
I like Patrick or Keegan …it is March :thumbsup
On March 1, 2012 at 3:22 pm
Anne says:
David, it’s a solid, nice name. I’m not thrilled with Davy as a nickname though. (No disrespect to the late Davy Jones who I had a crush on in the 70’s. )
On March 1, 2012 at 3:28 pm
Tina B says:
How about Nathan, Daniel or Kai? Good luck.
On March 1, 2012 at 8:34 pm
DebraG says:
How about Dallis? or Gavin or Nicholas
On March 1, 2012 at 8:55 pm
Colleen C. says:
What about Devon, Kavan or Kieran.
On March 2, 2012 at 1:18 pm
Jessica Lemmon says:
I was going to suggest Henry! That’s perfect. And with the rise of Henry Cavill :blowkiss (our new Superman come 2012) I’ll bet we’ll see a rise in that name’s popularity. Plus, it’s just classic.
On March 3, 2012 at 9:04 am
Jessica Lemmon says:
Erm…that was supposed to say “come FALL of 2012.” get me talking about Cavill, and all my brains slide out my ears. :dropmouth
On March 3, 2012 at 9:05 am