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Title:A list of All the BABYNAMES (shadow copy)
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Moderator:OASS::BURDEN_D
Created:Tue Feb 13 1996
Last Modified:Fri May 30 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:996
Total number of notes:7139

866.0. "Names to go with Dinsdale (2)" by SHIPS::DINSDALE_D (Demon Tester) Wed Mar 24 1993 15:53

    
    Following a previous excursion into the conference for the name of our
    first baby (Note 742), I am seeking help with the selection of names
    for the latest edition, due 2/7/93.
    
    Our names are David and Julie Dinsdale, and our first son got James 
    Alexander, the first name being my grandad's middle name, and Alexander was
    Julie's Grandad's name.
    
    We already know the sex of the baby, through the wonders of modern
    science, and its a brother !!.
    
    We have debated long and hard and come up with three front runners for
    the first name:
    
    	Samuel
    	William
    	Stuart
    
    Only William has a familly connection, my Grandad, so that started as
    my favorite, but Im getting used to the others.
    
    So, your views, comments please on the first names.
    
    Where you can really help is on the middle names, where the field is
    virtually open, save for names that create an acronym, that might stick
    - Orville for example with Stuart or Sam(uel)
    
    We look forward to your suggestions
    
    Thanks
    
    Dave (+ Julie)
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866.1NamesKYOA::CHANGThu Mar 25 1993 09:0618
    
    I hope your due date was a typo - 2/7/93 - your wife is REALLY
    overdue!!  I'm guessing that you meant 4/7/93.
    
    I reread the original note and Elliott was a favorite name at the
    time.  Using the four, Elliott, Stuart, Samuel and William, I came
    up with the following:
    
    William Stuart Dinsdale (My favorite)
    William Elliott Dinsdale (WED are initials-don't know if that's a 
    			       problem)
    Samuel Elliott Dinsdale
    Elliott Samuel Dinsdale
    Elliott William Dinsdale
    
    Have you already gone through these?
    
    Chris
866.2Stuart William or Stuart Jeffrey...?AMCUCS::MEHRINGThu Mar 25 1993 18:4922
David,

Of those 3 names, I like Stuart the best with James...

How about:

	Stuart William Dinsdale
	Stuart David Dinsdale
	Stuart Kevin Dinsdale
	Stuart Joseph Dinsdale
	Stuart Timothy Dinsdale
	Stuart Jeffrey Dinsdale

	or

	
	Samuel David Dinsdale
	Adam Stuart Dinsdale (other way would be SAD)
	Richard William Dinsdale

Good luck,
-Cori
866.3mmmmmm...maybe two middle names ??SHIPS::DINSDALE_DDemon TesterFri Mar 26 1993 16:2729
    
    Re .1
    
    Thanks Chris, Julie isn't in fact overdue, its the difference in date
    conventions between the UK and the US. The baby is due 2nd July 93 !!!!
    
    We like the idea of William Stuart a lot, so that probably get s the
    place as bench mark against which others will be tested. Trouble is,
    using this methods, the bench mark becomes familiar, so any new
    suggestion seem that much more unusual.
    
    By the way, Elliot has lost favour -  Julie is a teacher (5-7 year
    olds) and a less than favorite pupil is currently Elliot Pain - Pain by
    name and nature !!
    
    
    Reading .2, I start to think that maybe Stuart does sound better with 
    James. The other danger with William is that it gets shortened to Willy 
    (which I hate) or Bill which sounds much older
    
    Maybe including David in the middle is nice, we dont plan for any more
    after this one, perhaps two middle names.
    
    What do you think ?
    
    Thanks
    
    Dave
866.4my voteGLITTR::WARRENSun Mar 28 1993 15:312
    William David.
866.5My vote goes to ...PEKING::SMITHS2The Pink Pedaller!Mon Mar 29 1993 07:215
    
    Stuart David is my favourite.
    
    Sam
866.6William David Stuart DinsdaleKYOA::CHANGMon Mar 29 1993 10:2421
    
    I forgot about the dating conventions differences.  Thanks for
    correcting me.
    
    If you are thinking about 4 names and are apprehensive about William,
    how do these sound:
    
    Stuart David William Dinsdale
    Stuart William David Dinsdale
    
    In the case of William becoming Billy, I have noticed that once a 
    nickname is used it often remains.  So if you and your wife agree
    to Bill and use it from the beginning, there is a very good
    chance it will remain.  Then you can consider:
    
    William David Stuart Dinsdale
    
    I think that is my favorite so far.  Of course, this is just my
    opinion.
    
    Chris