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Conference oass::babynames

Title:	A list of All the BABYNAMES (shadow copy)
Notice:	BABYNAMES is now on-line and writable! Enjoy...
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

925.0. "Boy?? Makrianis" by WONDER::MAKRIANIS (Patty) Mon Jan 24 1994 11:34

    
    Well, I finally decided to ask you guys for some help. I'm due in
    3 1/2 weeks (Feb 17th). I am having the hardest time coming up with
    a boys name. I've got quite a few girls names picked out that I like
    so I'm no too worried there.
    
    Some background: My husband is half Greek and the family has used the
    same 3 names (George, Peter, Nicolas) which we want to stay away from
    for first names. I would like to use George as a middle name since that
    is my husband's name, but that is not a necessity. Our daughter's name
    is Anna Sophia. If we have a girl I've got lots of names I like: Julia,
    Laura, Amelia, Lydia, as you can see I like girls names that end in 'a'
    to go with Makrianis. Now for boys names, the only thing my husband and
    I can agree on is that we want a strong name, not trendy, and as my
    husband put it: will look good on a business card or office sign when
    he is grown. Some ideas I've thrown his way that he hasn't completely
    said no to are:
    
    		Samuel George Makrianis
    		William George Makrianis (my husband is George William)
    		Curtis George Makrianis
    		Keith William Makrianis
    		Colin ?? Makrianis
    
    Other names he has said a definite "no" to are Stephan, Alan, Kevin,
    Leonard, Michael, you name it!!!! 
    
    So any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm getting desperate.
    
    
    Patty

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
925.1	Gregory (my favorite!) or Craig???	CNTROL::STOLICNY		`Mon Jan 24 1994 15:35`	15
	Of the names you've suggested, I like William and Samuel the best. I don't care for the rhyme of Curtis Makrianis and Colin is somewhat of an ethnic mismatch with Makrianis (Irish Gaelic with Greek) - you and your husband's preferences are definitely more important than mine however 8^)!! A couple of other names that fit your criteria of strong and not trendy that spring to mind are Craig and Greg (or Gregory). Craig William or Greg William Gregory George or Gregory John Good luck! Carol
925.2	Thanks for the laugh...	WONDER::MAKRIANIS	Patty	`Mon Jan 24 1994 15:59`	10
	Carol, Thanks for the input. I had to laugh about your comment on Colin. I am Irish (half anyways) and I told my husband that if we had a boy that looked the least bit Irish he would be called Colin. You see, my daughter, Anna Sophia Makrianis, is as ethnic looking as she sounds. The spitting image of my husband. I like both Craig and Greg. Will have to see what the husband says. Patty
925.3	you're right...if he's fair, Colin might be a great choice!	CNTROL::STOLICNY		`Mon Jan 24 1994 16:15`	5
	Oops, I guess in your case, Colin might be a perfect choice!! Then again, Patrick (after his mother) might be nice, too! Carol
925.4	Gotta love Colin...	AMCUCS::MEHRING		`Mon Jan 24 1994 16:54`	25
	Patty, Well, I love the name Colin (obviously, as the mother of Collin Richard - and he is blonde/blue-eyed so it fits him to a "T"!) and I think it actually sounds pretty good with George and Makrianis. Here are a few other ideas for you to toss around: Wesley George Makrianis Derek George Makrianis Paul George Makrianis Edward George Makrianis Dillon George Makrianis (possibly on the trendy side, but I like it) Andrew/Drew Colin Makrianis Kent William Makrianis Chad Michael Makrianis (this was my 1st choice for our 2nd, but had a girl...) I also like the Greg suggestion, although Gregory would make for quite a few syllables in total... I kind of like the one or two-syllable first names with your last name, but the single-syllable names sound better with a 2-syllable middle name. Good luck - getting close for you! -Cori
925.5	How about....	WONDER::MAKRIANIS	Patty	`Thu Feb 03 1994 13:19`	18
	Well, I went through a smallish baby name book and made up a new list. I didn't have one name from the list I particularly liked over another, I was just hoping to get my husband to help narrow it down. Well, I haven't shown him the list yet, but as I went over it late yesterday afternoon with my sister, she picked up on one of the names and now I love it!!! Kyle William Makrianis Now to approach my husband and hope he doesn't veto it. I really like it. It sounds sounds/flows nicely, it's not super common (please don't tell me you know 50 million little boys named Kyle), it's short ( a definite consideration with the last name. So what do you all think??? BTW, my last day is tomorrow. Patty
925.6	A big vote for Kyle William	RTOEU::KRICKS		`Fri Feb 04 1994 03:35`	3
	I must say I think Kyle William sounds wonderful ! /Kim
925.7	Kyle	AYOV10::KKEARY		`Fri Feb 04 1994 07:11`	4
	Kyle has become a popular name in Scotland recently, and I must agree William goes well with it. Kirsty
925.8		WONDER::MAKRIANIS	Patty	`Wed Jun 08 1994 11:38`	11
	Well we didn't get to use Kyle William, instead we ended up with Lara Elizabeth Makrianis Born: March 1 @7:59am Weight: 8lb 8oz Length: 21 inches Thanks for your help Patty
925.9		KYOSS1::CHANG		`Wed Jun 08 1994 12:43`	4
	Hi Patty, Congratulations and welcome to Lara Elizabeth! Chris