Just in case... I have the name

Though I don't see myself having kids for about 10 more years, Clink posted about what baby names she likes and that really got me in the mood.

I love names. They interest me so much. I've named my stomach Dominique, and Gillian named hers Cristina. With no H. How perfect, right? Other friends have named them Pepe, Engeline, Georgette, Alan, Alberto, Hank, etc. But those are for tummies. Children's names are different.

Using Baby Name Wizard and Nymbler I have created the following list.

Girls
Madeleine: I love Madeleine, THAT MUCH
Hazel: Maccallion is okay, but mostly this name rocks
Elliot: I love Scrubs, THAT MUCH
Fern: I love Charlotte's Web, THAT MUCH.
Sophie: I used to be addicted to The Sims, and I had this really old couple who adopted a black girl that I named Sophie. They weren't my favourite family so I didn't use my best names on them (best names at the time: Bronwyn and Samantha). But Sophie was so sweet that I played with that family a lot, and the name grew on me. Hundreds of hours, easily. I miss The Sims. Somebody buy the new one for me?

The "I like it but... list": Mavis (the typing tutor?), Ramona, Beatrice (maybs Ramona will even call her Beezus!), Caden (it sounds too much like cadence), Ivy (a recent addition to names that I like- I just met the most adorable, outgoing, smart seven year old named Ivy and I'm hooked on the name!), Avery (but I always think Mr. Avery from To Kill a Mockingbird mainly because I once met twins called Avery and Atticus), October but only because I like the sound of that word, and who wants to be named after a month! (Sorry April, May, June, and August!)(and maybe Juliette, sorry, also), Harriet, Matilda, and Eloise (after the title characters of this book, this book, and this book), Joan (because Joan of Arc is awesome, but my nana's name is Joan and I don't love her much)

Boys
Nolan: good name!
Owen: good name!
Gavin: Like in The Sky is Falling
Billy: despite a slightly awkward status with a Billy I know, this name is still terrific.
Charlie: not from the chocolate factory. Just a good name!
Josh: because every Josh in the whole world pretty much is a hunkaroo
Anything Irish-ish: Eamon, Flynn, Lachlin, Tiernan, Conan, even Shannon because whats the deal with unisex names being girly?

Others: Aiden (except my friend just had a baby named Aiden. He's cute though!), Dan and Jack (but both my brothers names already), Miles (it would be cheating on the metric system!), Malachy (but any nickname for it sucks) Torry (I like it but don't love it)

Articles of interest: top 100 baby names in Canada, welsh boys names (which I seem to love)

I think a clear pattern is that I am totally nostalgic for the books I used to adore/ still adore. Was I that much a bookworm?

I think this would be a fun post to do yearly. Note to self: every Aug 17th, do this.