What's In A Name?
A lot of pressure, that's what!I seriously underestimated the whole baby-naming process - though I suspect I may have put more pressure than usual on myself because naming is such a big part of my everyday job. Granted, that's usually a company or a campaign, not a baby girl. And I had Geoff as a very able naming partner. But STILL. You want to find something that's special, but not weird - I think that's it in a nutshell.
In the end, we ended up back at the beginning. We chose the very first baby girl name that both Geoff and I fell in love with in the first weeks of this pregnancy.
And then came the whole 'should we tell?' debate. In the end, we realized that (a) Geoff and I are not always fans of convention, and (b) Geoff and I are not always fans of secrets and surprises. And so... We pretty much said 'to heck with what everyone else things' and decided that we didn't want it to be a secret anymore.
Baby's name is Briony. We're still working on the middle name. We know it's a little bit of a tricky one... It's BRY-o-nee ('bry' as in 'rhymes with fry' - not 'brie' like the cheese), and while it's rare here in North America, it's reasonably common in the UK and Australia. You'll catch on quickly, we have no doubt :)
We're so excited to meet her soon - and for all of you to meet and love her too!
Labels: Baby Talk
posted by Lindsay @ 10:32 PM
4 Comments:
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it! Sorry for the computer yelling, but I really like it.
It's also unique enough that there won't be a million and one Briony's in her class - which if you ask Shane will be so nice once she's in school.
:)
Thanks! We love it too... obviously.
I love that name! It just sounds like the perfect name for your baby, which of course it is! : )
beautiful name :)
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