Since it's still on the table, hypothetical kid #3 Boy - Harold Easton, and I will push to call him H. Easton, or H as his everyday name. Girl - We've agreed on Rhiannon "Rhia". It's quirky enough, and fits our naming pattern. Middle names we like are Rigby, or Eugenia. It will likely be Rigby, unless Mr. Kirkette caves and lets me use Octavia.
there are a lot of Evies out there right now and seems like "Eeeveee" is the more common pronounciation. I do have a friend with an Evelyn though and they call her "Eh-vie"
I had never encountered the name until I met my friend in college.
My favorite aunt was named Evie, pronounced Eh-vie. She was ahead of her time - very much a Katherine Hepburn in a sea of Grace Kellys.
We discussed the exact same boy name! I loved Dalton as a FN, but DH didn't. I think we'll go with a family MN if we ever have a boy but I do love it together.
We discussed the exact same boy name! I loved Dalton as a FN, but DH didn't. I think we'll go with a family MN if we ever have a boy but I do love it together.
In the hypothetical future baby name department, Virginia Pearl is the "we've had this name for a while, but who knows if we'll keep it", and the only other alternative I have is Charlotte Avery. Maybe msniq has others.
We are still stumped on boy names. Or at least I am.
This thread might make me change my mind. Our front runners are Jack and Ben. I just convinced H to go with Ben because Jack is so popular...except in this thread, there are even more Bens than Jacks!
Middle name either way will be Martin. I also like Will and Owen.
It's Ee-lie, just like Eli. He's named after a town. It took a lot of convincing from DH to spell it that way, but it was a very sentimental name to him.
Interesting. I know of a town with the same spelling but pronounced Ee-Lee.
elocrates What state? Funny enough is that there are 4 different cities named, 3 in the US. The town he was named after is pronounced E-lee, but we just used E-lie kind of "in honor of".
elocrates What state? Funny enough is that there are 4 different cities named Ely, 3 in the US. The town he was named after is pronounced E-lee, but we just used E-lie kind of "in honor of". H used to spend every summer with his Gpa in Ely, MN and he loves it.
Ha. That's the one I know of as well. Hmmm...have you talked about that story on here before? I feel like this is starting to sound familiar.