Friday, October 27, 2006

The Name Game

I am not sure what a "meme" is, but I have been tagged by Leslie, so here goes.

What did you name your kids and why?

Mabel Kay: Mike came up with Mabel's name. When I asked him why he chose it, he didn't really have an answer. He said he just likes it. I remember when we were freshman at BYU, he made me a mix tape and one of the songs was called "Mable" by the band Goldfinger. I don't know if that's where he first heard it, but when we found out we were having a girl, he was pretty set on it. I liked it, but I wasn't so sure. Of course I love it now. It is very old fashioned and not at all popular. When we first named her Mabel, we had a lot of people asking us if it was one of our grandmother's name. We would smile and say no, and then they would look a little surprised, wondering why we would use such an old name if it wasn't a family name. Her middle name is Kay, after her Nana, Susan Kay. I thought it went well with Mabel, and I feel strongly that at least one name should be tied to family.

Oliver Clayton: Mike came up with Oliver's name, too. We were sitting on the couch one night, just throwing names out, and he said, "what about Oliver?" I liked it immediately. A few months later, we were driving home to California from Arizona in the middle of the night, and the name Oliver Clayton came to me. I decided then that our baby boy would have that name. Clayton was my Great Grandfather's name. After he was born, we learned that Oliver is a family name a few generations back on both sides.

Ever since I was about 7 months pregnant with Mabel, I have loved the name Sadie. We had already decided on Mabel's name, and I wasn't going to change it, so I knew that our next daughter would be a Sadie. Sadie Stella was my Great Grandmother's name, the wife of Clayton (right, Leslie?). I love it. It is classic, easy to spell, easy to pronounce, and not super popular. I was really hoping Oliver was a girl so that I could use the name Sadie Stella, but I guess I will have to wait. If I can ever manage to get pregnant again, and we have a girl, this will be her name.

Ok, now I am tagging Robin, Amber, Hilari, and Ginger. Go!

6 comments:

  1. Yay! Yep, Sadie Stella Vasseur, wife of Clayton Charles Britton. I need to get back to my family history blogs. . . . thanks for the impetus.

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  2. I love the old fashioned girls names too. It is very popular now days to name kids with the old fashioned names. However, Mabel isn't that popular and it's so cute.
    I love Sadie. I have a great-grandmother named Sadie. If I ever had a little girl I was going to name her Sadie, but after seeing it is in the top 10 in 2004 AND 2005 of most popular (and registered with Social Security), I have decided against it.
    I wish I would have paid more attention to the top 100 when I named Jaxon. Although spelled, Jackson, on the list there are still 5 Jackson's in the church nursery!!! He is named after DH's grandpa.
    Your kids names are perfect! Love these posts... very fun to read!

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  3. My best friend in junior high was Sadie Veronica. I do like the name but I remember that she LOVED her name! She talked about it all the time... what a great name she had. So at least your daughter will be pleased. I HATED Jillian until college and now I dig it. It grew on me.

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  4. Thanks for sharing those Steph... Much better to use uncommon names than our error of the most popular names on earth!

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  5. Don't you love how you love your childrens' names more and more every single day? One of the sweetest pleasures, watching them grow into their names - a name that didn't mean much before, suddenly becomes the center of your world. It's amazing.
    Oh, and on an unrelated note, you're welcome for the note - you deserve it - if you lived closer, I'd book a cut every month or so - you are so good at it!
    Oh, and I have to ask you to "RSVP" to my one-day-adult-Halloween-party and let me know what you and Mike are coming as! :D

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  6. I love the name Sadie too. However, you probably don't want to hear me say that it is my dog's name, but it is.

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