This morning I dreamt that I had a baby daughter, but all on my own; I was a single mother. As a token of affection, I gave my Dad the honor of naming her. It was such a beautiful name, a Gaelic one I believe, and began with an "A." I thought it was perfect. The trouble was, I had never heard it before (in fact, I don't think it's a real name at all, or even a real word), and I soon forgot what it was. I was upset that I couldn't remember my baby's name, and asked Dad to repeat it. He did, only this time, it began with an "N." But I couldn't really make it out because he was mumbling. I prompted him to say it once more, and I could tell he was becoming irritated, so that I hated to ask anymore.
It sounded like he wanted me to name my child Norepinephrine, which is odd. I said ok, but then thought "There's no way I can name a child of mine that." I mean, Gwyneth Paltrow might name her child Apple, and David Carradine named his child I.P. Freely, but I just couldn't bring myself to saddle a child with the name "Norepinephrine." I think you have to be a celebrity to carry something like that off. Besides, you need the money that celebrity brings to pay for your child's therapy in later years.
Choosing a child's name is so difficult, don't you think?
(and I don't need the dream analyzed; I know precisely which factors contributed to create it, thanks. :0) )
It sounded like he wanted me to name my child Norepinephrine, which is odd. I said ok, but then thought "There's no way I can name a child of mine that." I mean, Gwyneth Paltrow might name her child Apple, and David Carradine named his child I.P. Freely, but I just couldn't bring myself to saddle a child with the name "Norepinephrine." I think you have to be a celebrity to carry something like that off. Besides, you need the money that celebrity brings to pay for your child's therapy in later years.
Choosing a child's name is so difficult, don't you think?
(and I don't need the dream analyzed; I know precisely which factors contributed to create it, thanks. :0) )
I think certain names just immediately bring up images, some of those not being good ones.
But really....norepi....I just got home from work and actually had to use that drug tonight:)
Baby naming is HARD. Travis is named after Travis Barker, the drummer from Blink 182. But only in my cousin's eyes. He pestered me for 6 months and the name started growing on me. He is definitely a Travis though. His middle name, Anthony, is my brother's (who used to be my very very best friend and was my birthing coach) middle name.
Little Miss' name is Annabeth Mae. I'd heard Annabeth before somewhere and liked it....then as my "excuse" Ann is my moms middle name and Beth is the MIL's middle name. Mae was my grandma's middle name. I'd planned on naming my daughter Ella Mae but my cousin beat me to the Ella part. I was thinking Annabeth Ryan for a while but at the hospital while we were waiting to go in for the c-section, I said Annabeth Mae and everyone liked it.
Becky ~ Remington is an awesome middle name! I have a niece whose name is Echo Riley.
Your kid would never make it out of the first grade. Can you imagine how long it would take to learn how to spell Norepinephrine?
Ralph