Last week I announced I'm having a girl. The only problem with this (besides Mike casually asking me if I would ever consider a third) is that I already used my girl name.
The name 'Mazzy' was established long before I met the man I wanted to marry, headlining the baby name list I've had hidden in a folder within a folder within a folder on my computer for the past fifteen years.
It was the first name I suggested to Mike when I got pregnant and it was the only name he liked from that point forward.
Easiest process ever.
This time around, naming our baby is proving to be a bit more difficult. Every name I bring up connotes some sort of odd association for Mike. His response is usually quick and brutal, with a shake of the head that says, "There is nothing you can do to change my mind".
Our conversations (pre-gender determination) have gone something like this:
ME: What do you think of Rowan?
MIKE: RO-WAN?
ME: Yes, Rowan.
MIKE: No.
ME: What's wrong with Rowan? Rowan is a cool kid!
MIKE: No, he's not. He's a skinny mime who wears his pants too short.
ME: What? What are you talking about?
MIKE: He thinks he's funny but he's just annoying and British.
ME: WHAT????
MIKE: You know, Rowan Atkinson.
ME: Mr. Bean???
MIKE: Yeah, I'm not naming my kid Mr. Bean.
ME: Nobody associates Rowan with Mr. Bean.
MIKE: I DO.
ME: Alright, what to do you think of Lennon for a girl?
MIKE: No.
ME: Why not?
MIKE: Everybody's gonna think we're huge Beatles fans and start asking music questions we're not going to know the answer to.
ME: This is coming from the guy who suggested Hendrix for a boy?
MIKE: Hendrix is an awesome name.
ME: You know NOTHING about Jimmy Hendrix. What about Lennox instead of Lennon?
MIKE: Lennox is a stripper.
ME: Really?
MIKE: Yes. What else you got?
ME: How about Violet?
ObMIKE: Tell me one person who is happy with the name Violet.
ME: I don't know any Violets.
MIKE: Exactly.
ME: What about Archer for a boy?
MIKE: (long pause) Archer is cool.
ME: And then we can call him Archie for short!
MIKE: You just ruined it for me.
ME: Okay, we'll never call him Archie…
MIKE: No. Next.
ME: Sebastian?
MIKE: Sebastian is a cat.
ME: Jasper?
MIKE: Jasper is a ghost.
ME: That's Casper.
MIKE: Same thing.
ME: Allegra?
MIKE: Allegra is an allergy medication.
ME: Alexa?
MIKE: I like Alexa.
ME: No, I'm not naming my kid Alexa.
MIKE: You just said Alexa.
ME: I know. Forget that ever happened. Isadora?
MIKE: No.
ME: I LOVE ISADORA!!!!
MIKE: Everyone is going to call her Izzy and then we'll have Mazzy and Izzy and that just sounds stupid.
ME: Alright, you have a point. You come up with something.
MIKE: Indiana.
ME: Huh. That's pretty.
MIKE: Indiana Jones Wiles.
ME: YOU SUCK.
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Obviously, Mike and I need help. What should Mazzy's sister's name be? (And just for fun, I'm going to answer as Mike in the comment section.)
Since we're on the topic, I thought it was finally time to share my 'tale of baby name regret' over on Babble today. For a brief period after Mazzy was born, I experienced the baby naming equivalent of "buyer's remorse". It was awful and took me over two years before I could write about it. But don't worry— it has a happy ending.
How about Emi? There is also a beautiful plus-sized model named Emme. I think it is so cute!
My husband and I had this problem, except I’m more like Mike. LOL I’m a teacher, so every “normal” name reminds me of some student I’ve had. We didn’t have too much trouble with out 2 1/2 year old boy…He’s Kord (which actually started out as a joke…my stepson’s favorite TV show for YEARS was Walker, Texas Ranger, and Walker’s first name is Cordell, so Cordell was suggested, which I didn’t like, but then we shortened it to Kord, and we all loved it). This time, we’re having a girl. My favorite name was Kacyn. My husband’s favorite name was Kreedance. I told him, I could get past all the CCR references, but in my mind it sounds like Prudence, and that just is not a pretty name. I was 35 weeks yesterday, and that was my Christmas present last week…he agreed to name her Kacyn. 🙂 Oh, and both their middle names were easy…My son’s is my maiden name, and Kacyn’s is my middle name. (My husband’s middle name was already used with my stepson.)
Im pregnant now and am dwelling on London…
I named my daughter JoLena Inez..
I have two daughters named annabelle and Elizabeth (ellie)… your list made me laugh!
I have 5 year old twin daughters named Mazzy & Macy. Mazzy is pronounced like jazzy. We came about the name b/c my husband was reading thru a baby name book & he saw the name Mazie & pronounced it as Mazzy. We both fell in love w/ his mispronunciation & are both Mazzy Star fans as well! Mazzy thinks she has a band named after her, while her sister Macy, thinks she has a store named after her & they have sales on every Saturday 😉
Our little girl is Mazzlyn and we call her Mazzy for short. So when I came across your blog, I was so surprised to see another Mazzy!! And they surprisingly look very similar. I was excited to see this comment on the name meaning and then read further lol…we never did find a name meaning for Mazzy or Mazzlyn either. But since we essentially came up with the name out of thin air, I wasn’t holding my breath that we ever would. Love reading your blog, you’re girls really are precious!
Trying to read ‘tale of baby name regret’, but the link won’t work :(. Any way to find it on your site?
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harlow
Your a bitch doing this after you named her harlow
Our last name is Mellon. My husband wanted to name our son Walter. Walter Mellon = Watermelon. No, just no.
Just stumbled across this post! You certainly found the perfect name with Harlow.
Though I like Isadora, but probably because I have an Izzy at home 😉 (short for Isabella).