What's in a name

I always thought picking a name for a child would be the funnest part of having a baby, that was of course until I fell pregnant. Wonderful opportunity - yes, huge responsibly - yes, fun... not-so-much.

We were still toying with about ten names right up until The Boy was delivered, but when we first saw him, we both knew instantly his name was Roman.

This time round it seems the stakes are even higher, not only do we want to pick a name we both love, one that reflects our heritage and personalities, one that doesn't compete with our epic-ly long (Polish) surname and one that I can scream across the playground without embarrassing myself or my child, but also one which fits with our growing identity as a family.

Maybe I'm reading too much into it all, but I think that our names are so much a part of us and possibly effect our growing and developing personalities. My maiden name was Rebecca Wilson, Rebecca was the most popular name in the year of my birth and so 'we' were everywhere, in college I was actually in a class with another Rebecca Wilson! Blair (my husband) on the other-hand had an unusual name for the time. I think we had very different experiences as a result of our names.

Here are a few name sites I have been perusing:

What a lovely name

Name berry

Nymbler

I suppose we can always go with 'Moon Unit' if all else fails...