Still Nameless

It is funny to read all of the name hints and tips that are out there.  I do keep these things in the back of my mind.  I do so just to make sure we don't fall in to a naming trap and that we avoid the usual mistakes

Meanings - We will try and avoid a name that means 'old pirate' or 'dead bird' or 'flower wilter'

Popularity - As most of you know this is where Kevin and I differ a little bit, but I am staying clear of overly used popular names.  Especially recently named celebrity kids.

Embarrassing nicknames or initials - Kevin's dad gave us a piece of advice based on his own name.. he said don't use a name where the nickname can end in a 'y' People on occasion would call him 'Teddy' and he wasn't so keen on that nickname (His name is Theodore, Ted for short).  We also will try to avoid initials like D-U-H.  We also need to make sure the nickname doesn't sound crazy rhymey with Hahm...  This eliminates 'Tom Hahm'

Mistaken pronunciation - Well, with Hahm you usually have to tell people 95% of the time it isn't pronounced 'HAM' so why add a first name that equally needs to be corrected.     

Identity crisis - We will of course google the name we choose just to make sure a serial murderer or porn star doesn't share the same name... although with Hahm as a last name I don't think we will run in to much there

After all of this you might be wondering if we have decided on a name.  We definitely have a major frontrunner (well there is only one still that Kevin and I agree on and love so it is the frontrunner), but we are still pondering all kinds of ideas.  Basically, any idea has to beat our frontrunner now.  Kevin basically likes any name that is listed on the declaration of independance or something of equal historical significance.  If you remember, George, William, John, Thomas, Samuel etc are those options.  There are very few historical names that pass my criteria... I like the idea of a strong, historical sounding name, but none are making the cut so far for me...  On the flip side I like the lesser known names - not the girly sounding guy names or names that are just weird, but names that are less used.  As you can imagine, nothing on my list gets the Kevin approval so we are still at it. 

My dad had the idea that we could combine Kevin and Stacy and name Baby Hahm 'Stavin'... that would certainly be original :)