Yes indeed, we’re making a list and checking it twice. I wrote previously about a neat interface on the Internet for finding name frequency data at a site called the NameVoyager, and I still value the site’s data. But another site has taken things a step further, and not only provided frequency data but also recommendations. You can pick a few seed names and see what else comes up. It is called Nymbler (thanks for the tip Darcy!)
Want to see our short list? Yeah, me too. We’ve narrowed each sex down to 20 or so names that we don’t dislike. Is our future child’s name on the list? Hard to say. There are a few I really like but Alisa’s nose wrinkles every time I mention them. So those don’t look so viable, if you catch my drift.
Ah, this is the fun part! It is merely deciding the very first and strongest impression your child will make on people, even in their physical absence. No problem.