I have a fun, chatty piece up at Nameberry on naming this baby! Baby Name Challenge: Naming a 7th boy!
Man! It is a challenge! We haven’t made a huge amount of progress since Abby’s consultation for us! I’m 27 weeks today, so we still have time, but I know how fast that time’s going to fly! I think the deadline of, you know, BIRTH will really help us choose … I’ve always worked better with a deadline … I think I’m hung up on trying to find the *perfect* name, which just looks different to my husband than it does to me. It’s not any different than it was with the other boys, but I admit I do feel extra pressure to get it exactly right this time. As if we didn’t the other times! (We did!)
In book news, I wanted to share some of the endorsements it received with you — I think they sell the book as well as or better than I ever could. I’m so grateful for them and humbled by them! Here are the first two pages:
I’ll share the rest of them with you in subsequent posts, a couple pages at a time. If I could also prevail upon any of you who have bought the book to leave a review on Amazon, I would be ever so grateful! Have a great Tuesday!
My book, Catholic Baby Names for Girls and Boys: Over 250 Ways to Honor Our Lady, is now available to order from ShopMercy.org and Amazon! It’s a perfect for expectant mamas, baby showers, and just because. 🙂
Sancta Nomina 
Adrian? A Popely, saintly, football playerly name…
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I love those characteristics!
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You got Simcha Fisher to review! (I’m a bit of a fangirl.) Also, I got our library to order your book, and I’m counting down the days til it arrives.
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That’s awesome Brigid! My book, in an actual library?? Swoon!!
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Soooo exciting. The naming process can be so much fun and yet so challenging. You have some good contenders.
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Yes! Thank you!!
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Idea: does Foles have potential as a nickname? Something like Finnian Oliver maybe?
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Ohmygosh this is amazing. I have to tell my husband! So clever! Thanks Grace!
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I suggest you define a strategy to narrow down your choices: do you want a Saint’s name? A Marian name? A Biblical name? A papal name? Do you want it to start with a particular letter?
Because there are so many good options, and it can feel impossible to make the right decision.
Some ideas:
– Anthony – because it’s been so hard to *find* the right name 🙂
– Jude – similar to Luke, but starting with a J (I think a J name makes sense with your older kids’ initials)
– Blaise – a little unusual, but not too much, and saintly
– Philip Neri – you mentioned you like this idea, and since I love this saint too, and it’s a great balance between “normal” and “Catholicky”, I think it could be a winner
– Vincent – saintly and cool initial
– Zachary – saintly but well-known
– Matthew – just because it means “God’s gift”
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Great strategies and great ideas! Thanks Mary-Agnes!!
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Let me just add 2 other ideas: Simon Peter (so Catholic, in my opinion) and David (because it makes sense for a 7th son, like the Biblical David).
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Great ideas!
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[…] of my book … a few weeks ago I shared the first two pages of the endorsements I received for my book, and I wanted to share the next […]
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[…] posted recently with some of the endorsements I was fortunate enough to receive for my book (here and here), and wanted to add the last few! I also wanted to draw your attention to the fact that I […]
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