The good news: I think we're very close to having a baby name. We've got one that's percolating and growing on us day by day, so it might be a keeper. Neither one of us loves it, but we can tolerate it, and that's good enough.
The bad news: I'm married to an engineer, who is currently developing an algorithm for naming our child, which may or may not support the latest fave.
So how do you mathematically choose a baby name?
First, we each wrote down names that appealed to us. Second, Leigh categorized our choices using three different baby name books. It turns out that I like names in the "timeless" and "brisk and breezy" categories. Leigh likes names in the "fitting in/standing out" category. Then, Leigh cross-referenced the lists to identify the baby names found in all three categories. Now, he's narrowing down that list based on popularity. When I last left him, he was downloading 200 years worth of historical baby-name data from the Social Security Administration.
The end result? The perfect name.
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I'm not getting the feeling that you're fully on board with the naming process. You can't just grab a name out of thin air. A great deal of thought and research must be put into it. This is something that this child is going to have to live with for their entire life - from school playgrounds to company board rooms. You can't just open a book and willy nilly grab the first thing that catches your fancy. Leigh is to be commended for his effort and dedication to this process. I think you need to reconsider your stance on this task and put your full support behind his work and offer any help you can offer. The huge effort I put into the name database lets me sleep well at night knowing I chose the two most perfect names - Jermajesty II and Optimus.
What the hell he a "fitting in/standing out" category? I think maybe Leigh has become one of those smart guys who writes letters to the editor in all caps.
"FITTING IN / STANDING OUT" NAMES ARE NOT TOO POPULAR AND NOT TOO WEIRD
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