due in 2 weeks! struggling w/ boy name

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Registered: 06-11-2007
due in 2 weeks! struggling w/ boy name
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Tue, 01-08-2008 - 6:17am

I am actually a very organized, thorough person and for 9 months my Dh and I have had our boy name set. However, now I am starting to freak out.. too hard of a decision! Anyway, our last name is very common, yet you really have to be careful on the names you put with it. I didn't really want anything too trendy-- many times people think they are being original but a thousand other parents have the same idea. My husband and I are both teachers, so we have lots of these "original sounding" names in our classrooms. Coupled with the fact that names conjure up images of students we've had, it has really been a struggle. Anyway, what do you think?


Christopher James


Christopher Jackson


Christopher Jack


Christopher Jase


Besides Jase, the other names have meaning to us. I know Christopher isn't unique at all, but in 12 years of teaching, I have only had 2 in my classroom. (by the way, I have NEVER had a Jennifer-although I have several friends by that name- (the name so often used as an example of being overly used).

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Registered: 01-07-2004
Wed, 01-09-2008 - 3:08pm
hello!! my pick is christopher james. i like the name james(even though i wont ever use it-too many in my hubbys family)take care!
joanne
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Registered: 06-11-2007
Wed, 01-09-2008 - 7:54pm

thanks so much everyone! its down to Christopher James (after my husband which would be nice) and Christopher Jackson.

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Registered: 08-01-2003
Thu, 01-10-2008 - 12:52pm

you haven't had a Jennifer in your classroom as a teacher, but you probably were in classrooms with Jennifers as a student - that name was prevalanet from the 70s through 80s, fell way off in the 90s and now. I know very few children named Jennifer - mostly all kids in late teens through mid-30s.


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Registered: 06-26-1999
Thu, 01-10-2008 - 8:02pm

Congrats on your little one!


I love the name Christopher.

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Registered: 01-10-2008
Thu, 01-10-2008 - 9:00pm
Christopher James is my pick...
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Registered: 09-21-2007
Fri, 01-11-2008 - 3:28pm
I think Christopher Jackson is a really nice name because if I have a boy Jackson will be his first name but I think Christopher Jackson is a really long name, what about Jase Christopher, if you name him Christopher will you call him Chris anyways?

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Registered: 02-03-2006
Fri, 01-11-2008 - 8:52pm
How about Jace as the first name?
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Registered: 01-12-2008
Sat, 01-12-2008 - 11:14pm
I really like the name Christopher Jase just because Jase doesn't seem like a very common name. I don't like common names at all.
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Registered: 12-07-2006
Sat, 01-12-2008 - 11:21pm
Christopher James gets my vote!

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