More on the name "Nicholas"

I thought that this was way too important to keep buried in the comments section so I will give it its own post. Nicholas' granddad adding some more history on the name we chose. Check it out.......

Stephen (Nicholas' Grand-Dad) said...

When I learned that the baby’s first name would be Nicholas, I thought this to be really emblematic, as this was also the maiden name of Mother. I have been asked to include this name on just about every credit application I have made in this county. This means that from time to time when making an enquiry about my account, I have been asked to state my mother’s maiden name before any information is given to me. Very recently at work, I was setting up an online account, which would enable me to make withholding tax payments for the company to the State of Pennsylvania, and had to include the name Nicholas on the account.

Constantly I am using the name Nicholas. Obviously, when this baby arrives, I will be using the name even more. Naturally I am trilled that he is going to be named Nicholas. It is reasonable to say that the baby is not being named only after his mother, but also after his great grandmother.

Nicholas it is!!

Well, to follow up on the whole naming process here is confirmation of the name we chose. After church service this past Sunday the pastor took the time to chat with us for a bit. We told him it was a boy and he punched the air jumped up and down and said “Awright, yes!” He has three daughters (and I assume always wanted a son) and just recently got a grandson. I believe he is biased in favor of baby boys.

Then he turned to me and said you are not making him a “junior” are you. We said no not at all and he replied “Oh good because I was thinking Nicholas!!” At this point Nikki and I looked at each other and was like what??!! Of course we never told him that Nicholas was on the table for a name so when he said it we were slightly taken aback. He was like “Yeah, Nicholas” (while looking at Nicole so I guess he wanted the baby named after his mother).

So there. We have confirmation! Nicholas it is!

Picking a baby name

Picking the baby's name can be a real exciting time for both parents and does give them the opportunity to bond. And it was no different with us. Nikki believes that the baby's name should mean something and she considers that to be very important so all the names being considered had some meaning. And we decided that we would not have a junior since I am set against that.

So, some time ago, we started the naming process which we turned into a slightly complicated project. We had initially come up with names all over the map. Then over the course of a few days we went through each others list and eliminated the names that we were dead set against.

From there we came up with a short list of about eight (four boys’ and girls’ names each) and then we ranked them (1 being the lowest 4 being the highest). Then we took both our rankings and averaged them, then applied some mathematical formula that we dreamed up. (Accountants for you!) The one with the highest rating was the winner. I think that the final result was Olivia Madison for a girl and Kyle for a boy.

Well after all that we ended up with Nicholas for the baby's name. Our rational for picking Nicholas? Other than the meaning we thought it would be nice to have our son named after mom and not dad.

We have a middle name though but there seems to be some flexibility here. So we decided to put a poll on this blog so please be sure to vote!