Baby names

Only 5 weeks until we can cut this list in half! A boy, of course, will be named Atticus Ryan. Atticus is Latin in origin and means "man from Attica" (a region around Athens). More recent baby name lists have reported the meaning of Atticus as "ethical" or "fatherly" which steams, as you can imagine, from the book To Kill a Mockingbird. It ranks #683 on the social security list for 2007 and there were 341 boys (with social security cards) named Atticus in this year.

We are down to two girl names, Greta and Reagan. Some may remember that I loved the name Reagan when we were pregnant with Katya and Craig vetoed it. Craig has agreed to bring it into consideration since it is a name I really like and he feels bad that I was never sold on Katya (or any other girl name). Middle name for Greta would be Ames, we have not decided on a middle name for Reagan yet.

Greta is a German name and means "a pearl." It is also listed as a derivative of Margaret. It is ranked # 671 with 431 girls named Greta in 2007.

Reagan is Gaelic and means "little ruler." It is ranked #156 with 2,239 girls with that name, that spelling in '07 (which is the most common spelling and the spelling we would use).

We have pros and cons for both names. I think Greta is very pretty, girly and sounds harmonious with Katya. On the same note I like that Reagan is very different sounding than Katya, as I want each of our child's names to be unique from each other. Reagan is a great girl name but is definitely more masculine sounding. I do like that is a very strong name. I want to come up with a middle name that is girly to complement it (suggestions welcome!). Pro for Reagan is I am excited about the name more than any other girl name. Con: it is growing on Craig but it is not his favorite. My biggest con for Reagan is that it is much more popular than Greta or Atticus and I guess will continue to climb. I am trying not to let this bother me too much because I do love the name. Plus it is not even in the top 100 yet so its not like Grace or Emma or something.

Most have noticed the boy or girl poll that I added on the right hand side of the blog. I added my guess for a girl! I am adding a poll for Greta or Reagan too.

We are having a lovely weekend with Doug and Sharon. I will post pictures as soon as our power cord for the laptop arrives. I am taking advantage of Sharon's new laptop which is fabulous!