tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post850018088575034427..comments2024-03-25T17:48:53.875-04:00Comments on Heissatopia: A name for the babyAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14785629874138416100noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-47608172186939574602015-01-27T11:03:34.162-05:002015-01-27T11:03:34.162-05:00I read "the Duggar family" and was like ...I read "the Duggar family" and was like What? Because in our family, the Duggar family is not the same thing! :o) (Nancy is 1/4 Duggar, did you know that, Crystal?)Myrnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450610418971329885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-67502643875772568452015-01-27T08:59:40.743-05:002015-01-27T08:59:40.743-05:00Cute! I laughed at the quasi biblical part. I us...Cute! I laughed at the quasi biblical part. I used to try and convince myself Sadie was quasi biblical because of Sarah but now basically I've just come to terms with the fact that I've blown my pattern. Sometimes blowing patterns is ok...especially since then I had Cheetah and completely just threw it out the window. The popularity thing cracked me up to. When we were naming Gigi we had a couple other names we threw out because we felt like they were too popular...then we settled on her name and lo and behold it was the most popular of the bunch. If you throw in the Zoey spelling you definitely have a pretty popular name there, but at least it looks like it is dropping in popularity so hopefully she won't have any repeats in her class. Gigi always has another grace in her class....well used to always. Now she is the only Grace in her school class but there is another one at church ;) That being said when things feel right they feel right!!!! That's why I have never understood the Duggar family. Why limit yourself to this one letter :) Cryshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08093625438383031052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-67996563399269468512015-01-26T20:02:10.847-05:002015-01-26T20:02:10.847-05:00I think it is this book: http://www.amazon.com/Sto...I think it is this book: http://www.amazon.com/Stonewords-Ghost-Story-Harper-Trophy/dp/0064403548 by Pam Conrad. With a name like that, she may or may not be distantly related to me...Myrnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450610418971329885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-8179765389189443622015-01-26T16:57:12.958-05:002015-01-26T16:57:12.958-05:00Excellent name choice - flows nicely, not too tren...Excellent name choice - flows nicely, not too trendy, and just a nice name. We struggled a lot with names for both our kids, partially because of feeling the weight of deciding what a child will be called for their whole life. And we dislike so many names, plus didn't want a trendy name. Malcolm came home from the hospital without a name, so I'm impressed by your ability to decide on a name so quickly. We'd looked through thousands of names (every name on multiple online sites) before settling on Malcolm. Gareth is lucky that I had taken Welsh the previous year since that's where I got that name from.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10636146366627166656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-41668824319271252092015-01-26T15:38:26.370-05:002015-01-26T15:38:26.370-05:00I was thinking of this post a bit more while I was...I was thinking of this post a bit more while I was out today. Zach's middle name starts with A. How could I forget?<br /><br />Also, if Zoë is your final child, it's kind of cool that Andrew the oldest starts with A and Zoë with Z. <br /> <br /><br />I don't know any Zoës as friends, but one I do recall was Zoë Alexandria or Zoë Alexandra.<br /><br />Andrew, Nancy, Rachel, Miriam, Benjamin, and Zoë Heiss - nice! :)Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-12974879474999700822015-01-26T11:21:33.298-05:002015-01-26T11:21:33.298-05:00And it looks like Zenobia is a Greek name, too. Th...And it looks like Zenobia is a Greek name, too. The Russian form is Zinovia, which I like better than Zenobia, personally, though my favourite Russian name is Zhenya...but that's not the Russian nickname for Zinovia (thought it might be Yevgeniya. <br /><br />Along those lines (but only kind of because the English equivalent is Eugenia), Genevieve is a name I suggested that was immediately shot down by Andrew. Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08631734965938273438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-23119318360813095992015-01-26T11:08:01.219-05:002015-01-26T11:08:01.219-05:00Cool! Cool! AmandaStretchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09649673692690240933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-12160568180704673972015-01-26T10:53:59.259-05:002015-01-26T10:53:59.259-05:00Okay. He says that had we come up with that name f...Okay. He says that had we come up with that name for Miriam he would have been fine with it. But we didn't, so...Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08631734965938273438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-75561183219818441052015-01-26T10:51:28.189-05:002015-01-26T10:51:28.189-05:00Zenobia *is* Zaynab/Zeinab/Zainab—or however you c...Zenobia *is* Zaynab/Zeinab/Zainab—or however you choose to spell—only anglicized (I just learned this). It's the name of the Prophet Mohammed's granddaughter).<br /><br />Holy cow <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaynab_%28name%29" rel="nofollow">you can spell that name a million ways!</a><br /><br />Maybe knowing that will change Andrew's mind about it. ;)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08631734965938273438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-41931072480427613152015-01-26T10:44:53.792-05:002015-01-26T10:44:53.792-05:00Oh funny story...Josie and I were at your childhoo...Oh funny story...Josie and I were at your childhood friend Emily's house getting our hair done on Wednesday and we ended up talking about names somehow. When Emily married Brandon, she did not know that he had rather strong opinions about names. So when she became pregnant with Berkelee, she learned that he wanted all of his children to have his middle name, Lee, for their middle name. (He already, of course, had Andrew Lee, but Em did not realize there was going to be this Lee fetish.) And he had picked out a favorite girl's name years before: Sara Lee. Emily was like, umm, no, we are NOT going to name a child Sara Lee when our last name is BAKER!Myrnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450610418971329885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-50598081606927228782015-01-26T10:38:03.039-05:002015-01-26T10:38:03.039-05:00Zoe has been on my list for potential future daugh...Zoe has been on my list for potential future daughters for a long time because of a book I read where a girl named Zoe befriends a ghost named Zoe who lived and died in Live Zoe's house a hundred years ago. In fact, for a long time, I only wanted Z names for my kids. I think I only ever came up with 5 or 6 total though. Now, my list is a little longer, but I've also decided Zeinab/Zainab is one my favorite Arabic names AND a Z name. I just have to convince Blake . . . Z is still my favorite letter of the alphabet, whether it's in a name or a regular word.AmandaStretchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09649673692690240933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-4255753053772307642015-01-26T10:02:29.506-05:002015-01-26T10:02:29.506-05:00I think Zenobia is another name you already sugges...I think Zenobia is another name you already suggested, actually...and I'm pretty sure Andrew reacted rather poorly to it. ;)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08631734965938273438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-46092381613209348422015-01-26T08:16:20.892-05:002015-01-26T08:16:20.892-05:00I enjoy name talk so this was an extra-fun read! ...I enjoy name talk so this was an extra-fun read! Glad to read about your process in finding a name for your little one. Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-25681380356654841702015-01-26T04:12:33.395-05:002015-01-26T04:12:33.395-05:00ZENOBIA!!!!!!! But I also love Zoe. Beautiful.ZENOBIA!!!!!!! But I also love Zoe. Beautiful.Bridgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11339936940500165901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-60130689824724890952015-01-26T00:40:23.752-05:002015-01-26T00:40:23.752-05:00Emily Mize Gurney's little sister is named Zoe...Emily Mize Gurney's little sister is named Zoe. So I know a Zoe, even if you don't. Also Josie has a friend named Zoe Taylor, but her real name is Zenobia. Hey, how about Zenobia? That's a name you haven't tried on for size! I like Zoe Amelia. It is pretty.Myrnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450610418971329885noreply@blogger.com