Episode 158 thoughts

2JsMommy · 11-12-2009, 12:10 PM

I just listened to episode 158 and thought I would share how we chose the names of our kids. When I was in 3rd grade, I had a best friend named Johanna. She moved away and I never met another Johanna. I always liked her name and kept it as an idea if I had a girl. My husband agreed to it, but we had a hard time coming up with a middle name. One day I was going through my family genealogy and came across the name Joy. I put it together Johanna Joy and loved it. Johanna means 'gift from God'. She is 4 1/2 now and has the perfect name because she is a gift and a joy to us.

When I became pregnant the second time, we were excited and had come up with a list of names but hadn't decided on anything. That pregnancy ended in a miscarriage.

After that I had to have a lot of Faith that things would be fine if I got pregnant again. So with my third pregnancy I knew the middle name would be Faith if it was a girl. I wanted something to go with Johanna and came across the name Julianna. So our second daughter is Julianna Faith. We call her Julie. She is 2 1/2 and will call herself JulieHanna. A combination of her name and her sister's name.

Now I'm pregnant again and am hoping it's another girl. If it is, her name will be Jordanna Hope. I wanted to keep with the J___anna theme.

My husband and I never agreed on a boy's name before. He is really hoping for a boy this time and I've agreed to Joseph Lester. I'm not sold on the name, but it's a J name and is the names of his Grandpa's so it has special meaning to him.

How did you choose your baby's name?

royce · 11-12-2009, 09:36 PM

2Js,
Thanks for sharing how you came up with the names for you daughters. I like your J theme.

yellowslippers · 11-16-2009, 07:15 AM

this is so funny to read because my husband and i both have "j" names. he wants to name our baby, James, if it's a boy but i'm afraid to do all "j" names for the entire family. i feel like it's ultra corny. if it was just the kids, it's cute but when it's the parents too, i feel it gets too corny!

2JsMommy · 11-16-2009, 07:32 AM

I know a family that goes by the 5 KP's. Their first names all start with K and their last name starts with P. Their names are Kenny, Kara, Kenzie, Kolton, and Kaylee.

My husband and I do not have J names.

What names do you like?

Sunny Gault · 07-17-2010, 10:21 PM

I know a lot of people who are sticking with "J"s when naming their children. One of my childhood best friends came from a family where everyone's name started with a "J" including the family pets...

I do think you can take it a bit too far

Personally, I'm sticking with "S" names... at least, that's the current plan. My name begins with an "S", so I'm pretty biased

Our son is due next week and we're naming him "Sayer Ryan Gault".

11-12-2009, 12:10 PM	#1
2JsMommy Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: WI Posts: 6	Episode 158 thoughts I just listened to episode 158 and thought I would share how we chose the names of our kids. When I was in 3rd grade, I had a best friend named Johanna. She moved away and I never met another Johanna. I always liked her name and kept it as an idea if I had a girl. My husband agreed to it, but we had a hard time coming up with a middle name. One day I was going through my family genealogy and came across the name Joy. I put it together Johanna Joy and loved it. Johanna means 'gift from God'. She is 4 1/2 now and has the perfect name because she is a gift and a joy to us. When I became pregnant the second time, we were excited and had come up with a list of names but hadn't decided on anything. That pregnancy ended in a miscarriage. After that I had to have a lot of Faith that things would be fine if I got pregnant again. So with my third pregnancy I knew the middle name would be Faith if it was a girl. I wanted something to go with Johanna and came across the name Julianna. So our second daughter is Julianna Faith. We call her Julie. She is 2 1/2 and will call herself JulieHanna. A combination of her name and her sister's name. Now I'm pregnant again and am hoping it's another girl. If it is, her name will be Jordanna Hope. I wanted to keep with the J___anna theme. My husband and I never agreed on a boy's name before. He is really hoping for a boy this time and I've agreed to Joseph Lester. I'm not sold on the name, but it's a J name and is the names of his Grandpa's so it has special meaning to him. How did you choose your baby's name?

07-17-2010, 10:21 PM	#5
Sunny Gault Administrator Join Date: May 2010 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 12	Sticking with a certain letter.... I know a lot of people who are sticking with "J"s when naming their children. One of my childhood best friends came from a family where everyone's name started with a "J" including the family pets... I do think you can take it a bit too far Personally, I'm sticking with "S" names... at least, that's the current plan. My name begins with an "S", so I'm pretty biased Our son is due next week and we're naming him "Sayer Ryan Gault". __________________ Sunny Gault PregTASTIC, Host/Producer sunny@pregtastic.com http://www.pregtastic.com

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11-12-2009, 09:36 PM	#2
royce Administrator Join Date: May 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 77	2Js, Thanks for sharing how you came up with the names for you daughters. I like your J theme.

11-16-2009, 07:15 AM	#3
yellowslippers Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: CT Posts: 2	this is so funny to read because my husband and i both have "j" names. he wants to name our baby, James, if it's a boy but i'm afraid to do all "j" names for the entire family. i feel like it's ultra corny. if it was just the kids, it's cute but when it's the parents too, i feel it gets too corny!

11-16-2009, 07:32 AM	#4
2JsMommy Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: WI Posts: 6	I know a family that goes by the 5 KP's. Their first names all start with K and their last name starts with P. Their names are Kenny, Kara, Kenzie, Kolton, and Kaylee. My husband and I do not have J names. What names do you like?