My last name might be changing, and I need new baby names!

[cfield]

My husband's grandpa owns a business in our hometown. Chris, my husband, is the only person in the family that could possibly pass the Lower name on to any children. (Lower is pronounced like Matt Lauer, not low, as opposite of high.)

Well, we're hoping to try for a MiniField in a year or so. Now, Grandpa has asked Chris if he'd consider taking the Lower name, to fulfill the old time tradition of passing the name on (and I think because we may inherit the business someday and he worries about the name changing). Neither of us are opposed to the change only because we know how much it means to Grandpa. And seeing as how Grandpa's paying Chris's way through college, and will possibly be a huge help with a down payment towards a house in 2 years, while we don't feel obligated, we would be okay with doing it. (And if Chris does get the business, it'd happen eventually anyway.) It's something Chris almost did ages ago, but had other issues that prevented it in regards to keeping his father sane and alive. There's a lot of family history that makes changing our name seem like something that is bound to happen any way since it hasn't yet, and it's smarter for us to do it now before we have kids than wait 15 years.
So, now that I've rambled on, my question is this:
Does anyone have any good name suggestions for a Baby Lower?

[Rabrrrrrr]

1. Name him lower, but pronounced "low" as in not high

Just to piss people off with two names spelled the same but pronounced differently.

That's what Rabrrrrrr would do.

[cfield]

2. Lower Lower

I like that. That could work.

But I don't want my kid to hate me!

Edit to clarify: I don't care if anyone else hates me, but my kid is something different.

[LuckyTheDog]

39. Lewis (boy) Laura (girl)

Lewis Lower or Laura Lower would be very easy for others to remember. They ring nicely, too.

[BlueIris]

3. Check out: behindthename.com

It's a great resource for getting names from a wide range of cultures and tradtions, including our own, and has tons of information about the meaning, history and variations of each name.

But if you want my suggestions...(I'm an excellent baby namer)

Female child: Zelda ("heroine")

Male child: Bartholomew ("keeper of the furrows")

[cfield]

4. I'll check it out for sure

Your names are very strong sounding but gentle at the same time. I like that in a name.

[BlueIris]

10. Excellent! I've been telling people about that site for years.

Just a tip, because your new surname will have two syllables, apperently experts recommend a three syllable first name, which may increase the musicality of your baby's full name when pronounced aloud (I thought Zelda Lower sounded okay, though).

Other names I think may suit your future offspring include...

Victoria, Odelia, Lenora, Antonia and Ivy

or

Ezekial, Xavier, Alastair, Barnaby and Casper

Unisex names: Tatum and Keagan

[WritingIsMyReligion]

20. Yes, that is a great site....

I use it all the time for characters' names in my fiction.

Check it out!

[dolo amber]

5. How 'bout Matt?

:D

[cfield]

7. That's what my husband said

I'm not fond of it.
But, I like uncommon names, ones you don't hear everyday.

I was going to use Rilyn Gabrielle with Field, but I hate Rilyn Lower. I think we'll still use Gabrielle for a girl, but I'm terrible with finding boy names I like.

[Gormy Cuss]

21. One suggestion.

Since Lower will be mispronounced frequently when read, and misspelled frequently when heard, give consideration to first names that are less likely to suffer either fate.

This I know from experience. I never have to spell my last name but my first name has two common spellings and a seemingly endless list of variations. In elementary school when we exchanged valentines in class I got used to accepting any one addressed with a set of letters that had some phonetic resemblance to my first name.

And don't let me start on my middle name --oy.

:D

[cfield]

27. I don't want anything the kid will hate me for

but I want them to know that I put effort into picking a unique name just for him/her. I want something he/she can be proud of.

[Gormy Cuss]

28. It can be unique...

If no one has ever heard of it they'll be forced to ask how to spell it. It's the multiple choice names like Steven/Stephen or Caitlin/Katelyn that are more trouble.

:hi:

[JVS]

6. Aloysius, Walter, Gustav, Stephen, Martin, Robert, or Axel are good names

[cfield]

8. I like Stephen for a middle name

The bad thing about Lower, I keep thinking of good solid names like Daniel or Michael...but I want unique!

[JVS]

9. In my family middle names are patronymic for the oldest son and...

the name of an ancestor for other sons.

My father's middle name is his father's first name.
My brother's middle name is dad's first name.
My middle name is my great-great-grandfather's first name.

It's a fun system

[BlueIris]

11. Okay, couple more:

Calpurnia, Felicia, Consuela, Henrietta, Julia and Ingrid (or, hey, you could always use "my" name, Iris--it's Greek and means "rainbow")

Angus, Norton, Wesley, Parker, Quincy and Avery

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

12. Angus?

For real?

[BlueIris]

13. I have a collection of older, "classic" names I'm trying to bring back.

I think "Angus Lower" sounds mysterious, exotic and distinguished.

[Beware the Beast Man]

18. For those about to rock.......FIRE!!!

[cfield]

17. I like Wesley

It has a good ring to it.

[arwalden]

14. Daisy F.Lower

Violet F.Lower?

[cfield]

16. Love it!

I don't know that I could make it work, hubby is VERY picky, but I love it!

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

31. And for a male, McCaulay F. Lower. (nt)

[Richardo]

33. Leif B. Lower

:)

[BlueIris]

15. 'Kay, two more: Thais and Boyd.

Those might be my favorite so far.

[greatauntoftriplets]

19. Thais' schoolyard nickname would be.....

Thighs. Ugh.

[RandomKoolzip]

22. "Ed" or "Joe" not good enough?

So many people have named their kids "unusual names" that those "unusual" names aren't so unusual anymore. In fact, they're pretty much the norm now.

Why not be a rebel and name your kid "Steve" or, if a girl, "Michelle?"

[cfield]

26. I'm trying to break away from the

unusual names that have become common. Like Aiden or Micayla.

Steve and Michelle may not be common for infants now, but they're very common for people my parents' age or younger so I'd like something other than names like that.

Sure my tastes may be bizarre to you, but that doesn't make them bad.

[LeftyMom]

34. One could always give thier child a conventional first name

and a more unusual middle. That's what I did with LeftyKid. He can go by his very boring and professional first name when he's older or continue to answer to his middle name, which is uncommon but not odd or anything.

[Beware the Beast Man]

23. Arcwelder, Peanut, Hoss, and Sixty are some of my favorites.

[RandomKoolzip]

24. Turbo, Snakes, Roxy, Stretch, Pinky, and Mugs are good ones, too.

[Beware the Beast Man]

25. Or Nairn. That would be a strange name for a kid.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

29. Justin Timothy Lower

[khashka]

30. Ashleigh, David, Joshua, Katherine, Tristram

I can't answer this question! What names do you and your husband both like?

Khash.

[cfield]

32. Ah, we never agree on any

But it's fun trying!

[Felix Mala]

35. Ask Grandpa to change name to Lower & _________, whatever your

name is now.

Best kids names can be found in Wagnerian Operas...

Woton
Fafner
Fasolt
Erda
Siegmund
Sieglinde
Brünnhilde
Siegfried
Fricka
Freya
Alberich
Loge
Hagen

[lizziegrace]

36. If you're changing for grandpa

What's Grandpa's first name? And Grandma's if it's a girl? Would those names be good middle names?

Just a thought.

[cfield]

37. Grandpa is Charles

and goes by Chuck. Grandma is Pam.

I've got a cousin Pam so I'd probably avoid that. And neither of us are big fans of Charles.
I like LeftyMom's idea of a simple first name and a fun middle name. I'm planning to use Gabrielle for a middle name for a girl, and will call her Gabri. I just need a good boys name! My husband and I have been debating on different names all weekend; I think he's getting tired of it since he doesn't like the idea of having a little one for another year. I never get tired of trying out different combos!

[lizziegrace]

41. What about William

Nicknamed Wil? Classic old name but not too stuffy with a nickname.

I'm a huge fan of the old names that don't die. Sarah, Emily, William, Benjamin, Joseph, Caroline, and other.

[Arugula Latte]

38. Ilene Lower -- Get it? I lean lower than you do when we're doing limbo?

Oh, I crack myself up.

[cfield]

40. That's cute!

It's not pronounced that way, but seeing it in writing is funny! I tossed Daisy F. Lower out to my husband, he chuckled, then rolled his eyes and said it's funny but no way!

He has no sense of adventure!

[lizziegrace]

42. Had a friend with a 3-legged cat

Eileen for a female and Tripod for the male name. It was a he. :shrug:

[IA_Seth]

43. Solomon Jackson Lower - thats a winner! n/t

[WeRQ4U]

44. Pilot Inspektor, Jermajesty, Apple, Scout, Tahlula, Phiphi Trixibell etc.

When in doubt just go with what the celebrities like.

[LiberalEsto]

45. What about reviving Patricia or Susan?

Those would be kind of exotic today.
For a boy, Lars?

check this website:
http://www.babynameaddicts.com/