What's in a Name...

What's in a name?  Will it determine your child's self worth, self esteem?  I am a huge believer in nurture vs. nature...and I think we, as parents, will determine his self esteem.  BUT - if he has a common name will he feel common?  If his name is misspelled his whole life will he feel insignificant and unimportant?  If his name is the same as 10 other people that he knows will he not feel unique and special? 

Did you know that baseball players with "K" initials tend to strike out more, perhaps reflecting the batters' unconscious pull to appear next to the strikeout symbol "K" on scorecards?  Did you know that students with initials C and D have worse grades than everyone else, gravitating toward the grades their initials represent?  Is this bull?  Probably.  Have I been reading stuff like this lately and thinking about it?  Yes. Maybe.

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Welcome to our evening conversations.  Yes, I am aware that we need help.  I wish this little baby boy would come into the world with a name tag.  Or, he could be really prepared, like his mommy, and go ahead and let me know what his name is so I can start getting things monogrammed.  That would be lovely.

The middle and last names are carved in stone.  Jeffrey Ellis.  Hubby's name is Jeffrey, and he wanted a junior, but I put my foot down on that one.  No big Jeff little Jeff for us.  So, he has to have Jeffrey as the middle name.  I would have really liked to give him my Daddy's name, Jerry, or Adam, because my maiden name is Adams and that dies with my sister and I.  But, it's half his baby too, and it's important to him.  Even though I don't understand it, I will respect it.  So in the score of names, he is currently getting 2 out of 3 - haha!

If our sweet baby arrived today, we would name his Jaxson.  I've always liked the name Jackson, but I work with someone with the name Jack that is not always very nice.  Hubby likes names that are spelled differently, so the "X" satisfies that part of him.  What do you think of that name?  My concern is that Jackson is like, the number 3 most popular name of 2010.  Will he be just one of many?  Will his name be misspelled his whole life?  Will it bother him?  Sigh.  I do love Jax for a nickname though - too cute!

What's my pick you ask?  Rhett. As in, Rhett Butler from Gone with the Wind, only the best movie of all time!  I know you Southern Girls know what I am talking about : )  I don't know any little boys named Rhett, and I think it is classic, confident and strong.  And maybe a little suave and mysterious, just like Rhett Butler.  But, Hubby hates it.  I'm still holding out.  I have 15 weeks left - a lot could happen by then, right?

Do you have any good name suggestions?  Please share!