For our first DC, we went through the baby name books, ticking the ones we liked. Once I’d vetoed most of his, we were left with a longish short list, that I we chose from. 
We couldn’t agree on DC2’s, until we spotted the perfect name on a gravestone, of all places. It wasn’t on either of our lists, but I still love it.
DC3 was definitely going to be Adam, till a neighbour chose the name for her newborn a few days before DS arrived. Out came the books again, and surprise, surprise, again my name won. You’d know why if I told you what his favourites were. 
They all three have a traditional family name as well.
Beautiful Paris
Isn't that a girls' name now too?
Callistemon
^I took my daughter's first name from Greek mythology ( a very beautiful woman fond of ships^
I think she rather liked Paris!
It's a classic name that never seems to date although I don't know many very young ones at the moment.
I read that as ‘very fond of shops’, in which case Paris is entirely appropriate
Lucca
Callistemon
I took my daughter's first name from Greek mythology ( a very beautiful woman fond of ships
I think she rather liked Paris!
It's a classic name that never seems to date although I don't know many very young ones at the moment.A thousand of them ?
Yes, although it was BigBertha who said it was her daughter's name.
I should have said.
One of mine has my mother's middle name. My mother was astonished when I picked it and said she'd never liked it and I didn't realise until recently that DD doesn't like it either.
It's biblical, one of King David's wives.
I do though. Should we all be allowed to choose another name than the ones our parents lumbered us with?
Callistemon
^I took my daughter's first name from Greek mythology ( a very beautiful woman fond of ships^
I think she rather liked Paris!
It's a classic name that never seems to date although I don't know many very young ones at the moment.
A thousand of them ?
"Dedicated to the boy and man who make the writer's heart go pump! pump!"
How inspiring thought I, I might just try such a sentiment on my other half. So apropos of him getting some broken skin on hands though over enthusiastic pruning, on returning from Sainsbury's earlier today, I said "I've bought you some Savlon because you make my heart go pump! pump!" ........ all I got was a withering look and a "I can't put that in a sandwich" 
Sparklefizz
I wanted our daughter to have my name as her middle name but my husband (now ex!!) said he'd "never liked it".
What a clown ?!
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