I'm playing with names again.

[monkeybard]

Keep in mind that:  one of these will generate another poll later should it win; the chacter being paired with this one is named Jasper.[Poll #1211061][Poll #1211061]

Comments

[sunkrux.livejournal.com]

I had to go with Aidan cause he's the cutest kid on the TLC show, Jon & Kate Plus 8. LOL He wears glasses and is the cutest 3 (almost 4 now?) year old kid.

[monkeybard]

I like it too, but it has its own issues...

[sunkrux.livejournal.com]

Whatever. ;-b I think the Gosslin's spell it Aaden though. Anyway...that's my vote and I'm stikin' to it! ;D

[monkeybard]

Thing is, that's the name that would generate another poll. I put it out to see what the response would be, but do you really want me to post another silly name poll? ;)

[write-light.livejournal.com]

ignore all and keep looking

[monkeybard]

I'm open to suggestions. See the "ETA" above.

[write-light.livejournal.com]

Tiernan

Barton

Kevin

Dellum

Oren

*quality not guaranteed

[monkeybard]

Hmm...Tiernan has possibilities...

[jaunthie.livejournal.com]

I'm with write_light, I'm afraid; none of these names are ones I'd pick if I had all the names in the world to choose from. Aidan was lovely before everyone in the universe started naming their baby that; Ashton is irretrievably associated with a D-list star; Dylan is overused; Eamon is bleh and on your last poll... You get the idea. ;-)

Need some help? I'm sure we could all suggest some lovely alternatives for you. :-D

[monkeybard]

Go for it.

[jaunthie.livejournal.com]

OK, I'll play with a few A-B-C's from work. Are you looking for any particular ethnic flavor?

Anbec
Bren
Chaffin
Durga
Dag
Euan
Girish
Hye
Jelle
Jiange
Liviu
Ludo
Riham
Ryno
Sujit

...Yeah, work can be a colorful repository of names. ;)

[monkeybard]

He's Northern Continental, which will only mean anything to you. ;) I think I'll hang onto some of these for the other story I'm working on, though. Some would work well there.

[jaunthie.livejournal.com]

Dag's a nice Northern Continental name, as is Jiange. Also Skar and Jens, which I didn't put on the list. Or are you looking for longer ones?

[monkeybard]

OMG! Even knowing your view on the name Eamon, d'you really think those are better?! ::eek!:: ;-P

This is all helping me narrow things down, believe it or not.

[gigitrek.livejournal.com]

My ex-dog was named Jasper. That's really all I have to contribute to the conversation. I've known far too many students with all of those names to make a choice (except Eamon. That one's not so popular, for some reason.)

[monkeybard]

I hear ya. I've known a dog and a child named McKenna.

See, now, I rather like Eamon, but if it's gonna bug the shit outta people, I'd rather use something else. Maybe Damian. I've known one Damian and he was cool. Hmm...

[lemurkitten.livejournal.com]

Avory
Doyle
Lathe
Paulus
Varyn
(I might be pulling names from my current DnD campaign)

[monkeybard]

I like Avory. I've used Doyle elswhere. Otherwise...I don't want him to get beat up by the other characters. ;)

[ravenzanne.livejournal.com]

What about Gavin?

[monkeybard]

Sorry, but my brain goes directly to Capt. Stubing. There and to Highlander spoofs: "I'm Gavin MacLeod of the Clan MacLeod."

Like Kermit, some names are irretrievably lost to popular use.