Due to my sister’s prodigious breeding abilities my first nephew is due to pop into the would this Christmas to join my first niece. However, sister and bro-in-law are having trouble naming the unborn and have asked for help. I have no fecking clue at all so I gave the following advice:
Musically, the name in is 6/8 with Chilberto coming in on the third beat and a silence on the 6th, emphasis on the “ber”, so any name has to fit in those first two beats. A one sylable name that flows over to the second beat works (like Jeff, but not Nick), a two sylable name, with an empahsis on the first beat works (like Jeff-rey) and a three or more sylable name can work but only if it can be speeded up. Nathaniel can just be done but it’s kinda clumsy as it wants to start before the first beat (which actually hits on “than”) with the second beat coming in on “el”. Montague actually works, which is unfortunate (Monta-gue-Chil-ber-to-_).
Anyone got an actual ideas?
When in doubt, I call people James.
Wait until he drops then have a good look at him. Eventually, they’ll discover his name. Occasionally this approach can lead to you calling your baby Wibble, Chabster or *ahem* Bean (all real examples, btw), but you can always give them other more socially normal name on the birth certificate. It’s like dogs, you know, you’ve got you’re pedigree name (e.g. Frankincense House Master Nathaniel) and what you actually call them (e.g. Jake).
Cornelius
Landon!