Comment by Alexandra Jael on December 26, 2009 at 8:10am

Yeah my sister just had a baby and she named him Hephaestion Case. no middle name. I could go that route but I like middle names. and Amy is too common for my taste. :/

Comment by Michel-san on December 26, 2009 at 8:13am

I like Lillian, it sounds pretty. I'd agree about traditional first names - it's certainly worth going with something that doesn't make people say "what?" or "how do you spell that?". I hate being asked to spell my (last) name, though I laugh if asked how to spell Michael.

Roman Citizens had three names! I also see people with three names use their middle name for various things. Either as a first name if they don't like their real first name, or as a last name if they don't want to give their real last name for reasons of privacy (though of course neither of those can be done in a legal setting). I think London sounds nice, being the name of a city it carries a lot of meaning and history, but I'm from the UK so I'm biased.

Comment by Alexandra Jael on December 26, 2009 at 8:31am

Yeah I have never been to the UK, I have always wanted to go though. I have the British flag hanging on my wall lol

I don't want my child to have a difficult name or one they will be made fun of for. But I want it to be somewhat unique not Ashley or Jennifer

and yes hephaestion is alexander's very good friend lol. It is unique and quite the huge name for a child, my poor nephew will never be able to spell his name! I do call him Feisty for short, its cute and appropriate!

Comment by Reggie on December 26, 2009 at 4:43pm

I never understood middle names. I'd like for my children instead to carry their mother's maiden name in lieu of a middle name.

I think both first names you settled on are lovely.

Comment by Jaume on December 27, 2009 at 9:11am

(It's such a shame I have such an awful surname. hopefully I marry a fellow with a nice surname lol)

Maybe it's not your real surname, but Jael looks and sounds wonderfully exotic to me.

If you're looking for unusual names from ancient Greece, I suggest Lysistrata. It means "army-disbander".

Comment by Jordan Mack on January 13, 2010 at 7:01am

Lyra Amelia Cummings

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