Childrens names

[timber]

I will second the sister's call for Joseph

[Clockwork John]

Here's a couple of bad ideas my wife like to joke about...

Zebulon Hazard Matthew (Nickname HazMatt)
Xaqre (pronounced "Zachary")
Twins would either be Mike & Ike or Ren & Stimpy

You could do what my parents did and "gaelicise" a name that is already in your family... We have several Johns in our family... so I'm Sean (Irish) and my brother is Evan (Welsh).

[irishrob]

Jock:

My daughter is expecting a son any moment now. She is married to a Scot in Edinburgh and her husband is also insisting on Alisdare (or however he spells it.) This is causing some consternation with the daughter as they plan to move back to the States as soon as the green card caper is all straightened out. You see, my daughter has, apparently, more than a couple of friends who have daughters named Allister and she doesn't want "junior" to have "girl's name!"

Personally, in my opinion, Robert or Riobeard are top qualifiers.

Rob

[Macman]

You see, my daughter has, apparently, more than a couple of friends who have daughters named Allister and she doesn't want "junior" to have "girl's name!

I think her friends' daughters all have a boy's name!

[gilmore]

... You see, my daughter has, apparently, more than a couple of friends who have daughters named Allister and she doesn't want "junior" to have "girl's name!"...

Some one needs it explained to them that that is a man's name.