Friday, February 4, 2011

Name The Nodling

Ok, so we're getting close to the birth of our 6th child (a boy!) and now we are faced with a very important decision -- one I'm hoping you can help with. Not only does our son need his IRL (in real life) name, but he also needs a cybernym, his online name.

His siblings are Wynken, Blynken, and Nod-girl (after the title of this blog and the famous poem); the younger toddlers are Nub and Nib. If you haven't met them before, let me introduce them here.

We need a cybernym for #6: after all, if you're reading this blog you're going to have to put up with whatever we come up with. We can only call him the baby Nodling for so long. :D

The Nodlings as a rule are not over-tall, but what they lack in height they make up for in numbers. Therefore, I like small names that refer to small things -- like Nub and Nib. However, I'm open to suggestions that might fit the WBN theme as well. For those of you not keeping track, this will give us 3 boys and 3 girls.

So how about it -- wanna help a guy out? Throw out some names and I'll pick something I like. It could be yours!

Just to get the ball rolling, a couple of good ones I've heard are: Dab and Pip.

What do you think?
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10 comments:

  1. Larry DenningerFebruary 5, 2011 at 7:44 AM

    Here are my suggestions:

    Nip
    Grog (cos you're a beer aficionado,after all!)
    Nob
    Knot (cos he ties the score at 3-3)

    or my personal fave....

    Larry

    What?

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  2. NodFebruary 5, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    Yum, grog...

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  3. MikeFebruary 5, 2011 at 5:51 PM

    noodle

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 5, 2011 at 6:06 PM

    I suggest "Nil" and "Nix." I would vote for "Nip," but I think it's a little too close to "Nib."

    --Shoe

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 5, 2011 at 6:22 PM

    I do not support Nil or Nix from Shoe. Both of those mean "nothing" And we all know this nodling is going to be a bundle of joy. My first thought was "Niblet", but as you know I've always preferred "Sixtus". Shoe and I actually agree on "Min" and "Newb".

    --Girl Friday

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  6. NodFebruary 5, 2011 at 6:22 PM

    Blynken says she wants her brother to be called NAB. (What, is he a Bible?)

    We seem to be stuck on names beginning with "N".

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  7. AnonymousFebruary 5, 2011 at 6:25 PM

    Actually, I think "Bit" would also be excellent.

    Come on. You know you like it.

    --Shoe

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  8. NodFebruary 5, 2011 at 10:34 PM

    Lots of creative suggestions. So hard to choose. Keep 'em coming!

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  9. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2011 at 4:44 PM

    Og (the king of Bashan)!
    Nim (or Nym)
    Dibs
    Mote
    Pippin
    Atom
    Quark
    Amp
    Trundle
    Hops
    Quill
    Digit

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  10. AnonymousJune 22, 2012 at 8:28 AM

    For the new boy: Owl
    For the next (girl): Cat
    For the children's poem: "The Owl and the Pussy Cat"

    Sea - for "put out to sea"
    Pea - for "pea green"
    Fowl - for "You elegant fowl!"
    Bong - for "the Bong-tree"
    Wig or P-wig - for "Piggy-wig"

    AuntieD

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