Baby names galore

As you can imagine, these days we are talking about baby names quite a lot at home. We want to be ready with a first name and a middle name for a boy and for a girl to make sure that our bundle of joy has a name as soon as he or she opens his or her eyes to the world.

We are well on our way, but for some reason it is easier to find a name for a girl than for a boy. Not sure why, but it seems that way. In Swedish culture the first name and the middle name is something important and is often tied to heritage and relatives. The first name can sometimes be a relative’s first name as well, but I think it is mostly with the middle name. If you look at one of the previous blog entries, the one with my family tree, you will see that the name Henrik is a very common name in my family ever since 1490, and it is also one of my middle names. Yes, I have two. Fancy that!

We are pretty much decided on the girls name already, believe it or not, and it is a first name we love and a very nice middle name from someone who is very important to us.

What is it then, you ask? Well, it wouldn’t be any fun if we told you, would it? It has been, or is just about to get, leaked to the immediate family but that will be it. The rest of you will just have to wait until next summer to find out.

About the boys name: We are open to suggestions, well not really, but it would definitely be fun to hear your suggestions and what you think we should name our baby boy, if it would turn out to be a boy.