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[lyndsayjenness]

I really like Basil pronounced Bay-zul (I'm not very good at writing out pronunciations... what I mean is the same way you say the herb). I don't like it said Baa-zul or bah-zul, though (well, I like it on British guys in old movies, but not for a son!). I started liking this name because of the new show Life Unexpected where there is a character named Nathan Basil, who goes by Baze. I'm not sure how well the name Basil would go over (in California and Pennsylvania). Is Blaise better?

[cora]

Hey Lyndsay! (I gave you the chocolate icing recipe on the other thread, and just remembered that I used it on a banana cake, which was great.) I think that Basil is a really cool name. The Basil I know (he's older) pronounces his name like Bazz-il, but baze-il seems more logical to me, especially because it's how the herb is pronounced in the US.

I'm thinking that Dashiell and Basil are kind of similar though. Hmm...I remember when you mentioned Blaise before, and I thought it was really handsome. I can totally see Dashiell and Blaise (you could still call him Baze), and if Dashiell and Basil aren't too similar for you (I guess it's just the L endings), I think it's cool.

What would the middles be?

Take care!

Oh!!! I totally thought of you the other day!!! Hot off the heels of the Paul Blart: Mall Cop fiasco, I was sucked into watching the first 30 mintues or so of the Hannah Montana movie. It's still too painful to talk about...

[lyndsayjenness]

Haha, the Hannah Montana movie... I haven't seen that one yet. One of my guilty pleasures is the Lizzie McGuire movie, though, so I might possibly actually like it. I have a thing for really bad, teen movies (Drive Me Crazy, Princess Diaries one AND two, etc.). I mostly watch them when I'm sick, though.

I saw the recipe and it sounds delicious (Chris would be in heaven if it were on banana cake, that's his favorite!). But sadly I'm not making the cake. Ended up getting one at Costco because I've been so swamped and stressed lately. Blah blah blah. It is pretty cute though, it has a caterpillar on it and they wrote "Happy Birthday Dash!". Oh! And they had two big jars of Nutella for $8.00! What a bargain! And Dash has had a crepe with jelly and banana every morning since you gave me that recipe, and I still have a bunch frozen. Thank you!

I'm glad that you like the Bay-zul pronunciation. It occurred to me, too, that it's too similar to Dashiell. It probably would never make my short list anyway, so I guess it doesn't matter much. I'm just always on the lookout for B names, and I really like Baze. I really like Blaise (a lot)... but I feel like, hmm, it seems like it's trying too hard, with Dashiell. But on the other hand, that might make them perfect for each other... Both very uncommon, both have a soft look, but (in my opinion) masculine connotation (Dash and Blaze). I don't know what genre they are, though, I mean Dashiell isn't really classic or traditional or vintage or *anything* really, it's actually mostly modern I guess, but doesn't feel that way to me. Blaise is ancient, but feels modern because of the blaze connection. Hmm, I know I'm overthinking this. No one even thinks about this stuff other than all of us... and I'm not having another baby for probably 4 years. Still...

So know why I'm writing so much? I'm supposed to be doing homework. That's what happens when you try to do homework on the computer when you're too tired! Sheesh!

[lyndsayjenness]

Can you think of anything Frisco could be a nickname for other than Francisco? I've racked my brain and I can't. I think Frisco is such a fun nickname, but Chris doesn't like Francisco (and maybe I don't quite love it for my own child, either, I like it on other people, though). What about any other fun/unusual nicknames? Here's what I have so far:

Ace - Angus (love this, what do you think?)
Frisco - Francisco
Indie - Indiana, Indio
Link - Lincoln
Sully/Van - Sullivan (I don't like this, though)
Augie- August
Hardy/Hart - Richard
Oz- Oscar, Ozias, etc.
Rusty/Rush - Russell
West - Wesley
Domino- Dominic
Dex - Declan/Dexter
Ziggy - Isaac

[cora]

Haha, the Hannah Montana movie... I haven't seen that one yet. One of my guilty pleasures is the Lizzie McGuire movie, though, so I might possibly actually like it. I have a thing for really bad, teen movies (Drive Me Crazy, Princess Diaries one AND two, etc.). I mostly watch them when I'm sick, though.

I saw the recipe and it sounds delicious (Chris would be in heaven if it were on banana cake, that's his favorite!). But sadly I'm not making the cake. Ended up getting one at Costco because I've been so swamped and stressed lately. Blah blah blah. It is pretty cute though, it has a caterpillar on it and they wrote "Happy Birthday Dash!". Oh! And they had two big jars of Nutella for $8.00! What a bargain! And Dash has had a crepe with jelly and banana every morning since you gave me that recipe, and I still have a bunch frozen. Thank you!

I'm glad that you like the Bay-zul pronunciation. It occurred to me, too, that it's too similar to Dashiell. It probably would never make my short list anyway, so I guess it doesn't matter much. I'm just always on the lookout for B names, and I really like Baze. I really like Blaise (a lot)... but I feel like, hmm, it seems like it's trying too hard, with Dashiell. But on the other hand, that might make them perfect for each other... Both very uncommon, both have a soft look, but (in my opinion) masculine connotation (Dash and Blaze). I don't know what genre they are, though, I mean Dashiell isn't really classic or traditional or vintage or *anything* really, it's actually mostly modern I guess, but doesn't feel that way to me. Blaise is ancient, but feels modern because of the blaze connection. Hmm, I know I'm overthinking this. No one even thinks about this stuff other than all of us... and I'm not having another baby for probably 4 years. Still...

So know why I'm writing so much? I'm supposed to be doing homework. That's what happens when you try to do homework on the computer when you're too tired! Sheesh!

I can't believe I'm still awake! I wasn't feeling well and slept all day, so now I'm wide awake. I actually like cheesy teen movies, too, and thought the Lizze McGuire movie was really cute. (I love The Princess Diaries, too, and will watch anything involving Julie Andrews. I'd even watch her reading out of a telephone book.)

Dash's cake sounds really cute! I hope he has/had a happy birthday! :-)

Two large jars of Nutella for only $8.00? Wow! High-fives to Costco!

I'm so glad that Dash is enjoying his crepes! For breakfast, I love filling mine with yogurt and bananas. Oh! I forgot to tell you that I bought the marshmallow creme and made the best peanut butter/marshmallow dip for apples. Let me know if you want the recipe...

I know what you mean about Dashiell's name. I was thinking that its style is "jaunty." When I looked up jaunty, just to make sure I had the right term (I did) :-), I found descriptions like "stylish," "chic," "genteel," "self-confident," "brisk," "crisp," and "dapper," which all fit Dashiell to me. I picture an intelligent, stylish, sophisticated, romantic, aristocratic European man when I hear Dashiell, and Basil and Blaise are the same way for me.

Other names with that feel to me:

Augustin
Ambrose
Byron
Barnaby
Conrad
Clive
Felix
Hugo
Lionel
Milo
Otto
Piers
Quillen
Raphael
Sebastian
Thaddeus
Winston

I love Dashiell's name! :-)

I hope that school is going well for you! :-)

Talk to you later....

[cora]

Ace - Angus (love this, what do you think?): I think it's handsome...I also love Gus, I but I know that's the expected nickname...
Frisco - Francisco: Handsome...
Indie - Indiana, Indio: I like it...Do you like Indigo?
Link - Lincoln: I love this, and think it's so cool with Dashiell. Oh! I can also see Truman with Dashiell...
Sully/Van - Sullivan (I don't like this, though): You could also get Van from Evander and Sully from Solomon (Solly is more obvious, though...)
Augie- August: I love this so much, and I knew the most handsome August (Augie) when I was a teenager.
Hardy/Hart - Richard: I'll vote for Hart because of "hard" jokes in middle school. :-)
Oz- Oscar, Ozias, etc.: Very cool....
Rusty/Rush - Russell: I think of Rush Limbaugh, so I like some of the others more....
West - Wesley: I love it!!!
Domino- Dominic: Handsome...
Dex - Declan/Dexter: I love it! Add Dexter to that jaunty list I wrote...
Ziggy - Isaac: So cute!!!

For Frisco, what about Frederick as a first name for the FR and an S middle and a C middle? (Frederick Samuel Conrad= Frisco...) And what about Francis? You could call a Francis "Frisco."

My favorites: Lincoln, August, the Oz names, Wesley/West, Ziggy/Isaac (so cute!)...

You always come up with the best names!

[lyndsayjenness]

Aw, I'm sorry you weren't feeling well today. Are you better now? I hope so! I adore Julie Andrews, too. She is probably my favorite actress of all time. Did I ever tell you I saw her in person at the UCLA Bookfair? There was an absurd line to get her autograph and I was unfortunately with a club that was not willing to wait. But she was there and I saw her! She read a book aloud to kids, it was great! Oh and you know in the Princess Diaries when they do the arm wrestling? Well I've been there and wrestled that very same mechanical arm!

Mm, yogurt and banana sounds good in a crepe. Dash hasn't had dairy yet, but I think I will try that myself. I would love the recipe for the dip, it sounds so delicious.

I love your "jaunty" description. I think I will go with that! The name Dashiell does feel that way to me for sure.

Augustin - I prefer August, think that works?
Ambrose - This is such a cool name, too cool for me, I think, but it's awesome. I feel the same about Alistair.
Bryon - Is this just Brian spelled different? Or Byron? I love the ry sound .
Barnaby - I'd call him Abey, cute :)
Conrad - I love Conrad because of Bye, Bye Birdie. Rad!
Clive - This is cool! Dashiell and Clive are pretty awesome together.
Felix - I used to love Felix, but something about feels off to me now
Hugo - I don't know why, but I'm not on the Hugo bandwagon yet
Lionel - LOVE this one, it's one of my favorite ways to get to Leo, one of my top names
Milo - one of my best friends recently changed his name to Miles, so I wouldn't feel right using Milo, but I love it.
Otto - Otto is so interesting. Otmar is a family name on Chris' side that his dad would love someone to use... I thought about using Otto instead... but what would the nickname be?
Piers - Really cool
Quillen - Ah! Is Quillen a real name? I love it! I've been in love with Quill since I read Twilight! I could really see this with Dashiell.
Raphael - So cool but not right for us
Sebastian - I'd want to call him Bash, and Dash and Bash is a no-no
Thaddeus - Intriguing...
Winston - This is cool, but would the nickname be Win?

[lyndsayjenness]

For Frisco, what about Frederick as a first name for the FR and an S middle and a C middle? (Frederick Samuel Conrad= Frisco...) And what about Francis? You could call a Francis "Frisco."

My favorites: Lincoln, August, the Oz names, Wesley/West, Ziggy/Isaac (so cute!)...

You always come up with the best names![/quote]

Your favorites are most of my favorites, too! I really like Ziggy for Isaac, and I love that Isaac means laughter. I love Oz, but I don't really love any of the longer versions (I do like Oscar, but I don't like it with my last name), and I don't think I'd use it on it's own. I've been crushing on Wesley nn West for a very long time, now. It'd be kinda cool since I'm from the west coast and we'll be hopefully living on the east coast, so it would honor my roots. I also know an Augie in high school, I always loved his name. He was a punk, he had the hugest spikes in his hair, he was really cool. And of course Lincoln, Chris' number 1. I like it, don't love it. I always see streets and schools and cars and everything called Lincoln, and that puts me off it.

I like your ideas to get Frisco. I love me some Frederick. I don't have any S or C family names to use, though... boo. Francis is my baby nephew's middle name, so it's out.

Oh, and I love Indigo... but I get the feeling it's gone to the girls, though I prefer it for a boy.

[cora]

Aw, I'm sorry you weren't feeling well today. Are you better now? I hope so! I adore Julie Andrews, too. She is probably my favorite actress of all time. Did I ever tell you I saw her in person at the UCLA Bookfair? There was an absurd line to get her autograph and I was unfortunately with a club that was not willing to wait. But she was there and I saw her! She read a book aloud to kids, it was great! Oh and you know in the Princess Diaries when they do the arm wrestling? Well I've been there and wrestled that very same mechanical arm!

Mm, yogurt and banana sounds good in a crepe. Dash hasn't had dairy yet, but I think I will try that myself. I would love the recipe for the dip, it sounds so delicious.

I love your "jaunty" description. I think I will go with that! The name Dashiell does feel that way to me for sure.

Augustin - I prefer August, think that works?
Ambrose - This is such a cool name, too cool for me, I think, but it's awesome. I feel the same about Alistair.
Bryon - Is this just Brian spelled different? Or Byron? I love the ry sound .
Barnaby - I'd call him Abey, cute :)
Conrad - I love Conrad because of Bye, Bye Birdie. Rad!
Clive - This is cool! Dashiell and Clive are pretty awesome together.
Felix - I used to love Felix, but something about feels off to me now
Hugo - I don't know why, but I'm not on the Hugo bandwagon yet
Lionel - LOVE this one, it's one of my favorite ways to get to Leo, one of my top names
Milo - one of my best friends recently changed his name to Miles, so I wouldn't feel right using Milo, but I love it.
Otto - Otto is so interesting. Otmar is a family name on Chris' side that his dad would love someone to use... I thought about using Otto instead... but what would the nickname be?
Piers - Really cool
Quillen - Ah! Is Quillen a real name? I love it! I've been in love with Quill since I read Twilight! I could really see this with Dashiell.
Raphael - So cool but not right for us
Sebastian - I'd want to call him Bash, and Dash and Bash is a no-no
Thaddeus - Intriguing...
Winston - This is cool, but would the nickname be Win?

Oh, I'm fine now. Thanks! :-) That's so cool that you went to one of Julie Andrews' readings! I love her children's books. I saw her on Broadway (Victor/Victoria) right before she had the surgery that ruined her vocal chords (so sad). I was sitting in the front row, and it was such a great experience.

You wrestled on the arm? That's great! I want to do that! A few months ago, I was watching HBO and saw the remake of Little Miss Marker with Julie Andrews. I had totally forgotten that she was in that movie!

Here's the recipe for the dip (it's from Jif):

1/2 cup marshmallow creme
1/4 cup JIF Creamy Peanut Butter
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons water

1. Combine ingredients in small bowl. Whisk until blended. Refrigerate 30 minutes before serving.

I really loved it! I hope the inventor of marshmallow creme won a Nobel Prize. Brilliant... :-)

Yes, I totally think that August works! I only listed Augustin because you'd already listed August. I meant Byron, so Bryon was a typo. Oops! I love Conrad, nn Rad, and I LOVE Dashiell with Clive! I forgot that you love Leo! It's one of my favorites, too!

I can't really think of any nicknames for Otto. The Otto I knew went by Otto (actually, I knew two Ottos who were called Otto, no nickname). Hmm... If he had a Z middle, he could be Oz.

Whoa! I just looked up Quillen, and it says it's a variation of Quillan, which is pronounced Kill-an! Yikes!It's also a variation of Quillon, which is pronounced Kill-on! Too bad...I thought it was pronounced like Quill-en. Darn!

Do you like Whittaker?

[cora]

I love Wesley/West with Dashiell. Frederick has really been growing on me lately... I'd love to meet another Augie!

For Frederick, what's your favorite nickname? I like Fred and Freddy. If someone is really adventurous, they could even go with Red! (Awe, that reminds me of Fraggle Rock, one of my favorite shows when I was little. There was a Fraggle named Red.) I can't remember the last time I met a little Frederick/Fred/Freddie, and I'd love to hear it!