IMAO Baby Update

So we’ve found out the IMAO Baby, due in October, is going to be a girl. So if you have any good girl name suggestions, now is the time to tell them. I really like “Buttercup” for a middle name, but SarahK doesn’t like it because she hates joy and happiness. But I’m pretty settled on it; she’s going to be my little Princess Buttercup and I’m going to love her forever.

And I still think “Vengeance” is a good girl’s name.

So come up with some cool name suggestions, and if you want to celebrate that we’re having a girl, here’s a good idea: Buy my new t-shirt. Money will go towards buying Princess Buttercup pink things.

88 Comments

  1. Veronica Reagan…then you can call her “Ronnie Reagan” for short. She can be a political statement.

    And I DID buy your t-shirt, plus another one I thought was pretty cool…but dammit I want Nuke The Moon.

  2. MJDZFUN says:
    Veronica Reagan…then you can call her “Ronnie Reagan” for short.

    Veronica Reagan Fleming. I can’t beat that – so I’ll just note that the name “Fleming” can be construed as “Dutch”.

    It was meant to be!

  3. Congrats!

    Buttercup is a much better nickname than Fart Blossom, which is what my dad called me.

    Selene (Greek goddess of the moon) is pretty.

    If you want a kick-ass, take-no-prisoners name, Thor works every time.

  4. Whatever you do, do not name her “Hope” or “Change.” Bad, bad Karma.

    By the way, make sure you keep her away from the ETrade baby. He looks like a bad kid. I was told that he caused the recent market crash.

  5. I still like FrnakJr.

    But since it’s a girl, it’s hard to argue with Veronica Reagan.

    Failing that, maybe Golden Palace Dot Com (Dot for short), that way she could start paying her way right away and set a good example for any future kids.

  6. A girl! A girl! A girl!

    Yay! Girls rock, dude!

    Brace yourself – no matter what you’ve loved up until now, it will pale in comparison to loving her. Also, get used to the color pink. There is no escaping it. Don’t waste anytime thinking you can. Resistance is Futile.

    Hortense Ambrosia Fleming

  7. Veronica Reagan is really…but you could just go with Reagan.

    How about Reagan Liberty?

    And, Buttercup will be her nickname from Daddy and no one else. Do you really want her future boyfriends calling her the same thing you call her?

  8. Girls are great! I have two. One is a golfer and one is a fencer. One likes to smash things with curved sticks. One likes to stab things with swords. My little sweethearts. Hopefully this will keep the boys in check when they get a little older.

  9. You can skip several that you were thinking about: Meadow, Ivy, Blossom and Rainbow. Chastity is right out. It’s bad luck in that she might not stick to it.

    On the other hand, and yet on a serious note, I like the name Avalon as a unique girl’s name, although people would be tempted to call her Ava.

  10. I’ll be happy as long as you don’t name her the same thing as every other girl in the United States is named this year. I’ve suffered through years of Jennifers, years of Jessicas, years of Madisons, Sophias, Olivias . . .

  11. Funny thing about girls is that you can pretty much name them whatever you want. Just like girls can wear boys’ clothes mostly without problems, they can have boy names, for the most part (just put a “-a” or “-ina” if you want a feminine name).

    However, this doesn’t work with David. Don’t know why.

  12. I was thinking a native American name might be appropriate: Na-n-see-Pay-lo-See, which is Ute for “she who can vaporize objects with her eyes”. But the more I think about it the universal name, “Hey You” might work.

  13. “Vengeance Buttercup Fleming” has a certain ring to it. Stick to your guns on that (or is it nukes?). So if Buttercup runs into some boy and he convinces her that “it’s true love” what will you do?

  14. Well, since anything ending in “a” can be a girl’s name, I think it’s appropriate to call her Ninja. Other than that, my own favorites are Danielle (Dani for short) or Helen (she launched 1000 ships, you know).

  15. I agree with the “Veronica Reagan” suggestion, however if you are determined to stick with “Buttercup” as a middle name, I don’t see why you shouldn’t give her the first name “Princess.”

  16. Nukie DaMoon Fleming.
    ~
    The new Obamacare law that changes rules for
    restaurants also affects childrens nicknames.
    You will be allowed to refer to her as
    “Princess SmartBalanceCup” or “Olive Oil”,
    sorry.

    PS Congratulations!

  17. 1 – Jade Aquamarine Fleming
    2 – Lois Lane Fleming
    3 – Running Badger Fleming
    4 – College Fund Fleming

    Congratulations to both of you. I’m going to need lots of children to pay me Social Security

  18. DISCLAIMER: These names upset my wife immensely at one point. She wouldn’t talk to me for five minutes:

    Velociraptor Batman
    Jurassic Parker
    Doctor Saint
    Saint Doctor
    Georgina Washington
    Braaaaains… X
    Hagia Sophia
    Dorkus Augustana
    Optimus Prime

    We eventually settled on:
    Sophia Mercedes (Wisdom and Mercy)

  19. Veronica “Ronnie” Reagan is so awesome I’m blinded, especially with the Dutch addition. However, Elinor is my favorite girl’s name– all my family has nothing but boys so it’s available.

  20. The middle name should be an adjective no matter what the first name is. Like if you call her Sarah, her middle name should be “the destroyer”, or if you name her Isabella, her middle name should be ” the impaler”. And if you name her Vengeance her middle name can be “rains down from the heavens”, although that’s kind of long.

  21. BuildMeUp Buttercup Don’tBreakMyHeart Fleming

    Ann Coulter Fleming

    DadHas Guns Fleming

    Mara Jade Fleming

    Fun with Google Translate
    The following words mean Buttercup…

    Tulikas (Estonian)
    Leinikki (Finnish)
    Bouton d’or (French)
    Ranúnculo (Galician)
    Ranuncolo (Italian)
    Gundega(Latvian)
    Vėdrynas (Lithuanian)
    Menyn(Welsh)

    There’s more, but you get the idea. If you named her Nicole, it would at least be a LITTLE bit like Leinikki.

  22. I like the flower theme. Pitcher Plant, Poison Ivy, Belladonna…wait, that’s a fungus. Fungus names are also cool. Mycoprotein. That’s a good name. That’s not a fungus though. That’s just a protein from a fungus. You could give her the name of a protein, like p53. That’s a Suppressor protein.

    Suppressor Fleming. Oh, you could call her Commander. That could be her name. Commander Fleming. Or Feldmarshall. Oberlieutenant. Maybe not, that’d sound too much like Nazi. I guess you could call her Nazi Fleming, but that’d be wrong. You could get close though, you could call her Erica Holder Fleming.

  23. Ohio…because when you name your kid something trendy or exotic, it’s often hard for them to find one of those little license plates with their name on it for their tricycles. But, you’ll always be able to find a license plate that says Ohio…they have a whole state full of them.

  24. Actually Vengeance isn’t that far off on a name…a friend named her new baby girl Reverence Hope (and no nothing to do with Nobama’s change problem). She’s very happily a conservative and not concerned with change unless its the for the bad. So Vengeance isn’t far off from Reverence – in pronunciation at least…and spelling and well they’re both quite kick ass names!

  25. Congrats Frank and Sarah!
    A name? Well, names to avoid would be Ivana, Anita and Amanda to bypass all those “I want a”, “I need a” and “a man to” jokes in middle school. Avoid names that rhyme with bodily functions.
    Of course avoid Bertha, Hortense and the like.
    I like Buttercup as a nickname. It builds me up.
    How about Goodwyfe? Heh. Or Alewife?
    No, um, Justryanstopme Fleming.

    Oh, I got it!
    3am Fleming! It’s perfect! It’s cool because it’s got a 3 in it. And it’s got half of Gods’ title in it. (“I am”). And it’s the time of morning you’ll fill up your swear jar.

  26. You should pick a name which

    a) pays homage to her Mom, SarahK, who will be doing double duty come October

    b) is culturally relevant and

    c) reflects the uncertain world she is about to grace…

    therefore:

    Kay Sarah Sarah Fleming..

    comprende?

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