We have asked not to be told in advance whether our baby is a boy or girl, so we have to come up with male and female names. We have already decided on the name if it’s a girl, but we are stumped for boys names. Japanese and/or Western in any combination of first and middle names is OK.
Family name: Ferry (フェリー)
I’m Danish on my mother’s side, Irish-American on my father’s side.
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Clarissa says:
Jan 28, 2004
I meant to say “Congratulations!” previously.
Kai’s a nice name, and exists in both Celtic languages and Japanese, I believe. ivillage’s baby name site used to be pretty good (for writing, anyway):
http://www.ivillage.com/topics/pregbaby/0,,541406,00.html
Good luck with everything to come!
Pam says:
Jan 29, 2004
Congratulations!!!
I guess Bloguo （風呂具男？�） would be out of the question?!? Kind of reminds me of that Kuoku (クオク）commercial series.
Dave says:
Jan 29, 2004
I think David is a great name. You probably expected that. Seriously, I think Trent Is a cool name.
John Hall says:
Jan 29, 2004
We went with Seiji Akio Hall…:)
nils says:
Jan 29, 2004
Thanks for the suggestions. We’re thinking….
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Jan 30, 2004
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Jeff Laitila says:
Jan 31, 2004
How about “Ken”? Seems to be cross-cultural…
ALso, you could always think about having three kids and naming the middle ojne “And”.
Then, whenever you call them all together you can say for example: Tom, And, Jane….^_^
Trent Hansen says:
Feb 2, 2004
Nils, we were planning on using Kai if we ever had a son.
Of course, I think Trent is a cool name too ;) thanks Dave!
Don’t worry – we didn’t decide until the last moment with any of our kids. Choosing a name for your child is one of the most important decisions you will make. Take your time.
Robert Castelo says:
Feb 2, 2004
What about Kae if it’s a girl.
At the moment, my unborn child has been affectionately nicknamed Pudding.
Deemo P says:
Feb 2, 2004
What aboot Keitaro? That is a good name.
I think.
Bernard says:
Feb 3, 2004
What about Ashar / Asher?
Nao says:
Feb 8, 2004
Hello,
I hope I’m not too late.
My brother and I are half-Japanese so our parents gave us names that are both Japanese and Western.. Eugene ゆã�†ã�˜ã‚“ is both Japanese and French. Depending on the kanji you use, it can mean “friend” or “light one.”
And, as mentioned earlier, Kai and Ken are popular half-Japanese names, as well as “Rei” and “Kei.”
nils says:
Feb 8, 2004
Thanks to everyone for the suggestions, most of which we hadn’t thought of or read on lists. We are talking it over.
Nolan says:
Feb 10, 2004
Kazuma or Kazuki I’m not sure if Kazuma is a real Japanese name, but you can put it in hiragana as you know.
Nolan says:
Feb 10, 2004
Kazuma or Kazuki I’m not sure if Kazuma is a real Japanese name, but you can put it in hiragana as you know.