Conference oass::babynames

    I have a niece named Tess Marie (Actually, it is Theresa Marie, but we
    CALL her Tess).
    
    Adam John
    Adam Richard
    Adam Steven
    Adam Arthur
    Max Bradley
    Max Jeffrey
    Max Peter
    Max Martin
    
    Tess Marie
    Tess Elaine
    Tess Charlene
    Tess Joanne
    Abby Gail (couldn't resist)
    Abby Lynn
    Abby Beth
    Abby Elizabeth
    
    K.C.

If the last name is Reid, I think two-syllable names sounds better than single-
syllable ones...

Therefore, of your choices (which all sound decent by the way), I like:

	Adam Jonathan Reid

and

	Abby Lynn Reid (or Abigail Tess Reid)

Better see what your wife thinks, since that's the hardest opinion to overrule!

-Cori

    I think Marc and Max sound very much alike so I go for ADAM!
    
    Adam Max Reid sounds pretty good.  Whatcha think? 
    
    I like Tess very much,  though how about using Tessa Reid?  Gives it 
    alittle zip and you can call her Tess once in awhile.  
    
    Tessa Marie Reid,  Tessa Lyn Reid ...
    
    
    By the way Marc, what is your middle name and what is your wife's full 
    name.?  
    
    Marc and Grace are super names for twins!  WHat did you give them for 
    middle names? 
    
    
    - Christina

    
    re: last few
    
    Thanks for all the suggestions and feedback!
    
    Adam Max Reid - I like it :-)
    Tess Marie - ditto
    
    My full name is (get this) August Marcel Reid Jr., my wife's name
    is Kathleen Elizabeth-Ann Brown (now Brown-Reid).  Our twins Gracie
    and Marc use just my last name.  Marc we named after me, Grace was 
    just a small way of thanking God for letting us have them in the first
    place!
    
    Marc
    

    
    re: .4 
    Based on your last sentence, how about some "biblical" choices for
    middle names like:  Adam Paul or Adam Joseph
                        Abby Ruth
                        Tess Mary
                        Max Philip
    
    I don't know about anyone else, but Tess and Abby seem like nicknames
    to me.   A child with a nickname for its given name will undoubtedly
    go through life trying to convince people that it is their full name
    (I often have people write or call me Carolyn when my name is just
    Carol).  Now, I know this is other people's problem, but it is
    something to consider.  With that in mind, here's some other short
    name suggestions for girls:
    
    Amy 
    Nina
    Ruth
    Dana
    Beth
    
    Paul would be a good choice for a boy as well.  
    
    Three children under the age of 2 will be quite a handful!  
    Good luck,
    Carol
                       

    
    Just to close this out -
    
    We've chosen:  DYLAN PATRICK for a boy
                  
                            or
    
                   CHLOE DIANA for a girl
    
    
    Our baby is due on 1/1/92.  Thanks to everyone for all the suggestions!
    
    Marc
    
     
    

    
    Talk about changing your minds !?! 8-)   Those names are completely
    different than your earliest considerations!
    
    Best wishes, nice choices,
    
    Carol

    re: .7   <<< Talk about changing your minds !?! >>>
    
    oh, you noticed that too?  :-)
    
    I didn't change my mind (all the names in .0 were my choices).  Dylan
    and Chloe were my wife's choices.  She just wore me down :-)  I've
    grown to like the names, though.  I think Dylan is pretty cool....
    
    Thanks,
    
    Marc

    
    re: .8  (my own)
    
    well, four days before the baby's due and Kathi has decided that she
    likes the name Chloe but doesn't *love* it and her new choice is
    Michaela.  Not a bad name, but what is it?  Is it Gaelic, Italian,
    Welsh, Samoan??  Anybody know?  The full name would be (assuming it's a
    girl, we still don't know):
                                Michaela Kathleen Reid  
    
    thanks, Marc

    I believe it is Hawaiian for Michelle.  I have a friend that named her
    twin girls Michelle and Mikelah. (Variation of spelling of same name)
    
    Shilah

    
    My cousin named her daughter that about five years back spelling it:
    
    Mickaehla   (same pronunciation)
    
    Jeanne