Baby Name

[limewave]

We have a name picked out for the newest addition expected in May. For the first child, we each picked our favorite names and then put them all in a hat. DH got to draw the lucky name, and that's how we got DD's name.

So, we did the same thing this time except I got to draw. And the name is . . .

Bear Bryan

DD is pretty cute telling all the other kiddos that she has a baby bear.

[tulip]

Isn't that a football coach or something? Congratulations on your new little one!

[limewave]

Isn't that a football coach or something? Congratulations on your new little one!

Yeah, I had no idea until someone informed me. Bear Bryant was a football coach in Alabama. We don't keep up with football in our house . . .

[sgtiger]

Aw! Congrats to you and your family.

[Aggie_Ama]

Before Alabama he was the football coach of the Fightin' Texas Aggies. WHOOP! His real name was Paul, Bear was a nickname.

Congratulations on picking a name, when are you due again? Couple months still?

[Zen]

are you sure about this?

[alpinerabbit]

Roll Tide :-)

[Aggie_Ama]

are you sure about this?

Me? Yup, he went to Bama but stopped over in Aggieland along the way to coach. He was pretty well known on our campus for his "Junction Boys" incident.

[tulip]

(I think she was referring to the OP).

[Tuckervill]

are you sure about this?

+1

There are way worse names. I mean, even if you switched it around to be Bryan Bear, that would be worse! But are you sure such a unique name is the way to go? And with the connection to someone famous, someone you have no idea who it is, but the a good deal of the rest of the country does?

Just the ramblings of some stranger on the internet.

Karen

[Tri Girl]

I taught a kid named Bear once. He was the cuddliest little guy (his name fit him perfectly). His brother's name was Fox and sister's name was Ellen (huh?). The last name was one of the generic last names (Smith, Brown, etc) so mom said she wanted something unique. It's definitely a unique name. If he wants to go by Bryan as an adult in the "professional" world then he has that option. I know quite a few people who go by their middle name instead of their first.

I really like the name!! Congrats on making a decision. I think naming a child would be almost as stressful as actually having the child. My DH has an unusual name and it suits him well.

[shootingstar]

Congrats. limewave for another new family member-to-be.

[tulip]

I have an unusual name and I really like it...now. But growing up I shortened it to be more "normal." My nephew has friends with rather uncommon names (Dallas, Atticus, Dakota (pretty common nowadays)) and they are all fine and well-adjusted 10-year-olds.

My unusual name is great in my professional life because people tend to remember me more than if I had a common name. They have to focus on it at first, so they remember it.

I used to work at a large university and there was a student whose full name was Rainy Summer Day. She went by Summer. Much later I met someone who knew her sister, who also had a similarly catchy name that went with Day. I can't remember it now.

I like Bear alot. I like Bryan alot. I'm just not too sure of the combo because of the football thing.

[Crankin]

After seeing how kids tease others who have unusual names, I would think twice. While more unusual names are much more common now, I know that I would not have wanted to be the kid with a "different" name.
Just my opinion.

[xeney]

Wow. I must have spent too much time on parenting boards lately because I thought everybody knew how incredibly rude it is to jump in and criticize someone's name choice when they've been generous enough to share it with you. (And haven't asked for opinions.)

I think it's a fine name. Congratulations on your new addition.