My wife and I are having our second daughter in about month. We are still discussing different name options. My first daughter, Maya, was a pretty easy name selection for us, as both of us agreed early into the pregnancy that we liked the name. Now with the second one around the corner, we are finding the choices are dwindling. We are both 32 years old. That’s 64 years of life. Frankly, there just are not that many girl names that have not pissed at least one of us off at some point.
So we have been reading books and online materials trying to find a great name for our new little girl. My wife said to me that she doesn’t want any common name because of our common last name. And I’m like, “Hey lady, screw you. You married Jeff Miller. I’m like 3rd in line after John Smith.” I’m friends with 4 other Jeff Miller’s on Facebook, just because we are all so awesome.
So anyway, since we are still deciding on baby names and I’m writing this booze blog, here are some girly baby names that are little boozy.
- McKenna. Sorry Steve. I’m not naming my kid after you. Even though I enjoy all your bare ass fun.
- Sherry. I do like to cook with you. But Sherry Miller sounds like mixing wine with beer.
- Bourbon. You probably won’t believe this, but my late grandmother’s best friend was named Bourbon. Must be a Kentucky thing.
- Brandy. Very cosmopolitan. But falls into one of the 64 years criteria mentioned above.
- Bailey. I think this good…for a collie.
- Reeba. This is “a beer” backwards, well, sort of. But considering my last name is already a beer, maybe a bit much.
- Corona. Ohhhhh….Mexican. But still the 2 beer rule. Plus I think they should sell Corona with a magazine so you have something to read in the bathroom the next day.
- Margarita. Cha. Cha. Cha. Ummm…no. Too much salt on the rim.
- Tequila. I know it’s a popular liquor, but for some reason, whenever I say it out loud like a person’s name, all I can think of is Pee Wee Herman dancing on top of a biker bar. Okay, here’s the link.
If you have any of the above names, I’m sorry…unless of course, you are the reason that we aren’t taking your name. Maybe you should stop pissing people off.
You know boy names are much more common.
- Bud (Weiser).
- Jack (Daniels).
- Jim (Beam).
- Evan (Williams).
- Beck.
- Sam (Adams).
- Dogfishhead. Nah too crafty.
- Jager (Meister).
- Jose (Cuervo).
Have you noticed something unique about the two different gender names? For the most part the girl names are the type of booze. The boy names are the brand name of the booze. Bailey is the exception to the rule, but that is really unisex.
So it’s decision time. The due date is December 22nd. And all we have are names that we disagree on. Picking a name is so funny sometimes. Sometimes I think up a great name, which I really like, perhaps even love, but my wife shoots it down with just a look. And that’s when we’re talking on the phone.
So the name negotiations will continue. It’s a give and take process. My wife will give life. And I’ll ultimately have to take whatever name she picks out.
Jeff Miller
Cincinnati, OH
