Whaddayacallit

I've loved names for as long as I can remember. I owned three baby name books as a child, and when family members brought me dolls from their travels, I displayed them behind index cards with names from the countries they had come from. I remember there was a Tatiana, but I'm having trouble recalling any others. I was hoping to post a picture of the cover of my first book of names, Name Me, I'm Yours!, but it was published in the 80's, and so it's getting harder to get a hold of that image--even in the ebay auction for a copy of the book. This one on the left was my second, and the third was Beyond Jennifer & Jason: An Enlightened Guide to Naming Your Baby (which, in current editions, is called Beyond Jennifer & Jason, Madison & Montana: What to Name Your Baby Now). So while some little girls were [apparently] dreaming about their weddings, I was naming my children. And other people's. And anything I could get my mind on. Seriously. I have always wanted to be the one to think up the perfect name for everything, be it a team, a business, a website, etc. N and I have been joking about what an exciting naming project this baby thing will be for me, although, of course, it isn't--and shouldn't be--mine alone. So, because I love lists of names, I wanted to share with you the names of the babies born to friends, family, and acquaintances over the last few years (and no, unfortunately, I have no idea why there is so much space between this text and the columns below):

Zachary (2) Benjamin (2) Zoe (2) Sagan Asha Amelia Oliver Anna Violet Julian Isaac (2) Will Lily Lucy (2) Emma (2) Mali Morlu Hannah (2) Nicholas Charlotte (2) Elizabeth James Dominic Harper Asher

Annika Charlie (f) Charlie (m)(2) Grace Travis Tyler Eli Wyatt Mary Sarah Liana Phoebe Molly Maggie Axel Feyana Joanna Henry Atticus Evan Graham Audrey Orli Xavier Gemma

Eliana Noah Gavin Daniel Sean Brisco Mia Madison (f) Lexi Audrey Byrd Iris Tovah Leo Yoni (m) Nava Annie Gibran Wilder Quinton Brooke Ella Katherine Laurel Elza

Like I said, everybody's having babies. I was thinking of starting a list of names I/we like, but there are some things I want to keep between N and me.