What Would You Name our Kid?

Naming a human being is probably one of the most important choices in the whole parenting process. This name will be this person's 'label' for the rest of their lives, even after they are old and gone...so it better be a good one. Talk about pressure! As a kid I didn't know any other Brandi-Lee's, and not many with a hyphen in their name. I wanted to blend in with my friends and have a name like Crystal or Laura, but now I'm cool having a name not many others have. (Even though the vast majority of the population can not spell it...thank you mother. This we will take in to consideration when naming our baby!)

There are other factors to take in to consideration. For instance:

• What nicknames can come from this? ('Harry' or 'Dick' pretty much leaves that one wide open)
  
• What people are attached with this name? (I doubt there have been many little Adolph's running around in the past 60 years)
• Do the first and last name sound good when said together? (I went to school with a 'Harry Wong'...)
  
• Will this name still be good in 50 years? (there's a reason why nobody names their baby Gaylord anymore)
• What kind of words rhyme with that name? (eg: Regina. Think about it.)
• Is it easy to spell? (Try to get a five year child old to spell Betelgeuse. Also try to get other five year olds not to make fun of that child.)
• Does it make other people go, "What?" (eg: Bono's child, Elijah Bob Patricus Guggi Q Hewson. I also met a kid named 'Blade Steele')
• Do the initials spell something? Mine used to be B.O. (Again, thanks mom. I blame it on your youth...wink.)
  

Chris and I have a few floating around in our heads and on our 'list', but I think it would be fun to see what you think would be a good name for our baby girl or boy! Any suggestions?