Name Issues
Kathleen and I have had the same conversation about 10 times in the past few days. It begins with one of us asking the other what they think of this name for the new baby, some discussion, general uncertainty that the name is a good fit, and then closes with us agreeing we have another month to think about it.
Well, now we’re at the moment of decision. I’m about 80% OK with Nicole Kate, and I think Kathleen would go for that as well. It’s got some nice alliteration all together with cochran, which is important to guys like Demosthenes. I’m kind of enamored with the Greeks lately anyway, and that’s where the name Nicole has its roots (according to the interwebs).
It’s pretty far down on the popularity charts, but not so rare that no one can spell or pronounce it.
It’s also a kind of sideways tribute to both grandfathers. Grandpa Bird wants a Victoria, and Nicole has the Greek "nike" for victory as its root. The most popular nickname for Nicole rhymes with Grandpa Cochran’s name.
Anyhoo, now for a status update. Kathleen is moving along, and it looks like it’ll be today sometime, maybe before noon. I’m not a good guesser with these things, so we’ll see.