Comments on '[Challenge] Baby Names'Fact:
1.) Mrs Calvert and I are expecting our second child on the 2nd of April
2.) It is a girl
3.) We do not know what to call her. There has been some discussion (some of it heated) and we have decided that we are open to suggestion, seeing as internal negotiations have deadlocked.
Challenge:
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to pick a girl's name, and write a ficlet that illustrates the strengths of someone who goes by that name.
Then post it as a sequel to this challenge.
There is a real chance that if you do this well, you could be the person to determine this new child's name!2008-06-17T19:52:18Zhttp://ficlets.com/feed/story/25395Comment on [Challenge] Baby Names<p>Just came in to see if the baby was born, congrats you and your wife on a healthy babygirl, very old fashioned regal name you chose.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/25395?basename=714522008-06-17T19:52:18ZSKermitgorfhttp://ficlets.com/authors/kermitgorfComment on [Challenge] Baby Names<p>Congrats!!</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/25395?basename=553922008-04-10T13:52:30ZTrying to Blendhttp://ficlets.com/authors/luckybeauxComment on [Challenge] Baby Names<p>I love the name you chose for your baby girl. It’s beautiful, as I’m sure she is, too. :) Congratulations!<br />LoA</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/25395?basename=544852008-04-05T05:47:28ZAna Cristinahttp://ficlets.com/authors/asimon78Comment on [Challenge] Baby Names<p>Awww, congratulations!</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/25395?basename=541932008-04-03T20:06:05Zflute faeriehttp://ficlets.com/authors/user_6061Comment on [Challenge] Baby Names<p>Baromero – She was 3 kg and 49 cm at birth. That is 6.6 lbs and 19.3 inches for our non-metric friends.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/25395?basename=540732008-04-03T07:58:18ZRidcully Calverthttp://ficlets.com/authors/user_joonComment on [Challenge] Baby Names<p>woot! special mention! thx =)))</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/25395?basename=540612008-04-03T02:47:29ZBartimaeushttp://ficlets.com/authors/user_7307Comment on [Challenge] Baby Names<p>Awesome, and thanks for the special mention, Ridcully. Now onto the important stuff… size and weight?</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/25395?basename=538862008-04-02T19:38:30ZBARomerohttp://ficlets.com/authors/baromeroComment on [Challenge] Baby Names<p>Oh yes, in case you are interested, she is a beautiful healthy little girl and mom and baby are doing well.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/25395?basename=538802008-04-02T19:09:22ZRidcully Calverthttp://ficlets.com/authors/user_joonComment on [Challenge] Baby Names<p>Thanks everyone. The challenge is over now, as Isabella Anne Calvert was born at 07:53 GMT this morning, 2 April</p>
<p>Special mention goes to Bartimaeus with “Lyla”, BARomero with “A Comic Shop Owner Expecting His First Child…” and emma jo_234 with “Abigail, Her Father’s Joy”. 5 Calvert points to each of you</p>
<p>My pick for the win is Pickle by Ana Cristina – you get 10 Calvert points</p>
<p>Thanks everyone, that was great!</p>
<p>Also, if you still want to contribute, go right ahead, this is Ficlets after all.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/25395?basename=538792008-04-02T19:08:37ZRidcully Calverthttp://ficlets.com/authors/user_joonComment on [Challenge] Baby Names<p>Congrats, Ridcully! I have a list of names for you (I was working on a theme), although one of the characters vetoed all of the other’s suggestions…</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/25395?basename=530912008-03-31T03:33:18ZBARomerohttp://ficlets.com/authors/baromeroComment on [Challenge] Baby Names<p>Congrats! Let’s see if I come up with something suitable =)</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/25395?basename=529872008-03-30T21:17:08ZSaint Chuckhttp://ficlets.com/authors/chuck_theloveComment on [Challenge] Baby Names<p>congratulations on your baby girl!!!!!<br />LoA</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/25395?basename=528322008-03-30T16:48:35Zinvisibility_disabilityhttp://ficlets.com/authors/invisible_storiesComment on [Challenge] Baby Names<p>Congrats on your baby! I am definitely entering this…I like so many names, it’s gonna be tough, but I’ll try!!<br />LoA</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/25395?basename=518192008-03-26T22:08:54Zemma jo_234http://ficlets.com/authors/emmajComment on [Challenge] Baby Names<p>Good luck!! <br />It’s a hard desicion. There is an AWESOME baby name book called ‘Beyond Jennifer and Jason’. Looks at the history of naming baby and then some…...very cool. Cheers</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/25395?basename=517072008-03-26T16:23:57ZTrying to Blendhttp://ficlets.com/authors/luckybeauxComment on [Challenge] Baby Names<p>Congratulations. I wish the best for you and the child and I now you’ll find a great name for her <sup>_</sup></p>http://ficlets.com/stories/25395?basename=507922008-03-22T18:17:29ZKasumiRosehttp://ficlets.com/authors/kasumiroseComment on [Challenge] Baby Names<p>Thanks for all your nice comments, I have been overwhelmed by the responses.</p>
<p>This really is a community of nice people :-D</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/25395?basename=506992008-03-22T05:32:58ZRidcully Calverthttp://ficlets.com/authors/user_joonComment on [Challenge] Baby Names<p>Congrats on a baby girl! Hope you find a name for your little girl. =)</p>
<p>I may enter if I can find a name I like. But I hate names honestly.. I have the hardest times naming my characters let alone a human. At least my characters can’t complain if they dont like their names.</p>
<p>LoA</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/25395?basename=506482008-03-22T02:10:40Z.:band baby:.http://ficlets.com/authors/bandbabyComment on [Challenge] Baby Names<p>I had an April Fool’s baby, and I’m getting ready for that first birthday!<br />I have boys, but no boy names we could agree on! It was tough, twice! I know what you’re going through.<br />Congrats though!<br />LoA</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/25395?basename=506272008-03-22T00:29:58ZMistress Elsha Hawkhttp://ficlets.com/authors/mistress_elsha_hawkComment on [Challenge] Baby Names<p>Daring challenge. It’s a heady responsibility, naming a child. I mean, they’re going to have to live with it every day for a very long time! Best of luck with that and congrats.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/25395?basename=506002008-03-21T22:37:41ZTHX 0477http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477Comment on [Challenge] Baby Names<p>Wow, congrats! She just might be an April Fool’s baby, like one of my best friends in high school, who was born on April 1st.<br />Hope you like my entry. Best wishes for you and your newest family member. =)<br />LoA</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/25395?basename=505912008-03-21T22:06:40ZAna Cristinahttp://ficlets.com/authors/asimon78Comment on [Challenge] Baby Names<p>Congratulations! And Best wishes!!<br />.<br /> I will bow out of this one gracefully. I had a hard enough time with my own two. ;) I decided upon a blend of mine and their father’s names. (The oldest is a blend of our middles- Ray and Lynn- and the youngest a blend of our firsts- Jennifer and Preston) Which, I think, ended up beautifully. (Raylyn and Jenson) Thank goodness we stopped at two. Things could have gotten complicated after that. ;)</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/25395?basename=505762008-03-21T21:32:43ZJenuniquehttp://ficlets.com/authors/jenunique