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Pickle [Baby Name Challenge]

“So have you decided on a name yet?”

I sat down, glad to get off my feet. I was in my eighth month and my ankles were really starting to get swollen. Speaking of my feet, man, was I due for a pedicure…

“Amelia, I asked you a question.”

“Hm? Huh? What? Hey, do you have any pickles?”

My mother sighed as she stood up and went to rummage in the fridge.

“I guess it’s as expected—I was absent-minded during all three of my pregnancies, too. Here’s the jar of pickles. Go nuts.”

I eased off the cap and pulled out the biggest pickle. My mother stood glaring at me with her arms crossed, her left foot tapping the way it did whenever she was annoyed.

“Hey, do you think my daughter would mind if I called her ‘Pickle’?” I asked, the words coming out in a mumble because my mouth was full.

“Amelia!”

I laughed when I saw her expression. OK, she’d suffered enough.

“Sofia. I’m naming my daughter Sofia. It means wisdom, and it also happens to be your name, so it means – well, it means a lot to me. “

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Pickle [Baby Name Challenge]
thebetweenspace
Posted 6 months ago

Great ficlet, and a very wise choice.
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Ana Cristina
Posted 6 months ago

Two names I really like here:
Amelia \a-me-lia\ is pronounced a-MEEL-yah. It is of Latin and Old German origin, and its meaning is “industrious, striving; work

and

The girl’s name Sophia \s(o)-phia\ is pronounced so-FEE-ah. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is “wisdom”

I got this information from thinkbabynames.com
Pickle [Baby Name Challenge]
THX 0477
Posted 6 months ago

Now that was sweet, with great repartee between the mom and daughter. Pregnant women are allowed to be pills most of the time. It’s one of those laws, ya know.
LoA
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Jenunique
Posted 6 months ago

I absolutely love the name Sophia, but I am wired to spell it Sofia. Glad she went against Pickle. ;)
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`crayola.
Posted 6 months ago

sophia is my middle name, so great name. i actually think pickle would be a cute middle name
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.:band baby:.
Posted 6 months ago

haha, verey cute =) love both names!
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Ridcully Calvert
Posted 6 months ago

I enjoyed this one. In addition to two very interesting names, the dialog between mother and daughter seems very natural.

Great writing and names!
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Ana Cristina
Posted 6 months ago

Thanks for all your comments, and I’m glad you liked it, Ridcully! Oh, and Jenunique, I’m wired to spell it Sofia, too, especially since I’m Latin. :-)
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Robotech_Master
Posted 6 months ago

I’m told that when I was 3 and asked what to name the twin brothers who were on the way, I said “Taco Eater and Taco Beater.”
Pickle [Baby Name Challenge]
Ridcully Calvert
Posted 6 months ago

I LOL ’ed at your comment, R_M

hehe