Conference oass::babynames

    Mark,
     Sometimes you just can't pick anything except a name that will
    minimize the damage.
    
    Tracey Lynn Hollabaugh Heffelfinger
    

< Note 48.0 by 33822::HENDERSON "Mark Henderson @NOO" >
Mark, what you have there is a dactylic name, from the poetic metric
foot dactyl which is comprised of an accented syllable followed
by two unaccented syllables. Very often a "double dactyl" has a
very rhythmic sound. For example: Jacquelyn Kennedy. (spelling?)
Elizabeth is almost dactylic in that the first syllable is often
sloughed over. Emily is nice, I suggest for the sake of rhythm
that you stay away from 2 syllable first names and combinations
of names that give you 2 accented syllables followed by an un-
accented syllable (unfortunately Paige Constance falls in this
category). Can you think of a dactylic variation on this?
Constantine maybe?

BTW, there is a verse form called Higglety Pigglety which
uses the double dactyl as its metric form. The first line
is always "Higglety Pigglety" followed by a famous double
dactylic name, the poem continues (usually down hill) from
there. Also the next to last line is always one double-
dactylic word. There may be some other rules I'm not sure.

Example:

Higglety Pigglety, Jacquelyn Kennedy
Finding that widowhood lacking in class is,
Quickly determined that
Unsuitability 
Should not deter her from Mr. Onassis.

    I agree with .2.  How about Eleanor? Ariel? Catherine? Imogene?
    winifred? Cynthia? Claudia? Hephzibah (just kidding)?

    Well, time is getting short. My wife now likes 
    
    	Jessica Paige Henderson
    or	Andrew Jared Henderson
    
    while I prefer
    
    	Emily Paige Henderson
    or	Andrew ??? Henderson
    
    Why are boy's names so hard to pick? Do I sub-consiously want another
    girl? 
    
    What does the E-net think?

    My former mother-in-law always said she got smart about names after
    she had kid #3, #4 was named Michael Damien Rust.  The first 3 had
    mono syllable first and usually middle names, and with Rust..........
    the names just didn't flow.  I later read that to have a name flow
    if the last name is 3 syllables, the first and middle should be
    1 and 2 or 2 and 1 syllable names.  
    
    With the last name of Henderson (3 syllables), your names for a
    girl are very good.
    
    For a boy, if you really want the name Andrew with Henderson, to
    have it flow right the middle name should be a 1 syllable name:
    such as Lee, or Mark, or just an initial would do as well.
    
    My son, from my first marriage is legally Brent Erik Rust (1-2-1),
    and isn't a smooth sounding name.  He is using his step-fathers
    last name and the name has turned into a nice flowing sound, Brent
    Erik Belforti (1-2-3).  The same with my daughter, Sarah Jane Rust
    (2-1-1) to Sarah Jane Belforti (2-1-3).
    
    Good luck and keep us posted on what you have and what you finally
    decide on for a name.
    
    Mary-Lynn

    Opps, sorry, I just reread the names you picked out for a girl (2
    of my favorites, btw), and stupid me Henderson is 3 syllables and
    so are Jessica and Emily.  Oh well, I like them, even if they don't
    flow.................................. who cares as long as they
    are nice names, and pretty.
    
    M-L

    They're both very pretty names.  (I vote for Emily only because
    there are so many young "J's" right now.)  But the one syllable
    middle name sounds real nice with them.  I like the suggestion of
    Mark for a boy's middle name.  Seems perfect!
    
    T.

    Someone wanted the name Andrew a little shorter . . . how about
                          Drew Henderson