Conference oass::babynames

    Greg William
    Adam Michael
    Luke Perry  (just jokin')  :^)
    Luke Richard
    Craig Anthony
    Kyle Nathan
    John Zachary
    
    Of course, the middle names are pretty much interchangable.
    
    K.C.

    With such a nice german surname it would be neat to have a name that is
    both german-ie and also would be okay in the Status. How about:  
    
    Michael Wasserman
    Thomas Wasserman  
    Andreas Wasserman (Andy) 
    Maximilian Wasserman (Max)
    Klaus  ---> just kidding ;}  
     
    Then of course there is  Manfred, Olaf, Fritz, Wolfgang, Ulrich  all
    names that surprisingly are very popular here. 
     
    /Kimberly  
    

    Thanks for the suggestions so far.  Would it be OK if I added a couple
    more "conditions"??  Yes, Wasserman is a German name, but our family
    background is Eastern European Jewish.  We would rather not use a name
    that sounds overly non-Jewish.  It's hard kind of to define exactly what
    that is, but we'll know it when we see it :-) 

    
    How about:
    
    Kyle Zachary Wasserman
    Ryan Michael Wasserman
    Derek Thomas Wasserman
    Todd Steven Wasserman
    Alexander Wasserman (my fav)
    
    
    -raquel
    
    

    
    Boys names:
    
    Samuel	Sam 
    Jacob       Jake
    Daniel      Dan
    
    They match with Marc in that the nicknames are all one syllable.
    
    Chris
    
    

    I think Daniel Wasserman sounds really nice together. 
    
    /Kim 

How about:

	Eric (or Erik) Wasserman
	David Samuel Wasserman
	Kurt Daniel Wasserman
	Keith Gabriel Wasserman
	Jared Matthew Wasserman
	Peter Andrew Wasserman

Just some ideas...Good luck,

-Cori

    Deb-
    
    I agree that Wasserman is a long last name, but I think I'd pick a first
    name of any length as long as it didn't end in an "n" (I like the fact
    that Marc's name--ending in a "c"--clearly separates his first and last
    names). Some of the suggestions made so far (Daniel and Michael, in
    particular) are great--and they are both traditional. Some less
    traditional suggestions are Max, Cory, Scott (my husband's
    brother-in-law is named Scott Wassel), and Neil (or Neal). By the way,
    do you plan to name the baby after anyone in English, Hebrew, or both?
    That might make it easier to find a name.
    
    Out of curiousity, what are your girl names and when is the baby due?
    Good luck!
    
    Nancy (mother of Jamie Michelle and Matthew Jacob)

    Well, we're definitely naming the baby after certain relatives in
    either case.  For a girl, the initials will be L. E.  We haven't
    decided definitely on anything, but Laura, Linda, and Lynn are all
    nice (and didn't evoke any yucks from my husband!).  The middle name
    isn't too important, we'll think of something.  For a boy, the first
    name "should" start with H or C (although there really is no requirement
    that the Hebrew name "match" the English name), but since there aren't
    _any_ names we both like with those letters, we're considering anything
    for a boy.  
    
    With our first child, we definitely wanted something starting with M,
    and it still took me until the ride to the hospital to get my husband
    to agree on Marc :-)  I think any other "M" names are out.
    
    The due date isn't 'til February, so we've got plenty of time.

    Deb-
    
    I forgot to mention in my earlier reply that a family friend married a
    Wasserman and they have two kids: Lindsey (girl) and Jared (I love both
    names, but my husband didn't when I proposed them for our kids). Both kids
    have the mother's maiden name as a middle name (Sterling) and I think it
    works well. Maybe you could use your maiden name the same way.
    
    You shouldn't have any problem finding an "L" name for a girl (should
    you choose to name the baby both in Hebrew and English with that
    letter), but I agree that "H" for a boy's name might be trickier (I
    can't think of any names but Howard, Harry, Harold, or Hunter--and none
    of them thrill me).
    
    Again, good luck!
    
    Nancy-

Deb,

Our dear friends wanted to use an "H" as the first name too

Harrison Marc Turner

their other choices were:

Heath
Hollis

A good friend at work named his 2 boys with these Hebrew names:

Eli
Avi

(due in 5 weeks with no name for this child!)

Rochelle

How about:

	Henry (Hank) Wasserman

I like the sound of it, but H is definitely a tough one...

-Cori

    
    I think there's some nice possibilities for a boys' name beginning
    in "C", but do agree that there isn't much in the way of "H"
    names.   Sticking to single syllable (because of the long last
    name and to complement Marc), how about?:
    
    Chad, Charles, Chase, Chet, Clark, Cliff, Clint, Curt, Craig
    
    I like them all except for Chase - too s-ey with Wasserman. 
    My favorites are Chad Wasserman or Craig Wasserman.  For "H",
    the only names I could add would be: Hugh, Hunter, or Hyatt, none
    of which "grab" me.
    
    Girls "L":  Laura, Lara, Liza, Lee, Leah, Lynn all are nice.
    Laura Elizabeth or Laura Elaine sound pretty good!
    
    Carol

    
    Another L first name for a girl - Leslie, Lisa
    
    For another easy to match E middle name - Erica
    
    I like Chad, Charles and Curt from the names offered earlier, too.
    
    Chris

    I was endowed with an H middle name after my grandfather ...
    
    Harlow
    
    
    Stuart

    
    
    Deb,
    
    I used to date a Scott Wasserman ;-).   I think his sister's
    name was Leslie.
    
    Congratulations,
    
    Jeanne
    

    We've had a slight change in strategy :-)  We're going to switch the
    girl's initials back to be E.L. Wasserman (our original idea from
    last time around).  We had picked Emma last time, but I'm not sure
    that's my favorite anymore.  I still like Elizabeth, even though it's
    pretty long.  
    
    Boys names are still up in the air, although we've decided to use an
    M-name for a middle name.  I really like Scott.  How about Scott
    Michael Wasserman ??  Not too bad.
    
    Funny story.... Marc is named after my husband's two grandfathers.  He
    was much closer to his grandfather Morris, which is why we chose the M
    for the first name.  One day he says, "how about if we switch the boys
    initials".  I was surprised, but started to say... "well, it's your
    grandfathers so I guess it's up to you...", but then I see the dimples
    starting to spread... "then his initials could be BMW, just like the
    motorcycle!!"

    I really like Scott Michael.  It goes well with Wasserman and with
    Marc.
    

    Well, I think we've almost settled on a boy's name (after all this, we'll
    probably have a girl :-)).  We're currently thinking of Philip or Peter
    for a first name, and Michael or Mitchell for a middle name.  So,
    probably Philip Michael is the front-runner at this point.