I have to share or I'm going to explode!!!

Tamatha wrote: Ok, hubby and I have decided on a name, but we also decided not to tell anyone. I CAN'T DO IT ANYMORE! I have to tell SOMEONE or I really think I'm going to go nuts! And I really want to see what other people think of what we picked out... so if you all promise not to tell, I'll share... But you have to promise!!

The name we picked out is: Trace Ement Smith, and we will call him Tracy (as in Trace E. Smith... ). DH's father is Tracy, and it is also DH's middle name. And we wanted something a little unique with the last name Smith. Ement is derived from my grandfather's middle name, Ament, but we have to change it to Ement to make it work with Trace E. I'm also thinking of different ways to spell Trace... Trayse... Treyse... Trayce... Treyce... Not sure if we'll do anything like that, but we have a few months to figure that out.

So anyway, what do you think?

Hillbilly Housewife replied: Cute! I like it! (I like the Treyce spelling)

I'd "personally" (got that? personally? lol!!!! no offense meant!!!!! ) be more inclined to just say Trey though, because I'm accustomed to hearing Tracy as a female name.... but in this day in age, anything goes! I've met a Laurie, and an Ashleigh, both men.... but I do LOVE Treyce!

JessC replied: I love the name and the way you spell it
Me personally, I wouldn't spell it any different so then when attendence comes up his name doesn't get butcherd, but that is my opinion.

GavinsMommy replied: I'm going to be honest. Trace is OK....I would never name my child Trace, but I don't think it's detestable. Anyway, Tracy................that's another story. I would never call a boy Tracy. I remember a girl I went to school with who's father is named Tracy and she ALWAYS got picked on about her dad's name. It's just a thought. It just sounds very girlish to me. I also don't like Ement either. I have no clue how to pronounce it by looking at it, that is mainly the problem. Why not stick with the original Ament? Tracy is just a girl's name to me. I hope I didn't offend you, that's JMHO and I think a lot of people would agree about the Tracy thing.

kimberley replied: i agree Trace E sounds kinda girls and leaves room for getting beat up in grade school . if you are both stuck on the "trace e" sound, what about Trey C?
Trey is a little more masculine. jmo, no offence meant.

JAYMESMOM replied: I like - I am always one to like unusual names and with kids named apple and phineacious now a days I wouldn't worry about what the kids in school in will call him.

Boys r us replied: Perhaps, I misread what she wrote, but I don't think she's planning to pronounce it trace "E"...but rather trace..like a trace of milk left in the jug...lol...

I like it!!!

kimberley replied: i guess the problem with that name for me is that every Tracy i know, i call Trace so that is why it sounds girly to me

GavinsMommy replied:
She was, but she was going to call him Tracy...like running Trace and his middle inital E together.

GavinsMommy replied:
Same here. I reaaaaaaaaaaaaally wouldn't advise naming a boy something like that. Kids are only getting meaner these days. At least Phineus isn't something that you would name a girl...

jolene555 replied: i think it has a lot to do with where you're from. when i hear trace i think of trace atkins, the male country singer - and there's also tracy bird, another male country singer. so, to me it's not a question of whether it's too feminine but more of if you want him to have a name that sounds "country".

i think trace is very nice. i would never call my son tracy, bu if you want to, go ahead. and i also don't think you have to go through changing the spelling of the middle name to "justify" your calling him tracy. tracy could just be a nickname for trace, no need for the trace e. thing. if the middle name is to honor somebody then keep it in it's origonal form.

~KARA~ replied: I like it but I agree with Zachs mom,



Im not a good one to ask right now cause I told everyone what we were naming our baby and then dh decides he didnt LIKE IT. now we have to come up with a different name

Mommy2BAK replied: I think it is whatever you like, it sounds cute to me! And that is cool that the name has a lot of family history behind it!

Hillbilly Housewife replied:
lol!!

What WERE they thinking? rofl!!

Apple
Phineus
COCO!!!!! HA!!

ANyways.... lol

DansMom replied: Well I, for one, obviously like it

paradisemommy replied: i say go with what your heart says and ignore everyone else. YOU are the one carrying him for 9 months and that gives you the right to name him whatever your little heart desires.

i mentioned the names i was thinking of for our daughter and everyone massacred the names up at my work which made me totally re-think the names but after a couple of months i decided they could all jump off a cliff...

i'm carrying her for 9 months and i'm gonna name her what i want...

GavinsMommy replied:
I have to agree! Even though I personally don't like it, I would always name your child whatever YOU want to name him/her. The only reason I offered my opinion was because you asked But the more I think about it, it is all in what the child makes of it. Name him what you want bc if you don't and you really want to name him Trace, you will regret it later. Besides, he can always go by Trace later and forget the Tracy, and Trace could be very suitable for a handsome young man