Watching so many of my friends play the name game for their little ones coming this summer makes me reminisce about our own name-picking process. Probably one of the most stressful and frustrating, yet fun, decisions we’ve made as parents so far. With a last name like Chuthakieo (pronounced like the mushroom with an o at the end of it), it was a bit of a challenge to say the least. It had to be short, sweet and of course special. Elle came in an instant. Mike and I were watching Kill Bill and when Daryl Hannah’s character Elle Driver came onto the screen-we both said it out loud, Elle, and it was done! Yes, a strange namesake for a little girl, but let’s be clear we just liked the name, not so much that it came from a psycho. Even though our Elle does have her moments. Totally kidding, not really. Coco was thrown around when I was pregnant with Elle, but Mike was always against it. Then when I got pregnant the second time, he immediately put it on the top of the list. He must have had a fatherly instinct-because it is truly the perfect name for our sweet Coconut, whereas Elle fits perfectly for our whip-smart firecracker. What are some of your favorite girl’s names?
