Chances are youve heard this question posed so many times,its almost becoming a cliche(speaking of cliches,have you ever wondered who it is that decides what word/expression and when the said becomes a cliche??) Tafakari hayo!
Back to our story on names,juzi i was watching some comedy series called modern family ala sh!t my dad says(ka hujawatch hii uko down ka *insert downest thing you know here*),very hilarious comedy,its one of those comedies once you press play,you dont want to pause! In one of the episodes,a couple bitterly argue and almost end their marriage after failing to agree on what name to give their newborn daughter! Silly you may think,especially if like yours trully you havent had somebody or something to name! That episode reminded me of my elder siz's frantic search for a suitable name for her yet to be born daughter sometime last year. Everyday she could ask us to suggest possible names. And so each day we could throw in names such as noma,agneta(my grandmas name),margaret , naomi and many others,but still none jazzed her! Seeing that none of our suggestions were upto par,she,like all members of the dotcom generation,resorted to google,and thus by the time little megan was born,she had a unique,well researched and vet(ted) name !
Looking at these two scenarios and being oneof those who like to plan in advance, i decided to choose a name fo my future kid(s). Never mind the fact that am yet to identify a possible father or sperm donor for that matter! Ok,scratch that last part,am not going that way...yet! Who cares anyway,somehow i will get something to name and when that time comes i dont want to be caught offguard!
Ladies and gentlemen,the name chosen for my offspring is*drum rolls please* ...........Abigael Sayo! "What a shady name?"i can hear you think out loud. Ok.lemmie explain,abigael is my other name,and seeing that my life never turned out the awesome way it should have,i believe a "new me" will be able to live fully the way i should have,become the lawyer i should have been,speak better english than PLO,drive a good car and not call for harambees everytime she wants to buy some small gadget like a phone!(see,i had big dreams for me!)
And what if the offspring turns out to be male? Not to worry,i got that figured out already. He will be called William shortened Bill. Reason?? All the Bills i know have turned out to be successful. Bill cosby,Bill graham,Bill Lay(general Motors MD),Bill(someone).. all those Bills you know. Yes,even Bill Ruto is great in his own way especially when he is not forming stupid tribal alliances!
As for the "father" having a say in the names,all i got to say is,naming like applying makeup is one of those things better left for women. Bite me!
Back to our story on names,juzi i was watching some comedy series called modern family ala sh!t my dad says(ka hujawatch hii uko down ka *insert downest thing you know here*),very hilarious comedy,its one of those comedies once you press play,you dont want to pause! In one of the episodes,a couple bitterly argue and almost end their marriage after failing to agree on what name to give their newborn daughter! Silly you may think,especially if like yours trully you havent had somebody or something to name! That episode reminded me of my elder siz's frantic search for a suitable name for her yet to be born daughter sometime last year. Everyday she could ask us to suggest possible names. And so each day we could throw in names such as noma,agneta(my grandmas name),margaret , naomi and many others,but still none jazzed her! Seeing that none of our suggestions were upto par,she,like all members of the dotcom generation,resorted to google,and thus by the time little megan was born,she had a unique,well researched and vet(ted) name !
Looking at these two scenarios and being oneof those who like to plan in advance, i decided to choose a name fo my future kid(s). Never mind the fact that am yet to identify a possible father or sperm donor for that matter! Ok,scratch that last part,am not going that way...yet! Who cares anyway,somehow i will get something to name and when that time comes i dont want to be caught offguard!
Ladies and gentlemen,the name chosen for my offspring is*drum rolls please* ...........Abigael Sayo! "What a shady name?"i can hear you think out loud. Ok.lemmie explain,abigael is my other name,and seeing that my life never turned out the awesome way it should have,i believe a "new me" will be able to live fully the way i should have,become the lawyer i should have been,speak better english than PLO,drive a good car and not call for harambees everytime she wants to buy some small gadget like a phone!(see,i had big dreams for me!)
And what if the offspring turns out to be male? Not to worry,i got that figured out already. He will be called William shortened Bill. Reason?? All the Bills i know have turned out to be successful. Bill cosby,Bill graham,Bill Lay(general Motors MD),Bill(someone).. all those Bills you know. Yes,even Bill Ruto is great in his own way especially when he is not forming stupid tribal alliances!
As for the "father" having a say in the names,all i got to say is,naming like applying makeup is one of those things better left for women. Bite me!
What if they are twins or triplets??? You kinda forgot to consider that since current generation of Kenyan men, that is if you considering a Kenyan father for your kids and not some ugly white balded D**head (pun intended) :-), are hardworking- read industrious- therefore guaranteeing more output- read twins/triplets etc
ReplyDeleteTwins if both female will be abby n gaelle,if both male willy n bill..or maybe i shud just let da dad have a say on this one:)..thanks for the feedback
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