Let me first of start by saying, it has not a thing to do with the fact that we call our selves bears for fun. I came up with a list of about 40 names and presented them to Anthony, he did not like a SINGLE one! He also refused to come up with a name that he did like, so it was up to me to come up with something that he also liked.
The name we were thinking about using before we picked Bear was "Mykah" I tried and tried and tried some more to get Anthony to say okay to this name but every time it was a no go. At first he said it was a girl's name, and then he went on to say it was much too "white" lol. So I scratched that idea and went back to the drawing board.
We call Bear panda a lot, and Anthony has suggested naming him Panda before. At first I thought he was joking but it soon became clear to me that he was not. One day we were in the car, he was driving me to the train station to go back home after spending the weekend together and he said that we should just name him Panda for real. I then suggested Bear, I was only half way serious when I suggested this. I thought he would never go for it. But to my surprise he actually said yes! He said he liked it and it sounded "manly" lol. And then it was decided.
I did want to spell it "B-E-H-R" though, and he would not go for that, so we ended up going with the traditional "B-E-A-R". After we started telling people, we came to realize that we are not the only ones who had chosen that name for our son. I actually talked to at least three people soon after that knew someone that was legally named Bear as well. This made me happy and kind of sad at the same time, as I thought I had come up with something unique when it really turned out that many people before me had all ready thought if it.
Some other names that I like and may use in the future (I know these are all boys names, I am screwed if I ever get pregnant with a girl lol):
- Lionel
- Hawk
- Taz
- Gio
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