Jamie Delbert Lastname (different from my username)
He was almost named Jack, but any baby show or podcast I'd watch had a boy named Jack in it, and I didn't want just another one of 1,000 Jacks. Sure enough, I looked at the list of popular baby names of 2007 and there it was. There's nothing like going to school and the teacher has to use your first name and last initial because there's more than one of you. My name is Amanda, and when I was born, it was one of the most popular names, and I didn't want that fate for my little guy. Delbert is Sam's grandfather and he died recently. I wrestled with naming him James, but when I talked to Sam about it, he said, "Who's James?" because we had been referring to him as Jamie, and I wondered the same thing. He just isn't a James. The only thing I don't like about his name is that his name happens to be the same as a really goofy celebrity that I don't like and when someone says his name, I instantly think about it and wonder why I named him that. I do really like the name Jamie, though, so it's staying. If I have another boy, I might name him Julian or maybe Phineas, another name I considered for Jamie (I don't know how I'd feel about having a Finny, though, and, yes, it's from the book A Separate Peace), and if I have a girl, I might name her Reese or Cassandra.