16 May 2005 (Monday)

the naming of children

Inspired by an Indian-themed potluck for Shabbat dinner and a last-minute Quince de Mayo celebration last night (like Cinco de Mayo, but ten days later), Avi (a/k/a avtherav) helped us come up with some lovely food-centered names for our future children. World, prepare to meet: Biryani, Ghee, Cilantro, and Raita Giora Gorfajn. In case you can't tell, the oldest and youngest are girls, and the middle two are boys.

It's actually kind of disturbing how well those names work when you say them out loud. Except Ghee...it would be kind of cruel to name our son Ghee Giora Gorfajn. The poor kid will probably feel like a failure for not stuttering enough.

# posted by shanna at 9:23 AM
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You're worrying about alliteration when the kid would be name after a FAT?!


Posted by: pauline at 9:53 AM on 16 May 2005

Well, ya gotta admit; it beats "Parkay," not to mention "Shmaltz." Although "Oleo" has a bit of a ring to it, as does "Velveeta."


Posted by: Shmuel at 9:23 PM on 16 May 2005

I would like to suggest that you try "Garbanzo" or "Gazpacho" Giora Gorfajn -- they have a nice ring, don't you think? Oh, and sorry, but we already have dibs on "Glidat" and "Gvinat."


Posted by: Sarah Abbett at 10:18 PM on 17 May 2005
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