16. (Wilma) vs. 1. Sesachacha
This is a phonetically challenging first round match up. "Sesachacha" is a Wampanoag Indian word that is pronounced "Satchaka." (Wilma) is silent. If (Wilma) wins it all, our daughter will go by her middle name, but she will add the silent (Wilma) to her name whenever it is written. She will know she's in trouble whenever we pronounce the (Wilma). (Wilma) falls in the realm of Marck's humor that Emily finds more enraging than funny, or else it would have been seeded higher.
15. Mary Kate vs. 2. Loretta
On the off chance that the 15 Seeds make it out of the Midwest and South Regions, our twin daughters will be named "Mary Kate and Ashley." If that is the case, Dave Coulier is allowed to sleep on our couch whenever he is in town.
14. Kayleigh vs. 3. Marquart
"Marquart" is the name of a friend who was rewarded for her visceral negative reaction to the name "Duke" with a 3 Seed in the Marck Madness bracket. "Kayleigh" is after the Marillion song. Go watch that video, check out the mullets, and give Marquart some love. Her reaction to the name "Duke" is worth a trip to the second round.
13. Bisque vs. 4. Maple
Do not mistake this for a match up of foodstuff. Although "Bisque" is inspired by the name for soup -- it is one of only two girl-appropriate soup names we could think of -- "Maple" is for the lumber. Maple is clear, strong, and every individual example of maple is uniquely beautiful. These are qualities that we would like to encourage in a daughter.
12. Cynthia vs. 5. Audrey
The 5 seed is probably safe in this round.
11. Aja vs. 6. Rhiannon
A woman taken by the wind versus Chinese music under Banyan trees. What's not to love about the first match up between kick ass rock songs?
10. Irene vs. 7. Lucille
"Lucille" is the name of B.B. King's legendary guitar. Also, the weepy teenage breakup mix tapes (we won't even speculate as to what form music will be delivered in by that point) from jilted suitors would be hilarious. "Irene" will have to accumulate votes early if she is going to stay in this thing.
8. Stella vs. 9. Sydney
If "Stella" wins, boys will not be allowed in the house if they merely knock on the door. They will have to stand on the front lawn and yell her name. As long as you live under our roof, you must live by our rules, missy. "Sydney" is one of Grandma Stanley's name suggestions, so it gets a higher seed than might ordinarily be the case.
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ReplyDeleteStill personal, but I can be objective (unless it involves a Marillion song).
ReplyDelete1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
I'm going with another 16 seed, and I hope the parentheses will be included in the actual name. I hope I'm not stepping out of bounds by bringing up the potential nicknames for Sesachacha which prompt me to vote it down - Chaka (Land of the Lost (not the movie remake) cool), Satch (cool) but transformed into Snatch by some boys in middle school or high school? (not so cool)
ReplyDelete16. (Wilma)
2. Loretta
3. Marquart
4. Maple (see, this wins on your explanation - otherwise I think it's too close to calling your kid Apple).
5. Audrey
11. Aja (I just don't like that song Rhiannon)
10. Irene
8. Stella
Molly from Berkeley here.
ReplyDeleteEast:
Phoebe (1)
Cecelia(2, it's got that jouncy song. She'll like that until she's about 10 and then she'll hate everything)
Ramona (3, but Ramona the Pest is still a book that can be found even in the kid book section at Target. You've been warned.)
Inez (4, Come ON! Names with Z's? They win every time.)
Madeleine (12, WAY underseeded!)
Ella (11, but it's an upset pick EVERYONE is picking. There's an Ella in every class. It's the new Emma).
Zelda (10, I've got it in my Final Four)
Esther (8, it'll take a while for "poly-" to become the prefix. I give it until middle school!)
West (wacky region, almost all upsets in my bracket):
Raphaela (16)
Pepper (2, but only if you're very wealthy and your child will be in exclusive private schools)
Gretchen (14, yeah, there's the whole "Retchin" problem, still, this name was under-seeded)
Frances (13, but this is a risky long shot. My bracket is erased through I had to change this one so many times. I mean, "Franny" or (heaven forefend!) "Fanny"? No. Just no.)
Lillian (12, you know, Edgar Allen Poe thought names with L's are the most beautiful)
Chloe (11)
Samantha (7, meh.)
Nadine (9. Those 8/9 games are always the tough ones to call.)
Molly from Berkeley again.
ReplyDeleteMidwest:
Sesachacha (1, did I spell that right? She'll hear that for the rest of her life! Poor kid.)
Loretta (2)
Marquart (3, did you canvass on that street in San Rafael, too? I think I went every year. There was the guy with the house full of parrots and his brother up the road with that white Victorian and the old rounded Volvo rusting in the gravel driveway. Oh! And that unpleasant dude in the haunted house...)
Maple (4. Shoot, thanks for the reminder. We used the last of the syrup this morning)
Audrey (5)
Rhiannon (6, it's one of my semi-final picks!)
Lucille (7)
Stella (8, more popular these days than Ella even! My kids both have friends and classmates named Stella.)
South:
Parker (1)
Charlotte (2)
Scout (14, cute until she's a grown up)
Iris (4)
Ophelia (5, my champ!)
Grace (6)
Allison (10, meh)
Julia (9)
1. Sesachacha
ReplyDelete2. Loretta
3. Marquart
4. Maple
5. Audrey
11. Aja
7. Lucille
8. Stella
If you name her Sydney, realize that she's going to get a lot of calls from people asking if she likes scary movies. (Scream.)
ReplyDeleteThis is Nathan Pieplow's fiancee, Molly, btw. I love the idea. :)
16, 2, 14, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
ReplyDeleteHey Marck!
ReplyDeleteLike I said, great idea and great summaries of the match ups! Here's my picks:
16 (Wilma)
9 Stella
4 Maple
5 Audrey
2 Loretta
7 Lucille
3 Marquart
6 Rhiannon
-Mike
1. Sesachacha
ReplyDelete15. Mary (Greek)Pure, virginal. Kate (Hebrew)-Bitter rebellion--that would be a combination!
14. Kayleigh (American) Bright, beautiful (Iris, Scottish, English) slender keeper of the keys. (Arabic) laurel.
13. Bisque
5. Audrey (old English) noble strength.
6.Rhiannon (Welsh) Mythological nymph.
7. Lucille (Latin) light
9. Sydney (French) from the cit of Saint-Denis.
Grandma Stanley
1 - Sesachacha - you could call her ChaCha as a nickname and prepare her for a future as a dancer...
ReplyDelete2 - Loretta
14 - Kayleigh
13 - Bisque
5 - Audrey
6 - Rhiannon
10 - Irene (Irene Stanley sounds like the name of a glamorous movie star from the 40's - love it!)
8 - Stella
The midwest, for some reason, had the least interesting names, but then my husband from Nebraska had an Aunt Audra and Uncle Caspar.
ReplyDeletefrom Mary Lou:
16. Wilma
2. Loretta
14. Kayleigh
4. Maple
5. Audrey
7. Lucille
11. Aja
9 Sydney
Audrey
Aja
Sydney
Interesting! I changed Ella to Bella. what happened to Bella? can I do that? She's the star of the Twilight series for goodness sake! currently very popular name. Winner of my bracket to name one of your baby girls: Grace. Second place: Mary Kate. Good luck and best wishes!!!!
ReplyDelete16. Wilma (It would make Bill so happy although his suggestion was Wilamina.) 15. Mary Kate,
ReplyDelete3. Marquart, 4. Maple, 5. Audrey, 11. Aja,
7. Lucille, 9. Sydney
16 , 15 , 14 , 4 , 5 , 11 , 7 , 9
ReplyDelete(Wilma) -- wouldn't it be nice for her to be named after her father?
ReplyDeleteLoretta
Marquart
Maple -- I always like the similarly woodsy "Rowan" (for a girl, not for a mini "Mr. Bean")
Audrey
Aja
Lucille -- my bracket had "Marilyn" here instead?
Stella