Who Wants To Name Our Baby? Week Five

Welcome back to Franklin Avenue's weekly blogality show. Yup, we're counting on you, our trusty readers, to help us name our unborn child. Crazy? Perhaps. But we still haven't come up with anything better, so what the hell.

Now, the results. If you watched last week's episodes of UPN's "America's Next Top Model" and CBS' "Survivor," you know there's a new trend in town: Double eliminations. And like any good reality show, we at "Who Wants To Name Our Baby?" are shameless enough to steal that idea.

So, without further ado, we're sending TWO names packing this week. (Drum roll, please):

Dylan and Austin, say your goodbyes. It's time to go.

Here are some of this week's comments:

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Get rid of Tyler.

Your baby boy should be named FLETCHER.
His buddies in grade school, etc., will definitely think that name is cool!
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I am still voting for Austin to get the boot...
My replacement name would be David.
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...Jack. I'm telling you, avoid my bad ex-boyfriend karma!
 
My substitute? Current good boyfriend karma: Jason.
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definitely Jack and Alex(ander), but I am surprised at the overall traditionality of the names in general. (But please not Austin! My god. What are you thinking?)

How about doing it the Celtic way and giving him someone's surname? Yours or Maria's...or anyone's you like.

Schneider Schneider really isn't too bad.

Or there are those who name their children after their favorite city or state (similar to the horrible Austin or the as-bad Tyler).

So, how about Honolulu Schneider or Hawaii Schneider?

Then others just like using any word that they find appealing. My friend, for example, has a yearning to name a future child Shiraz.

In the end, you will probably just go with what you like best, regardless of x number of e-mails begging you not to name the poor waif Dylan (which along with the aforementioned Tyler and Austin forms my own Axis of Evil from your list).

When I taught high school, not one of my students liked the name Beryl for a future child of mine. They were repulsed by it, in fact. I still love it.

But as per your request, since I am nixing 5 of the names on your list, I'm supposed to give you 5 replacements and I've only given you 3.

To make it 5,  here are 2 more:
Blog Boy (B.B. for short)
Wallace

Good luck to thee!

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I agree with some of your other posters, Dylan, Evan and Tyler seem too something.  Unfortunately, I can't think of another word except for popular.

What about Jason?

I was going to suggest Justin or Jared, but Justin reminds me your former roommate and Jared, well... I think we can all blame Subway for ruining that name.
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Austin's got to go.  The name seems very OC to me for some reason, very suburban, very bland and yet also bratty.  I picture Austin running around kicking adults in the shins and laughing. 

I would replace Austin with Benjamin.  Ben is the greatest name ever.  I don't really have an argument for this.  I just like it. Think about it this way, your kid is doing something cute, and everyone looks over and say, "Awww look at Ben.  Isn't Ben cute?"  It doesn't have quite the same ring to it with Austin.  "Awww look at Austin.  Isn't Austin cute?" 
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I would vote off Dylan, just because you don't want your kid to have a name like he's a character on "North Shore" or "The O.C."

I like the name Sean and think Sean Michael Schneider has a pretty nice ring. I think with all those syllables in the middle and last names, you really need a one syllable first name.
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I'm still voting against Dylan...
 
and since you're determined to go with ___ Michael Schneider, I suggest either Not Michael Schneider or Junior Michael Schneider.
 
but seriously, folks...
how about Eric?
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no no no Dylan
If you have a daughter, does that mean you'll name her Brenda or Kelli?
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Now, it's time to vote off another name... and remember, when you taketh a name, giveth one too. In other words, give us your vote for which name we should add to the mix.

Here are our six finalists:

Alexander Michael Schneider
Evan Michael Schneider
Jack Michael Schneider
Matthew Michael Schneider
Ryan Michael Schneider
Tyler Michael Schneider

As always, email us which name YOU'D LIKE TO ELIMINATE to nameourbaby@hotmail.com.Thanks for playing!