Yep, it's time for Mrs. Oatka to have another baby....any week now (hopefully just not too close to the Guys, Flies & Pies tying event in just over a week in Rochester NY).

So, I'm searching for a name for this baby, one that my wife and I can agree on. See, we've have 4 kids, one of which I wasn't part of so I didn't have a say in the name. The other 3 I was able to get some good fly fishing names past her. So, the search to keep the theme alive is going on.

Here's my criteria:

1 - Fishing related (even if it's somewhat of a stretch)
2 - 1 syllable, if possible
3 - Not too fruity or ridiculous.

So, my wife has it set in her mind that Gil will be this kids name. for those of you who think this is another fishing related victory for me, it's not....it's a victory for the fans of Anne of Green Gables.....and I am not a fan. Plus, if Gil was a victory, then so would be Scale, Tongue, Butthole, Eye Ball.....you get the point.

So, this morning, she's trying to jack up Gil and make it something else....besides just Gil or the elongated Gilbert. She's come up with Gilvan, Gilax (a combination of Gil and Chillax....but she was thankfully joking since it sounds like some diarrhea medicine.)


Sooooo.....I come to the FTF minds to see what ya'll can come up with. Is there any Gil like name out there you can recommend that I wont think is too gay stupid?

Oh, and to put it in perspective.....we have a Seth, Brooke and Tyler already.

I had a friend named Gilliam....William with a "G"....but your could also name him Gilson. I have a fellow officer whose father is named Gilson. Just a thought.....not very good with names, Oatka...my child is named "Sam"....that's about as good as it gets with me! I"ll get Jamie to give it a go for ya.

Izaak Walton

Brilliant

Rod. Just Rod. Instant joke about what rod weight you have every time you go in for a check up.

Got a buddy who just named his boy Creek...

Now that I do like

Gili- meaning: Joy

Is that not appropriate as a new baby is a time of joy just as time on the water is a time of joy.

I like it too! probably can't get that past my wife since she likes River better.

What about something as obvious as Fisher

Just tell her you will NOT have a child named after an actor who did something that dumb...as in River Phoenix..

gil could be short for bluegill but I have a friend that named his kid Sage and another that named his kid after the lake he grew up fishing on Wagner

totally agree with the River Phoenix thing.

my wife thinks sage is a girls name....i disagree, but either way, it's out i guess.

she suggested Drewgil, because she kinda likes the name drew, and gil is still her first choice, and since i'm often picked on for catching bluegill, it's a good choice. hey, be nice, bluegill are awesome! ! !

don't let them pick on you Oatka most people that flyfish cut their teeth on gills plus there is nothing better then a good old gill fry

Name him after a fly rod... Sage or Croix or Orvis.


Oh...Paul already said Sage. My bad.



Mike

It doesn't bother me, i outfish them with the gills left handed, standing on my head, in a hurricane, tied to Martha Stewart! bluegills are close, i'd fish trout all the time if they were as close as the warm water ponds.

Good thing you aren't a spinnerbait slinging bass fisherman. I could see Rebel, Lunker and Bigmouth being suggested.

Cahill might work, though it only shortens to K for a single syllable version. Ginger might work for a girl.
Or you could just go all in, with Steelhead for the first name, middle name Fever.

My 3 year old niece is named River....... pretty sure she's destined to become a hippy or stripper. Too young to tell right now.

JACK (as in amberjack) for a girl could be AMBER
BEAU (means good looking in French -- as in rainbow)
Have known plenty of men with color names you could associate with fishing: BLUE, GREY and RED and Whitey come to mind immediately.
Go Animal House and call him FLOUNDER

Now now, Bob...

drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son.

Hunter

Flounder.... a cool fish!
Floundery......
Scott..... after the best fly rod company
Scotty......same ideer
Smith..... cool shades
Smithy......
Winston.....
Winstony......
Sage......
Sagey.....

Or you could do the Gil.....

Floundergil
Flounderygil
Scottgil
Scottygil
Smithgil
Smithygil
Winstongil
Winstonygil
Sagegil
Sageygil