We never intended to have children, ended up with two boys. The first was named by his mother's choice: First name after her father (a perfectly reasonable "Ed

We never intended to have children, ended up with two boys. The first was named by his mother's choice: First name after her father (a perfectly reasonable "Edward"), the middle name after my dad ("Leonard," which we never call him.) The second was even more of a surprise than the first, but that meant it was my turn: "Jonathan," after a favorite character from a novel. The middle name was chosen by his big brother, to give a little sense of ownership or participation: "Adam."