Now, I won’t say our tournament is quite as prestigious as, say, Wimbledon, but with over 70 voters, I must say it was a more successful tournament than I had expected.

Now, without further ado, the winner of the First Annual(?!) Baby Name Face-off:

Amelie

Amelie faced a host of tough competitors, but when it came to the end, she took care of Natalie without even breaking a sweat. Along the way, poor Natalie even got replaced on our lists by Natalia (thanks, Swati!).

We’d like to thank all the names for participating in the tournament. Yes, even you, Claudette.

And, Amelie, I want to remind you that winning this tournament doesn’t guarantee that you’ll be on our baby’s gift certificate. It’s kind of like winning the people’s choice awards. At the very least you will always be our “couldabin”.

I feel I should take this opportunity to point out that Amelie was on my list of names, not Sarah’s. I’m not trying to suggest anything by pointing that out… I’m just sayin’ is all.

(please note: the picture above is of 2006 Wimbledon Winner, Amélie Simone Mauresmo, not our yet-to-be-named daughter.)