Baby names
Since both my daughters are expecting (grandbaby clouds 7 and 8), I have been collecting and considering names. Not my choice to make in the end, but I am graciously granted some input rights.
Did I tell you? (can't remember). Beautiful Daughter No. 1, who already has four girls, is now expecting a boy! Yay! But boys names are hard. We don't like common names like Daniel or Matthew, but don't want something too weird or too hard to spell.
In the lead for BD#1 are: Ander, Kai and Jace. Middle name will most likely be Javier. In the lead for BD#2 (who will not know beforehand what she's having) is, apparently, Lazarus.
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Don't like that one. Kinda long (no pun intended!) (anybody else get that?) and the only nickname I can parse from it is Lazy. Anyway, for your amusement, here are some names we have collected. Not all of these are getting serious consideration.
Aislinn
Astrid
Canyon
Cloud
Crimson
Darby
Delyth
Echo
Gaia/Gaius
Guthrie
Halcyon
Iona
Mab/Maeve
Meru
Rhythm
Auryn
Xanthe
Thea
Revel
Celedon
Cerulean
Dresdan
Rhys
Eris
Silvio
Declan
Luka
Malachi
Quetzl
Pagan
Rune
Beran/Beren
Blaise/Blaze
Dario (Darius)
Danilo
Dermell
Harper
Sterling
Silver
Teru
Rio
Indigo/Inigo/Vigo
Ander
Beckett
Blake
Dashiel
Dayo
Dax
Drake
Gian
Flynn
Jace
Jett
Kal
Lucian
Mac
Malachai/Chai/Kai
Remy
Tirso (family name)
Tru
Ty
Val
Zeke
Zuma
There are a lot of names on that list that will ensure he gets his ass kicked on a weekly basis! :lol:
I like Rhys!
But will you like Rhys's Pieces?
Astrid always makes me thing of Pippi Longstocking -I think maybe it was the author's name? Astring Linsomethingorother
As I said, many not seriously being considered.
We already have: Azalea, Cyan, Rahvin, Meilyn, Marlee, Jayden
So you can see the kinds of names which would match.
And besides, if he gets his ass kicked, he'll just grow up to be a football player; make lots of money, and keep his grammy in style in her old age.
We're just helping with the elimination here :lol:
you have malachai on there twice, btw. I like that one. for either gender :lol:
kind of a mashup of lists from different sources. And I do have two babies named after me: Marlee (which includes my name); and Jayden Cloud. that's enough.
Lots of color names since those run in the family. Revel is kinda cool. I like Teru, too but no one else does. One set of parents does not want anything too "white" or "preppy" in order to go with a spanish last name.
So many considerations!
Lots of name information at this site. But I like the interactive chart that shows the popularity of a name you type in.
http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyager#prefix=MONICA&ms=false&sw=f&exact=falseIn my day the kid would stand no chance. First one to get his ass kicked in middle school. And, the mere fact that Gaia/Gaius made the list means that whomever added it should have zero role in name choice. ZERO ROLE. I don't care about "seriously considered", if you added it to the list you must depart.
In fact a good third of the names there are practically girl's names. Astrud Gilberto, great French chick singer. Ione Skye, chick actress. Remy, I believe is a Cognac.
I hope things have changed since then, but I doubt it. I suggest finding a man to name this child. The women are doing him a major disservice. You chicks want to be cute about it, but you have no idea. You think, oh great, let's make him unique. It's really, oh great let's give him an anchor to drag around.
Luka is acceptable, but everyone knows he
lives on the second floor and quietly gets physically abused by his parents.
Give the kid half a chance, use Dar's wizard and pick something in the top 500 for the last 10 years. And it has to be blue. If the name's blue, it's coo'. If the name's pink, it stinks.
I think undertoad would be a great name for a child. Especially a girl.
The kids with the boring names would get picked on at my kids' school, if they weren't all so busy spreading love and peace.
Ugh. No top names! Boys names are all the same.
Yeah, I get the point, really. And these kids have fathers who must choose and agree to the name, (and I don't even get veto power) so we'll see.
Jace sounds like you're doing my imitation of a Charo. (jace=yes)
Dayo:
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Ugh. No top names! Boys names are all the same.
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You do know that Jayden is now one of the most popular names? :lol:
there's a boy in Thor's grade called Garnet. That's pretty cool.
Beetlegeuse would be interesting....
oh dear, you've got me started...... (I love names)
Rhythm begs the question "Is that what method your parents were using?
Condom would be a great manly-sounding name if it wasn't for.....well, you know
Pill would be a great girl's name. Oh she's a pill!
someone else can post now. rly.
(For a moment there I misread Dax as Drax. Next I'll be suggesting Dat--yss. MUST. LEAVE. THREAD. )
let's hope he doesn't suffer from occupational nominative determinism
You do know that Jayden is now one of the most popular names? :lol:
Yes, I know. And I predict Jace will be popular, too. They're on the cusp!
Rhythym is horrible. [SIZE="6"] I [/SIZE]can't even spell it.
Cellar would be such a cooool name.....
(basement would be the redneck version)
Not sure if I mentioned this (and a search failed to bring it up); but one of my cow orker's just got a grandkid named Stormy Dae.
Stripper name!
A boy named Sue. :thumbsdn:
Probably end up a lawyer.
A boy named Sue. :thumbsdn:
Probably end up a lawyer.
or a native american.
what?
You do know that Jayden is now one of the most popular names? :lol:
#11 for boys # 176 for girls
Where's Radar? I'm waiting for his rant on nonstandard baby names.
I like Jasper for a boy. A little old-fashioned, but not terribly common.
Oh man, Pagan is a really bad idea. I promise. I mean, besides the fact that you've just guaranteed he'll rebel by becoming a rigid fundamentalist, all through his youth he is going to be quietly discriminated against by those same fundamentalists. Can you just imagine, say, his third grade teacher muttering to herself in disgust, "Well I never..." and suddenly his papers just aren't getting the same grades they were the year before? Your child's name is no place for a political statement.
In the lead for BD#1 are: Ander, Kai and Jace. Middle name will most likely be Javier. In the lead for BD#2 (who will not know beforehand what she's having) is, apparently, Lazarus.
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Don't like that one. Kinda long (no pun intended!) (anybody else get that?) and the only nickname I can parse from it is Lazy. Anyway, for your amusement, here are some names we have collected. Not all of these are getting serious consideration.
Out of the "lead" names I like Ander only. I dislike names with only one syllable. If you want to shorted in to one, fine, but it should have atleast two for formal reasons.
Your list:
Aislinn - how is the pronounced? ahs-linn or ase-linn? doesn't matter, too girly.
Astrid - no, ugly. again is it ah-strid or ae-strid?
Canyon - I like
Cloud - you already have a g-kid with that in their name
Crimson - I like
Darby - no
Delyth - too girly
Echo - girl name
Gaia/Gaius -no
Guthrie -fuck no
Halcyon -what? i thought y'all wanted easy spellings. maybe i'm just a poor reader, but that is another iffy pronunciation.
Iona - girly
Mab/Maeve - only 1 syllable, no
Meru - its ok
Rhythm - no
Auryn - what?
Xanthe - i like, but its only 1 syllable, so not for a first name
Thea - 1 syllable, no
Revel - its ok
Celedon - really? you serious? no
Cerulean - i like, but might be too girly
Dresdan - sounds like an alien sci-fi book or something. Its OK
Rhys - you know why not
Eris - girly
Silvio - its ok
Declan - its ok
Luka - no, i see a starving eastern european kid with that name
Quetzl - i like it, but it would be hard to spell for some (mainly idiots).
Pagan - no, reasons clod stated
Rune - no, too paganish, and 1 syllable
Beran/Beren - too close to barren (as in unable to produce)
Blaise/Blaze - 1 syllable
Dario (Darius) - i like Darius, and Dario is an acceptable nick-name
Danilo - i like it
Dermell - no
Harper - its ok
Sterling - just don't like it for a name
Silver - same as Sterling
Teru - no
Rio - no, think about it, do you really want to name a boy "river." there will be enuf pee related incidents. you don't need a self-fulling prophecy like this.
Indigo/Inigo/Vigo - Indigo is ok
Ander - i like
Beckett - too much like a last name
Blake - no
Dashiel - i like it
Dayo - i like it
Dax - no
Drake - no
Gian - how do you pronounce?
Flynn - no, its a last name
Jace - no
Jett - no
Kal - no
Lucian - I kinda like it but it sounds like an evil character.
Mac - no
Malachai/Chai/Kai - I like Malachai, but still sounds like an evil character.
Remy - no
Tirso (family name) - that one is interesting
Tru - no
Ty - no
Val - no
Zeke - Only if you go with Ezekiel as the real name
Zuma - kinda girly
Well, thats my opinion for ya. I also like the boy name Elijah, but it didn't make your list. :(
Zen, do you have a "regular" or an "alternative" name?
Alternative when I was young, but getting a little commonplace now.
Hearing it mangled by teachers was bad enough, but it also made an easy target for teasing.
I hate my plain name. Wish I had an "alternative" one. I was teased for plenty of other things, even if I were teased for my name it would be worth it because it would be unique.
Wanna be teased for your name?
Ok. Anything to oblige a lady.
MoreThanPretty!
GotNiceTitty!
VisitMyCity!
KissYourClitty!
I think the list includes girly names because the sex of one of the babies is not yet known.
I never minded having a non-common name; I just wish it was more mellifluous.
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Thanks MTP--I tend to agree with most of them. That list is more of a brainstorming list, not all of them are under serious consideration. And yeah, one of the kids doesn't know the sex yet, so we are listing both boys and girls names.
Now the front runner seems to be "Orion" for the boy.
Who the hell knows.
Oh, and my name only has one syllable. In fact, my first and last name each have only one syllable--lots of people remember it easily.
I misread that as Onion. Next!
Thor only has one syllable -believe me he doesn't need two!
Thea and Xanthe I would pronounce both with two syllables.
I misread that as Onion. Next!
Why not? Gwyneth named a damn child Apple.
How about B. Russell Sprout? Artie Choke? Chopin Broccoli?
Thor only has one syllable -believe me he doesn't need two!
Thea and Xanthe I would pronounce both with two syllables.
I caught that too--Thea def has two syllables, Xanthe I'm not sure about.
Broccoli would work with a Latin last name, I think.....
Actually I liked Onion. Rhymes with Bunion, though.
Rhythm Onion Bunion. Call him Rob.
Xanthe I'm not sure about.
concencus
here is two.
although round here it's quite popular with African Americans (who generally are not "fair-haired" -which is what it means) -and they usually pronounce it Ex-an-thay
Going back to color names, what about Turquoise? and Garnet could be considered a color too.
Nimbus.
Salmon.
Umber.
Mauve (and then there's Mauve, and then there's Mauve, that old compromisin' enterprisin' anything but tranquilizin' Right on Mauve!)
numbnuts
Thats what everyone is gonna end up callin him anyway
How about a name that expresses his individuality yet asserts his masculinity, like Pinky Bruno?
Pecan
Cedar
Cypress
Gecko
Amaranth
numbnuts
Thats what everyone is gonna end up callin him anyway
why?
Amaranth
Hey, I cook with that!
Absinthe
Clove
Mustard Seed
Cinno-man!
now y'all are just being silly!
Oh, wait . . .
forgot where I was for a sec!
I wasn't being silly. much.
Hey, I cook with that!
It's quite a nice shade of red. Cloud was after color names, it's the sort of color that remindsme of the area she lives in.....
(see, I wan't being silly....)
Cloud was after color names,
oh! uh, um, just to be clear about it i was not thinking about that aspect when i made my last suggestion
PC alert!
I decided I don't like the name Orion much, because it's too much like "Ryan" -- a too-common name.
Gecko?
well.... you wanted unusual and they're really cool creatures and you didn't sem averse to nature names....
oh! uh, um, just to be clear about it i was not thinking about that aspect when i made my last suggestion
:lol:
(speaking of red.... no image of the day of the tomato-squishing fest this year? I thought that was a UT tradition?)
But, but . . . it's a reptile! Nature, fine: trees, stars, flowers. No crawly things, though.
oh ok. *bottom lip trembles and sticks out a little*
but Tarantula would be a seriously AWESOME name, you have to admit.
only if it was pronounced tar -an-toola (with a hard t) like the dance!
Well seein as how I forgot about the 2nd child havin' not yet been determined, I will revise for them.
Names for the possible girl from the list I liked:
Aislinn - how is the pronounced? ahs-linn or ase-linn? I like the "ahs-linn" pronunciation. Suggest alt-spelling: Aislynn
Canyon - I like for a girl also
Crimson - Although I'm tempted to say this might be good for a girl, then I thought about when they get their cycles and what a bad name that would be...so no.
Delyth - def like for a girl
Echo - girl name - only echo i ever new was a scrawny slut
Iona - maybe, but sounds kinda old-lady to me
Mab/Maeve - Its old-lady
Cerulean - i like it
Eris - i like this one
Rio would be Ria for a girl, unless your usin' a different language than I am. It might be good for a girl, not as much of a chance of...troubles.
Tirso (family name) - that one is interesting, would it work for a girl?
Zuma - I love this name for a girl, and all the more so since i looked it up and it means "peace"
I would also like to submit Autumn for consideration. I don't know about "popular," "alternative" or all that. I simply think its a great name and season, and if the girl happens to be born at the right time...well its there.
Old-lady names I do like: Theola, Esther, Beulah. All grandma's of mine :).
I want to make these changes to my opinion of the boy names:
Auryn - no really, i want to know how to say this is. The spelling is interestin. The meaning is apparently "golden one" but i didn't find a pronounce. My guess would be like "Aaron" but more "Aar-en" or "Aar-in" perhaps "Air-yen". I don't know.
Xanthe - since i've been correct on how this is said, I now like it
Thea - although i've been corrected on how this is said, I still don't like it.
Dresdan - I've decided this name is more awesome, than just OK.
Xanthe and Thea are girls' names ;)
I think "or-in" for Auryn. I think there could be some good names in there; just trying to shake loose a shortlist.
BD#2 told me today: "Oh, but we're all going to change our last name anyway. Just as soon as we can think of something cool enough."
Oy.
yeah we wanted to change ours but we couldn't decide so we opted for his.
Xanthe and Thea are girls' names ;)
Fuckin fuckity fuck, i just don't care anymore.
Cloud, how about Theodore? That name always makes me think a person is great. Unless they go by Ted.
Everyone's comments are sincerely appreciated! Thanks.
A couple of years ago, I had a friend at work.One of those sweet swayable teenage girl-types who was expecting, but the father of said sprog didn't want to know.
I almost succeeded in convincing her to call her child 'Asbo' (if a boy) or 'Asbette' if a girl.In the end she ran with something else, but I felt mine were both valid choices.
(In the UK, ASBO='Anti Social Behaviour Order' :D )
Im reactive to names, and I relate to what the name makes me think...like strong, wishy washy
Aislinn - I like this, but spelled Aislyn
Astrid - nope, too cartoony
Canyon - hmm, no, but I guess its no worse than River?
Cloud - undecided
Crimson - No! It sounds evil for some reason.
Darby - love it, there's a girl in T's class called Darby.
Delyth - doesnt sound like a name to me
Echo - what? guaranteed to butt kicking
Gaia/Gaius - Battlestar Gaius?
Guthrie - its OK
Halcyon - sounds Treki-ish
Iona - I like it
Mab/Maeve - I love old fashioned names
Meru - no
Rhythm - no
Auryn - Its nice
Xanthe - I like it
Thea - not my style
Revel - I kinda like this
Celedon - no
Cerulean - no
Dresdan - dresdan doll?
Rhys - luv Rhys!! its a strong name
Eris - its a nothing name
Silvio - no no no
Declan - like it a lot
Luka - it makes me screw my nose up
Malachi - like it
Quetzl - no no no, hard times ahead for that child
Pagan - no
Rune - I can see prune jokes and jokes about giving people the shits
Beran/Beren - nothing name
Blaise/Blaze - I like Blake better than Blaze
Dario (Darius) - Darius yes, Dario no
Danilo - reminds me of a cleaning product
Dermell - Darnel yes.
Harper - Love it for girl or boy
Sterling - to soap opera-ish
Silver - no
Teru - nothing name
Rio - no way
Indigo/Inigo/Vigo - like Indigo
Ander - strong name
Beckett - dont know
Blake - YES
Dashiel - Ive heard this before, I like the nick name Dash
Dayo - daylight come and we wont to go home?
Dax - I like Paxton, and Pax but not Dax
Drake - not too bad if he wants the nick name Duck
Gian - no
Flynn - love Flynn and Finn.
Jace - sure, its nice, not very special
Jett - Love Jett and Rhett.
Kal - like it, its my brothers name
Lucian - nah
Mac - like it
Malachai/Chai/Kai - I like Malachai
Remy - there's a Remy here.
Tirso (family name) - dont know
Tru - nah
Ty - its ok
Val - for a boy? OK
Zeke - like it
Zuma - no
Thats who came to mind when I thought of Val, monster
In my day the kid would stand no chance. First one to get his ass kicked in middle school. And, the mere fact that Gaia/Gaius made the list means that whomever added it should have zero role in name choice. ZERO ROLE. I don't care about "seriously considered", if you added it to the list you must depart.
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I love the name Gaius: though he'd be likely to hate it as a child (too close to gay) he'd probably appreciate it as an adult.
Just for the record, I didn't add it to the list--BD#2 did.
So . . . I get to stay? please? (puppy dog eyes)
I think you should add Tomatina to the list :)
oh, I remember that movie well! creepy cat!
So . . . I get to stay? please? (puppy dog eyes)
Certainly.
I love the name Gaius
Once again I assert, only the men should name boy babies.
Dana, is that pronounced Gay - us? If so - please see post #86 repeatedly :P
It's pronounced Guy-us! A real "guy" name, ha!
It makes no difference how it's supposed to be pronounced when he's stuffed in a locker. UT is right on the money.:eyebrow:
ok thats it - Cloud, you too need to reread #86. Fuggit - I'm callin your daughters :P
For the love of whatever gods you honor, please, no Jayden or Aiden or any sort of stupid home-made names (anything involving apostrophes or a Q without a U). Also no normal names with fucked up spellings (Jennphr). For a girl no Crystal, Heather, Tiffany, or Brittany.
I have noticed that two things tend to screw people up in subtle ways ... dumb names and birthdays too close to holidays. Friend of mine's kind is named Krysta, born on Christmas Eve. She's doomed.
you're gonna stuff my grandson in a locker? Fie! I say.
pshaw, even.
Hey! My little granddaughter Jayden is not fucked up. She's cute, the name fits her, and it's getting pretty popular.
so, double fie!
Then again, he could end up with a name like Anvil or Rock ... :bolt:
For the love of whatever gods you honor, please, no Jayden or Aiden or any sort of stupid home-made names (anything involving apostrophes or a Q without a U). Also no normal names with fucked up spellings (Jennphr). For a girl no Crystal, Heather, Tiffany, or Brittany.
I have noticed that two things tend to screw people up in subtle ways ... dumb names and birthdays too close to holidays. Friend of mine's kind is named Krysta, born on Christmas Eve. She's doomed.
:notworthy:
Once again I assert, only the men should name boy babies.
Except that the husband of BD#1, for the longest time, wanted to name the prospective baby boy. . . wait for it . . .
Falion!
I had to exercise my semi-veto power on that one. (Valium? Phallus? Prince Valiant?) Fortunately, he kept getting girls . . . and has grown out of it for this one.
Phew!
For a girl no Crystal, Heather, Tiffany, or Brittany.
Or Brandi or Candy or Destiny or Galaxy...
Unless you want it to be proceeded by "And now, gentlemen, at the pole on the main stage here at the Babydoll Showcase... let's give it up for... "
My mum had to fight my dad over my bro's name :P He wanted to call him Zebediah. I have no idea why. Mum wanted Simon.
he ended up a Martin :)
[eta] I hated my name as a kid. 'Danielle' just sounded too round and clumsy to me. The fact that I also have two middle names didn;t help matters. Also, it was a rare name when i was growing up; hadn't become as common as it now is. Any unusual name is the kiss of death if you're being bullied. Now I rather like it ... the name, not the being bullied:P
I think its a beautiful name - Same as my first daughter.
Wait, Dana is Classic's daughter????
My dad wanted to name me Keitha.
Mom was like "Uhhh... yeah. No."
Apparently they were so sure I was going to be a girl that they never even picked out any boy-names.
<singing>I'm a boy, I'm a boy, but my Mom won't admit it</thewho>
My mom was so sure I was gonna be a boy that she never picked out girl names, my dad disagreed with her so he got to name me.
I have always disliked my name. Not feminine enough to make it obvious I am a girl...not masculine enough to win me job interviews. My husband's name is also androgynous. I wish people wouldn't name girls with "boy" names, though. It really messed with my concept of femininity.
I also have an ambiguous first name. I get a lot of mail addressed to "Mr. Lee . . . "
Fail! But I'm pretty girly nevertheless.
Mine's obviously girly :lol:
So it's clear we need to name our children with something fitting the total opposite or what we hope they will become. i.e. what we dread.... White Republicans in Texas should consider the names "Barack", "Jervais" and "Indira"........
:bolt:
Mine's seriously poshly girly ....two big dooh doooohs there.
Mum decided it was her turn to name the baby come hell or high water with me, but Dad refused to call me by my official name. Hence why I am known by my first name and my second.
It makes things very confusing at times.
You mean some call you Duck, and others just call you Nuts? :lol2:
Mine's girly now but didn't become so until Steel Magnolias came out. Prior to that it was boyish. There were 7 Jennifers in my first grade class, I was just happy not to be one of them.
Fuckin' A, jinx.
And I escaped it for awhile, being in the corporate world with a mix of ages and genders... but now I'm associating almost exclusively with other mothers my age, so it's back to being surrounded by freaking Jennifers again.
Yeah, I was glad not to be of the Jennifer clan. Now I know 3 of them whose kids go to school with mine.
Mary Lynn, can go by Mary, Lynn, or Marylynn.
Silas is a good boys name
why the fuck are you givin out my names?
erm, welcome back? Who's giving out your names? and is your reappearance linked to that of Wickedly_Tasteful?
hey calm down KV...its a good name you cant just have it all to yourself
Silas is no good--one of the Four Horsemen
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NAME THE KID "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN"
ETA: That becomes a shade NSFW toward the end
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL... joe---eat a bag of sh*t you c*ntf*ce LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
I recommend the name Emma. It's a name that demands a lot of respect... and rightfully so.
My cousin just named their newborn son DeeJay Bryne...not Brian, or Bryan....Bryne. I tried to explain to them that it sounds like Brine but they are 20 years old and they know everything.
I told them, "Hey, he's your kid. Name him what you want, but he may hate you for it later. And if he comes home with bloody nose or a busted lip because he got into a fight over his name, remember....it's YOUR fault. You did this to him."
The kid may go by DB like DB Cooper.
I hate DeeJay more; everyone has weird middle names. DeeJay isn't a name; it's an occupation.
Still waiting to hear on the two new ones. I think BD#1 is holding out for Orion. BD#2 has no clue and doesn't know if she's having a B or G. They like "Revel" or maybe something with "Lux" in the middle name. Oy.
My kids love their unusual names. Maybe Radar's cousin won't be stupid enough to send DeeJay to a school where the kids are stupid enough to beat up kids with unusual names.
A kid just got kicked at my kids' school. It is a big deal and resulted on suspensions, first time ever. Kid's name was Cody. Maybe it was too normal? When kids are bullied "because of their names", it's just an excuse for people who don't want to admit other prejudices or other character problems that upset them.
Let's see:
Star Quarterback named Shirley
Math Club President and Valedictorian called Brad.
you choose....
Radar, you're shallow.
Emma ... yes, a BABY name alright. :D
IRL I have known three Emmas. One fairly nice, one dumb as a box of hammers, one nymphomaniac slut with an alcohol problem. Good thing I don't believe names affect personality, eh?
Please, for the love of all that is holy, don't ever give your children names that are in the top ten for popularity (e.g., Emma.) Personally, I'd say nothing in the top 100.
Seriously, it is a pain in the fucking ass to have a too-common name.
It's past Emma's bedtime.
Please, for the love of all that is holy, don't ever give your children names that are in the top ten for popularity (e.g., Emma.) Personally, I'd say nothing in the top 100.
Seriously, it is a pain in the fucking ass to have a too-common name.
Clodfobble is wise as ever. She is also unlucky that she was born in th US -her name was more unusual in the UK.
:lol:
There was one memorable visit to the obstetrician (where the effect is exacerbated since all the patients are female and within a reasonable age bracket) where of the eight people in the waiting room, five of us had the same name. It's just stupid.
Say clod, did you ever find that people assumed you were stupid because you had a common neme? My sister did, and she was far from stupid, but somehow people seemed to expect rocks for brain
That's an interesting question... I can't think of any instances for sure--in the times when I was faced with someone who was assuming I was stupid, I always figured it was because I was young and/or a girl. There's a reason I chose an androgynous handle when I joined here, and didn't put my birth year in my profile for a long time. :)
well she was also blonde....
...but stupid people in sit-coms etc are never the ones with the exotic names...... (says the woman who doesn't watch tv)
It's past Emma's bedtime.
pervert
http://uproxx.com/tv/2014/08/parents-naming-their-kids-after-game-of-thrones-characters-is-out-of-control/
Would you name a child after a literary character? I did. Ripley is named after Lt. Ellen Ripley from Alien.
You mean it wasn't because jinx said, Believe It Or Not. ;) Well it doesn't seem to have harmed her any, she turned out fine.
I wouldn't name a dog after anyone from Hunger Thrones and Games...but Ripley is a way cool name and she should be proud of it!
I just saw a thing that said since Breaking Bad came out, the popularity of the name Walter in the UK has quadrupled.
We never did that stuff... :rolleyes:
Hah! That's hilarious.
Names from films and tv are fine - as long as they don't sound stoopid.
Most of those new popular names sound fine ... Khaleesi though...
In the TV show Wilfred, there's a vacuous, passive-aggressive character who has named her son "Joffrey," clueless to the cultural baggage the name now carries. It's pretty funny.
Maverick is named after the most famous Maverick of all (in modern terms anyway). He loves it. Watches the movie every now and then to make himself feel like a hero. hahaha
Know a guy who named his son Draven, after the character from "The Crow".
:neutral:
our Hector was named after the Greek hero. Thor and Hebe were named after the god/goddess. but everyone* assumes Thor is named after the Marvel character -does that count? :rolleyes:
*[COLOR="LemonChiffon"]dumb enough to comment before thinking it through[/COLOR]
Isnt the marvel cheracter based on the myth anyway?
yup. :rolleyes:
ah well.
Came across my first baby/toddler Beyonce tody. Guess it had to happen
I remember a very short-lived sitcom some years back. There was a stereotypical barbie doll blonde woman with a baby girl (as Caucasian as the mom) she named Oprah.
That's all I remember about it. It didn't last long.
Wiki quote:
Winfrey was named "Orpah" after the biblical character in the Book of Ruth on her birth certificate, but people mispronounced it regularly and Oprah stuck.
My son went to school with a girl named Formica. We are big on family names and tradition. Since before the Napoleonic Wars, the oldest male of each generation is named Louis.
I have to admit I have always wanted to name a daughter Anastasia. I have loved that name since I studied Russian.
I kinda liked Lysander after a Jilly Cooper character, but it seemed mean...
Ripley is an awesome name btw. Jim, did you see that article about terrible names of 2013 and kids name Cheese? Two of the allegedly worst names were Rocket and Ripley -both for boys. I know a girl called Rocket irl and she is also awesome. And feisty ;)
(still can't get with calling your kid Cheese, though. Bacon, I could understand ;) )
I knew a guy with a dog named Cheese. It's an awesome dog name, but for a kid not so much. I don't know why they'd say Ripley is a bad name for a boy, though. Nouns-as-names are always going to be worse than last-names-as-names.
I do question the judgement, though, and am not holding up as something I agree with, I just noticed Ripley and rocket on there. probably because they are next to each other, are names of kids I "know", and are the other gender from the kids I know. I think they're great names :D
Ripley is definitely feminine. She's proud of her name. Her friends are all jealous. Her 5 friends named Hannah. Small exaggeration.
Just in case she hated it, though, we gave her Jane in the middle.
She's always gonna be Ippy to me though.
I meant the judgment of the people deciding which were "odd" names, sorry if that wasn't clear!
Names are funny. You try to go for what you think is an uncommon but still traditional name, like Isabel, and it later turns out there are two of them in the same class with your kid. And then you figure what the hell, and name you son Adam, figuring it's still a good name, even if it's popular, and he winds up being the only kid in the county school system with that name. [/only a slight exaggeration]
You can't worry too much about what other people are doing when you are coming up with names. ymmv
Yah. We were not going for unique ness... Just a strong name that also sounds pretty. As though naming her after a survivor of a nightmarish sci-fi catastrophy had any bearing on who she will become in life...
But, I really think that if you name your daughter Raven or Cinnamon.... She's going to be a stripper.
I was named after Colonel Terry Lee, of the Terry and the Pirates comic strip.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_and_the_Pirates_(comic_strip)
One of the UnclesDigr, and myself (my middle name, uncle's first) were named after the same doctor that Grandmadigr lived beside when Momdigr was a little girl.
ETA: Popdigr and I share first names, also.
Do we know your first name? We could have fun guessing if we don't
I think it's Luciano. Luciano Giovanni Diggaro.
My name is Inigo Montoya...
I'll take Luciano. Beats the real thing.
From the UK I viewed the USA as modern and progressive so when I got here one of the shocks were how many "old-fashioned" practices there were in every day life. naming your oldest son after his father was one.
I was not named after an actress -allegedly- but everyone thought I was because the name was fairly unusual at the time except for this actress.
Grav: Philip or Rumplestiltskin
Do we know your first name? We could have fun guessing if we don't
I think it's Luciano. Luciano Giovanni Diggaro.
I'd take Luciano.
Albert?
At least that shortens to 'Al'. Al's not bad.
Grav: Philip or Rumplestiltskin
No winnahs. However, 'Philip' I use occasionally (kinda). Remember when you used to have give your life story to download that trendy piece of free software? I used fake names and addresses for all those. 'Phil Magroin' was one of them. 'Phil McCracken' was another.
Rumpelstiltskin? Too grimm.
:D
Something that has no good short version, then....
Um....
Homer?
At least that shortens to 'Al'. Al's not bad.
Can we call you Al?
What's the last letter?
z.
or t if you happen to see it coming and have time to yell.
z.
or t if you happen to see it coming and have time to yell.
hahahahahahaa~!
Can we call you Al?
Only if I can call you Betty.;)
...or t if you happen to see it coming and have time to yell.
I don't get it. But, the last letter
is T.
[SIZE="1"]I feel like Ima regret this.:rolleyes:[/SIZE]
"Ooooooh shiiiiiit" Stuart
Oooooooh, not even close.
:p:
Magnificent?
Trent?
Art?
Bart?
Fart?
sorry, got carried away
trent
brent
brett
garrett
burt
delbert
earnest
Lert
Cuthbert
Grant :) rant would be a great short version of that :)
Abbott
Barnett
Jarret
Prescott
Reinhardt
Stewart
Ulbrecht
He sounds more like a Newt or a Walt.
Are you actually going to tell us if we get it right, Albert? I mean, Clint? Dwight?
It has to be Earnest. I say his full name is Earnest T Bass.
I guess that would make me Gomer or Goober.
Are you actually going to tell us if we get it right, Albert? I mean, Clint? Dwight?
Nope.
:lol2:
Which do you think?
The gun, or, the malt liquor?
Either way, :facepalm:
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You're not saying that your name is Colt, though, right?
Cuz if your name was Colt, your log in would also be Colt, or Colt45, or ocColt, or Colthearted, or roscoe p coltrain....
So, it ends in T, you say. Is that the full version of the name, or the nick name?
Art ?
Last letter in my actual name is a 't'.
Last year when I was doing rosters for high schoolboys water polo tournaments, Michael was the most popular name. this year, It's Brendan. And Nik/Nic/Nick and other abbreviations/variations on Nicholas.
Brendan. From wiki...
During the decades spanning 1900–1940 the given name wasn't among the top 1,000 given names recorded for babies in the United States. However, in the 1950s it ranked 679; in the 1960s 448; in the 1970s 293; in the 1980s 190; and in the 1990s 133.[11] In recent years within the United States, the name has fallen in the ranking of names for babies.[note 2] In 2000 it ranked 101; in 2001 115; in 2002 124; in 2003 141; in 2004 149; in 2005 175; in 2006 185; in 2007 205; and in 2008 207.[12]