Friday OT - Names
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Don't like my first name because it ends in the same consonant sound as the beginning of my last name. So when I say my full name for people, I either have to pause awkwardly between names or run them together. Both sound stupid.
Fortunately, my first name can be shortened to a nickname. Unfortunately, combining my nickname with my last name makes it sound like there are a couple of extra letters at the start of my last name, so people always get it wrong (insert Mike Hunt joke here).
Please consider these things when naming your kids...... thus ends my public service announcement for the day.
Fortunately, my first name can be shortened to a nickname. Unfortunately, combining my nickname with my last name makes it sound like there are a couple of extra letters at the start of my last name, so people always get it wrong (insert Mike Hunt joke here).
Please consider these things when naming your kids...... thus ends my public service announcement for the day.
Aiden... the result of an entire generation of women being completely obsessed with the show "Sex and the City". My ex used to try and force me to watch that show with her. I would have preferred to watch a never ending loop of "Hooray for Ames" over that.
My name was David Neill before I was born. Ooops. My parents didn't have a girl's name picked out, so they let my 5 year old sister name me for her best friend, who was killed in a car accident several days before I was born. So I blame my sister for nearly sixty years of receiving mail & phone calls for "Mr." so & so. When you hear my name, it's a fairly common name, moreso for girls than for boys. Unfortunately, the spelling they chose has been used primarily for boys over the years.
I swore I would never give my kids an androgynous name. First son is Robert, for his dad. Second son is David Neill (for me!). Never got to use the girl name, Katherine Elizabeth (my mother's name)...so second son used it for his daughter. Made grandma VERY happy!
My only advice to new parents - you may think it's cute (Sandra Beach), or different (Bronwyn), or original (Jepsica), but if you child endures a lifetime of having to spell it, and smile when people crack jokes about it, you're not doing them any favors. And by the way...androgynous names totally suck!
I swore I would never give my kids an androgynous name. First son is Robert, for his dad. Second son is David Neill (for me!). Never got to use the girl name, Katherine Elizabeth (my mother's name)...so second son used it for his daughter. Made grandma VERY happy!
My only advice to new parents - you may think it's cute (Sandra Beach), or different (Bronwyn), or original (Jepsica), but if you child endures a lifetime of having to spell it, and smile when people crack jokes about it, you're not doing them any favors. And by the way...androgynous names totally suck!
I've generally been ambivalent on my name. Don't love it, don't hate it. There were two other girls in my (smallish) high school who had the same name/spelling as me, but I don't think it was a terribly trendy/common name back then. Would I have chosen it for myself? Probably not, but it is what it is.
Our kids have more traditional/classic names where at least one part (either first or middle) is a family name. I did the "grandparent/CEO" test when looking at names. When my kids are grandparents, would their name sound okay as "grandpa or grandma ______" or if they had a high-ranking job would they be embarrassed to have business cards with their name on it? Jazmynne Lastname, CFO, doesn't have quite the same feel as Jane Lastname, CFO.
There are some doozies of names out there with the creative spellings. I feel sorry for those kids.
Our kids have more traditional/classic names where at least one part (either first or middle) is a family name. I did the "grandparent/CEO" test when looking at names. When my kids are grandparents, would their name sound okay as "grandpa or grandma ______" or if they had a high-ranking job would they be embarrassed to have business cards with their name on it? Jazmynne Lastname, CFO, doesn't have quite the same feel as Jane Lastname, CFO.
There are some doozies of names out there with the creative spellings. I feel sorry for those kids.
Yeah, I do think that's exactly where that name got its surge. I think that the name Charlotte, which is a beautiful name, also got its resurgence from there.
If Lebron won't work I would suggest something a little less flashy like Jamiroquai. It's subtle, easy to spell, and stylish.
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You nailed exactly what we do. Middle names for us are family names, and this boy will also have a family first name. Always classic names that have some gravity to them, that will work at any age. I agree with you and with what 3True said earlier - we just don't want a stripper name.
KCClone, you made me laugh about the androgynous names. I know one couple where it's Jesse and Kelly (both are names that can be used for both sexes), and another where it's Tracy and Dana. Both of the wives have told me how frustrating it is when people call and assume they are the wrong person.
My name is Ryan and I like it.
For our kids, we went with family middle names and tried to be less common without being overly "unique" for first names. Callie Marie, Connor Alan....the one on the way will be Caitlyn Rae or Cooper John depending on the parts they come out with
For our kids, we went with family middle names and tried to be less common without being overly "unique" for first names. Callie Marie, Connor Alan....the one on the way will be Caitlyn Rae or Cooper John depending on the parts they come out with
Being a teacher, the list of names for my future kids is quickly getting smaller and smaller.
Does the hat come with the name? If so I'm out.If Lebron won't work I would suggest something a little less flashy like Jamiroquai. It's subtle, easy to spell, and stylish.
My name is Tad. Just T-A-D. I really don't like it mainly because I get called Ted, Thad, Tadd. Or people always ask if it is short for something. It isn't. I also dealt with the nickname of tadpole all through elementary school.
My boys' names are:
Madden Steen- steen is my wife's maiden name
Mavryk Kruze- we always like the name mavryk and kruze and since we aren't having more kids after this one we just combined the two.
If you don't like them, I don't care.
My boys' names are:
Madden Steen- steen is my wife's maiden name
Mavryk Kruze- we always like the name mavryk and kruze and since we aren't having more kids after this one we just combined the two.
If you don't like them, I don't care.
I like mine. It's unique...I had it before Mr. White at Iowa State.
I AM ROYCE!
As a teacher, I am not a fan of these new names parents are making up for their children. I girl I went to high school with has named her children Boston and Baylor. Seriously. I've seen kids who have mash-ups of two names. Makes me want to bang my head on my desk.
I AM ROYCE!
As a teacher, I am not a fan of these new names parents are making up for their children. I girl I went to high school with has named her children Boston and Baylor. Seriously. I've seen kids who have mash-ups of two names. Makes me want to bang my head on my desk.
CycloneErik
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We kept the first secret and shared the 2nd right away. I decided that anyone who wanted to be petty about it could hear my opinion of them and their opinion. In our case, nobody took me up on it.
One person in our church, though, after countless Facebook statuses, updates, or questions from people, took me aside and asked who this person was that people were talking about. Since we were about 28-30 weeks along, I was kind of surprised that he missed that boat.
This might depend on the perspective of the parent. Some people just like telling others. Some people are just sick of everyone asking what the name is.
For us, we wanted to wait with our first child. Since she died, we really wanted people to know and relate to the second one and told people her name as soon as we knew she was a girl.