quote:I can tell you that you would have to hold a gun to my head before I would name my daughter Kaitlin (however you spell it) or Molly. The same goes for naming a boy Parker or Garrett. Dakota comes in not too far behind.
I don't follow what exactly is the matter with these particular names. They aren't all that odd, I rather like them. I also don't understand why one poster so disliked the names Ashley and Laura (perhaps some reference that went over my head?) I don't think most of the names in this thread are all that strange (Air Conditioner, Shithead etc. aside.) My husband and I had two of the most common names of our respective generations: Steven and Debra. There were five Debbies in my gym class alone and I lived in a very very small town. Anyway we decided to give our kids uncommon names. I have three step daughters named Kaylyn, Shanda, and Kami, and our children together are named Galen, Kaline, and Josette. Points for anyone who recognizes who my second son is named for. I don't have a problem with unusual names as long as they aren't vulgar or humiliating for the child.
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The Laura and Ashely reference might be to the Laura Ashley clothing company. They make a long, flower-print dresses.
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Syl, I'm with you. I had read the first part of this post when I was still pregnant with my twin girls & didn't dare respond since everyone seemed so negative about names that were different.
[BTW, the Laura Ashley reference: that is a fashion label; they sell expensive, flowery dresses.]
Can't we embrace our differences? One way to do that is giving your child a unique name. A name that doesn't have preconceived notions. (Like our shared name & a bad movie title.)
So Syl, I take it that you are baseball fans to name your son after Al Kaline. I like it when people are using last names for a child's name. It allows the child to grow into the name. I always disliked the trend of giving a kid a name they will outgrow (such as Ricky, etc.).
Speaking of ancestors, on one side of the family, great uncles were named after their father's brothers. On another side, one of my great grandfather's was named George Washington Rogers. His brothers were named after other Presidents. New citizens embracing their new homeland, I guess.
My husband grew up with a unique name, so when he wanted to name our girls with unique names, I figured he knows what the issues might be & is not bothered by it, I won't be either.
We named our daughters: Galadriel (she is 3 & goes by Gala, which it fits her so well); and the twins are named Este & Varda.
I'm pretty happy with how we ended up picking out their names & I feel that they will be able to be able to define their own identities much easier than the kids named Bobby & Mary. {No offense if that is your name &/or your child's name.}
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My friend is a teacher and he has seen many students with "unusual" names
There was a "Crystal Clear"
There was also a child with the first name of "Ai-lien".
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quote:I can tell you that you would have to hold a gun to my head before I would name my daughter Kaitlin (however you spell it) or Molly. The same goes for naming a boy Parker or Garrett. Dakota comes in not too far behind.
I don't follow what exactly is the matter with these particular names. They aren't all that odd, I rather like them. I also don't understand why one poster so disliked the names Ashley and Laura (perhaps some reference that went over my head?) I don't think most of the names in this thread are all that strange (Air Conditioner, Shithead etc. aside.) My husband and I had two of the most common names of our respective generations: Steven and Debra. There were five Debbies in my gym class alone and I lived in a very very small town. Anyway we decided to give our kids uncommon names. I have three step daughters named Kaylyn, Shanda, and Kami, and our children together are named Galen, Kaline, and Josette. Points for anyone who recognizes who my second son is named for. I don't have a problem with unusual names as long as they aren't vulgar or humiliating for the child.
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My 'problem' with these names isn't that they're unusual, it's that they're too popular right now. I wouldn't want my kid to have to be 'Kaitlin B.' or 'Parker H.' because there are 3 other Kaitlyns or Parkers in their class. Kaitlin, Parker, Mackenzie, Molly, Garrett, Dakota, Madeline, etc. while not bad names (in fact, I quite like Madeline) are so common/popular now that I wouldn't want to give my child a name that 4 other kids in their class have.
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My daughter just reminded me of an article I read a few years ago about a little boy named Brooklyn. The parents were from New York City and wanted to name their child after one of the boroughs. A few years later, they moved back, and wound up in Brooklyn. They said he loves saying, "My name's Brooklyn, and I live in Brooklyn."
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I wonder if Gwenyth Paltrow and Chris Martin are going to start a trend with the name Apple. Frankly I would think that one of that either Liam or Noel from Oasis would have beaten Gwenyth and Chris to the bunch and named one of their children Apple .
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dam9191, Tolkien names I love them. Heh, we have a Chihuahua named Arwen. I think Varda and Este make very cool first names. Oh by the way my hubby is the big baseball/Al Kaline fan. He has probably the biggest collection of Kaline pictures and other related stuff anywhere. I talked him into "Kaline" for our second son because we had a deal that he could name boys and I could name girls; the caveat was that if we HATED a name chosen by the other party it would default to the next name on his or her list. His other choice for Kaline was "Corby" ugh! I don't know about anyone else but I hated that one. Galen is also a baseball reference; there was a pitching coach for the Detroit Tigers named Galen Sisco (think he's still there) that's where he (hubby) heard the name. Josette is from a certain "horror" soap opera from the sixties. It was being revamped in 91 when I was preggers with my daughter.
Morgaine, I follow you now. I substitute teach and it is sad/annoying? to have several kids in a classroom with "trendy" names. If you want to name your child something unusual why choose something unusual that hundreds of other people have chosen?
Oh! Laura Ashely Doh!
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Names carry meaning. Most of my friends never even considered the meaning of their kids names, back in the day.An old love's kids names thoughtfully begins with the first letters of his mother and father.His First Name starts with "R" seconunda with "G". He sounds like a patriotic argument that no one really won. I wondered what a kid's name would have been if we had reproduced . Something like Malindahoffman Geloryninohermosa, I guess. He 'only made boys' so never a need to think of girls names. Something to do with the breath during conception?
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Names carry meaning. Most of my friends never even considered the meaning of their kids names, back in the day.An old love's kids names thoughtfully begins with the first letters of his mother and father.His First Name starts with "R" seconunda with "G". He sounds like a patriotic argument that no one really won. I wondered what a kid's name would have been if we had reproduced . Something like Malindahoffman Geloryninohermosa, I guess. He 'only made boys' so never a need to think of girls names. Something to do with the breath during conception?
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Naming someone Galadriel... Has anyone here ever read "Good Omens" by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett? One of the characters is named Galadriel, and her personality reflects how much she loves her name.
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Well, we have pretty well decided that if we manage to produce another child (not for lack of trying, or medication-don't ask-on OUR part), that we will name our children what WE like, and not what our PARENTS would pick out.
Our one child already has an old-fashioned name, Emily Victoria. Unfortunately, when she was born, there was and still is, a run on Emilys. There were six little girls named Emily in her grade when she started kindergarten, and now there are at least ten, since she's in fourth grade. Her kindergarten teacher informed me that there are FOUR Emilys in her class ALONE this year.
We decided that we liked old-fashioned names, but we weren't above using our favorite works of literature for names, either.
As a result, we came up with Olivia Eowyn for a girl, and Angus Aragorn for a boy. We're trying to find another set of names just in case we have twin girls, or twin boys. I like James Theoden for a boy....and Rose Arwen for a girl.
Yeah, yeah, we're into Tolkien, and we like those names....but notice that they are STRICTLY MIDDLE NAMES, and not first names. Granted, we are picking out fairly old-fashioned names for first names, but very few people around here are giving their children old-fashioned names....unlike how many friggin' people have named their kids Emily....
Okay, now I have to read Good Omens. I really like Pratchett, shouldn't be a huge sacrifice, !
Ms. 'loves Tolkien, husband loves Tolkien, and be thankful we're not naming our kids Nanny, Esme, or Magrat...we also really dig on Pratchett' K
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quote:Originally posted by Jason the 13th Jinx: Businessman Emil Jellinek's order for several cars from Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft included the requirement that it be named after his daughter Mercedes. Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft merged with Benz & Co. Rheinische Gasmotoren-Fabrik in 1926.
The name appears in Jack London's Call of the Wild. Before I knew the Daimler-Benz Mercedes story, I had some trouble reading it at first because I kept wondering why they would name a girl after a car.
"Mercedes" in Spanish means "mercies" or "favours" - of course that's because Mercedes is an abbreviation of "María de las Mercedes" - a Virgin Mary advocation.
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quote:In some cases it seems something else was on some parents' minds - six boys were named after Courvoisier cognac.
Ah, to be named after what probably caused your conception.
I have a friend who's the youngest of five siblings (and with a larger age difference with the other four than they have among them). He swears his father has at one point called him "Punctured Condom" (granted, he was VERY angry).
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quote:Originally posted by Ms. K: Ms. 'loves Tolkien, husband loves Tolkien, and be thankful we're not naming our kids Nanny, Esme, or Magrat...we also really dig on Pratchett' K
Esme, as a shortened form of Esmeralda, is a fine name. Although if I intended to call my daughter by the shortened form I'd probably come up with a variant spelling for ease of social interaction. I'm still not 100% sure how one pronounces "Esme."
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I went to school with a girl called Esme, and she pronounced it "EZZ-mee", if that helps.
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Hmm - I went to school with someone named Samara... which I thought was a really cool name (I thought Sah - mar - ah) -- untile she pronounced it Sam - A - rah and asked everyone to call her "A" for short. that was a little strange...
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A friendīs fatherīs named SATURNINO, A friendīs older brother is named ESTANISLAO. These are not common names anywhere. Also here in mexico in some small towns there used to be a custom that when ppl were born, your parents looked in the calendar and named you after the saint that was printed on the calendar. The saints names are pretty common, but one guy was named ANIVDELAREV...he was born on Sept 16, the day of the ANIVERSARY OF THE REVOLUTION and it was printed abreviated like that in the calendar
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quote:Originally posted by Maru: A friendīs fatherīs named SATURNINO, A friendīs older brother is named ESTANISLAO. These are not common names anywhere.
Correction. These are not common names NOW. But there are a lot of elders called Saturnino in villages all across Spain (and I had a teacher in primary school called Estanislao; his friends called him "Estani").
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Hey Warlok --
That little girl you're talking about didn't look like this, did she?
(Samara was the name of the scary evil baddie child in the movie "The Ring" -- naming a kid Samara today is kind of like naming a kid "Damien" back in the late 70's...)
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Wow JAX - She actually did look similar -- except that her hair was more of a reddish brown... Although I don't recall a lot - that was 20-25 years ago... I was actually surprised her name even came back to me.
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My last name is properly pronounced "FAR-ker."
If I have a girl, I shall name her Martha. A boy will be Bart.
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First, this would be why men are not capable of having children on their own.
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quote:Originally posted by mizake the mizan: My sister went to school with someone named "David Crockett." I don't think I need to mention his nickname...
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Gwyneth Paltrow's daughter is Apple, and another celebrity named his son Pilot. Jermaine Jackson's kid is "Jermajesty". I saw all this on VH1's best week ever. Why do celebrities feel the need to name their kids awful things?
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yes i saw this yesterday. Jason Leeīs kid is named Pilot but thatīs nothing compared to his 2nd name...InspeKtor.
I dónt care what anyone says Iīm naming my kids after X-men characters.
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Am I the only person who doesn't think that Apple is a bad name for a kid?
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quote:Originally posted by BringTheNoise: Am I the only person who doesn't think that Apple is a bad name for a kid?
No, but this is from someone who named his daughter India Jay.
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quote:Originally posted by BringTheNoise: Am I the only person who doesn't think that Apple is a bad name for a kid?
No, but this is from someone who named his daughter India Jay.
Orange you glad they didn't name her Orange?
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Bad joke. What about Michael Jackson's kids-Prince Michael I and II? And India is not a bad name.
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Let's not forget Arpad Flynn. Points to whoever guesses who's kid Arpad is.
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I don't have a problem with unusual names as long as they aren't vulgar or humiliating for the child. 
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I think Varda and Este make very cool first names. Oh by the way my hubby is the big baseball/Al Kaline fan. He has probably the biggest collection of Kaline pictures and other related stuff anywhere. I talked him into "Kaline" for our second son because we had a deal that he could name boys and I could name girls; the caveat was that if we HATED a name chosen by the other party it would default to the next name on his or her list. His other choice for Kaline was "Corby" ugh! I don't know about anyone else but I hated that one. Galen is also a baseball reference; there was a pitching coach for the Detroit Tigers named Galen Sisco (think he's still there) that's where he (hubby) heard the name. Josette is from a certain "horror" soap opera from the sixties. It was being revamped in 91 when I was preggers with my daughter. ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
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boys' so never a need to think of girls names. Something to do with the breath during conception?
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