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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsMaverick was the 85th most popular male baby name in 2017.
https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/popularnames.cgiWow, that's just dreadful. I have a hard picturing an adult male named "Maverick" and him not being a massive douchebag. This is the kind of garbage name I'd expect Trump-supporting numbnuts with masculinity issues to call their sons. Why not just call the kid "Cowboy" or "Warrior" while you're at it? Awful.
This is what happens when I'm bored and have nothing better to do. Thank you for listening.
snowybirdie
(5,234 posts)s newborn great grandson called Maverick. Guess I'll get used to it! He's gorgeous!
BlueStater
(7,596 posts)Still hate the name, but congrats.
I'm just thinking about a 35-year-old man in the future named "Maverick J. Anderson" and my brain isn't accepting it.
Harker
(14,034 posts)Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)geardaddy
(24,931 posts)Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)Newly is a great name for a newborn baby.
geardaddy
(24,931 posts)Kashkakat v.2.0
(1,752 posts)left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)His dad's first name was 'Dallas', but everyone called him 'Buddy'.
When a son was born, they named the son "Buddy De" ____.
It's on his birth certificate, driver's license, etc.
Harker
(14,034 posts)Harker
(14,034 posts)He was a pretty good foosball player, and had the biggest big toes I've ever seen.
LeftInTX
(25,551 posts)My local library is Maury Maverick, Jr Library. It is also my polling place!
His great-grandfather was the original "Maverick" who came to Texas. The great -grandfather was a rancher and politician.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maury_Maverick_Jr.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,836 posts)I am so tired of that name. Madison is the capital of Wisconsin, FFS. Would you name your kid Albuquerque? Boise? Topeka? Montpelier?
Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)If you pronounce the middle syllable like the model Helena Christensen does and not like the capital of Montana.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,836 posts)Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)If we're still going with state capitals.
And who wouldn't want to name their baby Santa? He or she would be destined to bring happiness and joy to the world.
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Harker
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Harker
(14,034 posts)SammyWinstonJack
(44,130 posts)Harker
(14,034 posts)geardaddy
(24,931 posts)Either way, I'm with you. Hate the name Madison for a girl (or a boy for that matter). It's a surname.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,836 posts)why not name her Washington, Eisenhower, Taft, Hayes, Polk or Fillmore? "Fillmore, put your Barbies away now, it's time for bed!"
geardaddy
(24,931 posts)Polk would be even better!
"Polk! Stop poking your brother!"
Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)For a girl or a boy.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,836 posts)crazycatlady
(4,492 posts)Most of my future kitties are already named after cities--- Lexington, Raleigh, Portland, Vancouver, Elizabeth, Elmira etc.
(I travel for work so each place I travel to gets a cat name).
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,836 posts)crazycatlady
(4,492 posts)Find me a campaign there that will hire me and I'll do it.
Current campaign is Bensalem (nn Salem). Could have done Bristol but Sarah Palin ruined that name for me.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,836 posts)Harker
(14,034 posts)Harker
(14,034 posts)Kashkakat v.2.0
(1,752 posts)Madison. Was quite surprised to hear that it was such a popular name - apparently everywhere but Wisconsin. I s this really a thing?
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,836 posts)but in the early 2000s it was one of the top 5 baby girl names. I bet if you walked into any high school and yelled "Madison?" you'd get a whole chorus of "What?" https://www.babycenter.com/baby-names-madison-5175.htm
geardaddy
(24,931 posts)Just name the kid douchebag, already.
Paladin
(28,272 posts)My beloved mom named this Black Hawks fan after a Red Wing. I coulda been little Bobby, or Stan, but nope.
Harker
(14,034 posts)or do you post in every thread where there's a picture of Richard Boone?
Paladin
(28,272 posts)Harker
(14,034 posts)"Hombre", is one of my favorites. I don't think Martin Ritt ever quite made a fine film, but he did make several good movies.
Anon-C
(3,430 posts)Can we get a by-state breakdown, Mav?
KayF
(1,345 posts)Carson
Evan
Maverick
Bryson
Jace
Cooper
Harker
(14,034 posts)LeftInTX
(25,551 posts)1 Liam Emma
2 Noah Olivia
3 William Ava
4 James Isabella
5 Logan Sophia
6 Benjamin Mia
7 Mason Charlotte
8 Elijah Amelia
9 Oliver Evelyn
10 Jacob Abigail
Noah??? Really??? 900 year old man with a long beard
Harker
(14,034 posts)3catwoman3
(24,041 posts)...some really unfortunate name choices that are going to be a pain in the ass for a kid throughout life. Why saddle your child with a name that is hard to pronounce properly?
Years ago, one of my little patients was named Jerome - at least, that's how his name was spelled. His mother pronounced it Jeremy - Jer-o-mee. I would lay a few bucks that no one ever got it right the first time.