Parents; Do you regret the names you gave your kids?

[zanne]

I just heard that someone I know named their baby son "Catch". Well, it's uncommon and not to my taste, but I'm sure some people like it. Did you give your kids "uncommon" names years ago and now regret it? (I'm thinking about the playground stuff, jokes, etc.)

[La Lioness Priyanka]

1. did you ever read freakonomics?

had a very interesting chapter on naming kids

[Zavulon]

43. I did.

It kept me from naming my kid Doltus. ;)

[Radio_Lady]

95. Named my kids Linda and David. How wrong could that be?

We met a little two year old named TAGE on the train.

Tage?

Won't he be spelling it all of his life?

Rhymes with GAUGE, STAGE, CAGE, PAGE, AGE etc. etc.

[Jimbo S]

119. I won't be naming my kid "Shithead".

[MissMillie]

2. No, I like my son's name

I didn't give him an uncommon name. It's not THE most popular name, but it's not a name that stands out.

Frankly, I think that's a mean thing to do to a kid--a name that sticks out like a sore thumb. I know adults appreciate a unique name, but kids just want to fit in.

[Orrex]

3. Kids shouldn't be treated as vanity plates

As Miss Millie pointed out, kids by and large want to fit in, so when you name them Thorin or Chance or Apple, or when you come up with some far out alternative spelling, you sort of line the kid up for a lot of schoolyard abuse.

Sure, even the oddest name can become familiar with use, but in the meantime those poor pioneers are going to have a tough time of it.

[dropkickpa]

4. Not to mention how limiting some of them are

Could you hear "The Honorable Judge Apple Paltrow now presiding" being uttered? I think some of these names are going to be really limiting to these kids. Naming your kid a "unique" name it does NOT make you unique.

Not to mention, it is impossible to find those little license plate things, pencils, etc if the name is far out. My name is NOT an unusual or unpopular name (it was in the top 20 from 1984 - 2000), but in my age group it wasn't very common, so I never got any of the name trinkets as a kid, which always pissed me off. Now it's a little easier to find names on those things, but I doubt very much that there is enough demand for Apple, Suri, and Shiloh to mass produce them.

[zanne]

6. Hah

And the President of the United States, "Tabitha Smith".

[zanne]

67. I'm glad my folks didn't name me something I couldn't live up to.

Like "Patience" or "Chastity". Or "Hope". Guess I'm just a slutty, impatient pessimist.

[ikojo]

87. What about Dr Britney Moskowitz or

Kayleigh Bergman, attorney at law.

I am all for unusual names but not bimbo-esque names. I LOATH my name as I think it sounds too country. I do wish we could, at 18, change our names free of charge if we did not like the one assigned by our parents.

I'd have preferred a more traditionally Jewish name than the one I got.

[Radio_Lady]

98. My daughter went "gung-ho" for the Jewish names:

Her daughter would have been Gabriel if a boy, but she had a first-born girl, Gabrielle. It's really a French name, I guess.

Her son didn't have a chance, since my SIL's grandfather died during my daughter's pregnancy. So, he's Solomon.

I'm not crazy about that, but hopefully he'll be WISE enough to retain the moniker. I just don't like the diminutive (Solly).

You should hear some of the VERY JEWISH names in my grandson's school. Hard to spell and harder to pronounce.

And what if one of the little Yentl's marries out of her faith? Like Yentl Christianson? Oy, veh.

[grace0418]

10. Actually, she'd be Judge Apple Martin.

Which sounds a bit like a dessert or cocktail.

[dropkickpa]

12. Or maybe a car!

Yeah, I couldn't remember that coldplay guys name, so tried to fudge it :rofl:

[Scarlett17]

37. I agree with you, but I think it's "Apple Martin". . .

which always makes me think of an apple martini. Not good.

[Arkansas Granny]

9. I have known people who hated the unusual names that their

parents stuck them with so much that they used their initials instead.

[ikojo]

88. I don't have an unusual name but I loath

my name and use my initials for that reason.

[billyskank]

65. But you can't beat Moon Unit

I so wish I had thought of that name.

[Radio_Lady]

99. Larry King's boys are Chance and Cannon. Remember, Larry's real name is not King...

but Zeiger.

Go figure... maybe they'll use their mother's name (Southwick).

[Midlodemocrat]

5. Not at all. I love my children's names.

Classic and beautiful, like they are.

[LostinVA]

24. *gag* Like TeenMidlo is a NORMAL name

It's not even Catholic.

And, don't even get me started on BoyMidlo and BabyMidlo...

[Arugula Latte]

33. Mine too.

We picked classic but not too common names. Love them. Always get a good reaction to them, too. :hi:

[Arkansas Granny]

7. Nope. We thought long and hard before naming the kids and

tried to think of undesirable nicknames that might be made out of the names we chose. We also considered how their names would sound on an adult, for instance, if they were being introduced to a stranger or how they would sound on a legal document.

[crim son]

8. I've got a Kira, a Juergen and a Henry. I love all the names

and the kids seem to be happy with them too.

[Midlodemocrat]

13. I've never heard Juergen before.

How do you pronounce it?

Kira is a beautiful girl's name. And, one of my favorite people is a Henry.

:hi:

[crim son]

15. Thank you!

Juergen is pronounced "Yer'gen" with a hard G. Usually people pronounce it like the lotion, Jergen's, until they're corrected. It's a northern european name and a compromise with my STBE who wanted a good German name like Siegfried or Hermann while I liked Benjamin or Ian or Karsten. We have rarely agreed on anything but we did finally agree on Juergen. :hi:

[Radio_Lady]

103. There's a German actor with that name... am I thinking of Kurt Jurgen?

And, of course, there is actress Kira Sedgwick -- beautiful gal!

[dropkickpa]

16. Those are all actual names, and nice ones

I have issues with people naming their kids after odd inanimate objects - Meet my son Table, and here's his little sisters Drillbit and Larch (okay, as an ode to Monty Python I'd like this one, but it would still be dumb).

Also, the preemption of last names for first names bugs me. Especially because that's going to end up very confusing down the line. How about Madison Taylor. Which is the first name, which is the last?

[crim son]

20. Table and Drillbit!

:rofl:

Juergen's middle name is my maiden name: Schonblom. Oddly, he's proud of it!

[dropkickpa]

55. Dropkid's real name is

Maire Elizabeth (pronounced Mary, it's the irish spelling), and, being the uncreative stump that I am, I named her after my grandmothers. What's funny is she has never run into another Mary or Mary Elizabeth under the age of 40. People *hear* her name and go "That's so unusual!" Mary?!? Unusual? :rofl: I guess in these days of Madysyn and Drillbit, it is a bit odd.

[AwakeAtLast]

76. I have a Mary in one of my 3rd grades

There are a few young ones out there, just so you know! :hi:

[dropkickpa]

86. That's good

I was surprised it was so uncommon, especially in my strong Irish/Italian Catholic city!

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

41. I've got a Henry at home...

and people are always telling my how much they like the name.

[crim son]

42. I get compliments on "Henry" too.

It was once so common but then practically disappeared for two generations. May I compliment you on your fine taste in names :)

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

53. I can't take all the credit...

It was my father's name, as well.

[northzax]

45. as in Klinsmann?

nice.

[crim son]

48. I had to look him up but yes, like Herr Klinsmann.

:)

[northzax]

49. see, that's classy

i approve!

[crim son]

51. I'm glad!

I think the name has dignity even though nobody seems to be able to pronounce it. The only downside: it is "George" in english which bothers me lately.

[billyskank]

66. Those are excellent names.

[crim son]

70. Thank you!

I like the names & the kids aren't too bad either. :hi:

[sasquatch]

11. Didn't Lewis Black discover someone that names their kid "Shithead"

[grace0418]

18. My s-i-l, a nurse in Kentucky, had a patient who named her baby Shithead

but pronounced it Shi-thay-ed. I'm not joking.

[Art_from_Ark]

93. That name should be permanently banned

regardless of how it's pronounced

[Radio_Lady]

97. I trained a dog for a family that called their child "BEAST BABY"...

I forgot the dog's name, but was shocked by the kid's name. I wonder what ever happened to her?

[ikojo]

91. Several people have named their kids

Espn after the sports network....

http://www.cnn.com/2007/EDUCATION/02/27/self.centered.students.ap/index.html

US babies get global brand names
Americans are increasingly turning to the world of popular culture to name their children, a study has found.

Children have been named after big brands as diverse as beauty company L'Oreal, car firm Chevrolet and designer clothes company Armani.

There are even two little boys, one in Michigan and one in Texas, called ESPN after the sports channel.

Psychology professor Cleveland Evans discovered the trend after surveying US social security records for 2000.

[demrabble]

14. "Surprize!" Seemed Appropriate At The Time

But now, i just don't know about that as a name.

[zanne]

17. That's really cute. nt

[LanternWaste]

19. I imagine there are times when Frank Zappa wonders

I imagine there are times when Frank Zappa wonders if he did indeed take the brown acid when he decided on Dweezil and Moon-Unit... :eyes:

[AllegroRondo]

35. Dweezil was not his given name

I forget what it actually was, but Dweezil was given a rather normal name at birth. But his parents always called him Dweezil so he had it legally changed.

MoonUnit, however, is her given name.

[northzax]

50. Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa, to be precise

although the rumour is that this is only because the hospital refused to acknowledge Dweezil on the birth certificate.

[Radio_Lady]

100. Times are few when Frank Zappa wonders anything. Isn't he dead?

[grace0418]

21. For some reason, wacky spellings of really popular names bug me more.

I don't mind unusual names, as long as they're not gross or offensive. At least if your name is unusual, people are most likely going to ask how to spell it. But if your name sounds like Jennifer but is spelled J-h-e-n-i-f-f-u-r-r, no one is ever, ever going to spell it correctly. And anyway, what's the point? It's not really going to change the fact that your kid is still going to be called Jen, Mike, Kim, etc. regardless of how it's spelled. Not that there's anything wrong with Jen, Mike or Kim, it just seems more trouble than it's worth to bother giving those names crazy spellings. Unless it's an ethnic thing, of course (like how Maria is spelled Marija in some cultures).

[AlCzervik]

22. not at all, most people pronounce it incorrectly though.

[Momgonepostal]

23. Not really

I don't regret my oldest's name at all. She's named after my grandmother, so her name was more common many decades ago, but I've never personally met another child with her name.

With my second, we thought we were picking another relatively uncommon name from another generation, but quite a few people had the same idea and her name is getting more common.

I woulod NEVER have named a child something like "Catch."

[zingaro]

25. I love my kids' names.

[Burma Jones]

26. Nope

The most uncommon name, first and middle, among my kids is Sage.....And that isn't very odd at all.

[Control-Z]

77. I have a Sage too

and everyone loves her name.

[Burma Jones]

27. Could be worse - from Monty Python

Host Ah, John. Allow me to introduce my next-door neighbour. John Stokes, this is A Snivelling Little Rat-Faced Git. Ah!
Mr Git Hello, I noticed a slight look of anxiety cross your face for a moment just then, but you needn't worry - I'm used to it. That's the trouble of having a surname like Git.
John Oh ... yes, yes.
Mr Git We did think once of having it changed by deed-poll, you know - to Watson or something like that. But A Snivelling Little Rat-Faced Watson's just as bad eh?
John Yes, yes, I suppose so.
Mrs Git approaches.
Mr Git Oh, that's my wife. Darling! Come and meet Mr... what was it?
John Stokes - John Stokes.
Mr Git Oh yes. John Stokes, this is my wife, Dreary Fat Boring Old.
John Oh, er, how do you do.
Mrs Git How do you do.
Mrs Stokes appears.
Mrs Stokes Darling, there you are!
John Yes, yes, here I am, yes.
Mr Git Oh, is this your wife?
John Yes, yes, yes, this is the wife. Yes. Um darling, these, these are the Gits.
Mrs Stokes (slightly shocked) What?
John The Gits.
Mr Git Oh, heaven's sakes we are being formal. Does it have to be surnames?
John Oh, no, no. Not at all. No. Um, no, this... this... this is my wife Norah, er, Norah Jane, Norah Jane Stokes. This is Snivelling Little Rat-Faced Git. And this is his wife Dreary Fat Boring Old Git.
Mr Git I was just telling your husband what an awful bore it is having a surname like Git.
Mrs Stokes (understanding at last) OH Oh well, it's not that bad.
Mr Git Oh, you've no idea how the kids get taunted. Why, only last week Dirty Lying Little Two-Faced came running home from school, sobbing his eyes out, and our youngest, Ghastly Spotty Horrible Vicious Little is just at the age when taunts like 'she's a git' really hurt. Yes.
Mrs Git gobs colourfully into her handbag.
John Do ... do you live round here?
Mr Git Yes, we live up the road, number 49 - you can't miss it. We've just had the outside painted with warm pus.
John (with increasing embarrassment) Oh.
Mr Git Yes. It's very nice actually. It goes nicely with the vomit and catarrh we've got smeared all over the front door.
Mrs Stokes I think we ought to be going. We have two children to collect.
Mr Git Oh, well, bring them round for tea tomorrow.
Mrs Stokes Well...
Mr Git It's Ghastly Spotty Cross-Eyed's birthday and she's having a disembowelling party for a few friends. The Nauseas will be there, and Doug and Janice Mucus, and the Rectums from Swanage.

[AllegroRondo]

36. Its spelled Raymond Luxury Yacht

but its pronounced "throat warbler mangrove"

[dropkickpa]

54. *snort*

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Jimbo S]

120. Biggus Dickus, anyone?

[BikeWriter]

28. What's wrong with the name puddinhead?

:shrug:

[Alexander]

29. I got plenty of schoolyard abuse due to my name.

Then again, my first name isn't "Alexander", which would've been cool.

It's "Gregory" which is just plain stupid.

I'm convinced my parents hated everyone and everything and had a kid just so they could take out their anger on somebody.

[myrna minx]

30. This site is hilarious...

http://www.notwithoutmyhandbag.com/babynames/index.html

Baby's Named a Bad, Bad Thing
A Primer on Parent Cruelty

It's simple. Some parents are just plain crazy. But few are as crazy as many soon-to- be parents, who, wrapped up in the fear and anticipation, the social status and expectations, go just plain mad. Mad as march hares with swollen ankles and morning sickness.

The following is a catalog of naming questions and suggestions posted on several different baby naming bulletin boards going back as far as early 2001. All entries are left unedited except for length.

As you will see, some parents-to-be have gone so far into the realm of baby-obsession they have lost track of the real, adult world. Their view is so skewed their only concerns are a) making their child "unique" and b) trying to keep the kid from being teased, often with terrible results.

Steel yourself, take a few deep breaths, and read.

[Javaman]

58. Oh dear god, I think my head exploded after the first thread.

that was a painful read. Shame on you for posting that. LOL

[myrna minx]

60. LOL.

"We aren't having kids for another year or two, but we like Kellyna Nychole, Taryn Mykah and Mykenzie Kathryn for girls."
This woman was indicted under the Flagrant Over-Use of the Letters K and Y Act of 1983.

[Javaman]

61. Some of the comments have me laughing out loud.

This has to be one of the funniest sites I have seen in quite sometime.

Thanks!!!

[redwitch]

104. I have just spent a good hour reading this site.

Poor kids! (But is so much fun to read the snark!)

[Kerrytravelers]

106. That site is hysterical.

I use to post on their message board, but unfortunately, it was overtaken by rightwing nutbags and the fun ran out.

But the name section is great. I'm a bit of a name nerd myself, so I'm always interested in the names people choose and the reasons for their choices.

[skygazer]

31. I don't - more importantly, my kids don't

I tried to give them names that didn't lend themselves to annoying nicknames or mispronounciations. I've never seen any advantage in giving kids strange names - I think the only way it stands out is in a negative way, for the most part. And alternate spellings just kind of annoy me - as another poster said, what's the point? To me, they look like names chosen by someone who doesn't know how to spell.

I do like names from other cultures or countries but probably wouldn't choose one unless I or my partner were of that background.

[movie_girl99]

32. my kids have pretty traditional names

Alexandra & Benjamin. We call them Ali & Ben for short.

[Arugula Latte]

34. Those are nice names indeed.

And for some reason, you just know anyone named "Ben" is going to be a good guy.

[movie_girl99]

38. thanks..yeah he is a sweet kid even if he is teenager n/t

[Shine]

39. Nope, not one bit. Both my kids have very unusual names, too.

:hi:

[seaglass]

40. Yep, I wish I could change my daughter's - I don't know what we

were thinking. She actually has a real name (not named after an object, emotion or anything like that) and she hasn't been teased about her name ever - but 1.) the only other people I've heard with the name are strippers and 2.) the name is too feminine.

She doesn't have a problem with her name and thinks its better than what I wanted to name her (Stella).

[geiger]

44. just this year, my Abe is 13 and got teased on Lincoln's birthday and for being skinny

[fidgeting wildly]

46. I think my mother regrets my name.

My name is a combination of my mother's and father's names. They divorced when I was 10 years old, and she has called me by a nickname ever since, like she can't stand to say it. So yeah, thanks Mom. ;-)

[Radio_Lady]

102. You know, you can change your first name easily. My husband was born Alvin and hated it.

A quick document in Massachusetts probate court -- and since 1973, he is Allen. We also updated our Russian-sounding surname.

As long as you don't try to defraud people with a name change.

[Ariana Celeste]

47. I don't have any children but I do have an uncommon name

At least, I have never met anybody irl with my name. I was made fun of- a lot- throughout my school years, and I assure you it wasn't due to my name. It was because I was geeky and awkward and had much different interests from the other kids. ;)

I do want to change my name someday, but it isn't because I don't like my real name nor is it because of anyone making fun of it (which I can't remember ever happening).

In fact I'd say it is because of my uncommon name, and that of my moms, that I would be more likely to name my own children something uncommon. That and I went to school with so many Christophers, Johns, Michaels, Ambers, Jessicas, Heathers, etc etc that many of my schoolmates were identified by their first name and last name's initial. I never had to deal with that, my mom didn't have to deal with that. My brother had to go by CJ rather then Christopher because of the number of Christophers we went to school with. And at home too since his dads name is also Christopher.

Btw, my name is Lena. My mother's is Carina.

[zanne]

68. Lena is a beautiful name.

I had a friend named Lena when I was a kid.

[Ariana Celeste]

83. Thanks :)

That's how my mom named me- after a friend of hers when she was a school girl. :)

[u4ic]

69. I know we've discussed this before

I know a number of Lenas. (I love the name, btw)

It's a pretty common Eastern European female name.

:hi:

[Ariana Celeste]

82. Thanks

I think my name is pretty cool. :hi:

[Nikia]

73. I knew an elderly lady named Lena

I have known a few Karinas. Is that pronounced the same as your mother's name?

[Ariana Celeste]

80. I believe so

I love her name :)

[Control-Z]

79. Lena is my nickname for my younger daughter.

He name is Sage. I call her Sagey, Sagelina and Lena. Moms are so silly. Sage and Lena are both great names, though.

[Ariana Celeste]

81. Ooh I love the name Sage

[Radio_Lady]

101. Mine is Ellen; mother's was Estelle, meaning "star".

Mom gave me the middle name of Star... I unofficially added a second "r" because I thought the original was too precious.

[InvisibleTouch]

52. I like uncommon names.

I'm not a big fan of the ordinary and humdrum, what can I say? I don't have kids, but lots of pets, and I try to find suitable and unique names for them, something that expresses some aspect of their personality, appearance, history, or the like. At the very least, the name should be unusual and melodic.

Myself, I had an uncommon name, growing up. Yeah, it caused me some teasing in school, but if it hadn't been for that, it would have been for other things (and was!), so I place no blame there. I hated it on account of being a label given to me by someone else, rather than an expression of my own identity - and in that regard I would have hated it no matter what it was. As soon as I was able to, I had it legally changed/corrected - to an uncommon name. :)

[Nicole]

56. Nope

I still love the names I chose.

[ronnykmarshall]

57. I'll never have kidlettes.

So we'll never know how little Comet and Ajax Marshall would feel.

[judaspriestess]

59. what do ya'll think of the names

Spurr (sperm) and Doc??

my SO sister named her kids that. but she is really hell bent on letting everyone know how much she wants to known as a redneck so namning her kids this is fitting.

[u4ic]

62. I wonder if these parents will:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=6122822&mesg_id=6122822

[xmas74]

71. My best friend's youngest is a Rowdy.

It's his middle name.

She said she was already stuck w/ giving him a shitty first name (don't even ask-yes, it's a family name but the kind that proves that the entire family consists of rednecks) she figured she might as well carry on. She said that, if nothing else, she's given him a great name for prowrestling, which will make his father's family quite happy.

[u4ic]

78. That poor kid

he can't even drop his first name in favour of his second as he gets older...

[xmas74]

85. Believe me,

it's better than some of his cousins.

Actually, it seems to suit him. He's a rather loud troublemaker.

[u4ic]

111. I wonder if kids

actually live up to their name.

If so, I want to name my kid Richie Rich. Perhaps it'll invite money into my life. :D

[xmas74]

116. Well, her oldest is named Blaine,

after the character in Pretty in Pink. (And her first name starts w/ a B).

He's a rather snooty kid who is obsessed about how he looks and his place in society.

[BarenakedLady]

63. Bryn, Ian, and Molly

Still love all the names. Though I would have liked Spencer instead of Ian, but I lost that battle. Now I can't picture him as anything else so it's all good.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

64. I love my kids' names; but I was surprised how many people thought

Timothy Orion sounded Irish, as if it was pronounced Timothy O'Ryan. :shrug:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

72. I have a name that, though an Italian variant of a very common name, is EXTREMELY rare in the US.

There are other people who have it, sure, but I've never personally met any of them. My name is always butchered, especially since it sounds very similar to another, much more common name. I don't care. It's my name, and I like it.

:hi:

[Nikia]

74. One of my relatives regretted her children's names

Especially when they both had their names legally changed.
Ricky had his name legally changed to Richard.
Vicky had her name legally changed to Victoria.

[Radio_Lady]

96. My husband daughter is Cindy. That's what she's using, as far as I know.

[Danger Mouse]

75. I haven't had a kid yet, but was considering 'Tiberius'

my mother said she would kill me if i named my son that.
But how does James Tiberius Kilpatrick sound?

[dropkickpa]

84. It's a good middle name

But not so good as a first name these days.

[Shell Beau]

90. I am not crazy about it, but I also plan on using James in

(if I have one) my daughter's name.

[Shell Beau]

89. I have always wanted to name my children...

Ava James for a girl (James is my husband's first name although it isn't what he goes by)
I also looooove Bella. Maybe Ava Bella.
and for a boy...

Noah something, not sure yet on the middle name. Wanted to use Dade since it is my husband's name but it doesn't flow well.

But now I am reading that Ava and Noah are really popular names today. I hate that because I picked these names out long ago (Ava Gardner was my inspiration for the girl and I just like the name Noah). I hate to give my kids one of those names that every other kid has like Michael, etc. My brother is named Jason and at the time he was born it was a somewhat different name, but then boom, everyone was named Jason.

[MsKandice01]

92. My son's name is Christian

And I'm an agnostic. I get quite a few questions about why I named him Christian if I'm not a Christian but honestly, I wasn't thinking about the meaning at the time.

I still wouldn't change it though...I think it fits him beautifully.

[woo me with science]

108. This is interesting to me.

I have always liked that name, but never even considered it for our children, because we aren't particularly religious. Good for you for going ahead with it. I really do like the sound of the name.

[deadparrot]

114. My cousin's name is Christian...

his parents are lapsed Catholics (like the rest of my family), and he lived an a heavily Jewish suburb of Chicago.

He insisted on being called "Chris" until he was in his 20s. :)

[Art_from_Ark]

94. Our kids got standard English names

and as an added bonus, they got Japanese names, too. Complete with spellings in Chinese characters. The characters in their respective Japanese names mean "intelligent" and "wise"-- and they are living up to their names.

[TOhioLiberal]

105. Sort of...

...My husband and his sibs were named rhyming names with 'Y's at the end. He swore that we would never do that sort of thing to our sons. Except for the fact that Timothy and James wind up as 'Timmy' and 'Jimmy' :banghead:

[Bryn]

107. My grandparents named their son

Olge O'Don after their dog. He grew up resenting that, used just Don. Mom said girls at school would tease him, yelling at him "Olge O'Don"

[Rhythm]

109. With my daughter, it took 18 years, but it now actually suits her...

my ex and i named her Claudia Sonia (middle name is her paternal grandmother's... first name from Anne Rice's chronicles... yeah, i'm a geek), and thought her name was more elegant than she was herself as a child.

Now all grown up, she fits it, or rather, it fits her just fine...

[Breeze54]

110. Naw! Surprise, Repeat and Enough like their names!

:rofl:

[melliyna]

112. Not A Parent But

My parents named me Olive (no middle name). It took me a while but I rather like it now although it's always been a little strange being the only person in my various schools with that name. (my brothers name however is Jacob).

[murielm99]

113. No.

My kids got traditional, but not run-of-the mill names.

They are Joanna, Timothy and Laura.

We thought long and hard about names. When my oldest was born, many girls were named Melissa and Jennifer. We chose Joanna.

When my son was born, nearly all the little boys seemed to be named Matthew or Jason. We chose Timothy, called Tim.

The youngest seemed to go to school with lots of Heathers, Kaitlyns and Hayleys, spelled in various deviant and diabolical ways. She is Laura.

I am named after my maternal grandmother. I never met her, because she died when my mom was ten years old. I understand why she named me after her mother. But as a person who grew up named Muriel, I thought it best to stick to names that were a bit more common.

[Bryn]

115. Wheeeeee!

My nephew just had a baby girl born today. Her name is Layla Corrine ... never heard of those names? What say you?

[AllegroRondo]

118. Layla - after the Eric Clapton song?

uncommon, but not bad!

[RubyDuby in GA]

117. Nope, and I hope my little one doesn't either. His name is

Carter Dean Rubyduby (not actual last name). Named after Jimmy and Howard. Jimmy because me and Mr. Rubyduby love Jimmy Carter and Dean because we met while working on the Dean campaign.

How could you not love this little face, I mean name:


or mommy's little leprechaun:


or my little flower:



Ok, I really just wanted to post pictures of my little one 'cause I think he's the cutest thing. So sue me :)

[Jimbo S]

121. If I had kids, I would choose Alpha, Beta, Gamma...

or something unusual/geeky. Why be normal?