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. . . her middle name, Nouvel, is spelled really weird. It means "new" in French, but the way it's spelled is an adjective solely for masculine nouns beginning with a vowel. Since it's a girl, it would be better if the name took the feminine form, Nouvelle.
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Actually "nouvel" can either be a misspelling of the feminine "nouvelle" or an old form of the word "nouveau" that stays in some sentences like "nouvel an" (new year).
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I usually like weird names, to a point, but Shiloh is totally a doggie name. Might as well name the poor kid Old Yeller.
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quote:Poor celeb kids - they get these horrible faddish names that will sound even more laughable in five years when the next fad rolls around.
In Freakonomics, Levitt argued that "new" names the upper class gives their babies often catch on in popularity with the rest of America. Although I think "Dweezil and Moon-unit" are safe.
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And I think that the current celebs may not be high when naming their children, I'm pretty sure Zappa was high.
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Apple's little brother is Moses, which people said was a big deal but I already know a kid named Moses (sibling to Lazarus and Jerusha, cousin to Meshach and Samaritan).
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I really like the names Apple and Moses. I'm annoyed that if I use them now, I'll look like a copycat.
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quote:Try the Hebrew versions, Tapuach (Tapi for short) and Moshe.
I like Moshe. But if you name your kid "Tapuach" in non-Hebrew-speaking circles, aren't a lot of people likely to think you're misspelling/faddishly spelling "Tupac"? As in "Shakur"?
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quote:Originally posted by breyerchic04: sadly, yes
And I think that the current celebs may not be high when naming their children, I'm pretty sure Zappa was high.
Just wanted to jump in here and note that Zappa was vehemently anti-drug. He was disgusted with people who wasted their time using them and didn't use them himself. It's a common misconception, but nothing Zappa created stemed from drug use.
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I'm working with a black guy right now whose first name is Starsky...possibly a backlash from the blaxploitation of the 70's, typified by that TV show's Huggy Bear character.
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I think that when the most beautiful man and the most beautiful woman have a child it is worthy of note, it is like natural Eugenics. I suspect that the appellation of NEW is meant by Jolie to imply the next step in human evolution the coming of the Ubber Menche...
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See I was close enough on the Suri thing. I know of someone who goes by Suri but her actual name is Sarah (so is mine, I pay attention to these things).
Shilo is a bit worse, the only shiloh I know is a chocolate lab.
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Maybe when she grows up she an grow one of those little civil war era beards like all the confederate generals had. You know, the go-tees that hang an extra 2 inches off the chin?
quote:Originally posted by Ryoko: I'd just like to point out that how attractive you are makes a big difference in your ability to pull off having a weird name.
One of many examples:
Uma Thurman hasn't had much trouble going by "Uma"
No? Some day, Suri Cruise is going to be up on the Oscar stage with someone named Sarah, and the MC is going to say, "Suri, Sarah. Sarah, Suri."
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See, when I think of Shiloh, I actually think either of the biblical town or the song by Neil Diamond about the imaginary playmate.
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Actually, Shiloh is the name of my hometown. At least it was. When they went to incorporate they found there already was a Shiloh, Arkansas so they had to pick another name.
Still, there are tons of things around town still named "Shiloh" from Shiloh Street to the Shiloh Museum.
Shiloh is the last name of one of my comic's characters because of this. I don't think it makes a good first name, but "Fiona Shiloh" sounds cool to me.
I knew a couple of Mormon Civil War buffs who gave all their kids horrible names, following the pattern:
-Book of Mormon first name -Dead pioneer ancestor obscure first middle name -Civil War second middle name (one was actually Appomattox, one was Stonewall) -Hyphenated last name
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Blast you Architraz! Now I'm gonna be seeing that darn song all freaking day! And you can't sing the song without yelling the end, so my co-workers are giving me really odd looks.
*buries face in hands in shame*
I want to name my kid Killgore (as in Kilgore Trout). Is that too faddish? With Badonka as the middle name. Killgore Badonka Vonk. Best. Name. Ever.
Edited to spell Kilgore correctly, but I still like it with two 'l's
quote:Except for the hyphenated last name, those sound like cool names.
Did I forget to mention they chose the really obscure unpronounceable Book of Mormon names and the pioneer anscestor names were ones that make you think immediately of an old, sourpuss grandparent type? And they gave them to children? The kids got teased pretty mercilessly.
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But if you name your kid "Tapuach" in non-Hebrew-speaking circles, aren't a lot of people likely to think you're misspelling/faddishly spelling "Tupac"? As in "Shakur"?
