quote:Originally posted by starLisa: 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."
A few years back there was a minor Australian actor named "Yahoo Serious". I would have loved to introduce him to Whoopee Goldberg: "Whoopee, Yahoo. Yahoo, Whoopee."
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quote: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.
You didn't mention it, but I pretty much assumed it.
I like names like that.
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Maybe the kids will be so ultra-cool that all the other kids will wish that they were named "Nephi Ebenezer Gettysburg Mayonnaise-Whitebread".
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Being teased for your name is a defence, as it deflects you from being teased for something that will actually hurt your feelings.
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quote:Originally posted by vonk: I want to name my kid Killgore (as in Killgore Trout). Is that too faddish? With Badonka as the middle name. Killgore Badonka Vonk. Best. Name. Ever.
Kilgore Trout's name is spelled with a single "l". But then there's the malevolent AI in the comics who spells it Kilg%re.
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Back in Hawaii, (on Maui, I believe) I knew of three brothers who were named "Hy-Hoe," "Quick," and "Sterling." Their last name was, you guessed it, "Silva."
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quote:Being teased for your name is a defence, as it deflects you from being teased for something that will actually hurt your feelings.
In my experience, being teased about anything is a springboard to being teased about everything. Being ridiculous in some way, whether it's your name, your hair, whatever, makes you "other", and so you get teased in a way and to a degree that is only vaguely akin to the teasing about small issues that every child endures once in a while.
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Not necessarily, Myrddin, my daughter is teased often about being athletic. She's eight, and the other second grade girls teased her and told her she must be a boy with long hair because of how she performed in the Presdiential Physical Fitness test. (She had the highest number of pull-ups in the grade - beating all other 2nd grade girls AND boys. Go Emily!)
I firmly believe it's impossible to tease-proof your kids - they're going to get picked on about something, you're better off just teaching them how to handle themselves when they're teased than trying to ensure they don't get teased at all.
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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."
Or she'll get her first haircut with bangs and she'll be 'Suri with the fringe on top".
I'm with Porter about Apple and Moses being attractive names. But then, I named my daughter after the weather, so what do I know?
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But always a touch disappointing when you can't find one of those keychains or little license plates at the tourist gift shop with your name on it.
Is it not so, Porter?
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Belle - I was talking about my own childhood experience, and I spose I should have put the emphasis on "ridiculously tall"... I was so much bigger than anyone else in the class that no one would DARE make fun of me. It was kind of cool.
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quote:Originally posted by starLisa: 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."
Or she'll get her first haircut with bangs and she'll be 'Suri with the fringe on top".
<gasp> Oh. My. God. Don't do that while I'm drinking. I almost had to buy a new keyboard.
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I have a cop friend who swears he did a traffic stop on a woman who pronounced her name as SHA-theed.
I won't put in here how it was spelled on her driver's license, but the second syllable was "thead"
If you run through the various ways of getting a sh sound in front of that, you'll figure out the nice joke her parents played on her.
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quote:Originally posted by Tante Shvester: But always a touch disappointing when you can't find one of those keychains or little license plates at the tourist gift shop with your name on it.
Is it not so, Porter?
A price I willingly pay.
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quote:Originally posted by mr_porteiro_head: It's awesome to never have anybody else around with your name.
When I was a kid, my name was pretty rare and I never met anyone else with the same name until high school, but she was a few grades ahead of me, so it didn't really matter. Now I probably know about 10 people with my name and it's been one of the more popular names for girls for the past five to ten years.
It sucks. I don't like other people having my name.
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2005 was the first year I remember not seeing my first name on the top ten list for baby girls, and i think it was 11.
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I think there's a difference between an unusual name, like Aerin, and an outlandish name, like Audio Science (the son of actress Shannon Sossamon).
I absolutely HATED not having anything personalized. I didn't mind having a unique name, but I think unique names are more common in the South.
I think girls do better with unusual names than boys.
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My name is Amanda and I could never find anything personalized with that or Mandy as a kid. Now that is a much more popular name and I can find that stuff all over except now I don't want any of it. Luckily my daughter's name is common enough to find on the cute personalized barrettes we saw yesterday. Posts: 1319 | Registered: Jul 2005
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Freakonomics has a chapter about how names come into existance and how names go on to become popular choices.
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I was always one of 3 or more Annes growing up (not counting Anns and Annies.) I didn't mind it. We prefer slightly less popular but classic names for our kids, but we tend to err on the side of "having another one in her class won't hurt her." (Of course, the name we have chosen for our second son is a very popular one in Ireland, not so here. But still.)
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I sincerely doubt I would ever be able to find a bike license plate that said "Pearce" without having to custom order it.
What I find funny is when people ask me how to pronounce my name. I tell them, "PEA-ARE-SAY! It's like Beyonce, but not." ....then I try really, really hard not to giggle. Occasionally, they believe me.
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Mrs. M you are wrong for posting that link. It made me spit Diet Dr. Pepper.
quote:Thazel is a name I've wanted to use for either a boy or a girl. Is that name too weird? It's a combination of my grandmothers who pasted away just three weeks apart. (Thelma and Hazel)
"So where'd you get that interesting name, Thazel?" "A string of mysterious tragedies. Now I'm haunted by two bickering old ladies from far beyond the grave." "Oh, that's nice."
quote:Hi, I would like some opinions on these two boy names for girls? I really like them. Brandyn, I am really liking this name? Curious about different spellings? Brandon, Brandin? Branden? Jayson, Also curious about different spellings? Jacen? Jaycen? Jaysen? Tyler?
This was actually written by Dr. Evil's father in a mad attempt to back up his claim he invented the question mark. He used it for all punctuation, whether it was a question or not, until the authorities caught up with him. In his madness, he also thought T-Y-L-E-R was pronounced "Jason."
quote: My fiance and I named our first born Cam'ron, I thougt at the time it was pretty unique but the name was actually pretty common last May. Just different spellings.
Oh dear God, they've discovered random punctuation to go with random lettering. Any minute now, they're going to bust out the umlauts and I've going to go into hiding.
quote:I am having this baby boy on Aug 6. Dad and I love Alexander Scott but our last name is Smith. Will the initals be a huge problem? We don't want him to be teased.
That's OK. Kids are pretty uncreative when it comes to teasing. They'll never eventually spot that one.
*chokes*
quote:How about Lou? When I was in England, I heard that name and it seemed to have a little tinkle to it. Randy is good too.
Okay, that one is obviously not for real.
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quote:my hubby got on a kick of the names rhyming, believing we would have no more. lol, we are due in nov! so, i am in a tight place. my dd is kaesyn paige,(jason w/ a "k"), and my son is richard brycin (goes by mn).
if this bb is a girl, her name will be adecyn shai (addison shay)...
i need a name w/ the "sin" sound, not the spelling! lol! i am not fond of jaxon, but my dh likes aryxon (erikson) and i am fond of tycen. ...
New naming rule: If in typing the name out you have to follow it immediately with another version in parentheses, because otherwise no one would have the slightest clue this was supposed to be a name and not Klingon for "Wax my forehead, supple wench," this is a bad, bad, woah bad bad name
I HOWLED with laughter at the above comment...
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actually it's Nikka Mia Sheila, but she's Nikki or Nick, and this is a 90 pound 12 year old airedale, not some fluffy snowball.
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Hmm. Google tells me that Ka'lel is a Jaffa warrior from Stargate SG1. Or is it supposed to be Kal-El?
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When your parent's are mega rich and famous movie stars, I don't think you get teased at school very much. If you tease, you risk not getting invited to parties at the movie star kid's house. The kid could have been named Peach Pitt and she'd still be more likely to be over sucked up to than teased.
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