Bad names

kate51485

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[QUOTE]Because I'm a dork. I would like to use letters from our names to spell our kids names<strong> </strong>and neither of us have an O but we have a Y. Like for a middle name I was thinking Shey (SH from the first two letters of my first name and <strong>EY from the last two letters of FI's last name</strong>). I never thought that sounded like a crazy thing to do but I bet you ladies will. Oh well.
Posted by Shawnee11507[/QUOTE]

This makes no sense when presumably the kid is going to have the same two letters at the end of their last name too.

shellydiane820

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[QUOTE]Please don't spell your daughter's name like that.  It's horrible. My aunt's name is Irish.  I always thought that was interesting.  FI has a cousin named Ruby Jewel. 
Posted by bbyckes[/QUOTE]

I love the name "Ruby"  that was my Grandma's best friend's name.  She was such a fun lady.  The name suited her.

NuggetBrain

I would really, really like to name my daughter Vivian Rose, but everybody in the family flips out with the "ZOMG that's SOOOO old fashioneeeeeeeeeeed!!!111" when I throw it out there.  Noodle wants to name our son Rex Stone.

Shawnee11507

I meant EY from the last two letters of his first name, not last. oops.

Won't be prego for at least a year, so there's plenty of time to think about it.

mandapanda78

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[QUOTE]Please don't spell your daughter's name like that.  It's horrible. My aunt's name is Irish.  I always thought that was interesting. <strong> FI has a cousin named Ruby Jewel. </strong>
Posted by bbyckes[/QUOTE]

<div>I actually kind of like that. Then again, I don't have to deal with <em>being </em>Ruby Jewel, so.... </div><div>
</div><div>I had another Aunt named Dorothy, but she went by Dot. She married a guy named Austin but he went by Red. So together they were Red Dot.</div>

kate51485

ohwhynot - care to share said kids' odd names?

SarahPLiz

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[QUOTE]I would really, really like to name my daughter Vivian Rose, but everybody in the family flips out with the "ZOMG that's SOOOO old fashioneeeeeeeeeeed!!!111" when I throw it out there.
Posted by NuggetBrain[/QUOTE]

I think Vivian Rose is beautiful.

Stackeye210

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[QUOTE]Because I'm a dork. I would like to use letters from our names to spell our kids names and neither of us have an O but we have a Y. Like for a middle name I was thinking Shey (SH from the first two letters of my first name and EY from the last two letters of FI's last name). I never thought that sounded like a crazy thing to do but I bet you ladies will. Oh well.
Posted by Shawnee11507[/QUOTE]

Well at least you have a "thought process" behind it.  Just remember your kid has to live with their name forever. 

I was two seconds from getting on the "y" bus but was swiftly talked off the ledge and so SO SO happy I was.  I considered, Madyson and Kendyl.  Yep.  ..::facepalm::....  I went completely away from Madison because 18 of her classmates will surely have the same name, spelled 6 different ways. 

bbyckes

Oh why not, I think female and ABCDE, are the aforementioned L-a are in fact real, along with Chlamydia or whatnot.  I doubt that evabee has personally encountered them, but you'd be surprised at what people have named their children.

Stackeye210

Vivian rose is very pretty!  I love old fashioned names.  Roslyn Mae is a front runner if we have another girl. 

SarahPLiz

I have a friend named Red. Her given name is J. Red B____ (equally strange last name), but her husband's last name is Tripp. Its a weird name all around and she thinks her parents were smoking way too much when they named her (her words, not mine).

ohwhynot

I think Vivian Rose is lovely.

kate51485

Nugs, my cousin's nieces are named Ruby Rose and Georgia Gail.  I'm sure people think that's old fashioned too, but I personally love them.  I guess it helps that the girls are obnoxiously adorable.

shellydiane820

Its just hard to take someone seriously with such a ridiculous looking name.

I feel bad for all those babies with the names like "Kylsea" (yep, I've seen that one) and "Loegyn" (yep, that one too)

SarahPLiz

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[QUOTE]Oh why not, I think<strong> female</strong> and ABCDE, are the aforementioned L-a are in fact real, along with Chlamydia or whatnot.  I doubt that evabee has personally encountered them, but you'd be surprised at what people have named their children.
Posted by bbyckes[/QUOTE]
My mother had a Female in her class. That one is true.

I also know a girl named Taqueria. To me, that's a place to get good mexican food. She pronounces it  ta Query a.

evabee

I'm sorry that no one seems to believe me about L-ia. I don't have any proof for you, but I can see why you all are skeptical, haha. I just googled it and "ledasha" is on there as a kind of racist joke. I don't know what else to say other than maybe that's what gave her mom the idea. Never met the girl, just graded her paper. Maybe it's really pronounce like "Leah" and my cousin was just F-ing with me. Who knows! Sorry to have twisted a few panties

kate51485

My great aunt's name was Dorothy, but for some reason she went by Naunie her entire life. 

bbyckes

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[QUOTE]Its just hard to take someone seriously with such a ridiculous looking name. I feel bad for all those babies with the names like "Kylsea" (yep, I've seen that one) and "Loegyn" (yep, that one too)
Posted by shellydiane820[/QUOTE]

Agreed.  100%.

Shawnee11507

Fi told me about a girl he met named Aquanetta the other day. I immediately wondered if she was named after the hairspray.

laurenclaire1386

Nugs, I think Vivian Rose is absolutely gorgeous as well. If I have a girl, I'd like to name her Hazel Marie, after both of my grandmothers. I'm scared my child won't think Hazel is a good name though and that she'll get teased endlessly.

golden1215

My MOH is a social worker and she has come across some awesome ones.  One of her cases the mom has 2 sons, Damien LaGangsta & Marcus DaPimp- dead serious. 

Also she had a woman whose name was "La-a".... guess how it was pronounced????  LaDasha!!!!!!! 

On a less ghetto note I have a family member who goes by Toni because her name is Clifftona, not a pretty name we spoken aloud....

shellydiane820

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[QUOTE]Nugs, I think Vivian Rose is absolutely gorgeous as well. If I have a girl, I'd like to name her Hazel Marie, after both of my grandmothers. I'm scared my child won't think Hazel is a good name though and that she'll get teased endlessly.
Posted by laurenclaire1386[/QUOTE]

I like Hazel.  Don't worry though, I like the name Lucy and I know about 3 people with pets named Lucy.

bbyckes

In college, there was a Poquetta.  I will never forget that name.  Ever.  Also, there was a Tequila (I have never met this person, but she dated a friend's ex).  Someone named their child, L'Oreal.  But added extra apostrophes, L'Or'eal.  Nice.

golden1215

Also, my fiance's given name is Jason T Parks.... as in no full middle name, just the letter "T" which gets really fun to explain on formal documents.....

Stackeye210

Eva - see Goldens post above - EVERYONE says this same exact story anytime we talk about names.  It has lost the "shock" value and for SO many people knowing someone who knows a L-a - nobody actually knows one.

It's fishy. 

laurenclaire1386

Shelly, my mom wanted to name me Sadie, like hardcore. My grandmother flipped out and told her that's a dog's name. Turns out I know way more people with dogs named Sadie than I know people named Sadie.

ohwhynot

Shelleydiane, I was going to write "I love Lucy!" and then I realized that sounds funny.  But I do love the name Lucy. 

LC:  Hazel is lovely, I think.  Judging from my children's classmates, names like Ruby, Hazel, Vivian, Evelyn, etc. are popular right now (or were 7-10 years ago, when their classmates were born). 

Evabee:  sorry to snap at your post; I was rude and I apologize. 

Stackeye210

Shelley - LUCY is awesome!  I love that name.  Lil Stacks name is my middle name and Mr Stacks middle name and so we thought if we had another girl we'd name her both of our mom's middle names

Lucille Ruth.  OR Ruth Lucille - however, if we called them by the nicknames - Ruthie or Lucy - either way we'd have 2 of the 7th Heaven gang going on.  I think it was a fun idea for a few minutes, but decided against it. 

BecW2be

I openly judge people with useless Ys in their names. It's not right, but I do. I requested a different party rental agent after mine quit and was replaced with Lynsy or someshit right before the wedding. The smiley face in her professional email sig was the other reason I wanted a new rep, but the name Lynsy was enough for me.

My grandfather was Gudger. WTF names their kid that, whatever the year was?

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[QUOTE]Eva - see Goldens post above - EVERYONE says this same exact story anytime we talk about names.  It has lost the "shock" value and for SO many people knowing someone who knows a L-a - nobody actually knows one. It's fishy. 
Posted by Stackeye210[/QUOTE]

This. It's just too Urban Legend-y for me.