Stupid baby names

loopy82 · June 2010

An old friend of mine named her daughter Haevyn. I don't like it, as I think it sounds like a stripper name.

I personally prefer the less common names. Not the bizarre out there who comes up with this stuff, but just not Sara, Jennifer, etc.... I was really liking the name Emilia ( it was my great grandma's name) partially because of the family link but also because I thought it was uncommon. Then I was looking up baby names for a friend and saw that it was the number 1 or 2 most common name being used right now. What?!

desertsun · June 2010

I hope I didn't offend those of you with K names! There are lots where a K and a C are interchangeable.

I just don't think Chloe fits in the same group.

Khloe makes me think Kardashian, and I just wouldn't want people to make that association with my baby girl.

Also, I think it's trying to be "unique" in a really ineffective way. Chloe is unique enough without people wondering if Khloe's parents were illiterate, or just trying too hard.

Then again, these are the friends who named their first child Kaiden. Which I also hate.

Sigh.

Does it make me a horrible person that I judge my friends for the names they saddle their children with?

I think part of it is I've been stuck with a kinda weird name my whole life (first AND last). I'm biased toward more traditional names b/c I didn't enjoy being made fun of.

Narwhal · June 2010

How about on TOP TEN most common twin names IN THE COUNTRY..

There is Heaven and Nevaeh.
This will only work if they're mirror twins. And still terrible terrible names.

Also LONDON AND PARIS.

EMILY AND EMMA. THOSE ARE THE SAME NAME!

and those are just the girl twins.

How about boy/girl twins?

Oh yeah, look over here at NUMBER TWO
TAYLOR AND TYLER.

And over here in the seventh and the eighth AND the thirty fourth slots...
7. Jayda and Jayden
8. Jada and Jaden
34. Jada and Jayden
THOSE ARE THE SAME NAMES! ALL SIX OF THEM.

36. Landon and London.

And while we're at it.. twin names for boy/boy twins.

5. JAYDEN AND JAYLEN
... that's at number FIVE. Number five!

And allll the way at the bottom.. at 49.
Chance and Chase.

Oh and 50?
JAYDEN AND KAYDEN.
For boys. Who will grow up. and be men. COME ON, people.

hetshup · June 2010

Narwhal, have you read Freakonomics? You might find it interesting. I'll see if I can find and send it to you.

Worst name ever (This is not the actual spelling, this is my phonetic spelling)

Ali raZA Ali vande Fafa.

Narwhal · June 2010

I think I have it, actually. I haven't read it though. I'll have to find it.

Acrosthec · June 2010

My friends are naming their girl Ryleigh. The guy wants it to be Riley. The mom wants Ryleigh. Guess who's winning?

ekathleen684 · June 2010

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[QUOTE]I hope I didn't offend those of you with K names! There are lots where a K and a C are interchangeable. I just don't think Chloe fits in the same group. Khloe makes me think Kardashian, and I just wouldn't want people to make that association with my baby girl. <strong>Also, I think it's trying to be "unique" in a really ineffective way.</strong> Chloe is unique enough without people wondering if Khloe's parents were illiterate, or just trying too hard. Then again, these are the friends who named their first child Kaiden. Which I also hate. Sigh. Does it make me a horrible person that I judge my friends for the names they saddle their children with? I think part of it is I've been stuck with a kinda weird name my whole life (first AND last). I'm biased toward more traditional names b/c I didn't enjoy being made fun of.
Posted by desertsun[/QUOTE]

I agree with you and didn't take offense. Khloe/Chloe, Kourtney/Court, Kristopher/Christopher are a bit of a stretch when in comes to interchangable letter. I also agree with the bolded.

They should change their last name to Kar-ian. HAHA! I crack myself up!

I have never seen FSIL's name spelled the same. Krysta,Crysta, Christa, Chrysta, Krista...you get the picture.

hetshup · June 2010

There's a whole chapter on naming children, mother's education level and how those kids grow up socioeconomically. It's pretty interesting.

noelle24 · June 2010

Ugh. I hate weird sounding names too. And the weird spellings. Ashley, Ashleigh, Ashlee, Ashelee, Asheleigh.. Ugh. Spelling it differently doesn't make your kid stand out of a crowd of 50 billion other kids with the same sounding name.

Also, when it comes to names and job applications, it's not just names that sound "black" that have trouble getting interviews, it's ANY ethnic sounding name. That's part of the reason I want to give my kids a "normal" american first name and an Indian middle name. They can choose later what they prefer to go by socially or otherwise, but they at least have the option to fit in. Plus, their school mates will actually be able to pronounce it. I'm not sure how well this will go over with the FIL's, but I have a few more years to deal with that.

catemeg · June 2010

What do you all think of "Jr." and "III", and worse, "IV"?

My boyfriend is a III, and he says he wants to have a IV. My argument is that if I'm going to carry the thing for 9 months, and it's part of both of us, why does he get all the credit? I find it incredibly egotistic to name a child after yourself. Also, what if you have another son - how do you explain to that child why his brother got Daddy's name but not him? Wouldn't he always feel disenfranchised? Not to mention I do NOT want to be shouting my son's name in bed...! I'm not sure BF's completely convinced, but that argument went a long way in ending the discussion.

We've said that if we have a boy, we want to name him James Henry - James after my father's middle name, Henry after his and his father's and grandfather's middle name (we'd do it the other way around, but I don't like Henry as a first name). Similar to "Jr" but without shouting the same name and having two people answer!

For girls, I like the name Krista or Kristin (no 'y'), but BF doesn't like the name. He said he liked J as a first initial, and when I said "Julia" he said that was beautiful. I like Julia, so there you go! At least until it's really time to discuss fo' realz, then we'll probably reassess everything.

We certainly want to make sure our child is unique, but also give them a credible name to be proud of throughout their life. This is what will represent them to the world, regardless of what profession they choose!

ekathleen684 · June 2010

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[QUOTE] We've said that if we have a boy, we want to name him James Henry - James after my father's middle name, Henry after his and his father's and grandfather's middle name (we'd do it the other way around, but I don't like Henry as a first name). Similar to "Jr" but without shouting the same name and having two people answer!
Posted by catemeg[/QUOTE]

I was just going to say, FI wants our son (if we have one) to have the middle name Randall for the same reasons above. He would be the fourth generation with that middle name. I always loved the name Kyle but that is FI's first name and neither of us want a Jr so Kyle is out..bummer. We COULD always spell is Cyle or Kile...KIDDING!

John Jacob Jingleheimer Schimdt, his name is my name too!

LizzyTish88 · June 2010

When I was growing up I HATED my name. Casey. No one can spell it right, many people feel its a boys name, and most think its short for Cassandra so they feel the need to call me Cassie. It was my grandmothers maden name, therefore mine.

BF however has the short end of the stick on this one. His name is Skender. Yes his first name. Hes a Jr. his father has the same name. He's funny though he gave himself a "take-out" name for when we get take-out or put our name in for dinner.. its Steve. Much easiler to pronounce and spell haha I love it!!

tldh · June 2010

A friend has a hard and fast rule for naming: Say it out loud with United States Supreme Court Justice in front of it. If it doesn't sound right, it's out.

I have a particular aversion to Nevaeh. When my grandfather was sick with cancer he dreamed that he was in a town where he saw his dad, mom, basically everyone he loved who had died. He'd go up to them and as soon as he got near, they'd turn to dust.

He hadn't been the nicest of people but did a 180 and was an angel til the day he died after my grandmother pointed out that Nevaeh was heaven spelled backwards and the opposite of heaven is hell. The town Nevaeh was hell.

jeanacorina · June 2010

My name isn't particularly common, but it's normal enough that MOST people can pronounce it (maybe they can't REMEMBER it... but they can read it).

My name is Jeanette, and I have been called every J-name you can imagine. Jennifer, Jessica, Janelle, Janet, and so on. But I like my name.

I went through a phase in middle school where I wanted a more common name. I tried to go by Jenny, but that only lasted a year before I decided I didn't like it. I've tried out Jean, but didn't feel that one either. Once in a while Josh calls me "Jeane" which he pronounces "Jenn."

Meh, it's okay... but I don't like it all that much.

When we have kids, I want to give them names sort of like mine- a name that isn't all over the place, but isn't totally off the wall. When I was in elementary school, I had "Jared S," "Jerard M," and "Jered D" in a class of 15 kids. All are pronounced the same, btw.

I don't want my child to be "Jared B" or "Jessica B" in their class. I was always just "Jeanette." I like that, now that I'm an adult.

PandaBurr · June 2010

My name was spelled wrong because my parents didn't speak English well at the time. I thought about changing it, but eh. It's a funny story.

I lol'd at that Kar-ian joke.

I don't like names that are unnecessarily enlongated, a la Ashleigh. However, I am VERY into the name Magdalena right now. I feel kinda weird about using it though, since I'm Buddhist and y'know, the whole Mary Magdalene thing. But I figure there are a lot of other names that used to be really religiously affiliated, but have become very common names.

leia1979 · June 2010

Catemeg - a word of advice from my grandmother (whose husband and son were both named Stephen): Don't do it. It causes way too much confusion!

And to anyone who hasn't read Freakonomics, I highly recommend it. That's where I first heard the name "Shithead" along with "Orangejello" and "Lemonjello."

In my personal experience, a friend decided to change her perfectly good Chinese name for something more American. She seriously considered "Chanelle." We talked her out of it.

desertsun · June 2010

Jeana -- I totally agree with you on not being So and So Last Initial.

I've always loved being a Libby.

I just wish my parents had named me Libby, instead of naming me Elizabeth and having Libby be my "nickname."

It just makes things complicated. I hate having to explain to coworkers, doctor, dentist, whoever has reason to see my legal name, that I prefer Libby. Usually it takes people forever to remember. If they ever do.

one of the reasons I like my dentist is he remembers to call me Libby, even though I've seen my file and it says Elizabeth.

I hate being called Liz.

catemeg · June 2010

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[QUOTE]Catemeg - a word of advice from my grandmother (whose husband and son were both named Stephen): Don't do it. It causes way too much confusion!
Posted by leia1979[/QUOTE]

Oh trust me, I won't! I'm okay with the same middle name, but they will NOT have the same first name. I figure my concern about a second son feeling left out would also be alleviated - he can have the same middle name, or my BF's first name as a middle name.

ljewel422 · June 2010

I like my name - Lydia. I think it's pretty, and not very common where I grew up. I have the baby name argument with BF all the time. He's an avid video game player and thinks the name "Mario" is perfectly acceptable for a son.

No, it isn't. I carry the child, I have final say over the name. The end.

catemeg · June 2010

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[QUOTE] He's an avid video game player and thinks the name "Mario" is perfectly acceptable for a son. No, it isn't. I carry the child, I have final say over the name. The end.
Posted by ljewel422[/QUOTE]

I don't know that women should have final say, but both parents should probably have veto rights. Like either parent can say "No way!"

raw1299 · June 2010

one of my boyfriends cousins named their kids greysen and hayden. that doesnt sound as bad as emaleigh tho.

ljewel422 · June 2010

Cate - I definitely say "no way" to Mario, LOL.

Raw - I actually really like the name Grayson.

kailss · June 2010

there was a mom in that had twin boys at a hospital in my city and named them "lemongello" and "orangello" (lemon jello and orange jello).

There was also a father who filled out his daughter's birth certificate without his wife's approval and named their daughter "sarah palin johnson". to me, that would be grounds for divorce....j/k....maybe...lol.

Narwhal · June 2010

Cate - You seriously think when you're getting busy with your husband that if your son has the same name, you'll be thinking of that?

katanne9 · June 2010

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[QUOTE]Cate - You seriously think when you're getting busy with your husband that if your son has the same name, you'll be thinking of that?
Posted by Narwhal[/QUOTE]

Hmmm, my FI and my brother have the same name. But for SOME reason, I don't think I'll confuse the two in my brain.

But maybe that's just me?

Narwhal · June 2010

Well my BF has the same name as biblical Abraham's son, but when we're getting busy I don't automatically think "YOUR DAD TRIED TO KILL YOU BUT THEN GOD SAVED YOU WHAT WHAT wait you're my boyfriend nvm."

Divernon24 · June 2010

My sister had a friend named Rose Bush, with Bush being her last name.

cutie02girl · June 2010

Wait wait wait.... I know a mother, of triplets (not my sister!) who named her now 2 year old triplets.... MARIO, LUIGI & PEACH.... yes you are reading this correctly. Mom and dad are both big gamers but come on, really?!

zipis1 · June 2010

I have a very unusual name. Like, so unusual that typing just my first name into google gets you right to me (so I can't type it here. My apologies for those who are curious :P). However, it's a very nice name that I get complemented on every single time I say it (the receptionist at my doctor's office scolded me for only ever giving her my last name when she asks. She said she wants to hear it more often). It is admittedly annoying to have to spell it every single time I need info looked up or something, and I sometimes get annoyed that no one can ever pronounce it straight away, but overall I love my name.

Plus, I get to laugh at some people's attempts. The only vowels in my name are A's, yet somehow, a LOT of people pronounce one syllable with an I. I really have no idea where they get that from, but I think it's funny :P But usually if I don't think I'm going to have to know you for longer than maybe a year or so, I just tell people to call me Cat. It's not worth the constant reminding all of the time.

However, there are an increasing number of names coming out that make me cringe. I think one of the PP's had a good idea. "If you would be embarrassed to have that name, do not name your child it."

KD+BC · June 2010

The spelling your name thing gets really irritating. I have a pretty common name (Katelyn) but there are so many ways to spell it that it that it doesn't matter that mine is different.

My sister's name is Joelle. It's definitely different but it's a name. My parents didn't make it up and it isn't spelled weird. It's cool because when she calls people, she can say, "hey, it's Joelle" and they know who it is. When I call and say, "hey it's Katie" I sometimes get that weird, which Katie? When I was in 3rd grade there was Katie T, Katie D, Catie L, and Katie MB. It got very confusing.

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