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It looks like people spend a lot of time deciding what they will name their child. My wife and I decided before we were married. Originally we wanted four kids, two boys and two girls but quit after being blessed with two boys. We quit for financial reasons.

In any case we decided the following for the reasons stated.

First boy - Sean Michael - Sean because it is the Irish for John and John was my dad's first name and is my first name. Michael because it is my confirmation name.

First girl - Laura Catherine - both my wife's mother and my mother.

Second boy - Thomas Kevin - Thomas was my grandfather and Kevin is my middle name which is the name I go by.

Second daughter - Patricia Renee - my oldest sister and my wife's older sister.

So, what did you name your kids and why or why were you given your name?

That would necessitate sharing the names, something quite imprudent.

No clue. I assume my parents just liked the sound of it.

I'm called Christopher because my father lacks imagination, and I lack a middle name for the self-same reason.

Our kids have names that are in both American and Moroccan cultures. Our latest addition is named Jasmine.

I'm called Christopher because my father lacks imagination, and I lack a middle name for the self-same reason.

Looking at your forum handle, one would assume that the lack of imagination has been passed on to the next generation.

Looking at your forum handle, one would assume that the lack of imagination has been passed on to the next generation.

LOL

That would necessitate sharing the names, something quite imprudent.

Well, Sean Michael revealed 3,920,000 hits on GOOGLE, Thomas Kevin came up with 4,850,000 and John Kevin got 10,600,000 hits so I think it's pretty safe and not very imprudent. Now, revealing only the first name...well...:rolleyes:

Well, Sean Michael revealed 3,920,000 hits on GOOGLE, Thomas Kevin came up with 4,850,000 and John Kevin got 10,600,000 hits so I think it's pretty safe and not very imprudent. Now, revealing only the first name...well...:rolleyes:

Yeah, but those are especially generic names. Every Irish-Catholic kid I can remember from my youth was either a Kevin or a Sean. :p

Well, Sean Michael revealed 3,920,000 hits on GOOGLE, Thomas Kevin came up with 4,850,000 and John Kevin got 10,600,000 hits so I think it's pretty safe and not very imprudent. Now, revealing only the first name...well...:rolleyes:

"SMSgt. U.S.A.F. Ret."

Well, aren't you the anonymous one...

Yeah, but those are especially generic names. Every Irish-Catholic kid I can remember from my youth was either a Kevin or a Sean. :p

You forgot Thomas, Michael, and Patrick. :p

Most of the names in my family come from previous generations. I'd like to name my children (if they happen) something more unusual and interesting.

Looking at your forum handle, one would assume that the lack of imagination has been passed on to the next generation.

Yeah right. Quite why a name like Tristan or Alistair was not considered is beyond me.

"SMSgt. U.S.A.F. Ret."

Well, aren't you the anonymous one...
Fass...


Anyways, I was named after my uncle, who was named after his uncle, who was named after,etc,etc,etc,

I got my name because my mother is obsessed with Tolkien's works and thought it was pretty.

Not being part of a couple, I'm not about to make any decisions about my theoretical future kids yet, but if I ever had a daughter, I would rather like to give her a variant of my favorite grandmother's name, since it's quite a pretty name and my grandmother was someone who deserves to be honored with namesakes.

I got my name because my mother is obsessed with Tolkien's works and thought it was pretty.


She named you Gandalf? :eek:

My name is about as early 90's as you can get, although it's spelled funky for no apparent reason. My sister, Ashley, was without a name for two weeks because my parents couldn't agree on how to spell Elizabeth. The hospital staff threatened to name her Rosie, after her cheeks, so they settled on Ashley...

If I have kids, I love Sophia or Elanor for a girl. Elanor is actually Tolkienian too, hence the spelling; it's the name of a small golden flower. For a boy, my boyfriend and I have been joking about the name Meijer, after a supermarket where we had a pivotal moment in our relationship.

She named you Gandalf? :eek:

Gollum.


I got my name because nobody else in my family had it. I plan to name my children after notable posters on NSG.

I was named after a cousin of mine that died when she was three, before I was born. It was either going to be Kris or Krista, depending on whether I was male or female.

As for myself, I really don't plan on having kids. If I did, honestly, I'd let their mother decide, just as long as I get veto rights on anything truly ridiculous or that will haunt those children until they get to the age where they can change their name.

I got my name because nobody else in my family had it. I plan to name my children after notable posters on NSG.

So which was it, you were the first Sean or the first Kevin? Or do they have a third name over there? :p

My plan, if I ever have kids, is to put a bible in a blender and sift through the scraps until I find a name. Works for people in the South, doesn't it? Jedidiah, Ham, Caleb and Zebulon are clear favorites already. Killer. :)

Neither Gandalf nor Gollum, nope, although my parents did seriously consider Galadriel. :p

there are about 3 different stories surrounding my name, all of them end with my mom had no forethought and named me something stupid.

I named my children after Star Trek characters......it sounded like a good idea at the time :p

seriously, they like their names.

Gollum.


I got my name because nobody else in my family had it. I plan to name my children after notable posters on NSG.

Ah, thank you. Celtlund or Celtlund the Second sounds so nice. You can call him Celt for short or just name him Celt. And if it's a girl Celtla sound nice. Thanks. :D

It looks like people spend a lot of time deciding what they will name their child. My wife and I decided before we were married. Originally we wanted four kids, two boys and two girls but quit after being blessed with two boys. We quit for financial reasons.

In any case we decided the following for the reasons stated.

First boy - Sean Michael - Sean because it is the Irish for John and John was my dad's first name and is my first name. Michael because it is my confirmation name.

First girl - Laura Catherine - both my wife's mother and my mother.

Second boy - Thomas Kevin - Thomas was my grandfather and Kevin is my middle name which is the name I go by.

Second daughter - Patricia Renee - my oldest sister and my wife's older sister.

So, what did you name your kids and why or why were you given your name?

Lately, it seems to me that people aren't spending enough time doing that. Having read the chapter about names in the Stephen Leavitt's book, Freakonomics, I have at least a bit of a reason to dislike fake ethnic names. Like putting some kind of bullshit syllable in front of a real name in order to make it sound Black. Tayshawn, LaQuinna -- names like these make it hard to take their bearers seriously. And people whose kids all have names that start with the same initial? Child abusers. Likewise with all the last-names-as-first-names people. Mackenzie is a surname. So is Porter and Tucker and Madison and Cooper, fer cryin' out loud.

I gotta go with Carlin. Soft, fruity names produce soft, fruity kids. And enough with the B names for boys, while I'm being a complete irrational prick here. Brent, Brad, Blaine, Braden, Brandon, Blake. I'm betting one Eddie or Tony could kick all their asses. Also, I've yet to meet a Todd that wasn't a complete asshat. However, I've not met an ugly Stephanie yet, either. I know...I need to meet more people. I'm sure the contradictions to my experience are out there.

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My name is about as early 90's as you can get, although it's spelled funky for no apparent reason. My sister, Ashley, was without a name for two weeks because my parents couldn't agree on how to spell Elizabeth. The hospital staff threatened to name her Rosie, after her cheeks, so they settled on Ashley...

If I have kids, I love Sophia or Elanor for a girl. Elanor is actually Tolkienian too, hence the spelling; it's the name of a small golden flower. For a boy, my boyfriend and I have been joking about the name Meijer, after a supermarket where we had a pivotal moment in our relationship.

Eleanor is the traditional spelling, but knock yourself out. "Settling" on a name as trite as Ashley seems sad to me, especially since they seem to have been bullied into it by a bunch of literalist nurses.

So which was it, you were the first Sean or the first Kevin? Or do they have a third name over there? :p

My plan, if I ever have kids, is to put a bible in a blender and sift through the scraps until I find a name. Works for people in the South, doesn't it? Jedidiah, Ham, Caleb and Zebulon are clear favorites already. Killer. :)

Don't forget Zephaniah and Habakkuk. As a Biblically-named person myself, I can be thankful that I was named for the more sonorous of the pair who anointed Solomon king (no, I'm not named Zadok).

In the interest of full disclosure, my mother saved me from my father's wanting to call me Max, Otto or Matisse. Being the only Nathan was cool. Riiiiiiight up until EVERYone began naming their kids that.

I was named Aaron for one reason or another. As far as I know, they chose it because it sounds cool.

Yeah right. Quite why a name like Tristan or Alistair was not considered is beyond me.
Mine considered Alistair, but decided to make it one of my middle names. Why they chose Charles over Alistair, I'll never know. I could live without Tristan though.

Mine considered Alistair, but decided to make it one of my middle names. Why they chose Charles over Alistair, I'll never know. I could live without Tristan though.

Charles is alright, at least Charlie is a decent name. Better than Christopher, and at least you got a middle name. As for Tristan, I like it. Or Hugh, Guy or Christian; just not Christopher.

I'm tempted simply to get one by Deed Poll; frankly, I'd love to change my first name as well, but I suspect that might cause offence, and difficulties.

Proof I am the product of accountants lies in this post.

My last name is long, unpronounceable, and Norwegian. My parents gave me a five-letter first name so it would fit on any form I would ever have to fill out.

You can't make this up.

It looks like people spend a lot of time deciding what they will name their child. My wife and I decided before we were married. Originally we wanted four kids, two boys and two girls but quit after being blessed with two boys. We quit for financial reasons.

In any case we decided the following for the reasons stated.

First boy - Sean Michael - Sean because it is the Irish for John and John was my dad's first name and is my first name. Michael because it is my confirmation name.

First girl - Laura Catherine - both my wife's mother and my mother.

Second boy - Thomas Kevin - Thomas was my grandfather and Kevin is my middle name which is the name I go by.

Second daughter - Patricia Renee - my oldest sister and my wife's older sister.

So, what did you name your kids and why or why were you given your name?

I was named Travis because my father is stupid and thought it was an 'American' sounding name. I like my name.

Our daughter is named Nathalie because it's a beautiful name, because of a wife of a long deceased poet and Nathalie Cole.
Our son is named Francis because it's a beautiful name and because we like St. Fracis of Assisi.
Why parents would name their daughter Tempestt is completely beyond me. I mean, I can in a way understand Lemonjello and Oranjello, but why tempest with a spelling error? :headbang:

So which was it, you were the first Sean or the first Kevin? Or do they have a third name over there? :p
Stephen *nods*

My plan, if I ever have kids, is to put a bible in a blender and sift through the scraps until I find a name. Works for people in the South, doesn't it? Jedidiah, Ham, Caleb and Zebulon are clear favorites already. Killer. :)
Screw the bible, use a phonebook.
Neither Gandalf nor Gollum, nope, although my parents did seriously consider Galadriel. :p
Psh, wasn't Galadriel blonde? *hasn't read LoTR in waaaaaaaay too long*
there are about 3 different stories surrounding my name, all of them end with my mom had no forethought and named me something stupid.
You should totally have your name changed to Smunkee.

I named my children after Star Trek characters......it sounded like a good idea at the time :p

seriously, they like their names.
That's cos you brainwashed them to be star trek nerds :p
Ah, thank you. Celtlund or Celtlund the Second sounds so nice. You can call him Celt for short or just name him Celt. And if it's a girl Celtla sound nice. Thanks. :D

I was going to go with Farty, actually. For the kid I hate. Not that I hate you :fluffle:

My sons name was Tanner Xavier. First name was after the cop in the video game Driver, and Xavier just sounds awesome so that's that. RIP.

My biological parents named me Sven, but I was renamed Stephen after I was adopted, and my middle name is Douglas, after my father.

I got my name because my mother is obsessed with Tolkien's works and thought it was pretty.... Belroc? :p

Gollum.


I got my name because nobody else in my family had it. I plan to name my children after notable posters on NSG.
Fass, FreedomAndGlory, Flaming Butt Pirate, Ruffy, H.N. Fiddlebottoms VIII ... ?

I named my children after Star Trek characters......it sounded like a good idea at the time :p

seriously, they like their names.

ARDRA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You at least mulled over Ianandra.

... Belroc? :p

Ghan-buri-Ghan?

Ghan-buri-Ghan?
If they have a twin?

I named my children after Star Trek characters......it sounded like a good idea at the time :p

seriously, they like their names.

My oldest brother did the same.

My oldest brother did the same.
Wifey isn't averse to it either, but we haven't settled. I seriously would have picked Ardra, were we having a girl.

i was named Ross because my parents were under the impression it mean red in some celtic language. apparently it does but i don't know which one.

I was named Jennifer because my aunt (bless her) convinced my mother it was better than Aphrodite.

I was named Jennifer because my aunt (bless her) convinced my mother it was better than Aphrodite.
My wife caught sight of the name "Adonis", and i similarly pooh-poohed that idea. :)

Family name from the old country.

I like the short and slick names like mine. I would name my sons: Josh and Chad with family names in the middle.

Me = John Clement.

Clement after my Italian great grandfather Clemente (I don't see why my parents didn't just keep the name as it was). And John after one of 5 different Johns in my family. I was actually supposed to be named Matt, but according to my mom

"I thought my cousin was going to name his child Matt, so I named you John. But then the bastard names his kid Steve. You should have been Matt"

as the last of 7 children i was lucky they could think of a name at all.

I believe my first name is partly due to my Great-Uncle, my grandmother’s brother, and partly due to a friend of my parents. Though the spelling of my name was chosen from the other variants because my parents preferred it. As do I.

My middle name is also my father’s, and his father’s, and his uncle’s... Scottish families don’t tend to be very original when it comes to naming babies.

Psh, wasn't Galadriel blonde? *hasn't read LoTR in waaaaaaaay too long*


Yes, though she is also badass. I am still glad my parents didn't go with that, though - my real name is not only prettier, but also much better suited to shortening into a nickname. (There's just no good nickname for a Galadriel. Gal-gal? Laddie? Yeah, not so great.)

And, of course, none of you guessing-people have gotten it right (not that I'd tell you if you did get it), although being named Ghan-buri-Ghan would be both horrible and awesome. :p

i got my name just because my parents just wanted something a bit different then others. my middle name comes from the last name of a great-grandfather i believe

If I ever have kids I fully intend to name them odd or outlandish things. (either names that are spelled funny and pronounced counterintuitively, "Excuse me, Mr. Zxher2kal32fa-fa-fa920t4l!:ddulfuk?" "er, it's pronounced 'Alexander Henry'.", or words not usually used as names for some reason "This is my daughter, Snail.", or things that are just plain weird, "Kids, meet our new student Timmy Zap-Zap Roger Banana F. Star Trek: First Contact Jones!")

As for me, my parents apparently named me because my first name is only one syllable and thus not hard for them to remember.

My fist name comes from my great-aunt, whom I evidently look exactly like. My middle name is a shortened form of my mother's maiden name. Since I'm not having kids, my sister is naming her first girl Elanor Constance, reversing my grandmother's first and middle names.

I named my children after Star Trek characters......it sounded like a good idea at the time :p

seriously, they like their names.

I once met a guy who named his (adorable) daughter Ellora Dannan. Full geek cred, there...

Ellora Dannan is from those (terrible, terrible Extruded Fantasy Product) novels by George Lucas. But it is a pretty name.

And oh god, now I'm going to have to name one of my (hypothetical, future) offspring Galadriel. It is an awesome name. As is Eówyn. Yes, any daughters of mine are in for it.

Wild guess time; it's Beruthiel, isn't it? Isn't it? :D

My mom wanted to name me Michael because I think it was the thing to do. Luckily one of my aunts stole the name from her so I got Adam Merrick. I go by Merrick now actually, it's a family name(My grandfather was given it when he escaped from Communist occupied Czechoslovakia - Apparently Jaromir was too hard to pronounce). Yes, the Anne Rice character of the same name was named after me.

Personally I would like to name my kid with my last name spelled backwards seeing as I like pallindromes.

If I have a girl, I want to name her Konstantine(With a "K") or Cadence. Konstantine has a lot of meaning to me.

For a boy either Jack, Rhyan or Kieran.

If I were to have a set of twins that happened to be boy/girl I would name them Ash and Cinder or Jack and Molly.

I was named Fionn and my sister was named Fionnuala. Presumably my parents wanted an easy way to remember our names if they forgot one

If I ever have kids I fully intend to name them odd or outlandish things. (either names that are spelled funny and pronounced counterintuitively, "Excuse me, Mr. Zxher2kal32fa-fa-fa920t4l!:ddulfuk?" "er, it's pronounced 'Alexander Henry'.", or words not usually used as names for some reason "This is my daughter, Snail.", or things that are just plain weird, "Kids, meet our new student Timmy Zap-Zap Roger Banana F. Star Trek: First Contact Jones!")

As for me, my parents apparently named me because my first name is only one syllable and thus not hard for them to remember.

Don't. If you ever have kids and do that, I'll personally come hunt you down and make you suffer for every syllable.

And.. you wanted to make up for your esay'n'quick RL name by choosing this unrememberable forum handle?

My name is Sarah Katherine, but I have no idea why except that my parents liked it.

If I have children I will name them either Richard/Robert (for a boy) or Emma/Martha/Elizabeth.

Something traditional, none of those stupid 'Destiny-Blue' or 'Chardonnay-Mercedes' for me!

My parents went to see ET: The Extra-Terrestrial in theaters. After the movie, watching the credits, they noticed a stunt worker who had a really cool name. It was unusual yet also slightly similar to my mom's name. They liked it so much they gave it to me when I was born. Since my first name was kind of "weird," they gave me a "normal" middle name so that I could simply go by my middle name if I decided I didn't like my first name. (I love my first name, for the record.)

My little brother's first name is Evan, which is a cognate of Jon, which is my father's name.

Both my brother and I have hyphenated last names, Dadname-Momname, so this means we each have four names total. Standardized test forms are fun to fill out.

As for me, my parents apparently named me because my first name is only one syllable and thus not hard for them to remember.
I have uncles named Ronny, Donny, Bobby, and Johnny. When their mother wanted to call one of them, she'd just cycle through the names until she got the one she wanted:

"Ronnydonnybobbyjohnnyronnydonny...BOBBY! That's it! BOBBY, get in here!"

My middle name is also my father’s, and his father’s, and his uncle’s... Scottish families don’t tend to be very original when it comes to naming babies.

One of my friends came from a Norse family, and they showed me a family tree once. For literally like 15 generations, the first male was either Thor Oleson or Ole Thorson, alternating back and forth. Thor, son of Ole, would produce Ole, son of Thor. And on and on endlessly. It was funny as hell.

I have uncles named Ronny, Donny, Bobby, and Johnny. When their mother wanted to call one of them, she'd just cycle through the names until she got the one she wanted:

"Ronnydonnybobbyjohnnyronnydonny...BOBBY! That's it! BOBBY, get in here!"

Heh, my mum does that. Sometimes she just settles for 'you!' :p

I believe my first name is partly due to my Great-Uncle, my grandmother’s brother, and partly due to a friend of my parents. Though the spelling of my name was chosen from the other variants because my parents preferred it. As do I.

My middle name is also my father’s, and his father’s, and his uncle’s... Scottish families don’t tend to be very original when it comes to naming babies.

My family do something like that. The son always has his father's 1st name as his middle name. Only I'm a twin, so my brother got my dad's name. I had to make do with daniel :p.

I'm not sure what names I'd give my kids. For some reason I like Obadiah for a boy and Erin for a girl.

Heh, my mum does that. Sometimes she just settles for 'you!' :p

I have friends named Rachel and Jennifer, usually Rachel was the most rebellious, but every once in a while Jenny would do something horrible. It was so funny her mom would scream out RACHENNIFER!

Hilarious.

Thor- Because it will help him become a better person under the strain of buying. Also it is a cool name. :)

Frig- I don't know, another Viking god?

I was named Jennifer Kathleen. I'm not really sure why they picked Jennifer, but they picked Kathleen because it was similar to Catherine, my mom's middle name and my great-grandmother's name, but they didn't want to use Catherine exactly.

If I had been born a boy I would be Christopher Sheldon. I don't know why.

Gollum.


I got my name because nobody else in my family had it. I plan to name my children after notable posters on NSG.

So your first kid is going to be Lunatic Goofballs?
:D

Our daughter is named Nathalie because it's a beautiful name, because of a wife of a long deceased poet and Nathalie Cole.
Our son is named Francis because it's a beautiful name and because we like St. Fracis of Assisi.
Why parents would name their daughter Tempestt is completely beyond me. I mean, I can in a way understand Lemonjello and Oranjello, but why tempest with a spelling error? :headbang:

Oh, don't get me started. Too late.

There are a class of names that seem to be particularly vulnerable to people who think unorthodox spellings make unique kids. They don't. One in particular that I've seen as a former substitute teacher is -- and this is the base phonetic -- "KAY-lee". Here's the list that I saw:

Keli
Keili
Kailee
Kayli
Kaylee
Kayleigh
Kaeli
and, I shit you not,
Kehlii

Again, I don't want to sound like I consider myself the name authority or anything, but deliberately odd or complex spellings do nothing but force your child to spell their name out loud whenever it's asked for non-graphically. If people couldn't spell my old last name (ten letters, Polish, but every letter is sounded), and couldn't sound it out when read: M-A-N-T-I-K-O-S-K-I (I got all kinds of failed attempts...all they had to do was pronounce every letter...my favorite was Italian pasta: "manicotti"), what makes anyone think that they're going to be able to figure out "siobhan" (sho-VAHN). I know that's a classic Irish name, so it's fine, but deliberate conflating of names with odd spellings is damning your children to constant recitation of their own name. Like Aeryn Aarynn Aerynne Erynne Aryn Arrin Aerin OR Erryckka Ayrika Aricca Erykah Erryka Arykah. Argh.

I sign students up for classes every semester, and it is ridiculous that nowadays when a child's name is something simple, such as Erica, you still have to ask for the spelling. The worst example was Je'Neay. It was pronounced juh-NAY. Whena child spelling their name out loud has to say "J-e--apostrophe--Capital-N-e-a-y", it's gone a little too far.

i was named Ross because my parents were under the impression it mean red in some celtic language. apparently it does but i don't know which one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross

I was named Jennifer because my aunt (bless her) convinced my mother it was better than Aphrodite.

That's a tough call. Aphrodite is classy but pretentiously so, and Jennifer is almost a parody in itself. You could cross the two concepts and go for the ancestors of Jennifer: Genevieve or even Gwenevere (which leads to Gwen as a nickname).

Family name from the old country.

I like the short and slick names like mine. I would name my sons: Josh and Chad with family names in the middle.

I like short names, too, but Chad? God, I'm sorry, but that name irritates me because I've yet to meet a Chad who wasn't a complete asshole. Again, I haven't met all Chads. I know and admit that my rantings in this thread are only faintly based on rational points, but there it is.

Yes, though she is also badass. I am still glad my parents didn't go with that, though - my real name is not only prettier, but also much better suited to shortening into a nickname. (There's just no good nickname for a Galadriel. Gal-gal? Laddie? Yeah, not so great.)

And, of course, none of you guessing-people have gotten it right (not that I'd tell you if you did get it), although being named Ghan-buri-Ghan would be both horrible and awesome. :p

Fess up, it's Gimli, isn't it...
;)

It looks like people spend a lot of time deciding what they will name their child. My wife and I decided before we were married. Originally we wanted four kids, two boys and two girls but quit after being blessed with two boys. We quit for financial reasons.

In any case we decided the following for the reasons stated.

First boy - Sean Michael - Sean because it is the Irish for John and John was my dad's first name and is my first name. Michael because it is my confirmation name.

First girl - Laura Catherine - both my wife's mother and my mother.

Second boy - Thomas Kevin - Thomas was my grandfather and Kevin is my middle name which is the name I go by.

Second daughter - Patricia Renee - my oldest sister and my wife's older sister.

So, what did you name your kids and why or why were you given your name?

Is it tradition to give your children two names that someone in your family already has? I only have one name and I guess my parents chose it because they liked the sound.

I guess my parents named me how they did (it's Wilhelm in another language), because they thought it would make me a calm and kind little boy. Seems to have worked.

As for me, I plan to name my child Gabriel, as it's a cool name, and it suits both genders.

I guess my parents named me how they did (it's Wilhelm in another language), because they thought it would make me a calm and kind little boy. Seems to have worked.

As for me, I plan to name my child Gabriel, as it's a cool name, and it suits both genders.

It does?

It does?

In my language it does. Gabriel for guys and Gabrielle for girls.

Edit: My region's language, that is.

Wild guess time; it's Beruthiel, isn't it? Isn't it? :D

Hehe, no.



Fess up, it's Gimli, isn't it...
;)


Also no. It's an elvish name (Quenya, to be precise). My brother got the hobbit-name, and if my parents had had a third child, they might have been stuck being a dwarf. :p

In my language it does. Gabriel for guys and Gabrielle for girls.

Edit: My region's language, that is.

Ah, so the name doesn't suit both genders. Gabriel suits boys and Gabrielle suits girls -- different spelling and pronunciation. Thank you for the clarification.

Ah, so the name doesn't suit both genders. Gabriel suits boys and Gabrielle suits girls -- different spelling and pronunciation. Thank you for the clarification.

No, different spelling but same pronunciation. French is the main language where I live.

what makes anyone think that they're going to be able to figure out "siobhan" (sho-VAHN). I know that's a classic Irish name, so it's fine

The other problem I find is that people try to pronounce our (my sister and I) names with every letter sounded so I became Fi-ohn and she became Fi-oh-nu-ah-la.

Not so much of a problem at home since they're names that aren't all that uncommon but a nuisance when abroad

No, different spelling but same pronunciation. French is the main language where I live.

You'll find that French accents the first syllable of Gabriel and the last of Gabrielle.

You'll find that French accents the first syllable of Gabriel and the last of Gabrielle.

You'll find that I speak french every fucking day, and Gabriel is pronunced the exact same way as Gabrielle is.

Edit: Mainly because they have the same number of syllables.

Is it tradition to give your children two names that someone in your family already has? I only have one name and I guess my parents chose it because they liked the sound.

Most likely. Irish-Catholic and all you know,

You'll find that I speak french every fucking day, and Gabriel is pronunced the exact same way as Gabrielle is.

French has dialectic variants everywhere it's spoken. The French speakers I know would disagree. I'll leave it there.

French has dialectic variants everywhere it's spoken. The French speakers I know would disagree. I'll leave it there.

You must be right.

Edit: Although they will both be nicknamed "Gab" for sure, so meh.

You must be right.

Edit: Although they will both be nicknamed "Gab" for sure, so meh.

I don't know about "must", I can only go from experience. For all I know, the French speakers I know are just fuckin' with me.

In English, even the nicknames are pronounced differently.

"Gabe" (gayb) for men and "Gabi" (GAH-bee) for women.

I don't know about "must", I can only go from experience. For all I know, the French speakers I know are just fuckin' with me.

In English, even the nicknames are pronounced differently.

"Gabe" (gayb) for men and "Gabi" (GAH-bee) for women.

Ah well, I guess my cool name idea doesn't suit english. I'll just have to name my child with a single letter. (Could someone do that??)

Ah well, I guess my cool name idea doesn't suit english. I'll just have to name my child with a single letter. (Could someone do that??)

In English, at least in the USA, the kid would not be able to get a driver's license. The format does not allow for a single-letter name. Many Koreans and Japanese have had to change the name "O" to "Oh" to accede to that particular restriction.

Hehe, no.



Also no. It's an elvish name (Quenya, to be precise). My brother got the hobbit-name, and if my parents had had a third child, they might have been stuck being a dwarf. :p

:(

Míriel?

:(

Míriel?

No, but I have used that name (along with quite a few other Quenya names) as an internet screenname before. Does that count? :)

(Also, as previously mentioned, even if you did get it right, I wouldn't say so, seeing as one of the mixed blessings of having a weird name is that it is not at all difficult to input solely my first name into Google and find my full name and address. Being unique is lovely, but it does mean my internet-anonymity has to be guarded rather carefully.)

When I have children, I hope to have a son and a daughter
I would like to name My son either Alexei or Reinhard
and my Daughter either Kassandra or Kameela
:)

No, but I have used that name (along with quite a few other Quenya names) as an internet screenname before. Does that count? :)
Yay!
(Also, as previously mentioned, even if you did get it right, I wouldn't say so, seeing as one of the mixed blessings of having a weird name is that it is not at all difficult to input solely my first name into Google and find my full name and address. Being unique is lovely, but it does mean my internet-anonymity has to be guarded rather carefully.)

Doesn't mean I'll stop guessing...
I'm just having fun pulling up names.

Ambarussa?

my mum wanted to name my sister and i verticilium and armillaria, mad plant pathologist and mycologist she is. i'm not entirely certain she was joking either but fortunately she was overruled.

My middle name is also my father’s, and his father’s, and his uncle’s... Scottish families don’t tend to be very original when it comes to naming babies.

I'm guessing Michael.

My Grandfather, full blood-scot, had his middle name as "Michael". Guess what BOTH of my uncles, and my father's, AND MY middle name are? Just take a guess.


As for my first name, apparently they *wanted* to call me Stan(After my Grandfather), but decided not to, but wanted to keep a smililar-ish name. So I became "Sean". Doesn't sound the same, I know, but it is fairly similar in spelling.

Alexandre, after my great-grandfather on my mother's side.

http://www.thespoof.com/news/spoof.cfm?headline=s1i34002
Just found out.
Van Palin ... arh yeah.
BTW, the name's not a spoof.

One of my friends came from a Norse family, and they showed me a family tree once. For literally like 15 generations, the first male was either Thor Oleson or Ole Thorson, alternating back and forth. Thor, son of Ole, would produce Ole, son of Thor. And on and on endlessly. It was funny as hell.
My grandfather’s been researching the family tree, he’s got back to the 1700s, and there’s five or so names that get recycled in every generation.

Though there was one guy called Phipps; not a nickname or a shortening of Philip or anything, simply named Phipps.

I’m guessing Michael.

My Grandfather, full blood-scot, had his middle name as “Michael”. Guess what BOTH of my uncles, and my father’s, AND MY middle name are? Just take a guess.
:p

Michael isn’t my name, but it’s a similar story.

[QUOTE=Chumblywumbly;13625406]My grandfather’s been researching the family tree, he’s got back to the 1700s, and there’s five or so names that get recycled in every generation.

Though there was one guy called Phipps; not a nickname or a shortening of Philip or anything, simply named Phipps.


QUOTE]

Maybe it was that guy who realised that your family sucked at choosing orginal names and went back to just recycling them? ;)

My mother says it took her and my father about 5 minutes to decide upon my name. Victoria. Mum's father was named Charles, explaining my brother's name. My stepsister is named after a girl her father liked in high school (XD), and we're having great difficulty deciding on an upcoming baby's name. Now considering: Violet (for a girl). If I ever have a daughter, I would love to name her Evelyn (Eevee for short). ^^ Isn't that lovely?

My mother says it took her and my father about 5 minutes to decide upon my name. Victoria. Mum's father was named Charles, explaining my brother's name. My stepsister is named after a girl her father liked in high school (XD), and we're having great difficulty deciding on an upcoming baby's name. Now considering: Violet (for a girl). If I ever have a daughter, I would love to name her Evelyn (Eevee for short). ^^ Isn't that lovely?

It's a classic, I guess. But Eevee is a pokemon's name...

On a side note, is your account named after a Final Fantasy monster?

It's a classic, I guess. But Eevee is a pokemon's name...

On a side note, is your account named after a Final Fantasy monster?

^^; Heh, I know. It just contributes to its cuteness, I think...

Anywho, no, I meant it in the actual French sense of the term ("work of art"/masterpiece) and have never played Final Fantasy, which is utterly shocking to most. XD;

My name is David Christopher. David is my dad's middle name. Christopher because my parents wanted "Christ" in my name. I'm agnostic...go figure.

^^; Heh, I know. It just contributes to its cuteness, I think...

Anywho, no, I meant it in the actual French sense of the term ("work of art"/masterpiece) and have never played Final Fantasy, which is utterly shocking to most. XD;

I see...

When a child spelling their name out loud has to say "J-e--apostrophe--Capital-N-e-a-y", it's gone a little too far.
In my country (Poland) the policy is that the name must not be profane in any form, must indicate the sex and shouldn't put the child to ridicule. That's rather vague, I read of a case where parents had to appeal to the court (and then appeal again to a higher instance) because the clerk deemed Oak (as a second name) inappropriate.
So the policy is rathe rliberal - and people generally are not using this freedom at all. For which I am grateful.

My name is Ana Sofía.

Ana is the name of my grandfather´s younger sister.

Sofía was given to me by my mom because she liked the name and she wanted my name to mean something. Sofía means ´wisdom´ in Greek.