It seems many of us have suggestions for the mothers to be. So that Sariah [or anyone else] can safely read our suggestions. Or anti-suggestions. Here is the place...Mothers-to-be are welcome to comment, but lack thereof will not be so noticed, therefore anything is open game.
My suggestions: don't use FF's contributions...or the kid will likely get dumped into wastebaskets! Sorry FF...but the truth must be stated!
My anti-suggestion of the day: Jamie or Jimmy. They are always rotten kids in the early years in my experience! Just avoid J names altogether--it's safer that way. [Sorry, Lura. but Jago is OK for the reason you explained on Sariah's blog. And Jesse is long past that stage.]
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Names and associations are a funny thing. My BIL's in-laws named their son "Zadek" (the "a" is long) and told my BIL - "so you can't steal it.") We secretly made fun of them behind their backs because we thought it was a crazy name.
But I have a friend out here who's baby is named Zadek (short "a") and it's totally cute and we love it!
The difference is not in the pronounciation of the vowel, but our perception of the parents.
In our house the "no" list consists of: Kyle, Justin, Caleb and Dylan, (that's the short list,) in addition to our brother's names, and also the name of anyone whom I may have dated.
Oh yes, and Paul thinks that all the Celtic and Gaelic names sound too effeminate, so they're out, too.
hey lookit! i'm just trying to be helpful. the world needs more atoms, champs and denims, and less jacks, joes and daves.
hehe
PM--Watch out for Lura! She loves those Celtic and Gaelic names!
FF--you are right! I just don't think you've hit upon the right ones yet...
My Mom always wanted to name a daughter Erica. Then she married my very Italian father. The name did NOT work! So I promised her I would name a daughter Erica for her [she didn't like her own name...so no naming AFTER her]. But too much C-C. It sounded like the old WWII song "K-K-K-Katy" So I had to wait for a new surname.
All I'm saying is the whole name needs to fit together!
[And I immediately read Zadek with a long a! phonics rules!]
I love the Gaelic and Celtic names, too! I'm just not allowed to use them on our sons ;)
My suggestion for Vinnie was Mahonri Moriancumr [the brother of Jared in the Book of Mormon]. I t seemed to fir after a Sariah...and in my family Alma is a female name, while in the BoM it is a male name. OK, no, I never was serious, but it has a fun ring to it...and if you just use Mahonri[long o,long i] it sounds masculine, but unusual. Instead we went te safe route, naming him after our fathers.
Then theree's always Xerxes [which I threatened to name Erica if a boy because my husband wouldn't get serious about a name] I even tried it out--try it, it's fun. Go open your back door and call out, "Xerxes, Xerxes, time for dinner!" Ain't it great?
i'll keep tryin'.
:D
haha, Jaedin and Jenacy are both J names and Jaedin is a Gaelic name.
Man, I STINK at choosing names!!!!
;)
If we'd known that the name Jaedin could also be a girl's name I highly doubt Jaedin would have gotten that name. We both assumed it was strictly a boy's name when it was chosen. It makes me twitch when I meet little girls named Jaden. His name will probably be shortened to Jae or something when he gets older. Oh well. Had to give him some reason to hate us for life, right? :)
My nephew is named Teancum. I love that name. I also like Ashton (one of my friends had the cutest little boy named Ashton!). Hmm..that's all I got. We're TERRIBLE with boy names! I've got half a dozen girl names though.
My word verification is Xurhrox. That'd be a good one. ;)
Feather: Sorry about the J names comment: it obviously did NOT mean your kids names [I like them--really!]...it meant Jennifer and Jamie and Jared and Justin...the ones you hear everyday. I prefer unusual names, but in my head girls names should ideally end in "uh" [note Sariah, Lura, Erica]. I chose Erica for my Mom, not for its rarity. Boys names can be unusual, but must be masculine sounding...ending in "o" [like Jago] or have hard consonant sounds like Richard or Vincent {OK, that last is fudging a little, but it's my Dad's name...]
FF--c'mon--you're not really tryin'!
I've occasionally looked at the "word" verifications, too.
Some of the 'old' names helped in teaching phonics to a class: Ann, Pam, Tim, Tom, etc. But, hey, Jago and Jae[din] work.
DA, I'm crushed at your veto of Xerxes!!! ;D
I feel compelled to add, even though the conversation is over, that I was teaching a boy named Ian, who was a real handful to say the least!, when my brother-in-law named his new baby Ian.
I got over it. Just as I got over my friend naming her baby Kyle. There is hope for teachers.
Thank you, PM. An important comment, I think! :D
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