Baby Names

[CrazyAce86]

So Robert and I have been talking about baby names (for future reference, of course ;) ) and we've decided definitely on four, plus two that are up in the air.

Mind you, we're not planning to have six kids (not that I would mind), just making names to choose from. :)

What about all of you? Any names you've always liked or would name / have named children? Why do you like those names?

Here's what we've chosen...

Kenneth Eugene

This is for my grandfather. Robert never got to meet him, unfortunately, but I know they would've clicked. I miss my grandfather dearly and would love to honor him.

Rebecca Lynn

All three boys (Robert and his two brothers) were supposed to be born girls, and the name picked out for them was Rebecca Lynn. No girls were born, though, and Robert wants to have a daughter named that. I like it, too, so it's all good. :)

Johnathan Lee

Johnathan is kind of named after Robert (his middle name is John) and Lee is his dad's middle name. I spell it with "H" added-- don't know if we'll keep it that way, though-- because I like the way it looks. It's traditional, yet unique at the same time.

Elizabeth Dawn

Elizabeth is after my great-grandmother (and I inherited it as a middle name) and Dawn is after our mutual friend Jessica Dawn, who died of cancer at 14. I miss both of them very much, and again, it's to honor them.


These next two are kind of up in the air as of now, and feel free to suggest anything. :)

Robert Alan or Robert LeBeau

I prefer the latter, even though the first is his grandfather's name (who he was named after.) The only problem I have with Robert Alan is that our last name starts with a T-- so the initials would be RAT. Not so much a fan of that. LeBeau is his mother's maiden name, and both like the way it sounds.

Beverly

Both our grandmothers are named this, so it's just a matter of finding a first name or middle name that flows with it. I kind of like Beverly Anne or Beverly Kerrighan, but we're still thinking on it.

:)

[blank slate]

OMG, you TOTALLY stole my name...

[CrazyAce86]

*points to Robert's grandad*

No, he did! :D

And actually, of all the miscellaneous spellings, I like "Alan" the best.

[Mittens]

No input whatsoever: Gah.. I cant stand two part names and I hate the name Rebecca.

Input: Leon for a boy or Lyca for a girl.

[I Like Shinny!]

I have a few;

Girls:

Margot Sarah

Imogen Tessa

Sophia Lauren

Mackenzie Vera

Tamara Mae

Boys:

Edward Jacob

Micheal Leigth

[Osucka]

I have a few;

Girls:

Magot Sarah



I can see that going well in school... :duh:

[Mysticalmelody]

Kenneth Eugene and Beverly, would never make my personal list... I understand honoring relatives .. but yeah .. Some of my grandparents names... Ella, Wanda and Wallace.... I wouldn't subject my baby to that... Kenneth isn't bad but Eugene would make his friends have giggle fits. Beverly makes me think of an old lady who wears too much makeup.

Edit: Just my personal opinion.. :P

[Lea]

I'd give my kids Spanish names... haha. I doubt you want my suggestions.

Out of the list there, I'm not that fond of Elizabeth. It's so common and it might be hard if there are several Elizabeth's in one school classroom or something. It's still a cute name though. Just common.

[erbiumfiber]

My father's name is Henry Eugene. Much as I love him and would like to have honored him had my child been born a boy, there was no way I was planning to name a boy Henry Eugene.

Luckily, my baby was a girl (yay!) who was named Catherine (after my grandmother and my sister) and Anna (after my best friend).

Oh and the other grandfather? Even worse: Kermit Paul (yes, Kermit is really a name, not just for the frog)

And both grandmothers were Mary: Mary Jane and Mary Lucille. No way.

[crow-kun]

How about if its a boy: Blanket, Pilot Inspektor or Audio Science

[SGH]

Mohammad Hassan

Seriously though, please don't give them 'two part' names :gloomy:

[I Like Shinny!]

I can see that going well in school... :duh:
Just wait until they try to pronounce my last name with it. ^^

[ID_10T]

For the love of all that is good and holy, don't procreate.

[Mittens]

Luckily, my baby was a girl (yay!) who was named Catherine (after my grandmother and my sister) and Anna (after my best friend).

Beautiful names.
Especially Catherine (or Kathy or Kat. All those nicknames are fucking awesome)

[Mysticalmelody]

Middle names sometimes make legal things easier, they don't hurt .. Just don't make people call them by both like "Mary-Lou" or "Billy-Bob" Mary Louise lastname and William Robert lastname are fine though....

My aunt and uncle had 2 kids Casey Jordyn and Robert Jackson (Robert is my uncle's oldest Brother who's passed away... Jack is my uncle's name "Jackson get it?") Anyhow .. so Casey Jordyn and Robert Jackson.... are nicknamed CJ and RJ I think it's kinda cute :)

Edit:
I like names with nicknames .. Andrea has cool nicknames... Ann Annie ... Drea ... I like The name Dawn because it's short... Ellen isn't bad either cause it shortens to Elle...

[PiccoloNamek]

If I had a son, I would want to give him a name that was manly and strong, something like, Alexander, after Alexander the Great. If I had a daughter, I would name her something beautiful, like Luna. What a wonderful name. The name is associated with so many wonderful and beautiful things. The Roman goddess, Luna, the brilliance of the full moon shining at night, the graceful aerodynamic shape of the Luna moth, among other things.

[Mysticalmelody]

Names I would never wish on any child

Harriot
Harry
Dick
Betty
Wanda
Wallace
Ernie
Gertrude
Wilma
Ethel
Betsey
Beverly
Eugene
Ronald
Phillip
Jeremiah (full name used all the time is bad ... Jeremy is okay)
Cody (I don't know anyone above age 5 with this name... I can't imagine calling a full grown man Cody...)

I'm too tired to think of more...

[CrazyAce86]

Oh! No, no, no, no! Those aren't "two part" names, those are the first and middle names!

Sorry for the confusion!

I don't have a problem with two part names, actually, but that's not what I meant.


I love the name Eugene. And if he doesn't want his friends to know his middle name, then that's fine. My grandfather went by it-- he was called "Gene" and most people thought that was his first name.

We'll probably just call the kids Gene or Kenny, Becca or Becky, John or Johnny, and Lizbeth or Lizzy, or whatever nicknames come along.

They probably will get the two part nickname as a kind of joke, because that's what my family does. My mom, Kimberly Jean, is called Kimmie Jean sometimes by family, and I'm called Elizabeth Anne (my middle names) on occasion. It's generally a form of teasing or, in my case, to get my attention right away.

Concerning Beverly, I'll admit I don't love the name, but I do like it and think it would make a great middle name or a possible "silent" first name. (Like I said with my grandfather-- he was Kenneth Eugene, but went by Gene.)

The honoring family and friends is just a very deep tradition in both of our families, as well as in my area. We have what's considered "modern" names, such as Shannon for a boy, but most of the names are classic, traditional names with a few exceptions, such as my own name-- Lacey.

People like different names for different reasons, but we're opting for traditional, classic names, though the ethnicity of the name doesn't really matter.

Thanks for responding!

[haterllnation]

Mr.
Micah Jonas
Caleb Michael
Seth Lucas [friend from high school's name. I liked it]
Richard James [why, you ask...]


Miss.
Anna Michelle
Zoey [awsome without middle]
Lynn [awesome without middle]
Elizabeth Anne

[seiji]

I hate the name Rebecca.
:gloomy:
Eugene!
I have a cousin named Willard Eugene ... III. Yes, he is the third Willard Eugene in a row. He goes by CJ, short for Chip Junior, after his father (Willard Eugene Junior) who went by Chip. Actually, come to think of it, his father might have been Willard Eugene II, which would mean somebody actually thought Willard Eugene was a good name to resurrect...:frypan:

I'm going to name my firstborn son Llwyllynn. My fiance's last name also starts with an "L". My children are going to hate me. :D

[Osucka]

Mr.

Richard James [why, you ask...]



I don't ask why, I just hope the last name isn't Johnson.

[CrazyAce86]

^IRT that...

Could be worse. I was flipping through some old yearbooks from eighties in my school library once, and there actually was this, shall we say, "nerdy" looking kid named Harry Bush.

Am I the only one that wonders if he's a serial killer now?

[Yachiru]

I would name my sons:
Gavrillo
Benito

[Candyvan Stan]

First born baby boy will hopefully be called Michael Peter Schuuring II.

[mugen]

I would name my sons:
Gavrillo
Benito
A man whose actions led to the first world war, and a facist dictator?

Edit: thanks H20rowe

[h2orowe]

Whose, I think >_>;


I would probably name my child Trevor. The middle name would probably Thomas, since that's my Uncle's (Who passed away. Closest thing to a father I ever had.), my grandpa's, my little cousin's, and my middle name. :P

Maybe I'd actually name the kid Thomas? Tommy is a pretty badass name. Albeit a little red neck sounding.
I've been fond of like.. Trevor.. for some reason. That name is just.. too cool. Jeremy, maybe. Those names are cool for guys. Melvin too. Something somewhat nerdy.

Then for girls, I've been fond of those like stupid hippy names >_>; like Misty, or Stellar. Stellar. 8D Stellar Rowe. That sounds so bad.

Anyway. Lacey, your boyfriend's name is Robert Lee? >_>; As in Robert E Lee?

Edit: Oh shit, wait. Misread that XD nvm. I was like ROBERT LEE?! *spits out some form of non seman liquid*

[Yachiru]

A man whoes(?) actions led to the first world war, and a facist dictator?

PS. someone please tell me if whoes is correct..

Yes I want my son to be called after Gavrillo Principe and the other one after Benito Mussolini. I just love History and I think Gavrillo and Benito are Beautiful names :P

[Kass]

My ex and I could only ever agree on a gril's name. It's a good thing I had a daughter or we'd still probably be arguing over the boy's name. ;)

I like strong names. My choice for a boy was Nicholas Alexander. My daughter is Mallory Nicole. If I had another girl, she'd be Alexandra Olivia.

[Candyvan Stan]

Kass - Alexander, an excellent choice. I'd name my second boy Alexandros, if it wasn't so whacky, named after Alexander the Great. But since Alexandros is weird, I'd just call him Alexander.

[CrazyAce86]

I like the name Alexander, I just can't see using it personally. I don't know why, it's an awesome name. *shrugs*

IRT Joey

Nah, he's Robert John, his dad is Timothy Lee, his grandad is Robert Alan.

[japanat]

I like the feel of Irish names: Shannon (wise river) for girls, Sean (old & wise) for boys. My other two are Aimee (Fr - beloved, 永実 ーforever fruitful) and Asahi (as in Super Dry - Morning Sun 朝陽).

The oldest and youngest got names with matching kanji, the middle two (the S's) are in katakana. They all got middle names, which I only use when I'm angry or otherwise need to get their attention.

I was in love with the name Arashi (storm) for my youngest, until I realized that Americans (including my own mother) would pronounce it 'a rash!' Then Johnny's Jimusho started the boyband, and I was really glad we changed...

edit: a great name site http://www.behindthename.com

[seiji]

I was in love with the name Arashi (storm) for my youngest, until I realized that Americans (including my own mother) would pronounce it 'a rash!' Then Johnny's Jimusho started the boyband, and I was really glad we changed...
Great, now I have jpop stuck in my head again.

I like the name Hikaru (光) and most names including that kanji. I also love Kaoru (with a を) for a boy. I'm considering annoying my future children with multiple middle names just so I can work in my favorite Japanese ones. :bwitch:

[gyoza]

What's your last name? Because my answer to your question depends entirely on that. :)

[I Like Shinny!]

Speaking of Japanese names...

You can't go wrong with the name Makoto (I wish I knew how to change the text sript on my computer, so I can show you the kanji. :gloomy:).

Makoto's an awesome name for both a girl and a boy.

It's my favorite name. :)

[Nights_into_dreams]

I have always been partial to the name "Mia". I fell for the name when I first played Lunar, and I have wanted to name a child it ever since.

I'd prefer to name the child "Mia Ausa" if I could, but I probably wouldn't be allowed to.

Seriously.

[ellie]

These are names I really like:
GIRL:
Alyson
Ariel
Kennedy (isn't that just TOO CUTE for a little girl?!)
Madeleine (and call her Maddy. Goodness that is clearly an adorable child.)
BOY:
Scott
Luke
Christopher (as a middle name)
Dante (I think this is cute, but I could see it not going well in elementary school so I doubt i would name a kid this.)

[Mittens]

:gloomy:
If your name is rebecca, thats kew' with me... Just I would never actually name my child that.

*bows in apology*

[FOBulous]

I read an article that said unique and original names are popular now. I say just pick a name that rolls off the tongue well with your last name.

[seiji]

*bows in apology*
Accepted. *pets the kitty*

Serge is a good name. Llwyllynn Serge Ka(w)oru. :innocent:

[Mittens]

*pets the kitty*

*Mews and purrs happily*

[h2orowe]

I'd name my kid Apple.


:rofl:

[najebanye]

you should definitely name your kid najebanye so that way when you lose them in the mall or something you'll be saying F**k you in russian to everyone

[El_CJ]

I always liked Moon-Unit, Dweezil, and Diva-Muffin. That Frank Zappa was the king of baby names.

Or, just throwing a few REAL suggestions out.

For girl names, I have no idea. Being a boy myself, I find it super hard to put myself in a 'feminine' frame of mind to figure out what would be good, so my ability to come up with numerous suggestions is limited. I can only come up with "Jessica" because I've always liked that name for some reason.

For boy names, I'd just choose names I always felt were badass, or otherwise awesome, and wanted for myself.
I always liked the name Dmitri. It's Soviet-style awesome. Dmitri Blank. Super cool.
William is always a solid choice, because it's so versatile. "Bill" if he ends up being a Joe-Sixpack Everyman, "Will" or "William" if he wants to sound respectable. Especially if you can just arbitrarily give them a number, like William Blank VI.

For middle names... go for the most embarassing names you can think of. "Sally" if it's a boy, "Dick" if it's a girl.

So, in short, you have three choices.
Jessica Dick Blank.
Dmitri Sally Blank.
William Sally Blank VI.
Bill S. Blank.

[Neon Pink Shoehorn]

I like unusual names. Some of my favorites for girls are
Hypatia
Shaylee
Zariel
Brites
Jalil and Jalila
Azaela
Pelagia
Odessa


boys:
Jabari
Damarion
Cade
Cael
Quinlan
Perrin (I blame the wheel of time for that, though)
Orion

eh, maybe I'll think of more later

[Tibs]

If I have a daughter I am so naming her Charys.

That is all.

[CrazyAce86]

What's your last name? Because my answer to your question depends entirely on that. :)

Who, me? My last name is Hiles (rhymes with "miles"), though my full name is Lacey Elizabeth Anne Hiles Reed.

Robert's is Robert John Taylor.

And yes, when I marry him, I will have one first name, two middle names, and three last names.

Whoo, go me.

[Tibs]

That's quite a collection you have there.

[erised]

Who, me? My last name is Hiles (rhymes with "miles"), though my full name is Lacey Elizabeth Anne Hiles Reed.
...
And yes, when I marry him, I will have one first name, two middle names, and three last names.

How do you have 2 last names now? Were you married before?

My mom swears I'm going to have twins (some weird thread and a needle fortune teller thingy).

If I have boys, they will be Kent and Collin. I really like Rochester and Roderick for boys' middle names; I like a short name w/a long name. But I'm flexible on middle names, so maybe I'll let the daddy pick middle names.

If I have girls, they will be Emma and Elle. I'm not sure about middle names for girls. I also really like the name Genevieve for a girl. If I just have 1 girl I'll probably use this name. Then I could call her Jen or Jenna or Eve (or maybe V or Vieve). ^_^

[CrazyAce86]

No, I wasn't.

Hiles was my mother's maiden name, and since she was not married when I was born, I was given that name.

When she did marry six years later to Daryl (pronounced "dar-ull" btw), his last name of Reed was added on.

When I get married, Taylor will simply be added on, as that's pretty much how it works around here.

[Tibs]

So your great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great grandchildren will have interesting names then?

[Roxie]

I really like Juliet...not Julie, Juliet.

I like Rory, Penna-lynn

Dichelle, Cierta

For boys, Desmond, Seth, Clive.

[ZaichikArky]

I like the names Yuri and Terry for boys. I can't seem to think of a girls name though >_<.

[Roxie]

Oh, I like oldschool names too

Like Pearl, Opal, June, Don, Dean and Bernadette!

[chad mullet]

Every first born male on my father's side of the family since the census began in the 1830s, has either been called John or Richard .So I continued the practice with my oldest son.

I've never had to think of a name for a girl - How about "Chanterelle", "Bacardi" or "LaToyota".

[Roxie]

How ghetto do you want your baby girl?

[Tibs]

LaToyota made me lol

[ruaidhri]

Rory is a man’s name. It’s Irish in origin and in Irish is spelled Ruaidhri. When I was born Rory was a very unusual name in the United States. My mother had Irish blood so she wanted my name to be of Irish origin.

Throughout my youth people used to ask me if I were named after Rory Calhoun, a popular actor of the time http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001983/, I wasn’t; actually, he changed his name to Rory after I already had the name. Nobody assumed that my name was anything other than a boy’s or man’s name. Then, following the 1968 assassination of her husband, Robert Kennedy, Ethel Kennedy decided to name her baby girl Rory. Suddenly, Rory began its association as a girl’s name in the United States. In Ireland it is still a very popular boy’s name.

Personally, I believe Rory is a good strong name for a man. However, today, I’d hesitate before naming a boy Rory. Why? Because it’s likely he would be teased in school for having a girl’s name. In days past he could have beat the crap out of his distracters but in today’s world that would only cause his expulsion from school and possible arrest. The alternative is to take the ribbing, watch his school do nothing to stop it and eventually hate his own name.

Now, I know that some nicknames can be applied to both sexes. Pat, Bobby and Alex are good examples. But, those are nicknames where the actual names although similar are, in fact, different, Patrick-Patricia, Robert-Roberta and Alexander-Alexandra. You might suggest I’m being over sensitive but how many boys today are named Carroll as was Carroll O’Connor, the actor that played Archie Bunker on All in the Family, Carroll also was a man’s name.

[erised]

When she did marry six years later to Daryl (pronounced "dar-ull" btw)

...

as that's pretty much how it works around here.

Where is around here? (for some reason I'm thinking TX, but I feel like that's wrong)

We have Darryl in TN, but I've also discovered a new name pronounced "Dur-ell". I'm not sure how it's spelled, but people swear up and down that it isn't just Darryl w/a bad southern accent. It sounds horrible to me.

[CrazyAce86]

IRT Tibs:

Assuming you're being half-serious, no, all of our children will simply have the last name Taylor, not Hiles Reed Taylor or any combination thereof. When I'm married, Taylor will be my official last name, I won't be Hiles Reed Taylor either. I'll keep both Hiles and Reed, but they'll become sort of like middle names rather than last names.


IRT ruaidhri:

My name is like that, too. Lacey was originally a man's name. My mother found it by reading an obituary for a man named Lacey (first name). Now, it's a complete girl's name, and I'm not sure I like that, despite being a girl. It went from being a cool, pretty much unisex name to a super feminine name. It just sucks.

As for Rory, I still see it being used as a boy's name. I think it regain some popularity for boys thanks to Rory Culkin (Macauley's brother). I like it better as a boy's name than as a girl's name.

Around here, it seems that the line between what's a boy's name and what's a girl's name is blurred more than elsewhere. I've known boys named Shannon, Adriel, and Chrissy and girls named Alec, Johnny, and Mikey.


IRT erised:

Here refers to south-central PA, specifically Fulton County. And it is a custom with the local folks who have been here for a very long time (family-wise), which mine has. (We've been here since the early 1800s.)

I'll admit it's not a very common occurence, but it's not completely uncommon either. It's basically just that some folks do and some folks don't.

As for Daryl, that's called a "Hancock name" around here. (Hancock, MD, where he's from.) No matter where he goes locally, he'll tell them his name and nine times out of ten the response is, "That's a Hancock name!"

Hancock is just known for unusual names, pronounciations, spellings, etc. For example, the name Andrea being pronounced "on-DREE-uh". People in Hancock tend to pronounce my name as "lessy" instead of "lacey".

As for "dur-ell", it does sound somewhat familiar, but it could just be an accented pronounciation. I don't know how it's spelled, either. I guess do a search for "Durrell" or other spellings and see if a name comes up.

[Animelee]

Guy:

Jack [Cool, one-syllable, manly name. Potential insults: Jackass, Jack-off...]
Bruce [Cool, one-syllable, manly name. Potential insults: Douche... // Nicknames: Brucey.]
Leon [Cool, (depending on accent) one-syllable, manly name. Potential insults: Pee-On... // Nicknames: Lee.]
Locke [Cool, one-syllable, manly name. Potential insults: Cock...]



Girl:

Olivia [Cool, cute, yet strong and feminine name. Potential insults: None. // Nicknames: Liv.]
Alexandra [Cool, cute, yet strong and feminine name. Potential insults: None. // Nicknames: Alex, Lexy.]

[TLab3000]

I hope my ex doesn't mind me mentioning the names we've chosen. They're a bit weird, but I still like them:

- Tilly
- Mortimer

My second name is Walter, she likes it, I don't.

I think names that have an obvious meaning aren't good. At the local Irish pub, we once had a collection of such names. There were waitresses with the following names:
Charity, Prudence, Chastity, Hope, and fortunately two Aileens. It reminded me on a certain Discworld novel...

[Tibs]

Olivia - Potential insults: None.

You're forgetting GAYlivia.

[Candyvan Stan]

Leon [Cool, (depending on accent) one-syllable, manly name. Potential insults:


Awesome name. Léon. Reminds me of one of my favourite films - coincidentally named Léon.

[CrazyAce86]

Leon. I do like it, but every time I see or hear it I immediately think of Petshop of Horrors.

The manga, that is, not the movie.

I love quirky and offbeat names myself, but I save those for my characters in my stories. :D

[h2orowe]

Damn.. Leon and Rory are both badass names >_>;

[I Like Shinny!]

I'm found of the name Booooooooooooooop~

[The Republic]

just dont use a first name for the kuds' last name. (rebecca johns, bobby Stanley). The more first-nameish your last name sounds, the more unussual your first name should sound. Ex: (Clive Johns, Wilson Stanley). Nothing sounds quite as redneck as a first-name sounding last name with a gerneric first name.

[jihei18]

I have an unusual first name, and people usually assume it's my last name! So it's wierd either way.

[Firefly]

for girls, I like "L" names. Leia, Lila, Lilly, Leilani, so forth.

for guys, I like "S" names a lot. Scott, Sean, Steven, Steve.

[dzee]

out of all names mentioned so far,
beverley anne: have a friend beverley anne dona
makoto: 真 (真琴?) is a lovely kanji, anyhow.
hikaru: 光 = yes.
mortimer: mickey mouse's original name?
juliet: tragic love affair much?

i'll admit i have favorite names as much as the next person, but as i was saying before to someone else over im, naming an Imagination seems a little Queer to me..

anyhow, i like 4-lettered names for boys in general, and i think girls with boynames are awesome.

then again, i've thought semi-seriously before - when i was younger - of naming the kid eden, lucifer or beowulf.. and will probably still be sorely tempted.

[PiccoloNamek]

Speaking of Hikari, I would seriously consider naming a daughter that. It's a beautiful name, with a nice meaning, plus, that's my favorite kanji. She would even have her own theme song. (Hikari no Tabi, from DBZ TV special one, and one of the best songs ever, period.)

[Duke Luke of Juke]

I would be embarassed to name my hypothetically caucasian child a blatantly Asian name. I would feel the same about naming him something stereotypically latin, like Jesus or Pedro. Or naming her Apple. I realize that as a person you may be very creative, and like to think of interesting quips and sly witticisms, but really, think of the poor kid who has to tell his little elementary school friends that his name is Legolas Chang. They might think it's cool at first, but after they figure out that Legolas is an elf (which is in the general ballpark of a fairy), he's going to need new underwear as a result of all the unfortunate wedgies your creativity brought him.

[PiccoloNamek]

Well, my kid would be homeschooled anyway, so none of that would be a problem.

That being said, I probably would not give my (hypothetical) white child an obviously asian name. Not even one that I really, really liked. I'm not giving up on "Luna", though.

[seiji]

Since my kid, whenever I have one, ought to be French-American :innocent:, I want him to have a French name first or second. Like I said, if I ever gave my kid an Asian or otherwise culturally incongruent name (and that's a definite maybe), it would be a second or third middle name so he could choose whether or not to use it.

Sci-fi and fantasy names are fair game as long as they don't sound too far-fetched. Arwen is a nice name, but Obi-Wan would have to be buried pretty deep. Not that I'd refuse it outright...Llwyllynn Serge Ka(w)oru Vader? :rofl:

[erised]

Llwyllynn

You do realize that word is missing several vowels, right? :boggled:

[The Divine Comedy]

You do realize that word is missing several vowels, right? :boggled:

It's Welsh. They're too special for mere vowels. :P

[Kass]

Well, my kid would be homeschooled anyway, so none of that would be a problem.

That being said, I probably would not give my (hypothetical) white child an obviously asian name. Not even one that I really, really liked. I'm not giving up on "Luna", though.

Is your kid never going to play on the playground or with other children ever as well?

Little kids can be cruel to anything that is odd or out of the norm. As much as you want your child to have an original or imaginative name, you really should consider how it will affect their interactions with other kids. That, after all, determines how well they interact with others as adults.

I've known several people whose parents went for the whole creatvie name thing in the 60s. All of them have legally changed their name to something other than Free Spirit or Astral Luna. One "rebelled" to the point of choosing John as a name, perhaps one of the most plain, normal names going. The only reason it worked for Frank Zappa's kids is that he was rich and wierd.

When my mother worked in a school while we were in Germany, she had a set of sisters come through named Precious Jewell and Rising Starr. Poor kids.

[PiccoloNamek]

Of course, I would teach my children to stand up for themselves and not be submissive towards bullies. You can't give those idiots any leeway whatsoever or they'll walk all over you.

Astral Luna? :rofl: Just "Luna" is fine. It isn't particularly strange or weird. Of course, "Luna" is the root for word "Lunacy", but seeing the state of the education system today, I would imagine the majority of people don't know that.

[4letterwords]

Since Im marrying Japanese and living in Japan, I have to give my children Japanese names... I thought Anna would be good for a girl, or Yuki... and Kaede for a boy.

[Firefly]

Since Im marrying Japanese and living in Japan...


:eyepop: :eyepop: :eyepop: :eyepop: Is this for sure or is it just speculation?

[Roxie]

You do realize that word is missing several vowels, right? :boggled:
sometimes y, remember?!

[erised]

Then it needs to be Llywyllyn. haha

too many y's...that reminds me of Lynyrd Skynyrd. ^_~

[CrazyAce86]

*hums "Sweet Home Alabama*

One of the reasons both Robert and I didn't choose offbeat names is because of the retaliation of little kids. I like quirky names, but I save them for my stories.

Quirky Names I Like:

Isra (F)
Ezra (M)
Rosalie (F)
Ezekial (M)
Siobhan (F -- pronounced "chevonne")
Evon (M -- this is my dad's middle name, pronounced "EE-von")

Yes, my dad has the middle name Evon. So does his dad, which is where he got it. I've never heard of the name before except for those two, not as a first or middle name. Have any of you?

[erised]

Evon (M -- this is my dad's middle name, pronounced "EE-von")

Yes, my dad has the middle name Evon. So does his dad, which is where he got it. I've never heard of the name before except for those two, not as a first or middle name. Have any of you?

Before I read the pronounciation, I thought you were saying Evan. I've heard of Evon (probably spelled differently) as a girl's name, but I think it's neat as a guy's middle name. ^_^

[ellie]

My family likes slightly weird names, but nothing too extreme. My older sister is Jeana Eve (Jeana is pronounces like Jean-uh, not like Gee-Anna, which some people try to say.) I have cousins names Kiira (pronounced like Keer-uh) and Raija (like Rye-uh) and Skyla. I have a cousin named Colby, and she's a girl, but I usually hear that name on guys. Dean is a popular boy name in my family. I like those names in my family.

Some of the names of people related to me that I don't like so much is Veronica, Richard, Patrick, and James. Ick.