Your favorite names for girls
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Mine were:
Emma Rose
Savannah Grace
Riley Elizabeth
But, I had a boy !!
Emma Rose
Savannah Grace
Riley Elizabeth
But, I had a boy !!
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Don't forget when you figure out the name you have to yell it in it's entirety to be sure it's "yell-able." Gotta have a middle name that really drives home the seriousness of your displeasure.
:giggle: We did this with both kids names.
Andrew Thayne
Dorothy Grace
My DH's suggestions for the boy name were:
Angus - umm no
Percival - umm double no
Cecil - NO
Thor - hell no
Andrew's name came from the book Ender's Game which we both love. Plus it sounded good with Thayne which is a family name that I wanted to use.
Dorothy and Grace are both family names also. We settled on that one fairly quickly. Since I had a grandmother named Dorothy and he had a great grandmother named Dorothy, it was pretty easy.
Some of the girl names in my family are fun. Like:
Ludmilla
Alvera
Parmalee
Pearl
We didn't choose any of these. I think for obvious reasons. Although I did flirt with Ludmilla just because my Great Aunt Ludmilla was one of the most wonderful people you could ever meet.
I like Beatrice. I have an Aunt Bea which I find endlessly amusing.
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Please do not name her Beatrice.
It now means wearer of ugly hats.
Also do not pick a name that sounds like anything sold in a pharmacy. :hides:
You might want to peruse these 2 articles:
http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/955099/funny-and-ugly-baby-names
http://gawker.com/5967948/2012s-definitive-list-of-unusual-baby-names-will-destroy-your-soul
It now means wearer of ugly hats.
Also do not pick a name that sounds like anything sold in a pharmacy. :hides:
You might want to peruse these 2 articles:
http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/955099/funny-and-ugly-baby-names
http://gawker.com/5967948/2012s-definitive-list-of-unusual-baby-names-will-destroy-your-soul
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Or Catalina
LOVE IT!!! If we get a male cat, his name will be Sheffield.
I think KG should name her baby girl Wrigley.
My friend's daughter and son-in-law got a dog shortly after they got married. He convinced her to name the dog Wrigley. Now that she's expecting her first baby everyone is telling her not to let her DH get involved in the naming. :giggles:
There is actually a young woman in our town with that name...she had no clue what I was talking about when I mentioned the grocery connection...
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Please do not name her Beatrice.
It now means wearer of ugly hats.
Also do not pick a name that sounds like anything sold in a pharmacy. :hides:
You might want to peruse these 2 articles:
http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/955099/funny-and-ugly-baby-names
http://gawker.com/5967948/2012s-definitive-list-of-unusual-baby-names-will-destroy-your-soul
:lol: I forgot about her. Oops. I still like the name.
:Lol: Ennui's second article:
2012's Definitive List Of Unusual Baby Names Will Destroy Your Soul
By Drew Magary, Dec 12, 2012 3:10 PM
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The American baby-naming crisis was already getting out of hand prior to this week, with names like Jaydien being thrown around by white trash parents who are actively trying to damage America's reputation. But now the problem is worsening. Yesterday, the people at BabyCenter—the site you go to when your child has glued his own nipples together and you need advice from parents who have experienced similar issues—unveiled their list of unusual baby names for 2012, names that were given to at least TWO children during the course of the year. The list is terrifying.
Not only are these names awful, but you can wade through this list and actually HEAR stupid people brainstorming these names. You can feel them straining to give them a child whose name will yield precisely one Google search result. You can listen to the English language screaming for help as these parents cobble together letters and syllables that have no place being near one another. These are not so much names as they are hideous mutations.
I say all this knowing that we live in a free society, and if you want to name your kid Hailo, well then more power to you. I know that children become their names, regardless of how silly those names may seem. You may snort when you hear the name Taco BM Monster (that's a real name), but then you meet Taco BM Monster and you're like, "Well, he couldn't be anyone but Taco BM Monster!" I know that there are any number of racial and economic undertones to making fun of people's names (as demonstrated here.). I also know that these are children we're talking about—sweet, innocent little creatures who perhaps don't deserve ridicule simply for having a name they didn't choose for themselves. I know all that. That said, some of these names are ****ing terrible. Behold a mere sampling:
GIRLS
Ace - It's bad enough when people name a boy Ace. Ace the boy has long bangs and the world's most punchable face. Ace the girl is stuck with a name that screams out to the world, "Daddy wanted a boy, and he wanted that boy to be a fighter pilot."
Kaixin - (closes eyes) Wait wait, don't tell me. You're white, you're a Mormon, and you live in a cul-de-sac with your folks and your brother Kaixlee. Was I right? I was?! PSYCHIC.
Krittika - Also soon to be the name of a terrible Halle Berry film. (NOTE: Thanks to OleMissTarana for pointing out that Krittika is actually a fairly normal Indian name, which makes me horribly ignorant. I just assumed it was a couple who started out liking Brittany then morphed it into Krittany and then morphed it into Krittika. Don't tell me it can't happen.)
Thinn - Don't be fatt!
Yoga - Again, this is case of people just thinking of random, topical **** and then foisting it upon a child. Uhhh... QUINOA! Uhhh... PERRANO! Uhhh... ZUMBA! There will be 500,000 Zumbas born two years from now.
Zealand - It's a measure of how insane many of these name are that Zealand actually feels sedate. It could have been so much worse: Zealynd, Zeelynnd, Zzealynndanna. We're at the point now where the ****izations are getting ****ized. People are taking the letter Y and abusing it to the point of shell shock. Poor Y. It wasn't built to handle this much overuse.
BOYS
Aero - Again, you can feel the strain. "I want my son to be bold, and strong, and a leader! I got it: I'll name him THRUST." You aren't doing a child any favors by trying to ascribe qualities to him that aren't there yet. This is a child, not the launch of a new brand of soda.
Burger - Well now you're just stoned off your face.
Donathan - You can get away with giving a girl a ****ty name more easily than a boy. If you're a girl named Donathan, everyone will call you Doni and you can explain the strange origins of your name to your date and it makes for a cute little moment while Taylor Swift warbles something horrible in the background. But people have to understand that a boy's name is an invitation to be **** on. Other boys will do ANYTHING to tear your little boy apart, to crush his confidence and leave him a sullen wreck, and the name is the first thing they latch onto. Oh, Donathan? You're a ****ing moron. That's life for Donathan the boy.
Espn - The phenomenon of people naming their kid after ESPN isn't new. It's actually been going on for years now, which is what makes it so alarming. This name has roots now. This is a mainstay. A CLASSIC. Two years from now, it will give way to Espyn and nothing will make sense anymore.
Haven'T - Don'T.
Kix - Whatcha doing out in the night time?
Why'd ya callin' me on the phone?
Your mama can't solve your problems
When's daddy, ever get home?
"X" nearly gets as much overuse now as Y: Kix, Jax, Dax, Kax, Pexx, Wux, Qaxxax, etc. It really drives home the "I play lacrosse!" aspect of a kid's personality.
Pawk - Congrats! You're a sound effect.
Rysk - There are many bad names on this list, but this one—this horrible thing of a name—is the worst. It has everything: the strained manliness, the debased Y, the phenomenon of naming your kid a word instead of a name... It's brutal. Poor little Rysk Chambers. His parents apparently wanted to give birth to a superhero instead of a happy boy. Next time you want to name something Rysk, buy a boat.
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2012's Definitive List Of Unusual Baby Names Will Destroy Your Soul
By Drew Magary, Dec 12, 2012 3:10 PM
SHARE
The American baby-naming crisis was already getting out of hand prior to this week, with names like Jaydien being thrown around by white trash parents who are actively trying to damage America's reputation. But now the problem is worsening. Yesterday, the people at BabyCenter—the site you go to when your child has glued his own nipples together and you need advice from parents who have experienced similar issues—unveiled their list of unusual baby names for 2012, names that were given to at least TWO children during the course of the year. The list is terrifying.
Not only are these names awful, but you can wade through this list and actually HEAR stupid people brainstorming these names. You can feel them straining to give them a child whose name will yield precisely one Google search result. You can listen to the English language screaming for help as these parents cobble together letters and syllables that have no place being near one another. These are not so much names as they are hideous mutations.
I say all this knowing that we live in a free society, and if you want to name your kid Hailo, well then more power to you. I know that children become their names, regardless of how silly those names may seem. You may snort when you hear the name Taco BM Monster (that's a real name), but then you meet Taco BM Monster and you're like, "Well, he couldn't be anyone but Taco BM Monster!" I know that there are any number of racial and economic undertones to making fun of people's names (as demonstrated here.). I also know that these are children we're talking about—sweet, innocent little creatures who perhaps don't deserve ridicule simply for having a name they didn't choose for themselves. I know all that. That said, some of these names are ****ing terrible. Behold a mere sampling:
GIRLS
Ace - It's bad enough when people name a boy Ace. Ace the boy has long bangs and the world's most punchable face. Ace the girl is stuck with a name that screams out to the world, "Daddy wanted a boy, and he wanted that boy to be a fighter pilot."
Kaixin - (closes eyes) Wait wait, don't tell me. You're white, you're a Mormon, and you live in a cul-de-sac with your folks and your brother Kaixlee. Was I right? I was?! PSYCHIC.
Krittika - Also soon to be the name of a terrible Halle Berry film. (NOTE: Thanks to OleMissTarana for pointing out that Krittika is actually a fairly normal Indian name, which makes me horribly ignorant. I just assumed it was a couple who started out liking Brittany then morphed it into Krittany and then morphed it into Krittika. Don't tell me it can't happen.)
Thinn - Don't be fatt!
Yoga - Again, this is case of people just thinking of random, topical **** and then foisting it upon a child. Uhhh... QUINOA! Uhhh... PERRANO! Uhhh... ZUMBA! There will be 500,000 Zumbas born two years from now.
Zealand - It's a measure of how insane many of these name are that Zealand actually feels sedate. It could have been so much worse: Zealynd, Zeelynnd, Zzealynndanna. We're at the point now where the ****izations are getting ****ized. People are taking the letter Y and abusing it to the point of shell shock. Poor Y. It wasn't built to handle this much overuse.
BOYS
Aero - Again, you can feel the strain. "I want my son to be bold, and strong, and a leader! I got it: I'll name him THRUST." You aren't doing a child any favors by trying to ascribe qualities to him that aren't there yet. This is a child, not the launch of a new brand of soda.
Burger - Well now you're just stoned off your face.
Donathan - You can get away with giving a girl a ****ty name more easily than a boy. If you're a girl named Donathan, everyone will call you Doni and you can explain the strange origins of your name to your date and it makes for a cute little moment while Taylor Swift warbles something horrible in the background. But people have to understand that a boy's name is an invitation to be **** on. Other boys will do ANYTHING to tear your little boy apart, to crush his confidence and leave him a sullen wreck, and the name is the first thing they latch onto. Oh, Donathan? You're a ****ing moron. That's life for Donathan the boy.
Espn - The phenomenon of people naming their kid after ESPN isn't new. It's actually been going on for years now, which is what makes it so alarming. This name has roots now. This is a mainstay. A CLASSIC. Two years from now, it will give way to Espyn and nothing will make sense anymore.
Haven'T - Don'T.
Kix - Whatcha doing out in the night time?
Why'd ya callin' me on the phone?
Your mama can't solve your problems
When's daddy, ever get home?
"X" nearly gets as much overuse now as Y: Kix, Jax, Dax, Kax, Pexx, Wux, Qaxxax, etc. It really drives home the "I play lacrosse!" aspect of a kid's personality.
Pawk - Congrats! You're a sound effect.
Rysk - There are many bad names on this list, but this one—this horrible thing of a name—is the worst. It has everything: the strained manliness, the debased Y, the phenomenon of naming your kid a word instead of a name... It's brutal. Poor little Rysk Chambers. His parents apparently wanted to give birth to a superhero instead of a happy boy. Next time you want to name something Rysk, buy a boat.
Photo: Getty.
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Makes me think of thisNope, makes me think of the Tom Cruise movie...
They aren't very strong or sturdy, they rip right out of the ground when facing a little wind.
If you want to name after a tree, go for something mightier, like Oak, Maple, Hickory...
or maybe Arborvitae, Crabapple, Euonymus, Linden, Quince, Snowbell, Sycamore, or Zelkova :giggle1:
Euonymus
Close the thread - we've got a winner. :lol:
Only reason I can even pronounce this is because my neighbor who is a walking botanical encyclopedia, told me I have one of these in front of my house. I took her word for it.
Close the thread - we've got a winner. :lol:
Only reason I can even pronounce this is because my neighbor who is a walking botanical encyclopedia, told me I have one of these in front of my house. I took her word for it.
C
Catthehat
Guest
Katherine
Victoria
Eugenia Tamara (my mother's name)
Victoria
Eugenia Tamara (my mother's name)
I respectfully disagree, Ennui. The Willow tree is the most beautiful tree of all. Whispy in the wind with long, graceful branches.
P!nk and her DH Cary Hart named their daughter Willow because of the tree. She is a gorgeous baby.
