tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post4814529314261963046..comments2024-03-28T16:03:56.398-04:00Comments on parentwin: What's in a Name?parentwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056331784261915713noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-4672501165880720352011-03-23T11:24:39.837-04:002011-03-23T11:24:39.837-04:00I love your babies' names!
I agree that it&#...I love your babies' names! <br /><br />I agree that it's the adults that bring their own issues/troubles/preconceived notions/connotations to the names, not the kids. I grew up with a gajillion Jessicas in every class, and I don't ever remember once thinking, "Man, I guess your mom didn't love you very much if she couldn't come up with a more creative name..." <br /><br />I have a non-traditional name (Karinya) and sometimes even today I get people saying, "yeah, but what do people call you? Don't you have a nickname? Karen? Kari? Do you make people call you by your real, long(ish), hard to pronounce (not really!) name?" <br /><br />Um, yeah? <br /><br />Anyway. Didn't get any of that when I was a kid, and now that I'm an adult and *love* my name, the occasional raised eyebrow doesn't bother me! <br /><br />-Karinya @ Unlikely Origins<br />http://unlikelyorigins.blogspot.comKarinyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109380937909023028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-30825876278639114252011-03-22T17:46:34.440-04:002011-03-22T17:46:34.440-04:00My girls have very unusual names and my boys have ...My girls have very unusual names and my boys have uncommon but not weird names. I did it that way on purpose :P I had fun with the naming game :)XLMIChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12268964638359962511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-4357264386974031212011-03-22T16:21:56.974-04:002011-03-22T16:21:56.974-04:00Yeah, my kids have no idea that certain names are ...Yeah, my kids have no idea that certain names are seen as "weird" by adults. It's just a way to identify someone. They are completely shocked and/or mystified when they hear about someone with the same name as one of their friends. "Adam, ADAM! There are TWO Adams!" And I'm thinking that there are probably thousands in the world, but the kids are just stuck on it being a name of someone they know, so how can it belong to someone they don't know as well?<br /><br />I had a childhood friend named Clemency. I remember my mom commented that that was a strange name, but it wasn't until I was in high school that I realized clemency was actually a word, not just a name, and that yes, it was sort of interesting to name a kid that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-3204389866642895832011-03-22T15:27:16.893-04:002011-03-22T15:27:16.893-04:00@sapphyres: Like the cat?! That's awesome!
@...@sapphyres: Like the cat?! That's awesome!<br /><br />@jadesymb: babynames.com, not official in the slightest, just there for quick reference. Google and the SSA would be a way better place to get official counts.parentwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10056331784261915713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-32984025060483482682011-03-22T15:23:57.384-04:002011-03-22T15:23:57.384-04:00Just want to say again that I love your kid's ...Just want to say again that I love your kid's names. I think it's sweet they are named after grandparents! I didn't know that. My son is named after my grandfather, too.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10101142137510490314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-5603132840817247652011-03-22T15:20:57.782-04:002011-03-22T15:20:57.782-04:00Just wondering, what source was that for the names...Just wondering, what source was that for the names? Is that worldwide? US?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-51412110092387362902011-03-22T15:14:15.693-04:002011-03-22T15:14:15.693-04:00If we had a baby girl, I was dying to name her Fra...If we had a baby girl, I was dying to name her Frankie - everyone I knew HATED that name for a girl. Good thing we had a boy, I guess?Farrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03337745395320753878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-17017204561565535722011-03-22T14:22:40.158-04:002011-03-22T14:22:40.158-04:00I still maintain that though I love the name Azrae...I still maintain that though I love the name Azrael, the nickname would have been bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com