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PrintableJasmineFire said: Lammastide said: 
I admit I've seen what I think to be some far-out names, but I'm curious to see you guys explain to me what makes a name "acceptable," in your minds? in my mind, an acceptable name is a name that is not a sexually transmitted disease (i heard of a woman who named her child chlamydia) or a word with an evil definition or a word that will just induce ridicule (you know, like naming your kid alien) blatantly made up names can be unacceptable depending on how made up there are. names like k'k'aaakamelia or pudoopadeepledrup are just plain silly. i mean, really people. 
On some level, I'm amused by the creativity. I think many of the names I hear are tacky as all get-out, but I guess I'm just lost on where exactly an odd name goes beyond offending my personal taste and into universal absurdity. Seems so subjective. I mean, I think names like "India," Asia," "China," etc. are beautiful. How are they different from "Brittany," for example? ...As an aside, Jasmine, I know of a girl named "Lavivivivida." (That's a bit much, me thinks.  )[Edited 1/22/06 18:40pm] Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
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JasmineFire said: Lammastide said:
I admit I've seen what I think to be some far-out names, but I'm curious to see you guys explain to me what makes a name "acceptable," in your minds? in my mind, an acceptable name is a name that is not a sexually transmitted disease (i heard of a woman who named her child chlamydia) or a word with an evil definition or a word that will just induce ridicule (you know, like naming your kid alien) blatantly made up names can be unacceptable depending on how made up there are. names like k'k'aaakamelia or pudoopadeepledrup are just plain silly. i mean, really people. I agree. And if you aren't financially well-off (and expect your children to have to struggle to get ahead) you should stick to names that won't get their resumes thrown in the "forgetaboutit" pile. I mean, Demi Moore and Bruce Willis were able to name their children whatever the hell they wanted, because those kids won't be fighting to make a living. Meanwhile, I won't even be able to afford paying for college for my kids, so as much as I seriously wanted to honor the last Aztec emperor, I refrained from naming my firstborn Cuauhtemoc. By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! | |
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Thai names can be beautiful - take Wiranyupa, Yupares - but nobody uses them, only nicknames. They take some childhood trait and just use a plain word relating to it. As such, my wife is called 'bald' and my brother in law is called 'fat', and these words/names are how nearly everybody refers to them! | |
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PurpleJedi said: JasmineFire said: in my mind, an acceptable name is a name that is not a sexually transmitted disease (i heard of a woman who named her child chlamydia) or a word with an evil definition or a word that will just induce ridicule (you know, like naming your kid alien) blatantly made up names can be unacceptable depending on how made up there are. names like k'k'aaakamelia or pudoopadeepledrup are just plain silly. i mean, really people. I agree. And if you aren't financially well-off (and expect your children to have to struggle to get ahead) you should stick to names that won't get their resumes thrown in the "forgetaboutit" pile. I mean, Demi Moore and Bruce Willis were able to name their children whatever the hell they wanted, because those kids won't be fighting to make a living. Meanwhile, I won't even be able to afford paying for college for my kids, so as much as I seriously wanted to honor the last Aztec emperor, I refrained from naming my firstborn Cuauhtemoc. See, you raise an interesting point here... At what point are we beholden to accommodate cultural prejudice? A good friend of mine wanted to give her child any number of gorgeous indigenous African names, but opted not to because she explained she didn't want him to be discriminated against on paper. That seems sick to me... and not a little irrational considering she ended up naming him "Langston Amir." For sure, that name is FAR less culturally conspicuous than "Kwame" or "Djallo," but who wouldn't know this kid was black?  ...And if someone is asshole enough to discriminate against "Kwame," what would make us think he'd give "Langston" a job -- or even a black "Bob," "Kevin," or "Scott," for that matter?[Edited 1/22/06 18:52pm] Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
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I hate these fucking ridilulous made up names. I also hate it when people spell the names differently. Do people believe it makes their child special to have such a stupid name?
Motherfuckindiculous! When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. | |
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if someone is called Micheal, is that a spelling mistake of Michael? I knew a girl called Mykel! Actually I once met a girl called Monkey! | |
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We got to face facts, some people are just plain stupid.  When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. | |
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There's a little Vietnamese girl at my sons kinder named "Charisma". 
My wife is half Sri Lankan and the Sri's can call their kids funny anglo type names such as "Happy" etc When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. | |
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bkw said: There's a little Vietnamese girl at my sons kinder named "Charisma".
Ahh... "Charisma" is actually rising in popularity even here in the states among what some of us might describe WASPs. It's becoming a popular girl's name. People are are using it because of the religious connotation. My wife is half Sri Lankan and the Sri's can call their kids funny anglo type names such as "Happy" etc
I've heard of Anglo-adapted Asian names like "Sunny Bird" and even "Apple Pie."[Edited 1/22/06 19:13pm] Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
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Lammastide said: PurpleJedi said: I agree. And if you aren't financially well-off (and expect your children to have to struggle to get ahead) you should stick to names that won't get their resumes thrown in the "forgetaboutit" pile. I mean, Demi Moore and Bruce Willis were able to name their children whatever the hell they wanted, because those kids won't be fighting to make a living. Meanwhile, I won't even be able to afford paying for college for my kids, so as much as I seriously wanted to honor the last Aztec emperor, I refrained from naming my firstborn Cuauhtemoc. See, you raise an interesting point here... At what point are we beholden to accommodate cultural prejudice? A good friend of mine wanted to give her child any number of gorgeous indigenous African names, but opted not to because she explained she didn't want him to be discriminated against on paper. That seems sick to me... and not a little irrational considering she ended up naming him "Langston Amir." For sure, that name is FAR less culturally conspicuous than "Kwame" or "Djallo," but who wouldn't know this kid was black? ...And if someone is asshole enough to discriminate against "Kwame," what would make us think he'd give "Langston" a job -- or even a black "Bob," "Kevin," or "Scott," for that matter?
You don't need to go to either extreme. You shouldn't have to hide your ethnicity (I didn't) but at the same time you can't go crazy either. Cuauhtemoc is a bonafide, respected name in Mexico. In fact, there was a presidential candidate by that name a few years ago. IN MEXICO. I don't live in Mexico. To give him that name would have been cruel. If he decides to fight racial injustice as an adult, then that's HIS decision. I won't force it upon him at infancy. By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! | |
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A sister in law is a nurse in North Carolina. One day this woman gave birth and saw that her child in the infant care section had the name tag "Female Jones". The mother thought that the hospital had named her baby and so called her daughter from then on "Fe-ma-le". That just cracked me up.
Oh and this little blonde girl I saw has the name "Santana". Awesome!! | |
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I had a friend when I was little called China, but that wasnt quite so pointless as apparently if she was a boy she would have been called Cuba - it was a socialist thing!!
I personally think good old fashioned names are best. Almost everyone in my family has a biblical name, and Ive recently accepted the inevitable fact that no matter what I say, whenever I have a boy he'll end up called after my Grandpa - James. But thats ok! | |
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oh my goodness...you people are making me laugh!
i've heard of little girls named America. people name their kids so weirdly. i work for the child support office where i live and i come across some stranger names (none of which i can remember right now). it just makes me want to ask the parents "What were you thinking?" My kitty wants to play... | |
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I still say Jermaine Jackson w/ his son JERMAJESTY...
& Bobby Brown w/ his daughter LaPrincia beat all those muthafuckas
   I never met you, but I LOVE you & I will forever!! Thank you for being YOU - my little Princey, the best to EVER do it | |
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i remember when frank zappa was asked why he named his children 'dweezil and 'moon unit', and zappa, ever the genius, replied, "well, let me put it this way...consider the beauty in the name RALPH." | |
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ThreadBare said: Somewhere in the world, someone's rolling their eyes at the names Joy, Chris, Stephen and Jamie. I just know it.
when i was in morocco my name, which is jessica, was considered to be rather strange. not too many people could pronounce it and one person remarked that it sounded japanese. it was kinda nice having an 'exotic' name for a little while. | |
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My name is unusual and so is my daughter's. I love mine mine and, so far, she love's hers. She's even got a holiday! Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
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meow85 said: DynamicSavior said: Eh, who am I kidding. One of my mom's friends had 5 kids, all under the age of 10:
Tanquasia Tajarequa Tangueray Rome Turnell. And you know black women, they can't afford to go to a certain place. So instead they just name their child after it. I don't know how many "China"s and "-Asia"s I know. Hell, I even know an Africa and an India. That's not just a black thing. White middle-class folks are huge into that too. I know a pretty fair sized group of Asia's, China's, India's, Paris', a few London's, and a Kenya. I knew an America. She was beautiful. I thought the name fit her perfectly. M MyeternalgrattitudetoPhil&Val.Herman said "We want sweaty truckers at the truck stop! We want cigar puffing men that look like they wanna beat the living daylights out of us" Val"sporking is spooning with benefits" | |
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PurpleJedi said: JasmineFire said: in my mind, an acceptable name is a name that is not a sexually transmitted disease (i heard of a woman who named her child chlamydia) or a word with an evil definition or a word that will just induce ridicule (you know, like naming your kid alien) blatantly made up names can be unacceptable depending on how made up there are. names like k'k'aaakamelia or pudoopadeepledrup are just plain silly. i mean, really people. I agree. And if you aren't financially well-off (and expect your children to have to struggle to get ahead) you should stick to names that won't get their resumes thrown in the "forgetaboutit" pile. I mean, Demi Moore and Bruce Willis were able to name their children whatever the hell they wanted, because those kids won't be fighting to make a living. Meanwhile, I won't even be able to afford paying for college for my kids, so as much as I seriously wanted to honor the last Aztec emperor, I refrained from naming my firstborn Cuauhtemoc. Oh my God. Cuauhtemoc is the name I wish I was given. I'm not kidding. I love that name. My two boys are going to be named Techron and Chevron. M MyeternalgrattitudetoPhil&Val.Herman said "We want sweaty truckers at the truck stop! We want cigar puffing men that look like they wanna beat the living daylights out of us" Val"sporking is spooning with benefits" | |
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MIGUELGOMEZ said: My two boys are going to be named Techron and Chevron.
M Hush! "Nobody makes me bleed my own blood...NOBODY!"
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ThreadCula said: MIGUELGOMEZ said: My two boys are going to be named Techron and Chevron.
M Hush! Kidding! My names are going to be Christina and Andrew. M MyeternalgrattitudetoPhil&Val.Herman said "We want sweaty truckers at the truck stop! We want cigar puffing men that look like they wanna beat the living daylights out of us" Val"sporking is spooning with benefits" | |
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PurpleJedi said: Lammastide said: See, you raise an interesting point here... At what point are we beholden to accommodate cultural prejudice? A good friend of mine wanted to give her child any number of gorgeous indigenous African names, but opted not to because she explained she didn't want him to be discriminated against on paper. That seems sick to me... and not a little irrational considering she ended up naming him "Langston Amir." For sure, that name is FAR less culturally conspicuous than "Kwame" or "Djallo," but who wouldn't know this kid was black? ...And if someone is asshole enough to discriminate against "Kwame," what would make us think he'd give "Langston" a job -- or even a black "Bob," "Kevin," or "Scott," for that matter?
You don't need to go to either extreme. You shouldn't have to hide your ethnicity (I didn't) but at the same time you can't go crazy either. Cuauhtemoc is a bonafide, respected name in Mexico. In fact, there was a presidential candidate by that name a few years ago. IN MEXICO. I don't live in Mexico. To give him that name would have been cruel. If he decides to fight racial injustice as an adult, then that's HIS decision. I won't force it upon him at infancy. ...Cuauhtemoc? No way that'd have been cruel! I love it, actually. ( If I ever adopt a Mexican baby...)
Anyway, hell, I'd as soon inspire someone to learn something once in awhile. The U.S. ain't made up of all Bobs and Jennys... and I'm darned grateful.
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Lammastide said: My name is unusual and so is my daughter's. I love mine mine and, so far, she love's hers. She's even got a holiday!
And how is little Boxingday? | |
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Anx said: Lammastide said: My name is unusual and so is my daughter's. I love mine mine and, so far, she love's hers. She's even got a holiday!
And how is little Boxingday?
Hey, that's kinda cool! (Writing that down...)
Kidding.  Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
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Anx said: Lammastide said: My name is unusual and so is my daughter's. I love mine mine and, so far, she love's hers. She's even got a holiday!
And how is little Boxingday? LMAO!!! It's Easter isn't it? "Nobody makes me bleed my own blood...NOBODY!"
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Oooh, that jazz guy that named his son Prince.
Now that is a stoopid name. |
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ThreadCula said: Anx said: And how is little Boxingday? LMAO!!! It's Easter isn't it? Nope. Wanna keep guessing? Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
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My daughter StPatrick? |
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Lammastide said:
I admit I've seen what I think to be some far-out names, but I'm curious to see you guys explain to me what makes a name "acceptable," in your minds? I feel ya... my little cousin's name is Loveday. We call her Love or LD. Believe me we all looked at her mom like she was crazy but it sorta fits her. 
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Lammastide said: ThreadCula said: LMAO!!! It's Easter isn't it? Nope. Wanna keep guessing? Yes... Valentine??? "Nobody makes me bleed my own blood...NOBODY!"
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