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Tritanomalicious posted:I can accept some made-up/non-traditional names, but people need to understand that people will have to spell/pronounce them. I really, really don't have a problem with you naming your kid Jayden. Agree completely; people are allowed to name their kids whatever. I think a lot of the hate about names like Brandi/Crystal/Anything-ayden can seem a little bit class-based. But since Jayden is now a real name that lots of people have, it seems crazy dumb to start messing with the spelling.
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Considering that people have some serious issues with names that have multiple traditional spellings, it's totally stupid. My name is Lindsay--the less common spelling, but just as legitimate as Lindsey. I have a coworker who insists on spelling it Lyndsay, despite having known me for several years, seeing me wear a nametag, and being my friend on facebook. Lindsay is kind of a weird name, actually, with that silent D in the middle, and the A doesn't seem to do much either. People who speak Spanish as their first language find it particularly hard to figure out the pronunciation from my name tag.
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Since when do people not pronounce the D in Lindsay? Favorite terrible name has to be "William Williams" at least he can deflect a lot of questions if he just goes by "Bill" but parents probably shouldn't name their kids after a funny idea they had when they were high.
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Apr 8, 2013 10:14
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HelloIAmYourHeart posted:Considering that people have some serious issues with names that have multiple traditional spellings, it's totally stupid. My name is Lindsay--the less common spelling, but just as legitimate as Lindsey. I have a coworker who insists on spelling it Lyndsay, despite having known me for several years, seeing me wear a nametag, and being my friend on facebook. e: Just noticed my acquaintance had her child recently. Good to see that Drecklyn Xander still made it onto the birth certificate despite the fact people told her the name was literally poo poo. Rino has a new favorite as of 10:28 on Apr 8, 2013 |
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Apr 8, 2013 10:25
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Uncle Salty posted:Agree completely; people are allowed to name their kids whatever. I think a lot of the hate about names like Brandi/Crystal/Anything-ayden can seem a little bit class-based. But since Jayden is now a real name that lots of people have, it seems crazy dumb to start messing with the spelling. I don't think I make enough to look down on anyone who isn't a hobo and I think the -aiden names are all awful. Maybe it's because I've never run into anyone with that name that wasn't an exceptionally whiny bitch, I dunnow.
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Met a lady who named her kid Azchiya. Pronounced "Asia". I don't know how that works.
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Kalos posted:Since when do people not pronounce the D in Lindsay? I think this is an accent issue. Some accents do pronounce it, some don't.
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Myrmidongs posted:Met a lady who named her kid Azchiya. Pronounced "Asia". I don't know how that works. I'd pronounce this "rear end Chia". Ch-ch-chia.
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Rino posted:Good to see that Drecklyn Xander still made it onto the birth certificate despite the fact people told her the name was literally poo poo. Poor Dreck  Hopefully they'll keep things even and name the second child Bilgewater or something.
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My mom used to work with a guy who named his kid Lichen. As in, the fungus that grows on tree bark. His other kid was named Tulif. Strangely enough, those kids grew up and eventually met two other unrelated people named Lichen and Tulif.  Would this be a good thread to post about people who have tried to tell you of names that are actually racist myths? A classmate of mine was convinced that her aunt actually met someone who was going to name her child "Pajama" because she saw it in a Sears catalog. Me:  I think she made that up.Her: No, she was totally serious, she named her kid "Pajama"! I meant her aunt made it up, but I'm a passive person and didn't press the matter.
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Apr 8, 2013 15:42
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I went to school with a kid named Xander Strange. I really hope he grew up to be a superhero/villain.
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Vomax posted:I went to school with a kid named Xander Strange. I really hope he grew up to be a superhero/villain. And I went to school with a Xavier Hazard! Maybe they'll team up.
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Met a woman today named Tootsie. She goes by her middle name.
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Another special Momma's baby came in today. Phoenix. The mom screamed at him for having to use the bathroom, then grounded his older brother for telling her to stop yelling. That's not necessarily related to the kid's name, but I feel like it might be.
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bringmyfishback posted:Another special Momma's baby came in today. Phoenix. The mom screamed at him for having to use the bathroom, then grounded his older brother for telling her to stop yelling. That's not necessarily related to the kid's name, but I feel like it might be. Phoenix. Named after a place that can feel like hell. Sounds appropriate to me 
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Yesterday I got a fax from a woman with the last name of "Huntsucker"
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I heard a mom call her toddler "Jazzelina" at a store yesterday. Poor kid.
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Not a terrible name, persay, but my piano teacher was named Clark Kent, and always put a Superman shield next to his signature.
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LaughMyselfTo posted:Not a terrible name, persay, but my piano teacher was named Clark Kent, and always put a Superman shield next to his signature. I dunno, that's pretty lame but it's better than him getting angry whenever someone points out that he has the same name as Superman. It could be worst, at least he doesn't act like Michael Bolton in Office Space.
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straylightunity posted:I heard a mom call her toddler "Jazzelina" at a store yesterday. Poor kid. That is awful but I really hope it's just a cute name for a kid named Jasmine or something. My little cousin's name is Lucy but she's like four and her mom calls her Lulu and Lulubelle and all kinds of pet names, even in public.
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InEscape posted:That is awful but I really hope it's just a cute name for a kid named Jasmine or something. My little cousin's name is Lucy but she's like four and her mom calls her Lulu and Lulubelle and all kinds of pet names, even in public. I have a friend who calls one daughter Lulu, and her sister is Bitbit, short for Eizabeth. We used to call my sister Rachel Badachel. Hopefully no one has actually named their daughter Badachel.
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RazorBunny posted:I have a friend who calls one daughter Lulu, and her sister is Bitbit, short for Eizabeth. We used to call my sister Rachel Badachel. Hopefully no one has actually named their daughter Badachel. Bodacious 
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My friend does clerical work at a law firm in Baltimore. He texted me the other day that one of their clients (a lady) has the first name of Menageatrois. That poor lady.
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Apr 17, 2013 21:36
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Knew a girl in high school named "Tijuana". Her parents had never been.
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InEscape posted:That is awful but I really hope it's just a cute name for a kid named Jasmine or something. My little cousin's name is Lucy but she's like four and her mom calls her Lulu and Lulubelle and all kinds of pet names, even in public. I was in high school before I could convince my mom to stop calling me "Linzaloo" in public. GEEZ MOM
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One of my old customers named his son Jockamo (not sure on spelling since I only ever heard it) but I've heard people use that word in place of calling someone an rear end in a top hat so I feel bad for the kid. One of my former students name was Sevin. He wore a black, leather jacket all the time. Another one of my students was named Dyln. I don't know why they took out the vowel but whatever I guess. Lastly one of my classmates in high school was named Tequila. It was on her school ID so it wasn't just a nickname.
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CeramicPig posted:One of my old customers named his son Jockamo (not sure on spelling since I only ever heard it) but I've heard people use that word in place of calling someone an rear end in a top hat so I feel bad for the kid. That's probably just Giacomo which is a really common Italian name.
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Vanderdeath posted:That's probably just Giacomo which is a really common Italian name. It's the Italian version of James/Jacob.
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My first name is Eamon. It's not terrible, but it's uncommon and apparently incredibly different to pronounce. Also, there's a woman who's involved in state politics around here named Dudley Dudley.
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CeramicPig posted:Another one of my students was named Dyln. I don't know why they took out the vowel but whatever I guess. Having known a Khrstyn, I sympathize with your plight.
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Spoke with a student today named Courtley Prince. Weirder still, she was a girl.
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bringmyfishback posted:Another special Momma's baby came in today. Phoenix. The mom screamed at him for having to use the bathroom, then grounded his older brother for telling her to stop yelling. That's not necessarily related to the kid's name, but I feel like it might be. That doesn't seem strange to me - Phoenix is one I've actually heard often. I think that's partly because I have a lot of friends who work in education.
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A guy I knew had a son and named him Waekon Runningbear. Everyone calls him Wake'n'bake Gummybear. Also, I work with a Jerry AND Terry Necessary. post-apocalyptic erotica has a new favorite as of 21:31 on Apr 18, 2013 |
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Red posted:That doesn't seem strange to me - Phoenix is one I've actually heard often. I think that's partly because I have a lot of friends who work in education. Is it special education? edit: because that's a retarded name get it
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Okay, some woman's parents decided she needed two middle names. Brock Lee Why you gotta do that to your baby girl, man?
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Today at the store I ended up witnessing a bratty little boy howling and fooling around with everything that had a button. His name? Leonidas. He's probably going to grow up to be just as insufferable as his mom was.
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As much as I am going to live the hell out of this kid (as he is my nephew and godson); my sister gave birth to a bouncing 7lb. 8 ounce baby yesterday, named Jareth. Yup she named him after the Goblin King from Labyrinth; weirdly to me that's not the terrible part what is (again at least to me and the rest of our siblings) terrible is that she gave him our fathers last name.
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Apr 19, 2013 21:41
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Kid today: Kansas. Because we live in Montana.
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BigB3ar posted:As much as I am going to live the hell out of this kid (as he is my nephew and godson); my sister gave birth to a bouncing 7lb. 8 ounce baby yesterday, named Jareth. Yup she named him after the Goblin King from Labyrinth; weirdly to me that's not the terrible part what is (again at least to me and the rest of our siblings) terrible is that she gave him our fathers last name.
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GIANT OUIJA BOARD posted:So are you planning on telling us what this terrible name actually is? It is Jareth. It's right there in the post you quoted.
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