Let me guess – pronounced Jamie?
I really wish that for once we could actually have a thread on weird names that did not use the typical urban legends of “La-a” and “Orangello & Lemonjello.”
Stop claiming them as real. They never happened.
Me too. That would be interesting.
I opened this thread with a sigh.
Anyway, here is my (authentic, first-hand knowledge) contribution:
Jenna Tull.
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Ha! I’m tempted to ask.
Thus far we’ve contented ourselves with calling the child nicknames like “Meineke” or “Advanced Auto Parts”.
I’ve heard it argued that since Nevaeh is “Heaven backwards,” wouldn’t that be the opposite of Heaven?
Major Payne!???
Some people should not be allowed to have children.
I think some of the grocery name tags are kids making jokes. I’ve specifically asked, and have been told that whatever goofiness was on the tag was not their real name.
Just got an email from a lady named “Sthefanie.”
Makes me think of Phteven.
My oldest niece has a former classmate whose middle name is Azrael. Naming your child after the angel of death doesn’t exactly let the world know how happy you are to be a parent.
They should totally hook up with Lleh from up- thread.
I have a cousin twice removed (my first cousin’s granddaughter) named Camden. The story was that her father proposed to her mother while they were watching a ball game at Camden Yards (in Baltimore). But had they ever seen Camden, NJ, they might have had second thoughts.
Maybe they were thinking of Gargamel’s cat!
Now you’ve got me wondering which inspiration is better. Or at least ‘not as bad.’