# Help Me Name My Kid... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 17, 2008, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kid/473177 "2008-11-17T21:15:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kid/473177/41 "2008-11-18T05:06:07Z")
Daniel. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kid/473177/42 "2008-11-18T05:12:02Z")
> [@torie](#): > > ACK! ACK! NO! The one I am carrying now is an Abraham! You can’t have it! **Slap Fight** 😃 > > Oh. For the OP, Gareth. Oh, I will BEAT your pregnant ass. 🙂 Really, it’s a great name. It has some very worthy forebears, it’s not up there in the top five, and everybody will know it’s male. ---
**Author:** ![yams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/848f3c/32.png) [@yams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yams)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kid/473177/43 "2008-11-18T05:19:00Z")
> [@Green\_Bean](#): > > I always liked Christopher. But being Jewish, I couldn’t use it. Why does being Jewish prevent you from using the name Christopher? I am trying to think of evil Christophers in the Old Testament, but, seeing as how I have never read it, I am coming up short. love yams!! ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kid/473177/44 "2008-11-18T05:20:17Z")
> [@yams](#): > > Why does being Jewish prevent you from using the name Christopher? Must have something to do with the suffix “opher.” ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kid/473177/45 "2008-11-18T05:22:26Z")
> [@Shayna](#): > > Sidney For what it’s worth, Sidney/Sydney is vastly more popular as a girl’s name recently. Sydney was #37 for girls born in the US in 2007; it hasn’t been in the top 1000 for boys since 1996. The spelling Sidney ranked #838 for boys, #458 for girls in 2007. [Source](http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=sidney) ---
**Author:** ![yams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/848f3c/32.png) [@yams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yams)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kid/473177/46 "2008-11-18T05:28:42Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > Must have something to do with the suffix “opher.” Hey, why didn’t my edit work! Yeah, I realized right when I posted that the first six letters of “Christopher” can be arranged to spell “Jesus.” But is it common for Jewish people not to name their kids Christopher or Christina? And sorry for the hijack. For boy’s names, I like Nathaniel. For girl’s names, I like Fallopia. love yams!! ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kid/473177/47 "2008-11-18T05:32:48Z")
> [@yams](#): > > But is it common for Jewish people not to name their kids Christopher or Christina? I don’t know any demographics or anything, but my guess is that it’s very rare. I’m pretty sure I never met a Jewish Chris or Christine. ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kid/473177/48 "2008-11-18T05:37:25Z")
> [@Cazzle](#): > > For what it’s worth, Sidney/Sydney is vastly more popular as a girl’s name recently. Sydney was #37 for girls born in the US in 2007; it hasn’t been in the top 1000 for boys since 1996. The spelling Sidney ranked #838 for boys, #458 for girls in 2007. > > [Source](http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=sidney) Yeah, that’s kind of the point. I like Sidney for a boy and it’s not overused. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kid/473177/49 "2008-11-18T06:46:41Z")
> [@yams](#): > > For girl’s names, I like Fallopia. > love > yams!! It would be a great name until Anatomy class. Boy: John or Christopher Girl: Emily or Jennifer ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kid/473177/50 "2008-11-18T07:03:55Z")
The Hulk. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kid/473177/51 "2008-11-18T07:32:50Z")
> [@Shayna](#): > > Yeah, that’s kind of the point. I like Sidney for a boy and it’s not overused. Ahh, forgive me for misunderstanding. Sydney is my great grandfather’s name, my great uncle’s name and my father’s middle name so I personally have a lot of trouble thinking of it as a girl’s name but I wouldn’t use it for a boy now because it’s become more associated with girls. ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kid/473177/52 "2008-11-18T10:25:39Z")
I think you’ll need a two, three or four syllable name. We don’t know your first initial, which makes it harder. I like very traditional, often Biblical names: Jonathan Christopher Benjamin Jacob Oscar Rory Ryan David Michael Paul Peter Phillip William Oliver Richard Jasper Conrad James Simon Samuel Alan Patrick Alexander Graham Ian Daniel ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kid/473177/53 "2008-11-18T11:57:45Z")
> [@Shayna](#): > > Yeah, that’s kind of the point. I like Sidney for a boy and it’s not overused. Are you forgetting John SIDNEY McCain? (I just got a laugh out of this, coming from you! 😛 ) And yes, **yams!!** , it is very unusual for Jewish people to give their kids “Christ” names. Though it’s quite common to use the names of guys who hung out with Jesus, like Mark or Matthew or Paul. \*Hoping that those are names of guys that actually knew Jesus. I’m a total ignoramus about this stuff. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kid/473177/54 "2008-11-18T13:12:58Z")
I like these names… Vincent Theophilus / Theo Henry Nigel Malcolm Isaac ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kid/473177/55 "2008-11-18T14:43:04Z")
> [@Shayna](#): > > Yeah, that’s kind of the point. I like Sidney for a boy and it’s not overused. Seriously, please do not give your child a name that could ever be confused as to gender. I think that should be one of the Three Laws of Child-Naming. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kid/473177/56 "2008-11-18T14:44:23Z")
> [@Green\_Bean](#): > > Are you forgetting John SIDNEY McCain? (I just got a laugh out of this, coming from you! 😛 ) > > And yes, **yams!!** , it is very unusual for Jewish people to give their kids “Christ” names. Though it’s quite common to use the names of guys who hung out with Jesus, like Mark or Matthew or Paul. > > \*Hoping that those are names of guys that actually knew Jesus. I’m a total ignoramus about this stuff. Paul didn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kid/473177/57 "2008-11-18T16:23:19Z")
**Boys** Nathan Benjamin William **Girls** Emily Amanda Abby (for some reason, I prefer this over Abigail) ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kid/473177/58 "2008-11-18T16:24:02Z")
I thought the guys who hung with Jesus were named [Dismas and Gestas](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_thief). :d&r: ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kid/473177/59 "2008-11-18T16:26:42Z")
Please, please, please, no more Jennifers! This world has enough Jennifers! I cannot understand people’s love affair with that name. For a boy, how about something classical like Amadeus or Cornelius? ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kid/473177/60 "2008-11-18T16:46:11Z")
Unlike others, I like unisex names. So I offer… Evan Brett Lane Reed Gage … just to name some off the top of my head. Best wishes to both of you! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kid/473177.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kid/473177.md?page=4)