I’m assuming if they have a sister, her name will be Sioux? Or maybe Shawnee. And a cadence is something you march to, not something you name your little girl.
For more name oddness, I suggest any and all of you read the backs of historical romance novels set in medieval England. If I see one more breath-takingly beautiful thirteenth-century maiden named Tamlyn, I’m going to vomit. Where have all the ladies named Agnes, Alice, and Matilda gone? Hell, even Emma was more common than freaking Tamlyn.
Based on Mirror Image’s list, there is nothing holding me back from naming any of my future children Minotaur. Except, you know, good sense and taste.
How do most Spaniards pronounce Jordi? (And where exactly are we talking about?) Because the Catalan “j” sound isn’t found in Spanish, so I wonder if the name gets butchered by Spanish speakers. Is it common outside of Catalunya?
We shouldn’t. Which is why obnoxious, trendy names are a bad thing to saddle your kid with. I don’t particularly mind “Piper”, as it’s common enough that I don’t think people would be shocked by it or confused about gender, but it doesn’t strike me as real common yet. But I wouldn’t be surprised if it became really trendy - it’s got that whole “nontraditional” thing, it sounds like a last name, it’s got a distinctly yuppie vibe - this could be the next “Heather”.
Plus, “Gaby”? What the fuck is that?
Now those are cool. I’m fine with a name that suggests the parents had a sense of humor and actually used some creativity (though I’d still consider maybe a normal middle name, so the kid has an alternative . . . ) What bugs me are the cutesy, trendy names that you get by combining random syllables or misspelling real names with lots of extra Ys and Ks. That’s not creative or different, it’s just dumb.
The local newspaper runs photos of newborns every Sunday, and a couple of weeks ago there was one named “Pypre”. It took me a while to realize that it was pronounced “Piper”. The poor kid is going to spend the rest of her life either explaining how to pronounce it, or how to spell it.
I travel for work, and every location I get to I find at least one strange name. My latest favorites are Yonel, TyMiracle, and Harmonica. I’m wondering what’s next… Tuba?
Well, the nephew is actually a Marcos, which is not very common in Spain; Matt is pretty common in the US but I only know two in Spain and not a single Luke. And yet, being the names of the gospel writers, they’re familiar.
Names that point directly to my province of Spain because they are much commoner than elsewhere: Miguel (Michael), Miguel Ángel, Francisco Javier (or Javier w/o the Francisco, but it’s the same), Francisco (with no extras means Assissi), Ángel, Fermín, Juan José (“Juanjo”), José María. It’s about the only place you find Saturnino or Cernin (same saint). Any name for boy or girl that includes Cruz in it is either a Beckham or from my province: Juan Cruz, José Cruz, Maricruz.
But hey, another reason the SIL gave for choosing Marcos over Miguel (my brother’s preference) or Jaime (my deceased Dad’s name, and by tradition the name the kid should have gotten even if it was as a middle name) was that “Marcos doesn’t have diminutives, if we call him Miguel he’ll be a Mikel, or a Michel, or a Miki, anything but Miguel. So, Marcos”
Jorge is common throughout, Jordi only in the areas that speak Catalan. St George being the patron saint for all the Old Kingdom of Aragon (current regions of Aragon, Valencia, Catalonia and Baleares), it’s even more common for all the northwest.
Jordi sounds… like Geordi. In theory, the Catalan J and the Spanish Y are the same sound, a bit rougher than a Spanish LL and very similar to an English J, but lots of Spaniards pronounce the Y as if it was LL, so we turn the “Jordi” into “Llordi”. Heck, I pronounce Yale and Jail exactly the same way (I’ve had to learn to use “prison” instead, when I’m speaking).
Letrina is the porcelain god.
If you’re going to name your kid after a soda brand, at least make sure the poor baby can’t be mistaken for a port-a-potty!
I once knew an android whose middle name was 2X4Q! Poor bastard…
I’ll get my coat…
Seriously though, it’s gotten to the point where a large number of people, especially women, in a certain age group (under 21, primarily) are like to have a name that’s pronounced normally (say, “Carly” or “Karly”, even if not a shortered form of “Caroline”), but’ it’s spelt “Karlee” or “Karlie”.
It’s not necessarily a bad thing, but when people are naming their kids after civillian aircraft (or Renaissance-era rat-catchers), you’ve gotta wonder about what that’s going to mean for the kid later on in life
(Says the man who’s threatened to name his eldest son Stewart Napoleon Enfield, if only to annoy his fiancee… )
Your naming of your broodlings is a permanent and life-altering event for your kid. When you give your kid an idiotic or problematic name, you’re adding one more bit of incremental stress to your kid’s life (and to everyone who has to deal with your kid or its name).
When you give your kid an oddly-spelled variant of an existing name, you’re telling the world that you’re damaged, stupid or careless; and by extension your kid will suffer.
When you name your kid something that “sounds cool” or is different just for the sake of being different, you’re inflicting your own narcissistic impulses on an innocent victim, your kid. If T’Key’'shue#@!n’grrrrrr, Bingo! or Tiler is such a cool name, then rename yourself.
Names should mean something: values you want your kid to have, or in the memory of a family member or friend.
Kindly reserve the stoopid names for your pets, and stop treating your children as pets.
In the infant ICU that was next door to Peds ICU weird names tumbled out on a regular basis.
There was sweet, little Labia, and Uterine. Several nurses tried to explain the meanings to the mothers, but the girls went home with the names. The one first named Vagina, became Virginia, once mom was aware of the meaning. I believe, that one was a simple misspelling.
Then we had the boy who would be King, no middle name to escape into. There was also a Snake and a Toad. I don’t remember if either of them had middle names.
Another boy dubbed, Precious Treasure, didn’t live. I don’t think the name contributed to his demise.
I met a woman in San Diego who wanted to be an actor. She had the same first name I do, except she change the spelling to Meyrriey (Mary). So far, I haven’t seen her in any major (or minor, for that matter) films.
I fell victim to the trendy naming thingy, sort of.
I adore the name Kate. But dislike Catherine, Kathleen, etc. Don’t get me started on Katelyn. I also adore the diminutive, Katie. Kate, to me, is a strong,confident name. Katie is your best friend/girl next door. Win-win.
What I didn’t know, every freaking keightlynne is called Katie. I’m now switching over to just calling her Kate, but regardless, she will be one out of 20 out of 20 girls in her class called “Katie” Bah Humbug.
We decided to give her the middle name Carson, it was my husbands grandparents name and he was very, very close to them. Guess what is ALSO a trendy name? I have scarred my child, I am so sorry.
I should have stuck with my original plan and called her “Pointy Headed Hairy Little Monkey”
I’ve posted this before, but my idiot cousin named his daughter ShyAnne. Yep, like Cheyenne, only phonetically. Asshole. We’re hoping she goes by Anne later in life (I forget her middle name). I’m not one for naming kids after places, but if you do, please use the correct spelling. Poor girl.
My bro-in-law’s brother used stupid spelling for his son’s name, Alekzander. Moron.
My sister named her daughter Olivia, and one of the maternity nurses suggested spelling it Alyvia (or some such). Umm, no.
Apparently my sis-in-law played around with the name Riley for a while for their offspring. My whole family, “That’s a dog’s name!” And it was - our childhood dog was named Riley. Wasn’t there a Riley dog on some children’s show in the late 70s/early 80s - the Electric Company or Sesame Street or something? I’m sure that’s where we got it.
