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post #101 of 144
1/13/09 at 11:04pm
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Originally Posted by MissZooey View Post
I can always tell when my name is up in the classlist on the first day, because there is almost always a long pause, usually followed by an "um..."; the other kids used to make fun of me all of the time; and I've had coworkers who consistently misspell/mispronounce my name, even after I've worked with them for years. That being said, I love my name, wouldn't want to have a common name for anything, and I'm so glad my parents didn't bother to worry about any of this stuff when they were flipping through the book of baby names.
I'm assuming (probably wrongly) that your actual first name is Zooey, and I'm assuming (perhaps wrongly) that it's pronounced "ZOH-EE", as from the original Greek.

I think Zoe is a beautiful name - it means something, is an actual word, and just sounds great. Without meaning anything mean towards you or your parents, I'm not a fan of alternate spellings; while yours isn't egregious, too many people just get too cute for their own good.

And for those using "Wendy" and "Luke" as arguments for pop culture names...bah. Both were actual names, with actual histories and meanings, before a book and a movie made them popular.
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post #102 of 144
1/13/09 at 11:05pm
Someone doesn't read MissZooey's blog.
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post #103 of 144
1/14/09 at 2:43am
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Originally Posted by Diva View Post
Someone doesn't read MissZooey's blog.
Somebody didn't even know she has a blog!
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post #104 of 144
1/14/09 at 5:21am
If I ever have kids it's going to be straight up mythological names for them. One of my uncles was named Achilles and I always wanted to have such a badass name. The Iliad alone must have a couple of dozens of great names.
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post #105 of 144
1/14/09 at 10:43am
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Originally Posted by Aranion View Post
Somebody didn't even know she has a blog!
Someone doesn't read MissZooey's signature.
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post #106 of 144
1/14/09 at 11:14am
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Originally Posted by Judas Booth View Post
My best friend named his daughter MacCallan after his favorite brand of scotch
Awe-fucking-some.
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post #107 of 144
1/14/09 at 11:29am
I had a guy at school that was called Mario. Last name Hana. Mario Hana.

He surely was sick of being the object of jokes at the age of 7 I guess. His parents must have been high as a satellite to give him that name.
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post #108 of 144
1/14/09 at 12:10pm
I wonder for you folks outside the states. This constant need to misspell names and yet sound the same. This has got to be an American thing. Does this go on anywhere else?
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post #109 of 144
1/14/09 at 12:12pm
Huh? Come again please.

Are you referring to different spellings of names that yet sound the same or am I just dense?
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post #110 of 144
1/14/09 at 12:14pm
Well what Nick said. The need to have Madison spelled Madisyn or Codi instead of Cody. Melissa or Melisa.

Stuff like that.

Of course everyone where you are is named Hans eh?

I'm referring to the great scene from L.A. Story as to how Sarah Jessica Parker spells "Sandy" as "SanDeE*"
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post #111 of 144
1/14/09 at 12:18pm
Or Hanz.

People around here tend to give their offspring some weird spelled names as well. Attention whores basicly. But since names are developed over different cultures differently over the course of centuries we have quite a few different spellings of the same name. Mostly legit.
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post #112 of 144
1/14/09 at 12:20pm
That's interesting. You wouldn't happen to have any Josh's around your area would you?
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post #113 of 144
1/14/09 at 12:21pm
I do. He was a cocksucker that used to try to beat me up. Joshua to be precise. I guess this sci-fi book called bible is still a source of inspiration for some people.
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post #114 of 144
1/14/09 at 12:22pm
Okay then. In that case, you can call me.....Roy.
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post #115 of 144
1/14/09 at 12:23pm
I prefer Siegfried. Roy is fried Tiger food in my eyes. Not the best association.
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post #116 of 144
1/14/09 at 12:23pm
I was partial to Roy Rodgers myself. Got a thing for those sequined shirts.
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post #117 of 144
1/14/09 at 12:26pm
Yippee-ki-yaaaaay, Ed.
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post #118 of 144
1/14/09 at 12:40pm
I have a friend who actually convinced his wife to name their first child after my friend's D&D character.
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post #119 of 144
1/14/09 at 12:44pm
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Originally Posted by Richard Dickson View Post
I have a friend who actually convinced his wife to name their first child after my friend's D&D character.
I remember reading somewhere that a bunch of babies have been named after WoW characters recently.
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post #120 of 144
1/14/09 at 1:05pm
My son is named Connor Iain Fu Calkins. "Connor" came about because we just like the way it looks and sounds. "Iain" is from my Scots/Irish heritage and is spelled that way because my wife and I are fans of SF author Iain M. Banks and we saw the spelling there for the first time. "Fu" is my wife's maiden name and is there for his and her Chinese heritage.

My daughter is Zoe Valentine Calkins. It was between Zoe and Chloe, and we let my son cast the tiebreaker vote. "Valentine" is there because we just thought it looked really cool in between her names and because her due date was in the vicinity of Valentine's day. She ended up waiting until March, but we liked it too much to change.

Hopefully these don't seem too awful/trendy. It certainly wasn't a goal of ours to be either.

My best friend named his son Aidan, so between him and me, there's more anecdotal evidence for the proliferation of Connors and Aidans in the world.
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post #121 of 144
1/14/09 at 1:10pm
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Originally Posted by MissZooey View Post
Seems like we have this conversation every time a celebrity reproduces. And, every time we have this conversation, I say this - having an unusual name is both fun and useful.
Earlier in the week, I met a woman named Lunch.

Now please explain to me how that is either fun or useful - unless of course it happens to actually be lunch.
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post #122 of 144
1/14/09 at 1:12pm
If parents want to give their spawn some creative name there is always Middle Names for that stuff. Johnny Thor Smith isn't going to dog a child nearly as much as Thor Jon Smith.

Uncommon names can instill a sense of pride or uniqueness that can build character.

Common names with deliberate and confusing misspellings can be a source of grief for a child for years. Imagine having to correct people constantly on the spelling of your name.

There is a difference between explaining how to spell or pronounce an uncommon name and having to re-educate people on to spell or pronounce a common name.
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post #123 of 144
1/14/09 at 1:14pm
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Originally Posted by jay f View Post
Uncommon names can instill a sense of pride or uniqueness that can build character.
Spatula Johnson?
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post #124 of 144
1/14/09 at 1:18pm
I sometimes wonder about parents who give their kid an ethnic name or a name popular in another country. Best example of this is when Moriarty out of AICN named his first kid "Toshiro". It's sort of a reversal how some people in other countries give their children American or English names.

Although I'm more used to encountering someone with an ethnic name and an American nick name for refrence.
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post #125 of 144
1/14/09 at 1:21pm
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Originally Posted by jay f View Post
Common names with deliberate and confusing misspellings can be a source of grief for a child for years. Imagine having to correct people constantly on the spelling of your name.

There is a difference between explaining how to spell or pronounce an uncommon name and having to re-educate people on to spell or pronounce a common name.
I know we're talking about first names, but with my weird-ass last name, I have to spell it every time I give it out, and telemarketers mangle it every time. You get used to it, but it never becomes any less annoying.

"It's, CALL-kinz, not CAAL-kinz. No, there's no "u" in it. C-A-L-K-I-N-S."

I can only imagine the nightmare if I had to do it with my first name too.
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post #126 of 144
1/14/09 at 1:42pm
My last name is four letters. It gets fucked up 3 out of 4 times. Especially by telemarketers.
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post #127 of 144
1/14/09 at 2:05pm
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Originally Posted by Eyeball Kid View Post
My son is named Connor Iain Fu Calkins...My daughter is Zoe Valentine Calkins.
IMNSHO, I think these are terrific names. "Connor" has become pretty popular in the last decade, but it's not ultra-common. And I've always liked Zoe. Middle names are great places to indulge your naming quirks. It's there, but can be ignored as desired.

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Originally Posted by EdHocken View Post
I sometimes wonder about parents who give their kid an ethnic name or a name popular in another country. Best example of this is when Moriarty out of AICN named his first kid "Toshiro".
This is kind of thing - and naming your kid after an RPG character - *shakes head*. Just fucking stupid.
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post #128 of 144
1/14/09 at 2:20pm
Never mind...wrong thread.
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post #129 of 144
1/14/09 at 2:20pm
The closest I can think of anothe example is Hunter Thompson naming his kid Juan. But there was also Juan Trippe.

But I guess it would be odd if I had Tati's first name and he had mine with no change in ethnic background.
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post #130 of 144
1/14/09 at 2:23pm
I know babies/kids named Connor and Duncan; thank GOD they're not in the same families.
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post #131 of 144
1/14/09 at 2:25pm
I guess one of the most glaring examples is guys being given girls names. Ashley and Kim for example. Had to have been a family thing I suppose.

I also notice if a girl is give a guy's name it's given an "-ie" designation. Mickie for example.
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post #132 of 144
1/14/09 at 2:29pm
My son is Walker James Kelly. My maternal Grandfather had no sons and this was our way to continue his family name. Since choosing his name, we've found that there is a Walker Kelly in Texas that played in the Little League World Series and also that Ann Curry from NBC News named her son Walker.
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post #133 of 144
1/14/09 at 2:56pm
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Originally Posted by Judas Booth View Post
I know babies/kids named Connor and Duncan; thank GOD they're not in the same families.
If a friend of mine named his/her son Duncan, I would name mine Macbeth.

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Originally Posted by EdHocken View Post
I guess one of the most glaring examples is guys being given girls names. Ashley and Kim for example. Had to have been a family thing I suppose.
I don't think the girls have fully taken over those names yet. I mean, we've still got Kim Coates.
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post #134 of 144
1/14/09 at 11:52pm
Holland Township Kids with Nazi-Inspired Names Removed from Home
http://www.1010wins.com/-Nazi-Kids--...m-Home/3658091

UPDATE: Toddler called Adolf Hitler, sisters not removed from home because of Nazi names
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/warr..._adolf_hi.html
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post #135 of 144
1/15/09 at 12:37am
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Originally Posted by Judas Booth View Post
I know babies/kids named Connor and Duncan; thank GOD they're not in the same families.
Guess the parents figured there could be onl
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post #136 of 144
1/15/09 at 12:56am
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Originally Posted by MissZooey View Post
Seems like we have this conversation every time a celebrity reproduces. And, every time we have this conversation, I say this - having an unusual name is both fun and useful. I'm never one of the five Katies/Jennies in any given room and it's a great way to quickly sort out jerks and ignoramuses.

I can always tell when my name is up in the classlist on the first day, because there is almost always a long pause, usually followed by an "um..."; the other kids used to make fun of me all of the time; and I've had coworkers who consistently misspell/mispronounce my name, even after I've worked with them for years. That being said, I love my name, wouldn't want to have a common name for anything, and I'm so glad my parents didn't bother to worry about any of this stuff when they were flipping through the book of baby names.
Mrs H and I are hoping Keziah feels the same way about her name when she's older.
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post #137 of 144
1/15/09 at 1:00am
I have what would be considered an unusual (and often mispronounced) last name when I lived in my native country (it's German but it sounds like English, hard for Spanish speakers to figure out just by reading) and my first name is not the easiest to figure out for English speakers here in the US.

Sometimes when I don't feel like spelling my name at a restaurant I just say my name is "John" or "Peter" to get it over with.
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post #138 of 144
1/15/09 at 7:48pm
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Originally Posted by ElCapitanAmerica View Post
Holland Township Kids with Nazi-Inspired Names Removed from Home
http://www.1010wins.com/-Nazi-Kids--...m-Home/3658091

UPDATE: Toddler called Adolf Hitler, sisters not removed from home because of Nazi names
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/warr..._adolf_hi.html


We have a winner, folks.
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post #139 of 144
1/15/09 at 8:23pm
From the local paper:

"(Holland Township Police Sergeant John) Harris said Friday wasn't his first visit to the Campbell home.

'We've been out there before,' he said. 'It hasn't been for anything with the kids. (Heath Campbell)'s always been very good with the kids. His kids seem to mean a lot with him. His relationships? That's something I can't comment on.'

Harris said there have been no new threats against the Campbells or anyone else in Holland Township. He is scheduled to testify at a custody hearing today in Hunterdon County."

At first the bold text read to me as, "there's dirt on Mrs. Campbell," but on rereading it either of the two parents might be under investigation for God knows what.

ps - The daughter's fucking name is Aryan Nation? Double-You Tee Eff?
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post #140 of 144
1/16/09 at 3:05pm
Thread Starter 
Bear Grylls, the star of Man Vs. Wild (Born Survivor in the UK) just welcomed a new son with his wife, Shara.

The kid's name... Huckleberry. The Grylls also have a son named Marmaduke.

More here.
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post #141 of 144
1/16/09 at 3:58pm
Huckleberry is a good name. It's classic, never misspelled, and easily shortened to the solid "Huck."
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post #142 of 144
1/16/09 at 5:14pm
Bear Grylls can name his children whatever he dam well pleases as far as I'm concerned.
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post #143 of 144
1/16/09 at 5:49pm
I wonder if he found that name thinking on it in his hotel room while shooting Man vs Wild... but considering his name, I would have opted for Cheese.
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post #144 of 144
1/17/09 at 5:45pm
A friend of mine is called Ludwig and his older brother is Albert. Both were names after Beethoven and Einstein, because their mom wanted to name her kids after people who were geniuses.
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