What would you name your kids? - Page 2

Jen · 04-01-2008, 11:13 PM

Our children are named, but I rather like the name Aaron if we had another boy.

In fun land I like Mordikai.

Seanan · 04-01-2008, 11:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ross

Why would you name your boy Stacey? I think it's unfair to him. Kids are going to pick on him for his name. Why put him through that hardship when it can easily be avoided?

I heard Stacey Keach interviewed and he was pround of his. Maybe, over the years, people have used it more for females but it used to be a fine Irish "man's" name. Seems to be a rather sad commentary on the kids of today though. Could be character building with the "in your face" brats. I think Julia Roberts thinks so.

prplchknz · 04-01-2008, 11:32 PM

boys: Charles (for second born), Mathias, Zachary,

girls Olivia, Bianca, Zoe, Julia

aeon · 04-02-2008, 12:12 AM

Girls:

Amelie
Anoushka
Audrey
Babette
Beatrice
Camille
Cecille
Eleanor
Ella
Emmanuelle
Evangeline
Florence
Georgette
Grace
Gwyneth
Helena
Isobel
Ivy
Julia
Josephine
Katharine
Lilith
Lily
Lindsay
Lorelei
Lucie
Madeleine
Nadia
Natalia
Olivia
Ophelia
Phoebe
Sophie
Sylvie
Yasmin

Boys:

Christian
Clark
Colin
Dale
Eliot
Ethan
Fraser
Gavin
Geoff
Graham
Grant
Ian
Jack
James
Julian
Kyle
Louis
Lucas
Malcolm
Martin
Myles
Nathan
Noel
Oliver
Owen
Quentin
Rhys
Robin
Sebastian
Simon
Zack
Zane

cheers,
Ian

Edahn · 04-02-2008, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seanan

I heard Stacey Keach interviewed and he was pround of his. Maybe, over the years, people have used it more for females but it used to be a fine Irish "man's" name. Seems to be a rather sad commentary on the kids of today though. Could be character building with the "in your face" brats. I think Julia Roberts thinks so.

Who cares what it used to be, or what it says about our kids? It's not fair to give your son that burden. There're a lot of names that can "build character" in that way. You could name him

-eating

-loving

er for that matter. Nevermind the fact that he will have trouble filling out those bubbles on his SAT.

Tallulah · 04-02-2008, 12:25 AM

That is a great list, aeon!

CzeCze · 04-02-2008, 12:33 AM

I thought of this a while ago. Good thing I haven't had kids in the interim. I really liked the names 'Eniede' and 'Lavinia' for girls. Now I'm like, yikes. Everyone told me Eniede was a horrible horrible old-fashioned name. I like anachronistic names I guess, I remember Lavinia was a character in a book I read.

Anyhow, my kids regardless/depending on who I'm partnered with would have a 'traditional' or linguistically apropros name. You know, 'from the motherland' and possibly also an American English name.

But, yeah, I don't really like the idea of common names for my kids. I'm not gonna pull a 'Seven' on them though (you know, a la Seinfeld).

prplchknz · 04-02-2008, 12:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CzeCzeCze

I thought of this a while ago. Good thing I haven't had kids in the interim. I really liked the names 'Eniede' and 'Lavinia' for girls. Now I'm like, yikes. Everyone told me Eniede was a horrible horrible old-fashioned name. I like anachronistic names I guess, I remember Lavinia was a character in a book I read.

Anyhow, my kids regardless/depending on who I'm partnered with would have a 'traditional' or linguistically apropros name. You know, 'from the motherland' and possibly also an American English name.

But, yeah, I don't really like the idea of common names for my kids. I'm not gonna pull a 'Seven' on them though (you know, a la Seinfeld).

My parents wanted me initials to have EL in them to match my grandma's so I could inherit a locket with those intials on them. They chose against Esther (which is my grandma's name) because it was too old fashioned I like the name Esther but I do agree the name brings up visions of the elderly.

GZA · 04-02-2008, 01:12 AM

I don't know what names I like, but I find name-trends interesting. Why do some names become popular while other names become less popular? What causes this?

Beat · 04-02-2008, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by GZA

What causes this?

As with any trend the passing of time is really all there is to it. Some names never die though, John for instance.

04-01-2008, 11:13 PM	#11 (permalink)
Jen cooling Join Date: Jun 2007 Type: infj Posts: 4,756	Our children are named, but I rather like the name Aaron if we had another boy. In fun land I like Mordikai. __________________ SLOAN RLOAI R(56%)L(58%)O(58%)A(54%)I(58%) "I was born with all the holes in my body I need already...don't give me more!" ~ Creator of Not Being Stabbed Repeatedly. The former eats babies and calls it nutritious. The latter eats souls and calls it judicious. ~iwakar on the differences between INTJ and INFJ.

04-01-2008, 11:32 PM	#13 (permalink)
prplchknz and free bunnies! Join Date: Jun 2007 Type: INFP Posts: 4,275	boys: Charles (for second born), Mathias, Zachary, girls Olivia, Bianca, Zoe, Julia __________________ "It was all very well to say `Drink me,' but the wise little Alice was not going to do that in a hurry. `No, I'll look first,' she said, `and see whether it's marked "poison" or not'; ......if you drink much from a bottle marked `poison,' it is almost certain to disagree with you, sooner or later."-Lewis Caroll, Alice in Wonderland My pupils are not students they dilate but they never learn. my pupils are not students they dilate but they never learn. ~ Marilyn Manson.

04-02-2008, 12:12 AM	#14 (permalink)
aeon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Type: INFP Location: Tenkay Lakes Posts: 276	Girls: Amelie Anoushka Audrey Babette Beatrice Camille Cecille Eleanor Ella Emmanuelle Evangeline Florence Georgette Grace Gwyneth Helena Isobel Ivy Julia Josephine Katharine Lilith Lily Lindsay Lorelei Lucie Madeleine Nadia Natalia Olivia Ophelia Phoebe Sophie Sylvie Yasmin Boys: Christian Clark Colin Dale Eliot Ethan Fraser Gavin Geoff Graham Grant Ian Jack James Julian Kyle Louis Lucas Malcolm Martin Myles Nathan Noel Oliver Owen Quentin Rhys Robin Sebastian Simon Zack Zane cheers, Ian

04-02-2008, 12:33 AM	#17 (permalink)
CzeCze Step Into My Centrifuge Join Date: Sep 2007 Type: ENFP Location: Minor Chords Posts: 3,258	I thought of this a while ago. Good thing I haven't had kids in the interim. I really liked the names 'Eniede' and 'Lavinia' for girls. Now I'm like, yikes. Everyone told me Eniede was a horrible horrible old-fashioned name. I like anachronistic names I guess, I remember Lavinia was a character in a book I read. Anyhow, my kids regardless/depending on who I'm partnered with would have a 'traditional' or linguistically apropros name. You know, 'from the motherland' and possibly also an American English name. But, yeah, I don't really like the idea of common names for my kids. I'm not gonna pull a 'Seven' on them though (you know, a la Seinfeld). __________________ Objectivity is what saves you. But subjectivity is what makes life worth living.

04-02-2008, 01:12 AM	#19 (permalink)
GZA Resident Snot-Nose Join Date: Aug 2007 Type: infp Location: Slums of Shaolin Posts: 1,620	I don't know what names I like, but I find name-trends interesting. Why do some names become popular while other names become less popular? What causes this? __________________

04-02-2008, 12:25 AM	#16 (permalink)
Tallulah Testify! Join Date: Feb 2008 Type: INTP Location: The land of awesome Posts: 2,958	That is a great list, aeon!

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