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Giving girls boy names, is this a new SAD trend?
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I read that as what you're born into - IE being born into a wealthy family or being poor into a not so wealthy family. You wouldn't have control over that.
Why? There's nothing really offensive about it.
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Probably so. And that makes sense.
Read the last few chapters of Freakonomics. They did a lot of analysis of names and social standing.
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I wonder if I'm the only one that's going to come in here and cop to my kids' having weird names.
My daughter's name is Devyn - and while it's not a traditional spelling, it certainly wasn't done to try and be original. My girlfriend wanted to somehow distinguish it between a girls and boys name - which is why we put the Y in. Anyway, I'm cool with it and so far Devyn is cool with it - and frankly that's all that matters. My son is probably sentenced to a lifetime of correcting people's bad spelling - but I blame ignorance. If you don't know who Lou Gehrig is - you aren't worth it anyway.
And seriously, my name is Amy - you can't get simpler than that - and I can't tell you how many times people misspell my name.
And D'Brickashaw Ferguson is named after a character in the Thorn Birds - I kind of think that's cool - and I'm not saying that just because he's a Jet. But, again, apparently I've scarred my kids for life so my opinion may not matter on things.
Unisex names are not bad at all, but some names that people use as unisex simply are not, like Stacy, or Kelly, imo. You've really got a problem when you name your daughter jacob
I wonder if I'm the only one that's going to come in here and cop to my kids' having weird names.
My daughter's name is Devyn - and while it's not a traditional spelling, it certainly wasn't done to try and be original. My girlfriend wanted to somehow distinguish it between a girls and boys name - which is why we put the Y in. Anyway, I'm cool with it and so far Devyn is cool with it - and frankly that's all that matters. My son is probably sentenced to a lifetime of correcting people's bad spelling - but I blame ignorance. If you don't know who Lou Gehrig is - you aren't worth it anyway.
And seriously, my name is Amy - you can't get simpler than that - and I can't tell you how many times people misspell my name.
And D'Brickashaw Ferguson is named after a character in the Thorn Birds - I kind of think that's cool - and I'm not saying that just because he's a Jet. But, again, apparently I've scarred my kids for life so my opinion may not matter on things.
You named your son after Curt Schilling's son? How awesome for a Yanks fan.
I don't think your kids' names are bad at all, not that you asked. I actually used to date someone named "Devon," so I wouldn't say there's one accepted spelling of that name anyway. Gehrig is also a great name - if someone can't pronounce that, they're probably a moron. Just saying.I knew the origin of D'Brickashaw's name, but it's still terrible. She got "D'Brickashaw" from de Bricassart? She probably went to the same high school as Dwyane Wade's mom.
It's okay, though, I know I'm a judgmental snob when it comes to names. Luckily no one needs my approval to name their kids whatever they like.
You named your son after Curt Schilling's son? How awesome for a Yanks fan.
I was horrified when I found out that was his son's name - No lie, I've been wanting to name my son that since I was in elementary school.
I could have done worse with my kids though - When I found out there were twins, I wanted to name the girl Ruth. I got overruled by everyone.
And naming a kid de Bricassart would just be cruel.
Your name is actually Blue?
That is pretty cool, I've never seen anybody named that before.
Just remembered, I'm a big fan of Scout for a girl.
I believe Bruce Willis shares this fondness.
I believe Bruce Willis shares this fondness.
I was horrified when I found out that was his son's name - No lie, I've been wanting to name my son that since I was in elementary school.
I could have done worse with my kids though - When I found out there were twins, I wanted to name the girl Ruth. I got overruled by everyone.
And naming a kid de Bricassart would just be cruel.
Ha ha, as a Red Sox fan, I love it.
And are you seriously arguing in favor of D'Brickashaw? D'Brickashaw, really?
Thank god everyone overruled you!
I'm partial to foreign names.
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My Grandpa had a rough name. His first name was Jolly, his middle name was Mervin. He went by Mervin.
This ^ is what I meant. I suppose I could have been more clear. Kids will usually figure out if you come from a wealthy family or not. Both can be a source of teasing. Someone noticed I lived in a guard gated community and for a while I caught crap for that... until some of the kids realized they could befriend me for selfish reasons. (I learned to be cynical very early on.) Some kids who obviously came from poor families were endlessly teased for it too. You just can't win. Anything different about you as a kid is quickly spotted and can become a source of trouble. It's not always terrible. I imagine being "invisible" has its downsides as well. Growing up is weird for everyone.
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Anyway... I also wanted to say that being named Blue has caused me absolutely no trouble as an adult. If anything it's been a source of compliments (until recently
) and no one forgets my name. The only annoyance I've had with it is the number of times I've had to tell someone "It's spelled just like the colour." Some still want confirmation: BLUE.
-Ashley...For those who didn't know, this name used to be a boy's name. It wasn't until people started naming their baby girls Ashley that it just decided to jump genders and become a girl's name, almost exclusively. I am afraid boy names such as Ryan may soon suffer the same fate if we don't stop!
What do you guys and girls here in these forums think? Feel free to add to the ever growing list.
Ironically, I have nieces named Toni ("i" denotes distaff side, but still masculine sounding), Courtney and Ryan, all born in late 1980s/early 1990s so the trend is alive and well in my family.
I don't care, as long as people don't get weird, made-up names or creative with the spellings.
If you're interested not just in names, but in the history of naming (US only), you'll have a great time at this site:
http://babynamewizard.com/voyager
You'll see brief peaks, bathtub shaped curves, long low curves, and abrupt disappearances (as well as appearances).
http://babynamewizard.com/voyager
You'll see brief peaks, bathtub shaped curves, long low curves, and abrupt disappearances (as well as appearances).
how about this one.
the kids name is spelled Le-a and pronounced Ledasha. Because "the dash don't be silent"
http://bitsandpieces.us/2010/07/24/cause-the-dash-dont-be-silent/
the kids name is spelled Le-a and pronounced Ledasha. Because "the dash don't be silent"
http://bitsandpieces.us/2010/07/24/cause-the-dash-dont-be-silent/
