[Holly_P]

Meridian McDaniel, 5, is named after a brand of office phone products put out by Nortel Networks, where dad Clinton is a salesman

Her given name may be traditional, but Chloe McNease of Atlanta, 11, is actually named after the perfume

[ChicagoHebrew]

There's a Rabbi in my neighborhood who named his kis Yaakov-Daniel after his favorite whiskey... Jack Daniels.

[Servant of the 9]

Anitria Akins of Atlanta had always wanted a Lexus, and now she'll always have one. She named her 9-year-old daughter A'lexus after the popular car.

Imagine how stupid A'lexus is gonna feel when she is driving her A'Geo in a few years.

So9

[farmfriend]

Nate and Ken worked well for me.

[Prime Choice]

Next thing you know, the esteemed author of this piece will start claiming that someone named their daughter "Mercedes" after the automobile... Sheesh.

[Old Sarge]

I'm waiting for the redneck version of these upscale naming practices, ya know?

Sons named things like Krispykreme, Stihl, and Skoal;

Daughters named Kubota and Mopar.

Whacha think?

[Servant of the 9]

Girls have been named Mercedes for decades

Actually, the Daimler Benz manufacturing Co named the car Mercedes after the daughter of their first major distributor as part of the deal for a big order.

So9

[catpuppy]

I should have named mine Alka-Seltzer and Pepto Bismol Do you think it's too late?

[Reaganesque]

Aww. How cute! I've always been partial to the names Rentawreck and Anusol.

[familyop]

Hmmm. Maybe we need more Elijahs.

[Joe Bonforte]

I wonder about trademark infringement. Would iPaq Jones be in trouble with HP/Compaq? Would the parents of Chicago Cubs Smith get a nasty letter from the Tribune Company?

[Arkinsaw]

I'm waiting for Microsoft Johnson.

[mfulstone]

When my sister had pneumonia in the Ozarks back in the 40s, there was a lady in the same hospital who delivered a lovely baby girl. The nurses even enlisted my mother's help in trying to get her to change her mind about the baby's name.

But she could not be swayed and she named the child "Oleomargarine."

[Triple Word Score]

Naming trends are great. The more confused computers get, the more privacy we all have. ;-)

[Thinkin' Gal]

Meridian McDaniel, 5, is named after a brand of office phone products put out by Nortel Networks, where dad Clinton is a salesman.

Does this mean he'd sell the kid too?

[ValerieUSA]

My sister, Dana, was named for the perfume company.

[Agnes Heep]

If I ever have another son, I'll name him Viagra.

[Grig]

If you really wnt to mess up your kid's head, name them Trojan.

[ReagansShinyHair]

I was going to name my child D'Mensha, but now I think "Sony Trinitron" sounds prettier.

[LisaMalia]

Anyone remember George Costanza's favorite name??? SEVEN! (Because it was Mickey Mantle's number).....:)

I prefer family names. Both of my children's middle names go back 4 generations (Louise and Edward)

[FoxInSocks]

The parents actually do it for the ad revenue. And now you know the rrrrrrest of the story.

P.S. Nobody liked those traditional, boring names of stadiums, either.