Things to consider when naming your child

Sam Hughes ^ | March 1, 2005

[MikefromOhio]

I keep trying to tell my wife this...

My last name is McGuire.

She wants to name our first son, assuming we have a son, Marcus.

she just doesnt believe that the kid will be called Mark at some point.

[Fierce Allegiance]

My daughters name is Jaclyn. Sh goes by Jac. I have to be careful in airports not to shout out "Hi, Jac!"

[EmilyGeiger]

I used to work for a child care management center. We would place children in day cares for families on welfare. I hated it(but that's another story). One family came in and their son's name was spelled this way Anal. Now try to say that with a straight face. :) Of course the pronunciation for them was different. The worse thing about it was the child's last name was Brown.

[stuartcr]

Or saying 'lo Jac, when in a group of car thieves...

[Fierce Allegiance]

That poor kid will probably be getting his ass kicked for life.

I can't imagine an HR person forwarding that resume. I can't imagine Coke putting an ANAL on the board. I doubt I would vote a person named ANAL for dog catcher.

Poor kid.

[Fierce Allegiance]

But it would be good for a race team pit crew, eh?

[mikrofon]

Resist the temptation to name your child after a cute-sounding medical term you've heard in the hospital while in a semi-drugged state...

(VIRGINIA is alright -- just be sure to spell it correctly ;)

[SilentServiceCPOWife]

My sister's brother-in-law and sister-in-law named their son Rhine. Of course, he will be called Ryan for the rest of his life.

I guess I shouldn't be too hard on them though. Their son's middle name is Wilson and their daughter's middle name is Reagan.

[Firefigher NC]

I'm not kidding when I say this, but there's a Muslim family here in our town who have a bunch of kids with names like King Justice, Queen of Asia, Father Universe, Knowledge, and Rashala. Something tells me their parents don't love them.

[cwiz24]

There's a website that takes quotes from online baby naming message boards and makes incredibly funny remarks about them. I was literally laughing out loud as I read this site.

Babies Named a Bad, Bad Thing

[knittnmom]

Little girl in our Sunday School class is named Rumer. I wonder about her parents!

[billorites]

Tangentially related to this thread, is this one.

[Fierce Allegiance]

LO friggin L - Anurag Dikshit

Now those are some cruel parents!

[najida]

She may have been named after author Rumer Godden

[Allegra]

My mum knew a lady who was going to call her child Claire Oona Willis,

Oona?

[Allegra]

I worked with a guy named He-Man. They had let his older sister (just about five years old herself at the time) name him and he was actually named He-Man.

Real nice guy, though.

[stainlessbanner]

[knittnmom]

Thanks! Never heard of her - I thought they just couldn't spell!

[colorcountry]

I think Demi Moore and Bruce Willis also have a daughter named Rumer.