Posted on 12/11/2006 8:08:37 AM PST by Republican Red
My brother's name is Shannon. But, it was because of this retarded pact that my parents made with their friends to use their last name as a first name and for them to do the same (both last names are legit first names, so it wasn't as reckless as it could have been). He has gone by his middle name since about the age of 11.
In a few years, that list will read: Juan, Jose, Jorge, Pablo
LEGS, what's the news????
What is with all the Irish/Jewish sounding names?
Where's Soda Pop and Dally?
Probably hanging out with Ponyboy and Cherry
Sigh. For a moment I thought my name had become unpopular again after not seeing it on the first list. But no, there it is again in the top 10 in that SSA list. Lousy parents, jumping on the bandwagon.
My sons are Aleksander and Oliver.
In the recent listing of babies in my areas biggest rag, one newborn baby girl was named Sydney Cecil. Not Cindy Cecilia, but Sydney Cecil. The weird newborn names given to their babies by todays young parents are a neverending source of amusement for my wife and I.
No news on the baby front, if that's what you mean...Just unabated swelling and discomfort. ;-P
How's the family?
What? A baby name list and still no mention of Frank Zappa and his daughter Moon Unit?
THIS GREATLY OFFENDS ME.
no joke, there was a baby named in our local hospital named
Nosmo King.
The mother was inspired as she was being wheeled to the delivery room. They should have slapped HER.
Mr. Cat's brother has a boy named Brayden (born in 04) and their girl due this month will be (drumroll).. Peyton. Of course, Peyton isn't half as bad as her middle name: Nevaeh (heaven spelled backwards, doncha know.)
I am so glad that none of my children are in the top 20. My son's name was in the top 5 (Nicholas) for a few years, and I was kicking myself for a long time. The girls have similar traditional European(but feminine in their case) yet not too weird names.
We have a bun in the oven. His name is Johann Basil. We're going to call him Hans.
Our family has a strict naming policy: children may be named after ancestors, saints, heroes, constellations/stars, flowers, precious stones, birds, or months/seasons of the year. In a civilized society, this policy would be enforced by law.
"Jaden" and "Kaeden", my left buttock. What the hell is wrong with people these days?
I do know a young girl named Helen. She is gorgeous. When people talk to her on the phone, they assume she's an old lady because of her name, and they're shocked when they meet her. Her license plate frame says "Helen Wheels." She loves her name.
An acquaintance named her son Michael except to be different she spelled it Michel (French she said). Needless to say he gets called Michelle ALL the time.
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