Posted on 06/27/2007 7:56:35 AM PDT by Millee
Self-obsessed parents-to-be have one more thing to worry about: What to name the little testament to themselves once Mommy poops it out. You don't want your little angel to be like every other Madison in her class. The solution? Baby-naming consultants.
Last fall, John Bentham, 36, a Las Vegas theater producer, and his wife, Shannon, 29, who runs a nonprofit foundation, says they felt "enormous pressure" to find a strong-sounding boy name. "I wanted a name that would look good on a marquee or a political banner," Mrs. Bentham says. Though they had agreed on the letter "j," none of the names they came up with -- Jude, Julian, Jake, Jason, or John Jr. -- seemed original enough. They hired Ms. Walker and Mr. Reyes, who produced an 11-page list of possibilities, including Jackson. In March, the Benthams welcomed little Jackson Dean into the world.
Walker and Reyes are a couple who offer "name consultations and workshops," and charge you fifty dollars a pop to help make sure that your Paolo isn't some pedestrian Paul. One California woman dropped nearly $500 to have a numerologist make sure the name she chose had "positive associations." Parents of America, we implore you: Save your money for the nursing home you're going to need when your offspring, bitter about a lifetime of "Anderson"ness, refuses to take you in during your declining years.
I knew a Frederick Alan Gates.
What do you call a woman with one leg? Eileen. (I lean)
So true, my sons are JIM and JEM. Unfortunately my daughter is WAM (wham, bam...). To my knowledge she's never had a problem though.
Zoltar Right has a nice ring.
No monogram for him, either . . . unless he’s out and proud. :-)
Sounds good to me baby!
In a hole? Doug
Waterskiing? Skip
In the mailbox? Bill
What do you call a cow with no legs? Ground beef.
Doesn’t it make you wonder what ever happened to the good ole fashion “strong names” of “Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, etc.” for boys, and “Mary, Elizabeth, Deborah, and Esther, etc.” for girls. It doesn’t get much stronger than that.
But that’s what diversity has brought us.
Mom and Dad could still do the right thing and put his name up on a marquee or political banner.
from ethanwiner.com
Adam Baum
Adam Zapel
Al Bino
Al Dente
Al Fresco
Al K. Seltzer
Alf A. Romeo
Amanda Lay (real person)
Amanda Lynn (a mandolin)
Amber Green
Andy Friese (as in antifreeze, a real race car driver)
Anita Bath, Anita Bohn, Anita Dick, Anita Friske, Anita Knapp, Anita Lay, Anita Mann, Anita Mandalay
Anna Prentice (an apprentice)
Anna Recksiek (anorexic)
Anna Sasin
Anne Teak
Annie Howe, Annie Matter
April May (a real person I knew in high school)
April Schauer (real person)
May be of interest.
Stalin is a strong name!
Must be a common name there because I know of someone named Tuang Phuc Tu. If I’m not mistaken, their surname is first which would make Phuc Tu a first name.
I used to know an exotic dancer who went by the name “Fonda Peters.”
My husband's great grandmother was Elwoodilene. Her father was James Elwood, she was their second child and they feared they'd never have a son. They ended up having three or four sons later.
incredible
How about “Destiny, we need to change out your oxygen tank”.
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