Unfortunately, it's now out of date. It was still below 1000th place in 2003, but was 809th, 883rd, and 982nd for 2004, 2005 and 2006, respectively.
Posted on 03/05/2008 9:08:01 AM PST by Responsibility2nd
Many parents want a distinctive, appropriate, special-but-not-too-special name for their children, and 58 percent believe the right name contributes to success. Some would even pay people to help find a name.
Even with all the thinking that often goes into the decision, 3 percent of parents regret the names they chose and would change it if they could, according to a survey by BabyCenter.
They often said they would make a switch because a name has become too popular or gets mispronounced. A few parents felt that the name just doesn't seem to fit their child, the company said.
"Many parents view selecting a name for their baby as one of the most important and most difficult decisions they've ever made," said BabyCenter editor-in-chief Linda Murray. "Parents want to find a name that conveys their child's unique identity and will suit their personality throughout their lifetime."
Parents of boys said they wanted to convey strength and individuality, while femininity was the top concern for parents of girls.
Other findings included:
9 percent of new and expectant parents would pay someone to help them pick a name 48 said celebrities don't influence baby naming trends 26 percent said mom's vote has more weight than dad's when it comes to baby naming
People also said they look for different things in a first and middle name. The most important thing for a first name is sounding good, parents said. For a middle name, it was honoring a family member or carrying on a naming tradition.
However, 57 percent of parents said their kids are not named after anyone or anything in particular.
In December, BabyCenter released lists of the top 10 names for boys and girls.
Boss to lady, "No."
Boss's thought, (Man, that Brenda Utthead is a real whiner."
;^)
When I was a foreman I noticed that one of my painters was named Toby Thyme. He said his middle name was something like Robert but I had access to his file.
I knew a kid in school whose name was Eric Rice. He had a brother and a sister and their names were all varied scrambling of their last name. Eric, Ceri and Riec. I thought that pretty cool.
Are you sure that Orangejello and Lemonjello is not just an urban myth?
I ask that because I have seen that example used over and over again in many other forums like Topix,etc and I know you yourself didn’t make all those posts.
Just seems weird to me.
“I always suggest “Zerubbabel” as a good, yet oddly unique, Biblical name.”
As is Abishai. My husband always thought that would make a great name for a basketball player. We didn’t use it with either of the boys.
There was a story on the news here in Detroit about some guy that saddled his kid with the name Lion King _____ (whatever his last name was)
The news story was about the free tickets he got when the Lion King play was in town.
“Are you sure that Orangejello and Lemonjello is not just an urban myth?”
Probably...but given the weird names out there, it’s definitely believable.
I’m with you Slapshot.
I’m a III and my son could have been a IV. To name our son, we reversed my first and middle names.
Oh man, the thread has veered way off the PC reservation.
“Avoids Heavy Lifting”
“Always Falling Down”
“Big Stick up her Butt” (what Hillary’s name translates to)
“Swims Like Brick”
“Pees Like a Girl”
“She who makes Eyes Bleed”
I got one for you...my wife (she’s a teacher) had a kid in her class named Aigner, pronounced “An-yay.” However, when the kid wrote it down, he spelled it out “Etienne Aigner” which of course is the fashion designer. So my wife said, “Well isn’t your name Etienne?” and he insisted no, it was “An-yay.”
So, yes, basically his mother was so stupid that she thought the entire name “Etienne Aigner” was pronounced just “An-yay”
I can’t find the article I read a few years ago but it was a good one regarding ethnic names and how, with such names, they’re probably not working at IBM. It wasn’t a racist article, just factual, I think from Larry Elder.
One Cosby quote: “Those people are not Africans; they don’t know a damn thing about Africa. With names like Shaniqua, Shaliqua and Mohammed and all of that crap, and all of them are in jail.”
Or Tro-Jenz.
Unfortunately, it's now out of date. It was still below 1000th place in 2003, but was 809th, 883rd, and 982nd for 2004, 2005 and 2006, respectively.
Sure you did.
“To name our son, we reversed my first and middle names.”
That was a good idea. Unfortunately, my son would’ve been saddled with the first name, “Frederick.” I love him too much to have done that to him. ;)
There is a street in Detroit named "John R." Guess the guy liked obscurity.
I should get into that business --- "Let's see...how about...Michael?"
That'll be $200 please.
Like Harry S Truman.
No period after S
S stood for .....
Look it up It’s just Harry S Truman.
“I know two Rolands.”
Do they deal in hard calibers and hot lead?
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