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.
Laugh-a while-a you can, Monkey-boy!
I went to college with an “Eowyn,” too. Also a “Bronwyn.”
And I know three girls under 13 named Ashton. It’s become a very popular girls’ name, for reasons that escape me.
I shall appeal to my future dil.
Yeah, but if you were still happy with III, V wouldn't be so tainted in your mind.
I wanted to start something like in The Star Beast (Heinlein) The hero was John Thomas Stewart XI...
Why do you say that?
They are both very uplifting names...
Correct! Fern ran for Governor and lost (badly, unfortunately, because she'd have been great). Eddie Goodall has her former Senate seat. She was Town Manager of Indian Trail for a while, just long enough to observe that the Town's finances were a mess and in violation of State and Federal law.
Now she's writing a weekly political expose' column for an independent Union County newspaper, and I haven't heard so much dirt since I last went to a country funeral!
I just left a beautiful family’s house (I’m a hospice nurse) and the older Chinese American gentleman’s daughters are:
Forsythia and Jasmine!
I just realized this as I came home to check my replies and read yours!
We played it pretty safe with our kids:
Shelly
Chris(topher)
Dana
I call her D, DeeDee, DEEEEElicious, etc...
She’s the baby though.
OUCH!
I guess that’s to head off the obvious dementia that runs rampant in the family tree?
My great-uncle's name was "W. Franklin Hopper." Just W, no name. Everyone called him Frank. I wanted to name a son Franklin or Francis, to have a "Frank," but my husband didn't like it.
One of Uncle Frank's sisters named a son Franklin W., just W :-).
If I have a daughter, I’m going to name her Butch.
A close friend of mine who was born Muhammed always goes by Mo. He HATES the Islamic faith, but his parents were followers, hence the name.
Dick Swett has a brother in law named Timber Dick. I kid you not.
I was once assisted at the front desk of a business by a charming young woman who bore the unfortunate appellation, “Latrina”. I always wondered why she didn’t go by her middle name, but then who knows what in the world that was?!
hey now, what’s the pingaling for? I named my babies Rose and Aidan. Nice, classic, normal names.
The next baby is gonna be Shaniquadelllia’la Quandza though. :P
One of my wifes grandmothers was named Yetta and her great grandmother was Blema.
My name came from my father's family Bible (ancestor had been dead 119 yrs when I was born) and is "different" and I love it...but it does sound like a nickname. I have been called a lot of things. LOL!
Oops I should have said his name IS GW. He jokes that the president was named after him. He’s still with us, a delightful man. Scary to drive with, though. White knuckles all the way!
I don’t know his first name...
Hilarious site: “Baby’s Named a Bad, Bad Thing”.
Here’s the path:
http://www.notwithoutmyhandbag.com/babynames/
Do you know this joke?
Punch line: “Why do you ask, ‘Two Dogs F-ing?’” ROFLMAO!
My maiden name was “Bush.” Dad wanted to name me “Rose” or “Magnolia.” Even through her drugged fog, Mom put a stop to THAT thank goodness, LOL!
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