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.
I went to college with a January. How often do you suppose they're asked if they were born in January?
My poor Derrick Evan! I was exhausted after the delivery and couldn't think how to spell his name. All the men I've seen with the name spelled that way are black.
His son is called Willie. Yup, Willie Cox.
William Williams, Robert Roberts
Cool
My scoutmaster’s name was Dick Doner.
I remember the name Iona Hankey from high school. I heard she would not tell anyone her middle name.
And those who weren't named Lisa were probably named Julie!
Zella is an old traditional name. A lot of Central and Eastern European women named that in some variation.
One of the founders of the Tandy Corporation, now Radioshack or Tha Shack as we call here in Fort Worth, last name was Tandy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandy_Corporation
I fell for that one. LOL!
“A kid named John has a lot more options than one named Adolf...”
what you have something against painters? LOL!
“Had to pull rank before my wife had my daughter’s name misspelled at birth. Michelle with one L, is what she wanted.
It’s bad enough she’s going to have to spell her last name every time someone hears it like I have my whole life. Of course she’ll marry some day and that won’t be a problem.”
Good for you. Really. A persons name should always be the formal form not the nickname. Nicknames are for childhood and close friends. My Father(Bobby Joe) always had the problem up until the 90s with people writing down the formal Robert instead of Bobby, including the Navy. That can have serious consequences with serious documents. Of course I have the problem since the mid 90s of having to spell my name(Benjamin). Before hand everybody knew how to spell that and my last name is a generic Scot/Irish name that spells like it sounds. Yet I have to spell that out as well.
The Mayor of the city I was born in and raised in is Dr. Richard Cluck. He is one of the first OB/GYNs in Arlington, TX. The other being Dr. Hatcher (who delivered me). The running joke of us native A-Towners is if you were born prior to the mid 80s you were either “Hatched” or “Clucked”.
The three of us brothers have middle names that don’t match up with anybody else in the family. Alan, Deon and Cade(me). I can only assume that this comes from men that my Father served with on the Big Tic.
“I think I’d avoid Dr. Paine.
Obstetrician in town.. First name Hyman.
Nicknamed ‘Buster’?”
Or was it Popa?
Nope, it’s worse than Freddie. Frederic was my paternal grandfather’s first name. I was given my maternal grandfather’s middle name which is - get this -
Goree (emphais on the last syllable)
You can imagine what I was called in school - Gory.
I cannot even imagine what the H his parents were thinking!
He had to have a rough childhood!
There is an orthodontist here in town, no lie, first name “Toof.”
A friend who worked in labor and delivery swears this is true: a Black lady who was being wheeled into the delivery room after receiving whatever drugs they administered (30 years ago) noticed a sign on the wall and decided that it was a perfect name for her child and would also honor the Rev. Martin Luther King. Thus, her little boy was named Nosmo King _____.
Three brothers I met as a kid: Ford, Lincoln and Mercury.
The Silva brothers, Stirling, Quick and Hy Hoe.
Last name Walker, first name Luke Sky.
Last name Harley, first name Davidson.
Saw a “LaVie N. Rose” but that may have been a fake.
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