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Some Parents Regret Names Of Kids
KSAT.COM ^ | 03/05/2008

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.


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: babynames; childrensnames; lemonjello; orangejello; psychology
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To: Responsibility2nd

Nope. Don’t think either parent has been out of Houston.

The name is OK, but with a last name of Price the kid will get some teasing.


61 posted on 03/05/2008 9:25:51 AM PST by TheMom (My baby will graduate high school in May - send money for college!)
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To: Slapshot68
Yes, I have heard these names. Pronounced Or-an-gel-o and La-mon-gel-o. There was a black woman in Monroe, La. that named her kids Taurus (boy) and Chevelle (girl). Where they were conceived, perhaps?
62 posted on 03/05/2008 9:26:45 AM PST by JustaDumbBlonde
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To: cripplecreek

Funny names of folks I’ve known or met-

Precious
Wonderful
Chevelle and Chevette (sisters)
Happy and Jolly (sisters)

Woody Butts
Sipp Coffee


63 posted on 03/05/2008 9:26:48 AM PST by a real Sheila (Have you hugged your "furry best friend" today?)
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To: P from Sheb

“..obviously - no Peter, no Dick, no Rod!”

They finally settled on “Shaft”. He’s a bad mo-....


64 posted on 03/05/2008 9:27:35 AM PST by Secret Agent Man
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To: angcat

I had a girlfriend named Johnene. Her dad’s name was John as were her two brothers but one brother went by his middle name. It was a real treat around there considering that my name is also John.

I also had a girlfriend who’s father was named Tandy.


65 posted on 03/05/2008 9:27:47 AM PST by cripplecreek (Voting CONSERVATIVE in memory of 5 children killed by illegals 2/17/08 and 2/19/ 08)
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To: Secret Agent Man

“Angina”

What? Name a kid after a female body part??


67 posted on 03/05/2008 9:28:13 AM PST by Larry Lucido
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To: Responsibility2nd; grellis; xsmommy; tioga; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; SoftballMominVA; Amelia; metmom; ..

Mom Ping.............

My mother may never have regretted what she named me, but I sure did for many years.........


68 posted on 03/05/2008 9:28:17 AM PST by Gabz (Don't tell my mom I'm a lobbyist, she thinks I'm a piano player in a whorehouse)
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To: Secret Agent Man

I used to work with Richard (don’t call me Dick) burns.


69 posted on 03/05/2008 9:28:40 AM PST by cripplecreek (Voting CONSERVATIVE in memory of 5 children killed by illegals 2/17/08 and 2/19/ 08)
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To: Larry Lucido
“Os-wee-pay”.

That's the first thing I thought of....

70 posted on 03/05/2008 9:28:44 AM PST by Fundamentally Fair (Experience Change!)
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To: Slapshot68

YMMV

It’s a sore subject with me.


71 posted on 03/05/2008 9:28:58 AM PST by null and void (I slept better when I thought our betters actually were better...)
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To: Wallace T.

Those are middle names, not first names. Middle names (one or two) were used for the saint’s name if the church you belonged to had a rule or tradition like that.


72 posted on 03/05/2008 9:29:21 AM PST by Secret Agent Man
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To: F15Eagle
I’m going with “Seven”!!!

Better than "Mickey"! :-)

73 posted on 03/05/2008 9:30:17 AM PST by Larry Lucido
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To: Responsibility2nd
Growing up, I knew three 'Bubba's and one 'Junior'.

The names fit.

74 posted on 03/05/2008 9:30:18 AM PST by uglybiker (I do not suffer from mental illness. I quite enjoy it, actually.)
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To: a real Sheila

I know two brothers and a sister from Ponepe (micronesia I think) They’re named Einstein, Smiley, and Lefty.


75 posted on 03/05/2008 9:30:27 AM PST by cripplecreek (Voting CONSERVATIVE in memory of 5 children killed by illegals 2/17/08 and 2/19/ 08)
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To: Larry Lucido

Cute. I didn’t see a /sarc tag, I am assuming you know what it is. :)


76 posted on 03/05/2008 9:30:31 AM PST by Secret Agent Man
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To: Alouette
If “Sarah” is the most popular girl’s name, it may have something to do with my 5 granddaughters all named “Sarah”

I went to grade school with kids from a family that named all the girls Sara, but each one had a different middle name and were always called "Sara-middlename"

77 posted on 03/05/2008 9:30:34 AM PST by Gabz (Don't tell my mom I'm a lobbyist, she thinks I'm a piano player in a whorehouse)
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To: Gman
Their names are Elliott and Olivia

Watch a lot of Law And Order: SVU do we?

78 posted on 03/05/2008 9:30:36 AM PST by wideawake (Why is it that those who call themselves Constitutionalists know the least about the Constitution?)
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To: cripplecreek

Yeah, I also had a friend who went to school with a Richard Hertz. You figure it out.


79 posted on 03/05/2008 9:31:20 AM PST by Secret Agent Man
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To: Larry Lucido

ah, ya beat me to it -

one of the most memorable skits on SNL.

“Congratulations, 4$$Wipe”


80 posted on 03/05/2008 9:31:20 AM PST by MrB (You can't reason people out of a position that they didn't use reason to get into in the first place)
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