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.
LOL.... Screaming Eagle or Running Deer is OK though.
Why you ask so many questions Two Dogs F------?
I know two Rolands. Both Witches, are you by chance, also a Wiccan?
I always suggest “Zerubbabel” as a good, yet oddly unique, Biblical name.
How about that one that kinda sounds like “Gloria” -
Gonoria... or some such spelling.
My Grandmother worked as recording clerk at the county health department. She showed me the record of live birth for “Placenta Jones”. She tried her best to talk the mother out of it but she had overheard in the hospital and thought it would make a beautiful girl’s name.
I would think Eddie Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli might regret naming their son Wolfgang, aka Wolfie, LOL!
What gets me is all the girls named Kaylee, Kaleigh, Kayley, Kaili, Kaylie, etc., with so many different spellings for the same name. I have a niece with that name, and I can never remember how to spell it.
I have friends who had a bassett hound named Gaylord. They had two, Gaylord and Daisy.
shut you mouf!
I knew a Sunny Skye Hazel. She did manage to live up to it (pretty, bubbly)...
If I ever have an unexpected child, it will be called Trojan if male, or Durex if a girl.
HEY!
One of my favorite books has a guy named Chance in it! ;)
I thought that was “Shi’Thead”, pronounced Shih-Theed’.
Maybe, but Latrina is not all that uncommon.
TroJan could be a girl..
Knew a guy with middle name of “R”. That’s it, no abbreviation, nothing missing, just “R”.
My old boss named his son Nine, but not the name nine but the number 9! It is probably the strangest thing I have heard with regards to names.
There was a thread a loooooong time ago about the most hated name in Us history and it seems Hillary was hated more than Adolph.
I’ll look for it maybe Google has it cached
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