Posted on 06/15/2018 5:05:19 AM PDT by Simon Green
Naomi Tomky was still laid out on the operating table after an emergency C-section when the earliest pangs of regret kicked in.
“The baby was being lifted over my head,” the 34-year-old freelance writer remembers, “and the anesthesiologist was like, ‘what’s her name?’ I started explaining and was like, oh God, what have I done?”
Tomky’s now 8-month-old daughter is Tove (pronounced TOH-vah), a Swedish moniker that’s typically said like TOO-vah, but in this case, the expectant parents from Seattle changed the pronunciation for a twist.
“My husband has Swedish heritage and then Tova, or Tovah, is a common Hebrew name, which I liked because I’m Jewish,” says the mother of two, laughing. “When I was pregnant, we loved the idea of combining them. Now we know we doomed her to a life of spelling it for other people.”
Would-be adventurous parents, take note: The name that calls out like a siren’s song from the page of a baby book might turn strident upon repetition. Baby name shame is real, and with unusual appellations such as Kairo and Zayd (for boys) and Oaklynn and Paisleigh (for girls) on the rise — per the Social Security Administration’s most recent fastest-growing baby names report, released in May — it’s likely to become an increasingly common phenomenon.
“People are working a lot harder to come up with a name that is really distinctive and has a lot of personal meaning,” says Pamela Redmond Satran, co-founder and CEO of baby naming site Nameberry.com.
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Those are names that just grow on you. My father’s middle name was Porter.
“Although it was rumored that Hogg had a sister named “Ura Hogg”, she had only brothers. “
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ima_Hogg
When we were little and it was time for bed, Dad would pick us up, toss us into our respective beds and say:
“Shadrach, Mishach and In To Bed You Go!” :)
Very cute. :) I like that.
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.....”
-Shakespeare
My dad was the only one in his family who emigrated from Germany in the '20s. I was named after him, while my two middle names are after his brothers who stayed, and died in the war.
I figure if you get a name from the Bible, or one that is common within royalty, it’ll be classy and classic. Bottom line: How will it look on the door of a CEO’s office?
I’m glad the fad of ending-in-i has pretty much faded. Kelli. Misti. Jodi. Sandi.
My sister is named ‘Carol’ after our Uncle Carl.
I love keeping names in the family. My Great Grandma on my Dad’s side was ‘Thankful Lavinia’ which is appropriate as everyone on that side since Christ left Chicago seemed to only produce ONE living heir. So, I’m sure they were THANKFUL when she came along (and lived to adulthood) in 1880-something. ;)
My Dad wanted to name me ‘Rose’ but my Maiden name was ‘Busch’ and Mom said NO! to that, LOL! (Thank goodness!)
Also where I used to live ( in Victoria, Texas) there was a large population with the surname 'Dick'. I kid you not. Guess the parents had to be careful what first name they gave their kids. LOL
I once worked with a woman who was doing way too many drugs during her child bearing years. She named her daughter Crystal, and for her son she picked the name Dude. Yikes.
Evelyn is actually back in the top 10 girls names.
My dad’s middle name was Ignatius. Nine boys, two girls, both nuns. Catholic names for Catholic kids. I am named after 2 saints.
There’s a guy I know at work who actually worked with Bill Lear.
Daughter’s name was Crystal Shanda Lear (spelling not certain).
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