Spread a Little on Me ( Stupid baby names)

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[twinzmommy]

I went from being a BJ to being a BM. . .

*sighs*

[Xenalyte]

I knew a guy named Stuart Padaso. Many people called him Stu.

X, meet Stew!

[twinzmommy]

I'm a "real" Beth. . .and there is a reason for it.

Beth has a meaning all it's own separate from Elizabeth.

Second -- my grandmother was Rebecca. . she didn't like her name, so she went by Betty. My grandmother passed away before I was born, and my mom wanted to name me after her. Thank GODS my mom didn't name me Betty -- she used Beth. My mother is of Ashkenazi Jewish decent and it would have been inappropriate to name me after someone living -- my father has a sister Elizabeth. So - I'm Beth. After Betty, or Rebecca. But not Elizabeth.

[Colonel_Flagg]

When I was born, my mothers doctor was Dr Slaughter.

Mine was Dr. Proffit. Go figure. :)

[Ciexyz]

I'm glad that the Biblical names are making a comeback. In my extended family, we have Caleb, Joshua, Daniel, Paul, for the boys. The girls have sweet names that will still hold up well when they're young women in the work force: Erica, Krista, Heather.

[FeliciaCat]

My step sister worked in a welfare office in California. One of her "clients" had twin boys: Paris & London...the daugther was Mercedes of course.

Unbelievable.

[Ciexyz]

"Rebekah" is the traditional Bible spelling that is coming back into style. The nickname is "Beka".

[B-Chan]

Americans with strong cultural identites (those of Mexican, Irish, and Japanese ethnicities, for example) tend to pick traditional names for their children. It is only those of us who have forgotten our real ethnic heritage -- in other words, white people and black people -- who have fallen into the inexcusable habit of picking dopey, made-up names for our children. As a person of the white persuasion myself, I hate the stupid trailer-park names that so many white people give their kids. They're as bad as the idiotic fake African names one sees among our black brothers and sisters. I mean, come on: "Kaylee" and "Madison" sound like brand names for sewing machines, and calling your son "Canyon Storm" is like naming him after an SUV. "African" names that contain the syllables "qua", "sha", "neesha", and "shan" on the other hand remind me of hair-care or feminine hygiene products, and are in reality about as authentically "African" as Brittany, Dimeé, Dakota, and McCaleb are authentically "European". Qua'Shan, Raynee, Maniqua, Colby -- names like these are an abomination. People who dishonor their fellow human beings with such degrading nomenclature ought to be sent to Guantanamo and locked in wire cages. Seriously.

Saints, people. Saints and ancestors are the only acceptable names for white and black children, the only ones with dignity, the only ones that make them sound like human beings instead of soap opera characters or racehorses. Johann. Candace. Lars. Cecilia. Mary. Martin. Anne. Isabelle. Franklin. Marguerite. Malcolm. Pierre. Joan. Sidney. Alfred. Deborah. These are names with dignity and character and a real connection to the past! Use them!

This crap has gone too far. We are becoming a nation of people with stupid names. When was the last time you met a black child named Calvin or Michelle? When was the last time you met a white child named Marie or Gretchen? No, it's always Quashandria or Calliope or DaMarr or Kylissa or something even more meaningless and stupid!

For the love of Pete, folks -- name your kids something decent, huh?

[stainlessbanner]

There was a funny Sat Nite Live skit with Nick Cage. The young father and mother were expecting a baby and sat on the couch to discuss potential names. Every name she suggested, the father shot down by making funny rhymes, taunts, and stories.

[Ciexyz]

Margaret is coming back with the spelling Marguerite. (My Mom and Grandma (my Dad's Mum) were both named Margaret Elizabeth.) The third and fourth generation go back to the traditional family names to honor the grandparents.

[Xenalyte]

When was the last time you met a white child named Marie or Gretchen?

Xena's little sis is a Gretchen, married to a Michael, with a daughter named Abigail. All nice and traditional, and easy to spell. (Although XLS one time was issued a prescription for "Gertrude.")

[Fresh Wind]

There was an orthodontist in the town where I grew up, his name was Dr. Paine.

Oh, and there was a bandleader back in the 30's by the name of Harry Horlick.

[B-Chan]

Cletus's kids: Tiffany, Heather, Cody, Dylan, Dermott, Jordan, Taylor, Brittany, Wesley, Runner, Scout, Cassidy, Zoe, Chloe, Max, Hunter, Kendall, Katlin, Noah, Sasha, Morgan, Kira, Ian, Lauren, Q-Bert, and Phil.

And, as of this season a new little girl named Condoleeza.

[AngryJawa]

"I also know a Dick Payne, a Dick Colon, and a Dick Weed."

I can add a Dick Foote and a Dick Anglin to that list.

[Great_Dame]

I have a few...

I work with a guy named Rusty Nipple, no it is not a nickname, yes, I asked!

My sister's daughter is Lacey Sonoma...like she has a career decision to make!

and how can I forget Miss Candy Cotton?

[expatguy]

The rumours are that Ima Hogg had a sister named Ura Hogg.

[Moonman62]

There's another thread right now in which I learned that Kobe Bryant was named after Kobe beef.

[mhking]

I swear to God this a true story, but if you ask me in front of my wife, I'll deny it all the way to the grave.

As a caseworker (many moons ago), she had a client who named their children (and I'll have to do this phonetically, you'll understand why in a bit) Goh-narya and Sifal-les.

When my wife told me this, I gave her the classic crooked head puppy dog look. "Arrough?" (my Scooby-Doo questioning sound)

She repeated the names.

I still looked like a deer-in-headlights.

She said she asked the client was asked why she came up with those names for her children.

"Oh, I saw them on a sign, and I liked the way they looked."

My wife's jaw dropped. "Where did you see the sign?"

Matter of factly, the client answered, "At the doctor's office."

Realization was beginning to dawn on me when my wife politely spelled the names for me: Gonorrhea and Syphilis.

I said what I always say when something unfathomably stupid comes my way: "Just damn."

"Hold muh beer 'n watch this!" PING....

If you want on or off this list, please let me know!

[A_perfect_lady]

I combined and Irish first name (Gavin) with a Spanish last name...

I have a Jewish first name and an Irish last name. And I'm neither Jewish nor Catholic, that's just the way the cookie crumbled.

[StriperSniper]

A friend of mine went to school with a girl named Feh-mal'-lay, spelled 'Female', her mother thought the hospital had named her.

Then there was my fifth grade teacher who named her son 'Richard', a fine name unless your surname is 'Head'.