Brand names: Some Americans are naming their children after consumer products

WORLD ^ | 11/15/03 | Gene Edward Veith

[Alouette]

I went to elementary school with a boy named Adam Baum.

[masadaman]

And I went to school with a white kid named Kaufman whose first name was Sean but he and his folks pronounced it Seen (I guess the new baby name list did not have a guide to pronunciation.)

Also at the same school was a boy named Alto Odin (good athlete)and a girl named Bubbles Braun. We also had I. B. Sharpe (and she was) and Principal Plotz (and he did.)

[JENINMO]

One of my former employee's last name was FuQua............

[Allegra]

We also have an Allegra and a Ford.

We gots an Allegra right here!

Yep. It was a girl's name long before the allergy medicine ever existed. :-)

[nmh]

"Heinz is an actual first name. German."

Oops, you're right! How about Drano or Kotex, or just plain old tampon for a kids name? I have met a three year old named "River". His Mom noticed my curiosity and explained that he was conceived on a river - but she didn't remember which one.

[Domestic Church]

About 40 years ago my Mom handled a case in which the mother named her newborn Umbilicus.

[Domestic Church]

"...twins named Princess and Precious"

That's better than Black and Decker or Proctor and Gamble.

[Spyder]

Got a poor kid in our church named Abcde (pronounced Absidee).

[tet68]

My last name is Sheets so always wanted to name a daughter
Polly Ester.

Maybe I could name a son Mauser 98 or Mosin Nagant.

Why the possibilities are endless!

E're you lot, quit fighting, Tang help your sister EsuVee into the car. Mom and Aunt Pantyliner will be out in a minute.

[Moonmad27]

What's sad is her brothers were ordinary old Michael, Thomas and William. I checked; a history of famous Houstonians says she was named "for the heroine of a Civil War poem written by her uncle Thomas Elisha". Still, she's a warning to all parents about bad baby name choices!

[stands2reason]

I worked at a shoe store once, and my boss named her son after a brand of boy's shoes there....Chancellor (Chance for short). I actually like it...

[tet68]

Crikey, what happens when the Internet kicks in?

Moonmad27 .......Time for school!

[stands2reason]

I'm surprised that there weren't any "Cristals"...

[stands2reason]

No, Debbie, Janice, and Sherry are gone now. Make way for
Jayden
Brayden
Kayden
Madison
Addison

[Spyder]

My second pet peeve is when names clash ethnically. "Pedro O'Reardon" "Brittany Garcia" "Patrick Gonzalez" "Cheyenne Kawolski".

That is very common, though, in Argentina. Had a doc once named Carlos Schmidt. I mentioned to him I thought it quite a curious name. He explained about the Germans in Argentina and laws in the country that require Hispanic first names.

[Akira]

My current list of acceptable names includes Mad Dog, Shiner, Trek, Farmer Vincent, Aragorn, Keyser and of course Akira. I might be adding to it.

Anything from that list is fine.

[stands2reason]

I have a cousin who conceived her daughter in Chattanooga.

Poor "Chatta."

[SeaDragon]

I checked; a history of famous Houstonians says she was named "for the heroine of a Civil War poem written by her uncle Thomas Elisha". Still, she's a warning to all parents about bad baby name choices!

Heroine or not , what could her parents been thinking? Were they not capable of putting sounds together or did they just not care? After all, it was just a girl baby and who cared about those?

[stands2reason]

We also have an Allegra and a Ford.

Well, those are real names at least...

[Trajan88]

I'd have sued my parents if they named me "Beano."

Trajan88