[qam1]

And ENOUGH of these weak, gender neutral names given to boys

[Xenalyte]

And she frowns on another trend, in which parents put a unique spin on the spellings of their children's names. For instance, Riley now has alternate spellings such as Rilee and Riliegh. And Courtney has morphed into such spellings as Kortnee or Courtenay - sometimes leaving others wondering how to pronounce it.

A pox on parents who misspell their children's names.

Misspelling your daughter's name means she will be a stripper. It's been proven. Kayleigh and Kandei and Dakoda and Madicyn will so testify.

[exile]

I always thought "Shemp" would be a good name for a boy. Much funnier than Curly.

[bwteim]

For good - as in bad - nonexamples see some comments from:

Vanity: Worst Baby Names
11/26/01

Posted on 11/26/2001 12:13:15 PM EST by Phantom Lord
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/578255/posts?page=1,20

[hispanarepublicana]

I've just scanned the article, but I'll respond with my usual rules for this topic:
Don't spell the name wrong (It's Cody, not Kodee; It's Brittany, not Brytnee).
Make sure it sounds good after an elected title. (Senator Apple Paltrow or Congressman Moon Unit Zappa doesn't strike me).
If you want to call the baby Lizzie, Bob, Jack or Danny, then name it Elizabeth, Robert, John or Daniel. That first series are nicknames for the real names in the second series.
I'm not as strong on this one, and although intermarriage and the "melting pot" can make this challenging, try try try to have very obviously ethnic names "blend" nicely. Vladimir Gutierrez, Juan O'Malley, Mary Margeret Wong and Ashley Garcia just don't "flow" nicely to me.

[Xenalyte]

That's what director Ron Howard and wife, Cheryl, did with three of their four children, whose middle names reflect the place where they were conceived.

Tacky, tacky, TACKY.

[Screamname]

The only reason Hollyweirds name their kids like this is because of their huge egos...Sort of like Trump naming his kid "Baron", or the all time Champion of God like egos, Michael Jackson, who couldn`t help name his kids who are not his "Prince Michael Jackson Jr" (how can you name a kid "Jr" if the father isn`t named Prince? Oh that`s right, Michael is a Prince) and "Paris Michael" and "Prince Michael Jackson III"...Just couldn`t resist that Prince name again.

[politicalwit]

My boys are Alexander Edward, Oliver Bailey, and Elliot Avery....last two are twins. Middle names are all family names. I think they are pretty strong names.

[brewcrew]

Nobody names their son Roy anymore.

[Screamname]

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, who named their girl Suri..

As in surrogate?

[LIConFem]

My dad's middle and confirmation names are Antoninus and Augustus, respectively. Oddly, his first name is Rudolph (grandma was a big-time Valentino fan, apparently).

[JustaDumbBlonde]

"Expectant parents consult relatives and friends, leaf through scores of books and scour the Internet for just the right handle to reflect their little cherub's shining personality, obvious brilliance and unquestionable character."

Since most names are chosen before the birth of the child, how does it reflect their personality, brilliance and character which are not yet developed? Just a thought.

[ßuddaßudd]

Happy to announce my son is named after me, Martin Jr. And yes I am a redneck.

[Screamname]

How about Penn Jillette from Penn and Teller, who named his kid "Moxie Crimefighter Jillette". His reasoning being that when she grows up and is pulled over by a cop, she can show her license and say she is a crimefighter as well.

[Fletcher J]

http://babynamewizard.com/namevoyager/lnv0105.html

This is a cool application that shows a graph of name rankings from 1880 to 2005. Fascinating stuff.

Fletcher J

[HIDEK6]

My neighbor's father named his daughters after the states in the old confederacy and the boys after the generals.

His brother's name is Robert Lee, his name is Thomas Jackson, and his four sisters are named Virginia, Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia.

[leda]

i love our kids names. we looked over lists of names and their meanings too.
their names all suit them perfectly!

ryan patrick ... our lanky red headed 17 yr old
(means lord king)
christopher andrew ... our lanky blonde (changing to brown) 11 yr old
(means christ bearer)
kelly megan elizabeth ... our spunky golden brown 5 yr old
(means warrior maiden)
all have saint names for middle names and kelly's second middle
name was my grandmother's middle name.

and every time i was asked by hospital nurses "and how do you spell that?"
"geez!" i told them, "the normal way, of course" :D

[Deo et Patria]

How's this for a distinctive name: Pasquale (it's an Italian tradition to name the oldest boy after the father's father)?

[Moose4]

That's why I'm proud of my daughter's name. Grace Diane. Diane from my wife's beloved godmother, and Grace because, well, that's what we're all saved by, isn't it?

Should we have a boy next, he'll be Patrick Henry. Not just because I'm a Virginian...Patrick's my wife's stepfather's name, Henry is my father's name.

The irony is that both my wife and I go by our middle names, not our first names. I think we're going to break that string with our kid(s). Maybe.

}:-)4

[MoochPooch]

What comes to mind is PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, where the chief male character -- and famous hearthrob -- is Fitzwilliam Darcy. Throughout the book he is only called "Mr. Darcy."

I wonder why.

[wtc911]

Those wacky Gen-Xers...