bookworm87 Braden is a good name ! I know people on the bump don't like it because of the -Aden ending but who cares ! It's a real name, it's a strong name, it's a cute name!
chicorojo @txaggie08 mgk207 thank you!!!! I love her as a friend but I question that name choice. Her other kids' names aren't that obscure....but poor baby girl Wallis. DH said it's an old mans name.
It totally is!!!
Worthless fact..Wallis Simpson is the name of the American woman that King Edward abdicated his throne for. King George took over for him.. he is the basis of the movie The Kings Speech.
I know this isn't too out there, but I thought it was super weird when I figured it out - a girl I went to school with named her daughter Emmalee.
It's Emily. Just spelled weird.
When I was younger I wished my name was spelled Emilie - just to be different I guess. Now I'm fine with it, and much prefer classic spellings of names!
Drove past a sign today that read, "Congratulations 2015 grads Maggie and Aaricka." Made think of this thread!
Made me think of this.
Ah! I knew I had seen that before. My sister now has our friend Erica in her phone as "airwrecka". I cringe every time I see it. I don't think any other name has ever made me grit my teeth.
Post by danisgossipgirl on Jun 13, 2015 19:26:34 GMT -5
Just saw in my FB feed: Big bro Landyn and new baby bro Camryn. Y with the y's? Looks like a typo of Camry. Landon and Cameron are perfectly acceptable names, no need to make them cutesy.
Just saw in my FB feed: Big bro Landyn and new baby bro Camryn. Y with the y's? Looks like a typo of Camry. Landon and Cameron are perfectly acceptable names, no need to make them cutesy.
The y makes it more feminine to me. Maybe that's because I have a cousin who name her daughter Blayke.
We will hopefully find out what this LO is this week but until then DH won't take two seconds to even consider talking about baby names with me. Grrrrrrrr.
We found our LO was a boy when I was 13 weeks and were referring to him by name when I was 16 weeks (which is how far along I am now). I'm annoyed.
Okay my coworker's daughter is named Blaklie. Pronounced Blakely. But to me it looks like Blackly. One time another coworker read it out loud like that by accident and she flipped her shit and was like " UM CAN YOU NOT SEE IT OBVIOUSLY SAYS BLAKELY??" Is that an actual spelling of the name?
ETA she also frequently complains about people naming their daughters boy names. But I know several more male Blakelys than female. Just sayin.
Post by grlittle29 on Jun 14, 2015 23:19:02 GMT -5
One of my college roommates just had a baby and named him Caeden. I know I'm being judgy, but I don't like it. Too many vowels, and too trendy. Whatever. Not my kid, right?
One of my college roommates just had a baby and named him Caeden. I know I'm being judgy, but I don't like it. Too many vowels, and too trendy. Whatever. Not my kid, right?
I like it fine from a spelling perspective but I am one of those people who doesn't like "aden" names because they're so common.
It's cool if you want to name your kid one of those names. As a teacher I'm just tired of calling "Aidan" and having five kids turn around because I MIGHT have said Jaden, Braeden, Caeden, Aidan, or some other similar name.
Also stop naming your kids Emma, Zoe, and Olivia. For the love of all that is good. They will never be Emma, they will always be Emma D. or Emma H. or Emma W. because that's the only way we can differentiate between them. D: I always feel so bad for those kids.
When there are two kids with the name, one usually picks a nickname and we work it out. Three or more, forget it. Initials. One year I had three girls with the same name and they all wanted a nickname but when their parents would call or come in, they always referred to them by their full first name. Never gave a last name by default. I felt so unprofessional having to ask which one of the three they were talking about even though it wasn't my fault.
Yes. This exactly. No more -aiden's. When naming my kids I didn't want them to have more than one in their class growing up. Also I had so many names that I associated with kids it made it hard.
One of my college roommates just had a baby and named him Caeden. I know I'm being judgy, but I don't like it. Too many vowels, and too trendy. Whatever. Not my kid, right?
I like it fine from a spelling perspective but I am one of those people who doesn't like "aden" names because they're so common.
It's cool if you want to name your kid one of those names. As a teacher I'm just tired of calling "Aidan" and having five kids turn around because I MIGHT have said Jaden, Braeden, Caeden, Aidan, or some other similar name.
Also stop naming your kids Emma, Zoe, and Olivia. For the love of all that is good. They will never be Emma, they will always be Emma D. or Emma H. or Emma W. because that's the only way we can differentiate between them. D: I always feel so bad for those kids.
When there are two kids with the name, one usually picks a nickname and we work it out. Three or more, forget it. Initials. One year I had three girls with the same name and they all wanted a nickname but when their parents would call or come in, they always referred to them by their full first name. Never gave a last name by default. I felt so unprofessional having to ask which one of the three they were talking about even though it wasn't my fault.
When I was in the fourth grade literally all my friends were named Brittany, my birthday party sleepover had : Brittany D., Brittani H., Britni j., and Brittany K. Ha I still remember all their last name initials because that's what we called them in school haha !
When I was in the fourth grade literally all my friends were named Brittany, my birthday party sleepover had : Brittany D., Brittani H., Britni j., and Brittany K. Ha I still remember all their last name initials because that's what we called them in school haha !
I grew up with the most popular name (of all time, basically - there are some funny charts out there where you can see how soundly my name owned about 15 years) and honestly? it never bothered me. In fact, I LIKED having a common name. Never underestimate the desire of a middle schooler to NOT be unique. Yes, in my sixth grade homeroom there were 4 girls with the same first name as me, but I don't recall anyone ever mixing us up (although yes, we all did either go by a separate nickname or with a first initial of our last name tacked on). I think that sometimes there's a parental desire to give their child a very unique name, but from a child's perspective, I think I've heard more people say "I didn't like having a name no one had ever heard and no one could spell" than I've heard people say "I hated how many Kates there were in my classes" I really wanted to be part of the Brittany club
I was born at the peak for the name Jessica (my name) and there were always 2-3 Jessica's in my class. It was mildly annoying but I didn't sweat it too much. I feel like things have evened out as I became an adult.
I agree with calvinfoster that some kids much prefer to have a common name. SIL has a name that is a word but not typically a name and she was very self conscious of it in high school to the point that she changed the pronunciation. My ILs were sad, but I have to give SIL credit that her chosen pronunciation is softer, more feminine, and sounds prettier.
A friend of mine named her DD Emilia. Personally i prefer it with an A.
Same here (with the friend naming their baby that and liking the a spelling better). Their DD goes by Emi though, so it seems like a separate name to me now.
It is a separate name. Pronunciation may be the same depending on your accent, but the names have different origins.
Same here (with the friend naming their baby that and liking the a spelling better). Their DD goes by Emi though, so it seems like a separate name to me now.
It is a separate name. Pronunciation may be the same depending on your accent, but the names have different origins.
Same here (with the friend naming their baby that and liking the a spelling better). Their DD goes by Emi though, so it seems like a separate name to me now.
It is a separate name. Pronunciation may be the same depending on your accent, but the names have different origins.
At least if your name is "common" and with normal spelling you can find things that say your name (hats, stickers, keychains...)
H's name (Brooks) is not that uncommon but he can never find anything pre-printed with his name. And neither will our daughter. Oh well, that's life. And I was always known with my last initial attached to my name bc there was always more than 1 in my classes. Didn't go away until middle school.
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