If you haven't already

[hovenb]

Jan 23, 2015 19:53:34 GMT -5 cookie said:

Jan 23, 2015 17:25:28 GMT -5 emadlma said:

I really should have spelled Leo as Leighaux. It would have been so much more younique. (sarcasm font)

I know a Seauxphea. (Sophia) 

It hurts my eyes to look at it. 

I think my head just exploded.  REALLY??!?!  Ugh, now my future child won't be allowed to date anyone who has a dumb spelling.

And FFFC I just commented because I just couldn't help myself.  It was too painful.  I deleted a lot that I wanted to say.  Like any misspelled names or the name Paisley will never be the CEO of a company.  I know that isn't everyone's aspiration, but give them a fighting chance.  I hire people for a large company and I skip over the resumes that have dumb spellings.  It is unfair, but it is subconscious. 

[stuntmanmillie]

Wow. And everyone is all "I love them all!" At least they're all in one place together.

[butternut]

BookishMomma I think you're safe to venture in

Boston- really ?! Reminds me of the reality star Boston Rob

[canadiansciencegeek]

This thread (and the one on TB) make me so happy I'm over here.

[southernpeach89]

My eyeballs are stuck in the back of head. I just can't.

[Deleted]

Boston is a wonderful place to live. NOT A NAME.

Also I seriously dislike spelling Michaela as Makayla.

There is so much stupid in that thread.

[emadlma]

I loved the comment when someone said that "Boston Todd" sounds like a frat boy's name. Reminds me of Boston Rob from Survivor.

[Madso]

I'm so going Boston Todd, but spelling it Bosstonn Todd :-)

[Deleted]

Jan 24, 2015 11:32:19 GMT -5 Madso said:

I'm so going Boston Todd, but spelling it Bosstonn Todd :-)

Or Bosstyn Tohdd:)

[MrsEmuTavi]

I have to say, as a teacher who will have to pronounce those names one day, those kids are going to hate their names once they hit school age, especially if they have a difficult to pronounce last name. If I have trouble pronouncing one I will usually use the other name on the first day and ask them how to pronounce the other name.

[midnightsun]

Jan 23, 2015 16:07:17 GMT -5 cuppatea said:

Jan 23, 2015 16:01:01 GMT -5 SubtleGrandeur said:

Oh my... Rhyan Kayleane?! That's a real thing??

Duh! And Hampton for a girl OR boy!

I KNOW! HAMPTON! What? And Rehlin? My teacher brain is struggling so hard with these names. 

[aquaangel75]

Jan 24, 2015 12:07:03 GMT -5 MrsEmuTavi said:

I have to say, as a teacher who will have to pronounce those names one day, those kids are going to hate their names once they hit school age, especially if they have a difficult to pronounce last name. If I have trouble pronouncing one I will usually use the other name on the first day and ask them how to pronounce the other name.

This! Also, I totally judge my students parents that give them these ridiculous names. Sorry, not sorry.

[SubtleGrandeur]

Jan 24, 2015 11:59:35 GMT -5 pineapplesmoothie said:

Jan 23, 2015 17:26:25 GMT -5 aquaangel75 said:

Paisley??? Are you serious?

I read this as Parsley at first, lol

I think you may have stumbled upon the next big name! Maybe spell it Parslee or Parsleigh!!

[sillygirl44]

Jan 23, 2015 17:26:25 GMT -5 aquaangel75 said:

Paisley??? Are you serious?

I know someone who named their kid Paisley Quinn. I was not impressed.

[sillygirl44]

Jan 24, 2015 14:04:55 GMT -5 aquaangel75 said:

Jan 24, 2015 12:07:03 GMT -5 MrsEmuTavi said:

I have to say, as a teacher who will have to pronounce those names one day, those kids are going to hate their names once they hit school age, especially if they have a difficult to pronounce last name. If I have trouble pronouncing one I will usually use the other name on the first day and ask them how to pronounce the other name.

This! Also, I totally judge my students parents that give them these ridiculous names. Sorry, not sorry.

Same here.

[milfintraining]

January & Tyrian(pronounced tear-Ian). SMH

[ProfEDD]

Jan 24, 2015 11:27:05 GMT -5 emadlma said:

I loved the comment when someone said that "Boston Todd" sounds like a frat boy's name. Reminds me of Boston Rob from Survivor.

I know, at least there are a few honest, sane people left over there. Hopefully they'll find their way over here soon.

What gets me is the number of Bump user names that seem to be people's real names!! Yikes!

[mrskait13]

Jan 24, 2015 15:18:26 GMT -5 milfintraining said:

January & Tyrian(pronounced tear-Ian). SMH

..Tyrian like from Game of Thrones... O.O

[canadiansciencegeek]

Jan 24, 2015 15:18:26 GMT -5 milfintraining said:

January & Tyrian(pronounced tear-Ian). SMH

But a January born in September would just be confusing... Really?  That's her reason for thinking it's not a great name?  The entertainment value of that thread is amazing though.

[emejay]

Jan 24, 2015 17:37:33 GMT -5 canadiansciencegeek said:

Jan 24, 2015 15:18:26 GMT -5 milfintraining said:

January & Tyrian(pronounced tear-Ian). SMH

But a January born in September would just be confusing... Really?  That's her reason for thinking it's not a great name?  The entertainment value of that thread is amazing though.

Is it just me or a January born in January is even more stupid?

[canadiansciencegeek]

Jan 24, 2015 17:39:13 GMT -5 emejay said:

Jan 24, 2015 17:37:33 GMT -5 canadiansciencegeek said:

But a January born in September would just be confusing... Really?  That's her reason for thinking it's not a great name?  The entertainment value of that thread is amazing though.

Is it just me or a January born in January is even more stupid?

Just thinking about this is making my brain shrink.

[emejay]

If you name your kid Boston, you HAVE to leave elsewhere right? Boston from Boston?

[cuppatea]

Jan 24, 2015 17:41:43 GMT -5 canadiansciencegeek said:

Jan 24, 2015 17:39:13 GMT -5 emejay said:

Is it just me or a January born in January is even more stupid?

Just thinking about this is making my brain shrink.

Fun fact: January Jones was born in January. Not a great name though.

[tngrl3]

Jan 24, 2015 17:39:13 GMT -5 emejay said:

Jan 24, 2015 17:37:33 GMT -5 canadiansciencegeek said:

But a January born in September would just be confusing... Really?  That's her reason for thinking it's not a great name?  The entertainment value of that thread is amazing though.

Is it just me or a January born in January is even more stupid?

I grew up with a girl named November cause well that's when she was born. Her sister was April for the same reason which at least isn't dreadful.

[milfintraining]

Jan 24, 2015 16:43:05 GMT -5 mrskait13 said:

Jan 24, 2015 15:18:26 GMT -5 milfintraining said:

January & Tyrian(pronounced tear-Ian). SMH

..Tyrian like from Game of Thrones... O.O

I don't watch the show so I'm clueless, lol. Still doesn't make it better.

[cruisegirl28]

Some of those are really bad. I don't understand having one name for either sex. Choose 2 names. Or wait until you find out the sex.

I've heard Paisley before. Not the best name, but it was better than a lot of those.

[MrsEmuTavi]

Jan 24, 2015 18:44:38 GMT -5 milfintraining said:

Jan 24, 2015 16:43:05 GMT -5 mrskait13 said:

..Tyrian like from Game of Thrones... O.O

I don't watch the show so I'm clueless, lol. Still doesn't make it better.

And in the book the characters name is spelled Tyrion.  Hoping they don't think they have the correct spelling of that character.

[andtheheartbreakers]

Jan 23, 2015 20:16:32 GMT -5 hovenb said:

Jan 23, 2015 19:53:34 GMT -5 cookie said:

I know a Seauxphea. (Sophia) 

It hurts my eyes to look at it. 

I think my head just exploded.  REALLY??!?!  Ugh, now my future child won't be allowed to date anyone who has a dumb spelling.

And FFFC I just commented because I just couldn't help myself.  It was too painful.  I deleted a lot that I wanted to say.  Like any misspelled names or the name Paisley will never be the CEO of a company.  I know that isn't everyone's aspiration, but give them a fighting chance.  I hire people for a large company and I skip over the resumes that have dumb spellings.  It is unfair, but it is subconscious. 

I think that is really unfair. I'm one of those people whose parents decided to take a very common name and spell it differently. It is by no means crazy, but no one ever pronounces it correctly, and I always have to spell it out for people. To think that someone would judge my abilities to perform at a job based on how my parents named me seems really ridiculous to me. I worked my ass off in university to obtain a bilingual degree and to think someone might not even give me a chance because of my name seems over the top judgemental.

But again, it's not like my name is Ahmanduh or anything that crazy.

[hovenb]

Jan 24, 2015 20:35:43 GMT -5 andtheheartbreakers said:

Jan 23, 2015 20:16:32 GMT -5 hovenb said:

I think my head just exploded.  REALLY??!?!  Ugh, now my future child won't be allowed to date anyone who has a dumb spelling.

And FFFC I just commented because I just couldn't help myself.  It was too painful.  I deleted a lot that I wanted to say.  Like any misspelled names or the name Paisley will never be the CEO of a company.  I know that isn't everyone's aspiration, but give them a fighting chance.  I hire people for a large company and I skip over the resumes that have dumb spellings.  It is unfair, but it is subconscious. 

I think that is really unfair. I'm one of those people whose parents decided to take a very common name and spell it differently. It is by no means crazy, but no one ever pronounces it correctly, and I always have to spell it out for people. To think that someone would judge my abilities to perform at a job based on how my parents named me seems really ridiculous to me. I worked my ass off in university to obtain a bilingual degree and to think someone might not even give me a chance because of my name seems over the top judgemental.

But again, it's not like my name is Ahmanduh or anything that crazy.

Like I said, it IS unfair, but it is subconscious.  And I don't mean names that have several different spellings like Kylie/Kylee or Christopher/Kristopher/Kristofer and so on.  I mean like the Ahmanduh or like Seuxphea.  The video I posted on the bump is a video about all the weird ways people spell names in Utah.  Like Auhnesti (in the video).

[nocatanywhere]

But... it's not subconscious if you know you're doing it, though?