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08-27-2009, 11:39 AM
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Gone and done
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Where's Radar? I'm waiting for his rant on nonstandard baby names.
I like Jasper for a boy. A little old-fashioned, but not terribly common.
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08-27-2009, 01:01 PM
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Oh man, Pagan is a really bad idea. I promise. I mean, besides the fact that you've just guaranteed he'll rebel by becoming a rigid fundamentalist, all through his youth he is going to be quietly discriminated against by those same fundamentalists. Can you just imagine, say, his third grade teacher muttering to herself in disgust, "Well I never..." and suddenly his papers just aren't getting the same grades they were the year before? Your child's name is no place for a political statement.
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08-27-2009, 09:52 PM
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What UT said. Really.
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08-27-2009, 10:56 PM
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Thats "Miss Zipper Neck" to you.
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Your list: Aislinn - how is the pronounced? ahs-linn or ase-linn? doesn't matter, too girly. Astrid - no, ugly. again is it ah-strid or ae-strid? Canyon - I like Cloud - you already have a g-kid with that in their name Crimson - I like Darby - no Delyth - too girly Echo - girl name Gaia/Gaius -no Guthrie -fuck no Halcyon -what? i thought y'all wanted easy spellings. maybe i'm just a poor reader, but that is another iffy pronunciation. Iona - girly Mab/Maeve - only 1 syllable, no Meru - its ok Rhythm - no Auryn - what? Xanthe - i like, but its only 1 syllable, so not for a first name Thea - 1 syllable, no Revel - its ok Celedon - really? you serious? no Cerulean - i like, but might be too girly Dresdan - sounds like an alien sci-fi book or something. Its OK Rhys - you know why not Eris - girly Silvio - its ok Declan - its ok Luka - no, i see a starving eastern european kid with that name Quetzl - i like it, but it would be hard to spell for some (mainly idiots). Pagan - no, reasons clod stated Rune - no, too paganish, and 1 syllable Beran/Beren - too close to barren (as in unable to produce) Blaise/Blaze - 1 syllable Dario (Darius) - i like Darius, and Dario is an acceptable nick-name Danilo - i like it Dermell - no Harper - its ok Sterling - just don't like it for a name Silver - same as Sterling Teru - no Rio - no, think about it, do you really want to name a boy "river." there will be enuf pee related incidents. you don't need a self-fulling prophecy like this. Indigo/Inigo/Vigo - Indigo is ok Ander - i like Beckett - too much like a last name Blake - no Dashiel - i like it Dayo - i like it Dax - no Drake - no Gian - how do you pronounce? Flynn - no, its a last name Jace - no Jett - no Kal - no Lucian - I kinda like it but it sounds like an evil character. Mac - no Malachai/Chai/Kai - I like Malachai, but still sounds like an evil character. Remy - no Tirso (family name) - that one is interesting Tru - no Ty - no Val - no Zeke - Only if you go with Ezekiel as the real name Zuma - kinda girly Well, thats my opinion for ya. I also like the boy name Elijah, but it didn't make your list. 
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08-27-2009, 10:58 PM
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I hear them call the tide
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Zen, do you have a "regular" or an "alternative" name?
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08-27-2009, 11:11 PM
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Doctor Wtf
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Alternative when I was young, but getting a little commonplace now.
Hearing it mangled by teachers was bad enough, but it also made an easy target for teasing.
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08-27-2009, 11:24 PM
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Thats "Miss Zipper Neck" to you.
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I hate my plain name. Wish I had an "alternative" one. I was teased for plenty of other things, even if I were teased for my name it would be worth it because it would be unique.
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08-27-2009, 11:42 PM
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Doctor Wtf
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Wanna be teased for your name?
Ok. Anything to oblige a lady. MoreThanPretty! GotNiceTitty! VisitMyCity! KissYourClitty!
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08-28-2009, 01:25 PM
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I hear them call the tide
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I think the list includes girly names because the sex of one of the babies is not yet known.
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08-28-2009, 02:14 PM
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I never minded having a non-common name; I just wish it was more mellifluous.
And.... I spelled that right the first time! Go me!
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08-28-2009, 02:27 PM
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Thanks MTP--I tend to agree with most of them. That list is more of a brainstorming list, not all of them are under serious consideration. And yeah, one of the kids doesn't know the sex yet, so we are listing both boys and girls names.
Now the front runner seems to be "Orion" for the boy. Who the hell knows. Oh, and my name only has one syllable. In fact, my first and last name each have only one syllable--lots of people remember it easily.
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08-28-2009, 02:57 PM
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I hear them call the tide
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I misread that as Onion. Next!
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08-28-2009, 02:58 PM
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I hear them call the tide
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Thor only has one syllable -believe me he doesn't need two!
Thea and Xanthe I would pronounce both with two syllables.
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08-28-2009, 03:01 PM
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Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya?
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How about B. Russell Sprout? Artie Choke? Chopin Broccoli?
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