names you should never give your kids

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KOFFEE

Thursday, October 25, 2007 1:26 PM

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Originally posted by Causal:
If they really wanted to be faithful to the movie, they would have named him Henry, Jr.

And the dog should have been named Indiana!! LOL!!!

"I'm disgusted and repulsed and I can't look away."

CRYSTALKEI

Thursday, October 25, 2007 1:42 PM

I named my daughter after a tv character *hangs head in shame* But not a major character, a guest star. Ainsley Hayes from The West Wing played by Emily Procter. Luckily, we have a lot of Scottish background and Ainsley is a very traditional Scottish boy's name. So, yeah, we tell people that more often. But on occasion the husband likes to tell people she's a young republican in reference to a line from West Wing.

Of course, I've vetoed my husbands next three choices...Caprica being the most irritating. Hoepfully Ainsley's siblings will have better names than BSG.

Jayne Cobb, the Dick Casablancas of Firefly

MISTERG

Thursday, October 25, 2007 1:45 PM

Name I've run across before: Farrell Badger

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Best movie villain name ever: Felix La Poubelle

MSG

Thursday, October 25, 2007 2:23 PM

As a teacher, I have seen some really awful name spellings ( like Brittney spelled Britkneei) but the worst was a set of twin girls whose mom decided to reference her dessert preferences in their names which were.... Lemonjello and Oranjello ( yes Lemon Jello and Orange Jello) on their 18th birthday at 8 am they were in the county court house changing their names to Jane and Sarah
Also knew some people in my parent's neighborhood whose last name was Rexick and they named their daughter Anna ( yes Anna Rexick)

Please people I beg you before naming any child say the words Supreme Court Justice and then any name you are considering. If it makes you laugh when you say the name, don't name your kid that...

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STEAMER

Thursday, October 25, 2007 3:38 PM

Once upon a time there was a fella named Husband. Almost the entire Pacific fleet of the U.S. Navy was destroyed while under his command.

I have a friend who named her children Anakin and Arwen....THAT'S gotta bring on some behaviour later in life. If I were going to have a whole passel of critters and I damn sure ain't, leastways the names Malcolm and Kaylee are normal. Anybody who names their twin boys Jayne and Wash, well....best wishes.

FOX watch out,
Warns Uncle Joss:
There's some Rivers
You shouldn't cross.
FIREFLY

Captain of the New England Browncoats

DEEPGIRL187

Thursday, October 25, 2007 3:58 PM

I just thought of another one. I live in Michigan, and for those of you who aren't familiar, our hockey team is the Detroit Red Wings. One avid (read: psychotic) family named their son Joe Louis. Guess what their last name is? Arena. There's crazy, and then there's f**ckin' crazy, and these folks certainly fit the bill. Poor kid.

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DESKTOPHIPPIE

Thursday, October 25, 2007 4:02 PM

I knew someone in college called Arwen. I actually thought it was kind of a nice name, but I can understand the issues.

I also had the following conversation with my friend Libby very recently. I have known Libby for about eight years, and she announced her engagement to a guy called Alex Bell a few weeks ago. (Before you ask, his middle name is Martin.)

Libby: The only thing is, I can't take his second name.
Me: Why not?
Libby: Oh, come on! With my name?
Me: What's wrong with Elizabeth Bell?
Libby: *staring at me* Linda... that's not my name.
Me: Oh! Were you actually christened Libby?
Libby: Linda... my name is Liberty!
Me: What??? No it isn't!!!
Libby: Yes it is!!!
Me: No way!!!
Libby: How the hell can you know me for eight years and not know my name???
Me: But I just assumed... Ohhhh, I get it. Liberty Bell. Yeah, that's gonna be an issue.

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AGENTROUKA

Thursday, October 25, 2007 4:05 PM

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Originally posted by crystalkei:
I named my daughter after a tv character *hangs head in shame* But not a major character, a guest star. Ainsley Hayes from The West Wing played by Emily Procter.

Well, that's still a "real" name, though, and not an entirely obscure or "exotic" and not spelled in a really "special" way, either, so it doesn't really apply.

Even names like Kaylee or Malcolm, while they have me eye-rolling, are not an objectionable choice at all, because they allow their kid some neutrality. Zoe.. Hell, Hoban! All fine with me!

Something like "Aeryn Sun Miller" or "Han" or "D'Argo" or , say, "Caprica" (Hah!)... where it's undeniable, that's where I cringe and frown and send accusatory looks in the parent's direction.

Firefly is a decent source of names, if one must, because they're all fairly ordinary. Even River is not unheard of. I actually love their use of more obscure traditional names, like Jubal.

DESKTOPHIPPIE

Thursday, October 25, 2007 4:13 PM

A good friend of mine called her daughter Tara, which she swears was after the Irish hill fort of the high kings and not after the Buffy character.

When her kid was still too young to understand me, I used to tell her, in a very cheerful voice, "And when you're four I'm going to tell you alllll about your lesbian Wicca namesake! Oh yes! Alllll about your lesbian Wicca namesake! So you can tell alllll the other kids at school!" It's still a running joke between her Mum and me.

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STEAMER

Thursday, October 25, 2007 4:14 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by DesktopHippie:
I also had the following conversation with my friend Libby very recently. I have known Libby for about eight years, and she announced her engagement to a guy called Alex Bell a few weeks ago. (Before you ask, his middle name is Martin.)

Mayhaps he has a brother named Graham....Ai ya, that poor girl.

One time my dad came over to me with his house keys and stated, I'd like you to meet Francis and Scott. So I got one up on him by replying, Ah, just moved up from Florida, did they?

Some fun can be had in nomenclature. But if your last name is the name of a colour (i.e. Brown, Gold, Green), do not, I say again, do NOT name your daughter Savannah.

Kaylee sees her
Captain's frown
Still won't put
That capture down
FIREFLY

Captain of the New England Browncoats

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