names you should never give your kids
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Since we're on the topic of names for children, I've been thinking about what I would name my kids if I were to have any.
Personally, I would like to have girls, but if I were to have sons, I was thinking for my firstborn, it would be Stanley Kevin Orson (last name). I always thought being named after family members was an unnecessary tradition, so I wanted to name my first son after three writer/directors I really respect. Stanley Kubrick, Kevin Smith and Orson Welles (and not after Kyle Mclachlan on DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES).
But if I were to have a second son, I was thinking of naming him Flash. Because I think it would be cool to name him that, plus he's already have an awesome theme song ("Flash's Theme" by Queen) he could play to boost his spirits.
Tell me right now if naming him that will be brought up in a thread like this in the future and be mercillesly mocked.
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Loudon Wainwright III - "Strange Weirdos" off the "Knocked Up" soundtrack
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Originally posted by reginaroadie:
Tell me right now if naming him that will be brought up in a thread like this in the future and be mercillesly mocked.
... Yes.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
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you have every right to name your child whatever you want to name him. just expect him to have a difficult time with it. he will be picked on he will be mocked, and he will feel like a freak, but not in a good way. he may tolerate the ignorance levelled at him or he may be traumatised by it. who's to say...why subject your children to unnecessary hardships? life's gonna be tough enough without tagging a kid with an"interesting" monniker like Flash. Or maybe send him to one of those newagey schools where a lot of the kids will have "unique" names, then it won't seem so bad.. the writers names sound ok though. can't see anyone mocking those.
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Quote:It's hard to name a child. No matter what, somewhere down the road some smarta
Originally posted by reginaroadie:
Since we're on the topic of names for children, I've been thinking about what I would name my kids if I were to have any.
Personally, I would like to have girls, but if I were to have sons, I was thinking for my firstborn, it would be Stanley Kevin Orson (last name). I always thought being named after family members was an unnecessary tradition, so I wanted to name my first son after three writer/directors I really respect. Stanley Kubrick, Kevin Smith and Orson Welles (and not after Kyle Mclachlan on DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES).
But if I were to have a second son, I was thinking of naming him Flash. Because I think it would be cool to name him that, plus he's already have an awesome theme song ("Flash's Theme" by Queen) he could play to boost his spirits.
Tell me right now if naming him that will be brought up in a thread like this in the future and be mercillesly mocked.
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"And it starts with a sentence that might last a lifetime, or it all might just go down in flames. If I let you know me, then why would you want me? Each day I don't is a shame. Each day I don't is a great shame."
Loudon Wainwright III - "Strange Weirdos" off the "Knocked Up" soundtrack
kid is going to find some way to make fun of your child's name. My real name is pretty average, but it is also synonymous with a popular TV character. The real trick is teaching your child to let it roll off his/her back.I aim to misbehave, but I usually miss!
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Meh, Vladimir isn't so bad a name, I know a lot of russians cause one of the gaming alliances I am with is almost entirely russian...
But Vlad Lestat, yeah, ugh.
I know some folk with odd names, but really only two stand out, and they're just not that odd, compared to the ones posted here.
Lyford Beverage - naval officer, VERY good at his job, but that's just a freakin weird name, innit ?
And the other is the son of an old friend with the last name of Case, interesting history to the family in the first place though, you might like this.
Sam and his wife consumated their love and concieved in the back of Sam's first car, and their marriage and life has stood the test of time, and so Sam did a full factory-pristine restore of that car, and on the night of the senior prom, gave the car, title and all, to his son, Justin and soon thereafter became a granddad... you couldn't pry that car away from Justin for all the money in the world, cause HIS son is now approaching that age... and Justin grins like a madman when he washes and waxes that old beast.
But what in the hell possessed him to name the kid Justin Case ?
S'funny tho, the kid didn't have an issue with it (dear heavens imma geezer, still callin him kid when his own son is 15..) but always used to tell me he wanted to do condom commercials when he grew up.
Came you imagine.. "HI, i'm Justin Case, and let's talk about protection..."
Meh heh heh.
-Frem
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Well if your last name is Hogg, you don’t want to name your daughter Ima. A simple google search of “Ima Hogg” reveals that the Hogg family got a lot of laughs at the expense of the daughters.
Nihil est incertius vulgo, nihil obscurius voluntate hominum, nihil fallacius ratione tota comitiorum.
Nothing is more unpredictable than the mob, nothing more obscure than public opinion, nothing more deceptive than the whole political system.
-- Cicero
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ideally, of course you would teach your kid to let it roll right off them (ignore the bully, deal with the bully in a humorous way, don't let the bully know it's getting to you etc etc)...but whether or not that would have an effect is another story. the kid might get picked on everywhere he/she goes, or might be predisposed to sensitivity. think hard before you give them a name you know is stupid!( I never said there was anything wrong with all original names) think hard about what is motivating you to give them that name. they have it for life.
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Originally posted by PhyreLight:
No matter what, somewhere down the road some smarta
But why make it easy for them, yeah?
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
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Ah, you ain't lived until you've been called Maria Diarrhea.
Kids with imagination can murder ANY name.
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