Naming your daughter/son

[Varney Rae]

Today myself and a friend of mine were out lying in the sun and we got onto the topic of naming kids. He wanted name his child after somebody. I on the other hand want a very unusual name for a girl, and for a boy I'd want a name that can be very easily shortened into something casual when they get older like Benjamin-Ben or Matthew-Matt. I thought it was interesting the reasons parents have for naming their kids what they name them. My name is Varney Rae, Varney after my aunt, and Rae is a character on an old show called "DALLAS" that my mom thought looked alot like my dad. There is a prime example of strange naming reasons. I'm curious of other opinions, what would you name your kid and why?

[mapleleaf4ever]

Originally Posted by varn

...is a character on an old show called "DALLAS" that my mom thought looked alot like my dad. ...

Funny you say that because my Sister's Middle Name is from "Dallas" as well. Thanx for making me feel that much older as I remember watching that Show. :p

[mapleleaf4ever]

WHO KILLED JR?!

[krisamata]

i would name my children, based on names that i could stand calling someone for 50+ years...


i think it also helps to have a few names picked out...and see what kind of personality the child has in the first day of getting to know he or she.


you can tell in the eyes what the name should be


i LOVE the names:

giovanni
mable (dont ask why i just love it hahaha i know its old personish though!)
paris (although hilton ruined for me)
oliver



old skool kinda names...

i would never name someone after someone, but would use that name as a middle name and only ever do it to honour that person

[dj sezra]

Personally I would have to put my late brothers name in there somewhere but I would most likely use a name that is very unusual. I cold never name my kids Mike or David or matthew or anything that is used for every second child that is born.

[baby-phat]

I like uncommon names for the most part, if I have a girl I wanna name her Sienna and if I have a boy I am going to name him Adam Charles after a deceased friend who is very dear to me.

[Cdn_Brdr]

I named my son Kieran.... a good Irish name. :)

[LeeBrat]

Originally Posted by baby-phat

I like uncommon names for the most part, .

im with you on this one
if/when i have kids id give them unique names:)

[veN]

I would carefully consider my children's names. I have grown up with an unusual name... and it wasn't always easy! Now I have grown to love my unique name... But I didn't when I was younger. I'd wished I was named someting more "normal". Now there are more unique names out there, so it's not so bad for a child to have a unique name.

I haven't necessarily selected my kids names yet, bc I am constantly influenced by great new names I here in the school system (I come across a lot of kids)... I'm very fond of the names Jade Anne, and Brooklyn for a girl, and haven't settled on a preferred boys name (matt has a cute one. I'll let him share if he wants too), but would like to give him the middle name West or Westin for my grandmother's maiden name of West which she desperately wishes she'd kept.

[ty_guy]

i like simple names, not nessicarilly common names but something simple. for a girl Rachel or Angela and for a boy Ted or Jeremy.

[ebbomega]

Originally Posted by mapleleaf4ever

WHO KILLED JR?!

I thought JR didn't die.... was just shot...

Hence the Who Shot Mr. Burns parody on the Simpson's.

[ebbomega]

I always loved the name Rebecca, until one day my Uncle Dave threw me off that:

DaveLeckieSr: "Never name any of your kids Rebecca."
EbboDave: "Why not?"
DLSr: "Imagine going through your life with a name like Becky Leckie!"
EbboDave: "..."

[LeeBrat]

^^haha...thast cute :p

[sidekick]

two boys: liam and rhys

one girl: samantha

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hoju for sure

[Varney Rae]

Originally Posted by Cdn_Brdr

I named my son Kieran.... a good Irish name. :)

Anything Irish is good, good choice:y:

[justa~gurl]

Originally Posted by krisamata

oliver

i love that name too

it's on my list for boys..

i have a whole list of girls names..

i like the cute, short and simple fem names for girls

i used to love "Emma" cause it's so cute.. but ever since Friends... i decided against it

Opal
Jade
Lily
Lila
Lucy
Molly
Lux (from Virgin Suicides..love that name)
Anya
..plus more.. i have a whole list..

for boys i have not so much..

Skye
Jake
Beau
Lee
Oliver


i want to have a kid just so that i can name it..

[mapleleaf4ever]

Originally Posted by -ff-

hoju for sure

I went to Aerospace Engineering and we nickamed this real big kid Hoju. It stuck, he's still known as Hoju and that was in 1998.

[mojo]

cameron for a girl
topher for a boy

[LLaaUUrrYYn]

Everyone in my family has been giving biblical names. And we are in no way religious. Im gonna stray as far away from that!

Names I like

Aeva, Minoa, Samaire, Myla, Brooklynn,

Oddly, I only have a couple names pick out for a boy, but I think they have both been mentioned.

West, Dontae

[mystique]

Originally Posted by varn

Today myself and a friend of mine were out lying in the sun and we got onto the topic of naming kids. He wanted name his child after somebody. I on the other hand want a very unusual name for a girl, and for a boy I'd want a name that can be very easily shortened into something casual when they get older like Benjamin-Ben or Matthew-Matt. I thought it was interesting the reasons parents have for naming their kids what they name them. My name is Varney Rae, Varney after my aunt, and Rae is a character on an old show called "DALLAS" that my mom thought looked alot like my dad. There is a prime example of strange naming reasons. I'm curious of other opinions, what would you name your kid and why?

my name is Kimberley Rae! :)

[Special-K]

I will name my child "Alfanso Garcia Miller the third" There was no first or second but whatever.

should make for some fun highschool memories.

[robyn]

Boy or girl: Zay Dee Rudiger

[wum]

junior

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Originally Posted by robyn

Boy or girl: Zay Dee Rudiger

I'm glad someone else in here is letting the simpsons name their child.