Posts: 40,628
Threads: 1,062
Joined: May 2015
Mood: None
(09-16-2021, 08:41 AM)Sled21 Wrote: Many new parents always seem to want to get cute with their first kid's names, and fail to take into consideration that kid has to wear that moniker the rest of his life. I say stay with simple names that are common. That way when they are growing up and you go to places like Disney, etc, and the kid wants a keychain, mug, or whatever with his name on it, it will be there. Otherwise, there's sorting through the racks then disappointed kids. And then there's school. Case in point, my neighbor just named her son "Maverick." I can tell you right now that kids getting stuffed in a locker every day when he gets to school.
I have kind of a different opinion. I have one of the most common names, James. I get tired of being one of three guys who goes to pick up his food when they call for "James". Also the more common your name is the harder it is for people to remember. I found that many of my friends ended up calling me by my last name.
But while I like less common names I don't like completely made up names. And the absolute worst thing a parent can do is give a child a common name with an unusual spelling. That is just cruel.
Posts: 37,232
Threads: 879
Reputation:
120970
Joined: May 2015
Mood: None
(09-16-2021, 11:19 AM)fredtoast Wrote: I have kind of a different opinion. I have one of the most common names, James. I get tired of being one of three guys who goes to pick up his food when they call for "James". Also the more common your name is the harder it is for people to remember. I found that many of my friends ended up calling me by my last name.
But while I like less common names I don't like completely made up names. And the absolute worst thing a parent can do is give a child a common name with an unusual spelling. That is just cruel.
Or, like in my situation give you the same name as the father:
"Can I speak with Maurice?"
Big Maurice or little Maurice"?
I took that to create a new "tradition"
All the males in my immediate family has the same initials
Posts: 14,201
Threads: 293
Reputation:
31190
Joined: May 2015
Mood: None
Marty Farty and Farty Marty.. Both have served me well and though there is no actual fart in my name it does rhyme well..
In the immortal words of my old man, "Wait'll you get to be my age!"
Chicago sounds rough to the maker of verse, but the one comfort we have is Cincinnati sounds worse. ~Oliver Wendal Holmes Sr.
Posts: 6,201
Threads: 13
Reputation:
45971
Joined: May 2015
Location: Good Times
Mood: None
Kenneth & Anderson
Hope more for the moniker Kenny than Andy...
Posts: 15,782
Threads: 406
Reputation:
89595
Joined: May 2015
Mood: None
(09-16-2021, 11:19 AM)fredtoast Wrote: I have kind of a different opinion. I have one of the most common names, James. I get tired of being one of three guys who goes to pick up his food when they call for "James". Also the more common your name is the harder it is for people to remember. I found that many of my friends ended up calling me by my last name.
But while I like less common names I don't like completely made up names. And the absolute worst thing a parent can do is give a child a common name with an unusual spelling. That is just cruel.
Well in my family, there is a tradition of giving the male baby the father's name as a middle name. So I continued that, let my wife pick his first name, he got my name as a middle name. Had I had another son instead of a daughter, he would have been given my brother's first name as a middle name. It may be stupid, but it's a family tradition, and there are no weird names until you get back into the 1800's.
Posts: 40,628
Threads: 1,062
Joined: May 2015
Mood: None
(09-16-2021, 03:50 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Big Maurice or little Maurice"?
Good thing your dad's name was not "Dick".
Posts: 15,782
Threads: 406
Reputation:
89595
Joined: May 2015
Mood: None
(09-18-2021, 12:23 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Good thing your dad's name was not "Dick".
I mean, seriously, some kids must grow up wanting to kick their parent's arses for hanging certain monikers on them....
Dick Trickle is probably the worst.
Richard Head- you know where that's going, and I actually know 2 of them.
Parents should think before naming their kids.
Posts: 5,436
Threads: 31
Reputation:
21711
Joined: May 2015
Mood: None
You could always go with the tried & true "Pete & Re-Pete"
Congratulations on the twins Brownshoe.
Posts: 4,242
Threads: 51
Reputation:
11344
Joined: May 2015
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Mood: None
Mt wife's maiden name is Long, so we could just give one of them the name Peter and have his mothers maiden name
Posts: 15,110
Threads: 221
Reputation:
147301
Joined: May 2015
Mood:
Bryson and Tyson just popped in my head immediately.
You could call them Bry and Ty for short. Or BryTy when their together.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
Posts: 15,110
Threads: 221
Reputation:
147301
Joined: May 2015
Mood:
(09-16-2021, 03:50 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Or, like in my situation give you the same name as the father:
"Can I speak with Maurice?"
Big Maurice or little Maurice"?
I took that to create a new "tradition"
All the males in my immediate family has the same initials
Your name is Maurice? Do you speak of the pompetous of love?
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
Posts: 6,201
Threads: 13
Reputation:
45971
Joined: May 2015
Location: Good Times
Mood: None
(10-09-2021, 11:55 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Your name is Maurice? Do you speak of the pompetous of love?
Posts: 14,201
Threads: 293
Reputation:
31190
Joined: May 2015
Mood: None
I've always wanted to name a kid Bullregard..Maybe Percival just to be mean to him..
In the immortal words of my old man, "Wait'll you get to be my age!"
Chicago sounds rough to the maker of verse, but the one comfort we have is Cincinnati sounds worse. ~Oliver Wendal Holmes Sr.
Posts: 40,628
Threads: 1,062
Joined: May 2015
Mood: None
Perfect names for twin boys....Stelmo and Gideon.
Posts: 16,019
Threads: 149
Reputation:
59537
Joined: May 2015
Mood:
(10-12-2021, 08:02 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Perfect names for twin boys....Stelmo and Gideon.
i always liked Kodo and Podo...
Posts: 4,242
Threads: 51
Reputation:
11344
Joined: May 2015
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Mood: None
My twin boys were born earlier today. We decided to name them Ronan and Weston. Now I can always tell them the day they were born that the Bengals blew out the Steelers. What a great day
Posts: 4,242
Threads: 51
Reputation:
11344
Joined: May 2015
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Mood: None
(10-11-2021, 03:36 AM)grampahol Wrote: I've always wanted to name a kid Bullregard..Maybe Percival just to be mean to him..
Sounds like D&D character names lol
Posts: 3,824
Threads: 36
Reputation:
21825
Joined: May 2015
Mood: None
Congratulations on the twin boys! Ronan and Weston are fine names. I do think that you missed a great opportunity to take gramps’ advice and name them “Marty Farty” and “Farty Marty”, but whatevs.
Posts: 14,201
Threads: 293
Reputation:
31190
Joined: May 2015
Mood: None
What? No Joe and Joes? You missed a grand opportunity to name one Puddintain..ask me again I'll tell ya the same.. lol
Congratulations.. It's all down hill from now on. They'll grow up some day and want to kick your ass for telling em to go clean up their rooms..and then want to get paid to do it.. lol
In the immortal words of my old man, "Wait'll you get to be my age!"
Chicago sounds rough to the maker of verse, but the one comfort we have is Cincinnati sounds worse. ~Oliver Wendal Holmes Sr.
Posts: 5,942
Threads: 329
Reputation:
44301
Joined: May 2015
Location: is everything.
Mood: None
(11-30-2021, 05:38 PM)grampahol Wrote: What? No Joe and Joes? You missed a grand opportunity to name one Puddintain..ask me again I'll tell ya the same.. lol
Congratulations.. It's all down hill from now on. They'll grow up some day and want to kick your ass for telling em to go clean up their rooms..and then want to get paid to do it.. lol
I kinda' like Grampahol...but I'm biased. Lol
|