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Post by Just T on May 9, 2020 18:08:48 GMT
That was my father in laws name, and I will admit, I did a bit of an eyebrow raise when my niece, who was pregnant when my father in law suddenly died, used Everette as her baby girl's middle name in his honor. She has a very girly, pretty first name, and her middle name is Everette.
A family member of mine recently had a baby and the name...at first I thought it sounded like something one of the Clampets would name a baby. But gosh, he is such a cute little guy, and the name has grown on me.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2020 18:20:46 GMT
MIL’s middle name was Joan but her mother wanted it pronounced JoAn.  Growing up, people who only saw it printed thought it was pronounced Joan and people who only heard it pronounced thought it was spelled Joann and it drove her nuts. It's a strange thought process isn't it, to do that. I know of someone who called her daughter Joanna but wanted it pronounced Yohanna because...  You'd think if she was going to use a German pronunciation of the name she should at least spell it in the same language- Johanna wouldn't you think? |
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Post by gar on May 9, 2020 18:26:39 GMT
It's a strange thought process isn't it, to do that. I know of someone who called her daughter Joanna but wanted it pronounced Yohanna because... You'd think if she was going to use a German pronunciation of the name she should at least spell it in the same language- Johanna wouldn't you think? I’ve never looked at the various spellings but I’m pretty sure she always spoke of it as a Scandinavian version. |
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2020 18:39:14 GMT
You'd think if she was going to use a German pronunciation of the name she should at least spell it in the same language- Johanna wouldn't you think? I’ve never looked at the various spellings but I’m pretty sure she always spoke of it as a Scandinavian version. Oh maybe it is. We had a neighbour who was German when I was growing up and her daughter was called Johanna and she pronounced it the same way as your friend, I just assumed it was the German version of our Joanna. |
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Post by Susie_Homemaker on May 9, 2020 18:47:18 GMT
I love Everett! I even like it for a girl. It’s a great name. 😊
My youngest DDs middle name is Joan after my MILs middle name. I don’t love it but left it up to DH since MIL had died a few years before. It was Joan or Emma (after my aunt) which is another old name.
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Post by gar on May 9, 2020 19:17:19 GMT
I’ve never looked at the various spellings but I’m pretty sure she always spoke of it as a Scandinavian version. Oh maybe it is. We had a neighbour who was German when I was growing up and her daughter was called Johanna and she pronounced it the same way as your friend, I just assumed it was the German version of our Joanna. Maybe they're the same? Or maybe I spelled it wrong...it's been a long time since we talked about it  |
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Post by PLurker on May 9, 2020 19:19:40 GMT
I kinda like it.
Maybe it will grow on you as the child does.
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Post by tanya2 on May 9, 2020 19:29:11 GMT
aww I love that name. I have a friend with a grandson named Zephyr. That was a weird one for me at first, but it suits him
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2020 19:33:13 GMT
I'm a substitute teacher and know of at least 4 little guys in the district that are named the same as your grandson will be. Except they spell it Everett. I equate it with a newer, trendy name.
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Post by Legacy Girl on May 9, 2020 20:37:10 GMT
It's a strange thought process isn't it, to do that. I know of someone who called her daughter Joanna but wanted it pronounced Yohanna because... I know someone whose name is spelled Joan, but pronounced JoAnn. She always went by Jo. I had to laugh because this quote reminded me of my grandmother and great aunt. They pronounced the name JOE-uhn. I always thought that was such an unattractive name. Everyone else I know pronounces it Jone. As for names coming back around again, I remember when Emily came back years ago, and I thought that was so old-school. And the other one along those lines was Emma. I never thought that would be popular, but wow, did it hit the charts. For what it's worth, I love the name Everett (and I also love the story about the baby girl with the female variation of it as a middle name). But I think there's just as much chance that people will spell it Everitt. No matter what the name, there will always be people who spell phonetically (or some variation thereof). Congrats on your future little bundle of love! |
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Post by tanya2 on May 9, 2020 20:46:35 GMT
I'd much rather hear a baby with an old person name. I always feel bad for people in their 50s with cutesy-baby names
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Post by Tamhugh on May 9, 2020 21:00:53 GMT
When I was pregnant with DS#1, the girl name we chose was Emily. Both of our mothers hated it. They kept pushing names like Tiffany and Valerie. MIL actually said we could name it whatever she wanted but she was not going to call a baby by an old lady name. Luckily it was a boy and we were safe.
Fast forward 18 years. Younger BIL and his wife were expecting a girl and MIl kept telling them they should name her Emily because it was such a beautiful name.
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Post by Neisey on May 9, 2020 21:38:32 GMT
Oh, absolutely!!!! We have been joking about baby Covid or baby 'Rona..... especially since SIL is an emergency room physician in New York! 
Rhona might work - it's a real name - Welsh or Scottish I think. I have a cousin named Rona but it is pronounced Ron-a...her father is Ron/Ronnie (never Ronald) I like Everett...congrats on becoming a grandma soon! |
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Post by kelbel827 on May 10, 2020 14:36:33 GMT
I love the name. Congrats! I also need to know your daughter's name that your mom didn't like. My BFF fosters babies and she recently had one that was named after an anime character. Itchy for short. I knew something was up when I called her and said what's her name and her response was "hold on, I need to go look"
I only have one child, but he didn't have a name for a week because I didn't know what he looked like. I love that others have the confidence to name their babies before seeing them.
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Post by ihaveonly1l on May 10, 2020 14:41:47 GMT
I’ve had a couple students named Everett in the last few years.
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Post by jemmls4 on May 10, 2020 17:28:04 GMT
I like the name, but not the spelling. I have an uncommon girl’s name that has a male counterpart that sounds almost the same but spelled very differently. Growing up in the 70s it was never pronounced or spelled correctly. I even had an older woman (early 90s) scream, full on red face and spittle, saying that my name couldn’t possibly be my name because it was only a boy name. All that to say while I don’t hate my name I don’t love it either and I made sure my kids names were more traditional AND spelled the “right” way.
You’re a good grandma keeping it to yourself. And as a grandma you can always call him a silly pet name that’s a thing just between you and him just like he’ll probably have a special name for you.
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Post by kernriver on May 10, 2020 18:18:15 GMT
My neighbor has an adorable 10-yo grandson named Everett. He loves his nana. Yours will too.
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Post by scorpeao on May 11, 2020 14:32:08 GMT
I like the name, but when I see wacky spellings I think the parents didn't know how to spell the name. My daughter is a Naomi. I'm sure most people in my life hated the name in the beginning. I'd hear a lot of "the only Naomi I know is in her 90s." Well, it was the perfect name for my Naomi, and someday you'll think Everitt is perfect for your grandson. I know several elementary age girls named Naomi, or some version of it. I do have problems with it though, as a substitute teacher who goes to all the classes so therefore I can't keep everyone's pronunciation straight. We have a regular Naomi, then we have "Noemi" pronounced "No-ay-mee", and we have a "Noemi" pronounced "Nay-oh-mee" (like I ordinarily pronounce "Naomi") -- the second Noemi girl is a second language kid so I always suspected her parents didn't actually know how to spell "Naomi" since they've spelled it differently but pronounce it the same. oy -- And then for variety we have one "Naomi" who pronounces it "Ny-oh-mee" vs. "Nay-oh-mee".... And don't get me started on which "Angel" is sitting in front of me... the English "Angel" or the Hispanic "Ahn-hell" (with the soft "g"). There are a lot of them, and even when I think I've remembered which child prefers which pronunciation I'll arrive in their class the next time only to discover that they've changed their preference.  The Spanish version of the name is Noemi which is pronounced, according to the cashier at Target, Noe eh me. My daughter is Nay oh me, but soooo many people call her Nye oh me even after being corrected. My daughter had a teacher who took her aside and asked how to pronounce her name because every time he said it, correctly too, other students would correct him. She said he said it right, but she didn't care how he pronounced it and he said "YOU NEED TO CA RE BECAUSE I'M TIRED OF BEING CORRECTED." He was her high school band director and by that age we both tired of correcting people. In hindsight, had I known the difficulty of pronouncing her name I would've chosen a different one. |
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Post by monklady123 on May 11, 2020 15:12:07 GMT
I know several elementary age girls named Naomi, or some version of it. I do have problems with it though, as a substitute teacher who goes to all the classes so therefore I can't keep everyone's pronunciation straight. We have a regular Naomi, then we have "Noemi" pronounced "No-ay-mee", and we have a "Noemi" pronounced "Nay-oh-mee" (like I ordinarily pronounce "Naomi") -- the second Noemi girl is a second language kid so I always suspected her parents didn't actually know how to spell "Naomi" since they've spelled it differently but pronounce it the same. oy -- And then for variety we have one "Naomi" who pronounces it "Ny-oh-mee" vs. "Nay-oh-mee".... And don't get me started on which "Angel" is sitting in front of me... the English "Angel" or the Hispanic "Ahn-hell" (with the soft "g"). There are a lot of them, and even when I think I've remembered which child prefers which pronunciation I'll arrive in their class the next time only to discover that they've changed their preference. The Spanish version of the name is Noemi which is pronounced, according to the cashier at Target, Noe eh me. My daughter is Nay oh me, but soooo many people call her Nye oh me even after being corrected. My daughter had a teacher who took her aside and asked how to pronounce her name because every time he said it, correctly too, other students would correct him. She said he said it right, but she didn't care how he pronounced it and he said "YOU NEED TO CA RE BECAUSE I'M TIRED OF BEING CORRECTED." He was her high school band director and by that age we both tired of correcting people. In hindsight, had I known the difficulty of pronouncing her name I would've chosen a different one.I've had students (elementary school) try to correct me when I KNOW I'm pronouncing another kid's name correctly. Yet some still want to be know-it-alls and tell me I'm wrong. I always tell them that the kid who owns the name gets to decide how he/she wants it to be pronounced. No one else. sheesh...lol |
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Post by workingclassdog on May 11, 2020 15:18:03 GMT
I'd much rather hear a baby with an old person name. I always feel bad for people in their 50s with cutesy-baby names It's hard to have your (I worked with her) accountant (who is a litigation accountant and testifies in court on a regular basis) with the name of Tiffany. Just reminds me of a college or high school girl. lol She is super smart!!! I worked with an Everett. He was an old man that smoked a pipe. Which grossed me out. I get you don't like it.. lol |
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Post by FuzzyMutt on May 11, 2020 15:31:06 GMT
I like the name, hate the spelling, but what can you do? I did not like my first grandchild’s name either. It’s basically chimera, but spelled with a K. The first words out of my mouth were “ you’re naming her after a monster?” She’s 16 now and I don’t even think of her name, just call her Ky and love her to death. And I’ve heard people call it a beautiful name. My DD’s name is Katya, several family members didn’t like it, said it reminded them of cottage cheese. She loves her name and often gets positive feedback on it. Congratulations on becoming a...what? Forget the kid’s name, what are you going to be? Nana, Grammie, Mimi? Katya. One of my favorite books is Road to Calvary by AlekseyTolstoy. I loveeeeeeeeeeeee the name Katya. It's strong, pretty, endearing and resourceful. Nice choice! |
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Post by chendra on May 11, 2020 15:31:47 GMT
My own grandmother told me to my face that I had a stupid name! I was in my 20's at the time and merely said "talk to your daughter". I hated my name as a kid and I suppose I'm just used to it now.
We just went through this with one of my stepdaughters. They had an unusual (for the U.S.) name picked out and thankfully, no one offered opinions. When he was born, they veered to a different name, a name to "grow into". I feel like he's going to drive up in a Bentley and ask me if I have any Grey Poupon. They're working in their diminutive right now.
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Post by FuzzyMutt on May 11, 2020 15:36:35 GMT
I have a friend with the name Maih. It's pronounced Maya, like the civilization. So strange to me.
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Post by deekaye on May 11, 2020 15:51:41 GMT
And as a grandma you can always call him a silly pet name that’s a thing just between you and him just like he’ll probably have a special name for you.
Okay, this just melted me heart.... 
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Post by deekaye on May 11, 2020 15:57:43 GMT
I love the name. Congrats! I also need to know your daughter's name that your mom didn't like.
We named our youngest Morgan (because we liked it) with middle name Michelle (after daddy Michael). I don't know why mom didn't like the first name or even the middle name. She wanted to call her "Shelley", nickname for Michelle. What? Uh.... no......that's not her name!  (By the way: There is nothing wrong with the name Shelley but that's not what we named her....)
Talking to my sister yesterday I found out the Mom did the same thing when she learned of sister's youngest daughters name, Claire. She said "Hmmm, I'll have to think on that one". AAARGH!!!
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Post by Coffee Mom on May 11, 2020 18:37:46 GMT
I love the name! I’m glad it is with an “e” and not “I”, too. Woohoo! I also love the name Morgan.
I like a lot of old man names lol. I have an Ezra, which I saw mentioned several times in this thread. It tends to get mixed reactions. Some people LOVE it, others look confused. Usually when I mention that it’s biblical, people tend to get it. Obviously I love it, lol.
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Post by lily on May 11, 2020 19:24:48 GMT
I like Everitt! we have two little boys named that in our neighborhood. It's WAY better than Archie.
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Post by deekaye on Jun 3, 2020 19:47:25 GMT
UPDATE at the top for anyone interested! |
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Post by quinlove on Jun 3, 2020 19:58:11 GMT
Congratulations!! Welcome to the best club in the world !!
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Post by Darcy Collins on Jun 3, 2020 20:00:01 GMT
Congratulations!!
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Growing up, people who only saw it printed thought it was pronounced Joan and people who only heard it pronounced thought it was spelled Joann and it drove her nuts.
(By the way: There is nothing wrong with the name Shelley but that's not what we named her....)
