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Post by jenjie on Aug 20, 2014 2:45:23 GMT
My kids told me about a little boy they met whose name is Firstname Danger Lastname. As dd said, he can truly say "my middle name is Danger!"
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Post by bothmykidsrbrats on Aug 20, 2014 2:46:34 GMT
My neighbor has twin grandchildren starting K this year. Their names are Canyon (girl) and Way (boy). Yep, TMI conception location (hotel address) names. My DS plays basketball with a kid named Z. Just the letter Z is his legal 1st name.
Becken and Rhyan are popular names in my area.
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Post by melanell on Aug 20, 2014 2:50:46 GMT
wynter is actually a popular name I was thinking that I know a Wynter spelled just like that myself.
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Post by The Great Carpezio on Aug 20, 2014 2:51:03 GMT
Becken and Aerin don't seem too strange to me. I kind of like Wynter. Wouldn't name my kid that, but it wouldn't be too strange or hard to pronounce.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Aug 20, 2014 2:57:08 GMT
I actually think that creative spelling is very retro. I dabble in genealogy, and I have to say - creative spelling is nothing new! The only difference is that a few hundred years ago, the creative spelling would be a different spelling for the same name in all of the legal documents. I'm amazed at the different ways Susannah can show up in old records. And as I have a Symanthe in the early 1800s, I've often wondered if Samantha - is actually creative! And conception names are definitely not new - I am related to Oceanus Hopkins - who was born on the Mayflower. I suppose technically he wasn't conceived there.... and the number of Americas for new immigrants - well I guess we're not really a creative bunch,
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Post by linda~lou on Aug 20, 2014 3:02:44 GMT
I went to camp when I was a kid in the 50's and there was a girl named April Love. I thought it kind of pretty but always said she'd grow up and marry a guy named Schwartzenhiemer.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2014 3:11:32 GMT
When I was a child, my grandmother gave me a book of bedtime stories that had belonged to my father. They all had a moral at the end, and were meant to enlighten the wayward children of the 1930's. One of the stories was about a girl named Dorothy, who befriended the new girl in class-who was teased by the other children about her unusual name. What was that name, you ask? Katherine.
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Post by AussieMeg on Aug 20, 2014 3:11:53 GMT
Leaving out the ethnic names, which are many and varied, in this year's kindergarten class we have: Valeriia (two Is) Chrisanity (mom can't spell?) Kevn (that's right, no I - guess he gave it to Valeriia) OK, I literally LOL'd!
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Post by scrapperal on Aug 20, 2014 3:14:13 GMT
---no personalized coke bottles for them! That's what I was thinking!
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Post by jenkate77 on Aug 20, 2014 3:22:05 GMT
I work in the ER, registering patients. What gets me (beyond all the many name spellings) is when a patient comes up and says their name is "Brown" and spells it, then says their first name is "Vantooshia" (I totally made that up, by the way) and doesn't spell it! I totally laughed out loud! it reminded me of when I worked in OB and a lady came in to the hospital deliver. She registered her name as Mrs. (first name) Bytheway That's a real last name. There's a famous (in certain circles) LDS speaker named John Bytheway Wiki Page
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Post by 950nancy on Aug 20, 2014 3:22:47 GMT
We have a girl in our school named Princess Aubrey. I think I would have a hard time with that one initially.
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Post by perumbula on Aug 20, 2014 3:27:20 GMT
I work in the ER, registering patients. What gets me (beyond all the many name spellings) is when a patient comes up and says their name is "Brown" and spells it, then says their first name is "Vantooshia" (I totally made that up, by the way) and doesn't spell it! I totally laughed out loud! it reminded me of when I worked in OB and a lady came in to the hospital deliver. She registered her name as Mrs. (first name) Bytheway Mormons usually are very familiar with the name Bytheway. It's the last name of a very popular LDS professional speaker. He uses a lot of humor and makes fun of his name quite often. As a substitute teacher I ran across quite a few more unusual names. It always made things interesting. I still couldn't tell you which Ariel pronounces her name like Sebastian the crab or like Prince Eric. One is in one grade and the other is a year older. And they get so annoyed when i get it wrong. My middle dd has considered going by her middle name for high school because she is so tired of teachers getting her name wrong. It's surprising how many people assume Marilla is a cre8ive spelling of Maria. Her math teacher called her Mariella for two years and would get annoyed when Rilla would correct her. I can see subs getting it wrong, but a class teacher should have it figured out in the first month. My other four children have biblical names and have never had a problem (Except for grandparents who can't remember that Sarah is spelled with an H even after 19 years. )
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Post by ratqueen on Aug 20, 2014 3:35:57 GMT
Good grief. This thread makes me feel so much more confident about the names we've chosen for our incoming babies. They aren't everyday names but they're not outlandish.
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Post by scrapulous on Aug 20, 2014 3:42:50 GMT
I actually know a grown woman with the name Bahiyya. That's exactly how she spells it, too. I thought her parents must have made it up, but I guess not! How interesting. I seriously thought her parents made it up.
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Post by scraphappyinjax on Aug 20, 2014 3:47:53 GMT
I'm just so sad that these kids will never find their name on personalized toothbrushes or name plates for their bedroom door. This was me as a child...haha! My daughter has a very good friend named September. At first quite a few families thought it was an odd name when she was born but now it doesn't seem weird. September & my daughter were born 2 weeks after 9/11. Ironically her mom came up with this name before 9/11.
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Post by 505scrapper on Aug 20, 2014 3:55:58 GMT
I have a cousin who has a granddaughter named Amylse... she is 7 months old and I still haven't figured out how to pronounce that.
BTW, they live in a different state and I haven't talked to them so haven't heard it pronounced either).
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Post by my.unquiet.mind on Aug 20, 2014 4:04:29 GMT
My sister and I both have unusual names that our mom chose without much input from our poor, clueless dad.
I have a picture of me that was taken the day I came home from the hospital. If you flip the picture over and read what my dad wrote on the back, you'll notice that my dad spelled my name wrong. I was his firstborn child and he couldn't even get my name right?!? Gee thanks, dad.
It got even worse after my sister was born. When she was learning how to write her name, my dad would sometimes help her practice by writing her full name out for her to copy. That's all good and well, except he taught her how to spell her own middle name wrong! To make matters worse, she was partially named after his own mother!
My dad's a good guy who means well, but he just can't seem to catch a break--we still like to tease him about not even knowing his own daughters' names every once in awhile. For the record, though, he's never misspelled any of his grandkids' names. Yet, anyway!
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Post by paigepea on Aug 20, 2014 4:12:29 GMT
My neighbor has twin grandchildren starting K this year. Their names are Canyon (girl) and Way (boy). Yep, TMI conception location (hotel address) names. My DS plays basketball with a kid named Z. Just the letter Z is his legal 1st name. Becken and Rhyan are popular names in my area. Omg. Z is awful!
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Post by my.unquiet.mind on Aug 20, 2014 4:19:12 GMT
I once had a student named September. I've also encountered several other unusual names in my career as a teacher: Tuesdi (pronounced just like the day of the week), Lykn (pronounced the same as the name "Laiken"), Ruger, Rowdy, Mister, Diamond...there are a lot more, but I think you get the idea.
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Post by raindancer on Aug 20, 2014 4:26:38 GMT
Leaving out the ethnic names, which are many and varied, in this year's kindergarten class we have: Aerin Frida Valeriia (two Is) Chrisanity (mom can't spell?) Sa'Nyah Becken Medine Kevn (that's right, no I - guess he gave it to Valeriia) Rhyan (think mom is a black dagger brotherhood fan?) And some from first grade: Kalon (pronounced Kay-Lon) Marshay Wynter Phania Bahiyya Dashley Mylen Danelly Vanina No La-a. Seriously if I didn't know better I would think you were drinking the urban legend koolaid. Wow. Those are pretty fantastic.
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Post by betty on Aug 20, 2014 4:39:50 GMT
There is a girl in the same grade as my dd that is named Pa'layah
at EVERY assembly when the pricipal pronounces it is comes out more like some version of "player" like in a b rated gangster movie...sort of "Puh...LAYyyyy..YUHhhh". I can't help but laugh.
Growing up my great uncles were Uncle D, Uncle T and Uncle Z... Deuteronomy, Theophilus and Zebedee. Those would be some crazy names today!
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Post by Skellinton on Aug 20, 2014 5:07:08 GMT
I totally laughed out loud! it reminded me of when I worked in OB and a lady came in to the hospital deliver. She registered her name as Mrs. (first name) Bytheway Mormons usually are very familiar with the name Bytheway. It's the last name of a very popular LDS professional speaker. He uses a lot of humor and makes fun of his name quite often. As a substitute teacher I ran across quite a few more unusual names. It always made things interesting. I still couldn't tell you which Ariel pronounces her name like Sebastian the crab or like Prince Eric. One is in one grade and the other is a year older. And they get so annoyed when i get it wrong. My middle dd has considered going by her middle name for high school because she is so tired of teachers getting her name wrong. It's surprising how many people assume Marilla is a cre8ive spelling of Maria. Her math teacher called her Mariella for two years and would get annoyed when Rilla would correct her. I can see subs getting it wrong, but a class teacher should have it figured out in the first month. My other four children have biblical names and have never had a problem (Except for grandparents who can't remember that Sarah is spelled with an H even after 19 years. ) I love the name Marilla! Is she named after either Marilla from the Anne of Green Gables series?
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Post by Gravity on Aug 20, 2014 5:23:41 GMT
I'm a NICU nurse. Oh the names I have seen over the years! Two of my favorites are Great Gift and Forever Younique. It's always amusing when I ask a new mom for their baby's name and they rattle off some crazy mouthful of a name, then when asked how to spell the name they don't know. One mom told me she would have to ask her sister because the sister made up the name for her. There wasn't a doubt in my mind that someone made up that name.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2014 5:25:28 GMT
Oh, people have been making up names since the beginning of time. No one here has a name that's been around forever.
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Post by lightetc on Aug 20, 2014 5:33:39 GMT
My sister and I both have unusual names that our mom chose without much input from our poor, clueless dad. I have a picture of me that was taken the day I came home from the hospital. If you flip the picture over and read what my dad wrote on the back, you'll notice that my dad spelled my name wrong. I was his firstborn child and he couldn't even get my name right?!? Gee thanks, dad. It got even worse after my sister was born. When she was learning how to write her name, my dad would sometimes help her practice by writing her full name out for her to copy. That's all good and well, except he taught her how to spell her own middle name wrong! To make matters worse, she was partially named after his own mother! My dad's a good guy who means well, but he just can't seem to catch a break--we still like to tease him about not even knowing his own daughters' names every once in awhile. For the record, though, he's never misspelled any of his grandkids' names. Yet, anyway! My mum's name is spelt wrong on my birth certificate. Dad submitted the paperwork... They'd only been married 5 years.
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Post by cherrymoon on Aug 20, 2014 6:22:28 GMT
We have a girl in our school named Princess Aubrey. I think I would have a hard time with that one initially. When my baby was in the NICU, a father came in to visit his new baby "Princess"... The parents asked their other DD what they should name their new baby girl, and well, she said "Princess" and they went with it. Oh, my dd goes to school with identical twins Cody and Connor... Both girls.
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Post by Scarlet Ohana on Aug 20, 2014 6:30:22 GMT
I help at an elementary school a few hours a day and those names could have been straight out of our kindie class. The problem is the names are so unusual I have a hard time remembering the names, and I feel bad when a kid has an unusual name & I can't remember it. Or they tell me, and I can't figure out what they are saying.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2014 6:33:42 GMT
My friend's daughter's name is Nnya. It is pronounced Enya. She has a lot of Kenyan friends.
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Post by azredhead on Aug 20, 2014 6:46:44 GMT
And I just counted five Aaliyahs in a class of 120! Ohh I know one of them! It's even spelled that way! The only one I like on that list is Beckon. It sounds sorta normal. My cousin has a little boy who is Breckon. I've seen different versions. Poor kids these days, I think it would take forever to learn how to write their names! I have a hard enough time in my married last name that it has two 'ss!
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Post by nickit83 on Aug 20, 2014 7:18:10 GMT
My friend's daughter's name is Nnya. It is pronounced Enya. She has a lot of Kenyan friends. Hang on, hang on .... She is Nnya (Enya) from Kenya!
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