NFT: Kids names

caden, rayden, jayden, hayden, brayden, fuckallofthemden.

I have one friend who named her kids Braden, Jayden and Arden. I forget the fourth one's name, but it's equally stupid.

Of course, you can go the other way. My daughter has had at least two girls named Oliva in every class since she started going to school.

When we were were looking at names, I paid close attention to baby name trends and nixed anything that was in the top 50.

Saquon or Odell

In comment 14213852 Micko said:

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A member of my family just used River Moon. Dear lord.

Are they Native American

Rylie and Cameron.

seem to treat their offspring like props. “Hey, I’ll give my kid a super cool unusual name so everyone thinks I’m so cool!”
Of course they have no regard for the fact that the kid has to actually live with the name.

Pilot Inspektor (Jason Lee’s kid), Apple(Gwyneth Paltrow’s and Chris Martin’s kid), Kal El (The Super name of Nic Cage’s kid).
Fucking idiots.

Abcde

pronounced "Ab-sa-dee"

team has 3 Ella's (one is technically Ellary), 3 Caleigh's (all with different spellings - one is Callie and the third is Kali) and 2 Lindsay's (one Lindsay and one Lindsey).

There's also a Bella, so 3 Ella's and a Bella, half the time I'm calling kids the wrong name or sometimes I'm right because I just say Ella or Callie.

opposing coaches look at the score sheet and think we're joking.

We have to have nicknames for everyone.

I guess the point is I'd rather something unique vs the trendy but don't put a target on your kids back and name them abcde or apple or something too unique.

In comment 14214107 Tuckrule said:

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Rylie and Cameron.

I know two sets of these. One set of twin boys who are the children of my sister's friends in NY and two non-twin girls who are my friend's daughters here in MD, so they have no relation to each-other. I think the it's Riley vs Ryleigh but Cameron is spelled the same for both.

that every class has to have at least one Dylan in it.

and when I get mad at her for making a mess, I yell "Happy Easter!"

Inside joke for Greeks.

My thought process was:

(1) No obvious ethnic identifiers. They're going to have a hard enough time going through life with an unpronounceable Greek last name that makes them stand out; the least I could do was give them easy first names.

(2) No trendy or cutesy-wootsy-schmoopy names. Not going to offend anyone here with examples, but there have been plenty above.

Luckily, my wife was of the same general mindset.

I don't think enough parents consider that kids are going to have to go through life with the names they are given and that one day those names will have to go on resumes.

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In comment 14214226 lawguy9801 said:

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My thought process was: (1) No obvious ethnic identifiers. They're going to have a hard enough time going through life with an unpronounceable Greek last name that makes them stand out; the least I could do was give them easy first names.

I have an Alexander and an Anastasia. I told my wife we should have named them Fred and Sue because it takes so much energy to say their names all day!

And we decided we want him to have a different name. So we are looking at:

John
Michael
Thomas
Robert

To name a few. Nobody in his class will share his name. He will be unique.

Blade..


Laser...


Blazer..


Seriously though, I cannot stand the -ayden names. Just a personal peeve of mine I guess.

is the name has to be in the Hebrew Bible.

My daughter was called by her middle name the first couple of days of life until her Mom came around, LOL.

In comment 14214322 Bobby Humphrey's Earpad said:

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In comment 14214226 lawguy9801 said: Quote: My thought process was: (1) No obvious ethnic identifiers. They're going to have a hard enough time going through life with an unpronounceable Greek last name that makes them stand out; the least I could do was give them easy first names. I have an Alexander and an Anastasia. I told my wife we should have named them Fred and Sue because it takes so much energy to say their names all day!

God bless you - I don't have the patience! And good names - I'm an Alexander, of course named after Alexander the Great by my prideful parents, one of the greatest Greeks who ever lived!! (eyeroll) (but admittedly he is a good namesake)

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We didn't pay attention to any of those baby name lists when my son was born, which was a bit of a mistake in retrospect. We named him Alexander because we didn't think it was all that common - neither of us had known many Alexs. So, we weren't aware that it had become a very trendy boy name, and there are always multiple Alexs in school, in Cub Scouts, at camp, etc.

We learned our lesson when my daughter was born, and were able to avoid adding to the avalanche of Ellas and Graces (our two favorite girls names the first time, before we found out we were having a boy). We chose Faith, a nice normal name that nevertheless isn't overly popular.

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And we decided we want him to have a different name. So we are looking at: John Michael Thomas Robert To name a few. Nobody in his class will share his name. He will be unique.

If you really want to be sure, go with Milton. Mortimer is a pretty good bet for a unique middle name, too, so you can be pretty damn sure he is the only Milton Mortimer on the planet....except for me.

Shake in a coffee can, take 6 out one at a time, boom, baby name

Never go out style.

Worst:

A kid arrested in the Syracuse Post Standard was named "K-A" pronounced Kay-dash-ah

Another horrible name was for a girl called "Your Majesty". A teacher lost her job for refusing to call a first grade girl "Your Majesty". I suppose "Your Honor" would likewise be a bad name for a boy or girl.

Great names (IMHO)

For a girl: Jazlyn (nickname Jazzy). And I will always love the name Nikita (Nikki)
For a boy: Paxton

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trending in Europe. It's even cracked the most popular list in St. Cloud, MN. You could probably become a trendsetter in metro NY if you grab on now.

In comment 14215407 Bill in UT said:

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trending in Europe. It's even cracked the most popular list in St. Cloud, MN. You could probably become a trendsetter in metro NY if you grab on now.

Mohammed was McLovin's second choice.

and also had to deal with bullying in my life (albeit unrelated to my name) I think parents that name their kids "unique" names are committing child abuse. That said there's a difference between naming your child Preston and Apple.

by his last name because he hated his boring name that everyone has. So maybe the grass is just always greener.

the "aden" names are already out of style; but what do I know.

Some of the new/trendy ones are really cute/cool. Some miss hard. If I have a lot of kids I want to split up traditional names with super weird and/or ratchet names for shits and giggles. There's always nicknames or they can change it when they're 18 if they don't like it :)

in school and working as a pharmacy intern, I filled a script for an infant named Emperor Maximus. I assume it was a reference to The Gladiator since this was around 2001.

in this closing scene from She's Having a Baby (lots of 6-degrees Kevin Bacon connections here).
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in a few months and we've just started getting back into the name game. The wife wants to pick something that will go with our boys name. Im about a name that is original, slightly obscure and has some history to it.

In comment 14214203 Bobby Humphrey's Earpad said:

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and when I get mad at her for making a mess, I yell "Happy Easter!" Inside joke for Greeks.

Hehe - my son Chris has his non-Greek friends saying 'Hristos Anestis' as a greeting, though not sure where he found the time to teach them that one.

In comment 14215407 Bill in UT said:

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trending in Europe. It's even cracked the most popular list in St. Cloud, MN. You could probably become a trendsetter in metro NY if you grab on now.

Seth: And you landed on McLovin...

Fogell: Yeah. It was between that or Muhammed.

Seth: Why the FUCK would it be between THAT or Muhammed? Why don't you just pick a common name like a normal person?

Fogell: Muhammed is the most commonly used name on Earth. Read a fucking book for once.

Half Italian. Name lineage has always been important in my family. My brother is named after my father and grandfather on my dads side. I'm named after my grandfather (Greek) on my mothers side. I was torn about naming him after me or the name my wife wanted. I decided to go with the name my wife picked and made his middle name my name. If we had named him after me we still planned on calling him by the name my wife wanted and just made it his middle name.

I really liked the name my wife chose, Nolan, so that's what we went with in the end.

La-a. How would you pronounce that?


Would you believe "La dash a" She thought this would stand-out. I think it will result in an IRS audit every year of that girls adult life...

In comment 14215720 bradshaw44 said:

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Half Italian. Name lineage has always been important in my family. My brother is named after my father and grandfather on my dads side. I'm named after my grandfather (Greek) on my mothers side. I was torn about naming him after me or the name my wife wanted. I decided to go with the name my wife picked and made his middle name my name. If we had named him after me we still planned on calling him by the name my wife wanted and just made it his middle name. I really liked the name my wife chose, Nolan, so that's what we went with in the end.

yeah same here but my parents put a stop to the name lineage thing. Thank God because if I had to take the name of one of my grandfathers, it would be ugly

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In comment 14214161 pjcas18 said:

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team has 3 Ella's (one is technically Ellary), 3 Caleigh's (all with different spellings - one is Callie and the third is Kali) and 2 Lindsay's (one Lindsay and one Lindsey). There's also a Bella, so 3 Ella's and a Bella, half the time I'm calling kids the wrong name or sometimes I'm right because I just say Ella or Callie. opposing coaches look at the score sheet and think we're joking. We have to have nicknames for everyone. I guess the point is I'd rather something unique vs the trendy but don't put a target on your kids back and name them abcde or apple or something too unique.

As a coach, I can't imagine trying to navigate that. Gotta be THE worst roster situation I've ever heard. LOL

the older I get, the harder time I have with the names. Last AAU spring season I had a Gracie, a Kaci, a Bree and a Brooke. Not awful, but I was always starting to say a wrong name before I'd catch myself ... and one of them was my own kid. lol

In comment 14215444 Pete in MD said:

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in school and working as a pharmacy intern, I filled a script for an infant named Emperor Maximus. I assume it was a reference to The Gladiator since this was around 2001.

A friend of mine is a resident in a hospital. Someone she works with once treated twins with the last name Mann. Their names were Idon'tneeda and Idon'twanna*.

*I don't know how they spelled it.

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In comment 14215967 EricJ said:

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In comment 14215720 bradshaw44 said: Quote: Half Italian. Name lineage has always been important in my family. My brother is named after my father and grandfather on my dads side. I'm named after my grandfather (Greek) on my mothers side. I was torn about naming him after me or the name my wife wanted. I decided to go with the name my wife picked and made his middle name my name. If we had named him after me we still planned on calling him by the name my wife wanted and just made it his middle name. I really liked the name my wife chose, Nolan, so that's what we went with in the end. yeah same here but my parents put a stop to the name lineage thing. Thank God because if I had to take the name of one of my grandfathers, it would be ugly

I got lucky and have one of the more American names for a Greek. I have some relatives with some doozies.

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My post? That's what she told me, maybe the person was pulling her leg I don't know. There are idiotic people in this world, so who knows?

In comment 14214326 feelflows said:

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And we decided we want him to have a different name. So we are looking at: John Michael Thomas Robert To name a few. Nobody in his class will share his name. He will be unique.

God bless you. Actual normal names.

And hope he grows up a Rangers fan :)

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In comment 14215964 BamaBlue said:

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La-a. How would you pronounce that? Would you believe "La dash a" She thought this would stand-out. I think it will result in an IRS audit every year of that girls adult life...

My brother-in-law had a student with that same name

Jacob and Rachel. Jacob straight out of the bible (lots of them in his age group. Rachel was named after my Grandmother. Nice Jewish names for my Catholic kids.