Is this "4real" ???

[gauchecritic]

if they have their way with this one.

(That's what you get for using elliptical speech).

 

[damppanties]

(That's what you get for using elliptical speech).

Trust an incest writer to catch that.

 

[only_more_so]

Heck, I feel outraged that my parrents named me Todd. It doesn't flow off the tongue, it just kind've thunks down onto the ground right after leaving the mouth.

Don't name your children Todd. Of all of the normal names, it';s one of the worst.

You're right about Todd. Although I've known a Todd who oddly enough seemed to fit the name. It is rather bizarre how some people really do suit their names. I actually suit my name really well, but I think some of that was psychological, growing up and knowing the meaning of my name (It's one of the top fifty male names in the US as of the 1990 census).

The US government has some fun web pages, if you know where to look. The census geneology page has a list of the most popular names, by frequency. For instance 3.318% (John is second at 3.271%) of boys are named James, and 1.006% are named Smith.

Then there is the Social Security Agency's webpage where you can find baby name popularity by year.

1 Jacob Emily
2 Michael Emma
3 Joshua Madison
4 Ethan Isabella
5 Matthew Ava
6 Daniel Abigail
7 Christopher Olivia
8 Andrew Hannah
9 Anthony Sophia
10 William Samantha

Actually, I kind of like the trend in girl's names. They seem a bit classier than the Jennifer years (no offence to anyone named Jennifer). In my birth year 3.7% of girls were named Jennifer. over 4% of boys were Michael.

 

[Stella_Omega]

How are Bluebell and Badger?

Dandelion and Weasel, you were introduced-- remember?

 

[Trombonus]

You're right about Todd. Although I've known a Todd who oddly enough seemed to fit the name. It is rather bizarre how some people really do suit their names. I actually suit my name really well, but I think some of that was psychological, growing up and knowing the meaning of my name (It's one of the top fifty male names in the US as of the 1990 census).

The US government has some fun web pages, if you know where to look. The census geneology page has a list of the most popular names, by frequency. For instance 3.318% (John is second at 3.271%) of boys are named James, and 1.006% are named Smith.

Then there is the Social Security Agency's webpage where you can find baby name popularity by year.

1 Jacob Emily
2 Michael Emma
3 Joshua Madison
4 Ethan Isabella
5 Matthew Ava
6 Daniel Abigail
7 Christopher Olivia
8 Andrew Hannah
9 Anthony Sophia
10 William Samantha

Actually, I kind of like the trend in girl's names. They seem a bit classier than the Jennifer years (no offence to anyone named Jennifer).

Thanks, this helps prove that I may have the most boring and unoriginal name on the planet.

 

[3113]

When my son went to kindergarten his classmates included a "Hunter", a "Napoleon" and a "Quanzicari". "Wolf" didn't seem like much of a big deal.

Well, that's the thing. Back in the old days kids could be really mean to those with weird names because so few people gave their kids weird names. *Now* however...

Odd is the norm, and if Napoleon is going to make fun of Wolf, then Wolf is going to make fun of Napoleon

 

[damppanties]

Well, that's the thing. Back in the old days kids could be really mean to those with weird names because so few people gave their kids weird names. *Now* however...

Odd is the norm, and if Napoleon is going to make fun of Wolf, then Wolf is going to make fun of Napoleon

They're both going to unite and pick on poor little plain James.

 

[only_more_so]

Thanks, this helps prove that I may have the most boring and unoriginal name on the planet.

No, just in the US. Although, my math says there are probably over a 100,000 James Smith's in the US. My estimate puts people with my first and last name closer to the 300 ballpark.

 

[Stella_Omega]

Well, that's the thing. Back in the old days kids could be really mean to those with weird names because so few people gave their kids weird names. *Now* however...

Odd is the norm, and if Napoleon is going to make fun of Wolf, then Wolf is going to make fun of Napoleon

I find it's the parents more than the kids. Quanzicari and his mother ended up living with us for a while, and we're his godparents-- signed the legal papers and everything.

He now has a baby brother named Raji

 

[only_more_so]

Onomastics

I'm such a nerd sometimes. Web searches tell the most interesting things. I learned a new word: Onomastics or Onomatology, the study of proper names. The subset dealing exclusively with human names is of course: Anthroponomastics (or Anthroponymy).

 

[Lone_Quixote]

How about 4real's sister, F 2ter?

 

[3113]

Dandelion and Weasel, you were introduced-- remember?

Dandelion's not a petite flower! Dandelion's either a blazing yellow blossom or a threatening puff of seeds or a weed that's out for world domination

 

[only_more_so]

Dandelion's not a petite flower! Dandelion's either a blazing yellow blossom or a threatening puff of seeds or a weed that's out for world domination

I always loved the name Dandelion, perhaps the most aptly named flower of them all. A study in contrast: a dandy and a lion. The lion is blazing yellow and appears fierce, but is really incapable of doing anything. The dandy is a white poof that looks innocent but is out for world domination.

Okay, honeysuckle is pretty aptly named as well. So is snapdragon. And I have to admit that lilacs are very lilacian, but they don't have the subtle majesty, or inherent irony of dandelion.

 

[Stella_Omega]

Dandelion's not a petite flower! Dandelion's either a blazing yellow blossom or a threatening puff of seeds or a weed that's out for world domination

Yep. the Witches Weed-- common as dirt, and virtually unkillable. On my tattoo "to do" list, actually...

 

[3113]

Yep. the Witches Weed-- common as dirt, and virtually unkillable. On my tattoo "to do" list, actually...

Oh? Hmmm...I see a thread I want to start....

 

[Stella_Omega]

Oh? Hmmm...I see a thread I want to start....

I'm waiting for it...

 

[3113]

I'm waiting for it...

It's up!

 

[slyc_willie]

Some unusual names I've encountered . . .

Misty Wandering Meadows
Locke Lord
Knowledge Wilson
Johnson Johnson
Hung Me

And this morning, I took care of a family celebrating their daughter's baptism. The little girl's name was Starry Night Garza. I actually kind of like that one.

 

[3113]

And this morning, I took care of a family celebrating their daughter's baptism. The little girl's name was Starry Night Garza. I actually kind of like that one.

I knew a girl named "Star"--which is probably what she'll end up calling herself.

I also knew a guy named "Aslan." He was a very mellow surfer dude who took the Narnia name in stride.

 

[slyc_willie]

I don't know the veracity of a story, it's one of those 'I heard it from a friend of a friend' things, but . . .

Apparently, several years ago, a woman in Inner City Milwaukee gave birth to twins. Phonetically, their names were pronounced "Shi-thay-ed" and "La-mon-ja-lo."

They were spelled as "Shithead" and "Lemonjello."

Given some things I've learned about inner city culture, I wouldn't discount the tale. It's probably just urban legend, but . . . ya never know.

 

[TheeGoatPig]

I heard a news report where a mother's children were Signifigance and something similar that rymed, forgot it now (even though I used to have to use the other name to remember signifigance).

 

[Lone_Quixote]

I don’t know about the significance, but a woman in our neighborhood gave birth to identical twins. The woman called the girls In and Out, which turned out to be kind of prophetic.

Once they could get around, no one ever saw them together.

Whenever In stayed indoors, Out went outside, and when Out stayed in, In went out. Nonetheless, their mother could always tell the two identical twins apart, even though she never again got a good opportunity to compare them.



How could the mother do it? [ Instinct ]

 

[Trombonus]

I met a friend of a friend at a Poker game whose name was Galaxia.

 

[Trombonus]

lol, what about Polly Ester?

God bless the Samurai Pizza Cats.