Name my daughter

[Stephenite]

Recently.. over the past year.. i've met a Dali Lama, a Geronimo, a Ken Robin (barstard - my addition), and a certain Mr. F Eckhoff (a more decent chap you would struggle to meet). I think you can name your child whatever you please. The rule book has been torn up.

 

[winjim]

Our daughter was named after a character in a series of fantasy novels, a constellation and meteor shower, an Elliott Smith song, the drummer in a metal band and her great great grandmother.

That's probably why she's so grumpy all the time.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Shimana?

 

[Cubist]

Our daughter was named after a character in a series of fantasy novels, a constellation and meteor shower, an Elliott Smith song, the drummer in a metal band and her great great grandmother.

That's probably why she's so grumpy all the time.

She'll be good at pub quizzes though.

 

[Levo-Lon]

My niece and the thing she married just named there boy Levi..the 4 girls have gypsie names too..yet nether have ever lived in a caravan..

Evelyn is a lovely classy name and one that will help when going for interviews etc..

 

[Ganymede]

Recently.. over the past year.. i've met a Dali Lama, a Geronimo, a Ken Robin (barstard - my addition), and a certain Mr. F Eckhoff (a more decent chap you would struggle to meet). I think you can name your child whatever you please. The rule book has been torn up.

I met some Americans on holiday - lovely people, a bit dippy but very kind and chatty. They told me their daughter was called "Rinpoche" (pron. rin-posh-ay), which they said means "precious one" in Tibetan. Well, it kinda does, but I'm not sure if they realised it is primarily an honorific for a (male) Buddhist teacher (a bit like "Rev" for a vicar). They called her Rinny for short which is quite cute. However...

They were Mormons.

 

[vickster]

I met some Americans on holiday - lovely people, a bit dippy but very kind and chatty. They told me their daughter was called "Rinpoche" (pron. rin-posh-ay), which they said means "precious one" in Tibetan. Well, it kinda does, but I'm not sure if they realised it is primarily an honorific for a (male) Buddhist teacher (a bit like "Rev" for a vicar). They called her Rinny for short which is quite cute. However...

They were Mormons.

I read that last bit as morons!

 

[tfg71]

My girls names are Alexandra, Gemma and Ella
Pain in the butt trying to find the middle ones name on anything when on holiday.
I like Amber as a name.
But with my surname (green)I had great fun coming up with names for ours such as Pamela terresa, or Bolan if I had a boy - my wife was going mental.

 

[Maverick Goose]

Willow?


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRVn5BjtWGM

 

[vernon]

Hmmm - there are names which "generate a wary response" from teachers, born out of long experience?

I know - it is rough on the really pleasant, personable people called Dwayne, Dean, Chelsea, Jade, and a few others. And I apologise profusely to any on the board who bear those names, or who have given their children those names - you're cyclists, so I know you're OK.

[Psssst - have I done enough to dig myself out of that hole? Please tell me I have!]

But Amber is ...... sorry, on my list of names which make me wary. Having said that, it has slipped out of fashion a bit.

Childrens' names tend to reflect the tastes and backgrounds of their parents and as a fellow teacher, the above names are on the 'be alert' list of most teachers just occasionally you get a few curve balls pitched your way.

I taught a Juan and on my first encounter with him, he failed to answer to his name despite me calling it out for a register several times. He only responded when I coupled his first name with his surname and he forcefully told me that Juan was pronounced 'Jewan'.

Then there was a girl called Dohrayme pronounced with the metrics/rhythm of 'halloumi' - I wonder what inspired that choice of name, I never asked.

Even when trying to dodge 'dodgy' names you can score an own goal. My younger son is called Matthew Robert and now receives letters addressed to Mr MR Levy. For a while his schoolmates used to call him emulsion - diminutives also have unfortunate payloads.

 

[Gravity Aided]

I'm for Evelyn, as it was my Mothers' name.

 

[RichardB]

I used to train (running) with a decent national standard, male, triathlete named Tracy. It didn't seem odd after the initial surprise.

There was a decorator who did my house a few years ago called Tracy (male). He was a lovely guy, quiet and modest - and a black belt in karate. I always wondered if there was a 'boy named Sue' thing going on there.

Then there was a girl called Dohrayme pronounced with the metrics/rhythm of 'halloumi' - I wonder what inspired that choice of name, I never asked.

Tonic, supertonic, major third of the scale.

My ex-wife and I used to be secondary teachers and it's true that you do develop a wary approach to certain names. When our first was born, we sat and went through the list and struck out any name where either of us could remember a troublesome child. There was only one name that we both had completely positive feelings about - Helen - so Helen it was. On that basis, Evelyn is a dark, quiet and shy girl who is remarkably intelligent, and Amber is a podgy, cheerful thing who talks too much. Evelyn for me. I'm very much in favour of traditional names.

Eve-lynn or Ever-lynn?

 

[vernon]

Tonic, supertonic, major third of the scale.

More like gin and tonic

 

[ufkacbln]

It's a lovely name but I would have thought the main objection would be people pronouncing it "percy-fone"!

I used to work for a charity that provided respite care for parents and breaks away from the City for children. On one camp we had a little Nigerian girl called Odaku

Her family had shortened it to Daki

We got some funny looks (and a couple of rants) when out and using her name!

 

[Col5632]

Those are the names of Mr R's two youngest nieces. They are the most revolting children you could ever meet...

I know two friends with girls called Jessica and Sophie and both are just the best behaved little girls i've met