Seriously, that made me chuckle. I love Abbot and Costello's banter. Like when they go to a Roger Daltrey concert...
"So, what's the name of the band on stage?"
"Who."
"The band on the stage. What's their name?"
"Who's the band on stage."
"That's what I'm asking you! Who's the band on stage?"
"Yes."
"So Yes is performing on stage."
"No, Who."
"I dunno, I asked you. Yes is performing."
"No, Yes isn't performing on stage. Who is performing."
"How should I know? Don't you know their name?"
"Yes."
"But Yes isn't playing? What's the name of the band?"
"Who."
Animaniacs FTW!!!
Oh God... I can't believe I just did a "FTW!!!"...
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Lol... I can see the Abbott & Costello-esque shenanigans already...
"What's your baby's name?"
"Secret."
"OK, I won't tell anyone."
"Tell anyone what?"
"Secret."
"Tell Secret what?"
"No, I won't tell the secret."
"Um, OK, then."
"So, what's the baby's name?"
"Secret."
"I can't keep the secret if you don't tell me what it is!"
"Damn right you can't keep my Secret!"
"I've kept plenty of secrets."
"Help! Police!..."
You forgot scarlet red candles, the word "evanescence", and a quote from Sylvia Plath.
I have to admit, shenanigans like that did occur at the party.
@naming children:
At any rate, I've pretty much decided if I ever end up naming a child, I will name them something entirely boring and commonplace and very intuitively spelled. I got enough beatings at school just for having an entirely boring, commonplace, and Christian name that was slightly harder to spell. Stuff like "Shediamond" and silent letter games are a terrible burden to lay on a kid. At least kids named Napoleon and Melchisedek and Bernadette can take pride in the origins of their names in history. Made-up chic is just an unmitigated burden.
I think real names are just fine. I agree, though, the whole random letters nonsense has got to stop.
Additionally, I hate 1) parents that try to establish a unique name by bastardizing a pre-existing name, 2) parents that try to name their children in sets, and 3) parents that try too hard to give a kid a name with a lot of inherent meaning, such as, (and no offense here) "Secret Protector of the People." For starters, it sets up false expectations of the child, and it's also just plain pretentious. Plus, every girl named Chastity is a whore, every Charity is a greedy *****, and every Faith is an atheist, and we all know it. So no sense in adding more wood to the fire, in my opinion.
I'm very opinionated about this, and I have no idea why.
All of our names we use now come from some source. To complain when someone names their child Lioness is like complaining at Leo, Leon, Leonard, Leonardo.
Alexia is not a learning disorder, though knowing you Photon I am sure you knew that and just don't like the name.
Um, except Leonardo is an actual name, and Lioness is gauche and a blatant attempt to be outrageous. It was clearly picked because of the image it evoked, without any regards to how it would be for the child to actually have to LIVE with the name- and that's not even taking into account that the kid has a sister named GAZELLE. Her sister is named after what her namesake EATS, for Christ's sake.
Wanna name your child after a lion? Fine. There are plenty of names along those lines. For example, LEONA, a perfectly normal, acceptable name that is not all that common nowadays, with plenty of character and distinction. Lioness, on the other hand, is just different for the sake of being different. I mean, you are naming a child. This is a name they will live with for their entire lives. It's not like naming the family pet, or coming up with the name for a character in a book.
Also, alexia is the condition in which a person loses the ability to read due to brain damage.
It is a not a name. It is the result of airheaded parents who seem to think that all words are just pretty sounds bereft of meaning, and cannot be bothered to research a name before they scrawl it on a birth certificate. /rant
You are very opinionated about everything Photon :-D
I don't go for respelled reimagined names or made up names, but I also think names should leave a child alot of options. Every child should have a first and second name at least, though more than 3 names is silly. A name should be full. Bob, Bill, etc. These are awful. Give your child a full name so they can have more choice when growing up on what to identify as. Robert and William are preferred. That is why I hate my birth name, Scott. There isn't alot of leway in melding it to my identity that isn't silly sounding or give images of childlike or being a goober. Scotty, Scottie, Scottie Dog, Skeeter, Scooter, "crack crack crack"
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I chose Sakura because it is a beautiful traditional name (although foreign), has alot of variations I am fine with, and also because Cherry Blossoms (Sakura) signify spring and rebirth which is the point I am in my life.
Photon, you seem to be forgetting that these names had to come from somewhere. What do you think when the first parent named their child Leo or its varients. "Why would you name you child after a Lion?" "Because they are strong and majestic" It really is no different, it starts somewhere. While I do agree Lioness sounds silly, while I do kinda like Leona. What about the names Rose or Daisy, obvious namings after objects, but accepted as common place right now. There is a reason naming books also list meanings and origins for names.
By the way, your Alexia disorder link goes to zilch. You are thinking of Dyslexia. I am well aware of what that is, as I was diagnosed when I was 9.
"What's your baby's name?"
"Secret."
"OK, I won't tell anyone."
"Tell anyone what?"
"Secret."
"Tell Secret what?"
"No, I won't tell the secret."
"Um, OK, then."
"So, what's the baby's name?"
"Secret."
"I can't keep the secret if you don't tell me what it is!"
"Damn right you can't keep my Secret!"
"I've kept plenty of secrets."
"Help! Police!..."
Make that a second LAWL! from me too! That stuff is priceless.
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I think real names are just fine. I agree, though, the whole random letters nonsense has got to stop.
Additionally, I hate 1) parents that try to establish a unique name by bastardizing a pre-existing name, 2) parents that try to name their children in sets, and 3) parents that try too hard to give a kid a name with a lot of inherent meaning, such as, (and no offense here) "Secret Protector of the People." For starters, it sets up false expectations of the child, and it's also just plain pretentious. Plus, every girl named Chastity is a whore, every Charity is a greedy *****, and every Faith is an atheist, and we all know it. So no sense in adding more wood to the fire, in my opinion.
First I gotta say I actually know a Charity and she's actually not a greedy *****. She IS a whore tho. (And if you're reading this, hun, - no not THAT Charity.)
As for naming my kids I've figured a pretty good way. I'm quite fine with boring names so somewhere along the line I'm just gonna pick 20 names that don't sound ridiculous for the gender nor in general (AKA I'm not gonna name my boy Jennifer) then roll a die. He/She will probably end up with that name. I do have a strong affinity for the name Devon tho for a boy. I dunno why...
Additionally, I hate... 3) parents that try too hard to give a kid a name with a lot of inherent meaning, such as, (and no offense here) "Secret Protector of the People." For starters, it sets up false expectations of the child, and it's also just plain pretentious.
No offense taken. It is going to be a very long time before I have children, if ever. I still have a bit of time to play with goofy lil wordplays before I have to get serious about it. I just don't want my child to end up with a severely common name like, "Christopher Michael". It sucks.
Plus, every girl named Chastity is a whore, every Charity is a greedy *****, and every Faith is an atheist, and we all know it. So no sense in adding more wood to the fire, in my opinion.
I know a Chasity that was a virgin until she got married. I know a Charity that entered into missions and is currently helping build up churches in Nicaragua. So not everyone named like that ends up being the exact opposite of their name.:teach: However, I do get what you are saying, and I agree. I know someone who named their daughter Destiny Faith. Just...horrible.
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I do have a strong affinity for the name Devon tho for a boy. I dunno why...
I have a cousin named Devon. She's a girl. Multisex names confuse me.
You are very opinionated about everything Photon :-D
I don't go for respelled reimagined names or made up names, but I also think names should leave a child alot of options. Every child should have a first and second name at least, though more than 3 names is silly. A name should be full. Bob, Bill, etc. These are awful. Give your child a full name so they can have more choice when growing up on what to identify as. Robert and William are preferred. That is why I hate my birth name, Scott. There isn't alot of leway in melding it to my identity that isn't silly sounding or give images of childlike or being a goober. Scotty, Scottie, Scottie Dog, Skeeter, Scooter, "crack crack crack"
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I chose Sakura because it is a beautiful traditional name (although foreign), has alot of variations I am fine with, and also because Cherry Blossoms (Sakura) signify spring and rebirth which is the point I am in my life.
Sakura is also a real name, albeit one that is less common in America.
I like my name, but it doesn't have a lot of "options" as it were. I let people call me Josh, but generally it's something that I prefer to be asked about first, as a formality. If someone calls me Josh in a casual conversation, I don't mind. What I do mind is when a complete stranger jumps right to Josh without so much as a "Mind if I call you Josh?" before hand.
The other alternative to my name is Joshie, a name by which I have never liked being called. Even as a child, I was never called this, because my parents would get very angry at anyone who did. Everyone who knew me used my proper name, and not some cutened derivative. I'm glad for that, personally.
Additionally, on my previous subject, I'll use my name as an example. My name means "Messiah" by some translations, and my parents selected it in order to make a statement about their faith- to state that their family would honor God. I really resent that, personally, although I do like the name Joshua a good deal. I didn't like the fact that my identity was used as some sort of symbolism without my consent, and so I really get irked when new parents do it. It places expectations on the child that are unfair, frankly.
However, despite it all, my parents could have gotten really stupid and just named me Messiah- unlikely due to the fact that they probably would have perceived that as blasphemy, but you get the point. However, had they been inspired to name me after a lion or something, I could have ended up as just "Lion", instead of good, old sensible "Leon".
No offense taken. It is going to be a very long time before I have children, if ever. I still have a bit of time to play with goofy lil wordplays before I have to get serious about it. I just don't want my child to end up with a severely common name like, "Christopher Michael". It sucks.
Well, luckily, as Snoopdogg pointed out, there are plenty of actual names that are both uncommon but sensible, such as Bernadette.
Now, as for the whole "Charity is always a greedy *****" thing- it's hyperbole. I mean, come on, people, we HAVE met before. You should really come to expect this.
It is a not a name. It is the result of airheaded parents who seem to think that all words are just pretty sounds bereft of meaning, and cannot be bothered to research a name before they scrawl it on a birth certificate. /rant
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Or the girl I used to know in high school whose name I later discovered meant "passing a bloody or tarry stool". Nice knowing you, Melena.
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"By the way, your Alexia disorder link goes to zilch. You are thinking of Dyslexia. I am well aware of what that is, as I was diagnosed when I was 9."
Um, it DOESN'T lead to zilch, considering I am looking right at it. I know what I'm talking about, and it is NOT dyslexia, thanks.
Alexia (from the Greekἀ, privative, expressing negation, and λέξις = "word") is an acquired type of sensory aphasia where damage to the brain causes a patient to lose the ability to read. It is also called word blindness, text blindness or visual aphasia.
Alexia typically occurs following damage to the left hemisphere of the brain or to the areas of the occipital and temporal lobes, which are responsible for processing auditory, phonological and visual aspects of language. The region at the junction of occipital and temporal lobes (sometimes called the occipito-temporal junction) coordinates information that is gathered from visual and auditory processing and assigns meaning to the stimulus. Alexia can also occur following damage to the inferior frontal lobe, especially Broca's area. Damage to these different areas cortex result in somewhat different patterns of difficulty in affected individuals.
Alexia may be accompanied by expressive and/or receptive aphasia (the inability to produce or comprehend spoken language). Alexia can also co-occur with agraphia, the specific loss of the ability to produce written language even when other manual motor abilities are intact. In other cases, damage is restricted to areas responsible for input processing. The result is known as alexia without agraphia. In this scenario, an individual's ability to produce written language is spared even though they are unable to understand written text.
And I'm aware that names have origins. I'm not an idiot. However, names should be practical. I guarantee a girl named Lioness is gonna get picked on for it, merely because her parents were a little too obsessed with having some sort of dumbass designer baby name. Keep in mind, we're talking about a small child here, not a screen name or a line of perfume. Who gives a damn how pretty the name is, or how original it is. Can the child live with it, can she reasonably spell it, can others intuitively pronounce it (or at least identify the ethnicity in order to provide a guideline for the name's pronounciation) and am I naming her this merely because I am charmed by the sound of it the name and image? To me, those are questions that SHOULD be asked before you brand a baby with a name for life.
On all the discussion about names: My nephew, turning 4 in August, is named Ransom. Yes, you heard me right.
Ransom Lazarus French Smith
Why Ransom? Well, in the 2000 Census of America, there was no one else with that name. He'll never run into another Ransom in his life. That's a blessing, since I've seen enough Christophers to make me sick. They picked it because it's unique, but it's not a bastardized version of a preexisting name.
(btw, the 'French Smith' is because his parents are not married.)
All baby names were dumbass designer baby names at first, thats the thing.
Also, your link led here
Except they weren't. I guarantee that in the Bronze Age, there weren't a bunch of women sitting around slapping together random syllables and going "Ah, that sounds pretty! I'm gonna name my daughter that!" Names are picked for their meaning, you are correct. However, some names are appropriate, and some just aren't.
I mean, think about it. You know what is a pretty name? TYLENOL. It rolls off the tongue, it sounds nice, and think of the suggested meaning- "One who relieves pain." However, that doesn't mean it's an appropriate name. Does that mean people can't name their kids that? No, I think it is pretty clear people will name their kids moronic names and it can't be helped- and some, like the case with names like Breckline and Brycelynn and Bladen and Brandine and other gems, they go on to be used over and over again by many parents until they actually become common names. This doesn't mean that I think it's fair to a child to name it a name merely because it sounds intriguing or unique to you, the parent who doesn't have to go through life being called "Lioness".
I don't really understand why people get fixated on having unique names for their children, anyway. Growing up, there were always at LEAST 3 Joshes in my class. Hell, my partner's name is the same as mine- even in adulthood, I'm still Josh P. And yet, despite it all, I've never felt my individuality was threatened because someone else had my name, nor have I ever gone wanting for a name that was so farfetched or outrageous that it couldn't help but be unique.
Well, funny thing is, even though he has a unique name like Ransom, we don't think twice about it. He's Ransom, and that's that. He's adorable, though. He's finally potty trained!
To be fair, I don't know any Charity or Chastity, but the only Faith I know is indeed spiritual.
My grandmother is a kindergarden teacher; one of her students was names 'Precious'. Even at age five, the kid realized that it was a horrible name and insisted on being called 'Kate'.
My aunt works in a hospital; one family named their child Abcde (pronouced uh-BASE-uh-dee.) Another requested that their child be named Chlamydia before they were counceled out of it by a nurse.
I think it's possible for someone to have a unique or very uncommon name that doesn't sound notably marked in any way. One of my friends is named Rhemi, for example; while it's possibly a unique or close to unique name, it still sounds like a normal name.
Naming a child is not a good place for parents to express their unique sense of style. For better or for worse, people ARE judged based on their names. I'd much rather be one Dave out of a thousand than be "what the heck kind of name is Konquerer?"
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No, they were naming them after things in their everyday life. Not random sylables. Lioness is a real word, not a collection of random syllables. While it does sound like crap it I agree, it is as legit a name as Joshua (Iyasu) : A savior; a deliverer, from "Jehovah is generous. Jehovah saves" All names start somewhere.
I agree random respellings of names with weird letters and massed togather of multiple languages and a lack of research all lead to awful names. Naming your child Lioness because you feel she is strong like a Lioness doesn't lead to a bad name, the fact Lioness sound like ass just shows bad taste not bad naming process.
No, they were naming them after things in their everyday life. Not random sylables. Lioness is a real word, not a collection of random syllables. While it does sound like crap it I agree, it is as legit a name as Joshua (Iyasu) : A savior; a deliverer, from "Jehovah is generous. Jehovah saves" All names start somewhere.
I agree random respellings of names with weird letters and massed togather of multiple languages and a lack of research all lead to awful names. Naming your child Lioness because you feel she is strong like a Lioness doesn't lead to a bad name, the fact Lioness sound like ass just shows bad taste not bad naming process.
I consider bad taste to be a bad naming process. Just like someone who would wear bright green eyeshadow and a polka dot moomoo would be a bad dresser, and not just guilty of having "bad taste".
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I agree. While the source of the name is fine, the excution demands electric shock.
Hey Kevin, sorry to hear about the tournament.
Its okay it was a pretty hard matchup for me in the first place considering it was uwr fish with funkbrew. Oh well i have 5 more rounds to go so maybe i can still place pretty well.
Aw, you'll do better next game, Kevin! I'm sure of it.
Personally I like my name, even though it means "Believer in Christ', and I'm far from it. I believe he was a real person, but not my personal savior. That's just too far-fetched for me.
Yeah, the origin of the name Christian. Now that is dumb naming. While I like the way the name sounds, its meaning is retarded. Its like naiming you child Buddhist.
My aunt works in a hospital; one family named their child Abcde (pronouced uh-BASE-uh-dee.) Another requested that their child be named Chlamydia before they were counceled out of it by a nurse.
ABCDE? What the hell? That does not even represent a clear consonant sound in the English language, besides being eye-stabbingly painful in lack of thought.
While we're on the subject of names, I think it's important to mention as well that you really, really should consider your last name before deciding on a first name. Crystal Chandelier, anyone? Candy Cane? Or (a few real names I've seen, being a telemarketer):
Dick Smallberries - a voice actor in the anime Someday's Dreamers
Harry Kok
Harry Winkelstein
I mean, seriously. These children are indubitably scarred for life.
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@Alacar: Good times. My favorite is "Toys in the Attic".
Yeah, the origin of the name Christian. Now that is dumb naming. While I like the way the name sounds, its meaning is retarded. Its like naiming you child Buddhist.
If I ever have a kid, I'm gonna name him Red Deck Wins. I mean, as a deck name it sucks, but it's SOOO original on a baby!
Incidentally, I also plan on beating and starving my children, so it's keeping within the general theme of "Dickensian cruelty."
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My 12th grade English teacher (who I believe initially installed in me this intense loathing of stupid names) had once told me about a set of triplets she went to school with- the Kiss triplets.
Their names were Chocolate, Caramel, and Cinnamon. The worst part? They were fraternal triplets, and Caramel was a boy.
As a final parting shot on Lioness- I suppose, as a general rule of thumb, if the child's name sounds like one of the following-
1. A drag queen's stage name
2. a Final Fantasy character
3. A prescription medication
4. Onomatopoeia
Then don't freaking use it.
Incidentally, there is also a voice actor named John Smallberries who did the voice of Rasputin in Shadow Hearts: Covenant. I wonder if Dick Smallberries is a pseudonym, sort of like how Kari Wahlgren goes by Jennifer Jean, and how Stephanie Sheh goes by Jennifer Sekiguchi?
Im gonna name my baby girl savra!
Oh, that's sweet. When are you and the rest of your lesbian coven due?
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You forgot scarlet red candles, the word "evanescence", and a quote from Sylvia Plath.
I have to admit, shenanigans like that did occur at the party.
I think real names are just fine. I agree, though, the whole random letters nonsense has got to stop.
Additionally, I hate 1) parents that try to establish a unique name by bastardizing a pre-existing name, 2) parents that try to name their children in sets, and 3) parents that try too hard to give a kid a name with a lot of inherent meaning, such as, (and no offense here) "Secret Protector of the People." For starters, it sets up false expectations of the child, and it's also just plain pretentious. Plus, every girl named Chastity is a whore, every Charity is a greedy *****, and every Faith is an atheist, and we all know it. So no sense in adding more wood to the fire, in my opinion.
I'm very opinionated about this, and I have no idea why.
Um, except Leonardo is an actual name, and Lioness is gauche and a blatant attempt to be outrageous. It was clearly picked because of the image it evoked, without any regards to how it would be for the child to actually have to LIVE with the name- and that's not even taking into account that the kid has a sister named GAZELLE. Her sister is named after what her namesake EATS, for Christ's sake.
Wanna name your child after a lion? Fine. There are plenty of names along those lines. For example, LEONA, a perfectly normal, acceptable name that is not all that common nowadays, with plenty of character and distinction. Lioness, on the other hand, is just different for the sake of being different. I mean, you are naming a child. This is a name they will live with for their entire lives. It's not like naming the family pet, or coming up with the name for a character in a book.
Also, alexia is the condition in which a person loses the ability to read due to brain damage.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexia_(disorder)
It is a not a name. It is the result of airheaded parents who seem to think that all words are just pretty sounds bereft of meaning, and cannot be bothered to research a name before they scrawl it on a birth certificate. /rant
I don't go for respelled reimagined names or made up names, but I also think names should leave a child alot of options. Every child should have a first and second name at least, though more than 3 names is silly. A name should be full. Bob, Bill, etc. These are awful. Give your child a full name so they can have more choice when growing up on what to identify as. Robert and William are preferred. That is why I hate my birth name, Scott. There isn't alot of leway in melding it to my identity that isn't silly sounding or give images of childlike or being a goober. Scotty, Scottie, Scottie Dog, Skeeter, Scooter, "crack crack crack"
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I chose Sakura because it is a beautiful traditional name (although foreign), has alot of variations I am fine with, and also because Cherry Blossoms (Sakura) signify spring and rebirth which is the point I am in my life.
Photon, you seem to be forgetting that these names had to come from somewhere. What do you think when the first parent named their child Leo or its varients. "Why would you name you child after a Lion?" "Because they are strong and majestic" It really is no different, it starts somewhere. While I do agree Lioness sounds silly, while I do kinda like Leona. What about the names Rose or Daisy, obvious namings after objects, but accepted as common place right now. There is a reason naming books also list meanings and origins for names.
By the way, your Alexia disorder link goes to zilch. You are thinking of Dyslexia. I am well aware of what that is, as I was diagnosed when I was 9.
Make that a second LAWL! from me too! That stuff is priceless.
First I gotta say I actually know a Charity and she's actually not a greedy *****. She IS a whore tho. (And if you're reading this, hun, - no not THAT Charity.)
As for naming my kids I've figured a pretty good way. I'm quite fine with boring names so somewhere along the line I'm just gonna pick 20 names that don't sound ridiculous for the gender nor in general (AKA I'm not gonna name my boy Jennifer) then roll a die. He/She will probably end up with that name. I do have a strong affinity for the name Devon tho for a boy. I dunno why...
No offense taken. It is going to be a very long time before I have children, if ever. I still have a bit of time to play with goofy lil wordplays before I have to get serious about it. I just don't want my child to end up with a severely common name like, "Christopher Michael". It sucks.
I know a Chasity that was a virgin until she got married. I know a Charity that entered into missions and is currently helping build up churches in Nicaragua. So not everyone named like that ends up being the exact opposite of their name.:teach: However, I do get what you are saying, and I agree. I know someone who named their daughter Destiny Faith. Just...horrible.
I have a cousin named Devon. She's a girl. Multisex names confuse me.
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Sakura is also a real name, albeit one that is less common in America.
I like my name, but it doesn't have a lot of "options" as it were. I let people call me Josh, but generally it's something that I prefer to be asked about first, as a formality. If someone calls me Josh in a casual conversation, I don't mind. What I do mind is when a complete stranger jumps right to Josh without so much as a "Mind if I call you Josh?" before hand.
The other alternative to my name is Joshie, a name by which I have never liked being called. Even as a child, I was never called this, because my parents would get very angry at anyone who did. Everyone who knew me used my proper name, and not some cutened derivative. I'm glad for that, personally.
Additionally, on my previous subject, I'll use my name as an example. My name means "Messiah" by some translations, and my parents selected it in order to make a statement about their faith- to state that their family would honor God. I really resent that, personally, although I do like the name Joshua a good deal. I didn't like the fact that my identity was used as some sort of symbolism without my consent, and so I really get irked when new parents do it. It places expectations on the child that are unfair, frankly.
However, despite it all, my parents could have gotten really stupid and just named me Messiah- unlikely due to the fact that they probably would have perceived that as blasphemy, but you get the point. However, had they been inspired to name me after a lion or something, I could have ended up as just "Lion", instead of good, old sensible "Leon".
Well, luckily, as Snoopdogg pointed out, there are plenty of actual names that are both uncommon but sensible, such as Bernadette.
Now, as for the whole "Charity is always a greedy *****" thing- it's hyperbole. I mean, come on, people, we HAVE met before. You should really come to expect this.
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Or the girl I used to know in high school whose name I later discovered meant "passing a bloody or tarry stool". Nice knowing you, Melena.
"By the way, your Alexia disorder link goes to zilch. You are thinking of Dyslexia. I am well aware of what that is, as I was diagnosed when I was 9."
If it matters I named my sone Sebastian James. Usually call him Sebby, but I am sure he will outgrow it.
Heh heh, Melena...now I have a name to suggest when expecting parents cross me...it pretty enough it will be scooped up :-P
And I'm aware that names have origins. I'm not an idiot. However, names should be practical. I guarantee a girl named Lioness is gonna get picked on for it, merely because her parents were a little too obsessed with having some sort of dumbass designer baby name. Keep in mind, we're talking about a small child here, not a screen name or a line of perfume. Who gives a damn how pretty the name is, or how original it is. Can the child live with it, can she reasonably spell it, can others intuitively pronounce it (or at least identify the ethnicity in order to provide a guideline for the name's pronounciation) and am I naming her this merely because I am charmed by the sound of it the name and image? To me, those are questions that SHOULD be asked before you brand a baby with a name for life.
Ransom Lazarus French Smith
Why Ransom? Well, in the 2000 Census of America, there was no one else with that name. He'll never run into another Ransom in his life. That's a blessing, since I've seen enough Christophers to make me sick. They picked it because it's unique, but it's not a bastardized version of a preexisting name.
(btw, the 'French Smith' is because his parents are not married.)
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Except they weren't. I guarantee that in the Bronze Age, there weren't a bunch of women sitting around slapping together random syllables and going "Ah, that sounds pretty! I'm gonna name my daughter that!" Names are picked for their meaning, you are correct. However, some names are appropriate, and some just aren't.
I mean, think about it. You know what is a pretty name? TYLENOL. It rolls off the tongue, it sounds nice, and think of the suggested meaning- "One who relieves pain." However, that doesn't mean it's an appropriate name. Does that mean people can't name their kids that? No, I think it is pretty clear people will name their kids moronic names and it can't be helped- and some, like the case with names like Breckline and Brycelynn and Bladen and Brandine and other gems, they go on to be used over and over again by many parents until they actually become common names. This doesn't mean that I think it's fair to a child to name it a name merely because it sounds intriguing or unique to you, the parent who doesn't have to go through life being called "Lioness".
I don't really understand why people get fixated on having unique names for their children, anyway. Growing up, there were always at LEAST 3 Joshes in my class. Hell, my partner's name is the same as mine- even in adulthood, I'm still Josh P. And yet, despite it all, I've never felt my individuality was threatened because someone else had my name, nor have I ever gone wanting for a name that was so farfetched or outrageous that it couldn't help but be unique.
That's odd, btw, because I'm looking at this-
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My grandmother is a kindergarden teacher; one of her students was names 'Precious'. Even at age five, the kid realized that it was a horrible name and insisted on being called 'Kate'.
My aunt works in a hospital; one family named their child Abcde (pronouced uh-BASE-uh-dee.) Another requested that their child be named Chlamydia before they were counceled out of it by a nurse.
I think it's possible for someone to have a unique or very uncommon name that doesn't sound notably marked in any way. One of my friends is named Rhemi, for example; while it's possibly a unique or close to unique name, it still sounds like a normal name.
Naming a child is not a good place for parents to express their unique sense of style. For better or for worse, people ARE judged based on their names. I'd much rather be one Dave out of a thousand than be "what the heck kind of name is Konquerer?"
Love,
Cecilia
I agree random respellings of names with weird letters and massed togather of multiple languages and a lack of research all lead to awful names. Naming your child Lioness because you feel she is strong like a Lioness doesn't lead to a bad name, the fact Lioness sound like ass just shows bad taste not bad naming process.
I consider bad taste to be a bad naming process. Just like someone who would wear bright green eyeshadow and a polka dot moomoo would be a bad dresser, and not just guilty of having "bad taste".
Hey Kevin, sorry to hear about the tournament.
Its okay it was a pretty hard matchup for me in the first place considering it was uwr fish with funkbrew. Oh well i have 5 more rounds to go so maybe i can still place pretty well.
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Personally I like my name, even though it means "Believer in Christ', and I'm far from it. I believe he was a real person, but not my personal savior. That's just too far-fetched for me.
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ABCDE? What the hell? That does not even represent a clear consonant sound in the English language, besides being eye-stabbingly painful in lack of thought.
While we're on the subject of names, I think it's important to mention as well that you really, really should consider your last name before deciding on a first name. Crystal Chandelier, anyone? Candy Cane? Or (a few real names I've seen, being a telemarketer):
Dick Smallberries - a voice actor in the anime Someday's Dreamers
Harry Kok
Harry Winkelstein
I mean, seriously. These children are indubitably scarred for life.
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@Alacar: Good times. My favorite is "Toys in the Attic".
If I ever have a kid, I'm gonna name him Red Deck Wins. I mean, as a deck name it sucks, but it's SOOO original on a baby!
Incidentally, I also plan on beating and starving my children, so it's keeping within the general theme of "Dickensian cruelty."
Their names were Chocolate, Caramel, and Cinnamon. The worst part? They were fraternal triplets, and Caramel was a boy.
As a final parting shot on Lioness- I suppose, as a general rule of thumb, if the child's name sounds like one of the following-
1. A drag queen's stage name
2. a Final Fantasy character
3. A prescription medication
4. Onomatopoeia
Then don't freaking use it.
Incidentally, there is also a voice actor named John Smallberries who did the voice of Rasputin in Shadow Hearts: Covenant. I wonder if Dick Smallberries is a pseudonym, sort of like how Kari Wahlgren goes by Jennifer Jean, and how Stephanie Sheh goes by Jennifer Sekiguchi?
Oh, that's sweet. When are you and the rest of your lesbian coven due?
As for deck names for kids. Stax :-P Though Raffinity should scare people to death and he will never get beaten....or maybe 'Tog.
And if he is ugly and Collic....Soggy Pickles.