Naming kids after parents

minks · Post by **minks** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 2:43 pm

Florrie wrote: Friend and husband are having a deb...arg...discussion. What to name the baby?

She............."Use names in family tree"

Thomas, James, William, Phylan (Mycock is not family sirname) Robert, John etc.

He..............."No!!! Not after dead ancesters"

She.............."Nice to recognise families past"

He.........."Morbid"

Aunty...."Try to find a new name so not to drive decendents crazy researching family tree 100 years from now".

What do members think? Stick with convention John or James etc.

Or Brutus, Hector, Chetan or Jasper?

Oh as this comes as any surprise coming from me, but I say be original, find your own name for your child, something couples agree upon mutually. Dead peoples names are often 1) over used through out the tree, 2) grossly dated 3) and confusing if more than one family member carries the name forward.

Yes I am Job son of Oliver and Maddy that is my cousin Job son of Tex and Tilly.

And on that note stick with clear consise names none of the frilly spelling that screws kids up in school. Same with pronunciation. Sally is Sally not Saleigh, That is Betty pronounced Be-tee not B-tee.

Believe me I know this well, and still have idiotic spelling of my name and frankly think I am going to become Sue real soon

Oooo and gender crossing dallas, chris, lindsay, aaron, you will forever have folks asking if that is the male or female spelling ie erin and lindsey, or when you get mail the have no clue if your a MR or MRS.

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:47 am

minks wrote: Oh as this comes as any surprise coming from me, but I say be original, find your own name for your child, something couples agree upon mutually. Dead peoples names are often 1) over used through out the tree, 2) grossly dated 3) and confusing if more than one family member carries the name forward.

Yes I am Job son of Oliver and Maddy that is my cousin Job son of Tex and Tilly.

And on that note stick with clear consise names none of the frilly spelling that screws kids up in school. Same with pronunciation. Sally is Sally not Saleigh, That is Betty pronounced Be-tee not B-tee.

Believe me I know this well, and still have idiotic spelling of my name and frankly think I am going to become Sue real soon

Oooo and gender crossing dallas, chris, lindsay, aaron, you will forever have folks asking if that is the male or female spelling ie erin and lindsey, or when you get mail the have no clue if your a MR or MRS.
Or try being a FEMALE Robin in Britain! :yh_bigsmi

minks · Post by **minks** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 8:43 am

StelZ wrote: Spare a thought for the Peacock family who named their baby, Drew.

> :-2

It made the tabloid newsapers a couple of months ago.

I think they've since changed their son's name.

Stelzzzzzzzzzz that was horrible but dam funny!!!

minks · Post by **minks** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 9:28 am

StelZ wrote: sorry!

Noooooooooo don't be it was a good one.

LottomagicZ4941 · Post by **LottomagicZ4941** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 2:22 pm

When the wife and I were dating we decided that we were going to name the babie if we had one Erin whether it was a boy or a girl.

But the Aaron spelling for a guy buggs me. And we may have another child. So would kind of like to save it for a girl. What nixed Erin even more is my big mouth of letting my wife know I was hot for Erin Gray as a kid. Tell her way to much.

My dad does not want us to use his name at all.

Ran using the wife and my middle names. Brian and Lee but the wife nixed that one.

So we are down to Aaron, Erik, Zackary/Zack for the first name and it is looking like Tyler will be the middle name.

Lotto

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Lon · Post by **Lon** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 8:14 pm

Florrie wrote: Friend and husband are having a deb...arg...discussion. What to name the baby?

She............."Use names in family tree"

Thomas, James, William, Phylan (Mycock is not family sirname) Robert, John etc.

He..............."No!!! Not after dead ancesters"

She.............."Nice to recognise families past"

He.........."Morbid"

Aunty...."Try to find a new name so not to drive decendents crazy researching family tree 100 years from now".

What do members think? Stick with convention John or James etc.

Or Brutus, Hector, Chetan or Jasper?

My real first name is Alonzo as was my father and grandfather's first name. I am the third. I have gone by Lonnie as a youth and Lon as an adult. My first name and last name do not really go together Alonzo Tanner. English surname and Italian/Spanish first name. Middle name is JAY. Most of the Alonzo's that you meet in the world today happen to be black and I have embarrased some folks more than once that thought I was black until they met me. My name has never bothered me or caused any problems, except, Kiwi's have difficulty pronouncing Lon. They will say Lawn.

capt_buzzard · Post by **capt_buzzard** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 4:21 pm

Where did they get CRUZ from?:D