What's in a name?

Kindle · Post by **Kindle** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:59 am

Lisa Bonet named her child the following:

NAKOA-WOLF MANAKAUAPO NAMAKAEHA MOMOA

How'd you like to be a teacher calling role and come across this name? Worse yet, how'd you like to be in kindergarten learning to write it?????????? :yh_rotfl

A number of countries have toyed with banning some names but delving into so personal a decision (and the possible lawsuits) has kept this out of legislation.

What do you think about some of the names we are hearing about lately? How harmful can a uniquely different name be to a child?

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:12 am

your kid, your choice.

Chezzie · Post by **Chezzie** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:47 am

Although for the most part I agree with Sunnys view, I also think some names are well cruel. Like the person I know who named her daughter Mushroom and her brother is called Brocolli:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Some names are purely for the parents to show how "wacky" they are:rolleyes:

When picking my kids names I tried to put myself in their shoes and think about the spelling and pronouncing of their name and how it would sound when their as old as Carol:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:36 am

When all 4 of my children were born we gave them old fashioned names. No top 10 names were applied and even for the middle names too. I have yet to run across another Quinlan.:-4

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:42 am

when naming your children, you should think first that they have to live with it.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 12:59 am

Lisa Bonet named her child the following:

NAKOA-WOLF MANAKAUAPO NAMAKAEHA MOMOA

Thats way better than Abayomi Abiodun Adetokunbo Gahiji Jabulani

Imladris · Post by **Imladris** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:02 am

Nomad;1113945 wrote: Thats way better than Abayomi Abiodun Adetokunbo Gahiji Jabulani

It's no wonder that you call yourself Nomad, have you forgiven your parents yet?

Clodhopper · Post by **Clodhopper** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:10 am

Knew a lad at school who's surname was Ake. His parents named him Edward....(true story).

NAKOA-WOLF MANAKAUAPO NAMAKAEHA MOMOA.
Sounds Maori to me. Any Kiwi's on the board? Lon?

How'd you like to be a teacher calling role and come across this name?

(laughs) Both Britain and the US are multicultural countries - teachers regularly deal with names like these. When I was doing my teacher training in Leicester (big asian population, lots of turbans of various varieties) I spent several weeks thinking one of the girls was a boy. The staffroom laughed itself silly!