tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post6864917784285705444..comments2024-03-19T03:27:24.068-04:00Comments on I SAW YOUR NANNY: Lame NameLeigh Raymerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18210572527823459842noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-42427339157004444192012-03-31T02:57:54.867-04:002012-03-31T02:57:54.867-04:00Hm. Well, my name is Alicia and I can tell you fir...Hm. Well, my name is Alicia and I can tell you firsthand it's obnoxious to always pronounce my name but .. eventually you just become numb to it.<br /><br />I now respond no matter how it's pronounced, and always politely correct someone. I used to get really annoyed by it, but I've since come to accept and embrace my name. It fits me, I love it.<br /><br />My sister's name is Kearstyn. For the record, while it's trendy, she was born before the trendy phase (93). My mom named her that because I saw 'Little Monsters' with Kirsten Dunst, and pronounced her name 'Kearstyn'. My mom liked that spelling over Kirsten (I have to agree with her, since Kirsten could be mispronounced at every turn..)..<br /><br />Some 'unique' spellings work, others do not. I have a cousin who shares my middle name (Marie) but whose name is spelled Maree. .. Why, I have no idea.<br /><br />I don't like most gender neutral names, and I like classic names more than anything. I'm a bit old-fashioned. :P<br /><br />Personally I think there's a fine line between unique enough, and too unique to be a functional name. My concerns for naming my children are more in line with how the name flows, whether it would go well with a sibling name, if it FITS MY CHILD (most important), and last but not least how popular or unpopular it is. It's not a matter of 'fitting in'. It's striking the balance between fitting in and being a rebel. Nobody actually wants to be one of 20 girls named Jessica, but then again nobody would enjoy being the sole HumpFr'e in existence either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-72137657538806532252012-03-30T22:20:06.503-04:002012-03-30T22:20:06.503-04:00Funny you should say that.
Cailum got his name bec...Funny you should say that.<br />Cailum got his name because we couldn't really decide between Caleb and Callum.Hellcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10260270318420329874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-28856970949728605752012-03-30T19:10:35.527-04:002012-03-30T19:10:35.527-04:00*saying. I get called Care-Ah-Lynn even though it ...*saying. I get called Care-Ah-Lynn even though it is spelled and I say it like Care-Oh-Line. Oh well.Nannycarolinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-12562542910190057832012-03-30T19:05:51.944-04:002012-03-30T19:05:51.944-04:00I know Atticus is from To Kill A Mockingbird and D...I know Atticus is from To Kill A Mockingbird and Dashiell is after Dashiell Hammond, an author. I'm not sure about Wemberley. I was just staying they are the unusual ones I have heard of.Nannycarolinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-85687410930500541112012-03-30T16:18:31.297-04:002012-03-30T16:18:31.297-04:00Wow, thanks for saying you'd puke if you had m...Wow, thanks for saying you'd puke if you had mine or my sister's name. How sweet. Good thing I don't get my feelings hurt easily.<br /><br />I have an interesting story about your son's name. (Cailum) My cousin actually named her son Kaylem, pronounced the same as yours. Apparently she had misheard the name "Caleb" as Calem but she changed the spelling around so people wouldn't call him Callum. So yeah, she just made up a name and was horribly embarrassed when she found out. She said "Kaylem doesn't have a name!"MissMannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15111173519948500730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-61774584167800500202012-03-30T03:39:44.888-04:002012-03-30T03:39:44.888-04:00I used to work in an inner-city urban area and the...I used to work in an inner-city urban area and there was a boy named Sony. He was in the 3rd grade. <br /><br />Many people made fun of his name all the time. And they were all adults. The kids never made fun of his name. I think adults are the ones who have problems with names. If led by example and if we model the proper behavior (being accepting and embracing diversity) then our children will as well. <br /><br />If we write whole blogs dedicated to making fun of children's names, it is simply bad role modeling.role modelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-59082399518143323642012-03-29T22:59:50.953-04:002012-03-29T22:59:50.953-04:00It's a it funny to me how the same posters tha...It's a it funny to me how the same posters that pride themselves on being well read and easily call others morons, don't seem to know the the definitions of weird and strange.1234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-46477901165213413522012-03-29T22:45:28.095-04:002012-03-29T22:45:28.095-04:00Hellcat, it is obvious to me that the readers of t...Hellcat, it is obvious to me that the readers of this blog are not very well read. When they counter Shakespeare with "craphead" jokes. Some are really just a lost cause.umsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-80190431212962072522012-03-29T21:20:34.334-04:002012-03-29T21:20:34.334-04:00MissMannah-- That's pretty weird! I've alw...MissMannah-- That's pretty weird! I've always loved my name, but yes, plenty of people mispronounce it. I'm not sure why. There are two Lila's in my school and, fortunately for them, no one says their name wrong because they assume that it's pronounced like mine. <br /><br />And Amelia-- that had been a throwaway name from early in my pregnancy. I hadn't been crazy about it until I met that little stranger for the first time. And I knew forever she was Amelia. It's funny how that happens sometimes.<br /><br />Hellcat- I agree. Atticus isn't a strange name. I absolutely love it!!Teacher in a Combat Zonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-76107312009858177192012-03-29T20:43:43.682-04:002012-03-29T20:43:43.682-04:00And Atticus isn't a weird name. It's a cla...And Atticus isn't a weird name. It's a classic. It's from To Kill A Mockingbird. Just like Rhett is from Gone With The Wind. <br />You people should pick up a book some time. Especially those of you who live in America and don't know your own great literature.Hellcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10260270318420329874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-61485445722121437002012-03-29T20:42:21.291-04:002012-03-29T20:42:21.291-04:00I think most intelligent people would pronounce &q...I think most intelligent people would pronounce "Rhys" as "Reese."<br />Then again I named my son "Rhett," so maybe I am one of these crazy people in question. I've had people try to call my son "Rah-heat."<br />Morons.<br /><br />I do hate the name Ainsley... I'm not a fan of "alternative" spellings, but my other son's name is Cailum (which, again, I think anyone with a brain would read as kay-lum") but everyone thinks it's a creative spelling for "Callum" or they call him "Cal-EE-um" (like Calcium.)<br /><br />For these reasons, I named my daughter Chloë. And I included the diaeresis because it is proper, and meant to indicate that the O and E are pronounced individually... Despite all that, and that it's actually a common name, she is still called "Shlow" from time to time. <br />MORONS!<br /><br />For the record, I would puke if my name was Ashley, Amanda, Sarah, Jennifer etc.. And I hate my own name anyway. (It's Trish.)Hellcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10260270318420329874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-83888887000526514472012-03-29T18:52:47.132-04:002012-03-29T18:52:47.132-04:00http://whywereason.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/the-un...http://whywereason.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/the-unconscious-influence-of-names-what-is-really-going-on/<br /><br />That's an article I read this morning about how your name affects who you are as a person. Really interestingInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-89632365643635095822012-03-29T13:36:30.686-04:002012-03-29T13:36:30.686-04:00Ha! I am writing a novel and Lila is the main char...Ha! I am writing a novel and Lila is the main character's name. My great-grandmother's name was Lila and if I was able to have kids and had a little girl I would have named her Lila. That too is my favorite name.Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540701992730212772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-68272472247038030312012-03-28T20:17:09.059-04:002012-03-28T20:17:09.059-04:00Teacher, your name is Lila? That is my very favor...Teacher, your name is Lila? That is my very favorite name! I love is so much that I was dead-set on naming my firstborn daughter Lila until my husband told me he doesn't like it. We seriously had a big fight over it and I'm not even pregnant yet, it was pretty pathetic. And what's even funnier is my second-choice has always been Amelia (which I saw you chose for your daughter!) and my husband doesn't like that one either. He obviously just has no taste, right? I think it is very odd that people have mispronounced your name though because I thought it was a fairly common one.<br /><br />As for A-names being successful people, I'm an A-person and I'm not entirely sure how successful I've been. But I guess "success" is subjective anyway.MissMannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15111173519948500730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-19427561437318820762012-03-28T18:26:52.602-04:002012-03-28T18:26:52.602-04:00"What's in a name...?"
That won..."What's in a name...?"<br /><br /> That won't fly in every case and you know it. I don't think that name would smell so "sweet" if they were named Craphead (sub "Crap" for the worst version). <br /><br />Hey, little Craphead.<br />Oh, Craphead, aren't you so cuuute?<br />Craphead got her first tooth.<br /><br />If you think you could say that to a kid without wincing, something is wrong with you...Unless you thought it was pronounced "crah FED"...which is a whole 'nother story.<br /><br />FWIW @ Annonnimousie - I think Arsione Regina is flippin cool. At least they're real names.Plethoranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-62120093847195000152012-03-28T14:39:50.897-04:002012-03-28T14:39:50.897-04:00Why do you care what other people name their kids?...Why do you care what other people name their kids? <br />Why do you judge people based off this?<br />Do you feel pity for people who are inventive?<br />Why do you feel that everyone has to be "normal?"<br /><br />You are all such a bunch party animals.(sarcasm included) Pass the vanilla pleasePhoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540701992730212772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-84669770651739872022012-03-28T08:38:49.825-04:002012-03-28T08:38:49.825-04:00OP: don't blame others if you could not reach ...OP: don't blame others if you could not reach your readers. If someone stops reading your post in the middle, you didn't reach your reader. To blame it on their lack of intelligence is a cop-out. <br /><br />In my opinion, this post was ridiculous. We need to embrace diversity, which makes our country great. And that means being open and accepting to whatever name any child has. <br /><br />"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet."what's in a name?noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-45550007200347103592012-03-28T04:55:28.621-04:002012-03-28T04:55:28.621-04:00I am a victim of unusual-itis. My name is Arsione...I am a victim of unusual-itis. My name is Arsione Regina. If anyone is a student of ancient Rome/Egypt then you know who she was, Plus my Mom added Regina, which means "Queen." So I am the second banana queen.Annonnimousienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-77920855314869351852012-03-27T23:02:34.056-04:002012-03-27T23:02:34.056-04:00I read an article once that speculated that people...I read an article once that speculated that people with names that start with A are more successful. That seemed like a load of crap to me until I looked around at all the Ashleys, Alyssas and Ambers. They were all popular in high school and successful afterwards. Is there something that makes people like names that start with the first letter of the alphabet?AAAAAAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-61992026589149404722012-03-27T22:57:10.463-04:002012-03-27T22:57:10.463-04:00Thanks to XTC, Nanny caroline, Bethany, JJMom, Kat...Thanks to XTC, Nanny caroline, Bethany, JJMom, Katie, Run Reesie Run,BKMommy06,T, Claire, don't dis my name, think about it,Beezus, ELam, worlds best Nanny, Strawberry ShortKakes, Tabitha, Teacher in a Combat Zone,Momwest,jenkait,AZ nanny, Seven Nanny,Not Mad!ignorant american, and Fanny!<br /><br />You guys got my point. Thanks!!OPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-24483518738135777052012-03-27T22:47:00.804-04:002012-03-27T22:47:00.804-04:00Aoife, I'm so sorry that happened to you. I th...Aoife, I'm so sorry that happened to you. I think that the comment was probably lost in the internet, because MPP posts everything, so long as there are no racist/homophobic comments, or specific threats against someone. I would blame this on an internet malfunction, not on ISYN.<br /><br />BTW, I think your name is beautiful!it happensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-89453219855150959802012-03-27T22:01:54.767-04:002012-03-27T22:01:54.767-04:00Nice to know that I saw your nanny deletes comment...Nice to know that I saw your nanny deletes comments. <br />I posted a commented and poof...it is gone.<br />Typical...someone posts something that doesn't agree with the OP and it must be silenced.....Aoife.Colmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-35133714659425695602012-03-27T21:44:01.445-04:002012-03-27T21:44:01.445-04:00I have to agree that no matter what, the PARENTS a...I have to agree that no matter what, the PARENTS are saddling the CHILD with name. The child is the one who has to go through life with a "unique" name. I love my own name, but I've spent YEARS of my life correcting people about how to pronounce it. It's Lila- (lie-la)- a long vowel sound with a short vowel spelling. I've spent so long saying "it's not 'li-la" it "lie-la", that I've stopped correcting people.<br /><br />I don't mind ethnic names at all (I am the woman who almost named her daughter Aiobheann), in fact, I would rather see a kid with a difficult to pronounce/ spell name that was TRULY an ethnic name rather than a name that was completely made up or with some ridiculous inventive spelling simply to be unique. This really makes life difficult on the child. <br /><br />I think it's just something that parents have to think about before they name their child- your child has to live with this name for life, not you. I have also found in my experiences that it's the parents who have the "plain jane ridiculously popular names" who name their children something more "unique" because they were one of 5 Caitlins/ Jennifers/ Susies, etc. Just my opinion.Teacher in a Combat Zonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-20561208770363173252012-03-27T21:29:29.936-04:002012-03-27T21:29:29.936-04:00Wow, some of you are really focused on this ethnic...Wow, some of you are really focused on this ethnic thing. I don't think OP was saying anything negative about any culture in particular, just that some names are not appropriate for some countries. <br /><br />So let's use an example of a name that does work here and not "across the pond." Someone mentioned the name Fanny. Let's say hypothetically, you picked the name Fanny for your little girl. Let's say by the time you have a daughter you are living in the UK. Are you going to keep that name, and let your child be named the British equivalent of 'cunt'? Are you going to say that people are just close minded and too bad if they tease her? Or are you going to pick something else and spare her the humiliation?<br /><br />I don't think of the UK as an ignorant country at all, it seems to be a very intelligent culture, more evolved than ours. Yet I have no doubt that little Fanny would have a miserable time living there, but that isn't a bad slang term over here, so she would probably do fine. It would not be ignorant of the British to be shocked that someone was named Fanny. It is simply unheard of to use that word as a name.Fanny!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-48204967614868424212012-03-27T21:17:08.390-04:002012-03-27T21:17:08.390-04:00Actually, I DO think we Americans are very ignoran...Actually, I DO think we Americans are very ignorant about different cultures. So are our children. This is why we shouldn't send our children out into the sea of ignorance with a name none of their peers can say or spell.ignorant americannoreply@blogger.com