Why can't people name their children right?

Have you ever noticed how when parunts aren't naming their children their kre8ive names they're naming the kid the same thing everybody else is?

When I was working at a daycare center, there were like six little girls named Madison. Who in their right MIND would name their kid Madison? And why? Just because it's popular and they can't think of anything else? And all celebrities name their kids are Lola, Ella, Ava, and Jack (no offense to Jack Black, he's a cutie). It's like, let's find a happy medium between creativity and conformity here, shall we?

On this day, my parents named me Katherine Therese. I love my middle name because it has meaning, and it's not Anne or Marie (no offense to anyone out there with those middle names, but you are a member of a big party), and they call me Kathy instead of Katie. Although I have problems with my nickname (people associate it with middle aged, bitchy soccer moms, I think) at least it's a little different.

On another note, today is my birthday, and I gave myself a little bit of an early present--my first shot of Depo-Provera

Happy birthday, Kathy, and congrats on the depo!

yes congrats on your birthday pressie.. may you have many more cf days and months and years

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Lord, what fools these mortals be!
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act III, Scene ii

Voltaire said: "Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities."

H.L.Mencken wrote:"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.”

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. Albert Einstein

Thank you all, right now it's raining in Omaha, and I have a job interview at six, but I'm hoping that'll go well, and I'm hoping the sky will clear!

Happy, happy birthday, and have many more CF ones~! And congratulations on the present! X3

Love and such,
Tahki

My mother named me the crap du jour trendy name of the day, and I LOATHED IT! I renamed myself when I became old enough.

I was named after my mom's favorite aunt, and it is an older name with a classic spelling. My middle name is also classic and spelled the traditional way. Mom and dad didn't believe in being trendsetters. The hell knows that since we lived in Los Angeles, we were surrounded by the tragically hip, but mom and dad were determined not to go down that path.

Received an email from the front receptionist broadcasting the name of a freshly shat loaf from a new office moo. The idiotic twat used a very trendy name, not realizing that it is also the brand name of an older narcotic product. She named her fleshloaf "Talwyn". Talwin is a Schedule IV narcotic product! I wonder if the brat joins Demerol and Oxycontin.

i went to school with a leighton, (layton) bu that was the only unusual name.

i knew a carol shaw who was studying oceanography (c shaw seashore), knew a carol singer, (married name), theresa green (mums friend). (trees are green)

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I just post the stories, for interest.. for everyone

Lord, what fools these mortals be!
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act III, Scene ii

Voltaire said: "Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities."

H.L.Mencken wrote:"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.”

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. Albert Einstein

We have the same birthday!!! Happy birthday!!!
I was named a conventional Russian name, but here it's rare and people tell me they like it. I used to find it short, but over time I appreciated it.

The Eighties was loaded with that butt-ugly name, "Caitlyn" (or many other spellings). Anytime I was in a store in Marin County, I could hear the moos wine and yell, "Caitlyn...Caitlyn...Caitlyn..." Mrs. Ogre, you are right how "Madison" is a god-awful name. When I worked at the medical answering service, we answered for pediatricians who took Medicaid aka socialized medicine for welfare moos. One woman called about her kid named "Shaunutria". Of course, there were the names with apostrophes such as D'Jauna, L'Donna, etc.....

Thanks, Tahki!

Guest--I've been thinking of changing my name myself. Did you choose a middle name, too?

Mrs. Ogre--Happy birthday! We also share a birthday with Julius Caesar, Henry David Thoreau, and Pablo Neruda. And I've always loved Russian names (even though I'm childfree I've always been interested in names, and their meanings, and the sociological aspect.)

Married With Rabbits--I love the name Ashley because it reminds me of Ashley Laurence, one of the prettiest ladies in the world. She was Kirsty Cotton in Hellraiser.

Amethusos* (what is the origin of this, by the way) Caitlin used to be a beautiful, traditional Irish name until it was given a "makeover."

Merc--My friend works at an insurance company and he worked with a client with the first name Mary, middle initial A, and last name Fagg. Of course, I believe that means something different across the pond...

CFbitchfromLA--I love traditional names after relatives. It makes me think of the literary world. Did you ever get to meet your great aunt?

Allegra was a traditional Italian term for happy music. I also liked it as a name for a girl. But now it's an allergy med.

a fag is a cigarette here. so you have some people going outside for a fag.. makes some people smile ..


http://www.effingpot.com/

this has some british/american differences...

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I just post the stories, for interest.. for everyone

Lord, what fools these mortals be!
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act III, Scene ii

Voltaire said: "Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities."

H.L.Mencken wrote:"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.”

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. Albert Einstein

I was named after two books. My Dad who was in charge of giving the birth certificate information spelt my middle name wrong. It doesn't matter though because I think it's all perfect, so perfectly put together in fact, that I don't think I'll be taking my betrothed's (I hate the word fiancee for some reason)name when we get married, though I haven't actually decided for sure yet.

Oh, literature. My great love. My friend Demian is named after a Hermann Hesse novel. One of those books wasn't Lolita, though, right Feh? :spin

Definetly not! Though it was a pretty good book, in my estimation.

My first name comes from a book authored by Johanna Spyri, and my misspelt middle name is from a book by Leo Tolstoy...that might give you enough information to figure it out if you want. My parents, kind of strange.

Ah, Lolita. Read it when I was ten, never forgot it.

Both are great books that you were named for.

my name is martin gregory (my confirmation name is mark) so i am MGM

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I just post the stories, for interest.. for everyone

Lord, what fools these mortals be!
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act III, Scene ii

Voltaire said: "Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities."

H.L.Mencken wrote:"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.”

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. Albert Einstein

CFBitchfromLA Wrote:
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> Received an email from the front receptionist
> broadcasting the name of a freshly shat loaf from
> a new office moo. The idiotic twat used a very
> trendy name, not realizing that it is also the
> brand name of an older narcotic product. She
> named her fleshloaf "Talwyn". Talwin is a
> Schedule IV narcotic product! I wonder if the
> brat joins Demerol and Oxycontin.

Don't forget the favorite prescription products moos give their brats: Ritalin, Paxil and Prozac (among others).

You have a very nice name, Merc.

Yes I did, Leaning, two actually. One is a family name. I am so glad to be rid of that trendy trash name that was never me.

MGM, cool I've been to your casino in Vegas

my brothers names are andrew, howard, alexander , so he is aha .. and there are 13 years difference tween us.. .. so 13 letters from A is M..

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I just post the stories, for interest.. for everyone

Lord, what fools these mortals be!
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act III, Scene ii

Voltaire said: "Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities."

H.L.Mencken wrote:"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.”

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. Albert Einstein