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post #21 of 73
9/14/10 at 5:38pm
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Originally Posted by NaturalMama311 View Post
I also love the name Luka for a girl, and I never heard any reference in the song to it being a boy. I know it's about child abuse but its a great song and a great name
It's in the video. My ex is a HUGE Suzanne Vega fan. We went to her concert in Vashon as our first date when I was 17. And then down for the one at the zoo because her bassist invited us. Then we all went out for pizza and beer. It was fun. She's nice, but she was sick so a bit out of it.

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post #22 of 73
9/14/10 at 5:44pm
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Originally Posted by philomom View Post
Hayden and Vincent are not unique. So don't go too far into left field.
I don't think siblings have to have "matching" names.

The boy name we've picked is not popular, and may well be considered weird. That's why we're not sharing ahead of time, because we don't want to hear what people (read: our families) think until he's actually born and legally named.

My DH is pushing for a girl's name that isn't super unique, but is an Irish name that could present some pronunciation difficulties. That said, I have a different girl name picked and it's my turn to name the baby.

ETA: I worked with a fellow whose wife was a Luca. Go for it!
post #23 of 73
9/16/10 at 8:02pm
Luka is cute! I know a little boy named Luca.

I agree with other posters about likeing unique names but not weird spellings. If we were having a girl I wanted to name her Necia (pronounsed Neesha). It's my Grandmothers name, DH didn't want to name out kids after family members plus we are having a boy. HD wanted to name him Xander so I compromised and said if we name him Alexander you can call him Xander.

Two cents on other unique names, my cousins LO is named Indira and they call her Indie.
post #24 of 73
9/16/10 at 8:07pm
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DH wanted to name him Xander so I compromised and said if we name him Alexander you can call him Xander.
I am partial to Alexander. It is my maiden name and my son's middle name.
post #25 of 73
9/16/10 at 8:08pm
DD's name is Aniela (ahnyella) which is polish for Angela (american name) and it's meaning is Angel. Its very popular in Poland but i live in America and everyone thinks her name is so weird. my non-polish family tried to talk me out of it. DHs mom calls her "annella" and it drives me absolutely insane!

her "american" nickname is Ella which i refuse to call her that now that everyone treats her real name like its so weird...but DH calls her it sometimes..but we figured when she goes to school if she has any issues with her name Ella will be easy enough for the kids to understand...if she likes that anyway.

her Polish nickname would be Ania but i knew alot of them and i didnt like any haha so i choose not to call her that either.

go with you're gut!
post #26 of 73
9/18/10 at 5:45pm
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Originally Posted by philomom View Post
Hayden and Vincent are not unique. So don't go too far into left field.

And yeah, Luka reminds me too much of the child abuse song. I wouldn't want a kid of mine carrying that around.
Never heard the song.
Is it older?

Also - kids don't have to have matching names. And the stories BEHIND my kids names are... "different."
post #27 of 73
9/18/10 at 5:46pm
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My rule is that if I push them out of my vagina, I get the final say on their name
I think that this should be a general acknowledgment for every person to know. As in "before you give her grief, remember, SHE PUSHED THE BABY OUT OF HER VAGINA."
post #28 of 73
9/18/10 at 5:47pm
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LOVE IT!


Our son's middle name is Gaudelio...it's a family name on DH's side (Mexican heritage) my parents HATE IT. We've also decided to give this next boy the middle name Boswell (my bio father's last name) and they hate that one too...
How do you pronounce that? Gaudelio?
post #29 of 73
9/18/10 at 5:48pm
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Originally Posted by expat_canuck View Post

She and her husband decided to name their children place names, from cities in Arizona where her husband is from. That's great, fine, no problem. But they also decided to replace ALL vowels in the names with "y"s. Which, in the case of their son meant that the totally reasonable and actually really interesting name 'Phoenix' became 'Phyynyx'
On a side note, my daughter - Hayden - was named after a street in Arizona I don't know why, I just saw the street and liked it.

The whole spelling thing, though? I don't really understand it either. Especially if the name is already unique.
post #30 of 73
9/19/10 at 2:13pm
I like odd, uncommon, old names... There are just way too many Jessicas, Brittanys, Ashleys, Jasons, Adams ect. Why not mix things up a bit?

I don't mind alternate spellings, so long as they are alternates that already exist. Ethnic spellings for instance. Bly vs. Bligh, you know? I have an Ainslee and it has about 5 different spellings all of which are quite nice. I don't get the town in Arizona vowels with y's thing. I keep thinking about that and keep coming up with Sydony(Sedona) which just doesn't turn out right. *haha*

I think I am having a boy(surprise!)... I want a name with an "L" in there somewhere. My favorite that I have come up with so far is Hollis. It's pretty uncommon, I think.
post #31 of 73
9/19/10 at 2:27pm
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I like odd, uncommon, old names... There are just way too many Jessicas, Brittanys, Ashleys, Jasons, Adams ect. Why not mix things up a bit?

I don't mind alternate spellings, so long as they are alternates that already exist. Ethnic spellings for instance. Bly vs. Bligh, you know? I have an Ainslee and it has about 5 different spellings all of which are quite nice. I don't get the town in Arizona vowels with y's thing. I keep thinking about that and keep coming up with Sydony(Sedona) which just doesn't turn out right. *haha*

I think I am having a boy(surprise!)... I want a name with an "L" in there somewhere. My favorite that I have come up with so far is Hollis. It's pretty uncommon, I think.
Mesa = Mysy ? Glendale = Glyndyly ? Or Tucson = Tycsyn?

I like Hollis. I've never heard it before, but, I like it.
post #32 of 73
9/19/10 at 4:04pm
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Originally Posted by StrongBeliever View Post
I think I am having a boy(surprise!)... I want a name with an "L" in there somewhere. My favorite that I have come up with so far is Hollis. It's pretty uncommon, I think.
I LOVE the name Hollis! It's a perfect boy's name, I think -- it brings to mind both strength and sensitivity.
post #33 of 73
9/19/10 at 4:31pm
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Originally Posted by Beverly View Post
I LOVE the name Hollis! It's a perfect boy's name, I think -- it brings to mind both strength and sensitivity.
post #34 of 73
9/19/10 at 5:32pm
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Originally Posted by StrongBeliever View Post
I don't get the town in Arizona vowels with y's thing. I keep thinking about that and keep coming up with Sydony(Sedona) which just doesn't turn out right. *haha*
If I remember correctly, she wanted her children to know that they were so special, they were the only people in the world to *ever* have their particular names.

I mean, of course children should know they are loved and cherished and valued etc. etc., but that's unnecessary, in my opinion.

They had to change their rules slightly for their daughter. her name is Payge, which is not so unusual, really. I guess they realized that the "only ys" thing was awfully limited after having given their son that particular name...

I believe their daughter's middle name also had ys for vowels, but I can't for the life of me remember what it is....
post #35 of 73
9/19/10 at 7:55pm
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I keep thinking of other names her kids could have.

Prescott... Parker... Mesa... Chandler... Douglas... Duncan... Payson... Jerome
post #36 of 73
9/20/10 at 11:42am
Thanks for the good vibes on the name Hollis, ladies! I also get the strength and sensitivity feeling from it. I actually first heard the name in a children's book... The Pumpkinville Mystery. Hollis Goodbody is a farmer who helps establish a new town when the officials of the old town turn corrupt and greedy... He's really a good guy. *haha* All of our children have an "L" in their name somewhere, so I wanted to keep that up. Feel kinda doofy picking a name out of a children's book, but I just really can't get over liking it.

Well... At least Phyynyx works out pretty well, considering. I do have to say that the little guy is lucky they didn't decide to go with Mesa of Sedona first.
post #37 of 73
9/20/10 at 12:30pm
Just remember what a PP said

I think that this should be a general acknowledgment for every person to know. As in "before you give her grief, remember, SHE PUSHED THE BABY OUT OF HER VAGINA."
post #38 of 73
9/21/10 at 4:44pm
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Originally Posted by expat_canuck View Post
The only naming style that I find odd, is one that my former co-worker had.

She and her husband decided to name their children place names, from cities in Arizona where her husband is from. That's great, fine, no problem. But they also decided to replace ALL vowels in the names with "y"s. Which, in the case of their son meant that the totally reasonable and actually really interesting name 'Phoenix' became 'Phyynyx'

I mean, far be it from me to judge anyone else's choices. After all, I don't have to live with or deal with the name, and it's not hurting anyone, obviously, but that just seems, to me, like trying to be different just in order to to be different, rather than falling in love with a non-traditional or somewhat unique name.

But, I have never and will never say a word to her...
Oh... i just peed myself :
post #39 of 73
9/21/10 at 7:01pm
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Originally Posted by soccerchic21 View Post
Just remember what a PP said

I think that this should be a general acknowledgment for every person to know. As in "before you give her grief, remember, SHE PUSHED THE BABY OUT OF HER VAGINA."
You're totally right. I had some real hum-dingers picked out for my future kids when I was younger. And I totally reserve the right to pull any of those hum-dingers out of the box if I so choose. *haha* By the power vested in me by my Mighty Uterus and Hard Working Vagina, I'll name my kids what I want! Well, I gotta let DH think he's got a little bit of say.
post #40 of 73
9/22/10 at 4:28pm
I personally don't think my children's names are that unusual. But everyone else seems to. My son's name is Alastair and my daughter's name is Kira. We considered other, weirder, names like Ayene (sounds like the letters I, N, A), Kai (K-eye), Sadia (suh-dee-uh), Kiaran (key-ah-run) and many others but DH and I couldn't agree on them. (I would think his were too weird, he would think mine were)

I don't think my kids names are odd, but I went to school with kids with names like Precious and Caesar, so who knows?
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