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Baby names...
NOT FOR ME!!! (just had to make that clear!)
How do you pronounce the name Declan? I *think* it is DECK-lin? In my mind though I pronounce it deck-LAWN. Then I think CLAW like The Claw from the movie Liar Liar and I start to not like the name.
Also...a FB friend of mine just had a baby boy named Ralph. That seems like such a "big" name for a baby boy. Like she birthed a 65 year old man. :-)
Seen any interesting names lately?
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Re: Baby names...
No, but my sister had her baby this morning (yay!!!!) and they are not picking a name until tomorrow. It's killing me!
I don't know why the wait. They are just weird that way.
We're kind of going out.
Oooooh baby! Welcome to the world Little Boy!
Might I suggest Jamal Rainbow Sundancer?
(Does this mean you'll be able to come on the 29th or are you going to Fla to see Wee Babe?)
That name is way too normal. There needs to be some symbols in there too.
Jam?l Rainbow S?ndancer.
Yes, I should probably be there!
We're kind of going out.
You are correct that Declan is pronounced DECK-lin.
I haven't seen anything too usual lately among the people I know. But I totally agree on Ralph! It sounds like a 65-year-old plumber.
I pronounce it Deck-lehn.
Kiz, you're hillarious. Ralph, huh, that's a rough name to rock.
I have worked in schools for 13 years, and it makes me a crazy the names people give their children. They can be regular names with creative spelling, which that child will FOREVER have to spell. Come on!
With all that being said, I think the worst name I have heard was Chaos. Unfortunately, his name fit his personality. The poor kiddo never stood a chance.
I know 3 people with boys under age 4 named Declan. Must be gaining in popularity, even though I know these parents picked the name Declan because it was unique. Apparently not.
Ralph does seem so "old man" for a baby.
A high school friend just had a baby girl named Martha. That one seems so "old lady" to me.
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Between working in welfare, child protection and teaching I've heard the most ridiculous names.
ex. 1: Single mom, three kids, two dads. Child 1: Jennifer. Child 2: Two. child 3: Three.
ex 2: Nevaeh. For one thing, it's typically pronounce nuh-vay-uh, which doesn't make sense with the spelling. For another, there were literally DOZENS of them on my child protection caseload, which can't be a good sign. And lastly, really? What is the significance of heaven backwards? I don't get it.
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Shut the front door. For real??? Way to just give up man.
I love when I see Nevaeh spelled Neveah. Double eye roll on that one.
I met a 5 year old Harriet once. Totally an old lady name but it somehow "fit" her. I also know a baby Esther.
Actually, I think Harriet is kind of cute. Not so sure about Esther.
Sometimes old lady names become popular again. Because of my grandma, I think of Eleanor as an old lady name, but it's become popular again lately.
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Confession: I actually suggested Ralph to DH if we were having boys. Think Ralphie from A Christmas Story.
I personally really like older names. I would have been perfectly happy using grandmother names, but we have so many Mary's in my family already, and neither one of us wanted to use Doris. No disrespect to my loving, wonderful grandmother of course.
I also wanted to use Evelyn, but DH didn't like it.
As far as Declan goes, I would think DECK-lan right off the bat.
ETA: Congrats Auntie Melinda!
My friend is a teacher in Chicago and had these names at her school:
JoNathan- you'd see this and think Jonathan, but it's pronounced Joe Nathan
Abcde- pronounced Ab-ci (like city)-dee
I love lurking on the Baby Names board just to see what people come up with.
My sister works at a bank and one of her clients has 2 kids named Messiah, and Supreme Being. They call Supreme Being "Preemie." I wish I were kidding.
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Ha! I work in a nursing home...I could never imagine giving a child a name that I have worked with "Olga, Harriet, Janice, Roger, Mable, etc." But I don't think I could do a kid name either, that wouldn't be a "normal" adult name.
I love this thread.
Melinda- congrats! That's so exciting.
SIL named her little girl Eleanor after her grandmother. Totally old lady name. But we call her Ellie, which is adorable.
Now she's pregnant with twins !!!! and is planning on naming one Robert and the other either Magdalena or Margaret. All the names are after grandparents of the parents, and all seem old to me. But I can work with Bobby and Maggie. Maybe if it's Magdalena I'll call her Midge. Is that weird?
ahhhh, names...
Not sure if I shared these before or not, but some of the standouts from when I worked in childcare:
Brock Lee (say it outloud)
Jayveaun and Jayahveaun (twins)
Virus
J'dgja (pronounced Dah-jay and Day-juh. I worked with the family for years, and I didn't realize it at the time, but looking back, I don't think mom could read/write - she even consistently spelled her DD's name wrong)
We had a preschool class with a: Sebastian, Ursula and Ariel
Dayjalayah
There are others, but those are the ones that stand out at the moment.
And I love old-lady names that are coming back
A Little Bird and a Monkey Butt
I am also a fan of old lady names. I currently like Marjorie (after my great grandma) and Margaret (her sister).
As far as Declan I totally thought it was pronounced Day-clawn.
As a teacher, I'm really enjoying the fact that most of my kids have very normal names. One of the families at my school makes me laugh though: Son #1- Fidel, Son #2- Othello, Son #3- Gardeah (pronounced GAR-dee-A), and Son #4- Steve. Apparently they were over the more interesting names by the time #4 came around.
Also, when I used to work with the summer park and rec playground program, we had a 10 year old boy there whom we called P.J. One day, toward the end of the summer, we asked him what P.J. stood for and then he told us his full name was Precious Job (as in Book of Job). It took everything in my coworker and me to not burst out laughing!
I have an Audrey in my family (she is four) named after her great-grandmother.
I also pronounce it Deck-lin. I first heard the name the movie Leap Year. When I heard it I decided I really liked it!
Hmmmm, he was YUMMY in that movie!!! :-) AND now I totally want to go to Ireland!
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My sister already has her future kids named. Charlotte and William. :-) She picked Charlotte before she knew it was my grandma's middle name! And she said she'd want to have William's middle name be his dad's name...so she better not marry a William, hah.
My husband teaches in a inner city school, he has taught several oddly named children, including: Nautie, Handsome, Daphinest (like The Finest) Gem is the middle name, and Felonie.