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Title: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Mr. Wiggles on May 16, 2007, 06:50:47 PM
I always thought this would be an interesting topic, just because names are an important part of people, and once you name something, it can never really change.

While I highly doubt I will ever have kids, I did have some idea of what I might name them. For a girl(s), it would probably be something like Cecilia or Celeste. Those names sound fancy and uncommon, they have a soft sound to them and it makes them sound classy. Other options would be something like Melanie or Erika. Astrid sounds pretty unique too.

For a boy(s), I definitely would name him Eduardo or Ray. If just for the fact that I would be naming them after two awesome Mexican legends. Jack or Gregory would also suit well, since I'd be naming them after an unstoppable CIA agent and a Docter who uses hax. The only other good boy names I can think of that don't sound totally generic are Skylar, Juventud, and Liam.

Discuss.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: PaperLuigi on May 16, 2007, 06:58:48 PM
Paul and Susan.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: MaxVance on May 16, 2007, 07:01:42 PM
If I have a daughter, I'd like to name her Lavender. I've always thought that that was a nice name, and I like the color and scent of the flower.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Robert on May 16, 2007, 07:06:48 PM
Girl: Molly. I think it's a cute name.

Boy: I'm torn between Phillips, Robert Jr., or Squiggles. A name like Phillips is pretty sophisicated, Robert Jr. could carry on the family legacy (My dad is named Bob.), and Squiggles is just an awesome name. Seriously. Every girl in high school dreams of dating a guy named Squiggles.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: BP on May 16, 2007, 07:18:02 PM
I suck at naming things, but one name I would definitely give to a son if and when I get one: Clark. The middle name would be Anthony, and that helps it blend really really well with my last name, which I will not disclose because MaxVance will use that classified information to kill me. I'll let my wife do the rest (in, you know, the future). I have nothing for a girl or a second boy.
What I've always thought you have to do is avoid things that would lead to easy name-calling... kids with names that can go with either girls or boys lead particularly harsh lives. I have just about the most defenseless name ever: Sam I Am, Samantha... poor me. Now, Clark can be a vampire man or something, and they'll call him Clark of the Dark.
Or maybe I should focus on names that can be shortened to four letters or less so it could be registered in Melee. Maybe Brawl will be more lenient.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: bobman37 on May 16, 2007, 08:05:21 PM
The local Number 1 Names of the Year list was topped by:

Boys: Jacob, followed by Ethan
Girls: Isabella, followed by Emily

Who would have known Isabella is a popular name?
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: MEGAߥTE on May 16, 2007, 08:11:25 PM
Don't know where you got your list because this one says otherwise: http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/
Jacob and Emily have been the top names since 1999.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: MaxVance on May 16, 2007, 09:40:25 PM
He said "The local Number 1 Names of the Year list," meaning he was talking about the list of names in Colorado. The list directly at http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/ is the national list.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Toad on May 16, 2007, 09:40:34 PM
My sister and I are both carrying the chromosomes for twins, and neither of us were twins, so..

My fiancee has already shot down this idea, but I always thought it would be funny to name twin girls: Claire Annette and Amanda Lynn.

As for boys, I really only have one idea, and it's already been shot down too: Mario.

Ok, Mario has not so much been shot down as taken into consideration.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Insane Steve on May 16, 2007, 10:12:24 PM
For boys -- Michael. First born son is being named Michael unless future wife freaks out about it.

For girls... No clue. At all.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Suffix on May 16, 2007, 10:34:38 PM
I couldn't think of any boy names, but I did think of two good girl names: Jillian and Kelsey. I'll admit that before thinking of Kelsey, I thought of Samus.

I'd never name one of my kids Mario-- I probably don't have a teaspoon of Italian blood in me. By the way:

Quote from: SSA.gov
Link is not in the top 1000 male names for any year of birth in the last 100 years.
Please enter another name.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Toad on May 16, 2007, 10:46:31 PM
Hmm.. I did a search for Mario.

EDIT: Took out the link.. The interesting thing about searching for Mario was that the name was rank 128 in 1992
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Suffix on May 16, 2007, 10:53:12 PM
Well, you can't link something with POST data like that... Mario's got rank 178 in 2006.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Vidgmchtr on May 16, 2007, 11:04:23 PM
Michael's a pretty good name, Steve. I like it. :D

Anyway I have a good feeling I'm not going to have any kids. If there was a chance that I did though, I'd probably give it an odd name, hoping children wouldn't make fun of it.

Or, give them an odd full name, but give a nickname sounds completely normal. A guy named Loser Lane would usually be called "Lou" by his friends.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: bobman37 on May 17, 2007, 10:30:48 AM
MaxVance is correct, I meant the Colorado list.

I don't know about what I would name my kids, but I sure WOULDN'T name my kids:

Boy: Bartholomew

Girl: Bertha

For some reason I just dislike both names. Also it annoys me when people name their kid something normal and then spell it totally crazy. "What's your name?" "Jaycub." "Kehlee." "Cleigh."
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Kojinka on May 17, 2007, 11:31:37 AM
I want to avoid names that could cause my child to be made fun of.  That takes out most VG character names.  For any VG character names, I want there to be some personal coincidence in it.

Girl: Marin  I love Link's Awakening and Pokemon 2000, and, even though I read in a book of baby names that it was a boy's name, I've always seen Marin as a girl's name.  Oh, and Marin could be derived from Mary, which was the name of an aunt.  My middle name also derives from Mary  I don't think anyone would make fun of her for that name, because Marin has become a fairly obscure Zelda character.  Although if my spouse has some Italian heritage, I might consider Marina.  Middle name could be Charlotte or Charlene after my mom.  I'm not sure about a second girl

Boy: I have no Idea.  I thought about Lincoln, and call him Link for short, but considering my crush on Link, that was immediately shot down.  I'm also thinking Luigi, and call him Lou for shot.  Has a better chance, but it's still kind of a long shot.  I thought of a few options for a middle name: Mario (But NOT if I choose Luigi as the first name), which can derive from my middle name and my aunt's name.  I had a good idea for a boy, but I just completely forgot.  I might just have my spouse name the boy.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Glorb on May 17, 2007, 12:37:36 PM
I'm going to name my kid something that will totally scar him/her for life. Since Jason Lee already took Pilot Inspektor, I'd say Special Ed for a boy, and Fnord the Fearsome Viking for a girl.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: The Chef on May 17, 2007, 02:01:49 PM
AIn my family, we name out kids after their grandfathers. My mother defied that by naming me Robert, after my father, while my middle name was Michael, after my grandfather. I guess I'll pull the same stint. Robert Michael Francis Crisalli II has a nice ring to it.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Kojinka on May 17, 2007, 02:19:41 PM
Then again, Luigi Mario (whatever my married name is gonna be)  would be an interesting name for a boy.  As long as his peers don't know his middle name.  Just picture this: in the future, my little boy is about to open and slam a glass door of a low rise china hutch.  I yell, "LUIGI MARIO!"  heh heh.  Fun first and middle name combination, but I don't know if I have the heart to do that to my kid.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Sapphira on May 17, 2007, 03:05:45 PM
I don't understand why people would want to name their kids after a video game character. That seems sad, and the poor kids would get picked on--or at least stand out--because of it. Same goes for other famous names. I could understand a pet, sure, but not a child. I mean, if I found out I was named after some character or celebrity, I'd be a little insulted and think my parent(s) were crazy, obsessive fans. Now, happening to share a name with one out of coincidence is different; that wasn't intentional by the parents.

Anyway, I'm not really a fan of über-common names (like, consistently within the top-ten names from year to year). Even if the name sounds nice, the extreme commonness ruins it for me. Über-common names may make good middle names, though. I don't really like bizarre or extremely uncommon names, either, unless it strikes me right or it sounds like it wouldn't be "weird" or something. I think I like names that are somewhere between common and unique. On another note, über-common middle names--for either a first or middle name--are just...no. (Ann? Marie? Lynn? Come on, almost every female has one of those names.) Variations or adaptations might be okay.

I've never really thought about specific names for kids (considering that having kids doesn't interest me), but I have thought of some general "guidelines" or simply ideas I like, some of which I've gotten from my parents, some which seem like good sense, and some I've just thought of on my own.

I like the idea of initials spelling out something pronounceable. In other words, one of the names starts with a vowel. (For example, my initials are JAK.) I've always thought acronym-izing names is cool. Makes monograms look kind of weird, but oh well. Of course, you'd have to make sure the initials aren't something unfortunate or that kids would easily find a way to tease.

I also like the idea of the middle name being named after a relative (or possibly family friend), from either their first name or middle name. This includes variations of the name. If it can cover both sides of the family, even better. I personally would rather have the kid's first name not be named after someone('s first name). (Which also means I'm not a fan of Junior-izing. It's unoriginal and gets confusing, especially if they live in the same house. You can honor someone but still be original.)

Aside from liking a name, I'd like it's meaning to be something fitting, as well. A biblical name seems appealing, too.

Sapphira's Naming Rules and Guidelines:
~Avoid names that have too many syllables, letters, and are difficult to spell or pronounce. Remember that your kid and everyone else will have to deal with a long, complicated name their whole life. The exception to this is if you plan on calling them by a nickname of that name (and the only possible nicknames aren't "cutesy"). (For example, if you like the name Elizabeth, but don't like the nicknames Liz, Liza/Lisa, Ellie, or Beth, it's probably a bad idea, because the full name is a pain to say.) Be especially careful if you already have a complicated last name.

~Likewise, avoid names that start with the same or similar sound as your last name. Obvious alliteration and assonance in names just makes a mess of things. Depending on the letters, syllables, and pronunciation, it can even turn into a tongue-twister. *Wonders if anyone will catch the irony.*

~Also avoid names that have multiple common spellings, unless you don't mind people constantly misspelling it (e.g. Catherine vs. Kathryn, Stephen vs. Steven). (Interestingly, I like both of those names, but only the second spellings of them.)

~Don't be redundant. If you name one kid Michael, don't name one Michelle. Same with Christopher and Christina.


...Hahaha, I way overanalyze everything. Anyway, playing something like Sims 2 will really make you think about names. Especially when you (I) put a lot of thought into naming ANYTHING. I like putting a lot of thought into things, obviously. :B
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: DeadAwake on May 17, 2007, 03:24:24 PM
^ You have some good points.

... So, let's say you're having a baby.  Tomorrow.  Congratulations, it's a boy!  What do you name him?

Oh, and you're having another baby on Saturday.  Girl.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: PaperLuigi on May 17, 2007, 04:36:53 PM
I don't understand why people would want to name their kids after a video game character.

Amen. No one can seriously sit there and say they'll name there kids after something like Sonic the Hedgehog. The kid will be made fun of for the rest of his life.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Chupperson Weird on May 17, 2007, 11:39:44 PM
This reminds me of the nutcase who named her daughter? "Yujinaka".
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: BP on May 18, 2007, 12:17:09 AM
Brillit = Bridget? No. I don't understand why that person didn't start spelling her name the traditional way... It's hard for a people to figure these things out, substitutes were always saying, "Erm... what?"
Those are good guidelines, Sapph. One should be "NO BRITTANY/BRITNI/BRITNEY/WHATEVER." There was this one year in school and we had three Brit-knees in one class, and it was so annoying. There are too may of them. I used to say, "You know what, we should put every Britney in the world on a rocket, send 'em to Mars, and just call it Planet Britney." I still think that. I will let Clark of the Dark push the button to launch the rocket.

-Things I wouldn't name a kid-
-Natasha (Spell it backwards)
-Izan (Same. I told my sister about this made-up name and she thought it was really really cool, and that it was too bad it was a backwards message)
-Any name that obviously belonged to a video game character. That is, I wouldn't do it on purpose. Zelda IS a pretty name, really, but...
-Same for famous person.
-Britney
-S4m Jr. Passing one's name on has always seemed... egotistic to me. Again, I'm strong believer in "whatever floats your boat," so if you like Juniors then have at it.
-Jesus. They always pronounce it "Hey-ZEUS," but that is SUCH a mask. The ironic thing is that most of the people named Jesus I've encountered are troublemakers, to say the least. The last one I meet will not be.
-Same for Angel. Hey, maybe if I named a kid "Demon," they'd be really nice.
-Anything that would result in first initials "L" and "O."
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: bobman37 on May 18, 2007, 06:34:38 AM
Um... "they" pronounce it hey-ZEUS because Jesus is a totally legitimate Spanish name, and that's how it is pronounced en espanol.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Glorb on May 18, 2007, 09:18:34 AM
I was thinking of what I would really name my kids, assuming "Special Ed" is taken. For a boy, I like the name "Jeffery", and for a girl, "Erin". They're both nice- and normal-sounding, are uncommon enough to be recognizable, and are just common enough to sound like the person who named them hadn't previously considered "Special Ed".
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Kojinka on May 18, 2007, 11:03:11 AM
I like the name Marin because it can come from my middle name.  I don't see it as a name that obviously belonged to a video game character.  It'd hopefully be more of a coincidence than intentionally naming the child after a Zelda character.  When I get older, I'll probably find a better name for a kid.  I really don't have the heart of intentionally naming my child after a video game character.  That's why I want my spouse to help me with a name; you still have that risk of someone recognizing Marin as a VG character's name, and I don't like any of the ideas I've had for a boy's name.

My school had a kid who was nicknamed Toad, but I have absolutely NO idea where the guys got that from (as far as I know, it doesn't come from Peach's Mushroom Retainer, and I don't see any connection between the kid and the amphibian toad)

I also like the name Louisa.  That might be a better name than Marin because Louisa has little to no intentional VG references.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Glorb on May 18, 2007, 12:23:01 PM
"Toad" is one of those common kid nicknames. If a kid's slightly short or has even a single wart, boom, he's called Toad. I was nicknamed "Donald" a few years back for reasons I still cannot ascertain.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: N64 Chick on May 18, 2007, 12:57:11 PM
I've never really thought of a boy's name, but as for girls I kinda like Lily. It sounds so cute. However, I think my sisters have terrible taste in names. I mean, seriously? Chevy? What the crap?
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: The Chef on May 18, 2007, 01:59:34 PM
"Toad" is one of those common kid nicknames. If a kid's slightly short or has even a single wart, boom, he's called Toad. I was nicknamed "Donald" a few years back for reasons I still cannot ascertain.

Meh, around 4th grade people used to call me "The Grinch". That was after the year the live action Grinch movie came out.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: PaperLuigi on May 18, 2007, 03:29:36 PM
-Jesus. They always pronounce it "Hey-ZEUS," but that is SUCH a mask. The ironic thing is that most of the people named Jesus I've encountered are troublemakers, to say the least. The last one I meet will not be.

"For many will come in My name, saying, 'I am the........."

You know what? Nevermind, this joke is far to corny.  :P
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Deezer on May 18, 2007, 03:44:50 PM
Deezer Jr.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Lizard Dude on May 18, 2007, 04:25:41 PM
Elizabeth Deud Welch
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Post by: Raccoon Sam on May 18, 2007, 05:21:51 PM
Michael
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Mr. Wiggles on May 18, 2007, 05:56:46 PM
Elizabeth Deud Welch

Best name ever, right next to Fnord and Special Ed.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Robert on May 18, 2007, 07:50:53 PM
Best name ever, right next to Fnord and Special Ed.

What about Sqiggles?

Every teenage girl wants to date Squiggles.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: goodie on May 19, 2007, 12:52:08 AM
Bob.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: CoconutMikeNIke on May 19, 2007, 08:56:35 PM
For my first son, I would name him Ronald, after my grandfather.  Any after that I don't know, at least not right now for boys.

For my daughter, I don't really know, but I really like the names Marie and Grace.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: PaperLuigi on May 19, 2007, 09:08:33 PM
George W. Bush Morgan.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: MaxVance on May 20, 2007, 11:18:19 AM
I'd say naming a kid after a president (especially one as recent as Bush) is just as bad as naming a kid after a video game character.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Kojinka on May 20, 2007, 02:19:24 PM
If not, worse.  Then again, nothing could be worse than naming a kid Sephiroth.  I think that actually happened once; that poor kid's gonna get scarred for the rest of his life.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: PaperLuigi on May 20, 2007, 03:18:34 PM
I'd say naming a kid after a president (especially one as recent as Bush) is just as bad as naming a kid after a video game character.

It was just a dumb joke, man. I'm not really gonna name my kid after Bush.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: The Chef on May 20, 2007, 03:45:39 PM
Abraham is a cool name, though.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: GiftedGirl on May 20, 2007, 05:45:34 PM
Keep in mind that this is all my own opinion here.

Good girl names: Jess(for me, not for a possible daughter), Jade, Natalie, Julia, Misty, Mimi, Stella, Joy

Bad girl names: Jess Jr, Leslie, Amanda, Araña, Mitsi

Good boy names: Tyler, Kevin, Landon, Brandon(not with Landon as a brother or middle name), Luigi, Mario(maybe as a middle name for Luigi XD), Derek, Michael, William, Orion

Bad boy names: Blumiere(HECKS NO), Bartholemew, Elton, Lucifer, Chad
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: PaperMario on May 20, 2007, 06:29:58 PM
Amen. No one can seriously sit there and say they'll name there kids after something like Sonic the Hedgehog. The kid will be made fun of for the rest of his life.

Speaking of which, did anyone here hear about the woman that named her daughter YujiNaka?
As for me, I'm not really sure yet. I like Amy and Jessica for girls, but for boys, I like Anthony. Unfortunetly, I know all three of those people (with one being my cousin) so I dunno.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Kojinka on May 20, 2007, 06:35:59 PM
Keep in mind that this is all my own opinion here.

Good girl names: Jess(for me, not for a possible daughter), Jade, Natalie, Julia, Misty, Mimi, Stella, Joy, Misty

Bad girl names: Jess Jr, Leslie, Amanda, Araña, Mitsi

Good boy names: Tyler, Kevin, Landon, Brandon(not with Landon as a brother or middle name), Luigi, Mario(maybe as a middle name for Luigi XD), Derek, Michael, William, Orion

Bad boy names: Blumiere(HECKS NO), Bartholemew, Elton, Lucifer, Chad
You said Misty twice.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: PaperMario on May 20, 2007, 06:47:46 PM
You said Misty twice.

She said Mitsi and Misty.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: GiftedGirl on May 20, 2007, 06:57:40 PM
Yeah. What he said. ;P

...Jessica for girls...

YES. YES.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Kojinka on May 20, 2007, 07:08:36 PM
She said Mitsi and Misty.
No, she said Misty twice in the list of good girl names.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Chupperson Weird on May 20, 2007, 07:16:42 PM
Speaking of which, did anyone here hear about the woman that named her daughter YujiNaka?
This reminds me of the nutcase who named her daughter? "Yujinaka".
P.S.
Good girl names: Jess(for me, not for a possible daughter), Jade, Natalie, Julia, Misty, Mimi, Stella, Joy, Misty
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: GiftedGirl on May 20, 2007, 07:26:09 PM
*facepalm* Crap.

It's fixed.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Koopaslaya on May 20, 2007, 07:39:45 PM
I'd go with the Frank Zappa approach: Moon Unit, Dweezil, Diva.

Not really.

I rather like the name Theodore. Ted is a solid name. Stephen is nice as well. It'd be cool to give a son a Shakespearian name like Tybalt or Othello.

 I like Christine, Mandy or Michelle as girl names. But, my favorite name to name a baby girl would totally be Kayleigh.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: PaperLuigi on May 20, 2007, 09:39:33 PM
Bad boy names: Blumiere(HECKS NO), Bartholemew, Elton, Lucifer, Chad

Dude, my cousin's name is Chad.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: ShadowBrain on May 20, 2007, 09:49:21 PM
Boy: Zach/Jason/Jeremy
Girl: Jessica

Also, go here for some ideas on how NOT to name your kid: http://inch.stormpages.com/
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: PaperLuigi on May 20, 2007, 10:07:30 PM
That site is carp (yes, I said carp to be nice), quite frankly. Who are they to tell me what my kid's name should be? They even said that my name was a bad one. What the heck's wrong with Josh? "Too far common in the present." That's a horrible reason not to be named Josh. No one at my school seems to have a problem with it.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Glorb on May 21, 2007, 07:55:55 AM
Actually, I've disliked your name for a long time, but kept it in until now. Quite frankly, it offends me.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Kojinka on May 21, 2007, 09:24:50 AM
I haven't always liked my name, but I've learned to live with it.  No matter how tempting it might be for me to name a boy Luigi Mario, I don't want him to be forced into living with a first and middle name combination that obviously came from a well video game.  However, I know for sure that I want my first born girl's middle name to be Charlotte or Charlene.  A second girl, well, I'm not sure.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Glorb on May 21, 2007, 09:48:03 AM
I've always liked the name Charlotte. It sounds...classy.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: PaperLuigi on May 21, 2007, 03:31:05 PM
Actually, I've disliked your name for a long time, but kept it in until now. Quite frankly, it offends me.

Dude, I know you're just kidding, but I bet you didn't even know my name until now. That's like, the first or second time I've revealed it on the site.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: The Chef on May 21, 2007, 04:54:01 PM
I don't know. I wouldn't name my kid PaperLuigi or Super Phoenix if you paid me.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Mr. Wiggles on May 21, 2007, 05:52:48 PM
I've always liked the name Charlotte. It sounds...classy.

I think so too, but it reminds me too much of the book Charlotte's Web. I never saw it's movie sequel or the live action movie but I assume both of them sucked.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: ShadowBrain on May 21, 2007, 06:21:43 PM
^ Goth comes to mind, actually.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: GiftedGirl on May 22, 2007, 05:26:56 PM
I never knew there was a Jessica in Shakespeare stuff. Oh wow. BTW, that last bit was LADEN with sarcasm. LADEN.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Lizard Dude on June 02, 2007, 01:53:47 AM
Chuck Quizmo Welch
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: The Chef on June 02, 2007, 06:52:02 AM
Any name that ends in -zmo sounds cool, like Ozmo or Mezmo, or something along those lines.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Glorb on June 02, 2007, 09:00:05 AM
Ozmo Osbourne.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Mr. Melee on June 02, 2007, 09:13:24 AM
I think if I ever had a girl, I'd name her (or, rather, try to name her) Rosaline, or Rosalind, but I'd just call her Rose. All of those sound like good names to me. And to think I got the sudden brain spawning from seeing a street named Rosalind! :D
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Bees on June 02, 2007, 09:15:34 AM
I like the name Oliver.  And June.

(I oldish, short names. I hate junk like Xavier and Skyler and so on. Or weird misspellings of perfectly good names. [Ashley, Ashlee, and Ashleigh??? Come on!] No offense to anyone named any of those things, but ick.)
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Chupperson Weird on June 02, 2007, 10:24:58 AM
"Xavier" is an oldish short name judging by your criteria for "Oliver".
Also, you misspelled Schuyler. And how is Ashleigh a weird misspelling? I'm pretty sure it's old also.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Metric on June 02, 2007, 11:41:15 AM
This is fun.
If it was a girl; Veronica, Claudia, and Zelda would be a nice name... What? Robin Williams did it.
I'd really love Veronica but my last name has 2 syllables and they sound bad together.

Boy; Claudio or Mario, which I don't see why people think it's so bad to name a kid that. It's a real name.

Still, I don't want kids, I just like naming them.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Lizard Dude on June 02, 2007, 02:06:57 PM
I don't think you can misspell a name. That just makes it a new name.

Yeah, I knew a dude named Mario. Last I heard, he was training to become a doctor.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Bees on June 02, 2007, 10:02:57 PM
I guess I meant to say I don't like anything weird. I just like classic things. And I'm sure someones going to argue that the names I said I like ARENT classic, and the ones I said I didn't like are, and so on. But whatever.

I didn't mean to offend anyone, sorry.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: BP on June 03, 2007, 02:15:26 AM
Chuck, Oliver and June... hope they get along well! :D
I have never been told this directly or met the guy, but by overhearing conversations and connecting dots, a guy named Xavier goes to my school and is nicknamed XBox. Better call Pac-Man, 'cause I'm, like, "..................................."
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Lizard Dude on June 03, 2007, 03:10:06 AM
I knew a guy named Xavier for a couple of months until I never saw him again. I called him The Professor. I thought he was cool because he was a gangsta from Chicago but he always supported the DS back when PSP peer pressure was high for gangstas.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: PaperLuigi on June 03, 2007, 06:52:41 AM
....gangstas?
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Chupperson Weird on June 03, 2007, 10:54:55 AM
Yeah, when gangstas come to buy video games, they're usually looking for PSP stuff.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Glorb on June 03, 2007, 02:12:50 PM
Actually, I'd think that gangstas prefered the DS, since it's easily concealed. Gangsters prefer the PSP since it goes well with their Tommy guns.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Chupperson Weird on June 04, 2007, 06:57:14 PM
Uh, nope, not really.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Boo_penguin on June 06, 2007, 02:08:03 PM
my son is going to be named  FUZZY. No doubts about it.
My second son is going to be named Diza if it's a girl and Deezer if its a boy.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Glorb on June 06, 2007, 03:29:54 PM
Why not Deezizzle?
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: GiftedGirl on June 08, 2007, 04:28:13 PM
I JUST GOT THE BEST IDEA EVER. If I have a daughter, I'll name her Luvbi. XD
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Pt_Peach on June 08, 2007, 06:13:11 PM
Nice topic!

Hmmm, I think that I would name my son Ahmed or Shadi.

I would name my little girl Anisah, Layla, Rabiah, or Yasmin.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: MaxVance on June 08, 2007, 06:32:16 PM
If I have a daughter, I'll name her Luvbi. XD
Good thing Luvbi isn't too well known.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Kojinka on June 08, 2007, 07:53:35 PM
The game has only been out for a couple months.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Suffix on June 08, 2007, 09:07:18 PM
I honestly think naming a child "Luvbi" would be worse than "Link." Of course, this is females we're talking about, so I'll settle for "Zelda" in this case. The problem is that "Luvbi" has far too many possible ways for kids to poke fun at it, even without knowing the video game origin.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Fyer_the_Friar on June 10, 2007, 07:42:50 PM
I plan to have three kids so I can name them Fyer, The, and Friar.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: amy_the lovely_elf on June 11, 2007, 06:24:50 PM
If I had a son I would name him , King or Darien(...or Robert...),
if I had a girl, Llilu (...or Roberta...)

(___)--> means I'm mumbling
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: The Chef on June 11, 2007, 06:29:00 PM
You aren't naming our possible future daughter after me. I always thought Cleopatra would be cool, and we could call her Cleo. :)
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: PaperLuigi on June 11, 2007, 07:03:58 PM
TC, you're supposed to let the lady choose.  :)
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Kojinka on June 11, 2007, 07:08:27 PM
Not really.  My dad named my sister
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: PaperLuigi on June 11, 2007, 07:09:22 PM
I want my wife to choose. I'm no good at names.  :P
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: SushieBoy on June 11, 2007, 08:45:45 PM
Me niether, check out my username!
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Kimimaru on June 13, 2007, 09:40:34 AM
I was gonna name them Mario and Luigi if I had kids but I'm not Italian so...
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Kojinka on June 13, 2007, 09:56:25 AM
If I marry a guy with some Italian in his family background, I MIGHT suggest naming our boy Luigi.

My first name is Italian, but I don't have a single drop of Italian blood running through my veins that I know of.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: GiftedGirl on June 13, 2007, 01:42:45 PM
I honestly think naming a child "Luvbi" would be worse than "Link." Of course, this is females we're talking about, so I'll settle for "Zelda" in this case. The problem is that "Luvbi" has far too many possible ways for kids to poke fun at it, even without knowing the video game origin.

<<; It was a joke.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: skater-girl on June 13, 2007, 01:51:27 PM
Well, I want to name my kids, wait for it... Grindel and Hans. By the way, I am not German.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: amy_the lovely_elf on June 13, 2007, 02:14:42 PM
I sorta am, and I like those names, though...Hans, sorry bad third twice removed cousin memories...  ::)

Oh, and Kojinka, I know someone who would agree with you wholeheartedly. :)

Also, Paper luigi, I like your thinking already. ;)

Oh and Chef...no offense but don't get a big head, I wanted to nem a daughter Roberta because I the woman I was named for, her english name translated into Roberta, so... :P
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: The Chef on June 13, 2007, 02:43:57 PM
Thats actually a pretty freaky coincidence that the guy you ended up with (me) has the same [male version of the] English name of the person you were named for. Yet another sign that we were meant to be together. :3

You know, if I did have a son, I'd probably be pressured into naming him Micheal or Francis.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: skater-girl on June 13, 2007, 04:22:08 PM
Chef,that is so cute!:) I had a cat named Francis once. Oh, and Amy, you're so nice. You're like a welcoming fruit basket!:)
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Kojinka on June 13, 2007, 04:59:04 PM
The most clever normal name I thought up for anything is Milo.  Here's why it's clever.  One day I randomly switched the 'i' and the 'r' around in 'Mario', resulting 'Mairo'.  Because the Japanese alphabet uses 'R' in place of 'L', I guessed that Mairo could be the Romaji spelling of Milo.  On a side note, I've always thought that if Mario was turned into a dog, he'd be a beagle.  That is how my beagle on Nintendogs got his name.  He even has the red hat. ^_^
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: BP on June 13, 2007, 05:06:23 PM
You'd have to ba asking for a sad, picked-on kid to name them after a video game character... I've realized Clark could be associated with Clark Kent, but... so? He'd be a super kid. If I were nicknamed Superman, I'd enjoy it. I've been nicknamed a lot, especially this last year... Dr Pepper, because I love the stuff and had a shirt with the logo on it (where is it now...?) I'm mostly fine with that. Mustache, because... I have a light mustache. Don't really like that one so much. Fluffy, 'cause of my hair. Only one person calls me that, and he's actually my friend so I don't care. Once someone called me "Nintendo" and I just had to laugh...
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Kojinka on June 13, 2007, 05:27:14 PM
Here are some of the nicknames I've gotten in a forum game at Legendary Lilypad's forums.
KO KO
Pachinko
Nintendo Girl
Ko ko Mario
Kojin pebbals
Party like a Mario boy/Party like a Toadstool Princess
It's a me, Kojinka

A lot of those are because my avatar and sig at that forum have Mario and Princess Peach.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Glorb on June 14, 2007, 01:50:20 PM
My sister was (is?) nicknamed "poopie" (and other variations, such as spooky and pukey) by my dad a few years ago.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Lizard Dude on June 14, 2007, 03:16:43 PM
I was called pretty much nothing but Fly all four years of high school.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Jman on June 15, 2007, 08:31:31 AM
"So we got married and we bought us a house and had two beautiful children, Nathaniel and Superfly."

I could see naming a kid Nathan, since that's the name of one of my best friends, whom I jam with often.  He's a piano player, and I play the drums.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: GiftedGirl on June 15, 2007, 11:34:58 AM
After listening to a song titled "Lola" on the radio, I know that Lola would not be a suitable name for a possible daughter.

The premise of the song is that a guy falls in love with a girl named Lola, only to find out Lola's a dude. XP
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Lizard Dude on June 15, 2007, 01:38:06 PM
Man I hate when that happens.

Seriously, I do.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: BriGuy92 on June 15, 2007, 01:44:35 PM
Hey, I know that song!
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Jman on June 15, 2007, 10:08:49 PM
After listening to a song titled "Lola" on the radio, I know that Lola would not be a suitable name for a possible daughter.

The premise of the song is that a guy falls in love with a girl named Lola, only to find out Lola's a dude. XP

I kind of figured that out.  What a weird song.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: BP on June 15, 2007, 11:54:25 PM
I have a cousin named Lola and I am 100% sure she is a woman.
The only reason I would not name someone Lola is because it has "lol" in it.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Lizard Dude on June 16, 2007, 12:44:32 AM
100% eh?


<_<
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: GiftedGirl on June 16, 2007, 05:30:14 PM
*stifles giggle*
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Jman on June 17, 2007, 12:56:02 AM
*laughs out loud without shame.*
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: amy_the lovely_elf on June 18, 2007, 06:18:03 PM
*laughs out loud without shame.*

*joins in*

By  the way skater-girl, thank you! and Superfly...What an interesting name! It is definitely creative.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: The Chef on June 18, 2007, 07:46:59 PM
Isn't Superfly the name of an 80's pro wrestler?
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: PaperLuigi on June 18, 2007, 07:49:34 PM
Jimmy Snuka.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Glorb on June 19, 2007, 12:53:35 PM
Superfly Johnson.

Guess the reference and win a stuffed bear.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: skater-girl on June 21, 2007, 09:16:44 AM
Daikatana. Now give me my teddy!

I pesonally would like to name my 4 girls Marigold, Rose, Tulip, and Petunia.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: The Chef on June 21, 2007, 09:59:23 AM
If you had three you could name them April, May, and June. :P
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Toad on June 21, 2007, 10:02:30 PM
No Daisy? XD
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Kojinka on June 21, 2007, 10:13:32 PM
My Ixi (neopet) plush is named Daisy
And I have a frost dragon plush named Saphira (Eragon's dragon)
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: amy_the lovely_elf on June 22, 2007, 08:12:16 AM
I hade four and a pet pet. But all I can remember is that my christmas Lupe was named Aries and my peophin, Jenny, my pet-pet was a snake named Ricky who belonged to my Gelert Lucy. I also had a Zafara named Magican. Though I have no idea how I remembered that since I haven't been on Neopets for three or more years.... :P.

Actually I met girls with the names, Marigold, Rose, and Petunia and two girls with the names April and May. But May's brother's name is June.... :P

I think if I have twins, I'll name them, Brooklyn and Breezy.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Mack_The_Knife on June 30, 2007, 07:00:21 AM
For a boy, Kass. Because it sounds cool, and for anyone who plays Neopets, he's Darigan's (Who is awesome) general.
For a girl, Hanah. And I'd change my last name to Kayak, so it can be Hanah Kayak. Then it would be a palindrome.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: coconut on June 30, 2007, 10:45:37 AM
I would have 3 boys and one girl

boys:Mario
        Luigi
        King Koopah
girl:Princess Toadstool
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Robert on June 30, 2007, 11:01:02 AM
Quote
Quote from: coconut on June 30, 2007, 10:45:37 am
I would have 3 boys and one girl

boys:Mario
        Luigi
        King Koopah
girl:Princess Toadstool


Any kid named "King Koopa" would be laughed all around the schoolyard. Koopa isn't even a real name.

I hope you were only joking :|
 
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Chupperson Weird on June 30, 2007, 11:07:32 AM
"Hanah Kayak" is not a palindrome. The two individual names are, though.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Mack_The_Knife on June 30, 2007, 11:24:33 AM
Well, that's what I mean. Hanah Kayak spelled backwards is Kayak Hanah. But Hanah spelled backwards is Hanah, and Kayak spelled backwards is Kayak.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: PaperLuigi on June 30, 2007, 12:30:59 PM
I would have 3 boys and one girl

boys:Mario
        Luigi
        King Koopah
girl:Princess Toadstool

Are you serious about that? Your kids will be mocked by every other kid in the school.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: MaxVance on June 30, 2007, 12:31:48 PM
We've mentioned that many times before, too.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: PaperLuigi on June 30, 2007, 12:33:33 PM
He probably doesn't know since he's new.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Pt_Peach on June 30, 2007, 12:42:18 PM
I think I might name my girl Amour. It's French for love. I think it sounds very pretty :D
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: BP on June 30, 2007, 12:48:25 PM
Do you think in France they name their kids things like Love, Courage, or maybe Plastic? I've always found it strange that America is obsessed with foreign languages. I don't think that in Japan they put letters of the English alphabet as emblems on car windows... "This 'A!' Represent 'AAAAAAAAA!'"
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Glorb on June 30, 2007, 12:50:29 PM
I love it when people think they're getting tattoos in Japanese that say "Power" or "Courage", but they really get "Grapefruit" or "Fartbag".
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Kojinka on June 30, 2007, 12:57:22 PM
I saw a guy at a cell phone network store with a Triforce tattoo on the back of his right hand last week.  Funnier yet, I was wearing one of my LoZ shirts!
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: The Chef on June 30, 2007, 02:46:23 PM
Uh.... where did the original discussion go? 0_o
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Kojinka on June 30, 2007, 04:07:50 PM
I would have 3 boys and one girl

boys:Mario
        Luigi
        King Koopa
girl:Princess Toadstool
Please tell me you weren't being serious there.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Chupperson Weird on July 01, 2007, 10:46:20 PM
Japan loves English. They think it looks cool so they do their best to plaster it everywhere even though they don't know how to properly formulate English sentences!
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Kojinka on July 02, 2007, 11:44:13 AM
Ahhh, Engrish.  Gotta love it.  But what exactly does it have to do with naming kids?
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: BP on July 02, 2007, 02:06:58 PM
Look at the last page, concerning the strange obsession of America of foreign language look at my comment.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Kojinka on July 02, 2007, 03:14:46 PM
Yes, but do the Japanese usually name their children with the English language? :)
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: BP on July 02, 2007, 03:34:25 PM
Perhaps it is not, but as for Chup those English and the stand established the fact that the fact that it stops dying is liked.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: amy_the lovely_elf on July 03, 2007, 02:35:41 PM
No offense but not only did the subject die, I have no idea what Bird Person just wrote.

But otherwise, you all made valid arguments, what an interesting revelation.  ;D
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: MaxVance on July 03, 2007, 04:29:01 PM
I when the Japanese the English way it seems that many Americans think Japanese am cool in the same way, it presumes. Or perhaps that is fair actual my opinion.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: BP on July 03, 2007, 06:14:11 PM
Calling you obtain, I doubt that. Japan the fact that the majority perhaps concerning America is liked those is that we who are thrown buy everything with us.

Compile: Your those because of the darkness, although Japanese and the back section are translated for the second time from English, have used MaxVance and I the translator. It is long, the result where the sentence where the number of words is many is best is obtained.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: MaxVance on July 03, 2007, 06:19:11 PM
For the second time, that is fair actual my opinion. Does that do the ironic house in me?

Compile: The sentence of many words works well somewhere, it can see. Exactly glance of my signature.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Toad on July 03, 2007, 06:21:09 PM
I have confusion.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: PaperLuigi on July 03, 2007, 06:23:00 PM
I'm going to name my kids Paul and Suzy, after my dad and mom. Easy to remember, too.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: MaxVance on July 03, 2007, 06:25:51 PM
Already it was that to us. Remember?
Paul and Susan.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: PaperLuigi on July 03, 2007, 06:28:14 PM
I know. I can't think of any other names, and I believe that's what this topic is for. :P
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: BP on July 03, 2007, 06:36:14 PM
Errrr… I what whose MaxVance which is said is even, “that speaking already think”, and him there is the right. Quotation of link is the evidence which does not move. Regrettable PL/OY, but you do not win the trial under any condition.
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: PaperLuigi on July 03, 2007, 06:47:46 PM
I have confusion.

I'm pretty sure they're sending their english sentences thru Japanese translation and then translating it again back to english. After...uh, the translations, the sentences look like what you're reading.

Am I close, or totally off?  :P
Title: Re: So what would you name your kids?
Post by: Kojinka on July 03, 2007, 06:51:19 PM
My Engrish is nowhere near as good as this stuff, so I'm just gonna say it here and now, that it's derailing the thread.