Character names? What do you think?

when i was a kid i hated my name (of course) but now im actually quite fond of it. as some of you know, im highly irritated by people trying to mutate it to make it shorter (please, for future reference, i am not angie). unfortunately my folks were taking a vacation from thinking when they came up with my full name though, as my initials are "ARF". that was fun in high school. i still would like to shoot whoever discovered it and spread that information around!
its funny though, my ex-husband and i had the same middle name (not some sort of cosmic fate thing though, im sure) and so when naming our son, he foolishly decided to give it to him too. however, our son is now only biding his time until he can legally change his name as his first name is only a bastardized version of his dad's (i repeat, i had nothing to do with that!). poor kid. he doesnt suit his name at all....

This thread reminds me of Sesame Street. I remember seeing a bit with Maya Angelou, Elmo and some kids and they were singing a song about their names something along the line of "my name is a good name because its my name". :banana: :banana: Very cute. I forgot how it goes now but I used to sing it all the time to my mom who hates her name.

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Originally Posted by Isagel

(Just realised I can never marry my fiance - at least not change my name. If I do I will have the initials SS. Not a good thing! )

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Well it has always been one of my obsession to have the same initials. There was a period when I was younger when I loved it when people had the same initials, and was sure I'd give my kids a name with the same initials as the surname (just cos I'm so fond of names, cos it's the only reason that'd make me have children ;)). Ok the SS one must not be one of the funniest, but I'd still love it. (See, spinsters like me don't have this problem :brow: I'm getting bitter on the subject again.)

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Originally Posted by Shea

I've seen children get teased about their names by thier peers even if it was a common simple name. It's the child it's self that determines how they stand out. When I began to show a higher self-esteem, the kids stopped teasing me. How about the quote, "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet"?

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This is an old thread i know :)

Shea, your post made mer remember of this guy who i knew long time ago. His last name is Mc Donnalds and he told me that in his school mates always mocked him and called him the big burger, so ..he just blamed on her mom for marrying a guy with last name McDonnalds (which is his father)

I really want to named my (future) kids:
-Michael, I know it is a conservative and very common name i know, but really love this name
-Darcy (gal)
-India (gal)
-Paris (gal)

Cheers
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I like the name Darcy for a girl, and Michael's a great name too. I think a lot more people are giving their kids unusual names--either male or masculine-sounding names for girls, or new variations on old names, or new names altogether (for humans, at least). Some I know of: Riley and Skylar (both girls' names), Easton, Mason, and Chance (boys), and Abri (my cousin gave this name to her new baby girl). I like these names, but if I ever have kids I'll probably end up giving them slightly more traditional names. I agree with Emily about celebrities giving unusual names to their children; no need to draw even more attention to the poor kids. Although, like I said, unusual names are getting popular--but seriously, Coco?!

Along the line of same initials, I have double initials: LL. I love my name, especially my full name. My name and my twin's name seem to be commonly paired together for twins, probably because they both start with L (Lisa and Laura). Anyone know two or more pairs of twins with the same two names? (That reminds me of a funny movie about mixed-up twins, Big Business.) Sorry to be rambling so much, it's late here. One more thing about names...when we were born, my parents sort of figured we would be boys because they already had two girls and only one boy, so they had picked out the names Phillip and Benjamin. It's kind of weird having that knowledge, wondering what my life would be like if I were a boy named Phillip. Obviously a lot different :), but knowing the name gives it a sort of reality. Anyway, I'll stop rambling now.

Well I knew 2 twins names Giorgio and Michele, so I wondered if their parents loved George Michael... :D :D :D But he wasnt famous yet when they were born... ;)

In my childish dreams when I invented storied about twins they were always named Alessandra and Alessia (argh, sounds terrible), or Elisabetta and Isabella. At least I think, it's been a while ago ;)

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Originally Posted by Koa

Well I knew 2 twins names Giorgio and Michele, so I wondered if their parents loved George Michael... :D :D :D But he wasnt famous yet when they were born... ;)

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That reminds me of the movie Office Space, in which there's a guy named Michael Bolton who absolutely hates the singer Michael Bolton because everyone mentions him when they hear his name. That movie apparently ruined Michael Bolton's career.

No, Michael Bolton's career was ruined when people realised he couldn't sing.

It's a great movie though. "Why should I change my name? He's the one who sucks!"

well, the man can sing, the only problem is the songs he sings. I saw him performing with Pavarotti on a charity event and he's a great opera singer. that was quite a surprise for me seen the fact that the songs he normally makes are utter @#$#.

"For my money, it doesn't get any better than when he sings When a Man Loves a Woman."--Bob :D

Oh, and welcome back Koa!

I still can't find the names if i have twins..
suppose Bonie and Clyede sounds nice..

I want to name my Kid after me, It be silly to have a girl named Edward or a boy called Bakiryu *laughts*

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Originally Posted by Koa

@ faith: it's strange cos I would have never thought that Laura was a popular name in Finland!!!! It doesnt feel Finnish to me...

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It is quite common name here, but of course it's not pronounced the same way in Finnish as it is in English. (In Finnish everything is pronounced exactly as it is written)

Even though my name "Anna" is one of the most popular names of all time, I've been teased because of it. Word "anna" is also an imperative form of verb "antaa", which means "give". All the awful things other kids said to me because of that...

if i was naming kids in the future i'd go for a good old Irish name. Maybe one thats not that popular like Tidhg (tie-g) for a boy and Aodhaemir(ae-a-mir) for a girl. or i'd go for the wonderfully ordinary Anne.