More teaching discoveries! :o)

[soulsplinter8.livejournal.com]

I teach swimming classes at my campus pool...and I come across alot of interesting names. Here are the kids I'm teaching this semester:

Colin - Dad is white, the boy looks Asian...maybe Mom is Asian? Absolutely adorable.
Manit (pronounced "mah-NEET") - Indian. Quite a handful, haha. But SO cute.

Charlotte - Very energetic, talkative little blonde girl.
Elena - Family is Polish. Very shy.
Shir (pronounced "sheer") - Family is Israeli. Very sweet and timid.
Erica - Asian. Best swimmer in the class. REALLY should be in the next level, but her mother sent her back to the level she already passed to "perfect her strokes". *sigh*
Joshua - Asian. Never seems like he wants to be there, haha.
Cole - Asian. Sooo little. Sooo cute.

I also teach some adult classes. These are some of the adult names I have this semester:

Robert (goes by Bob) - White, redhead. Very good swimmer.
Aracelli (goes by Ceci) - Married to Robert. She looks like she's maybe half Asian of some sort, and half white. Very hard worker.
Manisha - Indian. Very nervous and unsure of herself.
Rajeev (goes by Raj) - Indian. Also very unsure of himself, and absolutely HORRIBLE at backstroke, haha. But SUCH a nice guy.

Manbir (pronounced "Man-BEER") - Really sweet guy. He's a freshman at my school, and I've had alot of fun working with him. :o)
Wilda - Asian and covered with tattoos. Very interesting girl.

Comments

[politicking.livejournal.com]

i love: Colin, Charlotte, Elena, Erica, Joshua, Cole, Aracelli...

the others i don't not like, they just are not my style.

except Wilda, i don't like that. it makes me think of someone saying "Bewilder" with an accent "Be-wilda" lol

[djador.livejournal.com]

I know two Colins. But one pronounces it COLE-in...like the...body part. lol. Has anyone heard that before? I've known him since I was like 12 but I still giggle sometimes when I hear/say his name. I'm very mature like that. =P

[pythianlegume7.livejournal.com]

Colin Powell pronouces it like that too. Its weird!

[djador.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, I forgot about him.

[politicking.livejournal.com]

yeah, i always read it as Coll-in, but then when i heard him speak, it was Cole-in. i was like "oh whoops" lol

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

I like Colin, Charlotte, Shir, and Robert.

[soulsplinter8.livejournal.com]

Ohhh that's horrible, haha.

[shortbutfast.livejournal.com]

shir is a nice name. I also like shira.

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

I only really love Elena =) That's a great name.

[trtlstars.livejournal.com]

Manit- female or male?

Manbir- nationality?

My husband is Indian and we are looking at Indian names that are prnable for others to say...Hubby's name is Vikram and we call him Vik.

[soulsplinter8.livejournal.com]

Manit is male, and Manbir is Indian. :o)

I have a lot of Indian friends (and know alot of my Indian friends' friends, haha). Here are some of their names:

Manish (male)
Deborshi (male)
Beejal (female)
Manaf (male)
Namrata (female...and one of my favorite Indian names)
Tanu (female...I like this one too)
Sumeet (male)
Chirag (male)
Nevin (male...my favorite of the guys' names)
Nihar (male)
Madhavi (female, pronounced "MAH-duh-vee"...I like this one too)
Abhijit (male, pronounced "Ah-BEE-jeet")
Kunal (male)

Good luck with the name search! :o)