Proof That I Am A Geek With Too Much Time On My Hands...

[samaside.livejournal.com]

Someone made a post recently about guilty pleasure names that we know we could never use. Often, it seemed, a lot of those names have been media based. I'll admit that the first name that popped to mind for me was Wedge. What can I say, I'm a huge Star Wars geek.

So, for fun, I made up a list of some of the names used throughout the Star Wars series and expanded universe. No hyphenated names or really abnormal ones (Yoda anyone?). Just names that are used that actually sound like they could be names. A few of them actually are commonly used names.

( Names From A Galaxy Far, Far Away... )

I think this sufficiently shows how much of a geek I am.

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[xpaniic.livejournal.com]

I Googled birth announcements for my town and it brought me to a site with birth announcements from all over the place, so here they are:

Girls:
Lillian Grace
Taytum Belle
Ellie Irene
Madelyn Ava
Brynn Willene
Kailey Grace
Jaimie Lynn
Brenna Elaine (I love Elaine for a middle name.)
Emma Cole
Dakota Claire
Brianna Anne
Ashlyn Ane
Lauren Calista
Ava Marie
Sarah Jae
Tierney Lea
Cadance Marie (I also love the name Cadance.)
Reese Christine
Hayleigh Gene
Kalani Elizabeth
Kate Jennifer
Hazel June
Payton Lain
Averi Claire
Madison Lexis
Rylie Eloise

Boys:
Joel Alexander
Cooper Mason
Owen Michael
Owen Mathew
Jacob Dean
Cody Dean
John Regan
Rylan Thomas
Draven Robert
Hayden Eli
Dwight Cordell
Ethan Todd
Robert Arthur
Gower Samuel-Thomas
Owen Ryan
Traden Thomas
Griffin Alan
Beckett Quinn
Thatcher Owen
Jackie David
Gage Danile
Eli Kane
Tyson James
Bronc Robert
Caleb Kenneth
Tyler "T.J." Shay
Samuel Wolfe
Logan Ryan
Brayden James

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( Birth announcements. )

Also two of my mom's friends sons names:
Brady and Nolan
Zack and Luke 

I like all except Nolan...

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[jesus--suburbia.livejournal.com]

Here's around 375 names from my facebook friends and some family. Can you tell I am bored? The age range is 15 -32, but mostly 17-23

( Names! )

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[oni85.livejournal.com]

I want to veto our boy name. While I used to really like our tradition, family name choice:

John Scott (nicknamed Jack)

I really want something with more.

I keep going back to these names:

Grayson
Adam
David
Julian
Jacob
Joshua
Lucas or Luke
Dylan

What do you guys think?

Birth announcements

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

From today's paper:

Julia Angelina (sister: Kaitlin)
Ben Peter (siblings: Jack, Claire)
Luke Oliver William
Myles J. Michael
Eliana Kalani (sister: Alexia)
Arianna (sister: Athena)
Breanna Mary-Claire
Abbey Joanne (brother: Nathan)
Marcus David
Giuliana Grace
Nikolas George (sister: Samantha)
Stefan (brother: Kristian)

I think there's a Julia every single week.

Some rare names from the Newspaper

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( This way -> )

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[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

I'm reading a book -- Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver -- that is set in Appalachia, so some of the names are really interesting to me, and I actually like a lot of them. I just wondered what everyone else though, so I've created a poll. Not all of the names are listed -- I just listed the ones that I remembered without flipping back through the book too much, and I haven't finished yet, so if there are any characters that are named late in the book, they're not on the list.

My favorites are Lusa (she says later in the book that it's Polish, and short for Elizabeth), Emaline, Jewel, Cole, Joel, and Lowell.

[Poll #1102889]

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[memorymaze.livejournal.com]

Just some names from various birth announcements.

( Girls )

( Boys )

Sidney.

[memorymaze.livejournal.com]

What spelling do you guys prefer of the name Sidney? I prefer Sidney. I think Sydney is alright, but too many Ys. I don't like Cydney.
Also, what about a middle name with the surname McNeill. Just curious. It's a name I've always had an interest in.

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[politicking.livejournal.com]

these are from the past 2-3m from 2 hospitals near me... i picked out the ones that made me go "Huh?" (or their parents names made me say that! lol!)...

birth announcements
Kimar (boy-- parents: Aquanette & Khalif)
Nasjier
Aminah
Jah'syd (boy-- parents: Jessica & Hafiz)
Maggie (parents: Americ & Kevin)
Yburje' (girl-- parents: Tasha & Dean)
Angelece
Kiyla
Aaelani (parents: Jennybel & Joesph)
Zalyza
Kaylani
Z'yanna
Ty'mere
Avwina
Daijaa (prn. Day(s)-jah??)
LaSiyah
Merere
Ra'niyah
Zhymir
Vicellous
Yovelae