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[emtotherescuee.livejournal.com]

1. I seriously love you all. It's so refreshing to have a bunch of people around me who think that Jaden/Jayden/Jaeden/Jeighdayn and such are icky trendy names. Thank you:]

2. Do any of you have any possible, more original nicknames for Emily? If you don't remember, I'm sick of my overused name and I found out recently that I might be moving and it's like "hello name change possiblity"! So yeah, I'm trying to get all the nicknames for Emily I can get. Not Em or Emmy, though, because I don't really like either. My middle name is Kaitlyn (so full name=Emily Kaitlyn) and you can incorporate that into the nickname too if you want. Thanks guys!

Tate

[hotchpot.livejournal.com]

What could Tate be a nickname for?

I like it, but my husband thinks its too informal/not namish enough to be a given first name.

Thomas?
Nathan/Nathaniel?

First middle combos that could make this work appreciated, too. (for instance, James Kenneth = Jake, Catherine Cory = Cora, etc).

Season names?

[hotchpot.livejournal.com]

Someone posted a day or two ago looking for Autumn-themed names.

What are your favorite names that can be associated with each season?  Try to make them "real" or  as traditional as possible if you can. I think its more of a challenge to find names that you wouldn't THINK of being associated with each season (EX: Winter, Summer, etc).

Mine in the comments.

Medley

[jerseygrits.livejournal.com]

So I was watching the Olympics the other day, and there was a medley event happening in the pool. My reaction was something like, "Medley, I like that word. Hmm, that could almost be a cute name for a girl."

The general sound actually seems like it fits in with some of the more popular names these days, so I'm almost surprised I haven't heard it used yet.

It has a nice enough meaning (in the musical sense), and it definitely strikes me as a word name that could sound completely normal in the future if it were used more frequently. (FYI, it's never been in the top 1,000 according to SSA records.)

I doubt I'd ever seriously consider using it, but it seems like it has potential. What do you think?

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[omfg----hxc.livejournal.com]

My mom's friend had a baby: Samantha Estelle

I think it's pretty.

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[classiestkid.livejournal.com]

Overheard at work lately:
*spellings are guessed.

Harrison (m)
Pamela
Summer
Ali
Jesse
Alexander
Christiana
Brianne
Trey
Jon Paul
Brenna
Jacob
Ella
Emma
Cassie
Casey (m)
Kenzie
Leah Margaret
Leila
Victoria
Aubrey (m)

calling all Jennifers...

[feelslike-2day.livejournal.com]

I'm posting this for a friend- who's doing a speech for school on her name -Jennifer.

( a few questions for all the jennifers )

thanks so much in advance, I'm so curious to see the answers.

8 week old twins

[isoldereverie.livejournal.com]

8 week old twin girls came into the store yesterday:

Nemesis Arian
Odessey Re'Ann

I was just...wow...so I had to see what the mother looked like. Yeah, she was 15. This person is one reason why teen moms get stereotyped. Does she even know what Nemesis means, I wonder? She didn't speak English very well, so I guess it's possible she doesn't. Also, there should be a fine for using an apostrophe. blah. 

Recent Births

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

Recent Births as listed in the latest edition of VALPO Magazine, an official publication of my alma mater.

( (siblings in parentheses) )

Personal Name Taste

[aballard23.livejournal.com]

So.. I find my personal name taste seems to change drastically.

I find myself thinking that even if I have names set in stone, when I finally HAVE children they will most likely change because I doubt my kids will look anything like I picture the children of the names I like looking like.

It seems more than likely that despite picking names ahead of time, that quite a few people probably are stumped when they're handed a baby that looks nothing like little Jacob Xavier Thomas Cruise, or whatever.

That aside, right now my name taste is..

( Click me to find out.. )

Sib-set

[chillinbabejodi.livejournal.com]

Jacqui
Tina
Mercedes
Carmel
John Paul
Michaela

WDYT?

Kind of an odd question, I think..

[piamon.livejournal.com]

but it is name-related.

For those of you who have legally changed your name - how did your parents take it? Were they supportive of your decision, or offended that you didn't like the name you were given?

Or, same question to the parents in the situation. If you've had a child change their name (or express the desire to change it), what were your thoughts about it?

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[bobinwales.livejournal.com]

My cousin and his girlfriend had a baby earlier this month called Cebee Louise. I have NO idea how to spell the first name, but I think it's awful, however it's spelt, haha.

Also, on a not even slightly related note, I'm going out next week with work dressed as pirates, and we need some piratey names!
Real, made-up, puns, silly, what ever!

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[indicinderelly.livejournal.com]

sarahbelle/sarahbella

vs

annabelle/annabella

wdyt?

Also, I was updating our contacts list at work today and found that we have 400 business aquaintances (out of 2200) named "Rick", 200 named "Rob/Bob" and 108 named "Andy".

Some unusual ones I noticed were Analek (f), Garo (m), and Rave (said as "Rahv" not "Rayve").

wdyt?

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[sleepy-tears7.livejournal.com]

What middle name(s) do you think would go well with the first name Kyra?

The more suggestions the better.
Thanks =D

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[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

I work in a daycare, but I haven't been in the infant room so I don't really know their names.  I just found out some of their names today.

Lillith
Lilly
Briggs (m)
Olivia (sister Evelyn, 2)

WDYT?

I like them all except Briggs. I feel sorry for this poor tiny baby.