Mc and Mac

[bohemianvegan.livejournal.com]

I have noticed that for American girl baby names, many people are naming their girls names that begin with "Mc" or "Mac". McKenna, McKayla, McKaelyn, Maclayne, etc.
I do wish those parents realized that "Mc" and "Mac" started out with Gaelic (Scottish) names meant "son of". That's why there are people with last names like "McDonald", "MacArthur", etc.
I do think the trend started with names like Michaela to find new spellings. If people do like those names, they should just spell them without the Mc or Mac.

Mikayla, Michaela, Mikenna, and so forth.

KINSEY?!

[bohemianvegan.livejournal.com]

Recently a former classmate of mine had a baby girl she named Kinsey. I was totally disgusted. I sometimes just don't like the names that people choose for their kids, but I don't get utterly disgusted. This time I found the name to be completely ludicrous and can't believe anyone with any education under their belt would choose such a name. That name should be banned.

There is Alfred Kinsey, the father of sexology. He created the famous Kinsey Scale of homosexuality. He made his famous Kinsey Report.

Just how could anyone in their right mind tag that name on a child?!

Isla

[sarahness.livejournal.com]

I met a little girl named Isla the other day. Not so weird, really, except that she pronounced her name "iz-la" instead of "eye-la". What do you think of that?

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[politicking.livejournal.com]

My co-workers nieces: Nasedeira and Nasiadia (prn Nah-sah-deer-ah and Nah-see-ah-da)

She hates the names and says she always forgets how to spell them.

And local birth announcements:

Leyla Maria
Walker Thomas
Samiya Faj'anay
Paisley Virginia
Mikaela Brianne
Nikolas Ryder
Harmony Raine
Savannah Rose
Ivy Rose
Olivia Rose
Dominiq Taylor
Maddison Mary
Domenica Rose
Jayden Lee
Brayden Malachi
Nathan Marlez and Ava Na’ree
Caden Bryce
Jack Dilynn
Leslianie Mari

Mod Post

[morphinae.livejournal.com]

Hi all. I just got a message from the powers that be at LJ headquarters, and we are going to be featured in the LJ Spotlight starting Monday. While this will probably mean a lot of fun and new perspectives on names, it will also mean a hefty traffic surge, possible spam, and at least a couple idiots.

Please be patient with all three. If you see spam, community rule-breaking, or rudeness, please send me a message with a link. I probably won't able to keep up with every new thing posted while we're being featured, so I appreciate a few extra veteran eyes on the lookout to help me keep drama and annoying spam down to a minimum.

Thanks in advance for your help.