(For those of you who didn't like the name Tenly on my list)

[firerainchild.livejournal.com]

First of all I miss spelled it, it's Tenley, she is a one of my preschool kids.  She is named after a family friend Tenley Emma Albright, an American figure skater who contracted polio at age 11, but won the U.S. figure skating championship in 1952 and the silver medal in the 1952 Olympics. In 1956, she became the first American woman to win the Olympic gold medal in figure skating.  In 1976, Albright was appointed to a seat on the U.S. Olympic Committee, the first woman to hold that position.
This is a picture of her.


See! Not a made up name!

Comments

[ladyartemisa.livejournal.com]

that doesnt make the name any less ugly to me.

[firerainchild.livejournal.com]

yes, granted. You are entitled to your own feelings. But I just wanted you all to know that it's not a made up name that some said it was.

I think working with kids and running into all kinds of names makes one a little more open to different names. Do you like the name Baylor? I have a little girl named Baylor in my class. I like the name, but I don’t think I would use it.

What are some names that you like?

[samaside.livejournal.com]

Doesn't mean it isn't made up.

It just means that they didn't make it up first. =P

[firerainchild.livejournal.com]

lol, true. But it was sweet that they named her after a family friend.

I don't mind 'made up' names myself. I like the idea of being the first of something.

[firerainchild.livejournal.com]

I like TaNeal.

[tokyo.livejournal.com]

What's the big deal? I like it. Tenley. It's cute! Who cares if it's made up? And even better, your preschooler is named after someone pretty awesome. :)

[firerainchild.livejournal.com]

Thanks. : ) some people really didn't like it. I like it alot. For the name alone, my little preschooler, and who she was named after. But everyone kept saying that they didn't like it, and that it sounded "make up" Some of the best names are made up.

[sevensevenfour.livejournal.com]

I like Tenley and I'm all for "made up" names. My number one boy's name, Tykin, is from a dream where I had a little boy with that name. Then again, I went back and looked at your old list (I must've missed its original posting) and I liked most of your names. Hero (g) and Phoenix (b) are two of my very favorites, but they sound terrible with my boyfriend's last name.

[firerainchild.livejournal.com]

lol, thanks. I had a dream that my little girl was named Juniper and that's why it's on my list.

I don't know why I got the grief that I did about names being 'made up'. So what if a name is made up? Plus, none of the names on there I just pulled out of my head. They where all from sites on from post from others on here.

I'm all for being honest but a few people where down right rude commenting on my list. If you don't like a name that's just fine, but it's not your list, not your child. Just think about someone's feelings before you tell them that you think a name is ugly, or hideous, and not to name their child that.

ps: I like Tykin. : )

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, I must have missed your list. Where/when was it posted?

[firerainchild.livejournal.com]

http://community.livejournal.com/baby_names/2478382.html

: )

[istytehcrawk.livejournal.com]

Hey, I know a little girl (who is around 18 months old, I think) named Tenley. The name's not really my style, but I think it's cute.

[firerainchild.livejournal.com]

that's awesome!

[ugottafriend.livejournal.com]

I missed your last post. I would have come to your defense if I had seen it.

I am familiar with Tenley Albright, and knew that the name wasn't made up. And if I had to choose a T name for my child, I'd consider Tenley.

[firerainchild.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

if you want to this is my post: http://community.livejournal.com/baby_names/2478382.html

[firerainchild.livejournal.com]

So is my name... once upon a time someone named their child Ellen.

[aballard23.livejournal.com]

Actually, it ISN'T made up.

http://babynamer.com/tenley

:)

[firerainchild.livejournal.com]

thanks,

I don't get this "it's made up" thing. Just because someone never heard it before it must be "made up." And what is so bad about something being made up???

[arbus.livejournal.com]

tenley doesnt sound like a made up name to me. i like it.

[firerainchild.livejournal.com]

Thanks, it is cute isn't it? I like your icon alot too.

[alexandria-skye.livejournal.com]

aren't all names made up to a certain degree?
true, i feel that some names are so way out there and shouldn't have been made up, but... whatever.

cool story :)

[salenite222.livejournal.com]

Weren't all names 'made up' at some point in time? I think the only way I'd dislike a name is if I thought it was ugly.

[firerainchild.livejournal.com]

I agree. really cool icon by the way.

[lustdumpster.livejournal.com]

i didn't see the original post until just now when i followed where you linked it, but i think tenley is really cute. even if it is uncommon, it's a name that i wouldn't automatically assume the parents made up themselves.

while your argument that all names are made up at some point is correct, i'm still not a fan of obviously made up names. i'm all for using surnames as first names and boys names as girls names (though i really dislike typically fem names on males) but something irritates me about new spellings and new combinations, like britley, for example. i do think a lot of your names are really cute though, and as long as YOU can see the names working on the kid when it reaches adulthood, that's all that should matter.

also, i really like twilight as a middle name.

[firerainchild.livejournal.com]

I think that is the only why that we could use Twilight.

Thanks for your comment.

[amspeck-myworld.livejournal.com]

Tenley makes me think of Tetley tea (major British brand).

[sheshellabella.livejournal.com]

I must know 6 or 7 Tenleys. Seriously. I like the name.

[hotchpot.livejournal.com]

I'm down with Tenley, just don't try to move to Washington, DC. There's a neighborhood called Tenley(town) here.

[yellowsummers.livejournal.com]

Ahh, that's why the name sounds so familiar to me :D

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

Ten Ley means "give me" in Hebrew. Gimme. That's all I can think of.

Nice story though!