(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. :)

[kimikokai.livejournal.com]

I don't mind them either :)

I think it makes them even more unique. At some point every name was used for the first time!

[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.

[firerainchild.livejournal.com]

yep!

Way cute icon by the way!

[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. : )

[sevensevenfour.livejournal.com]

I totally understand where you're coming from as I feel the exact same way. I know that quite a few members here no longer frequently post because the other members will pounce on your favorite names and tear them to shreds. There are a couple of commenters who, I find, extremely rude, but it does no good to argue with them. Most of the people who have posted here and tried to argue have ended up just leaving the community in frustration.

Thanks! I like Tykin too. He will probably just go by Ty most of the time, but I still love the whole name. My number one girl's name is Kaylea (pronounced Kay-lee), which, if I remember correctly, was on your list spelled differently? =)

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

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

[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]

there was one commenter who went though all my names and only liked one or two, said to “ditch about 90% of the 'names'!” But almost everyone else where very nice and didn't jump all over even some of my stranger names. I wanted to comment on what they said but didn't know how to positively, so I didn't. They also said that they thought my husband was crazy because of the name I had on here that he liked. I don’t like the name ether... but where do you have the right to tell me that my husband is crazy? One person was nice enough to try to combine his name with one of mine. It just didn't rub me right when they told me that my husband was crazy... even if he is only I can say that!

Caileigh, Caleigh (from the forest). Mostly because of the from the forest part. I was told that it was 'One of the trashiest names.. this spelling is pretty horrendous.' from the person above. Ok... that is the direct spelling from the Gaelic form of that name.... anyway.

Kaylea is really cute too. : )

[firerainchild.livejournal.com]

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

: )

[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

[aballard23.livejournal.com]

Actually, it ISN'T made up.

http://babynamer.com/tenley

:)

[firerainchild.livejournal.com]

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

[aballard23.livejournal.com]

No, it isn't. :P

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???

[firerainchild.livejournal.com]

Thanks : )

[firerainchild.livejournal.com]

so how does it work? ever name, at one point was the first person with that name. It's not a bad thing.