HOLY CRAP!!

[requiem-morrow.livejournal.com]

Please understand that the names of the children that I work with are verified via birth certificate and social security card (when available). This tops even Mister President!

I AM (first name) WHO I AM (middle name)
I AM                        THAT I AM
MAVVARRIO
MYLEESHA
LARRY
TAVEREN

and the parents are named David and Jennell?!?!?!?!?!?

Comments

[sharon20lostie.livejournal.com]

I take it your from the states?

Bacase most countries do have naming laws, and I AM WHO I AM would ever get passed (in the US you can call the child anythung but a number).

Also, I AM's parents are very selfish. Really, something like that is just cruel. Almost as if they want that child to suffer. Jeez, that's someone's life and your giving them a joke of a name?

[amspeck-myworld.livejournal.com]

The first two are (what I think are well known) English translation of responses from GD in the Bible http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_am_that_I_am - so they're basically calling their kids GD (as this bloke tried to do http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2318291.stm I remember random stuff)

Larry got blessed in comparison...

[missinfinity.livejournal.com]

Oh my.

[sballik.livejournal.com]

GD?

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Ha, I was going to clarify with "G-d", but that probably doesn't help!

Some people, such as some Jews, believe that you shouldn't write G-d's name, as once it is in written form people can do things like rip it up, spit on it, et cetera, and G-d's name should be treated with more respect than that. In order to prevent people form doing that, we write "G-d".

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I don't think Larry or Myleesha are bad. Larry's a little frumpy and Myleesha (unless I'm not catching a dirty joke or something) not my style but follows a pretty standard formula popular among many African-American people in the US.

Also, are you saying that these are six kids from the same family? I'm not clear.

[so-there.livejournal.com]

God. some traditions won't spell out His name, so they shorten it. I normally see it as G-d, though.

[so-there.livejournal.com]

siblings both named "I AM" but with different middle names? weird.

[requiem-morrow.livejournal.com]

Yup, same family....although I suspect that Larry might have a different dad since it lists him as a JR and the listed dad is named David...

[sballik.livejournal.com]

ah - got it. when I see GD, I think of gestational diabetes. stupid pregnant brain...

[sballik.livejournal.com]

"G-d" does help, actually. I'm an airhead sometimes. :P

[twitchywoman.livejournal.com]

or he could be named after an uncle or a grandpa named Larry. For some reason I have seen families name their kids Joe Jr. after the uncle... which seems bizarre to me.

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

Larry got so lucky.