opinions :D

[rosemere-rat.livejournal.com]

Future hubbie and I are ttc for 2 months now, and I think I have finally caught the bug :D


I said he could name a boy, I get to name a girl

Boy:
Israel Jordan West

Girl:
Panda Mae West

WDYT ? :D

Comments

[breenah.livejournal.com]

Panda? I really don't like it and think that she would be incredibly made fun of.
I do like the Mae West though.
I'm apathetic about Israel Jordan. I don't like it, but I don't dislike it either.

[rosemere-rat.livejournal.com]

I dont disagree that other kids may make fun of the name, but whos name WASNT made fun of, even if it was just a regular one...

[tunknut.livejournal.com]

How about Pandora Mae West with Panda as a nickname? That way she has a "normal" name to use for official purposes/if she's teased a lot for being named Panda.

[morphinae.livejournal.com]

I like Pandora Mae! I'd laugh at a kid named Panda. Sorry.

[kimber-leigh.livejournal.com]

i like the boys name.

[mizsfrankie.livejournal.com]

I think Panda is bad, she would deffinitly be made fun of, and she would probably grown to hate it because of being made fun of.

I do like Israel, but not with Jordan, it just seems like someone spun a globe and pointed to two countries and said 'thats it!" lol.

[azelmaroark.livejournal.com]

Israel Jordan is waaaay too much with the geography.

Panda is horrible. Pandora with Panda as a nickname is cute and a lot better.

(And for the record, the "kids will make fun of everyone's names" argument is one of my major pet peeves. They may indeed, but why paint a target on your kid's back with the words "Please mock me!" written in neon letters? That's like saying that ripping off a bandaid will hurt a little no matter what you do, so you might as well rip it off with a chainsaw. 1.) Bad logic, and 2.) Even worse when your child is the one who has to deal with it, not you)

[sweethoneybee.livejournal.com]

This. (Although I don't like the name Pandora either.)

[zorianna.livejournal.com]

I think Panda is terrible, sorry. I like the suggestion of using Pandora with the nn Panda if you're set on it. But if the kid grows up hating Panda, she can go by Pandora.

[dearhearrt.livejournal.com]

Israel Jordan is absolutely gorgeous.
I lovelove the name! ♥ I actually ALWAYS wanted to use Israel for my firstborn son (if I ever have one,LOL)

[lustdumpster.livejournal.com]

yeah i also think panda is bad, sorry. it can't be taken seriously and will cause problems later in life. whenever i'm considering a name i think about whether or not i'd like it to be MY name, i definitely am glad my name is not panda.

i do like the pandora/panda idea though, and i think you should consider it. i think panda would make a very cute nickname.

[aquilinum.livejournal.com]

In addition to this:









My mind immediately wanted me to say "Panda" in a really singsong way. PANda. Paaaaanda. Pan. Da.



Maybe it's because of this?





I think it's funny people are all enthusiastic about Pandora as an alternative. Pandas are funny and all, but the original Pandora (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora) about as bleak a namesake as I can imagine.

[morphinae.livejournal.com]

I like the SOUND. Of Pandora. Not the video.

[beepandetch.livejournal.com]

Israel is okay. Not my style but nowhere near as horrendous as Panda. It sounds like a joke name late night talk show hosts would make up in order to poke fun of ridiculous celebrity baby names.

[azelmaroark.livejournal.com]

I think both Panda and Israel sound like something Sarah Palin would name her kids. =P

[stormqueen280.livejournal.com]

Well, Panda belongs to the point and laugh category, sorry. It's just one of those names that you cannot resist. And you'll get a lot of people asking 'what were you thinking', which is something you might want to avoid, especially if you're not a very patient person, like me.

Pandora with Panda as a nickname might work if I didn't know anything about Greek mythology, but I do. So, while the name sounds good, it has some not-o-nice connotations. I wouldn't use it, but it's infinitely better than Panda.

As for Israel Jordan... I have bad experiences with the name Israel, it's the name of a guy that I know who's a complete pain. So I wouldn't use it. But the name itself is not bad, and the combo sounds nice.

[silvergirl22.livejournal.com]

The boys name is nice, and the girls name (the second name) is nice as well.
I can't wrap my mind around naming a child 'Panda' though, I think she would grow to be very resentful.

[stillbefree.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, I would laugh my ass off at anyone named Panda. I do love the name Pandora though, but I don't see Panda as a nickname from it. I'm not fond of Isreal Jordan, it's not a bad name mind you, It's just not my style.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

Panda. Seriously. Seriously? I mean... seriously? I'm sorry, this reaction is probably a bit rude, but if you name your daughter 'Panda', you'd better get used to it.

[rosemere-rat.livejournal.com]

Yup, seriously. Were stickin with it :D We like it a lot.

[ladyjbug.livejournal.com]

I don't have as strong an objection to Panda as most, but it is not my style. I LOVE the Mae West Part.

I like Israel a lot, but I don't like the combination of Jordan as a middle name.

[daydream11.livejournal.com]

Panda is ridiculous. I prefer May.

Israel Jordan West had a nice ring to it, but I have major issues with it. First, it's too political. I have no idea what your stances are, but keep in mind that your child may one day decide that s/he ought to fight for Palestine (whatever that means). The "Israel West" looks like it should have a <3 in the middle of it, as in "Israel <3 West" Does that make sense? It just isn't a name a child should bear. :( Jordan, too, when put in the middle of Israel and West, is too much. Too much geography, you know?

[lava-sharks.livejournal.com]

Panda is cute.

[tiphanism.livejournal.com]

Mae West? Really?

I like the sound panda, but I think the kid would suffer a lot for it. Has it ever been used as a name?

[rosemere-rat.livejournal.com]

What about Mae West??? I think May West was an actress in the 40's, May is my grandmothers name

I looked on babynames.com and Panda is not a name, but its my future lil girls name :)

[laurakirstine.livejournal.com]

Did you know about Mae West? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mae_West

Maybe this was intentional, but if not, be prepared for the questions!

[satunian.livejournal.com]

are these serious names? Israel Jordan sounds like some sort of middle eastern conflict, and Panda Mae west? I imagine the actress as a large black and white asian mammal eating bamboo

[rosemere-rat.livejournal.com]

Yusss, serious :)

[theshadowland.livejournal.com]

Panda? Seriously? No.

[rosemere-rat.livejournal.com]

Yes ! :)

[pickleshmickle.livejournal.com]

this sounds like a big joke to me.

[pickleshmickle.livejournal.com]

and if you click on her journal she has girls names written out and panda isn't one of them. hmmm go figure.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

I think your future hubby has great taste in names.

[rosemere-rat.livejournal.com]

I didnt like it at first but its growing on me.

[twitchywoman.livejournal.com]

I love the name Israel, but Panda is ridiculous.

va-va-voom

[hemlockheart.livejournal.com]

Well if she doesn't wanna go by Panda because she gets teased for it, I at least hope she grows into some curvature with a name like Mae West. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mae_West)