[identity profile] bambiblake007.livejournal.com posting in [community profile] babynames

i met a boy today named Church.
i asked him if it was his real name and not just his last name or a nickname.
he said it was his real name. i thought that was kinda cool.

i watched Country Strong the other day.
the character that Leighton Meester played was named Chiles (pronounced like Giles, with the ch- sound)
WDYT?

Date: 2011-02-21 05:13 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] schexyschteve.livejournal.com
Those both sound awful. Chiles sounds worse, especially because it's supposed to be a girl's name.

Date: 2011-02-21 05:20 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] frost.livejournal.com
I think both are horrible. =(

Date: 2011-02-21 05:23 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] seethingheathen.livejournal.com
I don't like either one.

Date: 2011-02-21 05:24 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] jeweledvixen.livejournal.com
They are both atrocious. Are they going to name their next baby Library?

Chiles looks and sounds like a STD.

Date: 2011-02-21 05:33 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/___heyvanity/
I hate Church more than I hate Chiles, but I wouldn't pronounce it like you said...

Date: 2011-02-21 05:52 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rorylareina.livejournal.com
I don't like Church, but I could see Chapel...

Date: 2011-02-21 06:21 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] jeweledvixen.livejournal.com
LOL. Yeah, then she could use Berry as a nickname.

It could be, but I still think STD when I see it. :/

Date: 2011-02-21 06:53 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] heure-actuelle.livejournal.com
that is definitely not my style at all. but i think Kirk means church in Scottish so it works for some people idk.

Date: 2011-02-21 11:56 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] autopsycorpses.livejournal.com
I LOVE Church...I almost named my cat that. I'm not religious at all, but I like the way the name sounds. Also...it's the evil cat from Pet Sematary.

Other fun names from that film include Gage and Zelda. :-)

Date: 2011-02-21 01:23 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] b-gum.livejournal.com
i work with someone who has the last name Chiles, but I wouldn't see it as a first name.

I almost wouldn't mind Church if it wasn't for the fact that people would be like "o you're religious??"

Date: 2011-02-21 02:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] velkoria.livejournal.com
I... pronounce that like the country... with an s at the end... and then I said it like the restaurant... so nooo.

Church sounds a little pretentious to me.

Date: 2011-02-21 04:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] laminy.livejournal.com
I've been trying to figure out if Chiles was supposed to be short for anything, lol. I think they just picked a name that they could spin as "Southern" to suit her character. I don't hate it, though. Or Church. Makes me think of Winston Churchill.

Date: 2011-02-21 05:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cremepuff.livejournal.com
Church isn't that bad. I don't know what the deal is with Chiles, though.

Date: 2011-02-22 02:46 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com
I have a friend whose nickname is "Church" (not really sure on the back story there). His real name is Kevin though.

Chiles would be pretty bad if it was "chill-ees" or "chee-lays" but "chy-ulz" is even worse.

Date: 2011-02-22 07:22 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] aymen.livejournal.com
I kinda like Church, but Chiles as it's written means "peppers" in spanish, so it's a NO NO for spanish speaking families like mine. lol
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