Names.

[politicking.livejournal.com]

Kids on my son's K-2 Summer basketball team:
Ryan (my son)
McKenna
Braden (Brady)
Emma
Nicolas (Cole)
Keenan (Keen)
Casey (girl)
Carter

Other names I've read/heard:
Aubrie Marie
Avalynn Rose
Maxton Edward
Farris Jane
Mincayani Sierra
Dani-Rose
Blake Edward
Payton Arline
Joell Emmanuel
Carolynn Elaine

EDIT:
I can't believe I forgot... I work at a hotel, and during check-in we ask for the names of the people in your party, so we know who is in the room. A family I had sign in the other day:
Joe
Karen
Jaxson
Jayson
Jordyn 
Jalyna 

Too confusing.

Comments

[roxtarrr.livejournal.com]

I like the name Jackson, but Jaxson? Is there really a need for the S?

I'm not sure how I feel about Maxton.

[landslideoflove.livejournal.com]

Carter
Jaxson althought I like Jackson better.

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

I like:
Emma
Nicolas
Aubrie
Sierra

[liltxangel83.livejournal.com]

A friend of mine just had her third kids and named him Jaxon. That makes more sense (though the original Jackson looks better) than the Jaxson. I don't understand the need to spell it like that, nor the need to spell Jason with an extra "y"

I like:
Emma
Aubrie Marie (prefer Aubrey)
Avalynn Rose
Edward
Payton

[hermione-vader.livejournal.com]

I like:

Ryan
Emma
Nicolas
Carter
Rose
Edward
Jane
Sierra
Blake
Emmanuel

That family is confusing, but out of all the names on this list, Mincayani made me raise my eyebrows the most.

[being-lola-star.livejournal.com]

The only Jaxon I know personally is a little girl and I will always associate it with being the "feminine" version of the name. I have seen it used on a boy before though but to me it just seems less masculine. Spelling it with both and x and an s? Totally unneeded.

Maxton is a strange name as well. There are plenty of decent Max--- names. They could have picked any one of those.

I like Ferris but is this one a girl? I don't see it as a female name.

Really like Cole as a nickname for Nicholas. I know a little boy who goes by Nickle and it's so refreshing to see a unique nn for a traditional name.

How do you pronounce Mincayani anyway? I'm curious as to siblings' names and the background of the family to have come up with that one...

[politicking.livejournal.com]

Unsure of how it is said, it was in the birth announcements this week. Mom is Emely, Dad is Luis.

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

An Internet search seems to suggest that Mincayani is a tribal name from Ecuador. I'm not sure of the pronunciation, though.

[bingybingy.livejournal.com]

How do you pronouce Mincayani?

I like:
Ryan
McKenna
Emma

[politicking.livejournal.com]

Not sure on the pronunciation... it was in the birth announcements this week.

[aislincalum.livejournal.com]

How do you prn. Jalyna? JAH-lee-nuh?