What do you think about what we call our kids?

hollydolly said:
I think pretty much everyone's names are shortened here.. if they can be..

However there's the reverse where people have reported being called something that's not their name.. for example.. a Teacher, will rename a child called Kim..''Kimberley'' .. when in fact that child was Christened Kim.. .. or someone called Jackie will be renamed Jaqueline by a teacher..when in fact their name is not a shortened version of a popular name.. ..or Jim.. may be called James, when in fact that's not their name.. it's actually Jim..and not James
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Yes, there was a Kim and a Kimberly in my school, and they were best friends. :)
 

hollydolly said:
yep but my name isn't even on the top 100....look..this is the next 80 names on the list...is your real name on there ?

21. Zoe

22. Millie

23. Rosie

24. Layla

25. Isabelle

26. Zara

27. Fatima

28. Harper

29. Nur

30. Charlotte

31. Esme

32. Florence

33. Maryam

34. Poppy

35. Sienna


36. Sophie


37. Aisha


38. Emilia


39. Willow


40. Emma


41. Evelyn


42. Eliana


43. Maisie


44. Alice


45. Chloe


46. Erin


47. Hallie


48. Mila


49. Phoebe


50. Lyla


51. Ada


52. Lottie


53. Ellie


54. Matilda


55. Molly


56. Ruby


57. Ayla


58. Sarah


59. Maddison


60. Aaliyah


61. Aurora


62. Maeve


63. Bella


64. Nova


65. Robyn


66. Arabella


67. Eva


68. Lucy


69. Eden


70. Gracie


71. Jessica


72. Amaya


73. Anna


74. Leah


75. Violet


76. Eleanor


77. Maria


78. Olive


79. Orla


80. Abigail


81. Eliza


82. Rose


83. Talia


84. Elizabeth


85. Gianna


86. Holly


87. Imogen


88. Nancy


89. Annabelle


90. Hazel


91. Margot


92. Raya


93. Bonnie


94. Nina


95. Nora


96. Penelope


97. Scarlett


98. Anaya


99. Delilah


100. Iris
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No, but I have never come across anyone else with my name.
 
I have to spell out all three of my names. It gets old.

When I went to get a copy of my birth certificate to get my first passport, my middle name had been changed to the conventional spelling. When I objected, the clerk brought out the original birth certificate from the files and showed me where it had been changed in pencil and dated (five years before) but no indication of who had made the change.

They refused to change it back and my mother and I had to swear before a judge that it hadn't been changed by us.
 
Warrigal said:
My husband is a case in point. His mother named him Lynsay because apparently she wanted a girl (Lynette) and we are forever having to spell it out. One of my aunts was given the name Hermoine. According to Grandmother it was intentional but I think she just misspelled Hermione.

As a school teacher I disliked names that had variations in spelling. Even Catharine / Katharine would trick me up when it came to report writing. I decided to give my own children simple names with the most common spelling - Susan and David. If they wanted to be famous they would have to earn a name for themselves for their achievements, not for having an unusual name. They usually go by Sue and Dave. It suits both their personalities.
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I also have a Sue and Dave and then along came Jeffrey. Sue’s full name is Susanne Christian Venettozzi. She just turned 60. Dave is my first born and is named after me.
 
Like many immigrants, after my family arrived in America, they Americanized their names. Roberto became Robert. Maria became Mary. Giuseppe became Joseph. Carmella became Camellia. Amerigo became Al. Arturo became Art. Paolo became Paul. Rosa became Rose and Dorotea became Dorothy. It made no difference to my grandmother, who always called them by their given Italian names. 🙂

Bella ✌️
 
My dad's first name is Rayford. He hated that so much he didn't go by it once he left his hometown.
One of my grandmother's name was Cleavie. My other grandmothers name was Shag(g)?
One of my grandfathers name was Odie. My others grandfathers name was Leo.

So I really don't have an opinion one way or another about the popular names of kids these days.
 
I was born, raised, lived all my life and I'm going to die "John". I am a believer in the K.I.S.S. principal which says "Keep it simple, Stupid." I don't want to be named after some fictional out-space monster, some sex change hero from Hollywood or some name that sounds like a bad disease. Anyone here for "Pukey"?
 
hollydolly said:
I think pretty much everyone's names are shortened here.. if they can be..

However there's the reverse where people have reported being called something that's not their name.. for example.. a Teacher, will rename a child called Kim..''Kimberley'' .. when in fact that child was Christened Kim.. .. or someone called Jackie will be renamed Jaqueline by a teacher..when in fact their name is not a shortened version of a popular name.. ..or Jim.. may be called James, when in fact that's not their name.. it's actually Jim..and not James
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My husband's legal name is Jimmy. So whenever I get a call from someone asking for "James", I know it's spam. People we know don't even call him Jim. It's always Jimmy.
 
MarkinPhx said:
My dad's first name is Rayford. He hated that so much he didn't go by it once he left his hometown.
One of my grandmother's name was Cleavie. My other grandmothers name was Shag(g)?
One of my grandfathers name was Odie. My others grandfathers name was Leo.

So I really don't have an opinion one way or another about the popular names of kids these days.
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Are those Hebrew Names ?
 
caroln said:
My husband's legal name is Jimmy. So whenever I get a call from someone asking for "James", I know it's spam. People we know don't even call him Jim. It's always Jimmy.
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Exactly, and in Scotland, James.. Jim or Jimmy.. or jamie are probably one of the most popualr names for boys.. and lots of them are Christened jim or Jimmy .. or Jamie ( as is several in my family).. and their names are not James
 
It seems Gender-Neutral names are very popular now ... around here they are.
 

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