What do you think about what we call our kids?

No. I just
hollydolly said:
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
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hollydolly said:
Are those Hebrew Names ?
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No. I just assumed they were common names in rural Texas back in the day.
 

hollydolly said:
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
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My husband has absolutely no clue where his ancestors came from, so given his last name, it is possible it's Scottish in origin. I just always figured it was a southern thing (his parents coming from Kentucky), like Bobby Jo or something. :unsure:
 
caroln said:
My husband has absolutely no clue where his ancestors came from, so given his last name, it is possible it's Scottish in origin. I just always figured it was a southern thing (his parents coming from Kentucky), like Bobby Jo or something. :unsure:
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Jim, it's actually originally a Hebrew name... but it's extremely common in Scotland among non Jewish.. unless his parents were Jewish.. he may have Scottish ancestors..
 

hollydolly said:
Jim, it's actually originally a Hebrew name... but it's extremely common in Scotland among non Jewish.. unless his parents were Jewish.. he may have Scottish ancestors..
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Not only is his first name extremely common, so is his last name. It could be English or Scottish but for some reason I'm leaning towards Scottish.
 
caroln said:
Not only is his first name extremely common, so is his last name. It could be English or Scottish but for some reason I'm leaning towards Scottish.
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Well I'm Scottish so I can tell you if it begins with Mc or Mac... or if it's something like Stewart, or Campbell.... then it's bound to be Scottish.. or Irish..
 
jujube said:
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.
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yes it sucks when they do this happens to me a lot ....... had a medical insurance place misspell name told me they did not care cause the # on card was all they were concerned about ... did not inspire confidence in place for accuracy that is for sure....
Making changes on a record need to be noted who did it i guess now on computer they find the operator who did ......
i had my bank i have dealt with for 40 yrs all of a sudden FIX my misspelled name lol
but they traced back to person and they had a valuable lesson on why you do not screw with legal names ...... they blame of course on spell check and they just clicked that........
 
My mother had 3 names but only 2 of them were on many documents. The missing one was technically her first name and the family all called her by the third name. Mostly she just used the second and third on documents. When there was a call asking for name 2, we knew if was a business or fake. Thinking about it now that first name was very unusual. I did find it in a search. Considering my grandmother had lots of kids and little education, I wonder where she found it. In hindsight, I probably should have used it for my second DD’s middle name.
 
My first DD’s first name is unusual yet I just a young newscaster with the same name and spelling. Her middle name is gender neutral like her Aunt’s.
 
My name is Barbara Ann. Growing up if the Nun called Barbara all 6 of us would stand up. It wasn't until I was in High School when a Nun said when someone called Barbara I didn't have to stand up because my First name was Barbara Ann. My Son's name is John like his Dad and my daughter is Stephanie. My Grandkids are Eric, John, and Carley.
 
senior chef said:
Years ago I read somewhere that a single syllable name for boys is the best for them because other boys seem to like them better. They are more likely to gain respect with a masculine name. ie; Jim, Joe, Bill, Art, Len, Mac, Tom, Rick, Sam etc etc
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I've also noticed with the presidents' name in general, the first name tends to be short - Joe, Abe, George, Bill, etc and their last names are no more than 1 or 2 syllables, too. I know there are exceptions like Obama, but the majority have short names. If they're long, they tend to shorten them (Theodore Roosevelt - Teddy Roosevelt). Am I right? So names like mine that have a lot of syllables will probably not make it as a president, haha.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_United_States
 
palides2021 said:
I've also noticed with the presidents' name in general, the first name tends to be short - Joe, Abe, George, Bill, etc and their last names are no more than 1 or 2 syllables, too. I know there are exceptions like Obama, but the majority have short names. If they're long, they tend to shorten them (Theodore Roosevelt - Teddy Roosevelt). Am I right? So names like mine that have a lot of syllables will probably not make it as a president, haha.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_United_States
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...or in the case of the UK.. our most recent Prime Minister 's name wasn't even Boris... :D..his name is Alexander..
 
StillLearning said:
I find it amusing when people with hard to pronounce names get upset when people (doctor office etc) call out their name and mispronounce it. My first and last name always get mispronounced and when asked if what they said is accurate I say, close enough. I expect it and it’s actually kinda funny what they come up with.
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If it's a person's first name, it's just another drawback from parents who do this to make their kids "unique" or "Different." And I'm sure there are individuals who'll disagree, but I don't see it as a positive characteristic at all.
 
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