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(July 5, 2013 at 3:24 pm)festive1 Wrote: Not to worry though, they both have very common middle names, so if they want they can go by those. I wanted them to have options.
My brother and I only got a letter for our middle names. My mother was given what she considers a hick southern name. You know, like Bobby Sue? Those double kinds of names.
She made sure that wouldn't happen to us. The only problem was that my first name became extremely popular about a decade after I was born. So pbbhtt.
My first and last name combination is very common too. There are almost 300 people in the US with the same ones.
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I'm going to be awful and give a bunch of weird middle names. I know it. For girls, I mostly like normal names, but for boys... my list gets weirder and weirder. Rufio has been a favourite for a while. I've never met a Rufio, or even heard of one in real life. I have no idea why because Rufio is the coolest boy ever, so you'd think people would name their kids after him. Right???
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July 5, 2013 at 8:14 pm
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(July 5, 2013 at 5:46 pm)Rahul Wrote: My first and last name combination is very common too. There are almost 300 people in the US with the same ones.
Ditto. My first bank account got the ATM card mixed up with someone else with my same first, last, and middle initial.  That was a mess! Never going to happen to my kids at least.
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(July 5, 2013 at 3:32 pm)thesummerqueen Wrote: (July 5, 2013 at 3:29 pm)festive1 Wrote: That's what we were aiming for. Not unheard of, made up names, just something as special and unique as they are  Sorry, gushy, mommy moment.
Gush away - mine capitalized on a pop trend and got tired of thinking so they just used two sisters in the Old Testament, hoping to make a great-aunt happy. Bleh.
If I ever had a daughter, I'd want to name her "Morgan," or preferably "Joselyn,"
That way if she ever became a vampire she could go by Morgana without much fuss.
My wife named my stepson after the son of her good friend in Sweden. Kalle is very unusual here in the states so she also gave him his granddad's name James for a middle name. He has stuck with Kalle and even managed to get a phone number which could be had my entering k-a-l-l-e-m-e. So it served him well until he did an internship in Norway where Kalle is common as dirt and has the same anatomical association that Dick does here. Since he isn't gay the equivalent of "dick-me" turned out to be a highly unfortunate choice in the land of the vikings. Apparently he survived though since he made it through the year with his cherry intact. I guess what doesn't destroy you will make you tougher.
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July 5, 2013 at 9:00 pm
You're not far off, whateverist. I fell completely in love with the Morgan le Fey from Mists of Avalon. She was witchy and strong and independent. I wanted my daughter to have a GOOD gothy role model...and Morgan came complete with her own symbol - the raven. I even have a few things picked up over the years with Celtic and tribal ravens on them. It won't happen now, unless I get to name a niece.
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July 5, 2013 at 9:18 pm
(July 5, 2013 at 3:32 pm)thesummerqueen Wrote: If I ever had a daughter, I'd want to name her "Morgan," or preferably "Joselyn,"
My youngest daughter's name is Morgan.
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A white couple I know in Maryland has named their son Xavi, after a soccer player. Both support DC United, and the wife likes Chelsea and the hubby likes Barcelona.
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July 6, 2013 at 12:14 am
(July 5, 2013 at 9:00 pm)thesummerqueen Wrote: You're not far off, whateverist. I fell completely in love with the Morgan le Fey from Mists of Avalon. She was witchy and strong and independent. I wanted my daughter to have a GOOD gothy role model...and Morgan came complete with her own symbol - the raven. I even have a few things picked up over the years with Celtic and tribal ravens on them. It won't happen now, unless I get to name a niece.
I have a niece who is now 7. She is great and loves me as much as I do her. She is smart as hell and artistic too. You'll love being an aunt. This is me holding her up as a newborn. I think I fell hard right away.
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(July 5, 2013 at 8:49 pm)whateverist Wrote: Kalle is very unusual here in the states so she also gave him his granddad's name James for a middle name.
Heehee, Kalle is really common here too. It's a nickname for the name Karl (or Carl), which of course is a variant of Charlie
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(July 6, 2013 at 12:54 am)Kayenneh Wrote: (July 5, 2013 at 8:49 pm)whateverist Wrote: Kalle is very unusual here in the states so she also gave him his granddad's name James for a middle name.
Heehee, Kalle is really common here too. It's a nickname for the name Karl (or Carl), which of course is a variant of Charlie
I forget where your "here" is. Somehow I've thought of you as being in England. Wrong?
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