tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post823444496129897021..comments2024-02-06T09:15:39.401-05:00Comments on The Mother Load: What's In A Name?Aimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16332125903937752882noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-72191405041061706202010-06-19T16:42:19.875-05:002010-06-19T16:42:19.875-05:00This was such an interesting, enjoyable read! Bea...This was such an interesting, enjoyable read! Bear's is named after his grandfather on Champ's side (who I never had the honor of knowing as he dies when Champ was young). We wanted to name after a saint too and so at first we were struggling with the family name/saint name for a first name, but after researching we discovered that indeed they were one in the same! Problem solved in the most wonderful of ways :)T.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15380182375299967256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-28588101665413511792010-06-18T20:33:18.650-05:002010-06-18T20:33:18.650-05:00Well, there was that little matter when Middle Sis...Well, there was that little matter when Middle Sister, upon researching possible Confirmation names, discovered that her middle name CAN mean "rebellious" among other things. Naturally she was thrilled. Me, not so much!Barb Szyszkiewiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00329184613713551475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-10231878553813341052010-06-17T14:57:57.187-05:002010-06-17T14:57:57.187-05:00I was supposed to be named 'Sabrina', but ...I was supposed to be named 'Sabrina', but was two weeks overdue. The extra time allowed for more consideration and my parents changed it to Valerie. My middle name has always given me trouble, though - it's Rhea (pronounced 'Ray). Valerie means 'strong'.<br /><br />Bella's real name is a combination of two names - my husband liked one, I liked another, so we put them together. My mother passed away while I was pregnant with Bella, and before she passed she wanted to know what we were going to name her (up until that point we hadn't told anyone, only that we had selected a name). We told her, and then felt bound to stick with it. Bless Bella's heart, we did her no favor - people can't pronounce it or spell it. But it's a pretty name and it suits her. I can actually track it back to Bubba's middle name, I just learned, which is pretty cool. Her middle name is for her Aunt. If Bella had been a boy she would have received Bubba's name, which we liked so much we used it the second time around. :) <br /><br />Bubba's first name is for an Uncle in the Phillipines, although we did have to Americanize it since the original spelling and pronunciation would have been hard here in the states. His middle name is for my father. His name, I just learned, is Gaelic in origin, but just means 'descendant of...'. If Bubba had been a girl he would have been Danae (pronounced 'da-NAY'), another family name from the Phillipines. <br /><br />Fascinating!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14487791937532979173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-30960663425613252732010-06-16T22:01:34.956-05:002010-06-16T22:01:34.956-05:00I, sadly, have the next boy name picked out (shoul...I, sadly, have the next boy name picked out (should I ever find a man I feel like marrying and procreating with!), and the next girl's middle name picked out. (Middle names, for the most part, for my kids are after people who are important in my life - either alive or not.)<br /><br />I have been told that my kids all have preppy names, that sound like they belong to cheerleaders and football players. I can't help it. I don't choose based on what the names mean, I just choose names that I like, that are less common, but not totally bizarre. (For the record, the next boy name I've chosen is Trevor. Is that really a football player-y name?)<br /><br /><br />It's better than the people who name their kid something strange just for the sake of it being strange. Or mess up the spelling to make an otherwise 'normal' name, unique. (There's a kid in my daughter's class whose name is spelled Gennyfur. Really. Give the kid a break and spell it close to normal!)Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482924501119670851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-32697916337342984142010-06-16T16:32:19.380-05:002010-06-16T16:32:19.380-05:00I have never loved my name, but that is as much be...I have never loved my name, but that is as much because I don't like its most common nickname (I am NOT a Nikki) as anything else. I like now that it is easy to pronounce and spell, but is still not so common that I was in a class full of Nicole's. <br /><br />If BTS was a girl his name would have been Charlotte Joy. We choose names based on what we like, primarily. We don't look up meanings, we don't consider popularity, we just like what we like. Our two oldest sons middle names are after their uncles (one on each side) and BTS is named after Husband's grandfathers, but we also just like the names.<br /><br />I suppose as Catholics we could have spent more time looking for saint names, but we'll let them choose their own at Confirmation instead. ;)nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06605426195521274662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-536260526693232242010-06-16T09:08:47.379-05:002010-06-16T09:08:47.379-05:00I always disliked my name -- it's such a hard ...I always disliked my name -- it's such a hard name. It's only saving grace is my patron saint -- she was such an awesome martyr. Barbara means "mysterious stranger" -- who wants to be a mysterious stranger? Haha! ;-) My husband's name (Douglas) means "dark river." Clearly our parents didn't care what our names meant!<br /><br />My children's names mean "God peace (Geoffrey)" "God saves (Joshua)" "peaceful, restful (Noah)" and "faith." I was four months pregnant with my daughter, Faith, on September 11, 2001, so the meaning of her name was very important to us, more so than the others, but I would never have chosen a name that didn't have a faith-filled meaning.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747308009364094199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-90056950799169933842010-06-16T07:22:14.656-05:002010-06-16T07:22:14.656-05:00There were 5 Lisa's in my class in my small Ca...There were 5 Lisa's in my class in my small Catholic school. I hated it because I was always known as Lisa C, never just Lisa. My best friend from 3rd grade who I am still super close with is also named Lisa. When picking names for our children, I wouldn't consider any name that was in the top 50 according to that social security website. I loved Julia but it was number 25 or so, therefore, it was out!<br /><br />My children all have family related names. Lil prof is named after my father, the Americanized version of a very Italian sounding name. The girls both have middle names after their grandmothers so they are very old fashion sounding. Their first names are Italian but not Sophia, Olivia, or Isabella!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-69658356970897787982010-06-16T06:58:31.516-05:002010-06-16T06:58:31.516-05:00I don't like my name. I never have. I think ...I don't like my name. I never have. I think because it's just not common here. Now if I lived in France (even though it's Hebrew), it would be OK.<br />I picked the Little Man's name off the front of one of those "baby announcement" order books that came in the mail while I was pg. We were talking about names and I picked the book up read it and said I like ____ _____ and the hubs and I agreed and that was that. The Older Boy is named after his father. Wouldn't have been my first choice in a name but he's a Jr. His name means "defender". My name means "gracious".ChupieandJ'smama (Janeen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12367131116081742274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-61978380852642309882010-06-16T00:49:41.579-05:002010-06-16T00:49:41.579-05:00I, too, love names and I was just thinking about t...I, too, love names and I was just thinking about this on the way home tonight... I posted my kids' names and meanings sometime last year because someone asked why we named John Michael the way we did. We totally went for meaning or special saints. Our latest addition, Luke Joseph, was named Luke for the apostle and means "bringer of light". It came to me as I was praying for a name (knowing we were having a boy) at an out of town Catholic church. I looked up at the stained glass window and St. Luke caught my eye. It was then that I had "Luke" planted in my heart, but still explored other names until it became clear that he was meant to be "Luke".Monica Crumleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11292679754594755040noreply@blogger.com