What Do You Want To Name Your Kids?

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2003-02-23 06:46am

Well, I've always found the name Anya appealing. It's so catchy. And it sounds wonderfully Slavic.

Morning Star · Post by **Morning Star** » 2003-02-23 07:18am

Boy: Jonathan or Michael

Girl: Jonathan or Michael

Realistically for a Girl: Emily or Samantha

Mr Flibble · Post by **Mr Flibble** » 2003-02-23 08:55am

Boy: Michael
Girl: Natasha
I just like those names.

Mark S · Post by **Mark S** » 2003-02-23 09:00am

Simon H.Johansen wrote:Well, I've always found the name Anya appealing. It's so catchy. And it sounds wonderfully Slavic.

I know a Polish woman named Ania. It's actually a familiar, nickname form of Anna. Like Annie.

salm · Post by **salm** » 2003-02-23 09:25am

hmm...

girl: something french. anabelle, chantalle or something

boy: something finish or swedish might sound cool. i cant think of any finish/swedish names at the moment.

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2003-02-23 09:37am

I'm going the George Foreman route and naming all my kids after me. Except for the girls, I'll name them anything as long as it isn't the same name as one of my favorite pornogaphic film stars.

Morning Star · Post by **Morning Star** » 2003-02-23 09:55am

salm wrote:
boy: something finish or swedish might sound cool. i cant think of any finish/swedish names at the moment.

Pumpernickel?

...or is that German?

Christian sounds sorta Swedish.

Dahak · Post by **Dahak** » 2003-02-23 01:21pm

Morning Star wrote:
salm wrote:
boy: something finish or swedish might sound cool. i cant think of any finish/swedish names at the moment.
Pumpernickel? ...or is that German?

Christian sounds sorta Swedish.

Yes, that is German. IT is a bread-type

Dahak · Post by **Dahak** » 2003-02-23 01:24pm

Alyrium Denryle wrote:
Dahak wrote:
Alyrium Denryle wrote:In the extremly unlikely event that I have children

Son: Dalamar, or Waylan

Daughter: Laddona or Vivain
Lucky for you that you live in the US. In Germany I bet you'd never ever be allowed to use those names

As for me: Dachlan, Daffyd for boys, Catherine for a girl...
Well I would have to alter them for pronunciation, but why couldnt I use them in Deutschland?

Because those names are not so really gender-specific. And in Germany, your names have to be either male, or female. It would depend on the registrar, but I guess more often than not, they would not allow it.

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2003-02-23 01:30pm

So I would have to use a definatly masculine, or definatly feminine name? Interesting

Dahak · Post by **Dahak** » 2003-02-23 01:37pm

Alyrium Denryle wrote:So I would have to use a definatly masculine, or definatly feminine name? Interesting

Yes, mostly.
There are many court cases, when parents want a name for their children, and the registry office don't.

And of course, you are barred from inflicting humiliating and/or stupid names on your child.

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2003-02-23 01:38pm

Girl: Anna, Sumika, Rachael, or Jessica
Boy: Lactose the Intolerant

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2003-02-23 01:44pm

Dahak wrote:
Alyrium Denryle wrote:So I would have to use a definatly masculine, or definatly feminine name? Interesting
Yes, mostly.
There are many court cases, when parents want a name for their children, and the registry office don't.

And of course, you are barred from inflicting humiliating and/or stupid names on your child.

Yes but how is Dalamar, or Waylan humiliating? Waylan maybe a little, but Dalamar?

Dahak · Post by **Dahak** » 2003-02-23 01:58pm

Alyrium Denryle wrote:
Dahak wrote:
Alyrium Denryle wrote:So I would have to use a definatly masculine, or definatly feminine name? Interesting
Yes, mostly.
There are many court cases, when parents want a name for their children, and the registry office don't.

And of course, you are barred from inflicting humiliating and/or stupid names on your child.
Yes but how is Dalamar, or Waylan humiliating? Waylan maybe a little, but Dalamar?

Didn't mean the name was humiliating. Sorry if you thought so

XaLEv · Post by **XaLEv** » 2003-02-23 02:18pm

Girl: Asuka
Boy: Sephiroth

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2003-02-23 02:26pm

Dahak wrote:
Alyrium Denryle wrote:
Dahak wrote: Yes, mostly.
There are many court cases, when parents want a name for their children, and the registry office don't.

And of course, you are barred from inflicting humiliating and/or stupid names on your child.
Yes but how is Dalamar, or Waylan humiliating? Waylan maybe a little, but Dalamar?
Didn't mean the name was humiliating. Sorry if you thought so

Just not masculine enough? Damn. Note to self: Should I adopt kids do so BEFORE moving to Germany

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2003-02-23 02:57pm

I did once Joke about naming boys after monsters from old Myths: Cerebrus, Grendel, Fenris, etc.

Just on the premis that boys are little monsters, and whose gonna fuck with a kid whose actually named after something that bad and scary.

Mark S · Post by **Mark S** » 2003-02-23 03:11pm

Grendel... You might just have something there.

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2003-02-23 06:06pm

Girl: Zelda. It's not a common name, and I like the way it sounds.
Boy: Carmine.

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2003-02-23 06:18pm

Durandal wrote:If I have a boy, I'm naming him Dante.
Dante Sorresso
That's a damn cool name. In fact, I might get my name legally changed so I could have it, and the little bugger would be stuck with a "Jr." on his name.

If I have a girl, I was thinking something like Giovanna, my aunt's name.

I've seen 30 Dante's in one week, on certificates from 1990-2003.

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2003-02-23 06:19pm

The Yosemite Bear wrote:Boy:

Nick (informal/school), Niccolo (away, when I want him to know I want his attention)

Girl:

Tatayana (sorry incredable sucker from Russian Lit, and Zhivago is a fav.)

However Tanya is acceptable in schools, at least when I was growing up....

Nicholas (by various spellings) and Tanya/tonya are common names I've seen on 1980-current certificates.

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2003-02-23 06:21pm

innerbrat wrote:Chloe for a girl (or Zoe, but if I have 2, not both!)
Zach or Dainel for a boy.

Zachery (all versions) is another popular one. So is Daniel. Biblical names in the Bible belt, go figure

Chloe/Zoe are common.

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2003-02-23 06:24pm

The Dark wrote:I tend to look towards my heritage for names, and there are a few I like, though some I know better than to give to one of my kids.

Male:
Garrett
Quinlan (would probably never work)
Roger
Ian

Female:
Alaina
Katarina
Mina
Sasha
Tania

Quinlan does work. I've seen two. Garret, Roger, Ian are also common.

All of the girl's names I've seen as well.

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2003-02-23 06:27pm

Dahak wrote:
Alyrium Denryle wrote:So I would have to use a definatly masculine, or definatly feminine name? Interesting
Yes, mostly.
There are many court cases, when parents want a name for their children, and the registry office don't.

And of course, you are barred from inflicting humiliating and/or stupid names on your child.

Lord, we need that here. Some of these names are pitiful.

Still, the freedom to name your child "Claude Badly" as a friend keeps threatening to do is there.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2003-02-23 06:29pm

Dunno what I'd want to name my kids, but I know the only way one of my kids is getting named 'Beth' or 'Bertha' is over my cold, mutilated corpse.