Baby Name Pet Peeves
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Baby Name Pet Peeves
| Fri, 09-16-2005 - 11:45pm |
Hey all! I'm new here and not expecting anytime soon but always have been fascinated with baby names.
Thought it would be interestiing to see what everyone's biggest pet peeve(s) for baby names are!
Mine:
Girls with boys names...I just can't jump on the whole 'Ryan' 'Cameron' 'Riley" thing.
Close second to common names with crazy spellings (ie: Erica spelled Erykah) and siblings (especially twins) with too similar names-my husband has twin cousins who are 'Trevor' and 'Travis'
Love to see your thoughts!

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Actually, there are hundreds of names that would be acceptable to me, but I can't have that many kids, LOL! I named my children after beloved family members, and I love their names.
Those pet peeves are MY pet peeves. That is what this post is called! It wasn't called "rules everyone else has to live by."
Obviously, your pet peeves are the names Elizabeth, Katherine, John or David! You would probably hate my kids names (not the ones you listed, but along those lines), and you have every right to.
Name your kids whatever you want. I just feel really sorry for some of the kids named on this board.
Edited to say that all those names in Pride & Prejudice must drive you batty!
Edited 10/14/2005 4:47 pm ET by doun2others
Add me to the list of people who go crazy over "creative" spellings. I actually don't mind too much when the variation is just an alternative spelling (ie Katelyn, Kaitlyn, Catelyn) although I almost always prefer the original spelling. What drives me crazy is when I have to sit and stare at it to figure out what it's supposed to be (ie Alyzabethe = Elizabeth).
Unisex names don't bother me at all. My top choice for a girl (Harper) is probably considered unisex. I probably wouldn't give my daughter a name that is still clearly a boys name - Ryan, Michael, etc. but it doesn't really bother me when other people do it. Of course, that might be because I'm not too worried about my sons having names that might be "taken over" my girls. Giving my son a unisex name would not bother me any more than giving my daughter a unisex name. (But then my views on gender and gender rolls are probably a little different than most and play a part there...)
My other pet peeve is when names I love become super popular. For years I wanted to have a Samuel and a Madeline and then both names shot to the top of the chart and I had to abandon them. Sophie and Olivia were also names I loved, then they shot up the charts. For awhile I really loved Lucy, but now my friend has a three year old who has THREE Lucys in his preschool class (a class of 10 kids). I really hope that the names I eventually settle on don't shoot up in popularity a year or two after I use them.
Crazy spelling is a little painful, but I have a fairly common name for the year I was born and I have to spell it out everytime -- There are a lot of variations to "Jocelyn".
Apple isn't a name, but Gwenith was calling her the "Apple of her eye"... Silly, but her own choice.
I think naming after family members is wonderful -- it's a huge form of flattery and a great way to keep the family going or keep the memory alive after a loved one passes. The name John / Jack (little peve there -- nicknames that have no association to the full name... John and Jack, Robert and Bob, etc) has been in my family for a long time and I don't plan to stab my relatives in the back by not honoring the name, which I am more than happy to do.. As a middle name :P
I bet you all freak out when you see the name Eilidh -- it is pronounced Ail-lee and it is very old Gaelic meaning Light, which is a long time nickname of mine. I plan to use it to honor my Gaelic ancestors. If the baby is a boy, I plan to use Kaiden - meaning warrior. The selection of Kaiden has nothing to do with the trend that started in 2004 -- probably due to Sex and The City's Aiden character :P
I've had the names picked out since I was a youngin and they're not changing because of trends or because the spelling is difficult... The baby is part Gaelic, and even if it pains them, they'll learn to love it ;)
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