Comments on: More on the nomenclature of babes…

By: Alli

Alli — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 02:36:27 +0000

*wanders in late to the party*

My son’s middle name is Kirk. Why? Because I had some genetic testing done early in the pregnancy. My Perinatalist was very cool, and gave me a printed copy of the baby’s genes. My husband pointed out the first 3 genes spelled out K I R K (although I still contend they spell K I C K, as the baby started dancing around in there not long after). Why his middle name? I didn’t want to burden him with Capt’n Kirk as a nickname.

A pic of his genes can be found at the website link.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 18:16:04 +0000

I’m a girl Jordan with two middle names, one of which is usually a boys’ name and the other of which is Alexandra. As a kid I was always annoyed when the school ran out of room on computer-generated nametags, forms, etc. and had to shorten it to Alex. Don’t I get to have at least one feminine name? Of course, my parents didn’t even consider Jordan as a boy name for me.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 01:52:54 +0000

My near miss was Steely Ian, after Steely Dan and Ian Anderson (of Jethro Tull). Apparently, my parents had no idea what a “steely Dan” is.

I once met Michael McDonald (who sang backup for Steely Dan) and told him my Steely story. His response? “Lucky you were a girl, then.” Too true, Michael. Too true.

When we were trying to name our son, my husband vetoed any name he deemed “too biblical.” No Noah, Jonah, etc. His original choice was his own name — John. He was unimpressed when I pointed out that there are four books in the Bible called “John.”

By: frogandpig

frogandpig — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 19:22:19 +0000

My name is Jessica, from the book Dune. My parents almost named me Galadriel, which my dad was pushing for, but my mom thought they should name the cat that instead of me. Thank you Mom!
My brother’s middle name is Horton, so I try to find “Horton hears a Who” or “Horton hatches an egg” cards and merchandise for his birthday. I found boxer shorts one year. Woohooh!

By: Amanda A

Amanda A — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 19:18:44 +0000

I like my nice plain name, but I had to share what my former boss named his kids… He was always a huge Star Wars fan, so his son’s first and middle name are Roger Annakin and his daughter is Cleopatra Skywalker. Keep in mind this is over ten years ago, before the newer movies came out… I kind of like “Cleopatra” because they just call her “Cleo,” and that’s cute. But overall, pretty nerdy. Does that count as being named by technology? :)

By: John Brown

John Brown — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 17:43:21 +0000

I had a nick name in my younger days, I still remember it…..John Clod Clod-hopper Swingle Tree Jr. Johnathon Tee Hall Askew Dynamic Brown!

By: nicola

nicola — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:04:13 +0000

A technology-inspired name for an unplanned baby: “System Error”

By: Frances

Frances — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 16:52:45 +0000

My mom was Allison Wonder until she took my dad’s last name, but nothing compares to a Starbuck Cloudtree I once met.

By: Becky B

Becky B — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 05:19:01 +0000

My oldest brother dated a girl in high school whose sister’s name was Princess Strawberry. I think the mmom might of had some wierd cravings…

By: leofishy

leofishy — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 01:00:51 +0000

I don’t personally have a name escape story, but my cousin and his girlfriend almost gave their baby a crazy name. If the baby had been a girl, she would have named Shaniqua. It was a boy, so he ended up with Caiden.
My middle name is Yetta, though. That’s not so great, but at least it;s not my first name.