5 Baby Name Trends For 2012

Babble ^ | November 21, 2011 | Monica Bielanko

[grey_whiskers]

I had a distant cousin in the 19th century whose name was Parshandatha. The name came from Esther 9.7 where it is the name of one of the sons of Haman--but the name was given to a girl. I figure they opened up the Bible at random and took the first name they saw.

Hey, it beats Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz ("The spoil speeds, the prey hastes") from Isaiah 8:3 or Arphaxad from Genesis 11.

...or Noah, who was one of the daughters of Zelophehad who complained about land inheritance in Numbers 27...

Cheers!

[Verginius Rufus]

Yes, for names picked at random from the Bible, she could have done a lot worse. But maybe the family just liked the Book of Esther. She had a younger sister named Poratha, who is another son of Haman (mentioned in verse 8), and a brother named Darius. Maybe they just liked Persian names. This was a Scots-Irish family in Virginia so not likely to have any Persian blood.

[rlmorel]

That’s a great story...I am telling it to people...getting good laughs!

Crusty old Chiefs! I knew an old Chief Aviation Ordinanceman who was as grumpy in the morning as the day is long, and he hated people saying cheerily “Good morning, Chief!”

He said: “WHEN I RETIRE, I AM GOING TO GET ME A DOG, AND I AM GOING TO NAME IT CHIEF. EVERY MORNING, WHEN I SEE THAT DOG, I AM GOING TO KICK IT AND SAY “GOOD MORNING, CHIEF!””

[Grams A]

Glad you enjoyed it. I shared your story with the wife of a USMC Colonel (Ret) and she said it sounds just like her husband in the morning - no one speaks to him before Noon since he has retired - maybe in their genes.

[Darren McCarty]

If I have a son or daughter, I will name them “Butch.”

Your last name isn't Reno, is it?

[Jack of all Trades]

Hey, it’s better than hypotenuse...