BabyNames.com Announces Top Names of 2006

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[Fierce Allegiance]

Park Slide
Hottub
Windstar Minivan

[the OlLine Rebel]

LOL!

I have to say I don't know quite what my rules/parameters would be.

I just know that most of these names now are pretentious.

However, I also am not crazy about using the old, "timeless", and far-overused names. JOHN being the worst.

[kevkrom]

Baby's named a bad, bad thing -- a litany of horrific examples.

[Covenantor]

How do you fell about presidents?

Lincoln!

Lincoln, Lincoln bo Bincoln

Bonana fanna fo Fincoln

Fee fy mo Mincoln, Lincoln!

;>)

[Rightly Biased]

Why do we do those things to our kids

I guess because our parents did it to us?

[RockinRight]

Anyone with a "La" in their name is bound to be either a stripper, a bartender, a welfare mom, or a crack whore.

OK, so I am generalizing a bit...

[Hatteras]

OTIS! My MAN!!!

[Cecily]

More stupid spellings:

Nanci
Ashleigh
Brandi
Suzzanna
Suzzannah
Candyce
Gennifer

If people want to give unique names, why not pick legimate, existing names that aren't used very often, like Ingrid or Henrietta?

[the OlLine Rebel]

I was thinking of naming a boy Lincoln. Not because of the Pres (whom I don't much like), but because of my most beloved car....and it's certainly masculine enough.

[Cyclopean Squid]

My given name is far too boring for my tastes. I wish I were named Octavian. Or Xerxes. Or perhaps Zarathustra.

[Rightly Biased]

Chuck never could play the name game though.

[elc]

Be careful though. Many names on the top 20 list for the past few years (for girls) are names that were popular 70-80 years ago.

So you may find that your kids' names become popular again.

[Hemingway's Ghost]

I thought that was a girls name?

Nope---just Irish. I grew up with a guy named Shannon, and he was the toughest mf'er in town.

[the OlLine Rebel]

I'm not much fond of Germanic female names - not largely, anyway. Too "masculine" and also just too awkward, maybe.

Male names, another issue. Germans are very good at masculine names. My dad is Gerhardt.

Irish names are too effeminate. Might be good for girls, but terrible for boys.

[Hemingway's Ghost]

We finally settled on Annette in honor of Annette Island in southeastern Alaska, which is where she was conceived.

Lucky for her she wasn't conceived in the back of an Econoline van!

[angcat]

Well the Shannon I know is an adorable 3 year old and my daughter loves him!

[kevkrom]

My neighbor is a school teacher who has a little girl named Shithead (pronounced "shi-theed") in her class. No, I'm not joking.

This one is less surprising when you find out that it's a reasonabyl common name in either Thailand or India... I forget which off the top of my head. i.e., it's cultural, just unfortunate in an English-speaking area.

[Xenalyte]

I grew up with a guy named Shannon, and he was the toughest mf'er in town.

He had to be. He was named Shannon.

[Eastbound]

"I have grandsons, 3 and 3 named Ethan and Elijah, fwiw."

Well, I'll have to admit fwiw sounds more sophisticated than Rotflmao.

;>

[LongElegantLegs]

I'd post mine, but my Mom reads this forum. :-P