Open Editorial: You Named Your Baby WHAT???

Onyx Magazine ^ | March, 2006 | Josephine Hammond

[Don Carlos]

Your screen name reminded me of a woman in my neighborhood named Czarina. She is Phillipina and pronounces is "Sharina".

[pollyannaish]

See, now that is the saddest part. It should be a more oft used list!

I saw a special during a PBS marathon where the guys came over here and they were taking questions from the audience. One fresh faced young American girl asked what the, well, frequently used nickname, meant.

I thought those poor Brit boys were going to die of embarrassment. It was hilarious tv.

[brytlea]

Is it pronounced Ta Kwilla?
susie

[Little Bill]

Got that name in the family when my GGreat Grandfather was on Mission in England, in the late 1840's.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Interesting! he was a good kid, and back then (1950s) nobody gave him any grief.

[brytlea]

I don't remember at all....
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[onja]

What's WASPs? BTW- I wouldn't mind TOO much. I'd be Smith.

[Ditter]

I was just teasing you, I never heard of either of them. ;9)

[Tax-chick]

My parents have a friend named "Ace," his real name, white guy from Georgia. He retired from the Navy as a Rear Admiral. His grandson, "Little Ace," is about 3 now.

I think it's a silly name, too :-).

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

At least my parents didn't give me a strange name!

[brytlea]

Ah, well, then, I guess it fits! :)
susie

[coop71]

I wanted to name our not-yet-born (now 5 days overdue) son Jackson, but hubby said no way. Maybe because I named our dog Jack, and he didn't want people thinking we named the kid after the dog. I just happen to think Jackson/Jack is a strong, masculine, untrendy name...that just happens to work for animals AND people. LOL.

We settled on Alexander Grant (Alex for short) for 1st and middle name. I still like Jackson, though.

Ace is just wrong. As is Grey, which is what my friend and her husband happily named their son. Another couple we know named their son Jett. JETT? What do you say to people like that? Ohhhhhhhhh, Jett. That's an...uhhh, ummmm...clever name... /s

[colorcountry]

Pretty mainstream there.

Do you mean the names are mainstream or that the Osmonds are mainstream?

[travlnmn41]

"Condoleeza" is a term used in music, like "a capela" or "staccato."

[null and void]

OLD LISTER: I know you're there, because when I was your age, I saw me at my age ... telling you ... what I'm about to tell you. You've got to tell you ... when you get to be me.
RIMMER: Thank heavens you've still got all your marbles, Lister.
LISTER: Shhh!
OLD LISTER: I've got to tell you about Bexley.
RIMMER: Who's Bexley?
LISTER: I was always going to call my second son Bexley, after Jim Bexley Speed.
RIMMER: Your second son? What were you going to call your first son?
LISTER: Jim. After Jim Bexley Speed.

[travlnmn41]

I saw a white kid whose name was Cove. Stupid uppity parents.

[Republicus2001]

I'm waiting for the un-PC nicknames for sports teams in the future. Imagine - The Boston Flaming Liberals vs. the Seattle Suicidal Junkies. The Compton Gangbangers vs. the San Francisco Dykes, etc... I'd say around the year 2010

[Don Carlos]

I've always had a mental picture of Bruce as the San Quentin lifer who rapes his cellmate. With apologies to all Bruce's on this board.

[BenLurkin]

How about that German who invented the mini-skirt?

You remember him -- Seymour Heine.

[cyborg]

Wow 600 posts in one day? FReepers love to talk about black folks, esp. when it's all bad.