Baby Names.
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I'll be promoting old Norse names.
My generation(I'm from Sweden btw) has broke a lot from the currently regular names, but the result is "original" and ugly names.
I think it would be better to go back to our roots. Around 100 years ago they attempted it, so most of our grandparents have Norse names(my grandfather was named Yngve and my grandmother Gun, for example) but it didn't carry on to the next generation.
I assume this is an ongoing issue where every generation tries to be different from the previous one...
The biggest problem is that most old Norse names that aren't around today look fucking weird, so I'll probably go for the middle-ground and give them rare, but still normal, names like Torbjörn or Freja. I've said this before in simular threads, but you can't go wrong naming your kid Thor + Bear.
My generation(I'm from Sweden btw) has broke a lot from the currently regular names, but the result is "original" and ugly names.
I think it would be better to go back to our roots. Around 100 years ago they attempted it, so most of our grandparents have Norse names(my grandfather was named Yngve and my grandmother Gun, for example) but it didn't carry on to the next generation.
I assume this is an ongoing issue where every generation tries to be different from the previous one...
The biggest problem is that most old Norse names that aren't around today look fucking weird, so I'll probably go for the middle-ground and give them rare, but still normal, names like Torbjörn or Freja. I've said this before in simular threads, but you can't go wrong naming your kid Thor + Bear.
Oh yeah? Well, your face is terrible!T0ad 0f Truth said:Jasmine is terrible. You'd make an awful parent sheep! You're like the people who name their girls Gudrun.Beffudled Sheep said:
We got tons of Norse names that become weird if you translate them. Sten(Rock) is a legit name here, as is Bo(kind of like "to live") and Bror(brother). Björn and Ulf(from ulv, the old spelling for varg which means wolf) are quite common as well.T0ad 0f Truth said:
Anyway... Thorbear is awesome!
You got something against Norse names or what?! ;PT0ad 0f Truth said:Jasmine is terrible. You'd make an awful parent sheep! You're like the people who name their girls Gudrun.Beffudled Sheep said:
No, no, mostly just Gudrun... and Brünhilde, but that one has more to do with someone I knew.DanielBrown said:We got tons of Norse names that become weird if you translate them. Sten(Rock) is a legit name here, as is Bo(kind of like "to live") and Bror(brother). Björn and Ulf(from ulv, the old spelling for varg which means wolf) are quite common as well.T0ad 0f Truth said:
Anyway... Thorbear is awesome!
You got something against Norse names or what?! ;PT0ad 0f Truth said:Jasmine is terrible. You'd make an awful parent sheep! You're like the people who name their girls Gudrun.Beffudled Sheep said:
Also it's not the meaning so much as I irrationaly hate "word names" in English. Especially ones like Wisdom, or Faith... I don't know why. Sophia and Thorsten are fine, for example, even though I know what they mean.
If I had a boy, I'd name him Joe. If I had a girl, I'd name her Sue. They'd thank me later whenever they had to sign anything.
You know what you are? You're a smelly, slimy, wart covered toad!T0ad 0f Truth said:I know you are but what am I? B... Burn?Beffudled Sheep said:Oh yeah? Well, your face is terrible!T0ad 0f Truth said:Jasmine is terrible. You'd make an awful parent sheep! You're like the people who name their girls Gudrun.Beffudled Sheep said:
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I really like the name Penelope for some reason.
I could call her "Penny" for short
If it's a boy, I want to name him after a Roman or Byzantine Emperor. Something along the lines of Caesar, Titus, Numerian, Honorius, Constantine or Mourtzouphlos.
If it's a girl, I'll let my wife name her, and whatever she chooses I'd accept.
If it's a girl, I'll let my wife name her, and whatever she chooses I'd accept.
My mom every time I got pregnant wanted me to name a boy Ashley. I had to disappoint her. Hell no. When I was younger I liked the name Davnon for a boy. Also liked Abbyka and Mysteria for a girl. But age knocked some sense into me. I've stuck with old but not weird names for my boys. Though my youngest's name isn't THAT uncommon. Hell, I named him after Leon Kennedy. Still, there's not going to be 10 other Leons in his class when he's in school. My husband named our daughter(which sometimes I regret since she lives up to her namesake after the Goddess of Chaos).
I talked with a friend of mine not so long about this and we agreed Xenomorph is the most fitting for a parasite that will most likely outlive you. So I am hoping she will name her unborn boy that.
If you want to have the name Charlotte to get vetoed, insist that her middle name be Webb.
I'm a guy with an unisex name. (A name that could be used for both gender. Like "Pat") So, I think it would be cool to have my daughter named after me. I don't know how serious I will be if the opportunity comes up.
For a daughter, I like Lucinda. I remember one woman with that name went by shorten nicknames "Lucy" and "Cindy".
For a son, how about Buck. You don't see very many people named "Buck". One name is due for a come back. Adolph. We really need to reclaim that name from the Nazis.
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I'm a guy with an unisex name. (A name that could be used for both gender. Like "Pat") So, I think it would be cool to have my daughter named after me. I don't know how serious I will be if the opportunity comes up.
For a daughter, I like Lucinda. I remember one woman with that name went by shorten nicknames "Lucy" and "Cindy".
For a son, how about Buck. You don't see very many people named "Buck". One name is due for a come back. Adolph. We really need to reclaim that name from the Nazis.
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My children as well are half blood Italian-Chinese, and before they were born I discussed the issue of naming with my wife - but since we are going to live in the West for the foreseeable time, she decided to go for western names that will help them mix more easily with their peers.L. Declis said:
As a Catholic I preferred names that belonged to Saints, as it's tradition (not a rule, mind you), and we went for those that are easier to transliterate in english since we live in the UK.
So there you go, Simone [http://imgur.com/uaYXAjK] and Viviana [http://imgur.com/JsvHTSR]!
i love Ushio, and it's gender neutral. see Ushio and Tora (which is finally getting a full anime) and Clannad (which is a great as well).