Stupid names for a child

[PrincesCJM]

As a teacher, I've seen name trends come and go (right now I'm teaching Destiny, Destinee and Destini ... and Jaden, Jaydn, so many ways to spell Jayden ... and Ashley is making a comeback), but I don't think I've ever had a semester when I didn't teach at least one Michael. Sounds nice, it's in the Bible, a nod to Michael Jordan, most people like the name Mike as a nickname.

I'm also a teacher and I have seen Caitlin spelled so many different ways, including Caitlin, Caitlyn, Kaitlyn, Kaitlin, Katlin, Catlin

 

[DodgerGirl]

People have been doing this forever. Orange for a boy or Icy for a girl? https://theweek.com/articles/458056/least-popular-american-baby-names-from-1880-1932

Kirby for a boy or Matthew for a girl? https://forum.nameberry.com/t/the-weird-and-the-wonderful-from-the-16th-17th-18th-century/138171

There is a female version of Matthew and it's Matthea but it's also spelled Mattea like country singer Kathy Mattea and I believe there also are girls named Kirby too and I think the only reason why Kirby became popular was because of baseball player Kirby Puckett

 

[Karin1984]

Apple-I know one boy with such name

Isn't Gwyneth Paltrow to blame for Apple as a first name?

 

[pinkxray]

I'm also a teacher and I have seen Caitlin spelled so many different ways, including Caitlin, Caitlyn, Kaitlyn, Kaitlin, Katlin, Catlin

DD18 is Caitlin. It was always fun when she had a birthday party. Every card spelled her name a different way.

DD6 is Eve. I learned my lesson with Cailtin. Hopefully no one can misspell Eve.

 

[EACarlson]

I'm also a teacher and I have seen Caitlin spelled so many different ways, including Caitlin, Caitlyn, Kaitlyn, Kaitlin, Katlin, Catlin

I'm in the corporate world and have co-workers with all of those spellings. I have to send emails by last name because I've got no chance at remembering which spelling belongs to whom.

 

[hrhdhd]

I'm also a teacher and I have seen Caitlin spelled so many different ways, including Caitlin, Caitlyn, Kaitlyn, Kaitlin, Katlin, Catlin

And my niece is Katelyn.

 

[Karin1984]

DD18 is Caitlin. It was always fun when she had a birthday party. Every card spelled her name a different way.

DD6 is Eve. I learned my lesson with Cailtin. Hopefully no one can misspell Eve.

Intentional typo ?

 

[pinkxray]

Intentional typo ?

Lol. Pre-coffee spelling.

 

[AppleDumpling]

I never understood why Apple was "weird" but Clementine is fine. Who makes up these rules?

Clementine is a traditional name, the feminine form of Clement. The citrus fruit was named after the man who created it as a hybrid of an orange and a mandarin. (His first name was Clement.) Apple is not traditionally used as a name, though some parents like to choose ordinary words as names. I know a kid named Ocean, which I think is kind of cool.

I agree that double names, like Phillip Phillips, are ridiculous. Why do that when there are thousands of other choices? I also agree that unconventional spellings of a common name just create lifelong inconvenience for the child. Or unconventional pronunciations. For example, a girl in my high school is named Dana, but she doesn’t pronounce it Day-na, as most would assume; instead it sounds like Donna. She always had to say it was like the actress Lana Turner, with a D. I would imagine having to explain your name all the time gets really old.

 

[disneyseniors]

I'm also a teacher and I have seen Caitlin spelled so many different ways, including Caitlin, Caitlyn, Kaitlyn, Kaitlin, Katlin, Catlin

I feel sorry for school teachers today with all the weird names and weird spelling! Crazy!

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Just don't name your kid after a bond girl.

Kitty galore. Only it's not kitty.
Octakitty Only it's not kitty.
Holly Goodhead.
Kissy Suzuki
Honey Ryder
Xenia Onnatop.

 

[darnheather]

Took DS to the urgent care tonight because he cut his hand and hasn't had a tetanus shot in a long time. We’re vacationing in Wisconsin and the receptionist had no trouble nailing the spelling of his Scandinavian first and last names, but then asked for his middle name, he had to spell it for her 3 times - Seamus! I made it his middle name on purpose so he wouldn’t have to spend too much time spelling it for people, but he’s half Irish and needed something there!

My girls have Turkish first and last names and English middle names. Poor things usually have to spell out all three. Still I don't regret their names at all.

 

[darnheather]

Clementine is a traditional name, the feminine form of Clement. The citrus fruit was named after the man who created it as a hybrid of an orange and a mandarin. (His first name was Clement.) Apple is not traditionally used as a name, though some parents like to choose ordinary words as names. I know a kid named Ocean, which I think is kind of cool.

I agree that double names, like Phillip Phillips, are ridiculous. Why do that when there are thousands of other choices? I also agree that unconventional spellings of a common name just create lifelong inconvenience for the child. Or unconventional pronunciations. For example, a girl in my high school is named Dana, but she doesn’t pronounce it Day-na, as most would assume; instead it sounds like Donna. She always had to say it was like the actress Lana Turner, with a D. I would imagine having to explain your name all the time gets really old.

My youngest daughter's name means "ocean" but in another language. It is a common name for boys and girls in her dad's country. However, I did not know it was a gender neutral name when I agreed on it. Still I love it. Her sister's name means Laurel tree.

I did not know that about Clementine and clementines interesting.

 

[leebee]

I have friends who are sisters: Michelle and Shelley.

 

[DisneyHardin]

I have friends who are sisters: Michelle and Shelley.

We have sisters at the school where I teach this year named Alexa and Lexy.

 

[AppleDumpling]

My youngest daughter's name means "ocean" but in another language. It is a common name for boys and girls in her dad's country. However, I did not know it was a gender neutral name when I agreed on it. Still I love it. Her sister's name means Laurel tree.

Both sound lovely. The Ocean I know is a boy, but I think it would work for a girl too, so would say it’s unisex.

 

[georgina]

Does it make any sense that Lana is pronounced Lonna but Dana is not like Donna? Perhaps it was Lana Turner who chose the different pronunciation! There is a woman on TV who pronounces her name Dana to rhyme with Hannah. I know plenty of folks from foreign countries and they often pronounce names differently. They tell you their preference and you use it! I don't get all the angst for a different sounding name.

 

[georgina]

I feel sorry for school teachers today with all the weird names and weird spelling! Crazy!

Of all the contentious things teachers are dealing with now, I think names are not a huge problem in comparison.

 

[Deb]

I've know Dana's who were Day-na and others who where Dan-a

 

[Kestryl]

I have a “unique spelling” name. It’s fun. I get to joke that my parents wanted to make me more memorable. It’s kind of works- no one has the same name, so I don’t get mixed up with anyone.

Meanwhile I work with two David Johnsons. They constantly get emails and calls meant for the other.