The kid's name is 4Real...4Real!

[OneTimeSBX]

may i just say, as one of those kids with a "weird" name, it aint fun. my name is arabic, not difficult to spell or pronounce, but back in the 80's everyone was an Ashley or Jennifer, so i got seriously clowned .

on that note, my sister graduated in 02 with Brandy, Tequila, Alize, and Courvosier.

[AKA_Monet]

Originally Posted by OneTimeSBX

on that note, my sister graduated in 02 with Brandy, Tequila, Alize, and Courvosier.

Whut happened? Someone was drunk while they had them? That's hilarious.

[ForeverRoses]

My neighbor (single male) has a rule that he won't date anyone named after a type or brand of alcohol.

[RU OX Alum]

Originally Posted by ForeverRoses

My neighbor (single male) has a rule that he won't date anyone named after a type or brand of alcohol.

that's a good rule of thumb, as it will avoid problems

also, anyone named after a car such as Lexus, or Mercedes, or Chiraco

[kathykd2005]

Originally Posted by RU OX Alum

that's a good rule of thumb, as it will avoid problems

also, anyone named after a car such as Lexus, or Mercedes, or Chiraco

Try "Nissan." Now that is embarrassing. Don't these people think about what their kids will have to deal with regarding names like these?

[SOPi_Jawbreaker]

I once had a professor that made an interesting point about naming kids (we were all just chit-chatting before class began). He said that when he and his wife were naming their kids, they thought about whether the name would suit someone from childhood through adulthood...asking themselves if they could imagine the name for a little girl in pigtails ("Little So-And-So") and imagine the same name for a dignified grey-haired woman ("Great Aunt So-And-So"). There are so many names I've ruled out for my future kids because of this. None of the names were as weird as 4Real, Superman, Tequila, or Lexus. However, they were names that would have been cute for a little kid but didn't sound that dignified and sophisticated for an adult.

[SWTXBelle]

I've always used the graduation test - how would the name sound as the child was announced at graduation?

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by SOPi_Jawbreaker

He said that when he and his wife were naming their kids, they thought about whether the name would suit someone from childhood through adulthood...asking themselves if they could imagine the name for a little girl in pigtails ("Little So-And-So") and imagine the same name for a dignified grey-haired woman ("Great Aunt So-And-So").

That's actually a smart thing to do, and to also think long and hard about whether or not their kid could be taken seriously as a professional ("paging Doctor Alize!"). But, I don't think the people who'd name their kid Alize would think about their becoming doctors, judges, or anything out of the ordinary.