BABY NAMES, what are your faves?

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

I'm guessing either you don't live in the South or you're frequently annoyed by the names of lots of boys. I'm not a fan of it for girls, but it seems very normal to me for boys -- if, that is, the last name in question is a family name. I don't see the point otherwise.
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Also very Southern: Maiden/family names as middle names for girls.

Typically accompanied by the first name of Mary.

Example:

Mary Carter Lastname
Mary Lee Lastname
Mary Stallings Lastname

I get a kick out of looking at the bid lists for Auburn, Bama, etc. because it seems that 20% of the pledge class is a Mary ___________.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Also very Southern: Maiden/family names as middle names for girls.

Typically accompanied by the first name of Mary.

Example:

Mary Carter Lastname
Mary Lee Lastname
Mary Stallings Lastname

I get a kick out of looking at the bid lists for Auburn, Bama, etc. because it seems that 20% of the pledge class is a Mary ___________.

Very true, and that also seems very normal to me (though the first name could also be something like Anne/Anna, Jane or even (in the case of a cousin of mine) Nancy.

I should have noted this when I was saying it seems odd for girls to go by last names. I was thinking more of the Taylor Swifts of the world.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by Low C Sharp

I even know a "Liisa" with two i's...in other words, absolutely everything associated with her appears to have been badly edited. No thanks.

I know a Lisa who spells it "Lissa" .. of course everyone pronounces it incorrectly at first. Most people assume it's short for Elissa/Alissa.

Originally Posted by AnotherKD

Aaaaaaaaand that's why I won't put my names on here. We're planning on giving a son, if we ever have one, my mother's maiden last name as his first name. 'Cause we think the name is damn cool. Plus, we love names that have personal meaning.

I grew up living behind 2 brothers whose middle names were each of their grandmothers' maiden names:

John Squire and James Clarkson. I think both flow nicely.

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Also very Southern: Maiden/family names as middle names for girls.

Typically accompanied by the first name of Mary.

Example:

Mary Carter Lastname
Mary Lee Lastname
Mary Stallings Lastname

I get a kick out of looking at the bid lists for Auburn, Bama, etc. because it seems that 20% of the pledge class is a Mary ___________.

This surprises me. My mother and I were talking the other day about names from her generation (she's in her mid-50s) that you don't hear very often anymore... e.g. Nancy, Cathy, Brenda, Cindy, and MARY. I find it interesting that there are a lot of people in the south who are still being named that.

My mom's name is also uncommon - Joan. She was THRILLED when we went to this bar down the street from our house and one of the bartenders, who's probably in her mid-twenties, said that her name is also Joan.

My brother and I both have our parents' first names as our middle names. I was named after my grandmother and my aunt (who ended up having 2 sons - hence my mom feeling the need to carry on the name). My second cousin was then given the same name. Interestingly, none of us are/were called the same thing, and only my second cousin goes by our actual given name.

Now... I don't really know if I even want to have kids, but if I do, and I have a girl, I'd probably want to name her Haley. For a boy, I used to love the name Christian... but then a certain guy with that name totally ruined it for me. Haha

Same thing happened with Olivia. Used to love it.. and now, not so much.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

This surprises me. My mother and I were talking the other day about names from her generation (she's in her mid-50s) that you don't hear very often anymore... e.g. Nancy, Cathy, Brenda, Cindy, and MARY. I find it interesting that there are a lot of people in the south who are still being named that.

With names like we're talking about, though, they don't go by "Mary," they go by "Mary _______." So, to go with one of KSUViolet's examples, Mary Carter Lastname would be called Mary Carter by family and friends. You still do find just plain old Marys here and there, but Mary ______ is probably more common.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

With names like we're talking about, though, they don't go by "Mary," they go by "Mary _______." So, to go with one of KSUViolet's examples, Mary Carter Lastname would be called Mary Carter by family and friends. You still do find just plain old Marys here and there, but Mary ______ is probably more common.

Still.. Mary in any way, shape or form isn't common where I am.

Hm.. but Mary Katherine Gallagher is sounding better and better by the minute...