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My daughter is a teacher and tells me that she has noticed over the years that the children usually suit their names. For instance most Josephs (there must be exceptions) are usually hard working and very polite, where as Jacks are usually real characters and the class joker, just wondered if any rootschatters out there share her thoughts (she teaches at an all boys school by the way).
Kind regards Susan
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I think there were a lot of Waynes who were much maligned a few years ago ::)
I noticed several years ago now, that there were what I would call 'made up ' names in school but after a while there were several others of the same name, their parents having heard of the 'new' names, I suppose.
I recall once when I had 4 children called Jamie in my class plus two Jamie Lee - one boy and one girl.
On the other hand, my grandchildren have friends called George, Sam, Harry, Jack etc -all under 11 years and yesterday someone told me of their young grandchild with a middle name of Albert.
heywood :)
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My grandkids names are mostly taken from previous generations but altered slightly... which I think is great.
Xin
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My husbands name is Jason and it suits him to a T ;D
When I was pregnant with oldest daughter we knew by the scan we were having a girl, we had Katherine all picked out for her but when she was born she just did'nt look like a Katherine.
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Hiya,
Not really,,,
as a mum of 5 and foster mum of 12,,,,,seen all names and didn't notice much of a pattern...
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For some reason, we had picked Julian as the name of our 3rd son (didn't know the baby would be a boy at the time). In those days, the registrar used to come to the maternity hospital so that mums could register the baby without hassle and off I went to register the baby as Julian. Just as I got to the office door, I thought I can't call him Julian, I'll call him Howard. Where that thought came from I have no idea and I didn't have time to discuss it with my husband. He wasn't unduly worried though.
Now if you could see my son, you would know he is definitely not a Julian and definitely a Howard, which in my mind is a man's man. He says if we had called him Julian he would have changed the name himself. ;D
Lizzie
ps. I haven't found another Howard in my family tree at all. In fact of my 5 children, only one, Robert, has a name found in my tree and of the half dozen or so Roberts, there are only 2 in my direct line.
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Ah, but do the names suit the children or do the children grow to suit their names?
Carole
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We didn't know what sex our unborn baby was (people didn't in those days) and we had chosen a couple of names for either sex. However, when the nurse put the baby into my arms and said we'd had a boy, the names we had chosen all seemed so unsuitable.
When I looked at the baby it seemed so clear that his name should be Gordon. My husband was shown into the room not knowing if we'd had a boy or a girl and I told him we'd had a baby boy named Gordon. Luckily he liked that name as I am sure I couldn't have changed it to another name
Cuthie.
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For instance most Josephs (there must be exceptions) are usually hard working and very polite,
My son Joe is extremely polite, and can be hard working when he wants to be ;D
where as Jacks are usually real characters and the class joker
Describes my son Jack perfectly ;D
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Well my mother was going to name me Rosemary or Geraldine!! ::) Oh I shudder at the thought :o When I look in the mirror I definitely don't look like either of those names!! Elaine fits me perfectly and I was named after a family friend who was a secretary. Funnily enough I ended up doing the same occupation too!! ::)
Elaine ;)
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Some lovely replies to this thread, I mentioned it to nursery nurse friend of mine and she said the name Geoffrey was one that stood out in her mind, they always seemed such an handful and that she would look at the new starters list before the start of a new term to look for that name, and she was usually correct when the new Geoffrey arrived.
Kind regards Susan
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Geoffrey was one that stood out in her mind, they always seemed such an handful
That was definitely my cousin when he was much younger. ;D
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There are exceptions to every rule.
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I am a teacher too, I have found that boys named Callum, Jamie and Joshua are often 'characters' and a little bit cheeky. Megan's work hard, as do most Harry's. Yasmin's are little madams and sulk... Cannot think of any more, holidays have started and brain has turned to mush! I do agree there are exceptions to every rule too though. I taught a very straight laced Callum this year and a very naughty Megan the year before!
Legs xxx
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Just looked up a few statistics: (not that I have nothing to do or anything ;D)
1947 (You'll have to guess why I chose that year ;))
Joshua ---- 4
Callum ------ 2
Geoffrey ----- 6.230
2005
Joshua------ 14, 890
Callum ------ 7,061
Geoffrey------- 410
These include middle names too - I suspect that most 2005 Geoffreys have a middle name after Grandad.
My own name (female) has a difference of 6,000 or so between those years.
Interesting ;)
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I remember when I took my youngest daughter out in her pram for the first time to meet her older sister from school the teacher came out to see the new baby. She asked me what we had called her and when I said Ruth, the teacher said "that's a very grown up name, not a babies name" I love the name and so does my daughter, she is now 26 and I think the names suits her wonderfully.
Regards Susan
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I have been chatting to my sister on the telephone this evening, she is a teaching assistant at a primary school, and tells me that if she gets another Tommy in her class she is going to look for another job!
Regards Susan
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What would she do if she had my sister Mary Christmas in her class?
RayChris
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RayChris in New Zealand.
Sorry, I really shouldn't have disclosed my surname. Having said that, my family research traces my name back to Rev C in 1640 and there are lots of Marys in the line-up. My family emigrated from Surrey in 1874.
Cheers,
I don't really have a sisater Mary.
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I have grandsons Joseph & Jack as well as an Isaac, a Sam and a Dan.
Grand-daughters Sophie, Esther and Izabel.
I have been amazed to find how many of these names have appeared through the years in the family-tree - all unknown when the children were named.
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I agree that names do repeat themselves in families through the ages - my daughter is Ruth Johanna and I found a ggg Aunt named Ruth Hanna (I didn't know this when I named my daughter) but it has happened a few times in my family history - same tastes maybe
Regards Susan
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I always feel sorry for middle-aged men named Robin or Rupert; it seems like a small boy's name.
My uncle Arthur was usually called Jack by his family. Uncle Jack (different one) was actually named Horace. My dad often addressed my cousin as 'Jim' although his name is Alan. Dad's name was George, and he was always known as Joe, which I suppose is reasonable (Geo).
When I was born my auntie sent me a knitted woolly lamb with a card which read 'To dear Elizabeth Ann'. In spite of this clear hint, my mother thought about calling me 'Harriet' before I got stuck with 'Rachel'.
My daughter was named after her great-grandma. She married an Indian lad and the 3 children have names chosed the Indian way, ie Daddima (his mum) goes to the temple and tells them the date and time of birth. They consult a set of special books, then tell her which letter the name should begin with. There are online lists of Indian names for boys and girls arranged in alphabetical order. Well at least it makes things marginally easier
ps what are 'Rachels' like? :D :D
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I think the truth is ..(maybe) that it isnt the 'name' its the person you have known by that name.
If I remember someone fondly I like the name... If I am not sure or dislike the person then same goes for the name.
My Dad registered me but not with the name chosen by my Mom.... when he got home and told her oh dear...
they did divorce but I am sure that is not the reason.......... ::) :-[ :'(
xin
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We're pretty cool Rancegal!!!
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I think we are predisposed to naming children. My cousins' middle name is March and her sisters is Elissa. They are both strapping girls of about 5'11"
Doing the family tree I have also seen certain names repeating themselves throughout our history. My cousin is not the only one to be given March as a second name. Must tell her mum.
Margaret, Marjory, Janet, elizabeth, Isabelle, Agnes, Lily. Less often Helen, Susan. Male line, Robert alexander James, Hamilton. Less so: Angus, David, Daniel, Charles (my line) Michael, Christopher, Peter., Adam and George.
marcie
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I have a daughter with the name Marcie... (as a by the way)
xin
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When I was having my first baby we named him Angus long before he was born and we didn't know he was a boy, the name just seemed perfect and still is, my daughter is named Abby , the name Abby always sounded not to girly but somehow kindly as though she would be a lovely warm person (of course she is ;)) my youngest James is a right little tike always into mischief not at all what I imagined a James would be!!
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When my daughter was expecting her second child, I suggested Amy if it was a girl. It was and she called her Amy Elizabeth. I like to think I am responsible for both those names. ::)
Lizzie
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When daughter was expecting her youngest (a boy) her firstborn daughter, then aged 3 said 'He's called Celery'. Of course from then on we referrred to him as 'Celery', to the extent that I was afraid the poor child would be stuck with it as a nickname!
Luckily that didn't happen, but when I was pregnant for the first time, in the days before routine scans told us the baby's sex, we christened 'it' Baby Grumpling after a newspaper cartoon (Daily Mail? Express?) and we did actually call him 'Grum' as a pet name until he was in his teens.
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I have a daughter with the name Marcie... (as a by the way)
xin
xin, its a pseudonym one time I was going to write books of poetry. Haven't done any for years. Became hooked on genealogy and horticulture no time for anything else these days. I hope your daughter is happy and healthy and that time does not do her any injustices. I wish you both well xx
marcie
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Bless you my husband chose her name he is a 'Snoopy' fan or was 30yrs ago..He wanted it as her first name, however it is her middle name... she is wonderful and now a mom of 3...I gave her the first name of Liana --- so if she reads this she will know she is wonderful (one of 4 wonderful daughters)..
I chose Liana because ... when it came to her time to arrive in the world -- she had tried 3 times previously much too early and eventually was 7 weeks early...
Liana meaning 'one who clings' (its actually the Vine that Tarzan swings around the jungle on!?!?) ---
I wish you luck with your Poetry and that 2 hours a day you need to get back to it.
:D
Xin
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Just seen an article in the Daily Mail about children's names 2010 apparently Bean is now a common first name - the poor child with that name what are parents thinking about!
Regards Susan
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I can hear the jokes on that one already... why dont people think it through.... before naming a child.
Xin
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When I named my 4 boys back in the late 80s /early 90's the only thing that
influenced my choice was not having the same as every body else!!
Consequently none of their names appeared in the top ten of boys names, and all
my family were frowning at some of my choices. Today however, all the names I chose
ARE in the top ten of 2010 ....... must have been a bit of a trailblazer??
More interestingly, I had no idea about my ancestry at the time they were named, but
I inadvertedly duplicated ancesters names from only 3-4 generations back, except for one
of my boys whom I named Oliver (my Oli!) ..... his name does not feature at all in my tree,
but everyone used to comment his name really suited him.
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These quirky relationship namings are or can be scary.... When I had my eldest daughter... I had no HONEST inkling of dead rellies... I considered Phillipa... but that didnt go with the surname... so I chose Helen it was a little different at that time.
I come around to now almost 50 yrs later and am doing this dead rellie searching... and find that my Grt. Grt. was named Phillipa... nobody knew that one... the other side a grt. grt Nan has my name and her daughter is named Helen..... nobody knew that either.... o m goooooodness.
xin
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I have 4 sons. Not one of their names is in the top 10, although one, Robert, might have been at some time. I named them in the 1960s/70s and they weren't in common useage then and it seems they aren't in common usage now either, nor have I found any ancestors with those names, apart from my 14 x g.grandfather who was a Robert, born about 1400.
Lizzie
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I have often heard that a lot of girls were called Shirley in the 1930's after the child actress Shirley Temple. I do in fact have an Aunt called Shirley born in 1939. How much of this is a misnomer? Or are there indeed lots of "shirley"'s born in the 1930's. ;D
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Bless you my husband chose her name he is a 'Snoopy' fan or was 30yrs ago..He wanted it as her first name, however it is her middle name... she is wonderful and now a mom of 3...I gave her the first name of Liana --- so if she reads this she will know she is wonderful (one of 4 wonderful daughters)..
I chose Liana because ... when it came to her time to arrive in the world -- she had tried 3 times previously much too early and eventually was 7 weeks early...
Liana meaning 'one who clings' (its actually the Vine that Tarzan swings around the jungle on!?!?) ---
I wish you luck with your Poetry and that 2 hours a day you need to get back to it.
:D
Xin
;D I have a Liana (thats the way it was spelt in the baby book) too, I had never heard the name, it came about as like your daughter mine tried coming early (twice, and then ended up being 16 days late!) anyway my best friend and I were looking through the baby name book and came across Leandra, and modified it and came up with Leanah ;D
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SNAP
xin
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This thread is so interesting it is lovely to hear other peoples ideas and choices of names for their children. When my daughter was at university one of the boys sharing her flat was called Ben, he was a nice boy, and I once asked my daughter if she could be intrested in him in a romantic way, "oh no" she said "hes got a dogs name I couldn't go out with him" her grandparents little Jack Russell was called Ben so she thought of it as a dogs name, I think the name Ben is lovely (and by the way so was the little dog)
Regards Susan
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I'll really struggle to think of names for my kids if and when I have any, I'm a teacher so I come across many names, all of which become tainted by the characters of the children I've taught. Some names I really liked I've gone off because I've taught children with that name who have been horrors and that name then reminds me of that particular child, however, there are other names which I wasn't keen on but have taught delightful children with that name and that has changed my mind on the name!
I know what your daughter means about dogs names Kevin, I've had loads of dogs/horses/guinea pigs etc and could never name a child after one of them! So that's no Holly, Lily, Rosie, Zak, Connie, Jack, Ronnie, Coral, Jay, Millie, Hamish, Angus, Mikey, Alice, Phoebe, Lottie, Billy, George, Debs, Oscar, Kim, Dylan, Fred or Trevor.... I'm sure there's more too!
Legs
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Some of those names you have chosen for your animals are lovely legs - but like you say you are going to find it very hard choosing childrens names as you have probably used all your favourite names on your pets ;)
Kind regards Susan
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My husband and I argued for almost nine months over a girl's name, for our first child. Had no problem picking a boy's name, but ...
I went into labour, and we still didn't have a name picked out for a girl. So, on the way to the hospital, I dragged out a book (which, foolishly, I'd thought I might have time to read in the hospital! LOL!), and we agreed to use the first girl's name we came across on a randomly-opened page ...
The book was Frank Herbert's "Dune". Our eldest daughter is Alia.
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Called our daughter Bethany Isabella
the wife and i argued over the spelling of Isabella (what i wanted) and Isobella (the wifes choice) since have started the family tree and have come across 4 Isabella's and not 1 Isobella so its a family choice! but our son is called Louie Ethan Lee so that one is a break form the Williams, Thomas's and Ronalds and yep he suits his name a right little Monkey!!
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Louie is a lovely name and if like you say it suits him you made a very good choice (my mum used to say the apple never falls too far from the tree) ;)
Regards Susan
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When we were expecting our eldest, my wife wondered if there were any names that reflected the Lake District, where we'd spent many happy holidays. I flippantly suggested Jess after Postman Pat's cat - but the more we thought about it the more we liked the name and it suits her perfectly.
For middle names we followed the Scottish custom - first daughter after maternal grandmother, first son after paternal grandfather, second son after maternal grandfather. There we stopped - which seems a little unfair to my Mum as she's the only one of the four grandparents not to have one named after her! Not enough of a reason to justify a fourth child (you can guarantee it would be a boy anyway).
My Mum's middle name is Denise - had she been a boy her first name would have been Dennis after Dennis the Menace.
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Thank Susan
Will see if he carries on suiting his name as he starts school this september eeekkk!!! :-\
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I had a guinea pig called Louie too! ;)
I wish I'd stuck with just Spot, Buzz and Cotton-Tail for the pets (obv not names I'd choose for children!) rather than calling them human names! Grrrr. Funnily enough that doesn't cross your mind when you're under 10!!! :)