What might you name your children?

[senojekips]

There's nothing wrong with the spelling of Deane, unless it is given to a female child.

As far as I know it's a perfectly acceptable and recognized spelling of the name, the ignorance is on behalf of the reader

[teap78]

Genealogists should band together and lobby our parliamentarians to have a law passed that children be removed from the (lack of) care of parents who would give them either unpronounceable or bisexual (asexual) names.

Children are people too!, and don't deserve to be the butt of their parents private jokes.

Thats a big strong seno  and a bit of a waste of tax payers money, I think they would be better sticking to the lack of care and child abuse rather than taking a child of someone because they happen to have called the child a name that isnt politically correct or to someone elses liking.

  Colette

[sula_nebouxii]

What a fascinating thread!  Names have been a touchy subject round here

My 3 are:

Miranda Jeanne - Miranda because it was the one and only  name her father liked.  Jeanne suggested by my Dad after his sister.  It was a good suggestion, because her father was holding out for Miranda Alison, Alison after his sister, and I thought that was too much of a mouthful.

Alastair James - the one with the most connection to family names.  Alastair after guess who - his Aunt Alison Ann -  who in turn was named after her GGgrandmother Alicia Annie.  James is from 1) my grandfather James Willard Smith, 2) his grandmother's maiden name, and of course 3) GGGgrandfather James, who was at  the Eureka Stockade. 

Campbell Grant - like father Lachlan and brother Alastair, he had to have a name indicating his Scottish heritage .. of course this was before I started on the inlaws,  I have only traced them as far back as Cumberland    Grant is from the bottle of Grant's whisky Lachlan used to sterilize his hands before coming to play catch, because Cam was not waiting for any trip to hospital 

[senojekips]

Tis one of the worse forms of child abuse, one with which they will have to live with for their whole lives.

If one is " (in  any sense) abused" as a child, though I do not condone this, the child may in time "get over it' and live a reasonable life. Whereas if one is given a stupid name. that person will spend the rest of their life explaining their gender, or why they have such an odd name. It's somewhat akin to having "Kick me" stapled to your coat tails for life.

By no means fatal, but a source of constant annoyance to the owner, and some minor amusement to those about them.

Relax a bit Collette, a sense of humour is not without benefit in this case.

Spike.

[LindsaySiam]

Spike, really curious now, what's your real name?

Collette, your picture has come back!!

[teap78]

Hi Lindsay i didnt know it had gone   .

Oh boy Oh boy

"Tis one of the worse forms of child abuse",

You think?.... Im sure little Ann or James (common girl and boy names used as an example) would rather have been called something horrible than suffer the attentions of a REAl  sadistic Parent or adult.

But hey sure thay can get over it and live a normal life not like a poor child with an absurd or bisexual, asexual name. heaven forbid these poor kids have to live with these names for ever. 

There is always deed poll.

Sorry but i lose my sense of humour on this subject.

Try reading the Little Prisoner by Jane Elliott.

Colette 

[suzard]

Elizabeth as a middle name is the tradition in the family carried on by my Granddaughters-this name has been in our direct line since mid 1700's -all of my female cousins have this middle name - the eldest having it as a forname.
Could have been worse - Fanny is also a way back family name -one of my ancestors being called Fanny Urine- occasionally spellt without the e
Now that naming is child abuse!!!!!!

[ninkynoo]

Fed up with being just another Linda in the 60's ,I decided when I had children they would have distinctive names.
My daughters are called Fleur-Justine and Toni-Mairi .
They enjoyed people knowing who they were just by their first names and continued with this new 'Family Tradition' by calling their children ,Elaura-Morgan ,Ellis Caleb,Euan Zachariah,Charlotte Olivia and finally our dear little Malachi .
They won't be hard to find on Census' 100 years from now 
Lin
P.S the grandchildren are known in the family as Lollie , Mole ,Euee ,Lottie and Mucky Pie.

[kerryb]

Lin

What unusual names and you are right, they will be easy to find on census returns.

I particularly like Malachi, I used to have a teddy called Malachi, don't know why!

Kerry