tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post3603453594060635409..comments2024-03-29T08:07:36.632-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Welcome to the World: The Amazing Baby Name BookJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-91502402342822919692022-10-19T19:34:09.557-04:002022-10-19T19:34:09.557-04:00I filled my classroom with books, and one of the f...I filled my classroom with books, and one of the few that went missing was the little book of baby names I brought in to help students name characters in their own stories (along with a phone book for last names). One year I had six Jasons in a class of 18, so I understand those who a trying to find unique names as well as those seeking gender-neutral names. So many studies have shown that feminine names can hinder employment and education opportunities. FREAKONOMICS has fascinating insights into trends in names. Storyteller Mary Ghttps://storytellermary.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-60176239427935913532022-10-18T22:52:35.423-04:002022-10-18T22:52:35.423-04:00weird I met her once. unforgettable name. she wa...weird I met her once. unforgettable name. she was nice, too. Amy Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549313873511364075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76197701507690680262022-10-18T21:45:06.653-04:002022-10-18T21:45:06.653-04:00Art Taylor and Tara Laskowski - both award winning...Art Taylor and Tara Laskowski - both award winning authors in the field - named their son Dashiell, and loads of folks in the crime fiction community have met Dash!Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37260039770920759102022-10-18T19:41:00.154-04:002022-10-18T19:41:00.154-04:00Karen in Ohio, thank you...not at all what I expec...Karen in Ohio, thank you...not at all what I expected! Gillian Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475596719205511600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33224953400672152512022-10-18T18:50:31.179-04:002022-10-18T18:50:31.179-04:00I'm back on mystery names. Along those lines s...I'm back on mystery names. Along those lines sort of,<br /> I think we have Dashiell. Amy Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549313873511364075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37844076185187019932022-10-18T17:33:24.086-04:002022-10-18T17:33:24.086-04:00The changing popularity of names is fascinating. O...The changing popularity of names is fascinating. Our first child (1987) was going to be either Jon or Lucy. He was born and is Jon. Our second child (1997) was going to be Lucy or Thomas. She was born and is Lucy. (My mother-in-law thought Lucy was a horrid name, both times. "Why don't you name her something beautiful, like Iris?") If our first child had been Lucy, she would have been unusual in her peer group. Our Lucy in 1997 was one of three Lucys in her preschool class.adkmilkmaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07284210196658542288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-72997333272292119462022-10-18T17:25:48.332-04:002022-10-18T17:25:48.332-04:00The flip side of that is that unusual names are ex...The flip side of that is that unusual names are extremely google-able. This is a serious downside. Not only was I given an unusual name, but I married another. My husband's surname is so unusual that when someone borrowed his car in San Francisco in the 90s and parked illegally, the police ran his plates and contacted his father in NH (the only other person in the U.S. with that surname at the time).adkmilkmaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07284210196658542288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-78554864677086843642022-10-18T17:21:17.984-04:002022-10-18T17:21:17.984-04:00Yes, to the problems of going by a middle name, wh...Yes, to the problems of going by a middle name, which three of us siblings do. My brother's first name is William, but has always been called by his middle name. However, all official mail is addressed "Wm. --- -------." It IS handy for recognizing telemarketers -- when the voice says, "May I speak to Wm?"adkmilkmaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07284210196658542288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-74067119558209264792022-10-18T15:21:43.437-04:002022-10-18T15:21:43.437-04:00Thank you Jenn. We love the name Jenn, by the way...Thank you Jenn. We love the name Jenn, by the way! <br />Amy Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549313873511364075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79064891825624497012022-10-18T15:19:56.146-04:002022-10-18T15:19:56.146-04:00The producer Howard Koch, Jr. changed his name to ...The producer Howard Koch, Jr. changed his name to Hawk Koch which sort of suits him. Amy Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549313873511364075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-84686945706443447572022-10-18T14:59:56.520-04:002022-10-18T14:59:56.520-04:00Thank you, Pat! Tess is the main characters in Amy...Thank you, Pat! Tess is the main characters in Amy's The Other Side series. What a great name! Maia Wapnicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-34425316824071760042022-10-18T14:59:21.791-04:002022-10-18T14:59:21.791-04:00Thank you, Jenn!! We appreciate it!!Thank you, Jenn!! We appreciate it!!Maia Wapnicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-29771321154810135432022-10-18T14:59:01.373-04:002022-10-18T14:59:01.373-04:00Thank you, Kathy! What a great story. We love a do...Thank you, Kathy! What a great story. We love a double middle name.Maia Wapnicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1333496516721343172022-10-18T14:56:48.023-04:002022-10-18T14:56:48.023-04:00We love creative spellings, but yes they do make p...We love creative spellings, but yes they do make passports and official documents tricky!Maia Wapnicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-58726729639790340092022-10-18T14:26:20.372-04:002022-10-18T14:26:20.372-04:00What fun! I'm of the generation that had tons ...What fun! I'm of the generation that had tons of Linda, Cathy, Susan, Pat, etc in every classroom. But occasionally a unique name would sneak in there. Tess was one; seemed so exotic. As for the boys there was a Lynn, a very smart football player. And there was Seaborn; I always wondered where his name came from. Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48347877285586368392022-10-18T14:12:39.983-04:002022-10-18T14:12:39.983-04:00I love this!!! We are entering the next generation...I love this!!! We are entering the next generation of weddings and babies so I am ordering multiple copies...we're going to need it! Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-40616934939812523332022-10-18T13:53:40.351-04:002022-10-18T13:53:40.351-04:00Melanie, I love that you made up a new name for ev...Melanie, I love that you made up a new name for every shift. DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35057626957840320052022-10-18T13:52:39.654-04:002022-10-18T13:52:39.654-04:00Love that name Wren.
DianaLove that name Wren. <br /><br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11071643429622158682022-10-18T13:51:59.459-04:002022-10-18T13:51:59.459-04:00Hallie, thank you for the reminder. I had forgott...Hallie, thank you for the reminder. I had forgotten about Nora from A DOLL'S HOUSE.<br /><br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-4030978135599335192022-10-18T13:48:40.587-04:002022-10-18T13:48:40.587-04:00There is a Deaf man from a Deaf family named Kelby...There is a Deaf man from a Deaf family named Kelby Brick. He is also an attorney.<br /><br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27755265873487476582022-10-18T13:47:26.804-04:002022-10-18T13:47:26.804-04:00Rhys, a friend who is Italian named her son Domini...Rhys, a friend who is Italian named her son Dominic. Her husband is 3/4 Italian and 1/4 Russian.<br /><br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-59269326493934083932022-10-18T13:42:02.992-04:002022-10-18T13:42:02.992-04:00When we were pregnant, my sister the teacher said,...When we were pregnant, my sister the teacher said, “Avoid “J” names. I see so many - Joshua, Jared, Jonathan, etc.” So we named our son, Kelby (found it in a name book!) because it met my husband’s standards: unusual, but not weird, easily pronounced/spelled and there wouldn’t be five other little boys with the same name in his class. (My son, now 24, didn’t really like the name, I think, until Kelby Tomlinson played for the SF Giants!) So he gets to fourth grade and there were at least five boys with “K” names: Kevin, Kelvin, Khiarash, Kelby and Konnor! (Pat S.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-72175185882646041022022-10-18T13:41:03.954-04:002022-10-18T13:41:03.954-04:00As someone who worked as a waitress for many more ...As someone who worked as a waitress for many more years than I want to recall, I'm not sure servers' names are always the ones their parents gave them! After being instructed to say to each and every customer, no matter how many times they had come to the restaurant for lunch, "Hi! My name is *** and I'll be your waitress today! I just made up a new name for every shift: Bathsheba, Hermione, Octopus, Peapod, whatever. The regulars enjoyed it. - MelanieMelaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17946905881136839301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48958412532407624592022-10-18T13:28:08.256-04:002022-10-18T13:28:08.256-04:00We played a game every Christmas when hanging up c...We played a game every Christmas when hanging up cards. My mom had a friend named Icca (pronounced “Ice-ah”, I believe) who always sent a card. We’d make up “twin” names like Icka and My Friend Flicka. Or Henry and Henrietta, etc. We got the idea of playing with names from our German grandfather-who-grew-up-on-a-farm’s siblings. There were so many kids and apparently not enough imagination: Hans Friedrich, Friedrich Hans, Peter John, John Peter!! (Pat S, mother of Kelby)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-336025933362254512022-10-18T13:18:26.348-04:002022-10-18T13:18:26.348-04:00My grandmother’s name was Edith, which I only foun...My grandmother’s name was Edith, which I only found out when doing family genealogical research. She always went by her middle name Ruth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com