Why is so hard to name a baby?
Why are jewish names so diferent here in the States?
I want to name our baby Ariel (Lion of G-d), but my wife says Ariel is a female name here in America. How the hell did this happen? How come a manly hebrew name becomes a female name? This is ridicoulus.
Then I wanted Caleb, and appearenly it sounds weird in englese.
I don't know, man. How the hell did Ariel bacome a female name?
Caleb is fine. Don't name him something stupid like "Rain", or "Myke"
You can thank The Little Mermaid.
caleb is unusual but still masculine.
I'm giving all my sons Old Testament names. Starting with Ishmael.
I know a few Calebs, but I live in Bible country. It's a normal name in the South. Not sure about the rest of the country.
QuoteI want to name our baby Ariel (Lion of G-d), but my wife says Ariel is a female name here in America. How the hell did this happen? How come a manly hebrew name becomes a female name? This is ridicoulus.
1) Congrats on the kid.
2) Deal with it. I wanted Nimrod.
Quote from: Queequeg on May 21, 2012, 06:49:30 PM
I'm giving all my sons Old Testament names. Starting with Ishmael.
my son has a New Testament name. :showoff:
Edit: stupid iPad autocorrect. <_<
And mine is named after the Archangel Michael, asskicker extraordinaire.
Quote from: Siege on May 21, 2012, 06:41:18 PM
Why is so hard to name a baby?
Why are jewish names so diferent here in the States?
I want to name our baby Ariel (Lion of G-d), but my wife says Ariel is a female name here in America. How the hell did this happen? How come a manly hebrew name becomes a female name? This is ridicoulus.
Then I wanted Caleb, and appearenly it sounds weird in englese.
I don't know, man. How the hell did Ariel bacome a female name?
Caleb sounds Amish.
Why not Jesus? No, wait, that sounds ok only in spanish. ;)
Name him a nice manly name. Like Hilario
:P I'd never name my son that, but for some reason I feel compelled for my name to live on
How do you pronounced Caleb in Hebrew? Maybe he thinks the English pronunciation sounds weird.
You really ought to let the father have the option of naming the kid, Siege.
I'm sure it won't be De'Shaun or anything.
I have only known one Jew named Ariel, and it was a girl. :)
My college girlfriend had a female cousin named Ariel, too, come to think of it.
I have known many male American Jews and following is as complete a list of their first and middle names as I can remember:
Aaron, Alan, Andrew, Avram, Bradley, Bruce, Charles, Colin, David, Daniel, Daryl, Eric, Evan, Everett, Ian, Ira, Jason, Jerome, Jordan, Joshua, Lee, Michael, Naum, Paul, Richard, Robert, Ryan, Saul, Scott, Sheldon, Stephen, Steven, Terry
As you can see Seigey *most* of these names are fairly typical 'American' names with some obvious exceptions (e.g. Avram, Naum). Alot of them I've seen repeatedly as well.. have known like 5 or 6 Jews named 'David' and 'Steph/ven' both.
Quote from: viper37 on May 21, 2012, 06:58:55 PM
Caleb sounds Amish.
Why not Jesus? No, wait, that sounds ok only in spanish. ;)
Never known an Amishman named Caleb, and none of my ancestors were named that either. Try Jacob.... it seems like half of the male Amish dudes out there are named Jacob Zook. :cool:
edit: Hee, I just checked and both my great-great-great-great grandfather and great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather were named Jacob Zug (which is a variation of 'Zook'),
I knew a Jewish guy named Adolf. I think his parents must have hated him right from birth :lol:
Quote from: Caliga on May 21, 2012, 07:03:32 PM
I have only known one Jew named Ariel, and it was a girl. :)
My college girlfriend had a female cousin named Ariel, too, come to think of it.
I met a male Ariel once, but he had those funky pigtails and wore a black hat.
I've never actually known any Hasidic Jews. Most of the Jews I've known have been Conservative, and a handful were Orthodox.
Quote from: Caliga on May 21, 2012, 07:09:53 PM
I've never actually known any Hasidic Jews. Most of the Jews I've known have been Conservative.
Who was the Languishite that called them Reformed Jews once? :lol: Like they just got out of Juvy Hall or something.
:hmm: Don't recall that. Must have been referring to Reform Jews. :) I think those are the Jews who are basically atheists, but like to get together for services anyway because they like singing hava nagila. I have a friend who essentially does that, but is technically Conservative. He also wants to give his daughter the option of being observant rather than forcing her to be a secular Jew like he is.
My kid name is Ariel, yes, she's a girl. Take that, Arab.
Quote from: Grey Fox on May 21, 2012, 07:15:34 PM
My kid name is Ariel, yes, she's a girl. Take that, Arab.
You no doubt name her after the Disney princess though. Or maybe your bitch did. :rolleyes:
Jewwy McJewstein has a nice ring to it.
Quote from: Siege on May 21, 2012, 06:41:18 PM
I want to name our baby Ariel (Lion of G-d), but my wife says Ariel is a female name here in America. How the hell did this happen? How come a manly hebrew name becomes a female name? This is ridicoulus.
Yeah, your kid would get his ass kicked. Ariel is totally a girls name, because it sounds super-feminine. It's been that way for the last 300 years or so, thanks to 17th century interpretations of Shakespeare. Caleb is a hillbilly retard name, but at least it's a boy name.
Caleb is pretty common among little boys around here.
Re: Jewish names in general, my wife took a while to get used to their heavy usage in the US. She thought every Rebecca or Jacob she ran into here was Jewish :lol:
Ariel Sharon = Chick's name X 2
Actually I just checked my family tree (which has 22,857 ancestors and kin in it) and I have exactly one Caleb in there. Caleb Burkins, born in 1845 in Cecil County, Maryland and from a Scots-Irish family. Most likely an illiterate drunkard, too. :)
Quote from: Neil on May 21, 2012, 07:18:27 PM
Caleb is a hillbilly retard name, but at least it's a boy name.
Caleb has been picking up steam the last several years, particularly amongst the Yuppie Suburbanite crowd; I think a lot of women think it has something to do with shiny non-threatening vampires or something.
Quote from: Caliga on May 21, 2012, 07:16:46 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on May 21, 2012, 07:15:34 PM
My kid name is Ariel, yes, she's a girl. Take that, Arab.
You no doubt name her after the Disney princess though. Or maybe your bitch did. :rolleyes:
It was my idea, I didn't know it was the little mermaids name at that time.
I would have named her just "Ari" but I was overruled, I had to find an alternative.
Jo was also rejected. :(
Anyway, if I was a Jew I'd name my kid Barak. LIGHTNING BOLT LIGHTNING BOLT LIGHTNING BOLT
Quote from: Caliga on May 21, 2012, 07:21:19 PM
Caleb Burkins, born in 1845 in Cecil County, Maryland and from a Scots-Irish family. Most likely an illiterate drunkard, too. :)
Funny how Cecil County hasn't changed since 1845.
Quote from: Neil on May 21, 2012, 07:18:27 PM
Quote from: Siege on May 21, 2012, 06:41:18 PM
I want to name our baby Ariel (Lion of G-d), but my wife says Ariel is a female name here in America. How the hell did this happen? How come a manly hebrew name becomes a female name? This is ridicoulus.
Yeah, your kid would get his ass kicked. Ariel is totally a girls name, because it sounds super-feminine. It's been that way for the last 300 years or so, thanks to 17th century interpretations of Shakespeare. Caleb is a hillbilly retard name, but at least it's a boy name.
I can only think of two Calebs I have ever met and both were very fancy lads. One was confirmed gay, I would be surprised to find the other wasn't.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 21, 2012, 07:23:04 PM
Funny how Cecil County hasn't changed since 1845.
That family tended to hop the border between Cecil County and Lancaster County from one generation to the next. They were descended from Scots-Irish stock brought in by the Penns to fight off the Catholic Marylanders. No joke. :)
Quote from: Caliga on May 21, 2012, 07:25:35 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 21, 2012, 07:23:04 PM
Funny how Cecil County hasn't changed since 1845.
That family tended to hop the border between Cecil County and Lancaster County from one generation to the next. They were descended from Scots-Irish stock brought in by the Penns to fight off the Catholic Marylanders. No joke. :)
So you're from a long line of dickheads.
Actually in my case it all kind of balances out. I'm also descended from the Pennsylvania Dutch, who were so pacifistic that the Penns had to bring in violent clans of Scots-Irish to protect their southern borders, because the Dutchmen wouldn't fight. :cool:
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 21, 2012, 07:28:33 PM
So you're from a long line of dickheads freedom fighters keeping our protestant nation free of papal oppression.
Fixed.
Twat.
If you're looking for a good uberjew name, what about Saul? :Joos
:smoke:
Neat, there's even a wiki article about the war: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cresap%27s_War (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cresap%27s_War)
Quote from: Caliga on May 21, 2012, 07:33:22 PM
:smoke:
Neat, there's even a wiki article about the war: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cresap%27s_War (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cresap%27s_War)
I bought somebody's published PhD thesis from the early 1900s on this conflict at a garage sale, and for the life of me I can't find out what I did with it. :(
Quote from: Siege on May 21, 2012, 06:41:18 PM
Why is so hard to name a baby?
Why are jewish names so diferent here in the States?
I want to name our baby Ariel (Lion of G-d), but my wife says Ariel is a female name here in America. How the hell did this happen? How come a manly hebrew name becomes a female name? This is ridicoulus.
Then I wanted Caleb, and appearenly it sounds weird in englese.
I don't know, man. How the hell did Ariel bacome a female name?
I havent read the whole thread, but two words....
Little Mermaid.
and if you do name him Ariel.....refer to the bullying thread here on Languish.
BTW, I named my son Gideon.
Quote from: 11B4V on May 21, 2012, 07:41:07 PM
I havent read the whole thread, but two words....
Little Mermaid.
and if you do name him Ariel.....refer to the bullying thread here on Languish.
:lol: No, that pretty much sums up the thread just fine, Bravo.
Quote from: 11B4V on May 21, 2012, 07:44:08 PM
BTW, I named my son Gideon.
Nice, strong name. Not an Apostle, but strong. :pope: :pope: :pope:
Quote from: HVC on May 21, 2012, 07:00:37 PM
How do you pronounced Caleb in Hebrew? Maybe he thinks the English pronunciation sounds weird.
Kalev, strenght in the last syllable, like most Hebrew words.
Was my grandpa's name.
Quote from: Siege on May 21, 2012, 07:48:22 PM
Quote from: HVC on May 21, 2012, 07:00:37 PM
How do you pronounced Caleb in Hebrew? Maybe he thinks the English pronunciation sounds weird.
Kalev, strenght in the last syllable, like most Hebrew words.
Was my grandpa's name.
You should hear some goofball redneck say "Caaylub". Guaranteed to put you off of that name.
That said, I'm a fan of recycling ancestors's names.
Quote from: Neil on May 21, 2012, 07:18:27 PM
Quote from: Siege on May 21, 2012, 06:41:18 PM
I want to name our baby Ariel (Lion of G-d), but my wife says Ariel is a female name here in America. How the hell did this happen? How come a manly hebrew name becomes a female name? This is ridicoulus.
Yeah, your kid would get his ass kicked. Ariel is totally a girls name, because it sounds super-feminine. It's been that way for the last 300 years or so, thanks to 17th century interpretations of Shakespeare. Caleb is a hillbilly retard name, but at least it's a boy name.
His ass kicked?
My boy comes from a long line of swordwielders and tribal raiders.
He is going to jump out of the uterus in a fighting stance.
I think you can get away with being named 'Ariel' if you are Jewish right? :hmm:
Name him Moshe
How about David? :sleep:
Quote from: Valmy on May 21, 2012, 08:05:27 PM
I think you can get away with being named 'Ariel' if you are Jewish right? :hmm:
Not in the US. another cool name is Raphael. Guess what, that was ruined too. Enter the Ninja Turtles.
Ilan
Quote from: Siege on May 21, 2012, 07:57:18 PM
His ass kicked?
My boy comes from a long line of swordwielders and tribal raiders.
He is going to jump out of the uterus in a fighting stance.
Just name him Krav Maga Merkava.
Actually, sounds like a Disney song. HAKUNA MERKAVA WHAT A WONDERFUL PHRASE
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 21, 2012, 07:02:26 PM
You really ought to let the father have the option of naming the kid, Siege.
I'm sure it won't be De'Shaun or anything.
:lmfao:
Quote from: Siege on May 21, 2012, 07:57:18 PM
Quote from: Neil on May 21, 2012, 07:18:27 PM
Quote from: Siege on May 21, 2012, 06:41:18 PM
I want to name our baby Ariel (Lion of G-d), but my wife says Ariel is a female name here in America. How the hell did this happen? How come a manly hebrew name becomes a female name? This is ridicoulus.
Yeah, your kid would get his ass kicked. Ariel is totally a girls name, because it sounds super-feminine. It's been that way for the last 300 years or so, thanks to 17th century interpretations of Shakespeare. Caleb is a hillbilly retard name, but at least it's a boy name.
His ass kicked?
My boy comes from a long line of swordwielders and tribal raiders.
He is going to jump out of the uterus in a fighting stance.
Maybe you should move back to the Middle East, where that kind of tribal bullshit is tolerable. That sort of person has no place in a modern society.
Quote from: derspiess on May 21, 2012, 07:20:25 PM
Caleb is pretty common among little boys around here.
Re: Jewish names in general, my wife took a while to get used to their heavy usage in the US. She thought every Rebecca or Jacob she ran into here was Jewish :lol:
Yeah what the hell is up with the pervasive invasion of Jewish names in our society :mad:
Quote from: Jaron on May 21, 2012, 08:05:37 PM
Name him Moshe
Whoops, I forgot... knew a Moshe too.
Quote from: katmai on May 21, 2012, 08:48:35 PM
Quote from: derspiess on May 21, 2012, 07:20:25 PM
Caleb is pretty common among little boys around here.
Re: Jewish names in general, my wife took a while to get used to their heavy usage in the US. She thought every Rebecca or Jacob she ran into here was Jewish :lol:
Yeah what the hell is up with the pervasive invasion of Jewish names in our society :mad:
:D
Choosing baby names was a bit of a chore.
Just use a random name generator: http://www.behindthename.com/random/
Checked "Jewish" and it spit out Yussel Ziv. None of his classmates will know wtf. Jewish Hippy Rapper came up with Solly Ezra.
Quote from: Valmy on May 21, 2012, 08:05:27 PM
I think you can get away with being named 'Ariel' if you are Jewish right? :hmm:
Not in public school.
I think we're going with Andrew for a boy. It would continue with using New Testament names. :showoff:
Still undecide on a girl. Seigey - if you have any nice Hebrew girl's names I'm all ears. :)
Ariel is a nice name.
Quote from: Barrister on May 21, 2012, 10:12:11 PM
I think we're going with Andrew for a boy. It would continue with using New Testament names. :showoff:
Still undecide on a girl. Seigey - if you have any nice Hebrew girl's names I'm all ears. :)
Mercedes
Brandy
Savanna
Ginger
Alexis
Meche
Quote from: Admiral Yi on May 21, 2012, 09:51:36 PM
Quote from: Valmy on May 21, 2012, 08:05:27 PM
I think you can get away with being named 'Ariel' if you are Jewish right? :hmm:
Not in public school.
They will just call him 'Ari', no biggie.
Quote from: katmai on May 21, 2012, 10:13:14 PM
Ariel is a nice name.
It'll look great when everybody in gym sees it sewn into his undiepoohs, too.
Quote from: Valmy on May 21, 2012, 10:19:20 PM
They will just call him 'Ari', no biggie.
Seeb will have buy underwear by the gross for all the wedgies poor Little Jewish Mermaid is going to get.
Seigey - if you were some suburban yutz who picked out Ariel "because it sounded nice" your kid would rightly be picked on.
But when your kid says "My family is Sephardi Jewish, my grandad's name was Ariel" most kids will shut up, or the teacher will make them shut up. This isn't 20-30 years go when we all grew up - today's kids are going to grow up with a whole range of names we were never exposed to.
Quote from: Barrister on May 21, 2012, 10:23:58 PM
But when your kid says "My family is Sephardi Jewish, my grandad's name was Ariel" most kids will shut up, or the teacher will make them shut up. This isn't 20-30 years go when we all grew up - today's kids are going to grow up with a whole range of names we were never exposed to.
:lol: Disagree. You give american school kids and the school system too much credit.
Quote from: Barrister on May 21, 2012, 10:30:07 PM
I can only hope not.
My list:
Olivia
Eleanor
Katherine
Elizabeth
Gwenyth
:)
Quote from: Barrister on May 21, 2012, 10:23:58 PM
Seigey - if you were some suburban yutz who picked out Ariel "because it sounded nice" your kid would rightly be picked on.
I can see little Ariel coming back to school with Daddy's Desert Eagle.
QuoteBut when your kid says "My family is Sephardi Jewish, my grandad's name was Ariel" most kids will shut up, or the teacher will make them shut up. This isn't 20-30 years go when we all grew up
Amazing how once people become parents they totally forget the reality of the Darwinian school yard.
Parental weenie. :rolleyes:
Quote from: 11B4V on May 21, 2012, 10:34:01 PM
Quote from: Barrister on May 21, 2012, 10:23:58 PM
But when your kid says "My family is Sephardi Jewish, my grandad's name was Ariel" most kids will shut up, or the teacher will make them shut up. This isn't 20-30 years go when we all grew up - today's kids are going to grow up with a whole range of names we were never exposed to.
:lol: Disagree. You give american school kids and the school system too much credit.
Meh. Depends on where you go to school. When you have classmates named Corvasier and Ja'Ravon, Ari really isn't going to be that big of a deal. :contract:
:contrac:
Quote from: merithyn on May 21, 2012, 10:35:29 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on May 21, 2012, 10:34:01 PM
Quote from: Barrister on May 21, 2012, 10:23:58 PM
But when your kid says "My family is Sephardi Jewish, my grandad's name was Ariel" most kids will shut up, or the teacher will make them shut up. This isn't 20-30 years go when we all grew up - today's kids are going to grow up with a whole range of names we were never exposed to.
:lol: Disagree. You give american school kids and the school system too much credit.
Meh. Depends on where you go to school. When you have classmates named Corvasier and Ja'Ravon, Ari really isn't going to be that big of a deal. :contract:
What color are they?
Quote from: merithyn on May 21, 2012, 10:35:29 PM
Meh. Depends on where you go to school. When you have classmates named Corvasier and Ja'Ravon, Ari really isn't going to be that big of a deal. :contract:
It is when Corvasier and Ja'Ravon curbstomp his pasty little Jew ass with their Timberlands. FO REAL YO
Quote from: 11B4V on May 21, 2012, 10:36:24 PM
What color are they?
Corvasier is black, Ja'Ravon is white.
Not kidding.
:mellow:
Sweet Jesus. We're doomed.
Quote from: katmai on May 21, 2012, 10:38:16 PM
:mellow:
That's not even mentioning the little blond-haired, blue-eyed boy named Magerah... after The Jungle Book.*
*Yes, that's what his mother told me.
Quote from: merithyn on May 21, 2012, 10:37:41 PM
Ja'Ravon is white.
Bet he's more of an off-white, like eggshell or ecru. Got curly hair? Does water bead up on it?
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 21, 2012, 10:40:05 PM
Quote from: merithyn on May 21, 2012, 10:37:41 PM
Ja'Ravon is white.
Bet he's more of an off-white, like eggshell or ecru. Got curly hair? Does water bead up on it?
:lmfao:
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 21, 2012, 10:40:05 PM
Quote from: merithyn on May 21, 2012, 10:37:41 PM
Ja'Ravon is white.
Bet he's more of an off-white, like eggshell or ecru. Got curly hair? Does water bead up on it?
Closest he comes to "urban" is brown hair. Mama's white as I am. Daddy is... toothless and tattooed, if that gives you any indication.
Congrats Seigy and Mrs Seigy. :cheers:
What about a first name that means 'peace', most ethnic collections of names seem to have one that means that.
Failing that, David seems a good around choice, that's persuming you have any forefathers named so.
edit:
there's lots of versions of this:
http://www.20000-names.com/male_hebrew_names.htm (http://www.20000-names.com/male_hebrew_names.htm)
AVSALOM (אֲבְשָׁלוֹם): Variant spelling of Hebrew Avshalom, meaning "father of peace."
AVSHALOM (אֲבְשָׁלוֹם): Contracted form of Hebrew Abiyshalowm, meaning "father of peace."
Let's be fair. 'Urban' culture has ruined lower-class white America. If I had the choice, I'd have the lot of you reduced to fertilizer. But then again, most people would be better off dead.
Maximilian Ferdinand, now there's fine name for a lad.
Congrats Siegy. :thumbsup:
Quote from: merithyn on May 21, 2012, 10:34:11 PM
Quote from: Barrister on May 21, 2012, 10:30:07 PM
I can only hope not.
My list:
Olivia
Eleanor
Katherine
Elizabeth
Gwenyth
:)
I keep subtly pushing Katherine. It's my number one with a bullet name. :ph34r:
I like Elizabeth too.
:)
Quote from: mongers on May 21, 2012, 10:54:48 PM
Failing that, David seems a good around choice, that's persuming you have any forefathers named so.
Well, Siegy is immensely proud of his alleged Jewishness, therefore I see nothing wrong with picking David, the greatest of all the Israeli kings and warriors*.
*After Moshe Dayan, of course.
Quote from: Habsburg on May 21, 2012, 10:59:53 PM
Maximilian Ferdinand, now there's fine name for a lad.
Congrats Siegy. :thumbsup:
:yeahright:
You all just want his kid to get beat-up. :lol:
Quote from: Siege on May 21, 2012, 07:57:18 PM
Quote from: Neil on May 21, 2012, 07:18:27 PM
Quote from: Siege on May 21, 2012, 06:41:18 PM
I want to name our baby Ariel (Lion of G-d), but my wife says Ariel is a female name here in America. How the hell did this happen? How come a manly hebrew name becomes a female name? This is ridicoulus.
Yeah, your kid would get his ass kicked. Ariel is totally a girls name, because it sounds super-feminine. It's been that way for the last 300 years or so, thanks to 17th century interpretations of Shakespeare. Caleb is a hillbilly retard name, but at least it's a boy name.
His ass kicked?
My boy comes from a long line of swordwielders and tribal raiders.
He is going to jump out of the uterus in a fighting stance.
Well that clenches it, your son will be a limp wristed. Also, your great grandparent's Arab overlords let your ancestors have a sword?
I used to think that "stupid parents give their children weird names" was an urban myth, but it seems to be true every time.
Assimilate, you fucking Arab.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 21, 2012, 07:08:49 PM
Quote from: Caliga on May 21, 2012, 07:03:32 PM
I have only known one Jew named Ariel, and it was a girl. :)
My college girlfriend had a female cousin named Ariel, too, come to think of it.
I met a male Ariel once, but he had those funky pigtails and wore a black hat.
Maybe he/she was transitioning?
Quote from: 11B4V on May 21, 2012, 07:44:08 PM
BTW, I named my son Gideon.
I find it funny that you people laugh at the blacks for naming their kids Labisha or something, but then end up giving your kids names like this.
Quote from: 11B4V on May 21, 2012, 08:08:59 PM
Quote from: Valmy on May 21, 2012, 08:05:27 PM
I think you can get away with being named 'Ariel' if you are Jewish right? :hmm:
Not in the US. another cool name is Raphael. Guess what, that was ruined too. Enter the Ninja Turtles.
Fuck you, turtle hater. They made it cool.
Quote from: Martinus on May 22, 2012, 01:12:55 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on May 21, 2012, 07:44:08 PM
BTW, I named my son Gideon.
I find it funny that you people laugh at the blacks for naming their kids Labisha or something, but then end up giving your kids names like this.
Gideon has a heritage that goes back thousands of years, and is thus exempt from the criticism of modern names like Labisha or Madison. You can say it's an ugly name, but you can't claim it's not really a name at all.
Quote from: Martinus on May 22, 2012, 01:12:55 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on May 21, 2012, 07:44:08 PM
BTW, I named my son Gideon.
I find it funny that you people laugh at the blacks for naming their kids Labisha or something, but then end up giving your kids names like this.
You're smarter than that. Nice try though.
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I always thought Marcin was a stupid name.
Quote from: Razgovory on May 22, 2012, 01:52:05 AM
I always thought Marcin was a stupid name.
Never heard that one. Is that Polish or something.
Quote from: 11B4V on May 22, 2012, 02:04:31 AM
Quote from: Razgovory on May 22, 2012, 01:52:05 AM
I always thought Marcin was a stupid name.
Never heard that one. Is that Polish or something.
I think it's Spanish for "queer".
Quote from: Barrister on May 21, 2012, 11:03:52 PM
Quote from: merithyn on May 21, 2012, 10:34:11 PM
Quote from: Barrister on May 21, 2012, 10:30:07 PM
I can only hope not.
My list:
Olivia
Eleanor
Katherine
Elizabeth
Gwenyth
:)
I keep subtly pushing Katherine. It's my number one with a bullet name. :ph34r:
I like Elizabeth too.
:)
Put those with the middle name Giovanna.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on May 22, 2012, 01:25:46 AM
Quote from: Martinus on May 22, 2012, 01:12:55 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on May 21, 2012, 07:44:08 PM
BTW, I named my son Gideon.
I find it funny that you people laugh at the blacks for naming their kids Labisha or something, but then end up giving your kids names like this.
Gideon has a heritage that goes back thousands of years, and is thus exempt from the criticism of modern names like Labisha or Madison. You can say it's an ugly name, but you can't claim it's not really a name at all.
See, I don't buy this line of argument - it's like people who ridicule Mormons for having wacky beliefs but believe in zombie Jews turning water to wine only because it was a long time ago.
Weird names are weird names and have exactly the same effect on the child - whether they have been invented thousands of years ago by a shepherd eating mutton or three months ago by a post office employee eating fried chicken.
Quote from: 11B4V on May 22, 2012, 02:04:31 AM
Quote from: Razgovory on May 22, 2012, 01:52:05 AM
I always thought Marcin was a stupid name.
Never heard that one. Is that Polish or something.
It's "Martin" in Polish. Obviously, if I was living in an English speaking country I would expect to be named "Martin".
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BTW, I named my son Gideon.
I find it funny that you people laugh at the blacks for naming their kids Labisha or something, but then end up giving your kids names like this.
Gideon has a heritage that goes back thousands of years, and is thus exempt from the criticism of modern names like Labisha or Madison. You can say it's an ugly name, but you can't claim it's not really a name at all.
See, I don't buy this line of argument - it's like people who ridicule Mormons for having wacky beliefs but believe in zombie Jews turning water to wine only because it was a long time ago.
Weird names are weird names and have exactly the same effect on the child - whether they have been invented thousands of years ago by a shepherd eating mutton or three months ago by a post office employee eating fried chicken.
Sorry, his name never got him ridiculed. Unsure why it's bothering you. It didnt bother him.
Congrats Siege! :cheers:
I'd call him Goliath
L.
I'd go with Abraham. Great Jewish name, and great U.S. president.
Blame latter-day productions of The Tempest for the feminisation of Ariel.
"Ariel is widely viewed as a male character, although this view has wavered over the years, especially in the Restoration, when women played the role, for the most part."
I know Brothers called Sampson, Joshua, Jacob and Alban. I don't think the family is Jewish, hence the Christian martyr who snuck in.
Benjamin. After http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_L._Salomon
Onan :cool:
Quote from: Richard Hakluyt on May 22, 2012, 04:56:52 AM
Onan :cool:
Not a good name in Germany - his name has become (wrongly) become synonymous with masturbation.
I 100% second Ariel= the little mermaid.
Particularly in these post Sharon days.
Foreign boys names as girls names....it happens. And vice-versa. Jean is a pretty respectable man's name in France. Not in Britain.
My advice for naming a kid: You're gonna be shouting that name a lot. Keep it short.
I like the David idea. He can then rub shoulders in any circle. David for respectable Jewishness or Dave when he wants to be a normal kid.
QuoteSee, I don't buy this line of argument - it's like people who ridicule Mormons for having wacky beliefs but believe in zombie Jews turning water to wine only because it was a long time ago.
Weird names are weird names and have exactly the same effect on the child - whether they have been invented thousands of years ago by a shepherd eating mutton or three months ago by a post office employee eating fried chicken.
Agreed.
I used to know a kid called Aelfred. Pretty awesome old English name in theory. Lets bring back the classics!....in practice....he got the piss ripped out of him a lot.
Quote from: Tyr on May 22, 2012, 07:01:19 AM
Jean is a pretty respectable man's name in France. Not in Britain.
Well, I dunno about over there, but I'm sure there's an entire generation of Trekkies here who, should they manage to learn to procreate, willing to name their boys Jean Luc.
Here, Jean = Gene, short for Eugene. Otherwise, it's John. :)
Quote from: Barrister on May 21, 2012, 10:23:58 PM
Seigey - if you were some suburban yutz who picked out Ariel "because it sounded nice" your kid would rightly be picked on.
But when your kid says "My family is Sephardi Jewish, my grandad's name was Ariel" most kids will shut up, or the teacher will make them shut up. This isn't 20-30 years go when we all grew up - today's kids are going to grow up with a whole range of names we were never exposed to.
Like Shithead (pronounced Shatheed), and Orangello, and Lemongello!
Quote from: Martinus on May 22, 2012, 01:12:55 AM
I find it funny that you people laugh at the blacks for naming their kids Labisha or something, but then end up giving your kids names like this.
Um Gideon is a name from the Bible like 99% of other traditional names :P
What is so weird about it? Because you say so?
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Onan :cool:
Not a good name in Germany - his name has become (wrongly) become synonymous with masturbation.
The real biblical implication of the name is worse. :lol:
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Ariel Sharon = Chick's name X 2
:D
I can think of a lot of implications of Ariel Sharon - but "feminine" usually isn't top of the list. :lol:
I still do not get the freak out over 'Ariel' if you are in an area with Jews there are plenty of dudes named 'Ari'. I have not noticed them being beaten anymore than the other Jews.
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Quote from: Barrister on May 21, 2012, 10:23:58 PM
Seigey - if you were some suburban yutz who picked out Ariel "because it sounded nice" your kid would rightly be picked on.
But when your kid says "My family is Sephardi Jewish, my grandad's name was Ariel" most kids will shut up, or the teacher will make them shut up. This isn't 20-30 years go when we all grew up - today's kids are going to grow up with a whole range of names we were never exposed to.
Like Shithead (pronounced Shatheed), and Orangello, and Lemongello!
Well no, I was more going with the notion that kids classrooms are going to be full of Ahmed, Miguel, Abdi, and Ragesh. Made-up stupid names will always be made-up stupid names.
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Quote from: Martinus on May 22, 2012, 01:12:55 AM
I find it funny that you people laugh at the blacks for naming their kids Labisha or something, but then end up giving your kids names like this.
Um Gideon is a name from the Bible like 99% of other traditional names :P
What is so weird about it? Because you say so?
Robert, along with a few other common traditional names aren't :whistle:
Grats Siegy :cheers:
You should name your son Baruch; you could use an alternate spelling: Barack.
Quote from: Razgovory on May 22, 2012, 03:46:23 AM
Benjamin. After http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_L._Salomon
Win.
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Quote from: Richard Hakluyt on May 22, 2012, 04:56:52 AM
Onan :cool:
Not a good name in Germany - his name has become (wrongly) become synonymous with masturbation.
And that's insufficiently scatological for that country of perverts and weirdos?
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Quote from: Richard Hakluyt on May 22, 2012, 04:56:52 AM
Onan :cool:
Not a good name in Germany - his name has become (wrongly) become synonymous with masturbation.
And that's insufficiently scatological for that country of perverts and weirdos?
And considering how primitively guttural the German language is, I wonder how much spittle would be thrown actually saying it.
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BTW, I named my son Gideon.
I find it funny that you people laugh at the blacks for naming their kids Labisha or something, but then end up giving your kids names like this.
Gideon has a heritage that goes back thousands of years, and is thus exempt from the criticism of modern names like Labisha or Madison. You can say it's an ugly name, but you can't claim it's not really a name at all.
See, I don't buy this line of argument - it's like people who ridicule Mormons for having wacky beliefs but believe in zombie Jews turning water to wine only because it was a long time ago.
Weird names are weird names and have exactly the same effect on the child - whether they have been invented thousands of years ago by a shepherd eating mutton or three months ago by a post office employee eating fried chicken.
Sorry, his name never got him ridiculed. Unsure why it's bothering you. It didnt bother him.
Because children tell their parents everything?
Siege, fuck the bullies and all those who accept them as normal. Name your son whatever you want and train him in the proper response to argumentum ad baculum.
Latin at an early age is probably a good way to ensure a beatdown. :)
Quote from: Siege on May 21, 2012, 06:41:18 PM
Why is so hard to name a baby?
Why are jewish names so diferent here in the States?
I want to name our baby Ariel (Lion of G-d), but my wife says Ariel is a female name here in America. How the hell did this happen? How come a manly hebrew name becomes a female name? This is ridicoulus.
Then I wanted Caleb, and appearenly it sounds weird in englese.
I don't know, man. How the hell did Ariel bacome a female name?
You want Ariel, just go with Ariel- the same thing's happened with a bunch of Gaelic and Celtic names- somewhere along the line, "Ashleigh" started showing up as the girl's name "Ashley," and "Shea" has just been flat-out co-opted. I've still known (multiple) males with both names.
Quote from: garbon on May 22, 2012, 03:05:05 PM
Because children tell their parents everything?
If kids want to make fun of you, they'll make cracks about your name even if it's John Smith. That doesn't mean the name is the source of the hazing.
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Quote from: garbon on May 22, 2012, 03:05:05 PM
Because children tell their parents everything?
If kids want to make fun of you, they'll make cracks about your name even if it's John Smith. That doesn't mean the name is the source of the hazing.
Also doesn't mean it needs to be made easier. And then there's also the whole tension on the adult bit between having a unique enough name to stand out and be memorable but not to unique that people have difficulty pronouncing it.
Quote from: Caliga on May 21, 2012, 07:21:19 PM
Actually I just checked my family tree (which has 22,857 ancestors and kin in it) and I have exactly one Caleb in there. Caleb Burkins, born in 1845 in Cecil County, Maryland and from a Scots-Irish family. Most likely an illiterate drunkard, too. :)
:o I didn't know you were illiterate!
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Quote from: Caliga on May 21, 2012, 07:21:19 PM
Actually I just checked my family tree (which has 22,857 ancestors and kin in it) and I have exactly one Caleb in there. Caleb Burkins, born in 1845 in Cecil County, Maryland and from a Scots-Irish family. Most likely an illiterate drunkard, too. :)
:o I didn't know you were illiterate!
I didn't know he was a drunk either, thought he was just a pothead. :P
Not anymore, man. :sleep:
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Quote from: 11B4V on May 21, 2012, 07:44:08 PM
BTW, I named my son Gideon.
I find it funny that you people laugh at the blacks for naming their kids Labisha or something, but then end up giving your kids names like this.
Gideon has a heritage that goes back thousands of years, and is thus exempt from the criticism of modern names like Labisha or Madison. You can say it's an ugly name, but you can't claim it's not really a name at all.
See, I don't buy this line of argument - it's like people who ridicule Mormons for having wacky beliefs but believe in zombie Jews turning water to wine only because it was a long time ago.
Weird names are weird names and have exactly the same effect on the child - whether they have been invented thousands of years ago by a shepherd eating mutton or three months ago by a post office employee eating fried chicken.
Sorry, his name never got him ridiculed. Unsure why it's bothering you. It didnt bother him.
Because children tell their parents everything?
Aww, still no kids huh? Maybe one day.
Why are we trying to suggest names for Siegy's child, when quite obviously Mrs Seigy will have the final say on the matter.
Quote from: mongers on May 22, 2012, 07:36:21 PM
Why are we trying to suggest names for Siegy's child, when quite obviously Mrs Seigy will have the final say on the matter.
True statement there. Even though The Siege will not admit it.
I'm not sure if she's a tribal Jew like Seige is, and if so what tribal Jewesses are like. If however she is a JAP then yes, he will have no say in the matter, nor any other matter for that matter. :cool:
If it's up to Siege, it'll probably be Ja'Ravon.
Quote from: DontSayBanana on May 22, 2012, 03:26:43 PM
You want Ariel, just go with Ariel- the same thing's happened with a bunch of Gaelic and Celtic names- somewhere along the line, "Ashleigh" started showing up as the girl's name "Ashley," and "Shea" has just been flat-out co-opted. I've still known (multiple) males with both names.
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Quote from: garbon on May 22, 2012, 03:44:25 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on May 22, 2012, 03:40:35 PM
Quote from: garbon on May 22, 2012, 03:05:05 PM
Because children tell their parents everything?
If kids want to make fun of you, they'll make cracks about your name even if it's John Smith. That doesn't mean the name is the source of the hazing.
Also doesn't mean it needs to be made easier. And then there's also the whole tension on the adult bit between having a unique enough name to stand out and be memorable but not to unique that people have difficulty pronouncing it.
Some of us struck a balance. :smoke:
Names don't have to be difficult to pronounce to be phony; last names co-opted as first names also qualify. :P
Like who? :goodboy:
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:mellow:
That's not even mentioning the little blond-haired, blue-eyed boy named Magerah... after The Jungle Book.*
*Yes, that's what his mother told me.
Did you mean Bagheera, or did the mother mess it up?
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Quote from: merithyn on May 21, 2012, 10:39:54 PM
That's not even mentioning the little blond-haired, blue-eyed boy named Magerah... after The Jungle Book.*
*Yes, that's what his mother told me.
Did you mean Bagheera, or did the mother mess it up?
:contract:
At Jak's graduation last night, there were two girls with the middle names Imunique and Unique. Jak's response, "Clearly, one of them is wrong." :lol:
I'm not sure you should be the one to cast stones.
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Quote from: merithyn on May 21, 2012, 10:39:54 PM
That's not even mentioning the little blond-haired, blue-eyed boy named Magerah... after The Jungle Book.*
*Yes, that's what his mother told me.
Did you mean Bagheera, or did the mother mess it up?
:contract:
Is she American? I know that in Russian translation of the book, it was indeed Magerah. I imagine other language translation would have similar differences.
Quote from: DGuller on May 23, 2012, 08:41:02 AM
Is she American? I know that in Russian translation of the book, it was indeed Magerah. I imagine other language translation would have similar differences.
If by Russian you mean white trash, then yes. :)
Quote from: merithyn on May 23, 2012, 08:42:38 AM
If by Russian you mean white trash, then yes. :)
So yes then.
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Quote from: 11B4V on May 21, 2012, 07:44:08 PM
BTW, I named my son Gideon.
I find it funny that you people laugh at the blacks for naming their kids Labisha or something, but then end up giving your kids names like this.
Gideon has a heritage that goes back thousands of years, and is thus exempt from the criticism of modern names like Labisha or Madison. You can say it's an ugly name, but you can't claim it's not really a name at all.
See, I don't buy this line of argument - it's like people who ridicule Mormons for having wacky beliefs but believe in zombie Jews turning water to wine only because it was a long time ago.
Weird names are weird names and have exactly the same effect on the child - whether they have been invented thousands of years ago by a shepherd eating mutton or three months ago by a post office employee eating fried chicken.
Sorry, his name never got him ridiculed. Unsure why it's bothering you. It didnt bother him.
Because children tell their parents everything?
Aww, still no kids huh? Maybe one day.
It is funny that you called out Marti for getting worked up on this issue - when it is you getting all butt hurt. :D
Quote from: Ideologue on May 23, 2012, 01:57:58 AM
Like who? :goodboy:
He should have also added in first names drawn from picking a random noun.
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Quote from: 11B4V on May 21, 2012, 07:44:08 PM
BTW, I named my son Gideon.
I find it funny that you people laugh at the blacks for naming their kids Labisha or something, but then end up giving your kids names like this.
Gideon has a heritage that goes back thousands of years, and is thus exempt from the criticism of modern names like Labisha or Madison. You can say it's an ugly name, but you can't claim it's not really a name at all.
See, I don't buy this line of argument - it's like people who ridicule Mormons for having wacky beliefs but believe in zombie Jews turning water to wine only because it was a long time ago.
Weird names are weird names and have exactly the same effect on the child - whether they have been invented thousands of years ago by a shepherd eating mutton or three months ago by a post office employee eating fried chicken.
Sorry, his name never got him ridiculed. Unsure why it's bothering you. It didnt bother him.
Because children tell their parents everything?
Aww, still no kids huh? Maybe one day.
It is funny that you called out Marti for getting worked up on this issue - when it is you getting all butt hurt. :D
No, you missed the mark on that one.
Crop quotes, dammit.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 23, 2012, 09:08:26 AM
Crop quotes, dammit.
"They", "Non-Breeders", started it.
Our moral superiority to non-breeders means we should not stoop to calling them out online 11B4V :sleep:
Quote from: 11B4V on May 23, 2012, 09:06:52 AM
No, you missed the mark on that one.
Really? So pulled the passive aggressive attack of "still no kids" because you were so calm and collected? :D
Quote from: Valmy on May 23, 2012, 09:17:31 AM
Our moral superiority to non-breeders means we should not stoop to calling them out online 11B4V :sleep:
Your pardon, then Sir. :(
Quote from: Valmy on May 23, 2012, 09:17:31 AM
Our moral superiority to non-breeders means we should not stoop to calling them out online 11B4V :sleep:
When just about everyone can have a kid, is it really that special? :P
Quote from: garbon on May 23, 2012, 09:20:40 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on May 23, 2012, 09:06:52 AM
No, you missed the mark on that one.
Really? So pulled the passive aggressive attack of "still no kids" because you were so calm and collected entertained? :D
Fixed it for you. ;)
Quote from: garbon on May 23, 2012, 09:21:24 AM
Quote from: Valmy on May 23, 2012, 09:17:31 AM
Our moral superiority to non-breeders means we should not stoop to calling them out online 11B4V :sleep:
When just about everyone can have a kid, is it really that special? :P
The special part is not ending up with ones like Lettow and Marti.
Quote from: garbon on May 23, 2012, 09:21:24 AM
When just about everyone can have a kid, is it really that special? :P
Hush you!
Quote from: 11B4V on May 23, 2012, 09:22:32 AM
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Quote from: 11B4V on May 23, 2012, 09:06:52 AM
No, you missed the mark on that one.
Really? So pulled the passive aggressive attack of "still no kids" because you were so calm and collected entertained? :D
Fixed it for you. ;)
It's been rather dull but whatever floats your boat. :hug:
Quote from: katmai on May 23, 2012, 09:22:59 AM
The special part is not ending up with ones like Lettow and Marti.
Most of our posters can't make that claim yet. Their children are still too young to count out those fates. :(
My wife doesn't want a common name, like David, Yonathan, Joel, or Joshua.
I think we are going to go with Adriel (Follower of G-d).
How does Adriel sounds to you?
Quote from: Siege on May 24, 2012, 05:32:39 PM
My wife doesn't want a common name, like David, Yonathan, Joel, or Joshua.
I think we are going to go with Adriel (Follower of G-d).
How does Adriel sounds to you?
wedgierama
Quote from: garbon on May 23, 2012, 09:29:47 AM
Quote from: katmai on May 23, 2012, 09:22:59 AM
The special part is not ending up with ones like Lettow and Marti.
Most of our posters can't make that claim yet. Their children are still too young to count out those fates. :(
Oh, I'm sure you start to see Lettowian or Martinian signs pretty early on.
Quote from: Siege on May 24, 2012, 05:32:39 PM
My wife doesn't want a common name, like David, Yonathan, Joel, or Joshua.
I think we are going to go with Adriel (Follower of G-d).
How does Adriel sounds to you?
I dunno, man...David is the ultimate Jew name. He was the greatest King.
I agree with my learned college from chinktown. That name will have him tormented.
Quote from: Siege on May 24, 2012, 05:32:39 PM
How does Adriel sounds to you?
like an off-brand type of advil :lol:
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Quote from: Siege on May 24, 2012, 05:32:39 PM
How does Adriel sounds to you?
like an off-brand type of advil :lol:
I was thinking of
Rocky.
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 24, 2012, 06:03:59 PM
I agree with my learned college from chinktown. That name will have him tormented.
I thank my esteemed vo-tech from Trashylvannia for his concurrence.
Adriel!!!!!!
Ya, that works too.
Speaking as someone with a weird name, give your kid a normal common fucking name. His name isn't their to make you feel special. You'll spend a week thinking about it, he'll spend a life living with it. David. Go with david. super jewish and normal. win for everyone.
Quote from: derspiess on May 24, 2012, 06:03:26 PM
Oh, I'm sure you start to see Lettowian or Martinian signs pretty early on.
Like claiming to be "non-hispanic white" when you're hispanic? :P
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Quote from: Ed Anger on May 24, 2012, 06:03:59 PM
I agree with my learned college from chinktown. That name will have him tormented.
I thank my esteemed vo-tech from Trashylvannia for his concurrence.
You are welcome. Lets go to the titty bar.
Quote from: HVC on May 24, 2012, 06:12:16 PM
Speaking as someone with a weird name, give your kid a normal common fucking name. His name isn't their to make you feel special. You'll spend a week thinking about it, he'll spend a life living with it. David. Go with david. super jewish and normal. win for everyone.
I dunno man. My name isn't super weird or anything, but by being 'initials guy' my whole life has been somewhat unique. But I wouldn't trade my name for anything.
But those initials are your choice. I mean my name isn't that bad, all I really got, sometimes still get, is "hilarious". But there are kids I grew up with that had it much worse. Another consideration is that "ethnic names" are disadvantaged in things like job prospects. Although I don't know if that would count for Jewish sounding names.
Quote from: Siege on May 24, 2012, 05:32:39 PM
My wife doesn't want a common name, like David, Yonathan, Joel, or Joshua.
I think we are going to go with Adriel (Follower of G-d).
How does Adriel sounds to you?
Then it's your duty to hit your wife. Considering how often people pick goofy names these days, you kid won't have that common a name if you pick something like David.
Quote from: HVC on May 24, 2012, 06:42:09 PM
But those initials are your choice. I mean my name isn't that bad, all I really got, sometimes still get, is "hilarious". But there are kids I grew up with that had it much worse. Another consideration is that "ethnic names" are disadvantaged in things like job prospects. Although I don't know if that would count for Jewish sounding names.
But my common name is, well, so damn common. There are three others in my office alone.
I think the trick is to be unusual, but not too unusual.
Or give your kid a normal first name and unique middle name and let them choose.
Kids are cruel, don't give them more fodder then he have already.
Quote from: HVC on May 24, 2012, 06:12:16 PM
Speaking as someone with a weird name, give your kid a normal common fucking name. His name isn't their to make you feel special. You'll spend a week thinking about it, he'll spend a life living with it. David. Go with david. super jewish and normal. win for everyone.
How much grief did you catch in school Hillary? How many tighty whities did your parents have to buy?
Quote from: Admiral Yi on May 24, 2012, 06:53:43 PM
Quote from: HVC on May 24, 2012, 06:12:16 PM
Speaking as someone with a weird name, give your kid a normal common fucking name. His name isn't their to make you feel special. You'll spend a week thinking about it, he'll spend a life living with it. David. Go with david. super jewish and normal. win for everyone.
How much grief did you catch in school Hillary? How many tighty whities did your parents have to buy?
I was always big for my age and he tallest until I was 16 or so, so i never got bullied in a physical sense. Moved around a lot too so I got good at making friends. I did get Hilary's and Hilarious' a lot. Kids are gonna pick on kids no matter what, I know, but you didn't need to give them ammunition. I've known a few weird or unfortunate named kids from the aforementioned moving around a lot. A girl named Sukdeep who would go home crying every night and a boy named Ashleigh come to mind.
Mainly it's the trend of children as accessories that annoys me. Your choices have consequences in your kids life.
Indian girl born here. Her parents should have known. Her brother had a weird name too, but I can't recall what.
Quote from: HVC on May 24, 2012, 07:05:23 PM
Mainly it's the trend of children as accessories that annoys me.
I see it in my sister's Mommy group, the clique that all got preggers and delivered together. How right you are, man. They're accessorizes, somewhere in value between the BMW and the Tag Heuer.
Quote from: HVC on May 24, 2012, 07:05:23 PM
A girl named Sukdeep
:pinch:
Quotea boy named Ashleigh
:pinch:
Quote from: HVC on May 24, 2012, 07:05:23 PM
A girl named Sukdeep
That is fucking
awesome.
The thing about Sukdeep is that there's not even an acceptable nickname there. You've got Suk, Deep, or Sukkie, pretty much.
Quote from: Caliga on May 24, 2012, 07:29:30 PM
The thing about Sukdeep is that there's not even an acceptable nickname there. You've got Suk, Deep, or Sukkie, pretty much.
She eventually went by sue, but everyone knew.
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Quote from: HVC on May 24, 2012, 07:05:23 PM
Mainly it's the trend of children as accessories that annoys me.
I see it in my sister's Mommy group, the clique that all got preggers and delivered together. How right you are, man. They're accessorizes, somewhere in value between the BMW and the Tag Heuer.
it's like the mommy version of the sports dad. Kids got to be "unique" and "special".
btw was she hot? :)
Quote from: Caliga on May 24, 2012, 07:33:02 PM
btw was she hot? :)
And did she live up to her name? :perv:
yes and no idea lol
What about Yonatan?
How does it sound to you?
How about Jonathan for the world and Yonatan for home?
Quote from: Siege on May 24, 2012, 08:21:20 PM
What about Yonatan?
How does it sound to you?
Yeah, that's good.
If he feels like he's sticking out he can be Jonathan or even Johnnie. But if he wants to be all Jewish, he can pronounce and spell it all Hebrew style.
Quote from: HVC on May 24, 2012, 06:12:16 PM
Speaking as someone with a weird name, give your kid a normal common fucking name. His name isn't their to make you feel special. You'll spend a week thinking about it, he'll spend a life living with it. David. Go with david. super jewish and normal. win for everyone.
Do you know how many Davids already in my family?
Quote from: Admiral Yi on May 24, 2012, 08:22:42 PM
How about Jonathan for the world and Yonatan for home?
The world shall adapt to Israel, not Israel to the world.
Besides, I'm still considering the idea that having a bully-magnet name might not be a bad idea.
Think of it as teenage combat training.
Incidentally, I think I might have told this story before, but one of my professors was an Indian transplant who married an American. Long story short, tradition dictated that she use part of her father's name hyphenated with her husband's surname, leading to me having a class taught... by Mrs. John-Holmes. :lol:
Quote from: Siege on May 24, 2012, 08:36:04 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on May 24, 2012, 08:22:42 PM
How about Jonathan for the world and Yonatan for home?
The world shall adapt to Israel, not Israel to the world.
Besides, I'm still considering the idea that having a bully-magnet name might not be a bad idea.
Think of it as teenage combat training.
How about the first name of Israel?
Always thought Gen Tal had a cool name.
Quote from: Siege on May 24, 2012, 08:36:04 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on May 24, 2012, 08:22:42 PM
How about Jonathan for the world and Yonatan for home?
The world shall adapt to Israel, not Israel to the world.
Besides, I'm still considering the idea that having a bully-magnet name might not be a bad idea.
Think of it as teenage combat training.
Someone needs to listen to
A Boy Named Sue.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on May 24, 2012, 07:24:54 PM
Quotea boy named Ashleigh
:pinch:
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spox.com%2Fde%2Fdaten%2Fpics%2Ffussball%2Fbilder%2Fspieler%2Fgross%2F1684.jpg&hash=77d8bca9826c3bce450d716b10b44614fe49ce92)
Ashley Cole.
Btw, I would still go for Abraham - strong Jewish tradition, and honoring one of America's great presidents.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 24, 2012, 07:17:31 PM
Quote from: HVC on May 24, 2012, 07:05:23 PM
Mainly it's the trend of children as accessories that annoys me.
I see it in my sister's Mommy group, the clique that all got preggers and delivered together. How right you are, man. They're accessorizes, somewhere in value between the BMW and the Tag Heuer.
:yes:
And like Hill, it drives me fucking insane. They're people, goddamn it. Stupid, asinine, ignorant, and mentally deranged, but damnit, people! :mad:
Quote from: merithyn on May 24, 2012, 11:09:13 PM
They're people, goddamn it. Stupid, asinine, ignorant, and mentally deranged, but damnit, people! :mad:
Children or Languishites?
Quote from: Barrister on May 24, 2012, 09:47:54 PM
Quote from: Siege on May 24, 2012, 08:36:04 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on May 24, 2012, 08:22:42 PM
How about Jonathan for the world and Yonatan for home?
The world shall adapt to Israel, not Israel to the world.
Besides, I'm still considering the idea that having a bully-magnet name might not be a bad idea.
Think of it as teenage combat training.
Someone needs to listen to A Boy Named Sue.
Maybe he wants to bond with his kid in a cutthroat fisticuff fight to the death.
"My name is Adriel, now go to hell!"