My parents named me Indiana Jones

[Vintage Betty]

My parents named me Indiana Jones

 

[J. M. Stovall]

I think "Dow" is worse.

 

[jamespowers]

I think "Dow" is worse.

But Indiana for a girl?! :eusa_doh:

 

[HoosierDaddy]

I think Indy will be cute for a girl.....!
Plus...What the @*$^ is wrong with the name Indiana???
They coulda named her Heavenly Hoosier Jones..which woulda been kinda nice as well...
HD

 

[Lefty]

To be proper, they should have named her Henrietta but called her Indiana.
After all, Indiana is a dog's name.

 

[jamespowers]

To be proper, they should have named her Henrietta but called her Indiana.
After all, Indiana is a dog's name.

There you go and the Heavenly Hoosier sounds like the name of someone in a less than reputable profession.

 

[Joie DeVive]

There you go and the Heavenly Hoosier sounds like the name of someone in a less than reputable profession.

lol lol lol lol lol

 

[Paisley]

My supervisor has an unusual name. Often I hear her on the phone saying, "Lark. Lark. No, Lark. L-A-R-K. Lark." That's gotta get old.

 

[jamespowers]

My supervisor has an unusual name. Often I hear her on the phone saying, "Lark. Lark. No, Lark. L-A-R-K. Lark." That's gotta get old.

Try spelling I-N-D-I-A-N-A three times over the phone.
I can just imagine her taking up the name Diana for short. That makes sense.

 

[Miss Neecerie]

Actually..

"Indiana, like the state'

solves that one quite quickly.

 

[Lefty]

I'm sure that she'll have to deal with "no way...really?" almost every day for the rest of her life - or at least until she's old enough to petition the probate court for a change of name.

Dow really is bad though. I guess you've got to just go by DJ.

 

[jamespowers]

I'm sure that she'll have to deal with "no way...really?" almost every day for the rest of her life - or at least until she's old enough to petition the probate court for a change of name.

Dow really is bad though. I guess you've got to just go by DJ.

It could be worse. He could go by DJIA---Dow Jones Industrial Average.
I am sure she will be going by Diana long before too many no ways get out.
It does get old fast.

 

[Miss 1929]

People used to name their daughters after the states a lot - Nevada, California, Georgia, Virginia- all nice old-fashioned names. I rather like Indiana!

Now Rhode Island, or New Mexico, those would be stupid names.

And I agree, having a name that is hard to spell is no fun at all, I ought to know.

 

[sixsexsix]

if my husband ever named my baby while i was asleep, on a dare or not, i would not be happy

 

[HoosierDaddy]

To be proper, they should have named her Henrietta but called her Indiana.
After all, Indiana is a dog's name.

Yeah...well...
...thank gawd they didn't name her...BUCKEYE....
HD

 

[Lefty]

I think the trend toward naming your kid after a product might be coming to an end. Every few years, there are reports about how many people named their kids after cars, beers, etc.

My mom is a teacher and has plenty of students with funny names.
These are all true.
She's had a boy named BK1 (named after a Burger King sandwich), a boy named Derf (dad was going to name him Fred, but the kid came out backward), a boy named Spongebob, and a girl named Felonies (pronounced fella-niece). She also had a Vietnamese (or was it Cantonese) girl named Bich (I believe that was the spelling), but that was a simply a foreign name that ends up having problems in an English speaking country, not the result of crazy parents.

 

[jamespowers]

I think the trend toward naming your kid after a product might be coming to an end. Every few years, there are reports about how many people named their kids after cars, beers, etc.

My mom is a teacher and has plenty of students with funny names.
These are all true.
She's had a boy named BK1 (named after a Burger King sandwich), a boy named Derf (dad was going to name him Fred, but the kid came out backward), a boy named Spongebob, and a girl named Felonies (pronounced fella-niece). She also had a Vietnamese (or was it Cantonese) girl named Bich (I believe that was the spelling), but that was a simply a foreign name that ends up having problems in an English speaking country, not the result of crazy parents.

Geez, that last one would really have to go. :eusa_doh:

 

[Paisley]

My minor niece had her named changed from Nikka to Jessica. Nikka isn't that bad a name...unless you're over the age of 12.

 

[Paisley]

I am sure she will be going by Diana long before too many no ways get out.
It does get old fast.

She could also go by India. It's a unsual name, but there's some precedence for it.

And yes, "Indiana, like the state" should clear up how to spell it, but frequently, it won't. I have resumes from people seeking secretarial positions who couldn't copyedit a comic strip.

 

[jamespowers]

She could also go by India. It's a unsual name, but there's some precedence for it.

And yes, "Indiana, like the state" should clear up how to spell it, but frequently, it won't. I have resumes from people seeking secretarial positions who couldn't copyedit a comic strip.

I think I like Diana more---its a name songs are written about.
Tell me about different name spellings. I have to ask how to spell Shirlee, Traci, Caren and a host of other names that were pretty standard years ago.