Old fashioned names new again....

[scotrace]

Sorry for the clunky Move

Posts from the duplicate Vintage name thread moved here.

 

[Tony in Tarzana]

Using a last name for a first name seem more of a Southern thing to me, along with using a first and last name as a first and middle name, usually to honor a friend or an admired person. Martin Luther King is one example.

In Hawaii, it was a trend for a while to give a child a traditionally American first name and a Hawai`ian middle name. I knew two brothers back in high school who were named Wade Ka`anoi and Wayne Keala Young.

 

[jamespowers]

Whatever you name your child, for goodness sake think how he/she has to deal with it on the playground. :eusa_doh: I can think of a few names I would be hesitant to use like:
Cornelius
Tiberius
Nero
Chito
Aloe
Alvina
Damien
Manson
Adolph
and a few other that you can get the idea about. My friend just named his daughter Zsofia. [huh]

Regards,

J

 

[mysterygal]

Very good point James! That was something me and the mister were very careful to think about...'is this something the kids at school will have a heyday with?' of course kids can be cruel anyways, and there's an unlimited amount of things a kid can be picked on...but a weird name DOES NOT help!
Rosie, my family is famous for giving nicknames as well. You know you're loved when you get a nick name..though you may not like it!
I've always loved Grant as a boys name...very masculine.
My grandmother's name is Gertrude...will not name any of my girls that!

 

[scotrace]

I think the Welsh have a practice of using matching first/last names. Daniel Daniels, Samuel Samuels, Robert Roberts, etc.

 

[KAT]

@Veronica!

Its goin to be difficult to choose from lol

 

[KAT]

Whatever you name your child, for goodness sake think how he/she has to deal with it on the playground. :eusa_doh: I can think of a few names I would be hesitant to use like:
Cornelius
Tiberius
Nero
Chito
Aloe
Alvina
Damien
Manson
Adolph
and a few other that you can get the idea about. My friend just named his daughter Zsofia. [huh]

Regards,

J

whats wrong with Adolf? lol

 

[Irena]

My wife's mother and grandmother are both Dorothy's. Personally, I realy like that name. Unfortunately, my mother-in-law hated being named Dorothy and made us vow to never name a child after her.

So... name a daughter Theodora or a son Theodore... same name, just shuffled around. My first son will be named Theodore, after my grandfather.

 

[jamespowers]

whats wrong with Adolf? lol

I suppose it does depend on where you live. :eusa_doh: As a conolation, my great aunty was named Alvina---not likely I would ever use it.
A few more names I thought of:
Judas
Ahab
Lucifer
Stymie
lol

Regards,

J

 

[LizzieMaine]

I would *so* name my kid "Stymie."

"They're sayin' hello to my stomach ri-i-i-ght now!"

 

[jamespowers]

Very good point James! That was something me and the mister were very careful to think about...'is this something the kids at school will have a heyday with?' of course kids can be cruel anyways, and there's an unlimited amount of things a kid can be picked on...but a weird name DOES NOT help!
Rosie, my family is famous for giving nicknames as well. You know you're loved when you get a nick name..though you may not like it!
I've always loved Grant as a boys name...very masculine.
My grandmother's name is Gertrude...will not name any of my girls that!

Nicknames? You mean like Chicken Bone?
I put a lot of thought into it too. I figured Daniel wasn't way out there. He can shorten it to Dan and make it even more masculine if he likes. [huh] That is what my father used to do.

Regards,

J

 

[jamespowers]

I would *so* name my kid "Stymie."

"They're sayin' hello to my stomach ri-i-i-ght now!"

Get me a lawyer! There is someone here who needs to be declared legally incompetent to name a child.
I have a friend I gave that to as a nickname. He hates it. lol

Regards,

J

 

[KAT]

I suppose it does depend on where you live. :eusa_doh: As a conolation, my great aunty was named Alvina---not likely I would ever use it.
A few more names I thought of:
Judas
Ahab
Lucifer
Stymie
lol

Regards,

J

lol lol i know...truelol

 

[Tony in Tarzana]

With all the goofball kids names nowadays, do they even get teased any more? Or do kids named Mary and Robert get teased instead?

 

[Zach R.]

What about Percival? I always thought it was a pretty cool name. Perry, for short.

 

[scotrace]

I would *so* name my kid "Stymie."

"They're sayin' hello to my stomach ri-i-i-ght now!"

You are TOO much fun!


"Mighta choked Artie, but it ain't gonna choke Stymie!"

 

[Maj.Nick Danger]

Exactly.

With all the goofball kids names nowadays, do they even get teased any more? Or do kids named Mary and Robert get teased instead?

That's why I will name my kids, (if any) Alfalfa and Elvira, or maybe Shemp and Ophelia. Still undecided. [huh]

 

[Tony in Tarzana]

How about Moses, Lawrence, Jerome or Samuel?

 

[Maj.Nick Danger]

Wow Tony! I just realized.

How about Moses, Lawrence, Jerome or Samuel?

Has anybody ever told you that you bear an uncanny resemblance to the actor Victor Buono? fftopic: lol

(Samuel Moses Lawrence has a nice ring to it.)

 

[Tony in Tarzana]

Shemp Moe Larry?

Yeah, when I saw that self-portait with the Homburg, that was my first thought, too. lol