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    Re: Unique Names

    It's cognitive dissonance. Stupid parents think that there is something more unique about their child, over and above the uniqueness which we all have. So an ordinary name won't do, in case people don't realise how UNIQUEtheir precious package actually is.

    It does help the rest of us, because when we meet people with names like that it is a dead giveaway that they come from a gene stream which is more likely to feature terminally stupid forebears, so we can avoid procreating with them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barry Shnikov View Post
    It does help the rest of us, because when we meet people with names like that it is a dead giveaway that they come from a gene stream which is more likely to feature terminally stupid forebears, so we can avoid procreating with them.
    Now it all makes sense...it's all to do with your selection process, rather than your inability to pull.

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    Re: Unique Names

    I worked in one school where 3 children in the same family were called:

    Oak, Tree and Skye

    No hippy tendencies there then...


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    Re: Unique Names

    Then of course, there's people who name their kids not to mean anything just to be different. My Surrogate Neices and Nephews (Gadget's Kids) are

    Logan Zara
    Zander Lore
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    Zack Sirius

    As you can see.. Gadget liked Z's But at least they're unusual if not unique.

    I think If I ever have kids I'll name them after entities from the Cthulhu Mythos

    "This is Yog-Sothoth Little, and his little brother and sister Nyarlathotep and Shub-Niggurath"

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    Re: Unique Names

    So are there three different levels of names?

    Ordinary :- Paul, Stewart, Barry Etc

    Unusual: Edna, Edith, Humpfrey

    Unique: Princess, Nokia, sheep. Etc.

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    Re: Unique Names

    Quote Originally Posted by Dizzy View Post
    It's funny that no websites seem to say the same thing - I have seen everything from pretty and beautiful in English - all the way to waterfall cascade in Gaelic
    I only looked about 6 or 7 websites, but they mostly had English or old English and cascade/waterfall/pool. If Lin/Lyn is used as a shortened form of Linda/Lynda then it means pretty.

    This thread has started me looking at lots of different names now!

    I think picking a name for a child just because its 'different' is OK in some ways, but it can cause lots of problems and confusion if its a very unsual name, especially when the child is at school and there are problems with pronounciation.

    I remember one time teaching in Africa, the first day I passed round the sheet for people to write their names. The second day I had to call the roll. I pretended I was busy with my lecture notes and asked the student in front of me to call the roll. 'No' he said with a smile 'we want to hear you try to pronounce our names!'

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dizzy View Post
    It's funny that no websites seem to say the same thing - I have seen everything from pretty and beautiful in English - all the way to waterfall cascade in Gaelic

    I suppose that expains the origin of the town Kings Lynn
    I think you'll find that's ancient Anglian for "town where everyone is related, has 12 fingers and webbed feet"

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    Re: Unique Names

    Quote Originally Posted by woodface View Post
    So are there three different levels of names?

    Ordinary :- Paul, Stewart, Barry Etc

    Unusual: Edna, Edith, Humpfrey

    Unique: Princess, Nokia, sheep. Etc.
    sadly i feel your "Unique" names won't be - its your "unusual" names that will be much less common.


    Frank Zappa often got criticised for naming his daughter "Moon" but its actually a nice name - and better than Nokia (ignore the fact that her middle name is "unit" , im sure she does )

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    Quote Originally Posted by Beowulf1970 View Post
    I think If I ever have kids I'll name them after entities from the Cthulhu Mythos

    "This is Yog-Sothoth Little, and his little brother and sister Nyarlathotep and Shub-Niggurath"


    *makes an appointment for Beo at the vasectomy clinic*

    Either that or they will be prosecuting you in years to come for mental cruelty!

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    Re: Unique Names

    personally I was tempted by the names "Johnny Alpha" "Rogue" "Marlon Shakespeare" and "Hammerstein"

    (that also tells you why Niamh was always going to be a contender )

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    Re: Unique Names

    My hamster was called Athlon.

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    Re: Unique Names

    I nearly called my middle son Ernest. My mum nearly wet herself laughing and started singing 'Fastest milk cart in the west'.

    I really loved that name too...I choose Isaac instead. I love that name too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Double Trouble View Post
    I nearly called my middle son Ernest. My mum nearly wet herself laughing and started singing 'Fastest milk cart in the west'.

    I really loved that name too...I choose Isaac instead. I love that name too.
    yeah - I noticed all your kids names were biblical. Very "old stylee"

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    Re: Unique Names

    There's also a huge problem with having a very common name.

    I was named Sarah for several very "typically-my-Mum" kind of reasons, one of which being she knew no-one else called Sarah at the time.

    Of course all through school there were loads of us - 8 in my year in primary school, 3 in my class. And everywhere I've worked or danced there have always been several Sarah's, and usually at least one that started before me (which makes me permanantly "Sarah number 2").

    Call "Sarah" in a room full of people and about half of them will answer you... I spend my life turning round to answer calls that aren't for me .

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    Re: Unique Names

    Quote Originally Posted by Sparkles View Post
    There's also a huge problem with having a very common name.

    Call "Sarah" in a room full of people and about half of them will answer you...
    Good news for your boyfriend though

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    Re: Unique Names

    call yourself "Sadie" then - Scottish for Sarah. It was a shock at my Grannys funeral when the minister was speaking about "Sarah" she had never used her proper name in her entire life

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    Re: Unique Names

    Kinda related: Have you done this yet? - The answers are for JiveLad.

    Try it yourself - and see what you get. Spookily apt at times...............

    1.YOUR SPY NAME (middle name and current street name):
    Antony Grange

    2. YOUR MOVIE STAR NAME (grandfather/mother on your dad's side and your favourite candy):
    Harry Green-n-Black

    3. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME (middle name, and street you were brought up in)
    Antony Revesby

    4. YOUR STAR WARS NAME (first three letters of your last name, last three letters of mother's maiden name, first three letters of your pet's name)
    Crostabir

    5. PORN STAR NAME (first pet's name, the place you were born in):
    Birtles Keighley

    6. SUPERHERO NAME: ("The", your favourite colour and the automobile your mum drives)
    The Blue No-Car

    7. YOUR ACTION HERO NAME (first name of the main character in the last film you watched, last food you ate)
    James Ham

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    1.YOUR SPY NAME (middle name and current street name):
    Alexander Alma

    2. YOUR MOVIE STAR NAME (grandfather/mother on your dad's side and your favourite SWEET):
    Jim Caramac

    3. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME (middle name, and street you were brought up in)
    Alexander Watson

    4. YOUR STAR WARS NAME (first three letters of your last name, last three letters of mother's maiden name, first three letters of your pet's name)
    Sherae Ath

    5. PORN STAR NAME (first pet's name, the place you were born in):
    Pongo Leith

    6. SUPERHERO NAME: ("The", your favourite colour and the automobile your mum drives)
    The Maroon Convertible Saab

    7. YOUR ACTION HERO NAME (first name of the main character in the last film you watched, last food you ate)
    Lightning Sandwich

    hmmmm - rubbish

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    Re: Unique Names

    My sisters name is Zena (said but not spelt like the warrior princess) she is 33 so it wasnt due to the programme. She got called zena because my dad new someone with the name and thought it was beautiful.

    I got called Danielle (fairly common) after my great grand father who was called David mark by his family and friends but whose real name on his Birth Certificate was Daniel

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    Re: Unique Names

    1. - dont have a middle name so cant do

    2. Audrey Fizzer

    3. again cant do

    4. Ratirw Ban

    5. Tiddles Bangor (he he he)

    6. The Blue Puma (i like)

    7. Homer Crisps

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