Selecting a Special Name for a Baby Boy

[Tsu]

Make him give you his first-born! Er, or the shaving bit sounds good too. Then rub him with alcohol. The stingier, the better. (that's sting-y-er, BTW.)

Good GOD, woman! What in the world would we do with the first born of a ZOOBY? I absolutely shudder to even think of it. But I like the shaving and sting-y alcohol bit...

 

[big man]

I always that that Desk was a pretty cool name...maybe Spatula is up there as well. It's always good to be unique even though your kid might suffer the consequences of having a stupid frickin' name for the rest of their life.

But seriously I'd have to go for Kakapeepeeshire. It just rolls off the tongue ;)

 

[hypnagogue]

It'd be funny to name your son Alan, middle name Alda. Then when he's off doing something he shouldn't be doing and you get angry at him, you can say, "Alan Alda, you get over here right now!"

 

[Gale]

i hate the name abby, but everyone calls me it. abigale is a pretty name, and i like my way of spelling it. I like the name Gale as well. its the only version of my name i capitalize, cause i hate capital letters, (especially A's) but i like capital G's. I sometimes go by my middle name, marie, because i think its pretty.

i want my first daughter to be named Vesper, i think its a really beauitful name. And i think i like the name Jonas for my first son.

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

How about Anathema Device?

 

[Lisa!]

How about Anathema Device?

Good. But for boys or girls?

 

[arildno]

Good. But for boys or girls?

Sounds like the name of a drag artist to me..

 

[Lisa!]

Well I think arildno is a beautiful name provided that we wouldn't have to write it with capital letter and we could call him Lorinda!

 

[LENIN]

My first name is David but everybody calls me by my family name Fabian. It's a common thing around here because a lot of people have the same first name.

Personally I like classical Slavic names such as Vladimir. But this names haven't been used in the last decade because they are a bit long and therefor unpopular.

 

[fourier jr]

ambrosia is still the best name, but vesper sounds cool too

 

[honestrosewater]

For a girl: Atheria, Constance, Honest...

 

[Lisa!]

I'm really surprised! How could you all forget about the most beautiful name for a girl?

 

[arildno]

I'm really surprised! How could you all forget about the most beautiful name for a girl?

Talulah Diddle??

 

[hypnagogue]

I like Persephone and Lalena (pronounced with a 'nya') for a girl.

 

[Lisa!]

Sounds beautiful! But what does it mean?

 

[honestrosewater]

Sounds beautiful! But what does it mean?

I don't know about Lalena, but Persephone is goddess of the Underworld in Greek Mythology.

 

[hypnagogue]

Persephone is a figure in Greek mythology. Lalena is just a pretty name from a Donovan song.

It's kind of ironic that they're both pretty names but their actual referents are pretty dark. In the myth, Persephone (meaning "she who destroys the light") is abducted by Hades and becomes queen of the underworld, and subsequently her annual returns to the underworld forebode the beginning of winter. The Donovan song has lyrics like this: "When the sun goes to bed / That's the time you raise your head / That's your lot in life Lalena / Can't blame you Lalena" and "Run your hand through your hair / Paint your face with despair / That's your lot in life Lalena / Can't blame you Lalena." I swear I didn't mean to pick out such dark names, I just like the sound of both of them and by some odd coincidence they both are associated with darkness and desolation. hum.

 

[Lisa!]

and what about Talulah Diddle?

 

[Kalimaa23]

I've always rather liked my first name
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It usually gets abreviated to Dimi, altough my family had the weird habit of making it Didi when I was little. Usually people assumed I was called Didier (chock, horror).

My mum seemed to have a thing for Russian names. I found a name book a while ago, and it seems that a girl would have certainly be named Anouchka. Judging from the notes in the book, I only narrowly escaped Ivan, Vladimir or Vassili

I've always like short names with a's in them for girls. Nice example is a Latvian friend I have, who is callen Aina (altough I would prefer the spelling Aena).

We seem to have a thing for names starting with a D in the family, at least the men. So I was thinking what would be a nice name for a son, if I ever had one. Then it hit me : Dante! I looked it up and it's actually not an so uncommon name in Belgium

 

[honestrosewater]

Wow, I really like Dante.

I think Persephone has a sad and sweet story. For anyone who likes Greek Mythology, one of the best sites I've found: http://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/index.html .

 

[honestrosewater]

10 points to anyone who can guess how I made up Atheria. (It's a combination of two words.)

 

[Kalimaa23]

Hmm, Athena+Aether?

 

[honestrosewater]

Hmm, Athena+Aether?

Athena is correct. And Aether is soooooo close. Think adjective (and lose the 'a' - it's English).

Hint -->

 

[hypnagogue]

Ethereal? That was actually my original guess, didn't get Athena though.

 

[honestrosewater]

Ethereal? That was actually my original guess, didn't get Athena though.

Yeppers. It's pronounced differently, though, as Athena - ena + area = Atheria. Athena is my all-time favorite. (And the ri even looks like an n.)

 

[Lisa!]

I'm still waiting someone mention about the most beautiful name!

 

[zoobyshoe]

I'm still waiting someone mention about the most beautiful name!

While you're waiting, why don't you crack open a grammar book?

 

[Lisa!]

While you're waiting, why don't you crack open a grammar book?

I do!

 

[zoobyshoe]

I do!

Perhaps you need a little tutorial then.

I'm still waiting someone mention about the most beautiful name!

Should be:

I'm still waiting for[/color] someone to[/color] mention the most beautiful name.

 

[Evo]

The husband of a girl I used to work with was named Ajax, his brother was Hercules. Their mother was a fan of mythology.

Dimitri, you lucked out on your name. I also like it.