Selecting a Special Name for a Baby Boy

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The discussion centers around personal feelings about first names and the process of selecting names for children. Many participants express mixed emotions about their own names, with some feeling they are beautiful yet problematic, while others dislike their names entirely. A recurring theme is the preference for short and unique names, with several users suggesting names for boys and girls, including Victor, Elijah, and Tabitha. There are humorous anecdotes about the origins of names and the challenges of having unusual names. Some participants share their experiences with names that have significant meanings or cultural backgrounds, while others joke about the absurdity of certain names. Overall, the conversation highlights the emotional connections people have with their names and the complexities involved in naming a child.
  • #51
10 points to anyone who can guess how I made up Atheria. (It's a combination of two words.)
 
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  • #52
Hmm, Athena+Aether?
 
  • #53
Dimitri Terryn said:
Hmm, Athena+Aether?
Athena is correct. And Aether is soooooo close. Think adjective (and lose the 'a' - it's English).

Hint --> o:)
 
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  • #54
Ethereal? That was actually my original guess, didn't get Athena though.
 
  • #55
hypnagogue said:
Ethereal? That was actually my original guess, didn't get Athena though.
Yeppers. :biggrin: It's pronounced differently, though, as Athena - ena + area = Atheria. Athena is my all-time favorite. (And the ri even looks like an n.)
 
  • #56
I'm still waiting someone mention about the most beautiful name!
 
  • #57
Lisa! said:
I'm still waiting someone mention about the most beautiful name!
While you're waiting, why don't you crack open a grammar book?
 
  • #58
zoobyshoe said:
While you're waiting, why don't you crack open a grammar book?
I do!
 
  • #59
Lisa! said:
I do!
Perhaps you need a little tutorial then.

Lisa! said:
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.
 
  • #60
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. :smile:
 
  • #61
zoobyshoe said:
Perhaps you need a little tutorial then.


Should be:

I'm still waiting for[/color] someone to[/color] mention the most beautiful name.
Thanks! Actually I 'm busy witha silly game in another site and I didn't have timeto check it! :blushing:
 
  • #62
zoobyshoe said:
Perhaps you need a little tutorial then.


Should be:

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


You just made me realize something...PF could use an English/grammer forum. There seems to be a lot of people here who use English as a second language and I think it could be a real benefit to them. And to be honest, to me too..:blushing:

I think I am going to go put this in the forum suggestion box...
 
  • #63
Townsend said:
You just made me realize something...PF could use an English/grammer forum. There seems to be a lot of people here who use English as a second language and I think it could be a real benefit to them. And to be honest, to me too..:blushing:

I think I am going to go put this in the forum suggestion box...
Very good!
 
  • #64
Lisa! said:
Good. But for boys or girls? :wink:
Anathema Device was the name of a female character in the book Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.

A-nath-e-ma:
1. A formal ecclesiastical ban, curse, or excommunication.
2. A vehement denunciation; a curse: “the sound of a witch's anathemas in some unknown tongue” (Nathaniel Hawthorne).
3. One that is cursed or damned.
4. One that is greatly reviled, loathed, or shunned: “Essentialisma belief in natural, immutable sex differencesis anathema to postmodernists, for whom sexuality itself, along with gender, is a ‘social construct’” (Wendy Kaminer).

It isn't exactly a nice name to give someone.
 
  • #65
Townsend said:
You just made me realize something...PF could use an English/grammer forum. There seems to be a lot of people here who use English as a second language and I think it could be a real benefit to them. And to be honest, to me too..:blushing:

I think I am going to go put this in the forum suggestion box...

Lisa! said:
Very good!

I agree!

KM
 
  • #66
TheStatutoryApe said:
Anathema Device was the name of a female character in the book Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.

A-nath-e-ma:
1. A formal ecclesiastical ban, curse, or excommunication.
2. A vehement denunciation; a curse: “the sound of a witch's anathemas in some unknown tongue” (Nathaniel Hawthorne).
3. One that is cursed or damned.
4. One that is greatly reviled, loathed, or shunned: “Essentialisma belief in natural, immutable sex differencesis anathema to postmodernists, for whom sexuality itself, along with gender, is a ‘social construct’” (Wendy Kaminer).

It isn't exactly a nice name to give someone.
Thanks. :smile:
 
  • #67
My first name's James. I'm kind of indifferent about it.
 
  • #68
yomamma said:
My first name's James. I'm kind of indifferent about it.
Well it's a rather indifferant sort of name isn't it. Until people start calling you Jimbo ofcourse.
 
  • #69
I've been called jimmy, jim, james, jamie (starbuck's employees never hear my name right)
 
  • #70
TheStatutoryApe said:
Well it's a rather indifferant sort of name isn't it. Until people start calling you Jimbo ofcourse.
:smile: :smile: Good name for yomamma!
 
  • #71
Lisa! said:
I'm still waiting someone mention about the most beautiful name!

ambrosia! that's the most beautiful name
 
  • #72
The most beautiful name is Evo!

am I a mentor now?[/size]
 
  • #73
Nick and i don't care either way about it
 
  • #74
Nick and stick!
 
  • #75
Evo said:
The husband of a girl I used to work with was named Ajax

ajax! THAT is a cool guy's name! it always seems harder to think up a good name for a guy than for a girl.
 
  • #76
ajax sonds like ejacs..
 
  • #77
fourier jr said:
ajax! THAT is a cool guy's name! it always seems harder to think up a good name for a guy than for a girl.
lol Ajax was quite masculine.

I was almost named superstevemimbo, but it was shortened to supersteve. I go by perstive though.
 
  • #78
Too long!:bugeye:
 
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