You named me WHAT?
There are a lot of pregnant women around me these days. Friends, neighbors, and extended family members are ready to pop! I know the gender of some of these forthcoming bundles of joy, and even the name of one.
It got me thinking about my own kids and the fun/crazy/cranky process of picking out their names. In the end, my husband and I both had to like their names and the names had to have some meaning to us. (For those of you new around here, their names are Will and Sydney.) I won’t bore you with the details, but I will say that it was EASY agreeing what NOT to name our kids.
Here are names that my husband and I would never name our kids. Most are imprinted on our brains from watching horror movies, while others are celebrity baby names that make me go “hmmm”:
1. Malachi (I may jokingly refer to my kids as “Children of the Corn”, but that doesn’t mean I want them named after the Children of the Corn!)
2. Damian (Helloooo, The Omen)
3. Chucky (Helloooo, Child’s Play)
4. Moxie Crimefighter (daughter of Penn, of Penn and Teller fame)
5. Apple (That one’s all yours, Gwyneth)
6. Blue Ivy (daughter of Beyoncé and Jay Z)
7. Bear Blu (Alicia Silverstone’s son)
Note: What happens if #6 Blue Ivy and #7 Bear Blu get married someday? Is their kid going to be named Blue Blu?
8. Moon Unit (the girl who sang that Valley Girl song in the 80s)
Now it’s your turn.
Help me make this a Top 10 list!
What are 2 more names that should make this list?
One of my family names is Bertha. My great grandma was a glorious lady, but, never.in.a.million.years! Sorry grandma. I still love you!
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Oh. my. Family names! That’s a whole new can of worms.
As a candidate for the top 10 list — Pilot Inspektor, son of Jason Lee (of My Name is Earl fame).
So thankful I didn’t see our baby name pop up on your list! 🙂
Good one! And yes, you’re one of the ladies I know who is expecting…but I don’t know the name you picked yet. Which is FINE and none of my business anyway! Can’t wait for her to arrive though!!
There are twins in Emory’s class…a boy and a girl. The girl is Adelyn, and the boy is Thomas something something the 4th. So they call him “IV.” Sounds like Ivy.
Kills me nearly every day.
Maybe instead of hooking up with Bear Blu, little Blue Ivy should go for your friend IV?!
I just saw yesterday that people are naming their kids “Facebook.” I mean, that kid is going to be out of style by the time he’s in kindergarten. Imagine if your name was “AOL Dial-up.” I’d at least suggest “Twitter.”
Who are these people? I was born in the 70s so I should be glad my name is not UHF. Or Antenna.
I had to laugh at this…my friend’s husband’s name is Damian, and their son is named Malachi!
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Oh, my! I hope I didn’t ruin that for you. Now you’ll be trying hard to keep a straight face around their house.
Sparrow. It’s not even a cute bird.
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I went to High School with a girl who’s sister had twin girls. The names she picked out were:
Sunrise Morn and Sunset Dawn.
Wow……I have three girls. Micah Marie, Briana Nichole, And Kelsey Michelle. Kinda plain Jane I know but at least I don’t have to worry about whether or not their names make the “names I would not name my child” list. LOL (I think) LOL
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To each his own regarding those twin names, eh?! I was not brave enough to go the unique name route. Somebody probably saw my kids’ names and went “b-o-ring”. But those are the names we like and it’s neat to see how the kids are totally a “Will” and a “Sydney”. 🙂
P.S. I think your girls’ names are pretty.