You should check out The Big Lebowski as soon as possible. 8)


As soon as I can :)  Do they show it on TV?

Comedy Central has showed it from time to time. But you really should rent it on DVD or VHS. That way the cursing isn't bleeped out or dubbed, which totally screws up a couple of scenes imo.

Actually I would go "Huh?" and Yesenia, I have never heard that name before.


Yesenia is a latina name too... I knew a few in my generation, with different variations on the spelling.. it is pronounced like "yeSENya"

That's true.  There no "Bobs" or "Freds" under like 30 now either.


Well there are where I live.  My friend has just had twins and called them Frederick and Xavier.  Her other children are William, Ruby, Henry and George.  My kids know a few Roberts which are usually shortened to Bobby or Robby.  We also know a couple of Richards and have been told in no uncertain terms that their name isn't to be shortened ;) :D

Yeibi is a weird name.I had a woman supervisor named Yeibi Amparo. ;D



Howard

Ofcourse lets keep in mind that we are generally being very ethnocentric here with what names are "weird-a**".  Weird perhaps if you are coming from a White Anglo American centric view point. 

But many "exotic" names that are "weird" to the typical American who thinks the universe revolve around him or her fail to realize that these so called messed up names are very common in eastern Europe, or other parts of the world.


I do know that when I was growing up, Ashley and Amber were very popular names for chicks that were born in the 70s.  I knew a ton of Ahsley's and Ambers way back in the day.  And invariably the girls that had name like Amber were super hot.  I don't think too many girls have that name these days.  I think in America, names like Michael, Paul, Thomas and Jon will always be popular.  John has seemed to evolved into Jonathan or Jon for short for many people.  My sister wanted to name her son John after our father John, but my brother-in-law insisted it be "Jonathan" because he felt John was just too boring.

I feel sorry for people who unintentionally wind up with the name of a celebrity, especially one who is controversial...  I had a client one time named William Clinton... he said you couldn't imagine how many people would ask him "so how's monica?" and the laugh like they thought they were the first one to make the joke...

I'm sure there are alot of Michael Jacksons out there (many older than Jacko)

I also knew a lady named Marsha Brady...she became a Brady by marriage..she said she had second thoughts about marrying the guy because of the name

I don't really find any of the names posted strange....But then again I love different names   :)

And because I'm SO obsessed with names here is a list of my faves.... (hold on to your seat!) heh

For Boys:

Jade/Jaden

Kage

Blade

Raphael

Tristan

Jace

Raidon

Dai

Jalen

Mackenzie

Jamison/Jamie

Kaiden

Talon

Keegan

Liam

Hawk

Hayden

Caleb

Draven

Malachi

Joel

Iroquois

Kyo

Phoenix

Ash/Asher

Tidus/Titus

Kai



Don't want to flood you all with too much so I'll keep my girl names away for a while... ^_^

;D Miss Tainted if we had children the only way I'd let you use any one of those names is if you agreed to let me name one of them Aragorn.

;D Miss Tainted if we had children the only way I'd let you use any one of those names is if you agreed to let me name one of them Aragorn.


Ahhh....so if we had children I could name one of them Jade!? XD

Actually..thats not a bad name, if its for a girl. ;D

Actually..thats not a bad name, if its for a girl. ;D
  :P

It's worse with celebrities!! ::)
David Beckham and Posh Spice named their son "Cruz".
Gweneth Paltrow named her daughter (or son  :-\\) "Apple"!
And then there's Michael Jackson, who named his three children, "Prince", "Paris", and "Blanket". (I like Prince and Paris is such a beautiful name, but Blanket  ::), Michael must've been on the booze when he came up with that ;D!!)
I known people who've named their kids, "Crash", "Sky", "Caramel", and "Yellow". :P  I've also met people who are about 20+ who have midly strange names, like "Jackson", "Logan", "Eriz", "Kyrstal" and I've even met a "Moses".


Dont Forget Cortney Cox named her Baby Coco lol  ;D ;D ;D

I worked at a day camp this past summer...in the entire camp, out of about 60 kids ages 3-7, there were 3 "Solange"s, 4 "Skylar"s, and approximately 47 "Madison"s.

I worked at a day camp this past summer...in the entire camp, out of about 60 kids ages 3-7, there were 3 "Solange"s


Solange? wow that IS a weird name.  :-\\

I don't really find any of the names posted strange....But then again I love different names   :)

And because I'm SO obsessed with names here is a list of my faves.... (hold on to your seat!) heh

For Boys:

Dai





at last, someone who knows how to spell my husband's name!  we've been together for 16 years and some of my family still spell it either Di or Dia.

You seem to have a real mix of  Welsh, Irish and Scottish names in that list, Miss Tainted, as well as some more novel ones

I don't really find any of the names posted strange....But then again I love different names   :)Jade/Jaden
Tristan
Jace
Mackenzie
Jamison/Jamie
Keegan
Liam
Caleb
Malachi
Joel
Kai



My kids have either been to school or played sport with boys with those names.  Our neighbour's daughter is Jaydn.

My god-daughter called her son Kynan and her daughter Tayissa both of which I think are truly awful.  :P  (The names .... not the kids  :D)

I feel sorry for people who unintentionally wind up with the name of a celebrity, especially one who is controversial...  I had a client one time named William Clinton... he said you couldn't imagine how many people would ask him "so how's monica?" and the laugh like they thought they were the first one to make the joke...

I'm sure there are alot of Michael Jacksons out there (many older than Jacko)

I also knew a lady named Marsha Brady...she became a Brady by marriage..she said she had second thoughts about marrying the guy because of the name


LOL, reminds me of a kid in my grade school.  Name was "Jimmy Carter".  ;)  Even worse, Carter was president at the time.  :D

My dad worked with a guy named "Michael Jordan" for about two or three years too.

And like a few others have said...what is weird in a name, really?  Mind you, I was raised in fairly small towns until I was about 14 or 15, but I never met another Evan (my real first name) until I was in my early 20's.  Now of course, Evan is pretty common, but in 1967, when I was born it possibly wasn't in the USA.  I even remember teachers calling me "Evans" because they had heard the last name, but not Evan as a first before, and assumed like some kids I was named after someone else's last name.  (As an aside, a name like Brooke for a girl would have one time possibly been odd, I heard Brooke Shields was named after her mother's maiden name...throwing this out as a question, was it odd to name someone after a last name at one time?  Now it isn't, but at one time...maybe?)

Arvig is my grandfather's first name, dad's side.  Danish ancestry, have no idea if it's common or not in Denmark or other Scandinavian countries...err...I guess if we have any Danish posters here, I'll let them answer.  ;)

Then again, there are names that some celebrities have, like Soleil and Moon Unit.  ;)  And although Thora doesn't sound weird to me, one could argue it is, feminine form of "Thor" from what I've read about Thora Birch.  But again...what's weird?  ;)

Loquacious
Avril
Selena


Howard

That's true.  There no "Bobs" or "Freds" under like 30 now either.


when i was teaching in the early 90's there were actually 3 fred's in my school.  that kind of surprised me.  there are still plenty of bob'b out there.

I can kind of understand the whole "unusual name" thing, cause I wouldn't want my kids to have the same name as everybody else... but some are a bit extreme.

Personally, I like Yesenia for a girl and Julian for a boy... unusual, but not unusual enough to make people go  "HUH?"


yes, but then the uncommon become common.  there are like 10 "kaighleigh" at my kids school - kaylee, kayley, kayly, etc.  then there are kayla's, kaylin's, etc.

Loquacious
Avril
Selena


Howard


*shrugs*

Never seen Loquacious as a name, Avril & Selena are obviously famous singers, don't know if Selena is also a common name with the Latino community, but Avril is just French for "April", which is a pretty common girl's name. 

Out of the three you give as examples, I'd find "Loquacious" odd, Selena & Avril, even before either girl became famous don't sound "odd" to me.  Maybe uncommon in my little corner of Idaho...but I also used to be active in the "SCA", Society For Creative Anachronism, Middle Ages recreationist group, kind of sort like the Renn Faire groups, except the time period is a bit earlier then most Renn Faires are set, we use about AD 600 to AD 1600 or so for our setting.  Anyway, my point with mentioning the SCA is that one got used to people using old European names for their persona...quite often one would only see a lot of people at events, and only meet them in persona so thus never hear their real name...so I got used to hearing a name like "Thorvald' for instance, and not thinking much of it.  Then again, as I said in another post, Arvig was my grandfather's name, and since it is Danish, I used it for my SCA persona...I was "Arvig Eriksen The Confused" in the SCA.  ;)

Yngwie Malmstein ;D



Howard

Yngwie Malmstein ;D



Howard


Yngwie isn't that odd to the right culture...I think it's Scandinavian.

Then again, Cool MacCool is a perfectly legit old Celtic name, at least hypothetically.

For that matter, Bubba is actually old Saxon.  There probably were a few Bubba's fighting against William the Conqueror during the Battle of Hastings.  A couple hundered years later, there very well could have been a knight named "Sir Bubba".

Yngwie isn't that odd to the right culture...I think it's Scandinavian.

Then again, Cool MacCool is a perfectly legit old Celtic name, at least hypothetically.

For that matter, Bubba is actually old Saxon.  There probably were a few Bubba's fighting against William the Conqueror during the Battle of Hastings.  A couple hundered years later, there very well could have been a knight named "Sir Bubba".





http://www.yngwie.org/gallery/images/zlozower1.jpg


Yngwie Malmstein is a heavy metal rocker.


Howard

My cousin named her baby Amara.

Funny thing? Amara, in some religions, is the equivalent of Satan.  ;D No joke.

I know a doctor where I work and his name is Bhoomie. ;D




Howard

http://www.yngwie.org/gallery/images/zlozower1.jpg


Yngwie Malmstein is a heavy metal rocker.


Howard




Yes Howard, I knew that.  :p

I simply assumed that by posting his name, you were saying it was weird.  My point was that in (I think) some Scandinavian cultures, it wouldn't be.  Or otherwise, what's weird to you isn't always weird to everyone.

I know a few fellas in the 6th grade who actually have the darnest first names in the history of first names.  :D :D  Where all the Ashleys, Brittany's, Christina's, Mandi's, and Hillary's gone.  ;D (It sounds like I'm naming girly-pop stars)  Now they're all replaced by weird names such as Kane, Kaija, Hunter, Tyler, and Carly and Kyle is getting a little too overrated.  Almost every other person in the 3rd-5th grade is a Tyler or something similar to that.  Could people start naming children so-called "decent" names.  Names like Staci, Jessica, Brittany, Ashlee, Mary, Greg, John, Mark, etc. not Book, Kane, Hunter, Shoe, Clay,  ;D :D  -- whatever!!!

Most of the names that are mentioned as weird I actually don't find that strange.


The only thing that bugs me is when parents decide to be "cool" and change a letter or so.


I tried finding a story in the paper recently where a family, with 12 kids, of spongers have weird names. 6 kids belong to the ex and have normal names like Mark etc.  The other 6 are from the new husband and they have weird names with this letter change lark.

Like Kalifornya, Skye-Crystall, Caitee etc blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah !


Although I must admit I have looked up weird names, but I went for their meanings....

My cousin named her baby Amara.


My son has an Amara in his class.

Ione Skye


Howard

Ione Skye


Howard


Yes.  She's an actress. 


Ione is a Greek name if I remember right.  Skye is probably Scottish, if it's from the Isle of Skye.  There's a teen pop-punk singer with the name Skye Sweetnam too.


Then again, I know of a person (not famous) named Arwen, same as the character in the Lord Of The Rings.  Then again, Tolkein took much of the names either directly or indirectly from the Celtic and Norse, so it could be that a name like Arwen is common in some dialect of Gaelic for instance, I never looked into it.

Sukanya Christian



Howard

Sukyana Christian



Howard


Well, I don't know whom you're refering to, but I know from a Google search that Norah Jones' father, Ravi Shankar remarried someone with the first name "Sukyana", so unless that is the same person, at least two people have that name.  Otherwise, it's not a weird name in some culture, as I've been pointing out with the other "weird" names you've been posting.

Here, I've got a weird name for you:

Howard.


In some cultures, it would be quite bizarre.  :p

Yeah, the names mentioned aren't really THAT weird. Now, your names like "Destiny", "Apple", "Lashaneequah", "Jebus", "Golden", and crap like that are weird, and I see them all the time.

Well, I don't know whom you're refering to, but I know from a Google search that Norah Jones' father, Ravi Shankar remarried someone with the first name "Sukyana", so unless that is the same person, at least two people have that name.  Otherwise, it's not a weird name in some culture, as I've been pointing out with the other "weird" names you've been posting.

Here, I've got a weird name for you:

Howard.


In some cultures, it would be quite bizarre.  :p





Arvig,Sukanya Christian is a news reporter for Channel 7 Eyewitness News.


Howard

Arvig,Sukanya Christian is a news reporter for Channel 7 Eyewitness News.


Howard


Great.  So there's at least two people with the name "Sukanya".  ;)  If I ever meet them or meet a third, I'll have to ask the person if they feel their name is odd. 

Apricot, if you meant "Jesus" instead of "Jebus", that's a pretty common as a Hispanic name. 

Used to know a guy who's middle name was "Denver Colorado".  His mother was still a bit drugged from giving birth, and was thinking about a business trip that his father was still on, if I remember the story right.  When they asked his mom what his full name was, she said "Jason...Denver Colorado"...and wrote that down.  I don't know if he legally changed it, but the few times he's even used his middle name around me he just said "Denver", his license said "Jason Denver (his last name)" for instance.  (And no, his last name isn't "his last name", I'm doing that to for the sake of his privacy.  :)  ).


EDIT:  Then again, now that I think of it...Channel 7 Eyewitness News?  Wouldn't that be someone who's only known in your local region?  My local Channel 7 is a PBS station.

My daughter attends school with a Prescott.  It's seems so old for such a little boy.  He'll need to grow into that name!

How about Chloe Sevingy? What kind of last name is Sevingy? ???
Or with a first name Bhoomie. ;D


Howard

How about Chloe Sevingy? What kind of last name is Sevingy? ???
Or with a first name Bhoomie. ;D


Howard


I think I wll pass on the name Chloe Sevingy!

I think I wll pass on the name Chloe Sevingy!



Why? ???



Howard

My daughter attends school with a Prescott.  It's seems so old for such a little boy.  He'll need to grow into that name!


Proof I'm a computer geek, when I saw "Prescott", first thing I thought of is the current Pentium 4 core.  ;)

Okay, more on topic...let's see...Howard asked something.  About Chloe Sevigny.  To answer your question, I got this from a Google search, took the first hit I saw:

>Her father, who died in 1996, was a distant descendant of a 17th-century French aristocrat, the Marquise de Sevigne, and was a major influence and love in Chloë's life.<

Original article if you're interested:

http://www.chloesevigny.com/biography.html

Otherwise, it's an Anglicization of a French name.  Or maybe just a modernization, could be the name as her family spells it is a common modern French spelling, and not just one seen in English speaking areas.  Anyway, Anglicization of a last name was common, have a friend with the last name of "Beers" but the original German name was "Von Beers" or some such, I'd have to ask him again.

Thanks Arvig ;)



Howard

Thanks Arvig ;)



Howard


You're welcome.

I still say Howard is a weird name.  :p  ;D

You're welcome.

I still say Howard is a weird name.  :p   ;D





Howard is a popular first name and I think people that have the last name Howard is not quite as popular as it was.


Howard

Howard is a popular first name and I think people that have the last name Howard is not quite as popular as it was.


Howard


Howard, I think you're missing my point.

Okay, you kept on coming up with names you felt were weird.

I kept on trying to say that with most of your examples, there would be a culture, race or nation where it would be a common name.

My point in saying "Howard is a weird name" is to say that in some culture other then a Western one, it would be an uncommon and weird name.

Or to put it another way, how many people born in let's say Tibet would have the first or last name of "Howard"?

Ron Howard. Did you forget about that one? ;D

Ron Howard. Did you forget about that one? ;D
Frankie Howard the UK Comedian.

Ron Howard. Did you forget about that one? ;D


Le sigh.

Okay, is my point still sailing over your head on it's way to splattering against the wall behind you, or are you being obtuse intentionally?

Or to put it another way, did you read my post, or are you asking if Ron Howard is from Tibet?  :P

Today for me it seems that half the little male toddlars today answer to Dylan.

Today for me it seems that half the little male toddlars today answer to Dylan.


Or Jacob.

Or Jacob.


My dads name was Jacob, I named my son after him. Then Melrose Place came up with a character named
Jake so the televison set started naming their sons Jake(the same ones that named their daughters Krystal,
and Tiffany).  Then 9-11 happened and people heard that the nickname for firefighters was Jake, and every
one with a John started nicknaming them Jake instead of Jack, and when they had babies they started
naming them Jacob.  Right now it is the most popular boys name.  If I hadn't named my son after my father I
would seriously consider changing his name because I have gotten tired of hearing it.

Here are some names of people in my school:

Vshoun
Newport
Laprell
Shawanda
Christopher
Jennine

any other ghetto name out there.

Here are some names of people in my school:

Vshoun
Newport
Laprell
Shawanda
Christopher
Jennine

any other ghetto name out there.




so the list that you made above, you consider those to be, "ghetto?" ???

so the list that you made above, you consider those to be, "ghetto?" ???




He's from Nantucket, to them everything off-island is ghetto

He's from Nantucket, to them everything off-island is ghetto



I was just surprised because he put the name, "Christopher" on there.  That, to me, is one of the most non-ghetto names ever (also my husband's name). ;)

You don't live on Nantucket alright? is that alright with you?

I meant to say that Christopher is the most un-ghetto name out there, it's orginal.

You don't live on Nantucket alright? is that alright with you?

I meant to say that Christopher is the most un-ghetto name out there, it's orginal.



nope, I don't. I live in Pennsylvania.  The name Christopher/Chris is very common around here.

You don't live on Nantucket alright? is that alright with you?

I meant to say that Christopher is the most un-ghetto name out there, it's orginal.


No, I don't live on Nantucket, it is way alright with me.  Christopher, although not "ghetto" isn't very original,
is is quite common. 

Here are some names of people in my school:

Vshoun
Newport
Laprell
Shawanda
Christopher
Jennine

any other ghetto name out there.
christopher? that IS weird.

Some of my favorite names from our work roster:

sarabeth snuggs
betsy butters
bacon gnanaboopathy
joe baltimore

Names don't have to be original.  I've noticed several posters saying they're tired of typical and common names.  My name is very typical and very common.  It's also a family name.  Many members of my family have had it as either their first name or their middle name.  So decrying something as "typical" or "common" might be removing value the name has to the family.  I much prefer old-fashioned Victorian names to anything "hip" or "new" to be honest.