Old-fashioned names to avoid naming your kids with

And we'd be stuck with the same 100 or so names, not to mention that
you might think that some names are made-up when they're not. My
children are named Talise and Jolon. Neither of those are made up,
they're native american names with meaning that took months to decide
on. (Actually Jolon wasn't named until probably 3 weeks at least after
he was born. We couldn't decide between Jolon and another name that I
can't remember..)
I DO feel sorry though for the Caitlyn/Kaitlin/etc simply for the
numerous spelling errors.
How about kids named after major coporate products? I remember reading
a newspaper article years ago about this, girls named Pepsi, Mercedes
(there's one in our town)...now that is just, weird.
Oh well, to each their own!
Stasya

Stasya wrote: How about kids named after major coporate products? I
remember reading
a newspaper article years ago about this, girls named Pepsi, Mercedes
(there's one in our town)...now that is just, weird.

Mary responds: I lived in residence once with a woman named Corvette,
if you can believe it.

wrote:

Stasya wrote: How about kids named after major coporate products? I
remember reading
a newspaper article years ago about this, girls named Pepsi, Mercedes
(there's one in our town)...now that is just, weird.

Mercedes was named after a the daughter of one of the founders (like
Wendy is named after Dave's daughter), so it is a perfectly good name.
Now if she had Benz as a middle name THAT would be weird.

Mary responds: I lived in residence once with a woman named Corvette,
if you can believe it.


grandma Rosalie

"stasya" wrote in message
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And we'd be stuck with the same 100 or so names, not to mention that
you might think that some names are made-up when they're not. My
children are named Talise and Jolon. Neither of those are made up,
they're native american names with meaning that took months to decide
on. (Actually Jolon wasn't named until probably 3 weeks at least after
he was born. We couldn't decide between Jolon and another name that I
can't remember..)
I DO feel sorry though for the Caitlyn/Kaitlin/etc simply for the
numerous spelling errors.
How about kids named after major coporate products? I remember reading
a newspaper article years ago about this, girls named Pepsi, Mercedes
(there's one in our town)...now that is just, weird.
Oh well, to each their own!
Stasya

"Mercedes" was a name long before it became associated with the expensive
German automobile. It means "merciful or compassionate" , and is of
Latin/Spanish origin. Although it's a perfectly nice name, why anyone would
want to use it now is beyond me, since it's so deeply associated with the
car. (DS16 has a classmate named Mercedes).

On 14 Aug 2005 09:10:05 -0700, wrote:

I think its the association with old age that turns us off - for
example, my grandmother was born in 1906 and I have clear memories of
her friends names - Elsie, Ruby, Opal, Mabel, Ethel, Myrtle, Florence,
Gertrude, Maisy etc. So....when my mom had kids and I in turn had kids,
we weren't gonna use those names.

Interesting. My dd who is a mid-70s baby has a very good friend named
Florence. The other names are not ones that seem current, but that
isn't a reason to avoid them if you like them, imho.


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Dorothy

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On 14 Aug 2005 09:10:05 -0700, wrote:

For example, I thought of Lottie (Charlotte) as a real old lady name,
and its back in spades at our local public school. Lets see....other
ones that were gone for a long time that are coming back (or are back
to the point of nausea) Sarah, Emma, Cecily, Hannah, Thea etc.

I had preschool children named Charlotte, Sarah, Emma and Hannah
in my class in the last two years.


--
Dorothy

There is no sound, no cry in all the world
that can be heard unless someone listens ..

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On 14 Aug 2005 16:15:32 -0700, "stasya" wrote:

How about kids named after major coporate products? I remember reading
a newspaper article years ago about this, girls named Pepsi, Mercedes
(there's one in our town)...now that is just, weird.

Mercedes as a name predates the corporation, I think.

Mercedes

Gender: Girl
Pronunciation: mer-SAY-dees
Origin: Spanish
Meaning: "Mercies."
Notes: Used in reference to the Virgin Mary, Santa Maria de las
Mercedes as "Our Lady of Mercies." Literary: the name of the lost love
of Edmond Dantes in Dumas's "The Count of Monte Cristo." Also the name
of the German luxury car, which was named for a little girl named
Mercedes. Mostly Catholic use. See also Mercy. Actresses Mercedes
McCambridge, Mercedes Ruehl.
Variants: Merced, Mercede, Mercedez
Other related names: Mersera

***************
Popularity: The name Mercedes ranked 433 out of 4275 (Top 10%) as a
first name for females of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census. The name
Mercedes ranked 12566 out of 88799 (Top 14%) as a surname for males
and females of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census.


--
Dorothy

There is no sound, no cry in all the world
that can be heard unless someone listens ..

The Outer Limits

stasya wrote:
And we'd be stuck with the same 100 or so names, not to mention that
you might think that some names are made-up when they're not. My
children are named Talise and Jolon. Neither of those are made up,
they're native american names with meaning that took months to decide
on. (Actually Jolon wasn't named until probably 3 weeks at least after
he was born. We couldn't decide between Jolon and another name that I
can't remember..)
I DO feel sorry though for the Caitlyn/Kaitlin/etc simply for the
numerous spelling errors.
How about kids named after major coporate products? I remember reading
a newspaper article years ago about this, girls named Pepsi, Mercedes
(there's one in our town)...now that is just, weird.
Oh well, to each their own!
Stasya

Just adding to the comments on the name Mercedes. It's my MIL's given
name (on her birth certificate), but has been called Marie (which is
her middle name) all her life. Her sister's names are Esperanza (Hope),
Eleanora (Eleanor), and Amalia(Amy). She had two brothers, Teodor (Ted)
and Juan (John). She was born in the 1940s and her family has lived in
Colorado since before it was Colorado (they are first founders).

Mercedes is indeed an old name.

annette

Ablang wrote:
What do you think are old-fashioned names to avoid naming your kids
with? I can't think of any guy names to avoid.

I only have some suggestions for girl names:
Blanche
Edna
Ethel
Gertrude


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-- Hilary Duff

Gertrude is one of my mother's middle name (Rosmarie Gertrude
Magdalene). She has never cared for it and just uses her middle
initials (G.M.) after her first name on paperwork. My mother is German
born though, so family names from that side (Werner, Gunther,
Hans-Dieter, Emil, Wolfgang, Ursula, Herta, Marlena, etc.) weren't
considered when we were choosing names because none of them sounded
right with my husband's English derived name.

When my husband and I were making lists of names, we really liked the
name Oberon. Even though it was the name of a character in a book I
really liked (Little, Big), I just couldn't name my son after the King
of the Fairies with a clear conscience. I really dreaded the idea that
other kids would pick on him.

annette
DS1 (Connor) 7-19-01
DS2 (Ryan) 8-20-04...almost 1 year old!!

"bizby40" wrote in message
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I'm not really sure what's wrong with Job either. Again, if I
recall correctly, he was singled out for this contest with the
devil because he was a righteous man.

I don't think I'd choose Job. It's nice to be riteous, but I don't want my
child in that sort of contest. Naming him Job would be like tempting fate.