Kids names

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I think two n's make more sense than one. It must just be what I am used to seeing though because when people give Bryn an extra n it looks funny to me.

[TulipsAndSunscreen]

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I have a friend who is William Andrew Lastname III. His dad is Will, grandad William so he goes by Andrew (W. Andrew on forms) but if I had a nickel for every time the poor kid has to hiss to someone at an airport..."um, if you can't find it under andrew, try wandrew."

[Vishenka69]

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I didn't like my name as a kid because it was the most popular name in late 70s and there were 5 of us in my class not to mention in the grade and school, etc. But then over the years, we moved, I got over it and now really like it. I had to change the spelling to the English version when we got our citizenship, the two Y's freaked people out and I got sick of everyone butchering it. Those who speak Russian still use the original version though and most friends call me Jules.

In Russian most names have an official and familiar versions and Nikolai happens to be the official one. It's still kind of weird to see it in all Jenn's posts. We've decided that if/when we have kids, they'll have names that easily go between two languages. Hearing Russian grandparents attempt to pronounce Ariella, Mathew, Kayla, etc is painfull. Plus they always try to derive the familiar version and that's even worse.

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Eh - my dad/grandfather had the same name and did the William R. / W. Rice thing ... it worked out okay. As far as being sick of a popular name -- geez -- I know how that is. That's actually how we landed on Quinn. We wanted something that everyone could grasp, w/o it being something that everyone else had and/or a name (like dh's) where people say "what's your real name"? Jacob was out of luck - he got a popular name b/c he was being named after my mom (her maiden name was Jacobs).

[GrayMatterWife]

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In junior high, I desperately wanted to be anything other than an "Abigail" or "Abby." Back then, no one used this name. I was the only Puritan-sounding colonial librarian among a classroom full of Heathers, Jennifers, Amys, Christys, etc. They were all popular and fun and perky, and I was...not. I thought my name made me sound like I was born to wear horned-rimmed glasses and do only responsible, well-thought-out things. In 7th grade, I was the girl who read Sylvia Plath and wrote her own introspective poetry, but really just wanted to be invited to Homecoming. I think my name, and my own perception of it, impeded my "cool" factor (that, and my braces and complete failure to grow boobs). And it didn't help that the evil antagonist from "The Crucible" was named Abigail...we read that play in 8th grade.

I truly believed that I was meant to be a Monique, or a Sandra, or a Veronica.

I grew into an Abigail, and my name fits. I am a responsible, measured, deliberate person. My favorite color is navy and my house is full of dark wood, stately furniture. No one asks me if I think the punch needs some more liquor. I don't wear pink. I'm not blonde. I'm not perky.

Maybe I'll never be the spontaneous, vivacious Katie Couric sort, but then...I don't particularly respect Katie Couric.

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I've known of two name change circumstances. The first is a girl I grew up with. She was born here but her parents are from Korea. They gave her a korean name then changed it to Jenny when she was around 7 to make it easier for her to fit it. In college she changed her name back to it's original and has kept it since.

The other is a couple who adoped a girl from Russia. I don't think it's wrong to change a name if they are very young, but this girl was 12 and her given name wasn't unpronoucable. Her name was Gia and they changed it to Cathleen. Ugh. Poor thing. The girl ending up being extreemly disturbed and they had an agency find another couple take her. Poor thing.

[DCJenn]

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Vishenka-

We still call him Kolya at home. He gets mad at us but we do it anyway!

Jenn

[Vishenka69]

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Vishenka-

We still call him Kolya at home. He gets mad at us but we do it anyway!

Jenn

Why does he get mad?

[DCJenn]

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Because he doesn't understand nicknames so he corrects us and says, "my name is Nikolai."

and he hates it even more if people call him Nik.

Jenn