What's in a name?

[Sheherezade]

When we were naming kids, I was partial to Lazarus. Obviously, here, DH is the sane one.

[HouseofWool]

Holy balls, I had totally forgotten about Sequoia. I still don't think it's as weird as Rasputin or Frankenstein, though, but he def gets a buttload of weird name cred.

Immigration makes for odd name decisions. My maiden name is Anderson, but only because my Finnish great-grandparents Americanized their names. Between US immigration officials' inability to reconcile that a husband and wife would have different surnames. (Finnish women don't take their husband's surname after marriage), and the ridic spellings and over abundance of N's in their names, "Anderson" was the lesser of evils.

Names fascinate me. Probably because all of my family (on both sides) have had names changed or misspelled during immigration.

I find this stuff fascinating. My maiden surname is of Jewish origin. How the heck that happened is anyone's guess because no where in my lineage is anyone Jewish.

[scrub-jay]

I know a few Sequoias actually, but then again... considering where I grew up, it's not that surprising.

[diggitydot]

I know a few Sequoias actually, but then again... considering where I grew up, it's not that surprising.

Same here.

[Thirteen]

Same here.

What about Temudgin? Dodged a bullet there.


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[Phoebe]

My name came from the most common name in the 70s and 80s. Same with my middle name. Growing up I always wished I had less common, cool name. I was determined to name my kids unique names, but a couple turned out to be common. As a boy, my name would have been Timothy.

[diggitydot]

What about Temudgin? Dodged a bullet there.


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Wait, what? That's a name?

[scrub-jay]

What about Temudgin? Dodged a bullet there.

Agreed, dodged that one. Temudgin?! Really?

[MarissaNicole]

No significance to my name. Would have been a Louis Anthony Jr if I was a boy.

DH and his sis were named after soap opera characters, so MIL loves DDs name because its also from her soap! DH and FIL have same initials and middle name and DH wants to continue if we have a boy, the name he loves..... Duke.

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[L.Jane]

DH wants to continue if we have a boy, the name he loves..... Duke.

Is it sad that all I can think of when I hear the name Duke is the dog in the Bush's baked beans commercial?

[lovelight]

I don't think any baby names will ever beat DrK's suggestions. Seriously, Rasputin? You can't make that shit up.

Ra, ra, Rasputin, lover of the Russian queen. Hah

I was named "for my grandmother" but not after her...apparently she hated her name so my parents chose a name that started with the same letter as her name in honor of her.

[niener]

No significance to my name, my parents just liked the way it sounded. If I were a boy I would have been named the male version of my name. Even though it was a very popular name the year I was born I've run into very few others with my name growing up so I never had the "___ #1" "___ #2" "___ #3" thing to deal with.

[MarissaNicole]

Is it sad that all I can think of when I hear the name Duke is the dog in the Bush's baked beans commercial?

Thank you! I oppose it because I've always said it sounds like a dogs name!

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[MrsK]

It is Jewish tradition to name your child after someone who has passed away. (It is considered bad luck to name after someone who is alive, thus we don't have jrs or so on).

Actually, this is an Ashkenazi tradition. Ancestors who had long, productive lives are honored by having decendants named for them. This keeps the name and memory of the deceased ancestor alive, and creates a bond between the soul of the baby and the deceased relative. Since it is a widespread custom to name children after deceased ancestors, naming after a living relative, suggests that you're waiting for that relative to die. However, Sephardic Jews do name children after living relatives and it is considered an honor to have a namesake.

My family's naming traditions are the same as yours. I'm named for my paternal grandfather who passed away a couple years before I was born. Same first initial. My Hebrew name is a female variation of his Hebrew name. If I'd been a boy, my name would have been the same as my grandfather's name. My brother has the name I would have had if I'd been a boy. DrK is also named after his grandfathers who passed before he was born (same initials). We followed the same traditions in naming our sons. K1 is named for my grandmother and grandfather (same initials). K2 is named for DrK's grandmothers (same initials) and his first name is the same as my and DrK's maternal g-grandfathers. Lucky for him, they were not named "Rasputin." I've researched several generations of both our families and it appears that both of our families have always followed this naming tradition. Actually, it has been tremendously helpful in my geneology research.

[Cinderella]

That's really cool to learn MrsK!