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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 02:19 PM
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I just took my youngest to Build a Bear so she could spend
her gift card that she got for her birthday. There was a birthday party there with six little girls, very, very cute. HOwever, What on earth where their parents thinking? Ireland, Marin, Shoenike, Linden, Agelius, Sarah.

:wtf: NOrmally, I am totally live and let live, but what kind of a life do these parents think these kids will have with these names? (Not Sarah, obviously) Originality is one thing, having to pronounce your name for everyone for the rest of your life is something else.

I guess I'm old.

Signed,

Elizabeth's mom.
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Fleshdancer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 02:23 PM
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1. Shoenike? Seriously? Shoe + nike?
:wow:

That is f*cked up.
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 02:25 PM
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2. Yup. And these were all little blond blue eyed girls with curls.
It was surreal.
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dysfunctional press Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 03:26 PM
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24. i grew up with someon named shoenike.
it was their last name, though...and it was pronounced: shen-eh-key.
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Momgonepostal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 02:51 PM
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3. I like Marin, but maybe not for here, No. CA
Agelius is bizarre and what were Shoenike's parent's smoking?
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MadAsHellNewYorker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 02:51 PM
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4. My sister is named Marin
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 02:52 PM
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5. Sorry.
You're still a hottie.


:blush:
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MadAsHellNewYorker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 02:53 PM
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6. It's ok. People do have a problem prononcing it, but I think its still a
Edited on Wed Jun-28-06 02:53 PM by MadAsHellNewYorker
beautiful name

:hi:

thanks :blush:
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 02:54 PM
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8. How do you pronounce it?
like the county in CA?
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MadAsHellNewYorker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 02:55 PM
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11. yea, like the county in CA
Edited on Wed Jun-28-06 03:01 PM by MadAsHellNewYorker
other people pronounce it Maaaaaarin, emphasizing a looooong a sound
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 03:41 PM
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26. Marin Alsop is the Baltimore Symphony's new music director
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4767658

Not that her name got her there; but at least it wasn't an impediment. :hi:
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huskerlaw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 02:53 PM
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7. I like Marin
Was Shoenike pronounced Shen-okie or Shoe-nigh-kee?

And how do you pronouce Agelius?

Ireland and Linden aren't awful, just rather obnoxious.
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 02:54 PM
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9. Shen - ike.
Eege - lus
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huskerlaw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 02:59 PM
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13. Ok
Shen-ike...really isn't that bad, but the spelling is really horrid.

Eege-lus??? Really??? :puke:
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 02:59 PM
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14. That's what gets me, though. the kid will be
spelling and pronouncing that name her whole life.

Wanna bet she changes it to Anna when she is an adult?
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 02:54 PM
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10. I think Linden is a great boys name
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 02:55 PM
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12. It sounds made up to me.
I guess I am just not very original, or maybe just old.
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 03:00 PM
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15. There's an old Canadian Journalist named "Lynden MacNtyre"
So, I think it's been around for a long time. I however like it because my idol as a kid was Trevor Linden of the Vancouver canucks.
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 03:02 PM
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16. See, Lyndon seems fine to me, as well.
I guess the spelling is what I think is weird.
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 03:03 PM
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17. BTW how was Build a bear?
I wanted to take my nephster there, but he's just one, so I think it may be a bit too old for him. What do you think?
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 03:05 PM
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18. He would love it. It is really, really cute.
He could pick whatever bear he wants, kiss the heart they put inside, and pick out clothes. Be prepared to lay out about $30 US.

My niece, who was 3 at the time, went with me last year and walked through the door and yelled "It's the Build A Bear Workshop, where dreams come true".

An adman's delight that kid. She picked a bear, got it roller skates and named it Ed. Go figure. We don't know anyone named Ed.
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 03:28 PM
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25. Lindens are trees...



I think it's pretty...
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Xithras Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 03:08 PM
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21. Linden is a crappy little town in Central California
In fact, I'd say that these parents have a penchant for geography.

Ireland? Big green island (home of my ancestors!)
Marin? County/City in northern California
Shoenike? Ok, please tell me this was a joke
Linden? Crappy little town near Stockton California
Agelius? Sounds like some marketroid made up name for a tech company
Sarah? The only normal name of the bunch. I wanted to name my daughter Sarah, but the wife had others in mind.
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NewWaveChick1981 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 03:05 PM
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19. Those kids are going to have trouble with their names all their
lives. I worked in college/university financial aid for twenty years and saw plenty of bizarre names. Some of the students who had those names were proud of them and many were not. One girl, whose name was Hezekiah, said, "As soon as I graduate, I'm changing my name to Jennifer! I want something normal!" I don't blame her a bit.

My mother decided that she didn't want any problems or nicknames for me, my sister, or my brother, and we all have names that have normal spellings and pronunciations. Thank you, Mom! :applause:
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 03:07 PM
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20. That's how I feel. I have a pretty common first name, but I
went my entire single life with a very uncommon last name and was continually having to spell it.

When I was teaching high school, I actually had kids who wanted me to call them something other than what was on the roll, so that they could fit in a bit better.

I'm all for originality, but not when it comes to someone else. And, your child isn't you. He or she is a totally separate person.
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NewWaveChick1981 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 03:13 PM
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22. I had an easy-to-pronounce-and-spell last name before I got
married. I didn't want to give that up! I was going to keep my own name, but family pressures at the height of the wedding madness forced me to give in. Hubby's last name is only six letters, but people CANNOT spell or pronounce it correctly to save their lives. :eyes: It's really not THAT hard, though.
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 03:55 PM
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30. I hear ya. Our name is the name of a comedian AND
a right wing lunatic. Try ordering pizza with that combo. :crazy:
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LibertyLover Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 03:19 PM
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23. Oh good grief - what were the parents thinking?
Couldn't little Ireland's parents at least have opted for Erin? Lindon makes me think of either Unter den Linden or Lyndon Baynes Johnson - not a girl. Marin - well, uh, ok, go ahead and name your kid for a California county. Agelius - sounds like a weapons system. Don't get me started on Shoenike - were her parents hoping for a sponsorship deal to pay for college?
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 03:43 PM
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27. Agelius...sounds like one of Caesar's friends
and I won't go into Shoenike...
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 03:44 PM
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28. my question, did the gift card cover the enitre purchase? I took my
daughter there 2x and i was shocked at how much one frigging stuffed animal can cost.
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 03:53 PM
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29. No. It was for $25, but I let her get an outfit.
She really loves these darn things, and it is expensive, but it brings her a lot of joy. She doesn't ask for much in the way of toys. She's content to draw and stuff, so this isn't a big deal to me.
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 05:45 PM
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31. I have relatives who named their daughter an awful name --
You've probably never heard it before; it is not at all pretty, harsh sounding, bizarrely spelled. Why? Why? That is your first act as a parent -- it should be about the baby, not about showing the world how frickin' avante garde and out there you are.

(I won't say the name because I'm afraid they'll see this.)
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