What's in a name?

[Mr. Bloom]

OK, after intentionally not looking in the paper for months...I looked today.

Born in Evansville this week:

Azaria Jornye LaCara Finn

Scout Hardin Levi Howard

[cyclinnewbie]

I used to work for an OB/GYN. The most memorable name I can remember is......................Placenta. Yup. The mother was an immigrant from Mexico...spoke very broken English. When the doc was trying to explain a placental abruption, she missed the part about possibly hemorrhaging, and locked onto the beautiful name Placenta. We tried very very hard over the next couple of months, to discourage her from naming the baby Placenta, to no avail. Poor kid...She was an absolutely gorgeous baby with an absolutely hideous name.

[mickey223]

OK, after intentionally not looking in the paper for months...I looked today.

Born in Evansville this week:

Scout Hardin Levi Howard

Yep, that's ours.

Scout - my wife liked the name from To Kill a Mockingbird
Hardin - my grandfathers name
Levi - her grandfathers name
Howard - self explanatory

I was googling for his birth announcement and this site came up, so I registered to reply. If you don't like it, well thats just tough and I'll gladly PM you about it.

(Of course his brother's names are Slade Jaxen and Zane Michael)

[Tuckervill]

Don't be offended. It's an unusual name. (Well, Scout is now almost cliche', it's so common, but all the ones I know are girls, like in To Kill A Mockingbird). Might as well get used to total strangers raising an eyebrow.

Karen

[silver]

Yep, that's ours.

Scout - my wife liked the name from To Kill a Mockingbird
Hardin - my grandfathers name
Levi - her grandfathers name
Howard - self explanatory

I was googling for his birth announcement and this site came up, so I registered to reply. If you don't like it, well thats just tough and I'll gladly PM you about it.

(Of course his brother's names are Slade Jaxen and Zane Michael)

That's really cool to get the explanation! The title of the thread is "what's in a name" and now we know. Surely you knew that the names of your kids were not mainstream and would get a little attention. And don't know if you read the entire thread, but your names are downright boring compared to some. Personally I like the names that you have chosen, although I'll agree with T'ville that Scout (as well as Zane) i would think of as girl's names.

Are you offended by our thread? We had wondered what type of reaction a parent would have earlier in the thread. Surely the parents with some of the most unusual names expect some comment?

[mickey223]

That's really cool to get the explanation! The title of the thread is "what's in a name" and now we know. Surely you knew that the names of your kids were not mainstream and would get a little attention. And don't know if you read the entire thread, but your names are downright boring compared to some. Personally I like the names that you have chosen, although I'll agree with T'ville that Scout (as well as Zane) i would think of as girl's names.

Are you offended by our thread? We had wondered what type of reaction a parent would have earlier in the thread. Surely the parents with some of the most unusual names expect some comment?

No, Not offended by the thread. As an ER physician I see some interesting and unusual names as well. I sometimes wonder what parents were thinking when they name their children.

My wife and I realize that our children's names our unusual, but they are for the most part family names (Zane is my father's and Jaxen is her fathers middle name, Michael Is mine and only Scout and Slade are unique, but literary references were given for those). I may have worded it wrong, but my attempt was to prevent people from jumping in on my post and starting a flame war. As a member of other forums for several years, I try to keep additional comments to PM's versus tying up the boards with useless back and forth attacks.

Interesting that Zane and Scout would be considered names for girls, as Scout is english derived and neutral whereas Zane is a derivative of John and is considered masculine. However, I have also seen several girls named Michael.

We had thought about throwing in a few odd spellings and a few hyphens and apostrophes here and there in there names, but my wife thought that would be too much.

[Mr. Bloom]

I may have worded it wrong, but my attempt was to prevent people from jumping in on my post and starting a flame war.

Mickey, understood that your intentions were sincere and not inflammatory.

But, you've confirmed a fear that many of us had...our enjoyment at the risk of offending someone - even if we didn't intend to. I think that it underscores an important principle that this group stands for...and violates by perpetuating this thread.

Even if you aren't offended, others may have been. You are clearly articulate, educated, and know what you think. Others may not be so understanding and would easily take offense.

So, please accept my apology for even running the risk of being offensive. I disengaged from this thread some time ago...and I should have stayed disengaged. I enjoy hearing that young "Scout" is associated with a literary character that stands against injustice.

Here's an irony, if you practice at the hospital in Madisonville, I guarantee you that we know people in common...even though we're nearly an hour away.

Best wishes and congratulations on the new addition to the family.

[Mr. Bloom]

Yep, that's ours.

Congrats on the birth

I hope he has a long and fruitful life.