What's in a name?

[GeoCam]

I live in Kansas.

[IFjane]

I live in Kansas.

Geo - I live in VA & we have names like those here as well. I briefly considered doing the same with our list of kids this year. Amazing what the parents cook up for names.

[Ashgarth]

I love this thread about names



Re ethnic names. I live in a predominatly Scandinavian settled community so names like Dagny, Berit, Hanne, Thor, Lars, Kristine, Kirsten, Bjorn, Marit are pretty common for all generations and they seem normal here. Last names are Knudson, Tjelveit, Thingstad, Larson etc, etc, etc

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where do you live? my moms name is Kirsten and she HATES it Kirsten Signe Ingrid...no on ehere can pronounce it and sh eis constantly getting Kristin, Kristine, Kerstin...it drives her insane.

[Ashgarth]

I should mention too...
my last name is Husband.....trust me...I have heard EVERY joke.....

[Mr. Bloom]

I should mention too...
my last name is Husband.....trust me...I have heard EVERY joke.....

At least it's not "Anita Alternative Tarzan Husband"

Trust me, as someone with an unusual last name, I feel your pain. But trust me, pronounced like a body part, OUR last name is worse

[lph]

where do you live? my moms name is Kirsten and she HATES it Kirsten Signe Ingrid...no on ehere can pronounce it and sh eis constantly getting Kristin, Kristine, Kerstin...it drives her insane.

How does she pronounce it? Keer-sten or Shirh-sten? (That last one isn't quite right but it's the closest approximation I could get to NOrwegian pronounciation.) I'm guessing Keer-sten is the anglified form, but it's also the common Danish pronounciation.

I think she has a LOVELY name Very classic.

[Mr. Bloom]

lph: Are you an American in Norway or are you Norwegian? If the latter, your english is perfect!

[lph]

Thanks My mother is American and I was raised bilingual. I hardly ever speak English any more, though, so it'll take me a day or two to feel comfortable speaking it, but I read and enjoy writing in English.

[Ashgarth]

How does she pronounce it? Keer-sten or Shirh-sten?.

keer-sten--if she pronounced it the correct way she would hate it even more!!!

[silver]

I remembered a couple more unusual names. We know of some sisters with the names, India and Ivory.

[Mr. Bloom]

New Children Born this week in Evansville include:

• Rocco Diesel Strahl
• Kloe Alys Hill
• Joy Myel Lewis
• Conyaeh JaLee Lowry
• LaKayza Alisa Denton
• Da'lon Zakee Johnson
• Shya Ella Dolores Williams
• Tru Faith Johnson
• Rylyn Gentry Aubrey
• Elle Makenzi Stoelb
• Jada Ryann Ailstonck
• Julius Tivaughn Vincent

Wow! Some of these are interesting! All in one week!

[Ashgarth]

New Children Born this week in Evansville include:

• Rocco Diesel Strahl
• Kloe Alys Hill
• Joy Myel Lewis
• Conyaeh JaLee Lowry
• LaKayza Alisa Denton
• Da'lon Zakee Johnson
• Shya Ella Dolores Williams
• Tru Faith Johnson
• Rylyn Gentry Aubrey
• Elle Makenzi Stoelb
• Jada Ryann Ailstonck
• Julius Tivaughn Vincent

Wow! Some of these are interesting! All in one week!

wow---the letter "Y" is so overused now days

[Velobambina]

Is Kloe pronounced like Chloe, I wonder? Or does it rhyme with Joe?

I'm glad that I'm an old gal now, although I think my generation was the one who decided Madison & Tyler were good names for kids. Hmmm. On the topic of Presidential last names, I wonder if in several years people will use our current pres' surname for a first name? LOL.

What about foreign leaders? Gorby Chov Smith? Noriega Shirock Jones? Putin Karsai Johnson?

[sgtiger]

Velobambina, your post reminded me of some couples I know who have named their girls Kennedy and Reagan. I feel very, very sorry for the first girl named Bush! So wrong in soooooo many ways. [shakes head]

[silver]

mr. forgot to include my favorites for the week:

Promise Joy E***
Briana Blaze B*** and
Cadence Marie S*******....+1 for cycling terminology