tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post4682151392829232582..comments2023-09-11T10:53:35.290-05:00Comments on When a Shrink Gets on the Couch: what if we had named you ______ ?shrink on the couchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13271891110211081990noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-6422146092039362972010-03-17T09:12:59.728-05:002010-03-17T09:12:59.728-05:00Your writing for this post is very, very, very ama...Your writing for this post is very, very, very amazing.<br /><br /><a href="http://caffeinatedglobe.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://caffeinatedglobe.blogspot.com/</a>January Asiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05946599940054308527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-18055505569380339922010-02-23T09:16:18.569-06:002010-02-23T09:16:18.569-06:00oh wait...how about adding the fact that our boys ...oh wait...how about adding the fact that our boys have both japanese AND american names!! in japan, how many strokes in a chinese character is very important...the number, you know. We also needed to pick names that were easy to say (for those crazy americans who can't for the life of themselves pronounce japanese words correctly!)<br />Issei was a name that my hub had always liked...for dkuroiwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14702013452096435136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-74182495886282504212010-02-18T21:07:04.621-06:002010-02-18T21:07:04.621-06:00Oh, and my husband's family uses "Alan&qu...Oh, and my husband's family uses "Alan" as a middle name for all its children. I have no idea why. But we did it. There's nothing weird about it until you meet all the other family members.Glennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03681336164718681936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-84795913885144113692010-02-18T21:05:47.782-06:002010-02-18T21:05:47.782-06:00We, like almost everyone in our pre-natal class, h...We, like almost everyone in our pre-natal class, had "pregancy names" for our developing spawn. Ours was "Minnow." One couple called theirs "Gouda."<br /><br />Our kid was named after a character in a children's book that my husband loved and remembered. He was a boy - the girl name would have been after my husband's mother, whose name, Patricia, is a Glennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03681336164718681936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-38029853644743931752010-02-17T12:44:42.152-06:002010-02-17T12:44:42.152-06:00It all came down to Shakespeare.
Her last name is...It all came down to Shakespeare.<br /><br />Her last name is my last name (it was the prenup - boys would get his name, girls would get mine). Her middle name is my middle name, because it was also my mother's and her mother's and hers before that. It also happens to be my husband's sister's name.Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-55714225750705340012010-02-17T10:27:41.536-06:002010-02-17T10:27:41.536-06:00What do you think of the theory that we live up to...What do you think of the theory that we live up to our names?<br /><br />Sounds like your kids have great heritage in their monikers.<br /><br />I don't have kids but I had to name all the characters in my book, the book I'm almost finished revising! I considered cultural backgrounds and word meanings. And one character has my mother's maiden name because it's a good local name. Kathleen Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868566314392048880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-36408738849987158322010-02-16T14:45:48.784-06:002010-02-16T14:45:48.784-06:00I gave my daughter a name not easily made into a n...I gave my daughter a name not easily made into a nick-name. She hates me for that.~annienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-28924314287474977742010-02-16T13:54:48.393-06:002010-02-16T13:54:48.393-06:00I did the maiden name as middle name for both of m...I did the maiden name as middle name for both of my sons as I am the only child of an only child and there ya go. The mistake I made was giving them names with the same letter, thus giving them the same initials. I can't label a damn thing in my house. I color code.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14599462281364463565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-81892995766721246342010-02-16T12:17:28.820-06:002010-02-16T12:17:28.820-06:00My story is fairly bad. My sons first name is a ch...My story is fairly bad. My sons first name is a character on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. His middle name is Lachlan which I saw in an article about a media tycoon's son and loved the name (not the tycoon). He is also "blessed" with a hyphonated last name. Once he can put them all together, he will be ready for college.Agent Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11347244068785289865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-35901383381308394112010-02-16T08:50:33.429-06:002010-02-16T08:50:33.429-06:00I love names! Everything about them - history, se...I love names! Everything about them - history, secret meanings, etc...<br /><br />I had some doozies picked out for our kids, but the hubs stepped in and vetoed wit' a quickness.<br /><br />Ah, well.<br /><br />:-D AnnaAnna Leflerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06968276973881720329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-32224196497606760932010-02-15T23:30:14.943-06:002010-02-15T23:30:14.943-06:00Jenn @ Juggling -- one of our daughters was given ...Jenn @ Juggling -- one of our daughters was given a fairly uncommon name. Not unusual, just not common. It's very close to a name that is VERY common, one that we liked but chose not to use for that reason. Well, of course, what does everyone mistakenly call her? The extremely common name. Argh. We deliberately chose the less common but she gets called the more common. Names! <br /><br /shrink on the couchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13271891110211081990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-37469249096550948632010-02-15T23:07:41.578-06:002010-02-15T23:07:41.578-06:00William for his Grandfather, John for his father, ...William for his Grandfather, John for his father, Adrian for my father.<br /><br />Joseph for Joe ( a name we just loved and love) Campbell for my mother's maiden name.<br /><br />Margot for my mother, Mary for me, Louise for John's close friend who died of cancer young.<br /><br />We also loved Jack and Rosie as names!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08578720378832806483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-6413529406808270992010-02-15T21:06:32.451-06:002010-02-15T21:06:32.451-06:00Our kids love to talk about this, too.
My husba...Our kids love to talk about this, too. <br /><br /> My husband insisted that the first name had to go with Doctor and then have a nickname that would work for, say, a mechanic. <br /><br />So the twins are Zachary (Zac)Thomas and Margaret (Maggie) Clair. I liked Jessica and Ben or Max, but they were getting too popular.<br /><br />Second time around he rejected Cecelia and Carson and we chose Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12768569658001165651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-16819362872408279942010-02-15T16:26:29.957-06:002010-02-15T16:26:29.957-06:00When my son was born, my mom & dad came to the...When my son was born, my mom & dad came to the hospital to visit. "What's his name?", my dad asked. Wesley Stuart. Dad cries, "STUUUUU!"<br /><br />About an hour later, hubby's parent's come by. "What's his name?", asks his dad. Wesley Stuart. He cries, "STUUUU!" <br /><br />Nough said.Lori Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808703279193470654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-54747224598580474202010-02-15T16:10:52.251-06:002010-02-15T16:10:52.251-06:00The Teen was going to be Meaghan (sometimes we cal...The Teen was going to be Meaghan (sometimes we call her that, just to play with her head - it's fun) but it didn't flow well with our surname, so we went with something else, and I think she likes it. Her middle name is Erin, because I'm Irish.<br /><br />Wee One was always going to be what we ended up with, and her middle name is Jacklyn - named after my favourite grandfather, Jack.<Jenn@ You know... that blog?http://youknowthatblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-90244317845847439602010-02-15T15:13:01.740-06:002010-02-15T15:13:01.740-06:00Oldest son was going to be Andrew....till we saw h...Oldest son was going to be Andrew....till we saw him and thought he didn't look like an Andrew (whatever they are supposed to look like) so we picked another name....and it still fits. <br /><br />Middle son, husband named him while I was still under the affects of heavy morphine from a torturous Csection. I still don't like the name. Neither does son. Too late, it's on his birth OHNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03856294075428012923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-82756265358142538772010-02-15T14:39:46.385-06:002010-02-15T14:39:46.385-06:00My son only has one name because his father and I ...My son only has one name because his father and I couldn't agree on a middle one... we didn't agree about a whole lot of things, come to think of it.<br />My own first name is that of my maternal grandmother, my middle name has been in the family since the late 1600 and the one I go by. Lastly my father added Benita for some unfathomable reason that he claims to not remember...Allmyckehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03618880904953965190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-81851481845501027032010-02-15T13:55:35.653-06:002010-02-15T13:55:35.653-06:00We didn't find out the gender of any of our ki...We didn't find out the gender of any of our kids before they were born, which made picking names challenging. <br /><br />#1 - first name is my great-grandmother's name, middle is a surname from my husband's family tree<br /><br />#2 - I wanted to name her Tallulah, but I was vetoed by everyone. So her first name is my husband's great-grandmother's name. Picked the middle namehokgardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09971689914882302078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-70718745005668708222010-02-15T13:53:45.768-06:002010-02-15T13:53:45.768-06:00My mother wanted a nice quiet name like Charlotte ...My mother wanted a nice quiet name like Charlotte (which I LOVE!) or Ellen. My father wanted Loretta Sue. Allison was the only name they could agree on but, in the end, they ended up calling me by my middle name, which is also my mother's maiden name. It gets a little confusing going by "A. Middle Last" especially when Middle is presently an up-and-coming trendy male name. <br /Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07773816461928672279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-72235402421082031812010-02-15T13:52:36.141-06:002010-02-15T13:52:36.141-06:00I like the idea of conversations that begin with &...I like the idea of conversations that begin with "what if we had named you _____?"Eidinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05566699879765071839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-66598400766512649032010-02-15T13:51:12.917-06:002010-02-15T13:51:12.917-06:00Thank goodness my oldest son was a boy. If he was ...Thank goodness my oldest son was a boy. If he was a girl he would have been named Katie--not Katherine--which was my favorite name since I was a little girl. She would have had the same name as every second girl her age.Jenn @ Juggling Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455967210924573398noreply@blogger.com