07-24-2008, 10:00 AM
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#21
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Calgary
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i used to know 2 kids named Cougar and Forest, only thing better would be if Cougar was a girl
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07-24-2008, 10:02 AM
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#22
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Draft Pick
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Quote:
Originally Posted by habernac
if you're looking at a career in the exotic dancer/porn star industry I suppose........

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There's nothing wrong with those names other than they're trendy (which is what the original commenter was getting at, I think)
You wanna talk stripper names, call your girl Destiny or Candy... or Luvscock
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07-24-2008, 10:08 AM
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#23
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Voted for Kodos
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YNAT's Rules for naming children:
Never pick a name that everyone else is using at the time. (i.e. Madison)
Never Change the spelling of a common name so that it looks like you are illiterate. (i.e. Makenzy)
Never, under any cercumstances, give a girl a boy's name, nor a boy a girl's name (i.e. Taylor for a girl)
Watch for simple rhymes & other things that kids may make fun of, but take note that you can't prevent everything. Kids will make things up to tease someone if they want to, no matter the name.
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07-24-2008, 10:12 AM
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#24
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed
Watch for simple rhymes & other things that kids may make fun of, but take note that you can't prevent everything. Kids will make things up to tease someone if they want to, no matter the name.
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name your kid orange, nothing rhymes with orange
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07-24-2008, 10:14 AM
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#25
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary
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I dunno, I'm a little torn between naming my future son either Thanos or Optimus Prime. Little Optimus will be the coolest kid in his group of future friends.
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07-24-2008, 10:23 AM
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#26
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Calgary
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Suprised no-one's brought this one up yet...
I swear almost every baby girl born in the last two years is named Ava or Eva... it's really getting annoying... oh yes and I know two people also that named the daughters Madison aroudn the same time
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07-24-2008, 10:57 AM
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#27
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Calgary, AB
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On a related note, here is a neat little web site that shows how the popularity of names have changed over time.
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07-24-2008, 11:01 AM
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#28
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Calgary
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OK, I've lived in North America for 14 years now, but one thing I don't get: why do so many parents give their girls first names that are typically last names (Mackenzie, Taylor, Riley, Jordan)?
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Calgary... Anywhere else, I'd be conservative.
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07-24-2008, 11:52 AM
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#29
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 Posted the 6 millionth post!
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I always thought it would be great to name your child a normal name from a different ethnicity.
For example, I am full-blooded Ukrainian, and hypothetically speaking, assuming I have a wife who is also, to give our children a name from out of left field. Whereas everyone is expecting me to name my kid something normal (James, David, Robert, etc.) , I give some crazy JAPANESE name for no apparent reason or having any established connection!
Mom: So have you decided on a name for your child yet, Ozy?
Ozy: Sure have mom! Tadanori Mitsuharu!
Mom: um...What? Why?
Ozy: Because it's a real name with real value. At least I'm not naming my kid Skyler.
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07-24-2008, 11:54 AM
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#30
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Threadkiller
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: 51.0544° N, 114.0669° W
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Swarly
name your kid orange, nothing rhymes with orange
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or purple!
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07-24-2008, 11:58 AM
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#31
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: NW Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ricosuave
or purple!
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nurple....
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07-24-2008, 12:00 PM
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#32
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ricosuave
or purple!
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light urple
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07-24-2008, 12:18 PM
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#33
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Calgary - Transplanted Manitoban
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I want to name my kid 'Your Honor'. That way he will feel special everytime someone calls his name.
....That or 'Doctor'.
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07-24-2008, 12:21 PM
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#34
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Right Behind You
Exp:  
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Names I have been exposed to:
Justus (Boy- yes, with 2 "u"s)
Destiny Dawn
Love
Meaghean (aka Megan....but with extraneous vowels to make it "unique")
Shiearra (Pronounced "Sierra"...like the truck. I suspect this had more to do with the parents having to SOUND OUT the name.....)
Ridge (Boy)
Dakota (boy)
Colorado (Boy- I kid you not.)
Mackenzie (both boy AND girl in same class...that was confusing)
Miikayla (Girl- Michaela)
Venise (Girl- pronouced like the city of Venice. Nevermind that half the people pronounced it so it rhymed with pen!s. Not to be confused with the VENUS from the year before)
And the one that almost drove me to giggles...
Rhode. As in, Rhode Island. Nice.
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07-24-2008, 01:02 PM
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#35
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Jose, CA
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I guess because I've live in very liberal Bay Area, I have heard interesting names..
- A couple of you mentioned Mikayla...a couple of my coworkers have daughters (one is only 2 weeks old) named that!
- Brooklyn (Brook for short) for a girl!
- Sodona
- Flora
-Serendipity
Yup Eva seems to be really popular as does Hunter (now for a girl, I thought it was a boys name!)
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07-24-2008, 01:07 PM
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#36
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Calgary
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If you had one kid named Hunter, you could call the second one Killer.
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07-24-2008, 01:07 PM
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#37
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OilersBaby
- Sodona
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I would have gone with Rondo or Sorrento.
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07-24-2008, 01:46 PM
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#38
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One of the Nine
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Mulva?
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07-24-2008, 02:12 PM
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#39
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: NYYC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DementedReality
gee, someone isnt judgemental much.
Brayden and Jayden are normal names ... whats it to you?
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let me guess, you or someone in your family is named brayden or jayden?
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07-24-2008, 02:14 PM
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#40
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: I don't belong here
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I don't know the exact name, but a friend of mine worked for a couple whose last name begins with the letter H. They named their daughter something like Hannah Hayley, mostly at the insistence of the husband. It took the wife a couple months until she saw her husband watching wrestling that she realized that her daughter's initials were HHH, the same as the popular pro-wrestler.
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