We gave our kid a goofy middle name after a great grandpa. Rasmus.
The Rasmus are a Finnish rock band that formed in 1994 in Helsinki while the band members were still in upper comprehensive school.[1] The original band members were Lauri Ylönen (lead singer/songwriter), Eero Heinonen (bass), Pauli Rantasalmi (guitar) and Janne Heiskanen (drums). Heiskanen quit the band in 1998 and was soon replaced by Aki Hakala.
Before releasing their fourth studio album Into (2001), they were simply known as Rasmus, but changed their name to The Rasmus in order to avoid being confused with a SwedishDJ of the same name. They gained international fame with their 2003 album Dead Letters which went gold and platinum in several countries, accompanied with the single "In the Shadows" which reached number 1 in a number of countries. Their follow-up album Hide from the Sun which was released in October 2005 also went platinum in Finland.[2]
My wife shot down Thor Zues for a boy. She's Greek and I'm Norwegian so it would have worked great. Our 3rd child is due in August and we're looking at Emelia for a girl and Max (my wife is actually pushing for Maximus) or Jack for a boy.
I'm actually scared to tell people the names my wife and are thinking for our kid. I passed one of the names we had for a girl by some girls at work and it got tore apart.
My wife wants to name our kid (if it's a boy) Felix. One, all I think of is Felix Potvin. Two, I think a Felix isn't born an *** kicker.
Felix is a very strong name. It's very lucky, and it's very old school- almost biblical like John, Luke, Mark- but much more original. Any kid with a name like Felix will be an instant success. I love it
I'm actually scared to tell people the names my wife and are thinking for our kid. I passed one of the names we had for a girl by some girls at work and it got tore apart.
My wife wants to name our kid (if it's a boy) Felix. One, all I think of is Felix Potvin. Two, I think a Felix isn't born an ass kicker.
What are people's thoughts on giving a son the same name as the father? My wife is totally against it but I wouldn't mind.
I think it's very traditional and respectful as a first or middle name. I think it's neat when a kid is named after his dad like 'John Evan Smith' and then 'John Jacob Smith' but the kid goes by Jacob. Or like Jacob John Smith.
I also think there's a lot of pride in carrying on a tradition like 'John Evan Smith II and John Evan Smith III.' That seems to be very popular in the States, however I know some people find it pretentious.
When you have your child, even if you have a few names in mind, the perfect one of all will come to you when you see the baby.
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That's a pr*ck move if he did it on purpose (likely), but I often wonder if you aren't going to hang out with the family does it really matter? I had friends who got upset that friends of theirs also named their daughter Olivia. It was the most popular name of the year, but they assumed it was because of them and it really bothered them. They hardly ever see each other ... seemed strange to me. Not saying you don't have a right to be mad, I just don't totally get it. Then again I named my kid Liam so originality is clearly not at the top of my list of importance.
I understand where you're coming from, we don't live in a very large community, and they'll be in the same grade, so the odds of the kids running into each other are pretty good.
I think what made my wife (and I, to a lesser extent) angry was the importance the name had due to being family members that had recently passed, etc. When compared to someone that "just thought it sounded good" it seemed a bit shallow, I guess.
I'm not sweating it now, but if I ever bring it up to my wife, she still gets a bit agitated. Kinda fun to do, actually...
I think it's very traditional and respectful as a first or middle name. I think it's neat when a kid is named after his dad like 'John Evan Smith' and then 'John Jacob Smith' but the kid goes by Jacob. Or like Jacob John Smith.
I also think there's a lot of pride in carrying on a tradition like 'John Evan Smith II and John Evan Smith III.' That seems to be very popular in the States, however I know some people find it pretentious.
When you have your child, even if you have a few names in mind, the perfect one of all will come to you when you see the baby.
I think there's pride in that if you become super successful and you're following in the steps of super successful ancestors. For the regular-joe schlubs I've known with those names, it just puts a spotlight on their mundane lives. Like "hey, with that name weren't you supposed to be awesome? What happened?"
I think if you're an Alabama fan you have to name your son
1. Paul
2. Bear
3. Paul bear
4. Bryant
girls
1. Crimson
2. Ali bama
I'm dead serious, the dude that poisoned that tree has a girl named Crimson and another daughter was Ali Bama.
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A friend just had twins. She named them with a crap load of vowels in place of other vowels to be unique. I wanted to , but I kept it bottled up inside. The end.
, but I kept it bottled up inside. The end.
