I have a nephew named Anfernee, and I know how mad he gets when I call him Anthony. Almost as mad as I get when I think about the fact that my sister named him Anfernee.
Your sister or brother in law basketball fans? I remember watching 'Penny' play when I was a kid haha his real name is Anfernee
Just heard of a friend of a friend name their girl Lisianthus, after a type of flower. Sigh. At least she'll be able to go by 'Lizzie'.
Lol, gives me a great idea to name my future daughter Chrysanthemum. I can even call her Chryssee for short. . If I want to really jazz it up, I'll even switch the y and e around to be real creative! Chresanthymum. Nice.
The sad thing is that no matter how high the bar gets on the ridiculousness of names, it will never manage to surpass Trismegistus.
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We named our son Quentin - he turns 9 at the end of June. His name has been met with high approval or absolute horror.
I thought Quentin was a normal name? Not sure why anyone would be horrified. Maybe its because I am old enough to have vague memories of "Quentin Durgen MP" on CBC.
I'm probably gonna draw heat for this, but I personally can't stand the North American enthusiasm for turning surnames into boy's first names - Tyson, Jackson, Tucker, Carter, Anderson, etc. All so lame.
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I'm probably gonna draw heat for this, but I personally can't stand the North American enthusiasm for turning surnames into boy's first names - Tisen, Jaxon, Tukker, Kartor, Andarsin, etc. All so lame.
Lol, gives me a great idea to name my future daughter Chrysanthemum. I can even call her Chryssee for short. . If I want to really jazz it up, I'll even switch the y and e around to be real creative! Chresanthymum. Nice.
Lol, gives me a great idea to name my future daughter Chrysanthemum. I can even call her Chryssee for short. . If I want to really jazz it up, I'll even switch the y and e around to be real creative! Chresanthymum. Nice.
Edit: well if that isn't a great big
Should probably read the whole thread before posting.
I'm probably gonna draw heat for this, but I personally can't stand the North American enthusiasm for turning surnames into boy's first names - Tyson, Jackson, Tucker, Carter, Anderson, etc. All so lame.
It's not a North American thing and it goes both ways as the names such as Benjamin, Matthew, and Walter have been used as surnames in Europe and North America for decades. Anderson, Jackson, etc have all been used for given names in the past and the only difference right now is those names are taking their turn in the cycle as popular first names.
. If I want to really jazz it up, I'll even switch the y and e around to be real creative! Chresanthymum. Nice.
