American Kids Names

[Will]

Link here. It worries me that anyone would name their baby after a brand. Can you imagine going through life named ESPN?

Its really a bit depressing that the parents aspirations can only be expressed through a child names L'Oreal. Feel free to insert a "worth it" joke somewhere.

 

[xane]

I know someone called Marvel, she's from Nigeria.

 

[L_Plates]

How sad i know Yanks are daft but that is f***** stupid !!

 

[Jonaldo]

He has found that car models are a popular source of inspiration

Thinking of calling my kids XR3I and 5 Series. What d'ya think?

 

[icemaiden]

When i was in hospital having my first kid the woman in the bed opposite called her daughter Mercedes, i seriously spent 3 days trying not to have a giggle fit every time someone said that kids name. Just shows it's not just the yanks that are mental.

 

[~Lazarus~]

well, different countries/cultures have names which, although different to our ears, mean more in their culture.

as for Mercedes- it WAS a girls name before being used as a car's name

 

[Chameleon]

I despair at the stupidity of Americans
The poor kids have to live with a name that their parents choose for as stupid a reason as to impress their friends or appear cool or hip and trendy *sigh*

 

[L_Plates]

Originally posted by ~Lazarus~
well, different countries/cultures have names which, although different to our ears, mean more in their culture.

as for Mercedes- it WAS a girls name before being used as a car's name

But ESPN ffs

 

[doh_boy]

Originally posted by ~Lazarus~
well, different countries/cultures have names which, although different to our ears, mean more in their culture.

as for Mercedes- it WAS a girls name before being used as a car's name

Aye a long time before cars even

I would have picked the book but her name isn't mentioned on amazon

 

[(Shovel)]

It is no different from the 19th century when parents named their children Ruby or Opal... it reflects their aspirations
Professor Cleveland Evans

Says it all really.

 

[Flamin_Squirrel]

Is it just me or there people who are just too stupid to have kids?

Breeding licences me thinks.

 

[L_Plates]

if that was introduced 10/15years ago the population would be half it is now !


Young mums who got up the duff on a boozy saturday night makes me sick !

 

[xane]

Originally posted by ~Lazarus~
as for Mercedes- it WAS a girls name before being used as a car's name

True, in fact the first Mercedes Benz was the inventor's daughter.

 

[Hot Soup]

There is at least one pocahontus in glasgow :x

 

[doh_boy]

I know someone called elbereth after a character from lord of the rings (or at least in the tolkien 'middle-earth' universe

 

[Wij]

Originally posted by xane
True, in fact the first Mercedes Benz was the inventor's daughter.

I'd hate to ask about the ride-height :uhoh:

 

[whipped]

Robin Williams named his daughter Zelda. Well done that man.

 

[~Mobius~]

Originally posted by doh_boy
I know someone called elbereth after a character from lord of the rings (or at least in the tolkien 'middle-earth' universe

That actually sounds nice though, but ESPN !

 

[BrassMonkey]

I'm naming my kids Pooper Scooper and No Frills after the cheapo food stuffs range

 

[Damini]

I remember being back in Bognor and some chav was yelling "Reeeeeebok! Reebok, get yer arse back over ere!" at her kid. Found that quite sad.

Good job I didn't get pregnant and name my kid after my trainers when I was 14. Poor bastard would have been "matchstick"

 

[Trem]

This twat I know called one of his kids Demi :/

Also my mate has a pepsi logo tattooed on his arm(they changed the logo the following week)

 

[DAN200]

I know of a girl called Nirvana (after the band, not the buddist heaven, or whatever)

 

[Cdr]

Originally posted by Damini
I remember being back in Bognor and some chav was yelling "Reeeeeebok! Reebok, get yer arse back over ere!" at her kid. Found that quite sad.

Good job I didn't get pregnant and name my kid after my trainers when I was 14. Poor bastard would have been "matchstick"

GOLA tbh.

Now that'd make a class name.

 

[xane]

Originally posted by DAN200
I know of a girl called Nirvana (after the band, not the buddist heaven, or whatever)

That's not so bad, many people name their kids Dylan, I know of one, after Bob Dylan, probably unawares that (a) it was a stage name anyway and (b) it was probably after the poet Dylan Thomas (although he has denied this is the case, but in any case it was a name that honoured someone else).

 

[Embattle]

Originally posted by Cdr
GOLA tbh.

Now that'd make a class name.

I had a pair of them once, they lasted longer my Nike's that followed

 

[S-Gray]

Originally posted by S-Gray
I was just reading Teletext about the Rio Ferdinand story, and i come across this peach

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DRUGS CHIEF POUNDS MAN UTD OVER RIO

World Anti-Doping Agency chairman Dick Pound has slammed Manchester United for their stance over England defender Rio Ferdinand's missed drugs test.


That poor poor bastard...

(The story dont interest me btw, just the name )

Still feel sorry for that guy tbh

 

[FatBusinessman]

Originally posted by whipped
Robin Williams named his daughter Zelda. Well done that man.

http://www.behindthename.com/nm/z.html
ZELDA f Jewish, English
Pronounced: ZEL-da
Either means "luck" in Yiddish.

tbh

 

[CAC]

Originally posted by Damini
I remember being back in Bognor and some chav was yelling "Reeeeeebok! Reebok, get yer arse back over ere!" at her kid. Found that quite sad.

Good job I didn't get pregnant and name my kid after my trainers when I was 14. Poor bastard would have been "matchstick"

mine would have been "bacons"




just think though if this trend had happend 30 odd years ago we would all be called "ford anglia"

 

[Big G]

Paul Daniels called his son Jack.

 

[Sar]

My wife called her daughter Deanna.





As in Deanna Troi.

She likes Star Trek.