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Trendy Baby Names

ShadyOasis — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 22:31:13 GMT

Earlier today I had lunch with a friend who told me that her daughter is naming her first born daughter "Appaloosa." I told her I thought it sounded like a disease that a chain of mountains gets. Apparently it's a trendy new name, and she didn't want something traditional. While I think it's rare that we hear children with names like Mildred, Bathsheba or Agatha anymore, I think there's something timeless about names like Ann, Elizabeth, Mary or Rose. Did trend or tradition influence the naming of your kids?

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spent2much — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 22:37:47 GMT

When I was a teen, there was a song that was popular with the name CarrieAnn in it. I just loved that name and always knew I would name my daughter that, and I did. My favorite boy's name was David and I named my son that. My third was a boy and I couldn't choose between Paul and Chris. I had to see him first. He looked more like a "Paul" if that makes any sense.

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riley1 — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 22:38:35 GMT

I think Appoloosa is a kind of horse? (sorry). My daughter names her first daughter Evangeline, she had twin girls last August and their names are: Vivienne and Seraphina. She likes "old fashioned" type names. I wasn't crazy about Evangeline, but it has grown on me and I find it very pretty - I do feel sorry for those kids when it comes to printing out their names!

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StylishLady — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 22:40:58 GMT

Our youngest granddaughter now 7 months is named Marigold after a child in the Dowton Abbey show. We love it and of course adore her.

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Marienkaefer2 — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 22:48:03 GMT

Some trendy names can be interesting.

Sometimes older, historical names become trendy.

My preference is for old fashioned names. A neighbor down the street named her daughter Violet. I like that. (I don't think it's because of Downton, but I'm not sure!)

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Kachina624 — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 22:53:03 GMT

I guess it's okay if you don't mind your kid being nicknamed "Appy" which is what fanciers call appaloosa horses. Then there will be lifetime references to her being horse-like in different ways, and of course there's the spotted issue. I think parents open their kids to ridicule and bullying when they give them silly names like this.

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deepwaterdotter — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 22:54:41 GMT

A former co-worker's grandaughter was named Anjou, it is also a type of pear. Different strokes I guess.

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deepwaterdotter — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 22:57:48 GMT

@Marienkaefer2 wrote:
Some trendy names can be interesting.

Sometimes older, historical names become trendy.

My preference is for old fashioned names. A neighbor down the street named her daughter Violet. I like that. (I don't think it's because of Downton, but I'm not sure!)

Maybe they were fans of "Keeping Up Appearances": "You know my sister Violet, drives a Mercedes and has room for a pony."

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ShadyOasis — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 23:00:54 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
I guess it's okay if you don't mind your kid being nicknamed "Appy" which is what fanciers call appaloosa horses. Then there will be lifetime references to her being horse-like in different ways, and of course there's the spotted issue. I think parents open their kids to ridicule and bullying when they give them silly names like this.

I don't know if I should tell my friend what an Appaloosa really is. I didn't realize it was a horse. The poor little girl. She's always going to get teased about being a horse. Back in the 80's names that ended with an "ee" sound were very trendy. I had a friend who had triplet girls that she named Trixie, Misty and Brittney. I thought to myself how these poor girls would be destined to become strippers, and sure enough, one of them did.

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depglass — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 23:08:40 GMT

By all means tell your friend this is a breed of horse and she can pass the info to her daughter without judgment. Who knows, maybe that's why she chose it. She can name the next one Pinto. Being married to a John, I'm kind of sorry our generation had to pick the name of a saint if you were Catholic. Way too common.

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ShadyOasis — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 23:12:30 GMT

@depglass wrote:
By all means tell your friend this is a breed of horse and she can pass the info to her daughter without judgment. Who knows, maybe that's why she chose it. She can name the next one Pinto. Being married to a John, I'm kind of sorry our generation had to pick the name of a saint if you were Catholic. Way too common.

Yes, I'll let her know. I guess since there are famous people named Kitty, Wolf and Tiger, it isn't too far fetched to call someone Appaloosa.

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Sister Golden Hair — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 23:17:37 GMT

Our first son was a family name. Then when he was four, he would pat my stomach and wanted to call his brother "Bulldozer".

Then when I told him that he would have to find a different name, he chose a name from the Bible that he liked. Then we used a family name for his middle name.

I don't like to share real names because this is a public website.

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missy1 — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 23:21:29 GMT

I prefer traditional names and spellings. There are a few trendy names I like. I do not care for spelling names weird. People think it's creative. Example: spelling Jason, Jayceson.

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Irshgrl31201 — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 23:24:19 GMT

The first thing I think of is a horse. I think the first thing MOST people think of will be a horse. I would tell her, I would want to know. I don't mind some trendy names but I don't want it so out there that my child will be made fun of. I think people need to think of their child as an adult looking for a job or as a professional. There have been many interveiws with HR people who say that whether it is right or not, names can affect employment.

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ShadyOasis — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 23:27:17 GMT

@missy1 wrote:
I prefer traditional names and spellings. There are a few trendy names I like. I do not care for spelling names weird. People think it's creative. Example: spelling Jason, Jayceson.

I think those spellings are annoying, too. Everyone who sees your child's name in print should not be inspired to roll their eyes at it. Ever meet a kid named "Mhavrych?" I have. It's Maverick.

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natureluvr — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 23:27:23 GMT

A rose by any other name....., you know the rest. Names change from generation to generation and may seem strange to us oldies. I was born in 1949 and was named a common French name that has an accent mark over the last 2 letters that denotes it is the feminine spelling and it begina with an r. It was not a common name in the fifties here all through my first 8 years of schhol I was the only one with this name. Teachers and just about everyone could never pronounce it correctly. It is much more common today and it is pronounced correctly unless I am speaking to an overseas customer support. I love my name. The romantic inside me loves that it is French.

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Lapdog — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 23:35:43 GMT

I would definitely tell her what an Appy is.

I was born in the 50's and have a very common name for the times. My parents did not realize, no one and I mean no one would call me by my given name. And they cared. After 50 or so years the nickname I was given was shortened by everyone. Must of been something in the water because it happened all at once. I was used to it but each time I made new friends I had to explain that my name was what my name was. If they called the house my parents might say no one lived there by the nickname. Said nicely of course. They just had no idea no one would use my name. (I worked for a very large company so I was introduced to new people all the time.) It was funny at times because my friends would rush to my rescue with my wish to be called my given name. It was also pretty funny because lots of folks would apologise and then say a relative/friend used the nickname.

I also have red hair and lots of freckles so I got it there too!!!

My parents made sure my siblings had nickname proof names.

Moral to the story is toughen the kid up from the beginning so the teasing won't bother them.

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shaggygirl — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 23:38:13 GMT

Back in the day when Lyndon Johnson was President his daughter Lucy had her name legally changed to Luci. For a while there following that mothers were often naming their newborn girls with an i on the end of their names where ordinarily there would be a y..... Luci, Nanci, Sheri, Brandi, Traci etc.

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151949 — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 23:37:45 GMT

I know a young lady that had twin preemies and named them Faith and Hope. Sadly , they are a year old and not doing well, many, many problems.Very sad.

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ShadyOasis — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 23:41:36 GMT

I'm definitely going to tell my friend what an Appaloosa is, but I haven't decided if I should text her or tell her over the phone. Part of me wants to just text her, but I kind of want to hear her reaction over the phone. If she throws a fit, which I suspect she will, I could have cause to tell her that her immediate reaction might be as big as others would have when they meet her. This might encourage her to convince her daughter to change her mind.