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[sallybusky]

@Desertdi:

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@Desertdi wrote:

I know someone who named their son after an automobile brand.............

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There's a bit of symmetry here...100 years ago the auto brands were named after people - last names, anyway. "Say hello to our sons Jeep and Buick...and our daughter Toyota (she's adopted)."

[sharlee]

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@sallybusky wrote:

@Desertdi:

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@Desertdi wrote:

I know someone who named their son after an automobile brand.............

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There's a bit of symmetry here...100 years ago the auto brands were named after people - last names, anyway. "Say hello to our sons Jeep and Buick...and our daughter Toyota (she's adopted)."

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OK, @sallybusky, you just made me spew cereal all over my keyboard.

[sharlee]

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@Irshgrl31201 wrote:

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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This, times a million!  It's just so weird to me that so many parents only think about what they think is cute/unusual/pretty, without even stopping to consider the effect on the child.  Nothing like starting life with an albatross around your neck.  Poor kids.

[SaRina]

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@colliegirls wrote:

I can see the nasty kids calling her Appaloser.

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Could be worse.  They could call her Loose.

[SaRina]

I don't care for traditional or trendy names.  I like unique names.  

I think Appaloosa is not a bad name except for the fact the nicknames could be less than desirable.  The name reminds me of Appolonia (as in Prince), which I think is a beautiful name.  If parents are considering an unusual name for their child, they should always research it for other meanings, just in case.

[Perkup]

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@sallybusky wrote:

@Desertdi:

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@Desertdi wrote:

I know someone who named their son after an automobile brand.............

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There's a bit of symmetry here...100 years ago the auto brands were named after people - last names, anyway. "Say hello to our sons Jeep and Buick...and our daughter Toyota (she's adopted)."

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But then there's Chevy Chase. 

[MoJoV]

Seems like "old timey" names are now  trendy...Charlotte,Emily,Mable,Sophie.

[RedTop]

I absolutely refused to name my children after anyone, which did not sit well with my maternal grandmother and MIL, who tried to "guilt" me into changing my mind.   It did not work.   It was very important to me to give my girls their own names, not one associated with anyone in our families.  Heather was the popular girls name and Christopher was the popular boys name back then.  

[Marienkaefer2]

Lisa was a hugely popular name in my generation.  I think every year in elementary school there were at least two or  three Lisas in my class.

Other popular names, where there often were multiples in the class, were Kim, Cindy, Tammy, Debbie, Kathy, Susan, Julie.  I don't remember many "unusual" or one of a kind names at all.

I was always the only one of my name.  In fact, I only remember one other girl in all of high school with my name, and she was two years ahead of me.

[RetRN]

I don't see these names from "back in the day"--Nancy, Barbara, Linda, Kathy, Susan, Patty, Pam, Becky, Vicky, Karen, Sandy, Carol. Names seem to stay popular for just so long and then a new list begins. However, Elizabeth, Caroline, and Katherine always seem to be used.