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[ShadyOasis]

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@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. 

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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.  

[Sister Golden Hair]

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.

[missy1]

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.

[Irshgrl31201]

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. 

[ShadyOasis]

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@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.

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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.

[natureluvr]

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.   

[Lapdog]

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.

[shaggygirl]

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.

[151949]

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.

[ShadyOasis]

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.