Okay, this may be a bit of a silly subject but I feel like I need to get it off my chest. Also, because I couldn't think of anything else to blog about so it's meant to be. Now several family members (some of which who read this blog) have already heard me get this off my chest several times, but maybe if I unleash it out into the big world wide web then that will be sufficient (at least until someone does it again). Here we go.
Why do people within families have to steal names for their baby that have already been taken? Now there are exceptions like naming the baby after a particular person who is close to you. But if that is not the case then there are several names that I think will be just as good. Now most girls have their kids names picked out from 2nd grade but you adjust. Especially when you belong to a family riddled with the double (even triple) use of names (some were married in but still...) I have long since wanted to call a daughter that I would have some day Jordan...now most of you know that this would not be to name after my brother. I just love that name for a girl. But since it is my brother's name I will relinquish that dream. But my cousin across the states decided to name her little boy Jordan and then her daughter Jennifer (another person already named that in our family). She was doing so well with her first three or four kids I can't keep track of how many she has. But I guess the more kids you have the more creativity you lose. Now its not just my cousins that do this but my aunts as well. We have two Kevins (actually three but he married in). Sorry to those whose brother is named Kevin. I know you can't imagine them being named anything else.
But just think of the confusion of all these double names causes. The people that you marry I can excuse. You can't just call someone they're first name...you gotta tack on the last to make sure everyone knows who you are talking about. So why add to the trouble by naming a kid something that we already have? I won't do it. I want to be original and I want my kid to have an original name. I don't really go in for the naming after people, maybe a middle name. So if people get to my names first then I have to rethink my choices. But the best route is just keep them secret until then. On a side note I am only slightly turned off by someone who has the same name as someone in my family. I don't think it would keep me from marrying them but I might have to come up with a nickname or something. But if I did, that would only make me even more determined not to copy names for my kids. And though my name is pretty, (just kididng) I'll be really upset if someone in my family takes it for their kids unless of course they want to name them after me but even then make it the middle name. Besides there are tons of Cassie's in the world, I don't need two in the same family. So just quit it all of you have committed this atrosity and those who are even thinking about it.
Okay I'm done. Whoo I feel better now. Love you all.
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I have also pondered this topic before, but I don't think it bugs me as much as it does you. However, I'm not sure how many more John-relations I can stand. Sure, they're all named after someone, but really, how many can there be?
I also REFUSE to name a child anything that is on the Top Ten Baby Name list for the past ten years, at least. However, I WILL NOT be making up weird names or spellings by stringing vowel sounds together and separating those sounds by consonants, such as Kaylehunibo, but I may do something slightly weird, like name a baby after a food, location, flower, or color.
I don't mind if a name is common or weird just as long as it does not already exist in my family. That's my main pet peeve.
Cas, I totally agree. It's not as if there aren't a million plus names in the world, why pick the same ones over and over again? I'm shooting for the name Waverly for a girl. Did you know it's gonna be the name of the future? :)
When I have dream guys I always make sure their name isn't one that already exists in our family. (I like the name Jake.) If I actually ever fall in love with someone that has a name already in my family, it's a deal breaker. J/K. Marrying someone with the same name as someone else is tons better than naming your child the same name.
Julie, I love how you're perpetuating the Waverly comment. It will for sure be the name of the future if we keep plastering it all over the web. Someone needs to use it as a name of a character in a movie or TV show and then that would clinch it.
I for one found a man with a most unusual name. I mean how many Ulysses do you know. Unfortunately, he went by Michael which was his unofficial middle name. I know weird, but it gets weirder. He was named after his father so he's a Jr. You would think he goes by Michael because his father goes by Ulysses. WRONG!! His father goes by Michael as well, which is also his unofficial middle name (p.s. I say unofficial because neither have a middle name on their birth certificates). Then his brother named his son Michael, so there are three Michaels in his family.
I always called him Mike which helped the confusion factor when around his family, but added to it around my family. I was always amazed at how many people thought I was talking about my dad when I said, "Mike did..." or "Mike is..." etc. Come on people, when have I ever called my own dad Mike??? Well, I guess that confusion will be over soon anyway.
Anyway Cassie, I've always been convinced that almost no one in our family can even marry someone with an original name. There are a few, but it sure seems to happen often. Props to Jason for finding a new name to add to the family.
I like George Foreman,
And George Jr.
And George III
And George IV
And George etc.
No actually I like nme that a atypical,
but not weird,
I think you should be able to tell what the name is and have a fairly reasonable guess on spelling,
I do kind of like places,
but the a tons of place names too.
Mostly I guess I don't care...
much,
I might not even get much say in it.
But I do think itt's is best to avoid names that are taken (especially if the last name is the same).
Warnser, who says you won't get a say?! Sure, most women have pretty decided ideas as to children's names before they ever get married, but you still have a right to add your 2 cents. :)
I have no ideas about what to name my kids. I really like foreign names, but I think the only way I can get away with a foreign name is to marry a foreigner. I don't know how likely that is.
Cassie--sure did snicker a lot as I read your blog. It's so true!
Well, since we've already discussed this ad nauseum at other times (no one has seen fit to re-use my name, what's up with that?) I just wanted to say that i am unable to comment on katie's blog since I'm not a blogger and her blog does not give the "other" option. Thankfully, I can go on all I want on Cassie's, even if it has nothing to do with this topic.
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