Journal FortKnox's Journal: The Name Game, Take 2 50
Well, Emma is officially out... so 50% of my job is over. The wife started enjoying the names 'Samantha' (which was in the lead until a moodswing hit), 'Olivia,' and 'Julianne.'
But now the whole 'Jenna' thing is coming back. Its a long struggle, but I'll keep at it.
But, being one who is with Joey more than I, she tries to use him to her advantage. She used to tell him to point to her belly and say "Emma"... but that confused the poor kid and he started pointing to his own belly and saying "Emma." So she started asking him "What do you prefer... Jenna or Samantha" and teaching him to say "Jenna." Well, that backfired, cause he kept saying Samantha. So Saturday morning, Joey is between us on our bed and she asks him "What do you like, Jenna or Samantha"... and Joey, in his infinite wisdom, gave the best answer possible:
I like pancakes
So this gave us two insights:
1.) We are not going to name our daughter pancakes
2.) Don't ask Joey any questions when he's hungry for breakfast
But now the whole 'Jenna' thing is coming back. Its a long struggle, but I'll keep at it.
But, being one who is with Joey more than I, she tries to use him to her advantage. She used to tell him to point to her belly and say "Emma"... but that confused the poor kid and he started pointing to his own belly and saying "Emma." So she started asking him "What do you prefer... Jenna or Samantha" and teaching him to say "Jenna." Well, that backfired, cause he kept saying Samantha. So Saturday morning, Joey is between us on our bed and she asks him "What do you like, Jenna or Samantha"... and Joey, in his infinite wisdom, gave the best answer possible:
I like pancakes
So this gave us two insights:
1.) We are not going to name our daughter pancakes
2.) Don't ask Joey any questions when he's hungry for breakfast
Perhaps as a middle name (Score:2)
Jenna might be too much (Score:1)
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Tell that to my parents.
Me: Josh
Brother: Jeremy
Father: Jack
Can we see where this is going yet?
Mother: Jane
Cat(at the time anyway): Jingles
*sigh*
So we all had the initials JM except for my brother who had a middle name. So his initials were J.A.M..
There was a point in his life when his nickname was jam.
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Father: Julian
Mother: Julie
First Son: Julian Junior (JR)
Second Son: Joel
What's with the J's?
Of course - I'm a J, and so was my dad. At least my mom was C and my brother's G.
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pancakes may not be far from the mark (Score:1)
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alliteration is cool (Score:2)
Bruce Banner
Clark Kent
whole first letter th same for your kids... nah
get rid of Jenna. Jenna is a girl who can suck dick and lick balls at the same time. Your precious, wonderful, beautiful daughter will never even see a penis (if she's like my Sophia
Change that name.
Re:alliteration is cool (Score:2)
Samantha, Josh. Go for Samantha.
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I'm working it... I'm tryin...
But Olivia and Julianne aren't terrible imho. I could go for either, but Samantha is pretty, but not too bad... not trashy... sounds Italian... kinda has it all.
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make a poll, and whatever we decide wins?
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I noticed you haven;t commented on my PB... clearly your jealously has made you mute.
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But you're wrong. Sophia WILL be hot. As a matter of fact, there are little 8-year-old boys out at Victoria's secret right now asking if those lacy thongs come in toddlers' sizes in hopes of coaxing her into (and out of!) one!
Bwa ha ha hah!!
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That was so wrong. I don't think I'm going to be able to eat dinner.
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AND, I'm with ellem on the Jenna one--and NOT just because of Jenna Jameson. I knew 2 Jennas in high school...bwwaaahh they were hot.
What's the female equivalent of George? Georgina? Bertha. There you go, and you'll never have to worry about her sleeping around as I imagine a father would worry (gives me the willies and I'm not even close to having a kid). Here comes old Bertha Marotti.
Olivia? (Score:2)
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Along the same classical sounding lines I prefer Antonia -- I much prefer the nicknames Ann, Annie, & Toni, to Ollie & Livie.
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Antonia's a character on MAD TV who can never make a sign right. She's a little "special".
But she's one of my favorite characters. Her and Dot. And Miss (Bunny) Swan.
or Patricia (Score:1)
why not wait until you see her and then decide on a name ?
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Re:or Patricia (Score:1)
Have always thought it would be harder to name a boy than a girl.
pancakes (Score:2)
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That sounds like... (Score:1)
Joey the Diplomat? (Score:2)
And for the record, I second the above comment stating your daughter's nickname ought to be Pancakes. Not only is it funny, it'll be a constant and embarassing reminder for Joey when he gets older.
Or, if Samantha wins out, you can always nickname her Samus, right? Or is that a tad too nerdy?
Re:Joey the Diplomat? (Score:2)
DUUUUUDE! I didn't even think of that!
COOOL! Ultrapush for Samantha now!!
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Oh definately. I wanted "Luigi" for a boy, and not cause of Mario bros... I really like the name (call him "Lou" or "Louis" for short), plus its the whole italian heritage thang. Wife hated it cause she thought it was from mario bros.
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1. Samus is a man's name (Metroid be damned)
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2. It's phonetically pronounced "SHAY-mus" (just like Sean is pronounced "Shawn". In celtic/gaelic, when a word starts with an "s" it is pronounced "sh".
-Ab
Re:Joey the Diplomat? (Score:2)
In defense against the first point, Sam is a man's name. Yet I've known several Samanthas that have gone by Sam or Sammy. Further there's Metroid backing that Samus would be okay for a girl to go by. In both cases it'd be a nickname that at least a fictional female has gone by.
In defense against the second point, I was really only refering to Metroid. I'll admit that I was not aware it'd be pronounced "SHAY-mus". In my de
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-Ab
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heh (Score:1)
but the whole process is fun, just as long as if its a boy he doesnt end up named after the main male character in a bodice ripper.
My suggestions (Score:2)
Abbie April Amanda Ashly Aspen Amber Becky Blair
Bethany Bree Britney Carrie Cameron Candice Carli Carol Celeste Cassie Casandra Chasity Dani Dee
Denice Devyn Deborah Emily Eve Ellie Eliza
Fran faith Fiona
Ok, thats all I can type right now. I would not choose any of the names above. Any girl who I hang out with is not the kind of girl you want to raise, unless you're going to move away from Cincy in 18 years
a name that ends with "ah" (Score:1)
Alicia
Brenna
Briana
Erica
Hannah
Kyla
Ki
Sara
Sylvia
Tiana
Talia
Think about how it sounds when shortened... (Score:2)
And remember, no matter how much you and your wife use the longer name, other kids will shorten it for you.
So think about the nicknames. Think about what other kids might to do the name. Try not to stick a tragic name on a daughter. Sons can live with all sorts of adversity with their names, but daughters might not do so well...
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As it usually ends up shortened, I started signing my e-mail with my full first name as a test. After a month or so, one of my co-workers approached me and said, "Do you prefer to be called by your full name? I noticed your e-mails are all signed that way..." No one else has made so much as a mention of it.
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That's it! Management training for all! ( i have no idea how this might help)
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most famous Jenna (Score:1)