Comments for NameFreak! http://namefreak.wordpress.com A blog of research about names, by someone with a name, and for those interested in names. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:44:48 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Octuplets! by Kelli http://namefreak.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/octuplets/#comment-310 Kelli Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:44:48 +0000 http://namefreak.wordpress.com/?p=46#comment-310 great ideas jaime! i need to get to work! :) great ideas jaime! i need to get to work! :)

]]> Comment on Octuplets! by Jaime Sanderson http://namefreak.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/octuplets/#comment-309 Jaime Sanderson Mon, 02 Feb 2009 04:12:20 +0000 http://namefreak.wordpress.com/?p=46#comment-309 Ideas for future posts... "18 kids and counting" family naming all their kids with the same first letter "J" (btw I HATE when people spell a name with the "wrong" first letter "Jinger" instead of Ginger! ick--pet peeve!! speaking of pet peeves...that's another idea...what are your baby name pet peeves! I have several!! one more idea...the increase in using family names as first names (also middle but I've seen a lot more people putting them in as a first name and not "normal" family names like Kennedy or Mason) I'm glad you are doing a celebrity one too. Ideas for future posts…

“18 kids and counting” family naming all their kids with the same first letter “J” (btw I HATE when people spell a name with the “wrong” first letter “Jinger” instead of Ginger! ick–pet peeve!!

speaking of pet peeves…that’s another idea…what are your baby name pet peeves! I have several!!

one more idea…the increase in using family names as first names (also middle but I’ve seen a lot more people putting them in as a first name and not “normal” family names like Kennedy or Mason)

I’m glad you are doing a celebrity one too.

]]> Comment on Octuplets! by Jaime Sanderson http://namefreak.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/octuplets/#comment-308 Jaime Sanderson Mon, 02 Feb 2009 04:08:12 +0000 http://namefreak.wordpress.com/?p=46#comment-308 Ok--- I can tend to overthink things and it's mostly b/c I try to answer how I would if I were TRULY in this situation instead of doing it just for fun...but let's face it, I will MORE THAN LIKELY (unless God wants to play a cruel joke of me) NEVER be in this situation so I decided to just name the babies "for fun" Boys: Griffin Sawyer Lincoln Henry (nn Hank) Luke Brooks Girls: Rowan Jane It kills me that there's no "theme" but I didn't love that many names in any one theme....although I thought of Presidential too, Katherine! Ok— I can tend to overthink things and it’s mostly b/c I try to answer how I would if I were TRULY in this situation instead of doing it just for fun…but let’s face it, I will MORE THAN LIKELY (unless God wants to play a cruel joke of me) NEVER be in this situation so I decided to just name the babies “for fun”

Boys:
Griffin
Sawyer
Lincoln
Henry (nn Hank)
Luke
Brooks

Girls:
Rowan
Jane

It kills me that there’s no “theme” but I didn’t love that many names in any one theme….although I thought of Presidential too, Katherine!

]]> Comment on Octuplets! by Jaime Sanderson http://namefreak.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/octuplets/#comment-307 Jaime Sanderson Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:11:47 +0000 http://namefreak.wordpress.com/?p=46#comment-307 I just found out that this woman has 6 OTHER children! Can you imagine the fun we namefreakers would have coming up with all those names. Kelli, you need to add 6 names that "coordinate" the 8 selected for the octuplets....what a job! (and that's before they even come home from the hospital). I just found out that this woman has 6 OTHER children! Can you imagine the fun we namefreakers would have coming up with all those names. Kelli, you need to add 6 names that “coordinate” the 8 selected for the octuplets….what a job! (and that’s before they even come home from the hospital).

]]> Comment on Octuplets! by coffee http://namefreak.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/octuplets/#comment-306 coffee Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:37:35 +0000 http://namefreak.wordpress.com/?p=46#comment-306 it's pretty amazing that all eight of those babies survived the birthing process it’s pretty amazing that all eight of those babies survived the birthing process

]]> Comment on Octuplets! by Jaime Sanderson http://namefreak.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/octuplets/#comment-305 Jaime Sanderson Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:45:34 +0000 http://namefreak.wordpress.com/?p=46#comment-305 Love this post....I"m still thinking though! Love this post….I”m still thinking though!

]]> Comment on Octuplets! by Kelli http://namefreak.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/octuplets/#comment-304 Kelli Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:52:24 +0000 http://namefreak.wordpress.com/?p=46#comment-304 oooo Erin... you have trumped me with the middle names! since i also use family names, i will match my chosen 8 with middle names: Charles Wesley (my g'pa) Edward Aubrey (B's g'pa) Frederick Lyle (B's dad) George Earl (B's g'pa) Henry Keith (my dad) William Eugene (my g'pa) Elinor Irene (my g'ma) Jane Alice (B's mom) oooo Erin… you have trumped me with the middle names! since i also use family names, i will match my chosen 8 with middle names:

Charles Wesley (my g’pa)
Edward Aubrey (B’s g’pa)
Frederick Lyle (B’s dad)
George Earl (B’s g’pa)
Henry Keith (my dad)
William Eugene (my g’pa)
Elinor Irene (my g’ma)
Jane Alice (B’s mom)

]]> Comment on Octuplets! by Katherine http://namefreak.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/octuplets/#comment-303 Katherine Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:28:02 +0000 http://namefreak.wordpress.com/?p=46#comment-303 Although I’m not big on name themes personally, for multiples I think they’re very appropriate! I would have to keep my “everyone gets their own letter” rule, though – golly with that much stuff to label – initials would be much more efficient! So, I could go lots of ways on this one. Here are my two: Presidential – the girls would be Kennedy and Reagan, the boys – Adam (sort of cheating there!), Harrison, Lincoln, Jefferson, Wilson, Carter and Grant (of course!) Celtic – (I could use the same names for the girls, but I’ll pick different ones!) :) Megan and Erin for the girls. For the boys – Alton, Brendan, Camden, Gavin, Nolan, and Ryan. Of course, those last two made me chuckle and think how fun it would be to have a baseball theme to your kids’ names – and Camden, Nolan and Ryan would all fit that theme, too. Kelli – you could really have fun with that one! :) Although I’m not big on name themes personally, for multiples I think they’re very appropriate! I would have to keep my “everyone gets their own letter” rule, though – golly with that much stuff to label – initials would be much more efficient!

So, I could go lots of ways on this one. Here are my two:
Presidential – the girls would be Kennedy and Reagan, the boys – Adam (sort of cheating there!), Harrison, Lincoln, Jefferson, Wilson, Carter and Grant (of course!)

Celtic – (I could use the same names for the girls, but I’ll pick different ones!) :)
Megan and Erin for the girls. For the boys – Alton, Brendan, Camden, Gavin, Nolan, and Ryan.

Of course, those last two made me chuckle and think how fun it would be to have a baseball theme to your kids’ names – and Camden, Nolan and Ryan would all fit that theme, too. Kelli – you could really have fun with that one! :)

]]> Comment on Octuplets! by Erin http://namefreak.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/octuplets/#comment-302 Erin Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:39:39 +0000 http://namefreak.wordpress.com/?p=46#comment-302 I've missed these kinds of posts but I'll let you off the hook since you have a new one around and all. ;-) I find boy names incredibly difficult so the only formula I'd use is first names would be ones I like and second names would be family names: Harper Charles Sawyer Edward Auden James Sutton Andrew Riordan Vaughan Cullen Thomas Emerson Carys Merit Jane I’ve missed these kinds of posts but I’ll let you off the hook since you have a new one around and all. ;-)

I find boy names incredibly difficult so the only formula I’d use is first names would be ones I like and second names would be family names:

Harper Charles
Sawyer Edward
Auden James
Sutton Andrew
Riordan Vaughan
Cullen Thomas
Emerson Carys
Merit Jane

]]> Comment on Very Cool Tools by Katherine http://namefreak.wordpress.com/2008/10/23/very-cool-tools/#comment-301 Katherine Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:08:01 +0000 http://namefreak.wordpress.com/?p=43#comment-301 Oh, my! I am going to end up wasting WAY too much time on those sites. The way she has some of the demographics broken down is nothing short of amazing. Who knew that Nelson and I both had names that leaned left??? :) Thanks for sharing the links! Oh, my! I am going to end up wasting WAY too much time on those sites. The way she has some of the demographics broken down is nothing short of amazing. Who knew that Nelson and I both had names that leaned left??? :)

Thanks for sharing the links!

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