5.4 - I'm Glad My Mother Didn't Name Me...

[chucklesthescot]

Try these names for size!

Calliope Reaper-Jones Death's Daughter by Amber Benson
Garnet Lacey Tall, Dark & Dead by Tate Hallaway
Chess Putnam Unholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane

[kiki]

does it have to be a human being? what if an animal is one of the main characters?

[Kristina Simon]

kiki wrote: "does it have to be a human being? what if an animal is one of the main characters?"

Sorry. Humans only.

[Terri FL]

I think I'm going to do one by Ursula Hegi. Hope I'm not offending any Ursulas out there but I wouldn't want that name! Of course, I was looking an author who has my middle name (one of my grandmother's first name) which I hate but no luck so far! My other grandmother is named Thelma which would have been just as bad though.

[Kristina Simon]

Terri Fl wrote: "I think I'm going to do one by Ursula Hegi. Hope I'm not offending any Ursulas out there but I wouldn't want that name! Of course, I was looking an author who has my middle name (on..."

I have to agree with you. I have Stones from the River listed as a possibility for this task, too.

[Stephanie]

Delicious Dee the book slut wrote: "its interesting that she goes by Flannery, but her real name is Mary...Flannery is her middle name...

Cait wrote: "This is the perfect task to read Flannery O'Connor!""

Hahaha...I won't tell my little VERY Irish cousin that you wouldn't want her name. ;)

[B]

Hi Kristi! Just wanted to verify that this would work: The Best Day of Someone Else's Life The main character's name is "Kevin", she's a girl and she goes by "Vi". Thank you!

[Bluemoon]

Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: "Terri Fl wrote: "I think I'm going to do one by Ursula Hegi. Hope I'm not offending any Ursulas out there but I wouldn't want that name! Of course, I was looking an author who has m..."

Stones from the River is a great book. I highly recommend it. Now I think I might have to dig out my copy and fit it in somewhere.

[Kristina Simon]

krisabee wrote: "Hi Kristi! Just wanted to verify that this would work: The Best Day of Someone Else's Life The main character's name is "Kevin", she's a girl and she goes by "Vi". Thank you!"

If her parents actually named her Kevin, then yes this is fine (since you're female and I'd assume you'd hate being named Kevin ;o)).

[Kristina Simon]

Bluemoon wrote: "Stones from the River is a great book. I highly recommend it. Now I think I might have to dig out my copy and fit it in somewhere."

Thanks for the recommendation, Bluemoon. I'm ended up putting this one in the Recommended task (15.2) since it showed up on our list. But I'm definitely reading it! I've heard so many people say good things about it.

[B]

Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: "krisabee wrote: "Hi Kristi! Just wanted to verify that this would work: The Best Day of Someone Else's Life The main character's name is "Kevin", she's a girl and she goes by "Vi"..."

Thank you, Kristi! And yes, her parents did "adorn" her with that name and I definitely wouldn't want to be granted such a moniker, lol!!!

[Lyn (Readinghearts)]

Meghan wrote: "Delicious Dee the book slut wrote: "I had, and I know I won't be able to find a book with the name, but a girl who worked for me in Iraq who's name was Shunkalita"

Haha I used to volunteer at th..."

Are you for real, lol. That has to be the worst. I would so be changing my name. I have a few like that, one a friend of a friend, and the other a guy I worked with, but there names were so bad, I hesitate to post them in case someone was offended. Let's just say both were X-rated.

[Sara ♥]

My dad went to school with a girl... Her parents were having a really hard time having kids, so they made a promise to God that if they had kids, they would name them all out of the Bible. No problem, right? Lots of great classic names in the Bible, after all! Yeah, they named their daughter Dorcas and called her Dorky for short. She changed her name as SOON as she turned 18. She's "Marie" now.

[Lyn (Readinghearts)]

I would think so, Sara, lol.

[Sara ♥]

The worst part is, I looked up where Dorcas is in the Bible, and this is what it says: (Acts 9:36, KJV) "Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did."

Sounds like a wonderful woman, really. Name your kid TABITHA, people! SERIOUSLY!

My husband and I just went through the whole baby-naming game (we settled on Ava), and we really liked the name Galen for a boy, but we also realize that to name a kid "Gay-lin" would be saying, "We don't like you, and we want you to be ridiculed your entire life." Apparently some parents don't think about things like that....

[Bluemoon]

I work for a large medical practice and I see weird names everyday. I am forever saying "Why would you name your child that?" or "Where did you come up with that name?" I realize that some are ethnic and though they may sound weird to me they are probably like "John" where they come from but some of them are seriously weird.

[Nicki]

I went to uni with someone called Cinderella. True, honestly. At least 'Cindy' is not too bad...

[Usako]

This magazine found pictures/clippings of real names and added them to the top 20 worse name list.

Jed I. Knight - WHOA.

WARNING: There are some un-PG names on the list.
http://www.heavy.com/comedy/2010/06/t...

[Lyn (Readinghearts)]

Still laughing Tanja!!!

[Kristina Simon]

Did these parents not go to school? Do they not remember what kids do to kids with names like this?

Although Jed I. has a ring to it... ;o).

[Sara ♥]

You'd have to go be Jed I though, not just Jed... I think some people could pull off Jed I...

[Kate]

Okay, first of all, wow, the guy has legally changed his name twice?!? That is weird...

[Donna Jo]

Tanja, doing genealogy will also bring up some unfortunate names. Gertrude Independence Earp is a big example in my family tree. But my three top favorites--1 male: Stoffel Grootneblinck --and 2 female: Tissue Flaugh (pronounced Flaw) and Fanny Longbottom

[M]

I was going to read The Exception: A Novel for this task, since I wouldn't want to be named Camilla or Iben, but I wasn't sure if it is valid since there are four main characters, and all of them narrate the story.

[Kristina Simon]

Masanobu wrote: "I was going to read The Exception: A Novel for this task, since I wouldn't want to be named Camilla or Iben, but I wasn't sure if it is valid since there are four main characters, and..."

That's fine, Masanobu. It will work.

[M]

Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: "That's fine, Masanobu. It will work."

Wow, thanks for the fast answer :)

[Inez]

Ok I think I am posting in the right thread now
I want to use the name Maggie and was wondering if thats ok? Or does it need to be reall different? Thanks for yoru help.

[Kristina Simon]

Inez wrote: "Ok I think I am posting in the right thread now
I want to use the name Maggie and was wondering if thats ok? Or does it need to be reall different? Thanks for yoru help."

As long as you'd prefer not to be named Maggie, it will work ;o).