<p>So…we know a Lilah who is Jewish. An Alaina who is African American and not Muslim. And an Elanna who is Jewish…</p>
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Take the name of your first pet and combine it with the first steet you lived on and that is your “pron star” name.
Mine is Penny Brightwood! and H is Sparky Ridgecrest</p>
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no offense, but what is your point? it’s not like I said those names are strictly arab and not anything else…all I said was I happen to like those 2 names, and they’re not hard to pronounce…I mean I guess they’re kind of unusual, but easy to say and it’s not like a kid with those names would be teased…
haha my pornstar name is Charlie Bay…lol lamest porn star name ever.</p>
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<p>Oh, that’s funny!!! I didn’t know Tsunie (my H’s and my doctor) and Hiro (S’s doctor) are mainstream European names; the things I learn on this board!!</p>
<p>^Look, if you can’t distinguish between “most” and “all” then I can’t really help you there.</p>
<p>Did I say “All successful professionals have common names!”…no. I said most have mainstream names. Hate it break it to ya, but Tsunie and Hiro are not common, so I don’t see what you’re cackling about. </p>
<p>Btw, what is up with S and D and DS and DD and DH and H?! How much harder is it to type “son” than S? It seems like most of the parents on CC do this! (notice I said “most” again, not all…there is a difference :))</p>
<p>I think Brandy is a good name for a WalMart girl with a 10K gold necklace with her name on it…or a dog</p>
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<p>Really?! I didn’t realize that!!</p>
<p>^^^ Depends on where you live. In Japan, they might be a little more common than here.;-)</p>
<p>The problem with this whole discussion is that pretty soon (maybe within 50 years or so), the idea of a “typical American name”, or “mainstream name” will lose all traction. Which is a good or bad thing, depending on which side of the fence (or border) you’re sitting on.</p>
<p>I think that might happen even sooner, especially w/the current generation of parents who all want something ‘unique’ (the new trend).</p>
<p>PS Not that I wanted to prolong the porn-star discussion, but I think “Friskie Robinson” has a certain ring, no?</p>
<p>If that article has any truth to it, I’m glad I have one of the most popular names for a girl my age: Ashley.
There was usually another Ashley in my class every year and probably 20 more in my entire grade. I’m fine with it except for when I get referred to by my last name because of this. That’s because my last name is a boy’s first name. Ick. Way to make me feel unfeminine. lol.</p>
<p>Both of my parents have uncommon names despite the names being traditional, at least as a French name for my dad. My dad made his English name Mark because his birthday falls on the same day as St. Mark’s feast day on April 25th. Despite my parents having uncommon names they decided to give my sister and I common names. Their names aren’t so outlandish that they would get a negative reaction though.</p>
<p>My mom was about to name me Crystal. Thank goodness she didn’t, the image of that name almost is like how everyone feels about the name Brandy!</p>
<p>I was in a drugstore 10 years ago, and the cashier’s name was “Jeopardy”. lol. No kidding.</p>
<p>D has a very unusual name that is decidedly Afrocentric. As I suspect would be the case with the name snobs on this thread, I initially hated it. However, I came out on the losing end of an agreement with DW. She had naming rights for any girls and I had naming rights for any boys — we have three girls, lol. </p>
<p>Frankly, we have found that D has had both advantages and disadvantages with her name. I can’t prove it but I strongly believe she received less consideration for certain opportunities upon some people seeing her name before meeting her. I am equally convinced she has received added consideration by others under the same circumstances. It seems to be a matter of context. </p>
<p>Fortunately, not the slightest hint of becoming a criminal yet, lol.</p>
<p>I don’t think names necessarily need to be strictly “white bread” but I do vote for names that are not difficult to pronounce.</p>
<p>I hadn’t heard of the movie Splash starting the name Madison. I would guess most of our kids grew up reading Harry Potter. Do you think within 10 years we will start seeing a lot of Harrys, Ronalds and Hermiones?</p>
<p>“Splash” and Madison
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<p>I think the Harry Potter phenom might make people like the name Ron, but Hermione? I don’t think so.</p>
<p>Madison is very popular in my youngest daughter’s age group…this very original name is shared by about a dozen in her small school…and that is just her grade</p>
<p>My point about Lilah, Alaina etc? Simply put my dear is that not all names are common to one background. And isn’t it nice to know that many names have, as their base, a common thread of humanity? I guess not.</p>
<p>Ellebud - oh ok well thanks for sharing. I did mention in one of my posts is that what I like about the names is that they’re not only Arab, but also European and shared by other people, so I was confused as to why you were telling us about the ethnicities of people you know with those names. </p>
<p>And yuck I hate the names Harry, Ron, and Hermione…love the books though <3</p>
<p>*we have three girls, lol. *</p>
<p>well- ya know what parent decides that.
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<p>We knew about 4 canine Brandy’s growing up. Never knew a human one.
Dog names have trends too–
When I was very little, the “in” dog name was Sam. Then it was Brandy. Then Max (SO many Maxes). Now Cody.</p>
<p>We have a Sadie.
A black lab Sadie.
There is another on our block and one on the next block too.
Ours is almost 15- she was first.
:)</p>