https://www.urologyteam.com/dr-richard-chopp
Still has a hand in things.
DW and I liked the idea of recycling old family names. D1 was named after one of her great-grandmothers, a simple, sturdy, yet charming name that we thought would have some contemporary appeal, yet would set her apart from all the Ashleys, Megans, and Jennifers of her birth year.
Miscalculation. Others apparently had the same idea. The name was #104 in popularity the year she was born and soared in popularity from there, peaking at #1 for a time in the 2000’s, so now there are a zillion girls coming up behind her with the same name. So a name we thought would be a bit distinctive turns out to be commonplace. We get no credit for originality, and D1 might have just as well been named Ashley, Megan, or Jennifer because those names took a nose-dive in popularity and consequently are now less common than D1’s name.
A similar thing happened with D2. Named for a great-great-grandmother, D2’s name also had (we thought) contemporary appeal yet a certain sturdy, old-fashioned distinctiveness. It was #350-something in her birth year but quickly rose in the charts, peaking at around #50 in the early 2000’s. Worse, though, a popular variant of the name rose to #1 in the 2000’s and remains firmly ensconced in the top 10 today. So not only are there a zillion girls with the same or similar names coming up behind her, but a lot of people get confused and assume D2’s name is the more common variant, leaving her constantly needing to correct them.
Moral of the story: It doesn’t pay to be ahead of the curve. And timing the market on given names is just a bad business.
On the upside, your daughters will always have names that sound young for their ages. It is like the 65 year old Barbaras and Jennifers of today. The Jennifers sound younger.
This is simply the way fads work, though—people don’t realize that they’re part of a cultural moment, and then they suddenly are.
Most popular dog names 2015!
http://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/pets/most-popular-dog-names-of-2015/ar-BBny0Sp?li=BBnbfcL
My siblings and I have what turned out to be in the top 5 most popular for our birth years. I’m considering by going by my middle name in sophomore year.
Nothing beats Orangejello
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What makes you think that is urban legend? My husband’s former roommate taught a kid named Orangello/Oranjello a few years before I met my husband.
Oh, wait - that may have been Pajama, pronounced P-J’mae. Will have to ask.
I heard of many crazy parents who name their children with extremely…nonsensical and potentially crippling for their babies’ futures
I think the “nonsensical and potentially crippling perspective” is a loaded issue, as we all know.
I really don’t care what people name their kids, and I cannot agree that ‘crippling’ should be attached to a person’s ability to perform because the person reading the resume is uncomfortable or unfamiliar with how to pronounce it.
This is always interesting, to hear people’s takes, but when people are even complaining about simple names such as Emily and the likes, I guess it will always be with us.
My twin sister and I have (I think) the numbers 1 and 2 on the top 10 list from the year we were born. I respond to strangers calling her name, often when they’re not talking to or about her. I come into contact with at least 5 other people with my name on a daily basis. So while I agree that some names are “nonsensical and potentially crippling,” I also think that some timeless names are best avoided.
It’s funny how someone always knows a 3rd hand account of a kid with X name, yet no one seems to actually know these people.
Orangejello and Lemonjello come from an old, racist urban legend. If they exist, no one seems to have provided proof.
And from the whitepages (data pulled directly from the Social Security Department): http://names.whitepages.com/first/Orangejello http://names.whitepages.com/first/Lemonjello
(Spoiler alert: 0 for both names)
And apparently Pajama belongs to 3 people so w2e’s husband’s former roommate must’ve had a very unique child from either Virginia or Minnesota (the 2 places with the name).
We have a new great nephew ! Born in Sweden to my husband’s brother’s daughter and her husband. His name is…Aryan…I don’t even know what to say to that , but the connotation here in the USA is obviously not acceptable.
Maybe they pronounce it A Ryan instead or Ary Ann.
Something like 90% of people in Sweden speak English. They know what Aryan means in English and it seems like an EXTREMELY uncommon name in Sweden:
I’d be really shocked if it’s an “acceptable” name in Sweden.
Are you sure it’s actually Aryan? A friend initially thought one of her grandchildren was named Razen (yes, pronounced raisin, she’d asked for the spelling to make sure), but it was actually Raven…
@romanigypsyeyes : The roommate hailed from one of the very states you named, r, and has been a teacher in a few places. What makes a child from either of those places “very unique” - other than the name?
I did ask about the names for which you found no social security numbers issued, and he does not remember those names, so I got that one wrong. But, yes, I have heard that those names are out there.
romani , I have yet to find a source in the Swedish language where that name comes up. It is a boy so no A Ryan or Ary Ann. We were shocked when we heard his name. Can’t figure it out . They all laughed at the name of our cat because it translates into a naughty slang term for sex , but she was named something trendy in British culture
I’m really hoping you misheard it like dfb suggests. The Swedes were supposed to be one of the pinnacles of the “Aryan” race and they were intimately involved in the German eugenic campaign to return to the “perfect” Aryan “race.” The German word for Aryan is pretty close to the English word and the Swedish word is fairly close as well (though I can’t think of it off the top of my head, I know it starts with “Ari”).