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billybobsky
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2010-02-18, 12:01

I didn't think little mermaid or the font (which is Arial), but of the angle...

of doom... aka destructive wrath. perhaps because of reading paradise lost late one night in high school.

hmm.

I think it's a kick ass name for a boy in this regard.
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Kickaha
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2010-02-18, 12:09

Is the angle of doom acute or obtuse?
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curiousuburb
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2010-02-27, 11:57

"Most Unfortunate Names"

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My name was Susan Frame. I am a lawyer. I met and married Robert who is a banker. His surname is Mee. Now we are Sue Mee, a lawyer, and Rob Mee, a banker - ironic? I have taken no end of stick for this, believe me.
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hflomberg
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2010-02-27, 13:43

My name is Howard, most people call me Howie - I HATE that name! I tried to use my middle name, Paul, once, but I forgot to answer to it.
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hflomberg
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2010-02-27, 13:45

And I named my two david and deborah. Of course David hates his name?
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Naderfan
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2010-02-27, 15:41

Coming up with a name for our son was probably one of the hardest decisions we ever had to make. Seriously, I think that should be a part of pre-marriage counseling: "If you have kids, what do you want to name them?" My husband very much wanted an extremely rare name - the problem was, the things he was picking were so out there that I knew they'd condemn our son to a lifetime of misery. We finally found a good compromise, but there were some tense moments.

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709
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2010-02-27, 22:48

My grandfather was named Adam, for a short spell. His mother and father got crushed by a train. One of those car on the tracks things. Only he survived.

So it goes.

His adoptive mother changed his name to Gerald.

Ugh.



To be continued......

So it goes.
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psmith2.0
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2010-02-28, 10:32

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"Most Unfortunate Names"
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Originally Posted by comments to article
My name was Susan Frame. I am a lawyer. I met and married Robert who is a banker. His surname is Mee. Now we are Sue Mee, a lawyer, and Rob Mee, a banker - ironic? I have taken no end of stick for this, believe me.
...and if she went with the hyphenated thing ("Hillary Rodham-Clinton", "Meredith Baxter-Birney", etc.), she would be "...Frame Mee", another odd name for someone working the law profession.

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Kickaha
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2010-02-28, 11:53

My wife and I settled on "Hannah Morgan" about 12 years ago for a daughter's name... and then the Hannah Montana craze hit. Thank god we don't have any kids yet. :P

For some reason she's not thrilled with my suggestion for a boy's name: Raleigh Hall. I can't imagine why.
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Alex London
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2010-03-01, 06:15

Our two children are adopted so we all have to live with the choices of their slightly drug-addled birth parents. My son destested his made up name and reverted it to a recognisable root that is actually quite cool. Before he did this their names rhymed! Wtf.
I know of a child of a builder who is called Iris, her surname is Jay. In-jokes should be banned. Ditto, the boy called Max whose middle name really is Danger.
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billybobsky
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2010-03-01, 11:16

my parents unfortunately gave me a scottish first and middle name. we are not scottish and I get odd looks whenever i tell people my full name...
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Luca
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2010-03-01, 12:23

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my parents unfortunately gave me a scottish first and middle name. we are not scottish and I get odd looks whenever i tell people my full name...
Alasdair Taraghlan Hernandez?
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sebatlh
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2010-03-01, 12:55

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In English-speaking regions, the name "Sebastian" is a bit over-the-top for a person, like it's trying way too hard. But I'm sure for some that would only increase it's appeal...subtlety is not a hallmark of the "16 and Pregnant" set.

It's good for a pet though. It could be okay for a character, I guess, but it was totally ruined for me when a behindthename.com commenter said that they liked it because it had a perfect nickname in "Sebby."

If I were named Sebastian, I would murder the first person who called me "Sebby," and no jury would convict me. (Unless it was comprised entirely of behindthename commenters.)

Living in Sweden, does that help?

/Sebastian, who is sometimes called "Sebbe"

Even more funny (now, not when I was younger ), my middle name is "Molke" which everyone goes "wtf is that even a name?" over
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Robo
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2010-03-01, 14:16



Like I said, I'm sure things are different there. Here, though, it's basically like naming your kid "RefinedandEuropean," which of course means it's quickly becoming a favorite of the lowerclass.

I've toyed with the name in fiction before, but its connotations have changed so much in the US that I really couldn't use it for that character anymore. It's endearing on anyone actually European, but like Xavier, has become an all-too-common "exotic" choice for people who...aren't.

Sorry, I can never get behind a pet form, though.

Molke is cool. It doesn't have any faux pretension around it, and I think middle names can be a little unusual. Everybody in the US loves Rose for some reason.

Now that I've offended absolutely everybody...
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evan
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2010-03-01, 15:47

&rew.
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Robo
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2010-03-01, 15:52

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&rew.
M@.
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Luca
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2010-03-01, 16:01

Ma~

$ (Bill?)
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Iago
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2010-03-01, 16:20

* the gaul
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billybobsky
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2010-03-01, 18:40

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Alasdair Taraghlan Hernandez?
Not quite so Gaelic. More Norman. Mixed with a Germanic last name, though not of likely German origin...
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evan
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2010-03-02, 01:03

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Ma~
winrar
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sebatlh
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2010-03-02, 15:41

Roboman:
Heh yeah, I can imagine how Sebastian is "RefinedAndEuropean". But even here it has a little bit of a "trying too hard" feel to it.
Shoot, every parent is trying to hard nowdays trying to find old and unique names. My sister named her kids Astrid and Irma. Both seem common now. Other common kids names are Alva, Malva and all kinds of weird names that could just as well come from a Tolkien book

This list scares me (toplist of most common names given to newborn kids)
http://www.alltforforaldrar.se/kul/namntoppen/2009
"Nova"?
"Neo"?
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Kickaha
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2010-03-02, 15:44

Hey! Gwyneth Paltrow should have used that as a middle name for her kid.

Apple Nova Paltrow.

Has a nice ring, don't ya think?

Just sayin'.
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curiousuburb
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2010-03-02, 15:46

Nova FTW!

And you might even tie in an anti-obesity message to keep them below the Chandrasekhar limit.
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Luca
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2010-03-02, 16:24

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Malva
Mulva?
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Foj
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2010-03-02, 17:00

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Is the angle of doom acute or obtuse?
I always thought it was a reflex.

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Wyatt
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2010-03-02, 19:32

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Nova FTW!
Yes. My wife wants another kid. I'm going to tell her I'll only consent if we can use the name Nova.
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Robo
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2010-03-02, 20:34

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I'm horrible at naming. I need to name the lead character of the piece I'm working on now. He has a last name and so far everybody either calls him by that or "Doctor," which actually wouldn't change even if he had a first name. Only one character calls him by his first name, and only (I think) once, but that actually makes it harder because it has to be a really good name because it will be in the spotlight for that one sentence. I was thinking something starting with S, but I already have two S'es. And it has to sound old. Any ideas?
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG I found the perfect name and it is so perfect and it actually ties in perfectly with the existing series that the piece is tangentially related to and it fits into that plot and it is so perfect OMG.

I can't tell you what it is. It would spoil the whole thing. And I have to make sure it works. But I think it will.

OMG, it's, like, a fitting name for a hard-to-name guy, and a massive plot eureka moment all in one. OMG OMG OMG.

and i guess i've known it all along / the truth is, you have to be soft to be strong
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Robo
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2010-03-03, 14:09

I think it will work!

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Foj
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2010-03-03, 14:20

Would his name happen to be OMG Smiley??



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Robo
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2010-03-03, 14:24

Ha ha.

I'm happy, okay? I mean, about that at least.

He was a hard mofo to name.
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