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Pick a Name

ValtielValtiel Veteran
edited August 2010 in General Banter
I'm having a helluva time choosing. I need wise, enlightened Buddhist opinions. :P first and middle names. Last name starts with Y. Go!

Atreyu
Aiden
Peyton
Bodhi
Ephraim
Liam
Colten
Brendon
Carter
Jeremiah
Damien
Brice

Comments

  • PaxPax
    edited February 2010
    I love the name Liam, too bad it's so rarely heard here where I live.
  • Quiet_witnessQuiet_witness Veteran
    edited February 2010
    If I ever have a son I would name him Damien which is on your list.
  • ValtielValtiel Veteran
    edited February 2010
    I love Liam too, but my mother and sister say it's "so common" now? I personally don't know any Liams. :confused:
  • NamelessRiverNamelessRiver Veteran
    edited February 2010
    I like Liam too. Carter and Brice are nice too.

    I don't like Atreyu and Bodhi.

    Would you be mad if I said Damien reminds me of an horror movie? :P
  • ValtielValtiel Veteran
    edited February 2010
    Would you be mad if I said Damien reminds me of an horror movie? :P

    Nah, my sister said she likes the name but everyone would associate it with the vampire-ish craze. Those damned movies ruin EVERYTHING. :lol:
  • DazzleDazzle
    edited February 2010
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    I like Aiden and Brendon.....either. :)


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  • Quiet_witnessQuiet_witness Veteran
    edited February 2010
    I don't know why Damien is associated as a Hell name now. It means one who is tamed.

    Liam would be my number two on your list.
  • ValtielValtiel Veteran
    edited February 2010
    I don't know why Damien is associated as a Hell name now.

    The Omen. I still love that name though. :(
  • distortedchilddistortedchild
    edited February 2010
    Atryu is a bad choice... that band sucks.
    Aiden and Damien are good :)
  • ValtielValtiel Veteran
    edited February 2010
    Atryu is a bad choice... that band sucks.

    Never heard of the band. Atreyu's from one of my favourite books.
  • PaxPax
    edited February 2010
    Also, a name that others (and the child) can spell is nice, I have students with unusual names and they say it's a pain in the butt to always have to correct pronunciation and spelling.
  • Now-Is-realityNow-Is-reality
    edited February 2010
    I like Aiden the most. Then Liam and Carter. :)
  • distortedchilddistortedchild
    edited February 2010
    Atreyu is a very popular metal core band. If you name your kid that he'll probably hear about that for the rest of his life.
    They got the band name from the neverending story
  • BrigidBrigid Veteran
    edited February 2010
    Pax wrote: »
    Also, a name that others (and the child) can spell is nice, I have students with unusual names and they say it's a pain in the butt to always have to correct pronunciation and spelling.

    I loved having a name that I had to spell for people because if I didn't they'd usually spell it the French way since I was born and raised in Montreal. On my health card in Quebec it was even spelled 'Bridget'. I guess the the Francophone bureaucrats couldn't get their heads around 'Brigid'. But I never thought it was a pain in the ass to have to spell for people. In fact, I got to meet a lot people because of my name. It's always been a great conversation starter.

    I love the names Liam and Damien and always smile when I come across them. That's because two of the most beautiful guys I know have those names.

    I've always liked the name Brendan too, because of Brendan Behan, although I'm sure there aren't many people who would want their children to aspire to the kind of life he lived. There's also the problem of other kids calling him 'Brenda' to be cruel but spelling it with an 'o' would be a solution to both those problems.

    And Brice is a great name although I prefer the spelling 'Bryce'.

    Interesting choices!

    By the way, is that an ultrasound of your baby? I've only ever seen one ultrasound of a baby in my life and it freaked the hell out of me because the baby looked like a little skeleton. It's eyes looked like two hollows! I was young then. But your pic looks like a regular, albeit extremely adorable, little baby. I'm dying for it to be a real ultrasound pic.

    A big congratulations, by the way!
  • ValtielValtiel Veteran
    edited February 2010
    I agree, I love my name and it never bothered me - and I never once had someone pronounce it right on the first go. XD But people always loved it once they new how to pronounce it.

    The ultrasound was edited - I'm a graphic artist. XD the hair was visible and the lips. The eyes and nose were hollow. Sorry Brigid. XD
  • BrotherBobBrotherBob
    edited February 2010
    How 'bout 'Henri Ephraim Y...'

    Then everybody could just call him by 'HEY!!" :D
  • BrigidBrigid Veteran
    edited February 2010
    Awww! Oh well. It's good to know the truth.

    I bet the baby will look like that eventually anyway, in real life. While he's sleeping, the sweet wee thing. His little fist curled up and resting on his darling cheek....precious wee guy.

    So happy for you!
  • BrigidBrigid Veteran
    edited February 2010
    Ooops. My last post (#18) was in response to Mundus' #16 post.

    Bob,

    That's terrible! Lol!!
  • Love-N-PeaceLove-N-Peace Veteran
    edited February 2010
    LOL. Well, I have a good friend called Liam so I'd reccomend that for ze first name, Aiden for ze second maybe (an Irish name meaning: 'Little Firey One').
    My last name begins with a Y! Always last in ze alphabetical register... :wtf: :screwy:

    Love & Peace
    Jellybean
  • sachikosachiko
    edited February 2010
    I would agree with the general consensus and say Liam. :)
  • Love-N-PeaceLove-N-Peace Veteran
    edited February 2010
    :thumbsup:
  • joymartinjoymartin
    edited February 2010
    Carter is a good name..... like Nick Carter from the BackStreet Boys
  • Love-N-PeaceLove-N-Peace Veteran
    edited March 2010

    By the way, is that an ultrasound of your baby? I've only ever seen one ultrasound of a baby in my life and it freaked the hell out of me because the baby looked like a little skeleton. It's eyes looked like two hollows! I was young then. But your pic looks like a regular, albeit extremely adorable, little baby. I'm dying for it to be a real ultrasound pic.

    I thought I better just say that Brigid was talking about Mundus's last avatar... LOL
  • Love-N-PeaceLove-N-Peace Veteran
    edited March 2010
    o0Mundus-Vult-Decipi0o wrote: »
    I agree, I love my name and it never bothered me - and I never once had someone pronounce it right on the first go. XD But people always loved it once they new how to pronounce it.

    What is your real name. o0Mundus-Vult-Decipi0o? If it is I love the name LOL.

    P.S.
    Have you chosen the baby name yet? :D
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited March 2010
    My daughter had her 5-kilo-plus, baby yesterday.

    Yup, that's right...5kg+...

    His middle name is to honour both my daughter's grandfathers, (who both bore the same name!) and he also carries his own father's family name, as his last name.
    But his first name is an abbreviation of MY first name (not Federica!) - although I will hasten to add that this was not given to him for my sake or honour. It was given to him, because his parents like it. And that's absolutely right.

    It might stick in my ex-husband's throat though, to have to call his grandson by my name.....:o
  • Love-N-PeaceLove-N-Peace Veteran
    edited March 2010
    When I was born I was just over 10 pounds. Has anyone here watched One Born Every Minute? I watched it last night, my mum and her boyfriend were so immature...
  • fivebellsfivebells Veteran
    edited March 2010
    I like the name Galen.

    Yamantaka has much to recommend it. No one will beat him up at school if he dresses the part. :)
  • StephenStephen
    edited March 2010
    Yes, wise and enlightened Buddhists have the power to choose names that are somehow better than what the average man would pick. ;) lol ahahahaha, sorry that was just a good laugh for me. All things being equal, and they are, our opinions on names are no better than anyone else's.
  • GlowGlow Veteran
    edited March 2010
    I like Aiden, Damien and Brice/Bryce. If you're in the U.S./U.K./Canada, I would choose a name that isn't too unusual. I grew up with an unusual name and my life would have been much more convenient had I been named Mike or Dan or Nick or something that wouldn't make me dread inevitably awkward introductions and substitute teachers reading off the attendance list.
  • MarmaladeMarmalade
    edited March 2010
    I like Brice. I have a friend named Brice, we all call him Brice-Tea. Get it?:lol:
  • Love-N-PeaceLove-N-Peace Veteran
    edited April 2010
    I've been told my last name is weird. Three letters of my name are 'ear' but people pronounce it 'ar' instead of 'ear' which is annoying :rolleyes:
  • JeffreyJeffrey Veteran
    edited April 2010
    I like Colten how it sounds but it has bad associations with guns ie Colt 45. But still it would probably add an element of danger to his name haha.

    I like Demien also but there is kind of a OMEN thing going on. A Herman Hesse Book by the name I believe too.

    Bodhi is ok but its a little too much for a birth time. I mean it means 'awake(ning)'. That would sort of be like calling a Christian Grace or Faith. A little much.

    Atreyu? What about Bastian?
  • Love-N-PeaceLove-N-Peace Veteran
    edited April 2010
    Colten and Demien do sound good :) I'd definitely go for Liam though, it sounds quite popular :)
  • Love-N-PeaceLove-N-Peace Veteran
    edited August 2010
    So what did you call him in the end?
  • zombiegirlzombiegirl beating the drum of the lifeless in a dry wasteland Veteran
    edited August 2010
    atreyu!

    *hums* turn around... look at what you seeeeee....in her face, the mirror of your dreeaaams....

    actually, that right there might be a reason to not use that name after all, i dunno haha.
  • mugzymugzy Veteran
    edited August 2010
    Not that it matters now, but from your list I like the name Damien best.

    I've always been a fan of simple, old fashioned names. I'm partial to names like James, Matthew, Luke, Aaron, Samuel, Jacob - good old biblical names :D Or maybe George, Robert, Brian, Charles, etc, I've just always liked plain names.

    Maybe I'm biased because I personally know the torment of having a name considered "strange" or weird. Thank heaven for legal name changes :lol:
  • Love-N-PeaceLove-N-Peace Veteran
    edited August 2010
    So Mugzy's your real name? :eek: Well, you're more lucky than Zombiegirl :p
    I love strange names, if I had a son I'd name his something like Eustace, Oswald, Quentin, Ash. Love those names. For a daughter I'd like Lyndsey, Milly, Molly, Poppy. I prefer "normal" girl names :D
  • Love-N-PeaceLove-N-Peace Veteran
    edited August 2010
    Ooh, like the names Rachael, Perry, Collin, there's lots of names, long story short...
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