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Showing posts with label multiples. Show all posts
Showing posts with label multiples. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Thumbs down: Frank Lickliter
I only just realized that I've been super nice lately, and there's been no Thumbs Down posts in ages. So I had a little hunt around, and found this:
Golfer, Frank Lickliter welcomed twin boys, Storm and Steele.
http://www.celebrity-babies.com/2008/01/frank-lickliter.html
It seems that parents of twins often seem to get it wrong.
Grade: C-
Comments: There are three major problems with these names.
Problem one: For twins, they're too similar. Twins already have issues with identity and being similar, and giving them similar names just exacerbates this. It also leads to problems when calling a name across the house and neither child quite catching which one is being called.
Problem two: They're so unusual that they will lead to teasing and don't give the child room to grow in whatever field they want. For example, can you really imagine without grinning a man called Dr. Storm? I can only imagine the teasing he'll get when he's in a bad mood. "You're in a stormy mood" etc. And kids can just get plain annoying sometimes finding it hilarious to repeat over and over to him saying "Hey Storm, theres a storm coming"
And Steele? What if Steele decides to be a ballet dancer or is just a very sensitive guy? The name doesn't give him a lot of room to be the person he might want or need to be. And the kid will be in big trouble if he ever steals in his teenage years, imagine the teasing!
Problem three: The names don't have "normal" nicknames to fall back on if they dislike have such unusual names at any stage in their lives.
Things to work on for next time: Choosing names which aren't too similar, choosing names which aren't so unusual or strange that they'll bring on teasing in the child future and choosing unusual names with normal nicknames.
Golfer, Frank Lickliter welcomed twin boys, Storm and Steele.
http://www.celebrity-babies.com/2008/01/frank-lickliter.html
It seems that parents of twins often seem to get it wrong.
Grade: C-
Comments: There are three major problems with these names.
Problem one: For twins, they're too similar. Twins already have issues with identity and being similar, and giving them similar names just exacerbates this. It also leads to problems when calling a name across the house and neither child quite catching which one is being called.
Problem two: They're so unusual that they will lead to teasing and don't give the child room to grow in whatever field they want. For example, can you really imagine without grinning a man called Dr. Storm? I can only imagine the teasing he'll get when he's in a bad mood. "You're in a stormy mood" etc. And kids can just get plain annoying sometimes finding it hilarious to repeat over and over to him saying "Hey Storm, theres a storm coming"
And Steele? What if Steele decides to be a ballet dancer or is just a very sensitive guy? The name doesn't give him a lot of room to be the person he might want or need to be. And the kid will be in big trouble if he ever steals in his teenage years, imagine the teasing!
Problem three: The names don't have "normal" nicknames to fall back on if they dislike have such unusual names at any stage in their lives.
Things to work on for next time: Choosing names which aren't too similar, choosing names which aren't so unusual or strange that they'll bring on teasing in the child future and choosing unusual names with normal nicknames.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Thumbs up: Kevin O'Connor
Kevin O'Connor from The Amazing Race fame has welcomed triplets a few months ago, two boys and a girl, Brian Sean, Alexis Elaine and Colin James.
http://www.celebrity-babies.com/2007/11/introducing-bri.html
Grade: A
Comments: This names a really nice. I saw them and they made me smile. After all the trash we see in baby names these days, especially from celebrities, these names are like a breath of fresh air. I really love Alexis Elaine and Colin James. Colin especially is a really nice, uncommon name for a little boy. Very adorable! A few marks off for Brian's first and middle name both ending in N, but apart from that, all blue skies.
What to work on for next time: Not much! Just making sure first and middle names don't end in the same letters.
http://www.celebrity-babies.com/2007/11/introducing-bri.html
Grade: A
Comments: This names a really nice. I saw them and they made me smile. After all the trash we see in baby names these days, especially from celebrities, these names are like a breath of fresh air. I really love Alexis Elaine and Colin James. Colin especially is a really nice, uncommon name for a little boy. Very adorable! A few marks off for Brian's first and middle name both ending in N, but apart from that, all blue skies.
What to work on for next time: Not much! Just making sure first and middle names don't end in the same letters.
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Double the trouble.
With the recent post detailing the twins of Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon and her twin boys:
http://babynamerant.blogspot.com/2007/11/thumbs-down-garcelle-beauvais-nilon.html
The question of naming twins appropriately has arisen.
My viewpoint on this is simple. Twins have to share a lot. They'll be in the same year level, share the same birthday and often have to share things such as clothes as they are the same size. Especially in the case of identical twins, the two children are often stereotyped as being similar. People often lump them into one category and think they are the same kind of people when they are most likely to be distinct individuals.
With twins having to carry so many burdens of similarity like this, it is stupid to give them similar sounding names, or names starting with the same letter. Giving the kids similar names restricts them further from having their own identity and also leads to confusion.
Case in point:
http://www.twinsrealm.com/othrpics2.htm
On this link we see names such as:
Caron and Sharon
Kailyn and Kailee
Rajesh and Ramesh
Karthik and Krithika
Ronav and Roma
Rocky and Rocco
And the list goes on. This also brings issues when trying to nickname children. For example, commonly nicknames for both Kailyn and Kailee or "Kai" or "Kails", similarly nicknames for Rocky and Rocco are "Roc". When a parent yells the name "Rocky" from the other end of the house it is hard to distinguish which name he is actually calling.
Furthermore, theres the issue of giving twins completely opposite names which can lead to conflict.
Names on the above site such as:
Madison and Morgan (both girls)
Shannon and Skye (both girls)
Mary and Emmy
Kylie and Shane (both girls)
These names may lead to conflict when both Madison and Morgan end up being both girly girls, and Morgan resents having a more masculine name, or when Shannon and Skye both grow up to be tomboys, Skye may resent having the more girly name. With Emmy and Mary, Emmy may resent having a name which is more informal and often used as a nickname while Mary has a proper name.
For a bit of positivity though, some good combinations on the above link are:
Emily and Megan
Nicole and Jacqueline
Max and Emma
Chloe and Joshua
Cliff and Glenn
Which all allow children to have the best chance of less resentment and their own identity.
(Off topic for one second, theres some real horrors on that site: Destany (yes, spelled like that), Brittanee, Breyona, Kalyna, Kyrsten, Karmon (boy). which are horribly mutilated names)
As a suggestion for parents who'd like names with a connection for their children,
Email me at anni.ekate@yahoo.com.au
http://babynamerant.blogspot.com/2007/11/thumbs-down-garcelle-beauvais-nilon.html
The question of naming twins appropriately has arisen.
My viewpoint on this is simple. Twins have to share a lot. They'll be in the same year level, share the same birthday and often have to share things such as clothes as they are the same size. Especially in the case of identical twins, the two children are often stereotyped as being similar. People often lump them into one category and think they are the same kind of people when they are most likely to be distinct individuals.
With twins having to carry so many burdens of similarity like this, it is stupid to give them similar sounding names, or names starting with the same letter. Giving the kids similar names restricts them further from having their own identity and also leads to confusion.
Case in point:
http://www.twinsrealm.com/othrpics2.htm
On this link we see names such as:
Caron and Sharon
Kailyn and Kailee
Rajesh and Ramesh
Karthik and Krithika
Ronav and Roma
Rocky and Rocco
And the list goes on. This also brings issues when trying to nickname children. For example, commonly nicknames for both Kailyn and Kailee or "Kai" or "Kails", similarly nicknames for Rocky and Rocco are "Roc". When a parent yells the name "Rocky" from the other end of the house it is hard to distinguish which name he is actually calling.
Furthermore, theres the issue of giving twins completely opposite names which can lead to conflict.
Names on the above site such as:
Madison and Morgan (both girls)
Shannon and Skye (both girls)
Mary and Emmy
Kylie and Shane (both girls)
These names may lead to conflict when both Madison and Morgan end up being both girly girls, and Morgan resents having a more masculine name, or when Shannon and Skye both grow up to be tomboys, Skye may resent having the more girly name. With Emmy and Mary, Emmy may resent having a name which is more informal and often used as a nickname while Mary has a proper name.
For a bit of positivity though, some good combinations on the above link are:
Emily and Megan
Nicole and Jacqueline
Max and Emma
Chloe and Joshua
Cliff and Glenn
Which all allow children to have the best chance of less resentment and their own identity.
(Off topic for one second, theres some real horrors on that site: Destany (yes, spelled like that), Brittanee, Breyona, Kalyna, Kyrsten, Karmon (boy). which are horribly mutilated names)
As a suggestion for parents who'd like names with a connection for their children,
I think anagrams (different names using the exact same letters) are a good way of naming twins if you want something similar or matching. That way they get their own individual name, but you've got that cute association.
Girls
You could try:
Sweet:
Adaline and Daniela
Adeline and Delanie
Allie and Leila/ Ally and Lyla
Alyce and Lacey
Amy and May/ Mya
Celia and Alice/ Lacie
Emelina and Melanie
Hallie and Leilah
Lorita and Tailor/ Loryta and Taylor
Olivette and Violette
Modern/unusual:
Akira and Kiara
Alanis and
Ali and Lia/ Alina and Liana
Alysha and Shayla
Disney and Sidney
Ilene and Eleni
Kamila and Mikala
Marina and Armani
Samira and Marisa
Shyla and Ashly
Traditional/modern combo:
Anita and Tania/ Tiana
Anni and Nina
Ashley and Elysha
Dayna and Nadya
Deni and Enid
Elaine and Aileen
Isla and Lisa
Cute (older style):
Carmella and Marcella
Deeann and Nadene
Diana and Nadia
Diane and Andie
Dianne and Nadine
Elenor and Loreen
Ellyn and Nelly
Nena and Anne
Boys
Sweet:
Alec and Cale/ Alek and Kale
Brady and Darby
Lukas and Klaus
Corey and Royce
Kaleb and Blake
Traditional/modern combo:
Arnold and Roland
Chaz and Zach
Modern/unusual:
Ashen and Shane
Blain and Albin
Dion and Odin
Ewan and Wane
Kory and York
Cute (older style):
Andrew and Darwen
Waldos and Oswald
Boy/ girl
Heres a few suggestions.
Sweet:
Aidan and Diana
Blaise and Isabel
Bryon and Robyn
Clay and Lacy
Neal and
Neale and Elena
Tate and Etta
Traditional/unusual combo:
Alan and Lana
Adan (aidan) and Dana
Liam and Mila
Rolan and Lorna
Roman and Norma
Edna and Dean/Dane
Lyle and Elly
Modern/unusual:
Axel and Lexa
Elias and Liesa
Ian and Nia
Rohan and Norah/ Nora and Roan
Arlo and Orla
Cute (older style):
Erich and Cheri
Andie and Diane
Dylan and Lynda
Erik and Keri
Ernie and Irene
Email me at anni.ekate@yahoo.com.au
Thumbs down: Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon
http://www.celebrity-babies.com/2007/10/garcelle-beau-1.html
Actress Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon welcomed twin boys Jax Joseph and Jaid Thomas.
Grade: D
Comments: Wow, two chances, and still no results. Maybe she should have had triplets so at least there would be a chance of third time lucky. Jax is a terrible mis-spelling which may look trendy now but will look idiotic when he's a 60 year old grandpa. There are many subtle ways of using sound patterns in your child names, but alliteration (using two names starting with the same letter) is so tacky. Even worse is both the boys names start with J. Thats just cruel. (I'll give the topic of twins names later on.) And Jaid?? Are you kidding? Firstly its spelled retarded. And secondly, its a boy... some might thing its cute to give girls "unisex" and "tomboy" names but you want a girly son?? (More talk on unisex names, later, also). Poor kids. I wish they were named Jack, Joseph or Thomas.
What to work on for next time: Properly spellings of names, no doubling up on starting letters or in siblings first name starting letters, no inherent girls names for boys.
Actress Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon welcomed twin boys Jax Joseph and Jaid Thomas.
Grade: D
Comments: Wow, two chances, and still no results. Maybe she should have had triplets so at least there would be a chance of third time lucky. Jax is a terrible mis-spelling which may look trendy now but will look idiotic when he's a 60 year old grandpa. There are many subtle ways of using sound patterns in your child names, but alliteration (using two names starting with the same letter) is so tacky. Even worse is both the boys names start with J. Thats just cruel. (I'll give the topic of twins names later on.) And Jaid?? Are you kidding? Firstly its spelled retarded. And secondly, its a boy... some might thing its cute to give girls "unisex" and "tomboy" names but you want a girly son?? (More talk on unisex names, later, also). Poor kids. I wish they were named Jack, Joseph or Thomas.
What to work on for next time: Properly spellings of names, no doubling up on starting letters or in siblings first name starting letters, no inherent girls names for boys.
Thumbs up: Nancy Grace
http://www.celebrity-babies.com/2007/11/nancy-grace-wel.html
Nancy Grace of CNN anchorwoman and lawyer fame has given birth to a set of twins, girl and boy.
Names: John David and Lucy Elizabeth
Grade: A -
Comments: Names which aren't crazily popular or trying to make her cool as she is a 'celebrity'. Both well thought out names named after special people in her life. Lucy and Elizabeth are adorable names, very sweet on a girl.
Things to work on for next time: John David is teetering in boring. Not as common on babies now, and a big improvement on the too common Landon and Brandons but still. A little bland.
As said earlier, Lucy and Elizabeth are lovely names but the sound patterns on them muck up a little. The ending "E" sound in Lucy and the starting "E" sound in Elizabeth run into each other. Not a MAJOR problem since they are different "E" sounds.
Nancy Grace of CNN anchorwoman and lawyer fame has given birth to a set of twins, girl and boy.
Names: John David and Lucy Elizabeth
Grade: A -
Comments: Names which aren't crazily popular or trying to make her cool as she is a 'celebrity'. Both well thought out names named after special people in her life. Lucy and Elizabeth are adorable names, very sweet on a girl.
Things to work on for next time: John David is teetering in boring. Not as common on babies now, and a big improvement on the too common Landon and Brandons but still. A little bland.
As said earlier, Lucy and Elizabeth are lovely names but the sound patterns on them muck up a little. The ending "E" sound in Lucy and the starting "E" sound in Elizabeth run into each other. Not a MAJOR problem since they are different "E" sounds.
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