call me nellie joann and i'll call you...

[bolton carley]

Abracadabra, I want to reach out and… save you from parents that named you that, because, yes, folks, out there in the metro area, a poor child is attempting to spell their drug-induced, magical, begotten name!  As Shakespeare so poetically rationalized, would an Apple (or Abracadabra) by any other name be just as sweet, or at least more normal? 

 

As a teacher, I am often left contemplating the delicacies and intricacies of naming a child and the lasting effects.  Statistical generalizations can be made for kids with certain names and no child wants to be the fifth Lexie to join the class, nor do they really want to be the only Aloha to take a chair either. 

Although names are life-long and provide a certain clarification as to who and what you are, I’d prefer others referred to me before making their final decisions, because unlike others that will tell you look skinny in a seersucker tube top and capris or man-pris and a white wifebeater if you’re male, I will tell you the truth right down to the fact that “Claire is a fat girl’s name.”  However, I’m never above giving you an old lady name:  http://boltoncarley.wordpress.com/2012/07/13/l-123-hi-fern-im-nelli....

 

*sorry, i took the liberty of inviting you to my full-length blog quiz.  hope you decide to be a follower. :)

[bolton carley]

angela - they are going back to traditional.  but there are still those rainbow sunshines everywhere! ug.

toby- i could be okay with yermajesty.

[Toby Tucker Hecht]

I know two teachers who have 1st graders named: Yermajesty and Gynecologist. 

[Angela]

Interesting.  Names are swinging back to the older traditional stuff like Emma, Lily, Ila, and Daisy (my pals have grands with these names). My girl Catherine went to school with a kid named Freedom, and another named Rainbow Sunshine.  What are people thinking?

[bolton carley]

guess my parents got that one right, michelle! and yours, too! lol.

[Michelle]

Reminds me of something Bill Cosby said: "Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry."

[bolton carley]

mike - never heard that one!  but feel free to use my promotional tools.  i'm usually not very good at doing it, but i was so excited about this blog, that i had to.  and i can't wait to give you an old man name next week! :)

[Mike Handley]

I can NOT believe the shameless promotion here! I think I'll try it. :-)

Also, I noticed you didn't have Female (pronounced like tamale) on your list. Just sayin ...

[Joey Delgado]

Ha! Really? I'm there. I'm so hoping to be a Milton!!

[bolton carley]

joey - old man quiz is next week.  all ready to go!

[Joey Delgado]

Very funny!!! Love the quiz. There needs to be an old man name quiz.

Until there is, I'm perfectly happy being a Rose.

I love how names evoke a vivid picture in your mind of how people should look.