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if you were forced at gun point to give your child a 'non-standard' name, what do you pick?

Posted by Andie (aka Andie) Mar 18 '11, 12:13

gun at your head. go!

Responses:

Jovian -- nm - Jovian Mar 18, 12:42
If I wanted to be really mean I'd go with "Saint". -- nm - Ender Mar 18, 12:41
Not really uncommon but I've always liked Carter. -- nm - sycor Mar 18, 12:29
Burma [after the femme fatale in Terry & the Pirates] -- nm - peglegpete Mar 18, 12:28 3
- man, i loooooove terry and the pirates....nm - x Mar 18, 12:32 2
  - IMO, 1939 was the pinacle year in both art & storylines -- nm - peglegpete Mar 18, 12:34 1
    - yeah, that's the last stuff i read, '39-40. pretty spectacular....nm - x Mar 18, 12:38
accident -- nm - lileve Mar 18, 12:28 1
- mistake -- nm - Epiphany Mar 18, 12:29
Aeryn Sun and with god as my witness Michael really, really wanted to name Logan, Talyn. -- nm - Amy Mar 18, 12:24 16
- when minds collide! -- nm - Epiphany Mar 18, 12:27
- I've always like this spelling of Erin for some reason. -- nm - sycor Mar 18, 12:27
- So... is Logan your son's real name? - con_carne Mar 18, 12:26 11
  - Yeah. We tried to keep him "Bub" on the interwebs, but that lasted about a second. -- nm - Amy Mar 18, 12:27 4
    - do you call him that in real life? like is that going to be his family nick name from now on? -- nm - Epiphany Mar 18, 12:30 3
      - We do. He knows it's his nickname, too. We had a whole conversation about it just the other day. -- nm - Amy Mar 18, 12:31 2
        
        we call our oldest Mumpy. Youngest is Nut. -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 12:34 1
        
        let's play: is it a Rhode Island food item or one of Beaker's kids? -- nm - moles Mar 18, 12:35
  - Kal El -- nm - moles Mar 18, 12:26 5
    - That's my nephew's (on my wife's side) name. - Stephen of Ireland Mar 18, 12:32 4
      - getting back to the hax chat: kal-el - that's when it's just unfair to the kid and the parents are being selfish. - Diva Mar 18, 12:35 3
        
        Exactly. But then his dad was named after some famous Mexican singer that his mom was in love with... - Stephen of Ireland Mar 18, 12:41
        
        and this sounds a lot harsher than I meant it to come across. - sorry about that. -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 12:39 1
        
        Heh no worries, I said the same thing. -- nm - Stephen of Ireland Mar 18, 12:44
- "Tudyk" -- nm - nubby Mar 18, 12:25
- good thing you wear the pants (sadly) in your house. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 18, 12:25
McLovin -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Mar 18, 12:23 2
- some future pet is getting this name cause I love it so much - Epiphany Mar 18, 12:33
- "McLovin's never existed because that's a made up dumb FUCKING FAIRY TALE NAME." -- nm - Qale Mar 18, 12:31
upforadoption...nm - x Mar 18, 12:22 4
- i hear they're doing wonderful things with orphanages these days -- nm - moles Mar 18, 12:24 3
  - just ask Esther. -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 12:28
  - so basketonthedoorstep?....nm - x Mar 18, 12:27
  - please sir, may I have some more? -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 12:25
If it were my son? Sue -- nm - I'm not dead yet ! Mar 18, 12:21 3
- you know how that ends right? -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 12:24
- or maybe Annikin ... just so the other boys could tease him w/ the Anni nickname -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Mar 18, 12:22 1
  - such excellent parenting instincts. -- nm - Andie Mar 18, 12:22
Tanin -- nm - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 18, 12:21 8
- I wanted to name a boy: Talon Micheal - Epiphany Mar 18, 12:22 7
  - get the fuck out. -- nm - Amy Mar 18, 12:25 6
    - early 90s - not sure where my head was at - but I loved it. - Epiphany Mar 18, 12:27 5
      - Ahhh! He vetoed John! -- nm - Amy Mar 18, 12:29 1
        
        this is odd - so very odd -- nm - Epiphany Mar 18, 12:32
      - sounds like the name of a hero in a paranormal romance book. -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 12:28 2
        
        I would not doubt this at all - I read volumes of that stuff at the time -- nm - Epiphany Mar 18, 12:28 1
        
        I used to. Now it seems all I read is EW and bridal magazines. - Diva Mar 18, 12:30
I still like Afton, though it goes poorly with my last name. -- nm - nubby Mar 18, 12:20
Logan -- nm - lileve Mar 18, 12:20
Ludwig -- nm - con_carne Mar 18, 12:20
Yes, you'll know where from, but I always liked Tristan for a boy. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 18, 12:18 2
- I don't think that one's so unusual anymore. -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 12:20
- i know two of them. they are both under 5. -- nm - Andie Mar 18, 12:19
Augustus -- nm - Stephen of Ireland Mar 18, 12:18 9
- Spartacus -- nm - Jim Mar 18, 12:20
- call him Caesar. -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 12:20 2
  - Only after I'm dead and not a day sooner! -- nm - Stephen SI Mar 18, 12:21 1
    - Heh -- nm - Stephen of Ireland Mar 18, 12:26
- That is *awesome* - con_carne Mar 18, 12:19 4
  - I petitioned for several "Roman" names with our first...the wife poo-pooed them all. - Stephen of Ireland Mar 18, 12:28 3
    - Have I mentioned that my twin's son's middle name is Roman? - con_carne Mar 18, 12:30 2
      - That is awesome -- nm - Stephen of Ireland Mar 18, 12:34 1
        
        It came damn close to being his first name. ("Nicholas" won out on that score) -- nm - con_carne Mar 18, 12:36
Tiara - Epiphany Mar 18, 12:18
Ank1 (it would my awesome way of saying Anquan) or Jetson -- nm - MDH Mar 18, 12:17
pepper for a chick. I could never have a dude kid because there are no good names out there. - amanda jones, transitarian Mar 18, 12:17 3
- her best friend would be called salt. win-win. -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 12:17 2
  - Chet Salt. they solve mysteries in elementary school -- nm - moles Mar 18, 12:19 1
    - start writing. -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 12:20
Sanya -- nm - Qale Mar 18, 12:16
die bastard die -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 18, 12:16
Does Dagny count? That's the one I push for that the wife keeps vetoing. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 18, 12:16 5
- You and Rand Paul. -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 12:19
- 'Bridger' for a boy (the wife supports this one). -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 18, 12:16
- you're joking. -- nm - loosilu Mar 18, 12:16 2
  - Nope, she actually vetos it! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 18, 12:20 1
    - it's awful. -- nm - loosilu Mar 18, 12:32
Worcester Q. Jones -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 12:16 1
- alternately, Denego or Mrs. 12D - znufrii Mar 18, 12:18
Corregidor -- nm - prayformojo Mar 18, 12:16
Axl. -- nm - Jim Mar 18, 12:15
i actually like things like Tuesday. -- nm - Andie Mar 18, 12:15
Mexican or Indian food. - Diva Mar 18, 12:14 11
- love you - Epiphany Mar 18, 12:20 5
  - But seriously probably Declan. -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 12:21 4
    - My friend's son is Devlyn. -- nm - Amy Mar 18, 12:25 2
      - that's kind of cute. -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 12:27 1
        
        They call him Devo! -- nm - Amy Mar 18, 12:30
    - sounds better than it looks - but I like it. -- nm - Epiphany Mar 18, 12:23
- *releases the safety on the gun*..... -- nm - Andie Mar 18, 12:15 2
  - Vitiligo! Don't shoot! -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 12:19 1
    - *laughing* -- nm - con_carne Mar 18, 12:22
- Taco for a boy, Tandoori for a girl. -- nm - Roger More Mar 18, 12:15 1
  - "Wednesday night is Taco Night. You're eating my brother?"! -- nm - moles Mar 18, 12:16
Monalisa. -- nm - loosilu Mar 18, 12:14 1
- honestly - I think it's beautiful - Epiphany Mar 18, 12:21

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