Silly names

[Matthewthegreat]

I know someone that named their son Tiberius

[jetsam]

Biggus biggus biggus...

Spartacus? I've never known a Sparticus.

Victoria! Roflcopter!

uh.. lessee

Jay - LOLOLOL

also,

um...hm Spartacus?

SUE!!! roflmho!

and Spartacus!

[Ebere]

Wouldn't do the same, personally. But to be honest, I think "Jazz" is a pretty cool name. Plus, nearly all "common" names are derived from words, so I wouldn't be embarrassed or anything. Unless, of course, we're talking bombastic names with "moon" or "star" or something in 'em.

So... "Jazzmoon" would be out of the question ?

[Xianath]

Jazz is a cool name to go by, for a guy. Jupiter was obviously a male name in Roman times, but this could be different in English. For example, Moon is a feminine name (as in Moon Blooggood) and Sol is a male one, while Anglo-Saxon mythology has them the other way around (Silmarillion, anyone?). The actual name Jupiter has a very sturdy sound to it. Personally, I like it. For some reason there's a very feminine ring to the word "jovian" or even "jovial", even if Jupiter was a male deity.

As far as name cert vs. nic goes, I had a classmate back in prep grade whom I dubbed Lars because he would a) play air drums all day and b) carve "Metallica" on every single desk he could get his hands on. The nic stuck so much that he once dated a girl for almost a year and she didn't know it wasn't even his real name. Another classmate of mine started writing under a pen name in the ninth grade, but not only did he go by it for ten years, he also officially changed his name to it.

So, as long as it's not something outright blatantly wrong like Toilet, Wardrobe or Hooker (all real girl names, of the same parents, taken from a case of child neglect case that blew up in public about 15 years ago), I think you shouldn't worry too much. If you think kids will give Jupiter a hard time, just nickname her Jay

[chaman1]

Yea, weird names kind of bother me as well. I mean, what's wrong with James, William, John, etc.? A lot of Asian parents name their kids really weirdly especially.

Fruits: Apple, Strawberry, Banana
Objects: Rainbow, Coffee
Random abbreviations: A. Lin (lol ?)
"Cute": Bobo, Dodo, Jojo
Normal names but spelled wrong: Elanne (Elaine), Karin (Karen), Sammul (Samuel), etc...

I'm Asian myself, I'm not trying to be racist. Just sharing my observations

[davec64]

Wasn't it Frank Zappa that called his daughter Moon Unit?

[Superkoop]

I think what's weirder is when parents name their kids in a pattern, like "Forest" and "Tundra." Or when the family has a dozen children and all their names start with the letter "A" or something.

[mkendall]

At least the names are actual words that your daughter knows. Knew an inner-city girl who had a child.

Her: "His name is Avian, with an 'A', not like the water."

Me: "So why are you calling your childlike bird-like?"

Her: "'Avian' means something?"


However, common names can be silly, also. I went to school with a **** Hertz.

True story.

Edit: You have got to be kidding me. The familiar for Richard is censored? A common name.

**** Cavett - TV man
**** Smothers - half of Smothers Brothers
**** Cheney - okay, that one should be censored
**** van Dyke - comedic actor
**** Martin - part of the Rat Pack
**** Tracy - fictional detective
**** Dastardly - fictional villain
**** van Patten - father in Eight is Enough
**** Butkus - the toughest man in the history of the NFL
**** York - the first to play Darrin Stephens in Bewitched
**** Sargent - replaced **** York in Bewitched
**** Clark - of American Bandstand fame
**** Enberg - sports announcer
**** Ebersol - NBC Sports producer

and the list goes on.

[gletob]

It's better than naming them after expensive objects.

[jetsam]

...or transitory weather phenomena.

On the other hand, would you want to be named "Rock?" I have no idea, but I get the feeling that men named Rock just have to get big before High School is out to survive.

...Thinking of adopting a kid and getting his name changed to "Punk Drubbin Wannabee Poisoner."