Thanks to everyone for weighing-in on my "Gaylord Focker" post. I am so glad I'm not the only one who is sick of hearing/seeing ridiculous names! Just for fun, here are a few more names that didn't make the list (and there are plenty more where these came from)...
Waycee (P.S. This is a boy name)
Farin
Dyson (The vacuum?)
Kyren
Tanyin
Kadee
Vader (Thanks Heather)
Brig, Brigg, or Briggs
Seychelle
Aislyn
Daegan
Ryker (As in Lieutenant Commander William T.)
Brackin, Braken, or Brecken
Harley
Dagan
Oaklee
Keller (You would have to be deaf, dumb, and blind to like this one)
Cherilou
Cambrya
Foster
Ruston
Donghyun (pronounced dungeon?)
Here is the ironic conclusion to this sad tale. As I mentioned earlier, it is my belief that my fellow Utahns named their children these strange names because they wanted to be different. However, the double edged sword is, that I know several people with these same crazy names (ie: Gage, Talon, Jaxon, and Brigg).
So the question remains, is it really so good to be different?
2 comments:
I agree with your list(s), but you seem to have forgotten the obvious Utah names...those from the Book of Mormon (and other random religious names).
I have met at least one of the following:
Nephi
Moroni
Kolob (as in "If You Could Hie To..."))
Laban (Why not name your kid "Lucifer"?)
Lehi Nephi
Brigham (I love Brigham Young as much as the next person, but I wouldn't be able to name my son "Brigham".)
Other names of my friends or associates that aren't religious based, but indeed different:
Rulon
Kenner
Rock (His middle name is Zeus)
Koami (girl's name, pronounced like "Coma")
Patrea (girl's name)
Xaidie (girl's name)
Mishka (girl's name)
Chaz
Derl (pronounced as it's spelled, but the parents thought they were naming him "Darryl".)
Briar (girl's name)
And finally, there was a kid I went to school with whose name was "Michael" but he pronounced it "Mick-el".
Pretentious jerk!
Okay, let me weigh in too. I hung out with a Dallas whose brother was Strider (yes, from the Lord of the Rings).
And I only have to look at my own family for the stereotypical Mormon names: Margene, Arlene, Darlene, Lorilee (combination of Lorin and Lee, her grandfather and father), LaVerl (a man), and Maxine (who went by Max).
Yeah, it's nice to feel unique, but I think there is great value in people knowing how to pronounce your name the first time they read it, and once they've read it, not laugh.
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