I was an Atomic Robot Jungle Vixen!

Whatever happened to names that mean something? Names that have a family history, or naming children after someone who has affected you in some way? These days it's all about the trendy names, about "cute" names. "I want to name my child something different so he or she won't have a common name!"
I have news for you, sister, little Savannah won't be the only one in her class. Neither will young McKayla, but at least the spelling of her name will be unique, as will Mickaila, MacKahylah, and McKhaaaaayyyyla. Feel for the poor teachers having to remember each freakishly different spelling, and for the poor child who is facing a lifetime of, "No, the H is before the first A but after the second!"
Don't even get me started on Cody T., Cody S., and Cody M. all dating a different MacKenzie (well, except Cody M. who may be dating one of the Jesse Jameses, but I don't know which one).
For the love of all that's good and sane in this world, remember that your cutely named baby will one day be a cutely named adult, and will bear that name as an adult hopefully way longer as an adult than as a child. And oh my god, STOP MAKING UP NAMES AND BIZARRE SPELLINGS! Not every C should should be replaced by a K, not every I should be replaced by a Y and vice versa, and dagnabit, you can't just keep sticking an H anywhere you feel like!
Should I ever have children, I'll either name them after family members or give them simple names like Jane or John. There won't be too many other kids with those names when they get to school. Or maybe to drive all the cutesy name people crazy I'll name them Bertha or Fredrick. They're fine names, they are real names, but sadly they're not technically "normal" names anymore.

posted by Tabby at 1/07/2005 03:57:00 p.m.

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