[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Baby Boy Names (Page 1 of 3)
Posted: 10/23/2012 11:34:55 AM EDT
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The wife and I are now 37 days away from the projected arrival of LittleBlackGuns, but we have not decided on the name. We have a couple of options that we both like, one of which is a very traditional man's name, and the other is a little more non-traditional, but it carries a significant meaning for my family. However, we both get the feeling that we are not ready to make a final decision and want to consider some more options.
So ARFCOM, here is the chance to win the naming rights to my newborn son. Unfortunately, my wife will be the final judge, and she has already vetoed Chalupa Batman, and all of its variations, i.e., Buritto Aquaman and Enchilada Hawkeye, etc. If someone is lucky enough to please the hormonal judge I will gladly purchase a membership for them. |
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For my kids, my wife wanted to do baby name books. I said FT and made a printout of this: http://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/decades/names1970s.html Take a look at the top 100 names of boys. Eliminate the ones that don't really suit your family background (Juan, Carlos, etc.). You're left with about 50-75 choices. None of which will doom him to a life of burger flipping. Add +1 if there's a book of the Bible named after him. Or just name him Ruxin. |
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As someone with a hyper common first name I say a nice masculine name but not too common I hated being 1 of 4 in a class with the same name. Probably one of the reasons I rarely use it.
Also short names are awesome, sucks writing out 10+ letter first names as a kid. My son's is 5 |
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Quoted: Holden. Like bacon — very manly https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-96_ejB1e2-4/UGn8Oc_kjCI/AAAAAAAABw8/0o7VAmQS9xA/s1456/IMAG0067_BURST009.jpg Hook 'Em! But Holden makes me think of Holden Caufield...
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Reposting from this thread: http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1366892_new_dad_needs_help_with_a_boy_name.html&page=2
Just be reasonable. Pick a reasonably normal name based on its meaning or name them after a family member or mentor/role model. Other than that, follow these simple rules: 1. No comic/movie names. eg, Strider or Aragorn or Logan or Anakin or Gandalf or Indiana or Green Lantern. Just don't. 2. No mythological god names. eg. Thor or Zeus or Hercules. 3. No rock star names. eg, Jagger. Well, I guess you could if your wife was knocked up during her days as a groupie and couldn't remember whether it was the roadie or the singer that contibuted the DNA. 4. No "rhymes with maiden" names. eg, Hayden, Graydon, Cayden, Braydon. 5. No hippie names. eg, Leaf or River or Epaforeva. 6. No unisex names. eg, Pat. I know that many of these names have family significance - So did Adolph and Benito historically, so just accept that times have changed and some names are lost for a while. (On this note, if your parents named you Michelle with two Ls and an E at the end, it ain't Michael so lay off the folks that think you might be a girl before they meet you - Yes, this means you, Project Manager Michelle [Scandinavian last name] from frigging Wisconsin - I'd be sorry I hurt your feelings if you weren't such a half witted turd.) 7. No last names as first names. eg, Jackson or Mackensie. They will already have a last name. Son means son. Mac/Mc means son. This prohibition goes double for girls. 8. No nicknames. eg, Jack or Billy. The full name is John or James or William. 9. No joke names. If you name your kid Harry Dyck or Sandra Klaus, you deserve your fate when they later sneak into your room at night and give you 40 wacks with a hatchet. 10. No "i played with the spelling to be unique" names. While the kid may find it embarassing, it just means the parents are retards. 11. Don't pick the top name of the prior year or the name in a current (or childhood) book/novel/movie. Check ALL the possible spellings, even the ones only a retard would use. See #10. 12. Don't be a unique name freak. You don't want your kid to have the same name as every other kid in class, but that would be better than the made up name you used for a D&D half-dwarf chaotic mage character you created in grade 8. Also see rules #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 & 11. While this year's election is an anomaly (Barack and Mitt???), imagine the name on a presidential candidate ticket or CEO office door and if it works, fine. If you plan for your kid to go into performing arts, they've got a good chance of changing their name anyway so don't worry about a "cool stage name". If you follow these rules, your kid shouldn't hate you and reasonable people won't roll their eyes at you as the retard who named his kid something ridiculous. |
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Holden. Like bacon — very manly https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-96_ejB1e2-4/UGn8Oc_kjCI/AAAAAAAABw8/0o7VAmQS9xA/s1456/IMAG0067_BURST009.jpg Hook 'Em! But Holden makes me think of Holden Caufield... Someone paid attention in sophomore English... |
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If I had two boys, I was going to name one after me, (William), and the other would probably be Korben or Corbin, however I feel like spelling it at the time. Corbin was the surname of a blind judge locally. He was defrocked and disbarred for fucking underage girls. |
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I've got one coming in January. Middle name will be James. First name is still up in the air. In for ideas. Lawrence.  I've been thinking about Dakota James, but my wife is afraid that he'll either grow up to be a train robber or a gay cowboy stripper. |
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Quoted: For my kids, my wife wanted to do baby name books. I said FT and made a printout of this: http://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/decades/names1970s.html Take a look at the top 100 names of boys. Eliminate the ones that don't really suit your family background (Juan, Carlos, etc.). You're left with about 50-75 choices. None of which will doom him to a life of burger flipping. Add +1 if there's a book of the Bible named after him. Or just name him Ruxin. |
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If I had two boys, I was going to name one after me, (William), and the other would probably be Korben or Corbin, however I feel like spelling it at the time. Corbin was the surname of a blind judge locally. He was defrocked and disbarred for fucking underage girls. 
Korben then 
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I was always going to name my first born son after me(I am named after my father). Well we had triplets two boys,so we were struggling for another boy name. After months and months of debate I was over it almost losing to the "hip names". Then I jokingly said hows about Colt............. she paused and smiled at me and we settled on Colton!!!!!!
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Reposting from this thread: http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1366892_new_dad_needs_help_with_a_boy_name.html&page=2 Just be reasonable. Pick a reasonably normal name based on its meaning or name them after a family member or mentor/role model. Other than that, follow these simple rules: 1. No comic/movie names. eg, Strider or Aragorn or Logan or Anakin or Gandalf or Indiana or Green Lantern. Just don't. 2. No mythological god names. eg. Thor or Zeus or Hercules. 3. No rock star names. eg, Jagger. Well, I guess you could if your wife was knocked up during her days as a groupie and couldn't remember whether it was the roadie or the singer that contibuted the DNA. 4. No "rhymes with maiden" names. eg, Hayden, Graydon, Cayden, Braydon. 5. No hippie names. eg, Leaf or River or Epaforeva. 6. No unisex names. eg, Pat. I know that many of these names have family significance - So did Adolph and Benito historically, so just accept that times have changed and some names are lost for a while. (On this note, if your parents named you Michelle with two Ls and an E at the end, it ain't Michael so lay off the folks that think you might be a girl before they meet you - Yes, this means you, Project Manager Michelle [Scandinavian last name] from frigging Wisconsin - I'd be sorry I hurt your feelings if you weren't such a half witted turd.) 7. No last names as first names. eg, Jackson or Mackensie. They will already have a last name. Son means son. Mac/Mc means son. This prohibition goes double for girls. 8. No nicknames. eg, Jack or Billy. The full name is John or James or William. 9. No joke names. If you name your kid Harry Dyck or Sandra Klaus, you deserve your fate when they later sneak into your room at night and give you 40 wacks with a hatchet. 10. No "i played with the spelling to be unique" names. While the kid may find it embarassing, it just means the parents are retards. 11. Don't pick the top name of the prior year or the name in a current (or childhood) book/novel/movie. Check ALL the possible spellings, even the ones only a retard would use. See #10. 12. Don't be a unique name freak. You don't want your kid to have the same name as every other kid in class, but that would be better than the made up name you used for a D&D half-dwarf chaotic mage character you created in grade 8. Also see rules #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 & 11. While this year's election is an anomaly (Barack and Mitt???), imagine the name on a presidential candidate ticket or CEO office door and if it works, fine. If you plan for your kid to go into performing arts, they've got a good chance of changing their name anyway so don't worry about a "cool stage name". If you follow these rules, your kid shouldn't hate you and reasonable people won't roll their eyes at you as the retard who named his kid something ridiculous. Thanks, I was looking for that thread, but never found it in my searches. |