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manderly6 · 10-20-2011, 09:14 PM

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90sman · 10-20-2011, 09:48 PM

I'm going to be honest. The name is ugly.

nana053 · 10-21-2011, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by golfgal

So teachers can't call a "Michael" "Mike"??? That's just silly. I can see needing the full legal name on paperwork for the school (transcripts, etc.) but not for everything.

I've never heard of that, but I have been out of teaching since the 90s. We used to ask the kids what they preferred and called them by that nickname. We never had a problem with inappropriate nicknames though.

elnina · 10-21-2011, 03:41 PM

Sometimes I think that parents that give their kids very strange, ugly, obnoxious names do not love them, and want to punish them and themselves for having kids.....
Most Obnoxious Baby Names

Annie53 · 10-21-2011, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by elnina

Sometimes I think that parents that give their kids very strange, ugly, obnoxious names do not love them, and want to punish them and themselves for having kids.....
Most Obnoxious Baby Names

Yep, that.....and/or.... they are so consumed with feeding their own egos by choosing a "unique" name, that they are blinded to the curse they are bestowing upon their child.

gramirez2012 · 10-21-2011, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Annie53

Yep, that.....and/or.... they are so consumed with feeding their own egos by choosing a "unique" name, that they are blinded to the curse they are bestowing upon their child.

Ah yes, the era of self-centered parents. That plays a big part of it, I'm sure.

PJSaturn · 10-21-2011, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Gaian

I really love that unique boys name. What do you think?

Please don't give your child some oddball name that he has to live with for his entire life.
Unique is not necessarily good when it comes to names.

lawmom · 10-21-2011, 07:47 PM

Or at least pick a unique name that sounds nice and looks nice -- like I said at the beginning, I think the name looks harsh and sounds harsh.

Three Wolves In Snow · 10-21-2011, 08:22 PM

I reckon since you came here to a forum to ask this question, you want honesty.

So I'm going to be very honest with you:

Prepare to have your son called, "Cyclops" by the kids at school.

Percentage · 10-22-2011, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by 90sman

I'm going to be honest. The name is ugly.

What he said!!! DONT DO IT!!!!