tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post6447327537654416776..comments2024-03-11T00:26:35.303-07:00Comments on The Many Banes of My Existence by Alexis: How Babies' Names Are ChosenAlexisARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797016673203467911noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-47922990962459797492015-03-20T23:37:27.848-07:002015-03-20T23:37:27.848-07:00Claire's parents have given me her cello. I th...Claire's parents have given me her cello. I think I'll take it up out of obligation. certainly a lot of what I've learned from violin will transfer to cello, but the sound may still be painful for awhile. I'm leaving the cello at my parents' home for this quarter, so I won't really start until summer.<br /><br />Guessing years of birth by names in a hospital is very interesting. i can see how one could become quite adept at it after awhile. and you're right about the soaps' influence. I don't think the name "Kayla" existed in the US for practical purposes until the Kayla Brady character was introduced on "Days of Our Lives" in the late 70's or somewhere therabouts.AlexisARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797016673203467911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-46004197151124032862015-03-20T05:50:17.832-07:002015-03-20T05:50:17.832-07:00Aha! One of my "pet" topics. I too was g...Aha! One of my "pet" topics. I too was given THE name of my cohort-always one of seven of such name in my high school class. That made me determined to not do that to my children. In consequence I was peeved when the uncommon name paying tribute to our joint Scottish heritage became trendy 10 years after our son was born.<br /><br />My other personal peeve is unisex names.<br /><br />We used to play a game during shifts in the ER of our Children's Hospital . From the name alone, guess the year of birth. Due to the demographic attending a fre inner- city Children's Hospital the names reflected the trends closely. We could usually get to within 2 years. Soapies have a lot to answer for!<br /><br />Just returned from a fabulous concert. Sarah Chang playing the Bruch Concerto and the Raveltzigane Concert Rhapsody. She sure knows her way around a violin. Hope you keep your violin up. It can bring so much pleasure.OzDocnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-61574749547811557862015-03-19T09:00:34.020-07:002015-03-19T09:00:34.020-07:00Love those hardcore Gaelic names!Love those hardcore Gaelic names!Donna Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-57739889865930000082015-03-19T02:07:43.113-07:002015-03-19T02:07:43.113-07:00Both of my dogs had other names before we got them...Both of my dogs had other names before we got them. Zane was originally called Einstein (which he's really not). And Arran was called Marley and CD. He answers fine to Arran and I think it suits him.<br /><br />We didn't rename our dogs, Flea and MacGregor. I am sure Flea had another name before he was rescued, though I suspect he was a hunting dog. MacGregor was still pretty young when we got him, though the person who originally got him probably gave him a name.<br /><br />Our first rescue's name was CuCullain (CC for short). But he was called Bubbles and Sinatra before we took him in. He had bright blue eyes. Bill loves Irish literature and admired CuCullain, so that's why we gave that name to CC. We didn't have him long, though, because he got a mycobacterial infection. :( They are very rare in dogs and devastating. Hope I never have another dog with that problem.knottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10127277724751832329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-64213672297912905662015-03-19T01:56:25.741-07:002015-03-19T01:56:25.741-07:00When it gets right down to it, naming dogs is impo...When it gets right down to it, naming dogs is important. If things go as planned, that dog lives with the name for a long time.AlexisARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797016673203467911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-4033005157090933182015-03-19T01:42:16.250-07:002015-03-19T01:42:16.250-07:00My mother named me Jennifer, which was probably th...My mother named me Jennifer, which was probably the most common girl's name in 1972. I go by Jenny because it suits me. I hate it when people take liberties with my name and call me something other than Jenny. People do it, though, because they're lazy or because they're trying to be cool. <br /><br />I used to think of names I'd like to give future children. Now I can only name dogs.knottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10127277724751832329noreply@blogger.com