Bel_Amore Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 I like my not-so-common first name, Corissa, especially now that my last name is the very common, Nelson. We plan on naming our kids with not-so-common names. Nothing goofy though. We just don't want to yell for our kids in a crowd and have 18 people answer! My sister-in-law is pregnant and when they asked my 4 year old niece what they should name the baby, she simply said "Carla" and they asked what if the baby is a boy, she said "boy-Carla" lol. kids. They aren't going to find out the sex of the baby so they have taken to calling "it" Monkey. pretty sure that one's gonna stick! I think they've narrowed it down to Kamara (Kah-mar-ah) Irie, or Vincent William (William being a family name). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kheprera Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 I had a shop teacher named "Richard Wunderlich". What's unbelievable is that is not even unique {check google]. Who the hell names thier kid Dick when the last name is pronounced Wonder-lick?! I'd probably pronounce it "Voon-der-leekh" when seeing that name. I was mispronouncing one of my boss's names "Reich-man" (as in the third reich) until he corrected me. "My name is Jeff." They pronounced it "Richman," probably because of the historical connotations (they were Jewish). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vejlin Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 What is it with americans and pronunciation of german words? Aryanun is the closest to how a german would pronounce it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kheprera Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 I took two years of German in high school. While I don't remember much of it, I did manage to retain the pronunciation of words. Many people choose to Americanize their last names, so "Ryek-man" becomes "Rich-man," "Sa-la-zar" becomes "Sa-lay-zer" and "Ya-ka-boov-skee" becomes "Jah-kuh-bow-skee." Sometimes it was done to them when they immigrated, sometimes parents changed their names numerous times as they had children so none of the children really have the same last name (as what happened with Star Drifter's father, but you'll have to ask him the story). Sometimes when people immigrated they took a completely different name for various reasons. The last one was my great-great-grandfather, who took a new name when he came over so we have no way of tracing our lineage. He never told his children his real name, and it died with him. Currently I'm of the opinion that he may not have changed his whole name, but I have no proof of this. If I ever strike it rich, then maybe I can work to discover if he really was Swedish or Finnish, or if maybe he was from elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldarchy Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 I would have pronounced that last name as Reich as well not Rich. That's just a butchering of a good name. Oh well . . . astonishingly enough people have mispronounced and misspelled my first and last name. What's so hard about Meg Maples? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dilvish the Deliverer Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 I would have pronounced that last name as Reich as well not Rich. That's just a butchering of a good name. Oh well . . . astonishingly enough people have mispronounced and misspelled my first and last name. What's so hard about Meg Maples? It's not. Unless it's part of a tongue twister.... Meg Maples mixes metalics mainly for matching metal minis. Meg Maples mixes metalics mainly for matching metal minis. Meg Maples mixes metalics mainly for matching metal minis. Three times fast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldarchy Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 People never seem to pronounce or spell my name correctly and my middle name is the long one! I've gotten the following spellings: Meegan Meagan Meegen Maganne Magan Meghan Meaghan Neg Nag Mag Maggie Maypoles Naples There are others but that's just a selection. I feel for people who have overly complicated names. I mean I've got a simple one and people still drive me nuts with it. Nevermind if my name was more complicated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helltown Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 My first name... we won't go there... three times as many mangled spellings for that one.. The big ones for my surname: Skelley (my high school diploma of all things!) Scully (thank you X-Flies, I needed another typo) Skully Kelly Shelly Snelly The forever question in school are you Mark or Eric's little sister? (So they'd know how to spell my last name... Mark was an -ley variety, my brother of course just -ly) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vil-hatarn Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 There's only one mistake people make with my name...but about 80% of people make it People like to spell it Schwab...correct spelling is Schaub, pronounced "shob", so the W is clearly a figment of their imaginations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 Growing up, I had an unusual last name... actually I still do. I'm one of those hyphenated liberated furry-legged femmes Rush Limburger likes to go on about..but I digress. I was constantly having to spell my name out or pronounce it properly for everybody I encountered, and so I was glad to finally marry a guy whose last name was Page. ...and NOW everybody wants to put an "i" in...like the girls' name. Also, any of you ladies thinking about asserting your equality by getting a hyphenated name.. DON'T!!! NOBODY files hyphenated names with any consistancy. I never know which line to get in when I vote, and I never know how to fill in the hyphen in those computer-scanned #2 pencil fill-in-the-bubble government forms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kheprera Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 Growing up, I had an unusual last name... actually I still do. I'm one of those hyphenated liberated furry-legged femmes Rush Limburger likes to go on about..but I digress. I was constantly having to spell my name out or pronounce it properly for everybody I encountered, and so I was glad to finally marry a guy whose last name was Page. ...and NOW everybody wants to put an "i" in...like the girls' name. Also, any of you ladies thinking about asserting your equality by getting a hyphenated name.. DON'T!!! NOBODY files hyphenated names with any consistancy. I never know which line to get in when I vote, and I never know how to fill in the hyphen in those computer-scanned #2 pencil fill-in-the-bubble government forms. Hint: for government forms, go with how it is shown on your SSA card. If your last name is hyphenated, the first last name shown on your SSA card should be used. If there is no hyphen on your SSA card, then it's going to pick up the last last name. For more confusing government facts, PM me. If I can't tell you due to disclosure issues, I'll let you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Eversberg II Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 Eversberg. Eversburg (This is an insult.) Eversbert Eversburt Eversbyrd Eversbirg Eversbreg Eversbird Eversmerg Eversbarg Eversbe (??) Evensberg Evensburg... Eversberg Etc. M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mengu Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 Parents are kind of at a disadvantage when naming a child since they have no idea who the child will become. For instance if you knew your kid would become "The Rock", you probably wouldn't name him Dwayne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooseyjoe Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 yeah, something like Leopold would have fit him much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyHorde Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 RE: shi theed Horrible parents. Warped fans of Catch 22? We had one of those here in Louisville, too. <sigh> A pair of newborn twins were almost named...wait for it...pronounced suh-FI-lus and gun-OR-ee-ah (or like the old name, Honoria)...yep, Syphilis and Gonorrhea. True story, related by a retired nurse. Apparently, just before giving birth, the distraught mother was inadvertently left alone for a moment with a medical textbook nearby. They gently talked her out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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