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[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by tmdiva
I think he was Abram before.

tm

Right. I am thinking of the Stone Angel with Hagar and Bram. Damn you, Margaret Lawrence!

fwiw, I love the name Hagar. I wouldn't name my kid it though, for one reason which I won't say and the other reason is that kids would call her "hag" or something. Maybe I will name my next cat "Hagar." If my next cat is a boy, I will name him "Chairman Meow." Just fyi.

[Not Bob]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
How would you pronounce Braham? And wasn't Abraham's name Bram or something like that before God renamed him Abraham? So I don't understand the appallment (if that is a word).

If memory serves, he was Abram, right?

Anyway, I hate my name. Which is why I am Not Bob instead of, well, Bob.

(Was also considering "The Anti-Bob" and "Anything But Bob" as my infirm moniker.)

[tmdiva]

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
It would have rhymed with graham, as in the cracker.

Aren't there regional differences on this? Some say GRAY-um and some Gram.

Not that it makes that much difference.

tm

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
It would have rhymed with graham, as in the cracker.

And you're picking on Evan?

[Mister_Ruysbroeck]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
BTW, today is the 1373rd anniversary of Muhammad's death. Dunno if it's a cake event or not.

Interesting. I just ate a cupcake that someone brought to work. I had no idea what the occassion was. Thanks for the info.

Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
I always had at least one and usually two other girls in my class with my name. It blew, because, with my last name, I was never the first one who was asked what I wanted to be called, and therefore frequently got stuck with some stupid teacher-chosen nickname to "distinguish" me.

My three favorite girls names not only do not appear in the top 1000, I have not been able to discover anyone currently living in the US with any of them. Of two of those, so far as I can tell, one has been given to about 40 girls in France over the last century, the other to about 15. The third, I haven't found anyone who's used it since about the year 700 (though, given the name, I admit there's a reason for that, love it though I do).

Freakonomics has a pretty amusing section on baby naming, socio-economic status and naming trends, actually. (And I recommend it again.)

This sounds right up my alley. Link, please.

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
And you're picking on Evan?

Only the Joe Millionaire one...

Oh, and suck it.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
Right. I am thinking of the Stone Angel with Hagar and Bram. Damn you, Margaret Lawrence!

fwiw, I love the name Hagar. I wouldn't name my kid it though, for one reason which I won't say and the other reason is that kids would call her "hag" or something. Maybe I will name my next cat "Hagar." If my next cat is a boy, I will name him "Chairman Meow." Just fyi.

The only Hagar I've heard is that bad viking comic. But there its a boy's name.

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by tmdiva
Aren't there regional differences on this? Some say GRAY-um and some Gram.

Not that it makes that much difference.

tm

I say the former. So I guess that's the one I meant.

[Flinty_McFlint]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
you shouldn't. no one names their daughters after the mom's name.

Your opening hand requirements have become way too low. You need to tighten up and wait for a better hand to play.

[dtb]

Originally posted by ABBAKiss
I thought it was funny. Children are short.....

Or in other words -- whiffapalooza? (on my part, just to be clear)

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
The only Hagar I've heard is that bad viking comic. But there its a boy's name.

Someone's never read the Old Testament!

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
Just please, for the love of god, do not name your kid Holden, Taylor or. if a girl, Kaitlin (or whatever variable spellings one may come up with). Its all I ask and its the least you coud do for me.

I personally am into old school names. I like the uncommon as I bear an uncommon one as well (that has become in vogue unfortunately). I have great aunts named Edith, Beatrice and Teddy (her Ziegfield Follies showgirl stage name but i dig it). I also like Maude quite a bit. Maybe something in a Mavis?

And str8, may I suggest Ely over Evan? Evan sounds like the schlubby, skinny debate camp wuss who went to Yale and became a name dropper in Hollywood who tried to make a buck ripping off the fans.

Recently named twins of someone I know: Zoe and Mackenzie. I instantly threw up in BnB's vomitorium. That's about as bad as it gets.

Apologies to any Zoes or Mackenzies.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
Huh. It was in the top 250 the year I was born. I guess I have encountered it a couple times, but I'm surprised by that. Maybe there are more in areas of the country other than the ones I have spent most of my time in.

Top 20 the year I was born and a decade thereafter. It's been slipping lately to the top 150. I didn't meet that many people with my name when I was a kid.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Flinty_McFlint
Your opening hand requirements have become way too low. You need to tighten up and wait for a better hand to play.

and you should have turned it back on my wife.