bobbob1313 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Chris, I met a guy recently who has the same whole name as you, first and last. Really? That's pretty crazy. I've never met a person outside of my family with the same last name. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted January 8, 2007 Author Share Posted January 8, 2007 Huh, I wouldn't have thought it was all that unusual. Although now that I think about it, he's singular; and you're plural, right? So, not exactly the same. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Yeah, not exactly the same but pretty close. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 When I was in fourth grade, I knew a kid named "Get A. Room." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Really? That's pretty crazy. I've never met a person outside of my family with the same last name.There's a guy at my company with the same last name as you. In fact, he got married to someone else who works here a while back, so there are now two people with that last name. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 There are some people in my family with some older names that aren't as common anymore (my parents are Barry and Rhonda, grandparents on my dad's side are Julius and Celia, and my mother's parents were Estelle and Max), but nothing really strange, other than my little cousin named Karsyn, which wouldn't be such a strange name if not for the creative spelling. Her brother is named Owen, which I guess probably isn't very common anymore either, but I've never really thought of it as being strange or anything. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted January 8, 2007 Author Share Posted January 8, 2007 Owen is a lot more popular than you think. http://babynamewizard.com/namevoyager/lnv0105.html I love the name Celia. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 There was that basketball player, World B. Free. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 I'm a "Chris" and there is at least one (perhaps two) folks in Denver with the same first and last name as myself. I used to get calls for him every now and then, but it's been awhile. Maybe he's dead. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 My grandmother went to school with a kid named Robin Jay Wren. I have some uncommon names in my family: Norma Merle: grandmotherEthel: grandmother (deceased)Nello: grandfather (old Italian name)Muriel: auntFaith: auntKyle: aunt (uncommon as a girl's name) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Owen is a lot more popular than you think. http://babynamewizard.com/namevoyager/lnv0105.html I love the name Celia. Wow, I had no idea Owen had become that common. He was born in 2003, so I guess he's sort of part of a mini-trend. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yermom Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 I can't imagine why I haven't thought to mention this yet as many times as I've looked at this thread. My dad's name is Tubby. He just uses his middle name (Lee) but some of the family call him Tub. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Tubby is his given name? Wow. I could see why he goes by the middle name. I hope that he wasn't overweight as a kid or I would imagine he would probably have been completely terrorized. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yermom Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 Tubby is his given name? Wow. I could see why he goes by the middle name. I hope that he wasn't overweight as a kid or I would imagine he would probably have been completely terrorized. He was born in rural oklahoma in the 20s. Apparently his mother (Liddie) thought his little baby belly was rather big and round. His siblings all got regular names. I think he did tell me once of being teased about the name as a kid. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheelco Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Wow, I had no idea Owen had become that common. He was born in 2003, so I guess he's sort of part of a mini-trend.I have 3 Owens in my life belonging to friends or family and all were born right around 2003 And all 3 parents thought they were being unique Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 I have 3 Owens in my life belonging to friends or family and all were born right around 2003 And all 3 parents thought they were being unique That's funny. We were considering Owen if our first child had been a boy--in 2003, also--we thought it was fairly rare, too. Oh well. We had also considered Ethan, not thinking that was very popular, but that one seems to be gaining recently, too. But none of those names can hold a candle to the fact that I think I personally know at least 352 children named Jacob born in the last 3 years.(that might be an exaggeration, but not by much) Fortunately for me, we keep having girls, so we haven't had to think too hard about boys names. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sister morphine Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 at the moment, i think i'd name my child dylan- girl or boy. yes i'm a bob dylan fan girl Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foolnrain97 Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 my friends just had a daughter a few months ago. They went with Iyla(eye-la). I really like that one and hadn't heard it before. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 at the moment, i think i'd name my child dylan- girl or boy. yes i'm a bob dylan fan girlNot to be a turd in the punchbowl, but is this not the most overused name for kids these days? my friends just had a daughter a few months ago. They went with Iyla(eye-la). I really like that one and hadn't heard it before.Nice ring to it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kathyp Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Not to be a turd in the punchbowl, but is this not the most overused name for kids these days? Kind of thinking the same thing. There's a chapter in Freakonomics about how the trendy names trickle down to the unwashed masses and why yesterday's richy-poo Britanny is today's trailer park Britannie (or Britanie, or Britney). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sister morphine Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Not to be a turd in the punchbowl, but is this not the most overused name for kids these days?Nice ring to it.i dunno, is it? hopefully it won't be by the time i get around to using it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jenbobblehead Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Eilish or Eilis (EYE-lish) would be a front runner for me. Haggis (HAG-iss) for a boy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 What about "Cookie Spanish"? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jenbobblehead Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 What about "Cookie Spanish"? for a boy or a girl? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 for a boy or a girl?Boy. As suggested by Asher, my 4 year old boy. I believe he's recently bagged the "Cookie" part and is pushing for just "Spanish." He's a big fan of Dora The Explorer and Maya & Miguel. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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