Do you love your unusual name?

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Growing up, I knew twins named Charity and Chastity. Poor Chastity - now there's a name thats hard to live up to!

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I like Miranda!

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Anonymous wrote:I'm Melinda. I used to hate my name as a kid, but now kind of like it because you don't hear it all the time. Of course throughout my life I've had to deal with people who first remember my name as Melissa instead. No, it's Melinda....not Melissa.

I knew a family with three daughters: Melanie, Melinda and Melissa. The girls used to fight over who got to call herself "Mel".

Melinda here. OMG, are you kidding?? That's kind of strange...

I actually knew a family of five girls, all named Maria. Only of them got to use the Maria, and the others had to go by their middle names, which were God awful: Juana, Lupe, ... I can't remember the rest. It would have been fine if (1) they were in a Spanish speaking community, or (2) they were actually Hispanic. They weren't. They were regular old Caucasians with these ridiculous Spanish names. Lupe is impossible to pull off if you're not Hispanic.

I know a family of 3 girls, all named Mary. Only one got to go by Mary, the others had to go by their middle names.

[Anonymous]

Growing up I had good friends named Jacqueline, Jazmine, Lia (and Leah), Diane, Wendy and Elaine. None are trendy names right now.

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I didn't know a Heather until I was 23. I was born in 1975, and moved a lot, so I don't know why it took me so long. I knew several Fays, Jennys, and Kerry/Carries though.

[Anonymous]

What about when you meet your new male OBGYN named Kim or Dana? Shocker.

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I was born in 75. I have a two name first name. I never really hear it. My sisters are more common, Carrie and Katie. ONe was born in 78. the other in 82.

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What about Sonia, Ellen, Linda, Maureen, Lenore, Florence, Karen, Muriel, Emma, Joanne, Pauline, Leslie, Anne, Wilhemina, and Katherine?? A few are common. All are names of my Aunts and Great Aunts. Birthdates range from 1968 to 1932.

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Roo

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I wish that people would think about the meaning of names before they name the little one.
Claire-white
Tristan-sad
Then some names speak of a certain socio-economic status, in a not so positive way.
Ashley, Britney, Tiffany.
Then, some names are waaay too common.
John (we could go 50 years without another, and we would still have enough), Isabella, Sophie, Caroline.

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Anonymous wrote:I wish that people would think about the meaning of names before they name the little one.
Claire-white
Tristan-sad
Then some names speak of a certain socio-economic status, in a not so positive way.
Ashley, Britney, Tiffany.
Then, some names are waaay too common.
John (we could go 50 years without another, and we would still have enough), Isabella, Sophie, Caroline.

I get Claire means - The meaning of the name Claire is Illustrious

and even if it does mean white what is wrong with that???

When I think of Ashley, Britney and Tiffany I think of pop stars and girls from small towns. I don't get anything socio economical from these names other than they are very very 80's.

I think it's all perspective PP.

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I went to school with a girl named Sweet Thing.

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Anonymous wrote:I love baby name discussions. If you love your own unusual name (from the 60's or 70's) and it is STILL unusual - post it here. My name was never popular but I wonder why all the new parents searching for unusual baby names never mention it. I'm curious how many other folks feel the same. I'll start:

Meredith

Wonder if the popularity of "Grey's Anatomy" will cause this name to become more popular?

I like the name Meredith, but I can't stand that charachter. That's what's keeping it off our list, lol

I wish the name Dorothy would make a comeback. It's my grandmother's name and I would love to give it to our DD, but everyone tells me it's too old-ladyish. But look at Sophia and Ava. Just 10 years ago those names were tired and dusty, then a few cool people give their children these names and now these names are considered stylish. All it takes is one celebrity to name their baby Dorothy and I bet it's popularity would skyrocket.

FWIW, I was born in 1980 and only knew one Heather growing up.

[Anonymous]

My grandmother's name was Ruth. With our first, if it was a girl (it wasn't...) - Ruth was going to be her middle name. Now we are expecting #2 and again, if it's a girl I'm half considering Ruth as a first name this time. With the huge surge in old fashioned names, that's one I haven't seen much of. Maybe people don't like it or it hasn't been discovered yet.

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I know 2 Dorothy's under the age of 4--both called Dot. I am not a fan of Dorothy, but love Dot!