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By: Chanya

Chanya — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:59:48 +0000

Every time I go to the doctor I usually know when they're ready to call me back. The nurse comes out, looks at my folder, gets a puzzled look on her face, and then proceeds to call me something like Sheena. Or Shaney. Imagine how that sounds spoken by someone with a deep southern accent. Yep. I feel for that Hero Fiennes-Tiffin kid. He's the kid playing the young Lord Voldemort in the upcoming Harry Potter film. Yes, his name is Hero and he's playing a child villain. His classmates will have a field day with that one. Unless he grows up to be a fireman, a policeman, or joins the military, he'll never live up to the name. Chanya's last blog post..Are You Little Red Riding Hood?

By: Binary Blonde

Binary Blonde — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:07:34 +0000

My own name is pretty unique, and I used to hate it. So much so that I went by a similar sounding, but more common name in high school. It's weird, because a whole subset of my friends know me by a completely different name. Haha! Towards the end of high school I learned to love my real name. Now I adore it and don't mind spelling it and correcting people several times for the proper pronunciation. As for naming our soon-to-be-born baby boy, we're going with something unique enough that he'll feel special, yet not too odd that he'll feel singled out. Binary Blonde's last blog post..Ready, Set, Third Trimester

By: Ankesh Kothari

Ankesh Kothari — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:05:01 +0000

I think its important to have unique names. How else could you register yourname.com domain name? :p Ankesh Kothari's last blog post..Smart Waiters & Dumb Burglars (How To Use Subtle Hints To Get Things Done)

By: Kamsin

Kamsin — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 08:06:16 +0000

My parents gave me the middle name Joanne in case I ever decided Kamsin was too odd, but I've always stuck with Kamsin and no longer mind having to say it several times or spell it or explain its origin, although it did use to annoy me a lot! Anyway, here in Japan the problem seems to be with parents giving their kids fairly standard names but choosing bizarre combinations of kanji (Chinese characters). It seems like you can pretty much use any kanji with any pronunciation when it comes to names, and obviously there's several very standard choices but parents can choose alternate meanings or whatever. I don't fully understand to be honest, but basically it means some kids names are impossible to read. Kamsin's last blog post..Do I have to?

By: Kelvin Kao

Kelvin Kao — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:55:24 +0000

Some people nowadays are giving their children unusual names so it would be easier for them in the future to find the domain name not in use. Also it would be more memorable. I guess a good thing about being an immigrant is that you get to choose your own name when you naturalize. Oh and what a coincidence. Today is my 10 year anniversary of being in the United States! Kelvin Kao's last blog post..How I Battled the WordPress Category Missing Problem

By: Margaret

Margaret — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:24:58 +0000

We stayed with mainstream names, which I think our kids have appreciated. Grade school kids(and older) can be vicious over unusual names. Who in the world would name a boy Lace? It's a pretty name for a girl though. Margaret's last blog post..Stargazer waking up