Comments on: Week 31: Naming Rights http://www.babble.com.au/2009/06/25/week-31-naming-rights/ The magazine for a new generation of parents Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:25:12 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: EvilGod http://www.babble.com.au/2009/06/25/week-31-naming-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-6016 EvilGod Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:29:03 +0000 http://www.babble.com.au/?p=18743#comment-6016 The only person who has any rights in the baby naming process is the child. No one has the right to ruin their child's life by giving it a name that will be ridiculed. Intelligent people follow a set of rules. . No child specific names. The name must sound reasonable for a person of any age. . Ensure initials aren't either a pronounceable acronym, a well known company name or a disease (Seriously, I went to school with a Sarah Theresa Daniel). Search for them on-line. . Abbreviable names give the child more options. i.e. Michael gives the choice of Mick and Mike aswell. There are many others. . Avoid feminised masculine names. i.e. Paulina,Michaela, Georgina, Peta e.t.c. . Don't name them after someone for that reason alone. . No Elvis, Elton, Cher, Oprah or other obvious celebrity names. . The bible is not a baby naming book. The most important thing is to show the child some respect. Daisy-Boo is not acceptable. If you decide to treat your child like it is a possession rather than a responsibility and call it U-nique or Fifi Trixabell or Heavenly Hirani Tiger-lilly or Apple don't be surprised if they sue you for cruelty when they hit eighteen. The only person who has any rights in the baby naming process is the child. No one has the right to ruin their child’s life by giving it a name that will be ridiculed. Intelligent people follow a set of rules.
. No child specific names. The name must sound reasonable for a person of any age.
. Ensure initials aren’t either a pronounceable acronym, a well known company name or a disease (Seriously, I went to school with a Sarah Theresa Daniel). Search for them on-line.
. Abbreviable names give the child more options. i.e. Michael gives the choice of Mick and Mike aswell. There are many others.
. Avoid feminised masculine names. i.e. Paulina,Michaela, Georgina, Peta e.t.c.
. Don’t name them after someone for that reason alone.
. No Elvis, Elton, Cher, Oprah or other obvious celebrity names.
. The bible is not a baby naming book.

The most important thing is to show the child some respect. Daisy-Boo is not acceptable. If you decide to treat your child like it is a possession rather than a responsibility and call it U-nique or Fifi Trixabell or Heavenly Hirani Tiger-lilly or Apple don’t be surprised if they sue you for cruelty when they hit eighteen.

]]> By: Esme Fisher http://www.babble.com.au/2009/06/25/week-31-naming-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-6003 Esme Fisher Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:23:00 +0000 http://www.babble.com.au/?p=18743#comment-6003 Oh, your friends and family will love any name you choose as I bet they love you. Oh, your friends and family will love any name you choose as I bet they love you.

]]> By: melanie maxwell http://www.babble.com.au/2009/06/25/week-31-naming-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-5897 melanie maxwell Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:51 +0000 http://www.babble.com.au/?p=18743#comment-5897 I envy you - you have a toddler, a big pregnant belly, a fulltime job and you can still be bothered to go through that fairly lengthy process to figure out the name - my partner named both of our kids - i didn't care! I envy you – you have a toddler, a big pregnant belly, a fulltime job and you can still be bothered to go through that fairly lengthy process to figure out the name – my partner named both of our kids – i didn’t care!

]]> By: Ros Mayes http://www.babble.com.au/2009/06/25/week-31-naming-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-5718 Ros Mayes Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:20:22 +0000 http://www.babble.com.au/?p=18743#comment-5718 My youngest child was Daniel for the first 2 weeks of his life...My eldest was David and I thought David and Daniel went well together....It took my hubby that long to tell me he didn't like Daniel...and so Jeff he became....and I now have a son-in-law called Daniel!!!!!! My youngest child was Daniel for the first 2 weeks of his life…My eldest was David and I thought David and Daniel went well together….It took my hubby that long to tell me he didn’t like Daniel…and so Jeff he became….and I now have a son-in-law called Daniel!!!!!!

]]> By: Beck http://www.babble.com.au/2009/06/25/week-31-naming-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-5549 Beck Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:14:37 +0000 http://www.babble.com.au/?p=18743#comment-5549 While i agree democracy has merit - I am of the view that carrying the wiggly worm for nine months gives the mother naming rights! While i agree democracy has merit – I am of the view that carrying the wiggly worm for nine months gives the mother naming rights!

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