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The Impact of Your Name

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by BigSherv, Sep 20, 2006.

  1. professorjay

    professorjay Member

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    I'm just going to use this when I name my kids: Star Wars Name Generator

    Seriously though, when I own some dogs I'm going to name them Chewie and Wookie. I've frequently told my friends this when the subject of pets comes up.
     
  2. BigSherv

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    I was about to make a long reply then I relaized I started this thread last year.
     
  3. mrpaige

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    Yeah, since I haven't been here in a while, I was going WAY back on my reading and ended up resurrecting some relative oldies.

    Sorry 'bout that.
     
  4. WWR

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    I know someone named Princess.





    What kind of self respecting mother names their daughter Princess?

    Yes, she was black.
     
  5. DeAleck

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    Berg Frye, beat that.
     
  6. XxShadyPinkxX

    XxShadyPinkxX Member

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    I've had friends named:

    Shanequa
    Shataura
    Shaccoda
    Shalondra
    Precious
    Princess

    My poor girlfriend's first name is Babi (pronounced baby). Needless to say, she uses her middle name for everything.
     
  7. Yaozer

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    When I have my Asian kid.. I will name him Fernando. And he won't be Filipino either..
     
  8. Cannonball

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    I know some one who named their kid Taqueria (Pronounced: Tuh-Care-EE-uh) Arandas. :confused:
     
  9. ima_drummer2k

    ima_drummer2k Member

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    Hispanic?




    Sorry, but I'm milking this until it jumps the shark, since I was the first one to do it. :D
     
  10. MR. MEOWGI

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    I posted this last year but, my friend teaching school had a student named:

    Latrinkle



    When my wife was teaching she had twins named:

    Debbie and Deborah
     
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  12. Rashmon

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  13. Rockets2K

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    obviously, contains NSFW language, so headphones or lowering of the volume are in order if you are at work.

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  14. ima_drummer2k

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    My girlfriend had a student this year named Cherish My Heart. That's literally her whole first name...

    :confused:
     
  15. Rocket River

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    uhm .. not really
    Every name *ever* was created
    they fact that it was created 1000 yrs go
    does not make it any better than one created yesterday

    it is all just elitist bullsh*t

    It is more a Stamp on African American Culture than anything Africa
    in the Middle of Nigeria, Russia, Paris, etc . . . you hear Shaniqua
    you look for the African AMERICAN person . . .

    Just like if you hear someone scream NIKOLI you think Russian

    Rocket River
     
  16. Rockets2K

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    and if you hear Pierre, you look for a french guy.

    when you hear the name with a middle name Hyde or Smythe , you think of a british person.

    different cultures have different kinds of names, I dont see anything new about that.
     
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  18. WhoMikeJames

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    I know a girl named Desire. (De-sah-ray)
     
  19. professorjay

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    Some of the names people have posted are just setting up their kids to be strippers. Didn't Seinfeld have a bit about naming your kid Jeeves, basically resigning him to be a butler when he grows up?
     
  20. ballaboy

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    That's normal. Name of the Rockets CEO.

    I knew a girl named Lapariceia back in the day. She had a friend named Mahogany.
     

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