positive self-image or something like that. I didn't mean this to be
insulting at all. I also didn't mean to imply that you should only
name a child Michaela if you are naming her after someone named
Michael, I just meant it was a good way to avoid the "boy named Sue"
problem.
--- In [email protected], "hermespal"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I've just caught up to this, and fastest response was GOD NO, and I
> WISH. My name is far more boring.
>
> But that was a nice dig there Ellen, more subtle than your usual. I
> said it was divine, and you accuse me of the name itself.
>
> Sorry, not that arrogant.
>
> --- In [email protected], "Ellen"
> <ellengoodman6@> wrote:
> >
> > so does the truth now finally come out--is Michaela your name? I
> > didn't even realize Michaela was Irish. I like it though--and I
> think
> > it is a fine way to name a daughter after someone named Michael.
Is
> > it pronounced "My-kay-la" or Mih-kay-la" or "Mih-ka-ay-la"
> something else?
> >
> >
> > --- In [email protected], "hermespal"
<hermespal@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Well, FINALLY--I was hoping to catch up on all I've missed
before
> > > coming in with this, but the egregious misspelling of the (IMO)
> > > rather divine name "Michaela" (I do stipulate, however, that
> anyone
> > > naming their daughter that has to have at least SOME Irish
> > > blood), "Makayla" or however it was spelled in that first list,
> made
> > > me absolutely ill.
> > >
> > > --- In [email protected], Diane Lochner
> > > <dlochund@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I agree about gender-specific. Leslie and Ashley are pretty
> much
> > > girls names now, Terry, Chris, Pat, etc can still go both ways,
> as it
> > > were. I worked with a girl named Michael once. Not Michaela,
or
> > > Michele... but Michael. Why give your kid a name that so
> > > predominately and obviously belongs to the other gender?
Somehow
> I
> > > have in my head that I knew someone once who named her daughter
> Gary.
> > > >
> > > > Ellen <ellengoodman6@> wrote: My name criteria are that they
> > > have to be gender-specific and easy to
> > > > spell and pronounce. If there are 10 spellings of the same
> name,
> > > > invariably the person with the unusually-spelled name will
have
> to
> > > > spell their name to everyone they give their name to orally,
> which
> > > is
> > > > a waste of time IMO. People have enough trouble spelling my
> name
> > > on
> > > > the phone, or even pronouncing it when it is in front of
them.
> > > > Telemarketers, especially.
> > > >
> > > > Hello, may I please speak to Elaine, Eileen, Alan, Eelan, you
> name
> > > > it. The next time someone pronounces my name wrong that I
> don't
> > > know
> > > > I am going to tell them that there is no one here by that
name.
> > > When
> > > > I give someone my name over the phone they spell it Ellan,
> Eileen,
> > > > Ilene, Elaine, Elane, Elayne, and on and on. What is wrong
> with
> > > > people? And with all those Hayleys, Haileys, Hailees,
Halees,
> etc.
> > > > etc. someone will eventually get it wrong. Why take the
> chance?
> > > >
> > > > --- In [email protected], "denisesudell"
> > > > <dsudell7781@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In [email protected], Diane Lochner
> > > > > <dlochund@> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I of course mean no offense to any parents on the list
> who
> > > have
> > > > > given their kids any of these names - I'm not
judging...just
> > > > noting,
> > > > > as Gene would say. I'm amazed at the variety of spelling
of
> some
> > > > of
> > > > > them, and also all the duplicates! I especially like the
> > > > variations
> > > > > on Madison (And we all know how Gene feels about that
name)
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Here's a sampling (there were of course a smattering of
> more
> > > > > traditional names)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Addison (2) (forgot an "M" there..)
> > > > > > Kailey (like Hailey, with a K!)
> > > > > > Kaylee
> > > > > > Kaelie
> > > > > > Hayley (2 on the same day!)
> > > > > > Hailey
> > > > > > Keira (2)
> > > > > > Rylee
> > > > > > Cayla
> > > > > > Jayla
> > > > > > Karlissa
> > > > > > Jenevive
> > > > > > Zoe (2)
> > > > > > Leah (4)
> > > > > > Emma (3)
> > > > > > Maykala
> > > > > > Maya
> > > > > > Madison (2)
> > > > > > Madyson
> > > > > > Madisyn
> > > > > > Madilyn
> > > > > > Aspen (wtf?)
> > > > > > Alexis (5)
> > > > > > Faith (3)
> > > > > > Damani (Sounds like a brand of bottled water..)
> > > > > > Ava (3)
> > > > > > Ashtyn (Joining her brother, Demi, no doubt)
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Boys
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Aiden (2)
> > > > > > Colin (4)
> > > > > > Mason (2)
> > > > > > Riley (2)
> > > > > > Rylan (2)
> > > > > > Taj (???)
> > > > > > Jacob (2)
> > > > > > Jakob
> > > > > > Haiden
> > > > > > Austin (3)
> > > > > > Talan
> > > > > > Talon (Let the eagle soar...!)
> > > > > > Cazmere (wtf?)
> > > > > > Jaiger (meister?)
> > > > > > Jaidyn
> > > > > > Kyedahl
> > > > > > Jaxson
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Eek. Some of the spellings are particularly . . . tasty.
> > > > >
> > > > > Four years ago, my own sister and her husband named their
> > > daughter
> > > > > Carey. (They had an excuse, though, as that's our mom's
> maiden
> > > > > name.) Two years ago, they named their son Jake, although
> the
> > > rest
> > > > > of us argued for Jacob.
> > > > >
> > > > > And one of my coworkers just announced the birth of his new
> > > > > granddaughter, Makayla.
> > > > >
> > > > > FYI re: "Taj": it's actually a word defined in the
> > > > dictionary. "A
> > > > > tall conical cap worn by Muslims as a headdress of
> distinction."
> > > > > I'd bet the parents are Muslims.
> > > > >
> > > > > Just realized: there's an Aspen, but no Sierra? (Or
Ciera,
> as
> > > > I've
> > > > > also seen it spelled?)
> > > > >
> > > >
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