harbored Y chromosomes), but I don't pay nearly enough attention, as I
am constantly reminded. Maybe her real name is Athena, which is
divine enough.
Anyway, Pal of Hermes and All Things Swift, keep fighting the good
fight. We hope, in our own small way, to contribute.
Stephanie
On 4/21/06, Ellen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If you think your own name is divine you could just have a very
> 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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