her name.
--- In [email protected], "Stephanie Smilay"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I always thought hermespal was a boy (since Hermes undoubtedly
> 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"
> > <hermespal@> 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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