US names
May 12th 2005, 2:07 pm
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Re: US names
Originally Posted by DaveC
Ha, I have a similar issue. One of my wife's friends recently called their new son John Thomas. I've restrained myself from pointing this out so far. Should I tell her? thought it was only a British term but my wife reckons that it was used in an episode of "Sex and The City".
May 12th 2005, 2:26 pm
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Re: US names
I wonder how many parents in Dallas name their daughters Debbie?
May 12th 2005, 3:44 pm
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Re: US names
Originally Posted by Englishmum
I wonder how many parents in Dallas name their daughters Debbie?
May 12th 2005, 4:58 pm
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Re: US names
Originally Posted by syllk
I'll let you know when I get there...but somehow, I just know I'm going to be severely disappointed.
What age range you looking for, and does Deb(o)ra(h) count?
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May 12th 2005, 5:16 pm
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Re: US names
Originally Posted by Celtic_Angel
go on live a little call him ..........................
BRADEN!!!!
I fell in love with it as soon as i saw it(half way through the pregnancy) funny though he is my third and I'd been quite boring with my first two *lol* I've actually met a few Braden's here in Houston but only one of them was older than mine.......hopefully it'll not get too popular and looking on the bright side I don't think the girls will pinch it 
BRADEN!!!!
I fell in love with it as soon as i saw it(half way through the pregnancy) funny though he is my third and I'd been quite boring with my first two *lol* I've actually met a few Braden's here in Houston but only one of them was older than mine.......hopefully it'll not get too popular and looking on the bright side I don't think the girls will pinch it I have a little girl in my class called Braden... spelt the same way. I think it's a lovely name... I also work with three people in the district who have it as their last name.
I also know someone called Michael Michaels and another one called Chris Mus.
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May 13th 2005, 12:29 am
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Re: US names
Originally Posted by BrandonBrit
I have a little girl in my class called Braden...
IS no boys name sacred in this country!! 
May 13th 2005, 4:13 am
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Re: US names
Originally Posted by Celtic_Angel
A girl called Braden? IS no boys name sacred in this country!!
IS no boys name sacred in this country!!
May 13th 2005, 4:15 am
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Re: US names
Originally Posted by Bob
Well Carol is used as a boys name as much here as it is for girls...and the trend for Colin is to call 'em Coooline...sounds stupid..
May 13th 2005, 4:33 am
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Re: US names
Originally Posted by Celtic_Angel
A girl called Braden? IS no boys name sacred in this country!!
IS no boys name sacred in this country!! John Wayne's real name was...
Marion Morrison
May 13th 2005, 4:45 am
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Re: US names
Originally Posted by Bob
Well Carol is used as a boys name as much here as it is for girls...and the trend for Colin is to call 'em Coooline...sounds stupid..
And I thought they pronounced Colin as Colon......PMSL!!! 
May 13th 2005, 10:32 am
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Re: US names
On the news this week they featured a couple in Arizona that still havent named their daughter and she is now a year and a half old. Apparently they decided to wait and see what she looked like when she was born and still cant think of an appropriate name. Even her birthday cake had 'baby' on it! What a shame for the poor girl. There should be rules about giving a baby a new within a certain timeframe.
May 13th 2005, 10:40 am
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Originally Posted by ladylisa
On the news this week they featured a couple in Arizona that still havent named their daughter and she is now a year and a half old. Apparently they decided to wait and see what she looked like when she was born and still cant think of an appropriate name. Even her birthday cake had 'baby' on it! What a shame for the poor girl. There should be rules about giving a baby a new within a certain timeframe.
what about her SSC and Birth certificate!! I've got a name for the parents....MORONS!!!
May 13th 2005, 11:38 am
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Apparently she cant have either until she is named. The parents thought it amusing and so seem to be in no hurry. They say that as she is getting older no name seems to suit her. I think they arent trying hard enough. Just give her a bloody name
May 13th 2005, 12:09 pm
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Originally Posted by ladylisa
Apparently she cant have either until she is named. The parents thought it amusing and so seem to be in no hurry. They say that as she is getting older no name seems to suit her. I think they arent trying hard enough. Just give her a bloody name
May 13th 2005, 2:42 pm
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Re: US names
I have an ex-coworker who is now living in WA. She's Canadian (Quebecoise actually) and her husband is Australian. Her daughters (both American born) are named Indiana and Sage!
I think both names are pretty odd but perhaps she mixes with a crowd whose children have equally exotic names.
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I think both names are pretty odd but perhaps she mixes with a crowd whose children have equally exotic names.
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