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Help[Opinions] Birth Announcements - What do you think?
Here are some local birth announcements. What do you think of these names?
GIRLS:
Hilary
Angie
Erlichman
Leslie
Susan
Taylor
Rachel
Sherri
Janelle
Ann
Ruby
Julia
Sara
Connie
Tracy
Loretta
Lisa
Barbie
BOYS:
Kevin
Jack
Jim
Ken
Samuel
Steve
Ed
Donald
Barry
Dana
Cole
Neiman
Dan
Jefferson
Keith
Ted
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I like:
Hilary (I prefer the spelling Hillary)
Angie (I prefer Angelina with Angie as a nickname)
Susan
Taylor
Rachel
Ann (I prefer the spelling Anne)
Ruby
Julia
Sara (I prefer the spelling Sarah)
Loretta (I'm starting to like this name; reminds me of Lorraine, which I also like)
Lisa
Kevin
Jack (I like this as a formal name and as a nickname for Jackson)
Jim (I prefer James with Jim as a nickname)
Samuel
Steve (I prefer Steven with Steve as a nickname)
Ed (I prefer Edward with Ed as a nickname)
Dan (I prefer Daniel with Dan as a nickname)
GIRLS:
Hilary
Angie
Erlichman
Leslie
Susan
Taylor
Rachel
Sherri
Janelle
Ann
Ruby
Julia
Sara
Connie
Tracy
Loretta
Lisa
Barbie
BOYS:
Kevin
Jack
Jim
Ken
Samuel
Steve
Ed
Donald
Barry
Dana
Cole
Neiman
Dan
Jefferson
Keith
Ted
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I like:
Hilary (I prefer the spelling Hillary)
Angie (I prefer Angelina with Angie as a nickname)
Susan
Taylor
Rachel
Ann (I prefer the spelling Anne)
Ruby
Julia
Sara (I prefer the spelling Sarah)
Loretta (I'm starting to like this name; reminds me of Lorraine, which I also like)
Lisa
Kevin
Jack (I like this as a formal name and as a nickname for Jackson)
Jim (I prefer James with Jim as a nickname)
Samuel
Steve (I prefer Steven with Steve as a nickname)
Ed (I prefer Edward with Ed as a nickname)
Dan (I prefer Daniel with Dan as a nickname)
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I like:
Ruby
Julia
Jack
Samuel
Cole
Keith
I dislike:
Erlichman - poor little girl!!
Taylor
Sherri
Barbie - puhleeze
Jim - as a formal fn
Steve - as a formal fn
Ed - as a formal fn
Barry
Neiman - where's Marcus?
Dan - as a formal fn
Ted - as a formal fn
Is there a shortage of full first names (i.e. Edward, Barbara, James) where you live??? :b
Ruby
Julia
Jack
Samuel
Cole
Keith
I dislike:
Erlichman - poor little girl!!
Taylor
Sherri
Barbie - puhleeze
Jim - as a formal fn
Steve - as a formal fn
Ed - as a formal fn
Barry
Neiman - where's Marcus?
Dan - as a formal fn
Ted - as a formal fn
Is there a shortage of full first names (i.e. Edward, Barbara, James) where you live??? :b
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Question
The birth announcements that you post, are they only the babies' names included in the list or the parents' as well??
The birth announcements that you post, are they only the babies' names included in the list or the parents' as well??
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Answer...
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday only list the child's first name (or perhaps double-first name), without the middle name (if there is one) with only the hospital the baby was born at (or with the midwife, etc.). On Thursday's, my paper lists the parents, so on Thursday, there may be duplications from the rest of the week, with parent's name this time around.
So, to answer you question: no, those are just the children's names.
I usually list, on Thursdays, parent names that caught my eye.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday only list the child's first name (or perhaps double-first name), without the middle name (if there is one) with only the hospital the baby was born at (or with the midwife, etc.). On Thursday's, my paper lists the parents, so on Thursday, there may be duplications from the rest of the week, with parent's name this time around.
So, to answer you question: no, those are just the children's names.
I usually list, on Thursdays, parent names that caught my eye.
This message was edited 1/17/2005, 4:39 PM
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GIRLS:
Hilary - nmsaa...too old-ladyish imo
Angie - cute
Erlichman - nmsaa
Leslie - nms
Susan - ick...way too dated and nms, sorry
Taylor - ok but this is way overused
Rachel - ok
Sherri - nms and too dated
Janelle - ok but wouldn't use it
Ann - too plain
Ruby - cute
Julia - pretty
Sara - pretty
Connie - cute but not something I would use
Tracy - nms and too dated
Loretta - nmsaa
Lisa - pretty but dated imo(prefer Elisa or Alisa)
Barbie - nmsaa
BOYS:
Kevin - like it
Jack - really like it
Jim - like it but only for a nn
Ken - nms
Samuel - like it
Steve - nms
Ed - nms
Donald - nmsaa
Barry - nms
Dana - ok but I definitely prefer it for a girl
Cole - like it
Neiman - nms
Dan - nms
Jefferson - ok but a bit too pretentious sounding
Keith - nmsaa
Ted - nms but I prefer it to Ed
Hilary - nmsaa...too old-ladyish imo
Angie - cute
Erlichman - nmsaa
Leslie - nms
Susan - ick...way too dated and nms, sorry
Taylor - ok but this is way overused
Rachel - ok
Sherri - nms and too dated
Janelle - ok but wouldn't use it
Ann - too plain
Ruby - cute
Julia - pretty
Sara - pretty
Connie - cute but not something I would use
Tracy - nms and too dated
Loretta - nmsaa
Lisa - pretty but dated imo(prefer Elisa or Alisa)
Barbie - nmsaa
BOYS:
Kevin - like it
Jack - really like it
Jim - like it but only for a nn
Ken - nms
Samuel - like it
Steve - nms
Ed - nms
Donald - nmsaa
Barry - nms
Dana - ok but I definitely prefer it for a girl
Cole - like it
Neiman - nms
Dan - nms
Jefferson - ok but a bit too pretentious sounding
Keith - nmsaa
Ted - nms but I prefer it to Ed
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Hilary- Cute.
Angie- A nn...not my favorite.
Erlichman- A family name maybe? I hope so.
Leslie- I actually like this.
Susan- Ok.
Taylor- Ok, but I only really like it on a boy.
Rachel- My sister's name. I neither like nor dislike it.
Sherri- Don't like it.
Janelle- Don't really like it.
Ann- Ok, but a little boring.
Ruby- Love it.
Julia- Beautiful.
Sara- Lovely name, just really common.
Connie- Tolerable.
Tracy- nrmsaa.
Loretta- nmsaa.
Lisa- I like it.
Barbie- HATE it.
BOYS:
Kevin- Ok.
Jack- Love it.
Jim- Pretty good nn.
Ken- Ok.
Samuel- Like it.
Steve- Ok nn.
Ed- Ok nn.
Donald- Don't like it at all.
Barry- nms.
Dana- Ok.
Cole- Don't like it at all.
Neiman- Kinda cool.
Dan- Ok nn.
Jefferson- Ok.
Keith- nrms, but not too bad.
Ted- Ok nn.
Angie- A nn...not my favorite.
Erlichman- A family name maybe? I hope so.
Leslie- I actually like this.
Susan- Ok.
Taylor- Ok, but I only really like it on a boy.
Rachel- My sister's name. I neither like nor dislike it.
Sherri- Don't like it.
Janelle- Don't really like it.
Ann- Ok, but a little boring.
Ruby- Love it.
Julia- Beautiful.
Sara- Lovely name, just really common.
Connie- Tolerable.
Tracy- nrmsaa.
Loretta- nmsaa.
Lisa- I like it.
Barbie- HATE it.
BOYS:
Kevin- Ok.
Jack- Love it.
Jim- Pretty good nn.
Ken- Ok.
Samuel- Like it.
Steve- Ok nn.
Ed- Ok nn.
Donald- Don't like it at all.
Barry- nms.
Dana- Ok.
Cole- Don't like it at all.
Neiman- Kinda cool.
Dan- Ok nn.
Jefferson- Ok.
Keith- nrms, but not too bad.
Ted- Ok nn.
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Hilary-nice
Angie-I really like this name. It's cute. I know someonw with this name, and it's her real/full name. Although I prefer the name Angela.
Erlichman-How do you pronouce this?
Leslie-alright
Susan-pretty
Taylor-cute but I prefer Tayla, I think
Rachel-don't like this name. I don't like the "rach" sound
Sherri-no.
Janelle-nice
Ann-nice and plain, I prefer the spelling Anne.
Ruby-nice, but I prefer the spelling Rubi.
Julia-cute and pretty
Sara-this name is very popular where I live. It's pretty I guess, and I prefer the spelling Sarah.
Connie-I love this name. I also love the name Constance
Tracy-cute
Loretta-no
Lisa-nice
Barbie-no way. I feel bad for any child named this. It reminds me of the Barbie doll!
BOYS:
Kevin-nice
Jack-my #1 favorite boy name
Jim-I like Jim for an adult and I like Jimmy for a kid.
Ken-no
Samuel-I love this name. I love the nn Sam and Sammy!
Steve-no,
Ed-alright
Donald-I prefer the nn Donnie
Barry-nice
Dana-I hate this name on a boy. It sounds WAY TOO feminine. I love it on a girl.
Cole-cute
Neiman-no
Dan-I prefer Danny or Daniel
Jefferson-alright, it's too long. I prefer the name Jeffrey
Keith-alright
Ted-I prefer Tedy. I love the name Tedy :-)
Angie-I really like this name. It's cute. I know someonw with this name, and it's her real/full name. Although I prefer the name Angela.
Erlichman-How do you pronouce this?
Leslie-alright
Susan-pretty
Taylor-cute but I prefer Tayla, I think
Rachel-don't like this name. I don't like the "rach" sound
Sherri-no.
Janelle-nice
Ann-nice and plain, I prefer the spelling Anne.
Ruby-nice, but I prefer the spelling Rubi.
Julia-cute and pretty
Sara-this name is very popular where I live. It's pretty I guess, and I prefer the spelling Sarah.
Connie-I love this name. I also love the name Constance
Tracy-cute
Loretta-no
Lisa-nice
Barbie-no way. I feel bad for any child named this. It reminds me of the Barbie doll!
BOYS:
Kevin-nice
Jack-my #1 favorite boy name
Jim-I like Jim for an adult and I like Jimmy for a kid.
Ken-no
Samuel-I love this name. I love the nn Sam and Sammy!
Steve-no,
Ed-alright
Donald-I prefer the nn Donnie
Barry-nice
Dana-I hate this name on a boy. It sounds WAY TOO feminine. I love it on a girl.
Cole-cute
Neiman-no
Dan-I prefer Danny or Daniel
Jefferson-alright, it's too long. I prefer the name Jeffrey
Keith-alright
Ted-I prefer Tedy. I love the name Tedy :-)
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