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[Opinions] Random BA's
GIRLS
Adoniah Rena Faye
Amaretto Alexis
Angel Lilly
Audumn Annette
Azure Breanne
Bileigh Broderrick
Blou Angel
Blu Starr
Blue-Rosetter Angel
Blue Laverne
Blue Velvet
Bluebell Adora
Bluebell Cecilia
Bluebell Isis
Bluebell Petra
Bluebell Pixie
Chyna Star
Daisy Shaelin
Dandy Lilac
Eden Faith
Edyn Marie
Geisha Marie
Genesis Alexis
Grey Sky [Mom: Tuesday]
Harlyn
Heaven Leigh [Mom: Feather]
Hitchcock Olga
Holland Joye
Isis Bellesandra
Izzy Isis
Justice Ann Kealiiaukai
Justice Nichole
Kiran Hope
Liberty Nation
Malaysia Marie
Marigold Lark
Mercy
Millie Peaceful
Misty-Diamond Bobbie
Muskan Anna
Pippa Pearl Jean
Roseangel Electra
Scout Matilda
Serenity Alia
Shilah Ann
Shiloh Grace
Tigerlily Congo
Tulip Crystal
Uryah Semora
Viridiana
Willow
Wynter Erin
ZamZam

BOYS
Addison Scott
Blu Farron
Blu-Farron
Blue Oliver
Bluebell Elvis
Bluebell Hercules
Cannon Jack
Champ
Copper Tyler
Dakota Jameathin
Freedom Tiger
Huxley John
Hypolitus Martinez
Job
Justice Henry
Kingsley Xavier
Kolt Evets
London
Maximillion Xavier
Mojo Michael
Pacer Joe
Sage Remi
Saige Demitirus
Sawyer James
Saxtan Hunter
Shayd Walker
Truin
Ugonna Daniel

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ZAMZAM? And what's up with the color blue?I can tolerate:GIRLS
Adoniah
Amaretto Alexis
Eden Faith
Genesis Alexis
Isis
Kiran Hope
Serenity Alia BOYS
Kingsley Xavier
Maximillion Xavier--Only one I would use on whole list! (and only w/ correct sp of Maximillian)
Saige Demitirus--And ONLY tolerate!

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I can't even comment further on the horridness on this list except to say that I'm almost hoping someone made it up, because they are THAT bad. :(ETA: Two boys named Blu Farron and Blu-Farron? Come on. I mean, come on. :-/I do like:
Faye
Lilly
Adora
Cecilia
Daisy
Lilac
Hope
Marigold Lark - both are GP
Mercy
Millie - as nn
Anna
Pippa Pearl Jean - not all in the same combo, though
Matilda
Oliver
Jack
Henry
Xavier ETAagain: I found some of these BA's here at this site
http://www.babynames.com/iboards/index.php?showtopic=549960 I wouldn't be surprised if someone on that site just made them up. No links or proof at all, just a mess of crazy names, basically. So maybe one person lied (not Sabrina Fair, don't get me wrong) but there is still hope for humanity and most of these names are made up. LOL. ;)

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Come on - 5 Bluebells? I think I need proof these are realAnd when I get proof, then I'll need to vomit. :(

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Bluebell the short filmIn trying to find a reason for the upsurge in Bluebells, I ran across the following description of a short British film called Bluebell, released in 2004: Juliette is attacked whilst walking home from school through the bluebell woods. She becomes pregnant as a result of the rape and after struggling with the decision, decides to keep the baby. Five years later she returns to the scene with her daughter to try to come to terms with what happened. During the assault Juliette focuses on the beauty of the bluebells in order to disassociate from the horrific ordeal: the bluebells give her strength and in effect 'save' her, and for this reason she has named her daughter after them as a symbol of survival. When her daughter asks about the origin of her name, however, Juliette is stunned and the question propels her back to the fateful events of that day, unlocking the secrets of the past. Written by Charlotte Crofts Six minute shorts usually aren't very widely known, but it certainly does strike me that the above story could have inspired a lot of parents to use the name. Since SabrinaFair collects her lists of names from everywhere, it would be interesting to know how many of the Bluebells were born in the UK, where this film was made. P.S. Of course it's more likely that Geri Halliwell, the singer who was formerly "Ginger Spice" of the Spice Girls, was more of an influence by naming her daugher Bluebell in 2006. But as Ms. Halliwell is British, I wonder if she saw the film Bluebell before her daughter was born.

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from what I heard...Ginger Spice said she chose Bluebell because it was a pretty spring flower and her baby was born in springtime.Neither Ginger Spice nor the little-known (at least in the US) movie short you mentioned would go very far to explain why two people supposedly chose Bluebell for sons. Although poor, poor, poor Bluebell Elvis, I'm willing to bet, was inspired by Bluebell Madonna Halliwell. SHAME on YOU, GINGER!
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Oy, I missed the boy Bluebells :(The majority (or all?) of the BA's Sabrina posts are from the U.S. and I have a hard time believing SIX children of both genders would be named Bluebell within a short period of time (I'm assuming) based on Ginger Spice, who is not even terribly well known anymore in the States, or a British short film. :-/
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agree
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What's with all the Bluebells? I mean, it's kind of a cute name, actually, but it really surprises me...While this is definitely the most... interesting... BA list I'e ever seen, there are a few I'd use (Harlyn, London, Sawyer, Wynter, Blue, Edyn, Shiloh, Willow... But those two spelled Winter and Eden). But Bileigh? Ugonna? ZamZam? Pippa Pearl Jean?!?!? What were the parents thinking?
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Ugonna and ZamZamUgonna is a very common Nigerian name. If you would do just a bit of Googling you'd find several references to well-known men named Ugonna who could have inspired the parents:http://www.ugonnaokegwo.com/http://www.nba.com/draft2003/profiles/OnyekweUgonna.htmlhttp://www.s9.com/Biography/Wachuku-UgonnaZamZam is the name of the holy well that provides water to pilgrims on the Hajj in Mecca, originally said to have been discovered by Hagar when she was saving the life of her son Ishmael, and is therefore a name of great religious significance to Muslims:http://www.ezsoftech.com/hajj/hajj_article2.aspYou know, if you would bother to do some research, you will usually find that parents who give names you dislike were thinking just as much as you do.

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Er, I think the parents WEREN'T thinking...
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me eitherWhile it may be true that the names in question may have special significance in certain circles, I find it highly doubtful, based on experience and knowledge of human nature, that the parents actually knew or cared what their name choices meant in other languages/religions/cultures. They probably thought they'd invented them. I can possibly see Ugonna being used because it was a common Nigerian name. But I am willing to bet that little ZamZam is not named after any sacred well in the Bible. It would be nice to believe that, I mean, anything is better than believing her name was just picked randomly because it "sounded cute" but chances are the parents do not know the name of the well in the Bible. I know I didn't know its name and I've read the Bible. If anything, ZamZam sounds like a child's nn, like for Zambia, maybe. That would make it similar to a lot of kids' nn's, like Nee-Nee or Boo-Boo or Ki-Ki.I understand that Dr. Evans is the reigning expert on the meanings and history behind names, and I respect his opinions and judgments very much. However, there is a tendency sometimes in some circles to overanalyze and find significance where little or none exists.As Freud himself once said "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar." And sometimes, a silly name is just a silly name.
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Sorry, I consider it highly prejudicial to jump to conclusions about names one doesn't like being chosen "just because they sounded cute" before one has actually interviewed the parents about this. And why are you assuming that the parents of all of the children on this list have to be from YOUR culture? There are thousands of Muslim immigrants in both the UK and North America who would be very well acquainted with the meaning of Zamzam in Islam; it would be a name from THEIR OWN CULTURE, not one they chose from another one. One thing I have learned from being a name expert over the years is that you CANNOT assume what the parents' reason for giving a name was unless you ask them personally. Sometimes a silly name is "just a silly name", but often there are very "non-silly" reasons. ZamZam is NOT made up of sounds which are presently very popular with people who create names. It seems much more likely to me that it was a name given by Muslim parents who know about the well in Mecca than that it was created like Nee-Nee or Boo-Boo. And it's a Muslim name, so of course it's irrelevant that it's not mentioned in the Bible. If you Google ZamZam, you find all sorts of references to the use of the name for real estate projects, schools, etc., around the world because of its connotations for Muslims. http://www.zamzamtower.com/http://www.zamzamacademy.com/http://www.matmedia.org/zamzam/index.htmlThe thousands of references to Zamzam in an Islamic context on the web make it much more likely this is a name used by Muslim parents than one created by parents who have no knowledge of the name's religious significance.
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Might not be in the Bible. Might be the Koran.
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Woah.Your earthy sense of humor is usually hilarious, and even anti-intellectualism can be an interesting point of view, but here I think you're just being anti-intellectuals ... "some circles"? Maybe your response is a misdirected reaction to the way CKE embarrassed Georgia in a rather (IMO) snide and sanctimonious tone. *nod* But without much rethinking, I believe you can see your own analysis is the overwrought one. An "overanalysis" of my own -Only two facts are available:
1. a child named ZamZam
2. a Biblical place name of significance in some religion, ZamZamCKE conclusion (no added assumptions): child is most likely named for place. This isn't overanalysis or finding significance where none exists, it's perfect effing logic, using the principle of parsimony (Always tentatively accept the conclusion that requires the fewest assumptions).Projecting your own assumptions onto the unknown child's situation, you are "doubtful that parents knew or cared about name's significance."
Non-factual and irrelevant assumptions, judgments, biases you added to the mix to draw your conclusion (this is why I say you are the one "overanalyzing" if anyone is):
1 "based on [my personal] experience and knowledge of human nature"
2 "chances are the parents do not know the name of the well in the Bible"
3 "I didn't know its name"
4 "ZamZam sounds [to me] like a child's nickname"I understand that you have seen a lot of crap naming, and I appreciate your sense of humor about it very much. However, in some circles there is a tendency sometimes to project one's own limited experience onto the whole world, and to find meaninglessness and alienation where significance may possibly exist for someone else. Sometimes, a Biblical reference is just a Biblical reference ... even if it's one you've never heard of that sounds dumb to you. - mirfak the pedantic, in a self-consciously snide and sanctimonious tone

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I totally agree with you on one thing...Which was that CKE was unnecessarily snide and condescending toward Georgia, who was after all, only saying what most of the rest of us had said. What did Georgia say that was so off-base that he had to come over like he was her fed-up teacher and had to snap at her to "look it up before you start spouting off," so to speak? Quite frankly, I think he was showing off.But while I do think there is a possibility little ZamZam was named after a place of great religious significance, having seen ba's on this board for kids named Big Poppa, Champ, Samantha Pinkie-Pie, I still stand by my assumption that the parents did not intend their name choice to be of any greater significance than "it sounds cute." If we're tossing around old sayings, how about "When you hear hoofbeats, you shouldn't automatically assume it's a zebra. It's probably just a horse."And we were all three snide and a bit sanctimonious in our own ways. We just happen to be on different sides of the issue. It's a draw.
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Lol, I agree
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Hitchcock? :| Poor girl is up for a lot of teasing.
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"Hitchcock Olga" doesn't seem to be from a birth announcement, but from a commencement program. (At least, someone's posting about names from a commencement program is the only reference I can find through Google to "Hitchcock Olga".) Therefore it seems quite possible to me that this actually isn't the true order of the given name, but a case where whoever printed up the commencement program made an error and switched the first name with either the last name or the middle name. I have seen such errors on commencement programs myself.
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oh my bad, I must have miss-read the information :)
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From now on, could you post links to where you found these "BA's"?
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Where the heck are you from?! Where are these BA's from??!!
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they are all from different places, not from my area
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hate all cept shiloh and willow for girls, and truin and sage for guys
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nt.
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Well we know what part of the world you live in!....According to the following map, Blue Bell Ice Cream is only sold in some Southern and Southwestern states in the USA:http://www.foodlocker.com/blbeicecr.html
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the list is the very worst yet, I want to punch somebody in the teeth!Amaretto Alexis: That's an alcoholic drink I haven't seen used as a fn yet.Angel Lilly: Funeral home flowers.Audumn: Aw, dumb!Bileigh Broderrick: "My parents were hoping really hard for a boy, and they're not very happy I wasn't one."Blou Angel: That is probably in the Top Ten for Most Asinine Name Combos of All Time. At least for this week.Blu Starr: And sibs Blu Kross and Blu Sheeld.Blue-Roseetter Angel: To be a bit different from Blou Angel.Blue Laverne: The nurses had to talk pretty fast to stop them going all out and calling her Blue Lagoon.Blue Velvet: Have they ever seen the movie? It's very kinky.Bluebell Adora: The BTN line of My Little Ponies.Bluebell Isis: Mom had a craving for Bluebell Ice Cream.Bluebell Pixie: Mom is a giggling teenager still obsessed with glitter graphics, fairy fok and anything involving princesses.Chyna Star: They make real good Moo Goo Gai Pan.Dandy Lilac: What the hell is with these idiotic, simpering, cutesy-fairy-tale names?Geisha Marie: Do they even know what a geisha is?Genesis Alexis: Try saying that fast three times.Grey Sky: I want to knock Tuesday clear to next Thursday.Heaven Leigh: Mom: Feather-Brain.Hitchcock Olga: WT ding-dong galloping F???!!! (Punctuation marks fought each other to get in that sentence.)Izzy Isis: I dunno, is he?Liberty Nation: I can probably find one of those white-supremacist/survivalist/anti-government magazines that's named that.Marigold Lark: Of all the flowers out there to choose from, and they pick one that stinks.Millie Peaceful: Thrown out of her preschool for throwing blocks.Misty-Diamond Bobbie: Bobbie dancing at the Lusty Kitty.Muskan Anna: Stinky Anna.Pippa Pearl Jean: Redneck tries for poncey Brit.Roseangel Electra: New pink vacuum cleaner?Tigerlily Congo: Parents wouldn't know Tigerlily if it sprounted from their butt, and couldn't find Congo on a map.

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I'm wondering if she made these up. They seem wayyyyy far out for real names.
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DITTO x 10 to the seventh power!
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I'd use/I likeON MY OWN LIST TO USE
Azure - MN
Star - part of a FN or MN
Eden - MN
Marie - part of a FN
Genesis - boy
Sky - either
Heaven - MN
Ann - Anne, part of a FN
Hope - MN
Liberty
Pearl - MN
Shiloh - boy
Grace - MN
Tigerlily
Addison - boy
Jack - possibly
Freedom - either
Job - MN possibly
London - either
Sage - either
Lilly - Lily, part of a FN
Sawyer - girl
James
Hunter - girl
Shayd Walker
I LIKE THESE AS WELL/ALL GP
Amaretto
Angel
Audumn - Autumn
Annette
Broderrick - Broderick, boy
Cecilia
Lilac
Geisha
Tuesday
Lark
Mercy
Peaceful
Misty
Diamond
Pippa
Jean
Scout
Matilda
Serenity
Shiloh Grace
Tulip
Willow
Wynter - Winter
Oliver
Elvis
Cannon - boy, GP
Dakota - boy
Justice - boy
Maximillion - Maximillian, girl or boy, GP
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