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HelpEdited: Awful BA and sibset - why on earth would you do this to your children?
A friend of a friend had her fourth child recently. Shannon and Hogan welcome:
Bre'shae Karess
She join big brother Zacchaeus and big sisters Paeghton and Jaydah.
Oh lordy! I realize that Zacchaeus is a legit biblical name but it looks made up or an attempt at a 'cool' creative spelling, especially when it is next to Paeghton and Bre'shae. In my opinion, even though I am not a huge fan of the name or the spelling, I think Jaydah got off lightly.
ETA: and on the same website where this birth announcement was placed I found another gem:
Moe-Moana and Anaru welcome a baby girl:
Tyaane Tomowai-a-aniwa Elaya-Ellaniya (and then a double barreled last name!)
The poor girl, her name is such a mouthful and they gave her 2 last names as well!
To explain some of the maori names - the mothers name (Moe-Moana) means sleeping (moe) ocean (moana) and Anaru is listed on this site and is Maori for Andrew.
I did some research on the baby's long maori name tomo means to enter and wai means water and when the a is by itself like that is most often means 'at'. So I would guess that the names means to enter the water at Aniwa, I cannot find a meaning for Aniwa but it could be a place name.
Bre'shae Karess
She join big brother Zacchaeus and big sisters Paeghton and Jaydah.
Oh lordy! I realize that Zacchaeus is a legit biblical name but it looks made up or an attempt at a 'cool' creative spelling, especially when it is next to Paeghton and Bre'shae. In my opinion, even though I am not a huge fan of the name or the spelling, I think Jaydah got off lightly.
ETA: and on the same website where this birth announcement was placed I found another gem:
Moe-Moana and Anaru welcome a baby girl:
Tyaane Tomowai-a-aniwa Elaya-Ellaniya (and then a double barreled last name!)
The poor girl, her name is such a mouthful and they gave her 2 last names as well!
To explain some of the maori names - the mothers name (Moe-Moana) means sleeping (moe) ocean (moana) and Anaru is listed on this site and is Maori for Andrew.
I did some research on the baby's long maori name tomo means to enter and wai means water and when the a is by itself like that is most often means 'at'. So I would guess that the names means to enter the water at Aniwa, I cannot find a meaning for Aniwa but it could be a place name.
This message was edited 6/18/2011, 5:50 PM
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Well, I love Zacchaeus and have for a long time. I don't think it looks made up. In fact I think it's a rather sophisticated name. The sisters' names are bad in my opinion, especially Bre'shae.
The meaning of Moe-Moana is lovely though the name itself is not really my style. Anauru I like as well. I think you should be careful when judging naming traditions that you aren't familiar with or not part of your culture. Yes, the name is long but I don't think it's awful in anyway (not like Bre'shae) and I'm pretty sure she will only go by one of those names in everyday life.
The meaning of Moe-Moana is lovely though the name itself is not really my style. Anauru I like as well. I think you should be careful when judging naming traditions that you aren't familiar with or not part of your culture. Yes, the name is long but I don't think it's awful in anyway (not like Bre'shae) and I'm pretty sure she will only go by one of those names in everyday life.
This message was edited 6/19/2011, 1:33 AM
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Oh sorry if it wasn't clear but I am a born and bred New Zealander still living in NZ so I am very familiar with the Maori language and it's naming traditions and that name is not traditional in any way.
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naming someone Karess just seems vulgar....
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The Maori make some weird name combos but at least it's explainable.
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What the heck is Bre'shae suppose to be?
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a donkey with a cold?
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Bre'awful?
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lol!
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Well It's really not as awful as all that, she'll be Tyaane Lastname-Lastname to most people and that's not bad at all.
I like Zacchaeus.
I like Zacchaeus.
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Bre'shae sounds like a type of cheese and Karess makes me think of "caress".
Zacchaeus is pretty lucky compared to his sisters' names. Jaydah isn't dreadful, but I definitely don't like it and Paeghton is a terrible spelling.
Zacchaeus is pretty lucky compared to his sisters' names. Jaydah isn't dreadful, but I definitely don't like it and Paeghton is a terrible spelling.
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