A Baby Named Bro and other Atrocities

General Name Discussion
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At my job I come across lots of kids names ranging from the horribly misspelled to the boringly average to a few nice surprises. The following range from about 6-15 months old and are what their parent listed as their given name

Girls
[name]Abigail[/name]
Aeora
Ahmerie
Alarice
Ale’yah
[name]America[/name]
Analayah
[name]Angela[/name]
Anilah
[name]Ashlin[/name]
[name]Avery[/name]
Averyaunna
[name]Avi[/name]'[name]Onna[/name]
Avyanna
A’yama
[name]Ayla[/name]
Azariya
[name]Bailey[/name]
[name]Bella[/name]
[name]Bree[/name]'Yanne
[name]Brooke[/name]
[name]Brooklynn[/name]
Bryla
Calaiya
[name]Chandra[/name]
[name]Chloe[/name]
Coriyah
[name]Destiny[/name]
[name]Ella[/name] (3)
[name]Emma[/name]
[name]Faith[/name]
[name]Genesis[/name] (2)
Haizleigh
[name]Harlow[/name]
[name]Harper[/name]
I’leah
[name]Iyanna[/name]
[name]Jayda[/name]
[name]JayLynn[/name]
[name]Jemma[/name]
[name]Jen[/name]'ylah
Jilaysia
[name]Johanna[/name]
[name]Kaelan[/name]
Kaliana
[name]Kamara[/name]
Kamyiah
[name]Kaylin[/name]
Layah
[name]Layla[/name]
[name]Leah[/name]
[name]Lia[/name]
[name]Liliana[/name]
[name]Lilliana[/name]
Lillyonna
Lucianna
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Makenna[/name]
Malanea
[name]Marleah[/name]
[name]Marlene[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Melody[/name]
[name]Milah[/name]
Mitieka
[name]Nalani[/name]
Naveah
[name]Olivia[/name] (2)
[name]Raven[/name]
Rayanna
[name]Sabella[/name]
[name]Sariyah[/name]
[name]Seeley[/name]
[name]Serenity[/name] (2)
[name]Shiloh[/name]
[name]Sophia[/name] (3)
[name]Stephanie[/name]
[name]Summer[/name]
[name]Tessa[/name]
Thailya
Zah-[name]Nya[/name]
[name]Zamora[/name]
[name]Zoie[/name]

Boys
[name]Aingeal[/name]
[name]Alberto[/name]
[name]Amir[/name]
[name]Angel[/name]
[name]Antonio[/name]
[name]Ara[/name]
[name]Aries[/name]
[name]Armani[/name]
[name]Austin[/name]
[name]Bentley[/name] (2)
[name]Braxton[/name]
[name]Brayden[/name]
Bro (!!!)
[name]Bryce[/name]
[name]Bryson[/name]
[name]Cameron[/name] (2)
[name]Chase[/name]
[name]Christopher[/name]
[name]Collin[/name]
[name]Cooper[/name]
[name]Courtney[/name]
[name]Daniel[/name]
[name]Davon[/name]
Davontay
[name]Dennis[/name]
[name]Derek[/name]
[name]Dominic[/name]
[name]Don[/name]'Trell
[name]Elijah[/name] (2)
[name]Emiliano[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Giovanni[/name]
[name]Isaiah[/name]
[name]Jaidan[/name]
Jakobi
[name]James[/name]
[name]Jamil[/name]
[name]Jaxon[/name] (2)
[name]Jo[/name]'savn
[name]Joseph[/name]
[name]Joshia[/name]
[name]Journey[/name]
[name]Julius[/name]
[name]Kage[/name]
[name]Kale[/name] (2)
[name]Kaleb[/name]
[name]Kallan[/name]
[name]Keegan[/name]
Lancentt
[name]Leo[/name]
[name]Liam[/name]
[name]Louis[/name]
[name]Lucas[/name] (2)
[name]Marius[/name]
[name]Martin[/name]
[name]Mason[/name]
[name]Micah[/name]
[name]Michael[/name] (2)
[name]Nathan[/name]
[name]Nathanial[/name]
[name]Noah[/name] (2)
[name]Quinten[/name]
[name]Ra[/name] [name]Quan[/name]
[name]Rojelio[/name]
[name]Ryder[/name]
[name]Rylan[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Shawn[/name]
[name]Silas[/name]
Stryder
[name]Tommy[/name]
Wheatt ([name]Wyatt[/name]? Maybe.)
[name]Willie[/name]
[name]Xavier[/name]

Thoughts?

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[name]Chloe[/name]
[name]Ella[/name]
[name]Faith[/name]
[name]Harlow[/name]
[name]Harper[/name]
[name]Liliana[/name]/[name]Lilliana[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Shiloh[/name]
[name]Sophia[/name]

[name]Austin[/name]
Bentey
[name]Braxton[/name]
[name]Brayden[/name] (not this spelling though, much prefer [name]Braden[/name])
[name]Bryce[/name]
[name]Bryson[/name]
[name]Chase[/name]
[name]Collin[/name] ([name]Colin[/name])
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Jaxon[/name]
[name]Kage[/name] (hate this spelling though)
[name]Kale[/name] (prefer [name]Cale[/name])
[name]Kaleb[/name] (prefer [name]Caleb[/name])
[name]Kallan[/name] (prefer [name]Callan[/name])
[name]Keegan[/name]/[name]Keagan[/name]
[name]Liam[/name]
[name]Mason[/name]
[name]Nathanial[/name] (prefer [name]Nathaniel[/name])
[name]Noah[/name]
[name]Quinten[/name] (prefer [name]Quentin[/name])
[name]Ryder[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Silas[/name]
[name]Xavier[/name]

WoW, that is all I can say about some of the names on this list.

Girls
[name]Abigail[/name]
Aeora
Ahmerie
Alarice
Ale’yah
[name]America[/name]
Analayah
[name]Angela[/name]
Anilah
[name]Ashlin[/name]
[name]Avery[/name]
Averyaunna
[name]Avi[/name]’[name]Onna[/name]
Avyanna
A’yama
[name]Ayla[/name]
Azariya
[name]Bailey[/name]
[name]Bella[/name]
[name]Bree[/name]'Yanne
[name]Brooke[/name]
[name]Brooklynn[/name]
Bryla
Calaiya
[name]Chandra[/name]
[name]Chloe[/name]
Coriyah
[name]Destiny[/name]
[name]Ella[/name] (3)
[name]Emma[/name]
[name]Faith[/name]
[name]Genesis[/name] (2)
Haizleigh
[name]Harlow[/name]
[name]Harper[/name]
I’leah
[name]Iyanna[/name]
[name]Jayda[/name]
[name]JayLynn[/name]
[name]Jemma[/name]
[name]Jen[/name]'ylah
Jilaysia
[name]Johanna[/name]
[name]Kaelan[/name]
Kaliana
[name]Kamara[/name]
Kamyiah
[name]Kaylin[/name]
Layah
[name]Layla[/name]
[name]Leah[/name]
[name]Lia[/name]
[name]Liliana[/name]
[name]Lilliana[/name]
Lillyonna
Lucianna
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Makenna[/name]
Malanea
[name]Marleah[/name]
[name]Marlene[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Melody[/name]
[name]Milah[/name]
Mitieka
[name]Nalani[/name]
Naveah
[name]Olivia[/name] (2)
[name]Raven[/name]
Rayanna
[name]Sabella[/name]
[name]Sariyah[/name]
[name]Seeley[/name]
[name]Serenity[/name] (2)
[name]Shiloh[/name]
[name]Sophia[/name] (3)
[name]Stephanie[/name]
[name]Summer[/name]
[name]Tessa[/name]
Thailya
Zah-[name]Nya[/name]
[name]Zamora[/name]
[name]Zoie[/name]

Boys
[name]Aingeal[/name]
[name]Alberto[/name]
[name]Amir[/name]
[name]Angel[/name]
[name]Antonio[/name]
[name]Ara[/name]
[name]Aries[/name]
[name]Armani[/name]
[name]Austin[/name]
[name]Bentley[/name] (2)
[name]Braxton[/name]
[name]Brayden[/name]
Bro (!!!)
[name]Bryce[/name]
[name]Bryson[/name]
[name]Cameron[/name] (2)
[name]Chase[/name]
[name]Christopher[/name]
[name]Collin[/name]
[name]Cooper[/name]
[name]Courtney[/name]
[name]Daniel[/name]
[name]Davon[/name]
Davontay
[name]Dennis[/name]
[name]Derek[/name]
[name]Dominic[/name]
[name]Don[/name]'Trell
[name]Elijah[/name] (2)
[name]Emiliano[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Giovanni[/name]
[name]Isaiah[/name]
[name]Jaidan[/name]
Jakobi
[name]James[/name]
[name]Jamil[/name]
[name]Jaxon[/name] (2)
[name]Jo[/name]'savn
[name]Joseph[/name]
[name]Joshia[/name]
[name]Journey[/name]
[name]Julius[/name]
[name]Kage[/name]
[name]Kale[/name] (2)
[name]Kaleb[/name]
[name]Kallan[/name]
[name]Keegan[/name]
Lancentt
[name]Leo[/name]
[name]Liam[/name]
[name]Louis[/name]
[name]Lucas[/name] (2)
[name]Marius[/name]
[name]Martin[/name]
[name]Mason[/name]
[name]Micah[/name]
[name]Michael[/name] (2)
[name]Nathan[/name]
[name]Nathanial[/name]
[name]Noah[/name] (2)
[name]Quinten[/name]
[name]Ra[/name] [name]Quan[/name]
[name]Rojelio[/name]
[name]Ryder[/name]
[name]Rylan[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Shawn[/name]
[name]Silas[/name]
Stryder
[name]Tommy[/name]
Wheatt ([name]Wyatt[/name]? Maybe.)
[name]Willie[/name]
[name]Xavier[/name]

Thoughts?[/QUOTE]

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.Seems like girls are suffering more than boys with all the weird, made-up names with odd spellings

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I have lived on this earth for more than sixteen years and have met/heard very many names in my time and I have come to this question:

why on earth would you put punctuation in your childs name punctuation does not belong in a name do you understand what punctuation is

I mean, I can understand the occasional [name]Anne[/name]-[name]Marie[/name]. I’m not a fan, but I can understand it. But [name]Bree[/name]-[name]Yanna[/name]? WHAT THE.
foams at the mouth

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Girls
[name]Avery[/name] - boy only
[name]Brooklynn[/name] - [name]Brooklyn[/name] boy only
[name]Chloe[/name]
[name]Emma[/name]
[name]Genesis[/name] - boy only
[name]Harlow[/name] - either
[name]Harper[/name] - prefer boy, either
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Raven[/name] - boy only
[name]Shiloh[/name] - either

Boys
[name]Aries[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name]
[name]James[/name] - girl
[name]Journey[/name] - YAY for a boy!
[name]Marius[/name]
[name]Michael[/name] - girl
[name]Noah[/name]

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All those added Y’s! Stop it already! No one will ever spell Ale’yah, Azariya, or Kamyiah correctly without asking, and those are three of the most recognizable names with added Y’s.

It’s interesting to see [name]Angela[/name], [name]Marlene[/name] and [name]Stephanie[/name] in the 6-15-month-old age range. And [name]Courtney[/name] on a boy. Cool!

This is the third time I’ve seen Stryder, and each time it’s been this spelling. If I may gripe about the added Y for another moment, why would you do this? Does the misspelling make it look more “like a name?” I have a soft spot for Strider since it’s one of Aragorn’s acquired names ([name]Lord[/name] of the Rings :)). I probably wouldn’t use it up front, but it could make a cool middle. But for the love of literacy, spell it correctly!

There are some lovely and handsome names on this list, too. I’m sorry to say they’re a bit swamped by the strange misspellings, especially the girls’.