[name]Do[/name] you know of any families where the names of the parent and child seem like they should be the other way around, based on when the names were most popular?
An example is on the TV show Up All [name]Night[/name], with mom [name]Reagan[/name] and daughter [name]Amy[/name]. (I actually like the name [name]Amy[/name] personally!) A couple of real-life examples from families I’ve known or heard mention on other forums are a mom named [name]Jenny[/name] (albeit short for [name]Jane[/name] and not [name]Jennifer[/name]) and daughter named [name]Linda[/name]; from another family there’s dad [name]Nathan[/name] and son [name]Paul[/name].
Hmm, that’s an interesting question! I do know a family where the daughter is [name]Rachel[/name] and the mother [name]Lily[/name]. Also know of a mom [name]Sophie[/name] and a daughter [name]Rebecca[/name]. Can’t really think of any boys’ generation confusion…
When I saw “generationally confusing” I thought it was “generally confusing” and I immediately thought of a family I know where the two girls are [name]Madeleine[/name] and [name]Marguerite[/name], and the parents are [name]Marc[/name] and [name]Mary[/name] [name]Kaye[/name]! That is very confusing, though not generationally so!
My DH is [name]Leo[/name] & my son is [name]John[/name].
[name]Leo[/name]'s full name is [name]Leonard[/name] and our baby’s nn is [name]Jax[/name], which seem more generationally appropriate.
OH how interesting! I’d never thought of that. Great examples so far!
I had noticed [name]Amy[/name] on Up All [name]Night[/name], not in relation to [name]Reagan[/name]'s name but more that it seemed an unusual choice for a 2010-ish baby from a writing perspective. It must be a nod to someone
I’m wracking my brain, but I think all the families I know in real life either align with typical naming trends OR have very generation-ambiguous names (like [name]Catherine[/name], [name]Josephine[/name] (borderline), [name]Matthew[/name], etc.). In fact, now that I think of it, most people I know are choosing super-duper on-trend names for their kids.
I know a [name]Leah[/name] with a son named [name]Joel[/name], the latter seeming more from her generation (80s baby) than his (2010-ish).
OH and I do know a dad [name]Levi[/name] with a daughter [name]Allison[/name].
I know a couple in their mid 30’s named [name]Charlotte[/name] and [name]Micah[/name]. Their daughter named [name]Brooke[/name] and a son [name]Nathan[/name]. If I saw the names written down I would assume the kids were in their mid 30’s and their parents 4 and under a year.
My husband works with a woman named [name]Emily[/name] who has a daughter [name]Krista[/name] who is 3. Would figure [name]Emily[/name] is the 3 year old and [name]Krista[/name] the mom. [name]Friend[/name] from college is [name]Mollie[/name] and her newest dd is [name]Robyn[/name]. I also have a college friend named [name]Isaac[/name] who’s wife ([name]Ashley[/name], not a part of this thread) just had twin boys [name]Christopher[/name] and [name]Shane[/name]. [name]Both[/name] of those names I consider to be “born in the 70’s” where as [name]Isaac[/name] is more modern day. My sisters hairdresser is [name]Kiera[/name] (mid 20’sish) and her toddler is [name]Danielle[/name].
I thought of another one I recall from awhile back: Mom [name]Kristi[/name], daughter [name]Susan[/name].
We often talk on here about sibsets and how sometimes for example if you have a girl with a boy-leaning name and a boy with a girl-leaning name together people will often mix their names up (as [name]Pam[/name] mentioned that after naming her daughter [name]Rory[/name] she then ruled out anything unisex for her sons). For those of us with names currently in fashion, even though that may be fun for a name-nerd, it makes it more difficult if you want to name your child something more associated with your generation or older and you want to minimize confusion between you and your child (e.g. if you’re [name]Sophia[/name] and you name your daughter [name]Stephanie[/name] people will often assume you’re [name]Stephanie[/name] and she’s [name]Sophia[/name]; on the other hand if you’re [name]Susan[/name] you could use either of the aforementioned names without too many issues, although [name]Stephanie[/name] may make your family seem like it’s in a time warp).
Not sure if this counts, but I knew a mother called [name]Grace[/name] with a daughter named [name]Faith[/name] (used to attend the day care I worked at). People would often get their names mixed up. I’d say those names sound like they’re from the same generation, not really switched.
Sure, the name I tend to go by is my middle name, [name]Scarlett[/name], which although trendy/popular now for little kids, was not in my generation [Never ran into any other Scarletts my age]. I named my daughter [name]Ruth[/name]. Yesterday at the doctor’s office the nurse got confused briefly, thought she was [name]Scarlett[/name] and I was [name]Ruth[/name].
I honestly think more people are starting to give their children “older” names. Which is not a bad thing IMHO.
I will probably end up being one of those generationally confusing mothers. My name is [name]Zoie[/name] (popular now, and spelled wrong) and I will more than likely have a [name]Margaret[/name] or something of the sort
Yeah, nearly all my friends’ kids have old fashioned names, I think mainly because they are using family names from past generations, i.e. naming their kids after their parents or grand-parents and so forth.
