OP: “Middle name ideas for a girl named [name_u]Ashley[/name_u]?” Replier: “I don’t like [name_u]Ashley[/name_u], it’s a boy name. [name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_f]Aisling[/name_f], [name_f]Annie[/name_f], or [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] [name_f]Nerissa[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemarie[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u]?”
OP: “What do you think of [name_m]Leo[/name_m] as a brother to [name_m]Orville[/name_m]?” Replier: “[name_m]How[/name_m] dare you name your child [name_m]Orville[/name_m], he’ll be scarred for life!”
‘What names have we missed?’ thread: Poster 1:gives long, thorough list with etymology, origin and gender usage Poster 2: Almanzo! Belphoebe! (or some other frequently mentioned name) Poster 3: I knew this girl Everlylynn, so it must be a real name, add it NOW!
[name_m]New[/name_m] poster: Nameberry, help! I think my laptop is possessed by the ghost of a name nerd!
[name_u]Berry[/name_u]: What? [name_m]How[/name_m] can you tell?
[name_m]New[/name_m] poster: i don’t think i have control over this keyboard much longer it’s trying to type please send h 01101110 01100001 01101101 01100101 00100000 01111001 01101111 01110101 01110010 00100000 01100011 01101000 01101001 01101100 01100100 00100000 01010111 01110010 01100101 01101110
When you’re at your baby shower and friends are suggesting names to you for your baby girl…
“I think you should name her [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]!”
“[name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]?”
Me: “Those are SO pretty, but #2 and #3 on the SS charts so…no.” Blank stares
Oh!! You want something different??? What about Brynlavalee-[name_f]Grace[/name_f]??? it’s like [name_f]Brynlee[/name_f] with [name_f]Ava[/name_f] in the middle!!!
On the same note
[name_m]SIL[/name_m]: “When I have a girl I’m naming her [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] because it was my Grandma’s name and it’s SOOO cute!!”
Me: “It is very cute! But it’s so popular! #7 in our state! Yes I knew that off the top of my head. Also did you know it used to be a boy’s name? So did [name_u]Madison[/name_u]!!” Continues to ramble about statistics and other information before noticing [name_m]SIL[/name_m]'s blank stare “But [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] is totally cute!!”
[name_u]Love[/name_u] this thread! Funniest thing I’ve seen on Nameberry yet
– Self parody –
Driving to grocery store, talking about politics
Me: Anyway do you think [name_u]Flynn[/name_u] ages well? I mean I think it’s a little out there but it’s so cute–
Partner: What? Why are you thinking about baby names? We’re not having kids for years, remember?
Me: I am literally always thinking about names.
Watching a movie on Netflix
Me: So what do you think of [name_f]Fiona[/name_f]?
Partner: What?
Me: The name. Like could I use a middle name that ends in A or would that sound weird?
Partner: Oh my god not again that has NOTHING TO [name_f]DO[/name_f] WITH THIS MOVIE
1 hour later, going to sleep
Partner: So what did you think of the movie?
Me: It was good! Anyway I really like [name_m]Bodhi[/name_m] for a boy but it might have too much of a hippie vibe, and I can’t think of a good middle name–
Partner: You are obsessed.
Me: [name_u]True[/name_u]
Trying to sleep
Me: [name_f]Babe[/name_f]. What do you think of [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]–
Partner: Oh my god babe GO TO SLEEP
(This is a little exaggerated because she’s actually a good sport about it most of the time haha XD)
That awkward moment when you become so attached to your screen names, it becomes like a second name to you, so when someone insults it, you feel personally offended until you remember that’s not even your actual name…
This is the best thing ever. I’ve spent three days reading every single post! Anyway, this happened to me yesterday.
explains whole premise of novel I’ve been working on for a year to a new friend gets way more excited over her liking my character names than I do over her liking my story idea realizes my new friend has no idea what she just walked into then proceeds to launch into the history behind each name I used and even some other names I like she respond politely and doesn’t appear to be scared off
then recomends Nameberry to her* feels vaguely guilty for the whole thing
I can’t stand it when people Anglicise the spellings of Irish names like [name_f]Rosheen[/name_f] or [name_f]Neve[/name_f]! It’s so disrespectful! Why don’t you just pee on the Irish flag and punch a giant sentient shamrock in the face while you’re at it???
Anyway, top contenders on my list are [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], [name_f]Erin[/name_f], [name_f]Moira[/name_f] and [name_f]Bree[/name_f] for a girl, [name_m]Angus[/name_m], [name_u]Tiernan[/name_u] or [name_u]Rory[/name_u] for a boy. WDYT?
Yes! Then it usually goes into:
“[name_f]Rose[/name_f] was the first one I thought of too!”
“No way! It’s so unique and pretty. [name_m]Don[/name_m]'t forget [name_f]Marie[/name_f] too”
That’s it. St. [name_m]Patrick[/name_m]'s [name_u]Day[/name_u] is cancelled.
What about [name_f]Kinzlee[/name_f] for a girl or [name_m]Kaydin[/name_m] for a boy? They have a lot of culture and history behind them and I feel like they match your style.
Help [name_u]Wren[/name_u] just entered the top 1000 and now I need to change my 5 year old daughters name so she doesn’t end up as one of 100 [name_u]Wren[/name_u]'s in her school.
(self-parody)
Me: What do you think of [name_f]Delphina[/name_f] [name_u]Scout[/name_u] and [name_u]Darcy[/name_u] [name_m]Tobias[/name_m]?
OP: I prefer [name_u]Scout[/name_u] on a boy and [name_u]Darcy[/name_u] on a girl.
Me: THIS IS THE DEATH OF THE CLASSICS!!! (hides in a corner and cries)
wants to ask a question concerning unisex names and what gender you’d expect a child with that name to be reads the post over 200 times before posting in the hopes that I don’t come off as sexist or offensive
