[name_f]My[/name_f] mom (talking about some neighbors): “Yeah, she’s [name_m]Everett[/name_m] and Alistair’s mom.”
Me: “Whoa, [name_m]Everett[/name_m] and [name_m]Alistair[/name_m]? That’s such a good–”
[name_f]My[/name_f] mom: “Sibset?”
Me:
Side note: This subsequently spawned a conversation between me and my dad about the various different ways you can spell [name_m]Alistair[/name_m] (he’s only ever heard [name_m]Alistair[/name_m], I used [name_m]Alasdair[/name_m] for one of my characters and really like it, my friend’s brother is named Allistar. . . it was a whole thing)
Side side note: [name_f]My[/name_f] friend’s brother’s full name is Allistar [name_m]Jedi[/name_m] [last name] nn [name_f]Ally[/name_f] and hers is [name_m]Anderson[/name_m] [name_m]Ace[/name_m] nn [name_m]Andy[/name_m]. I don’t think their parents are even huge [name_f]Star[/name_f] Wars fans, they just “wanted his name to be special”, according to her.
That’s fair! I think a lot of people think of the female [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m] character, so it feels more feminine, but I adore it for all genders. Anyone can be a hero, right?
Me: “So my top contender for a boy is [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_f]Willow[/name_f], that’s the safe option, and [name_f]Willow[/name_f] on a boy isn’t even that safe, it’s unexpected! That’s definitely the name I should use. But. . . [name_f]Willow[/name_f] [name_m]Caspian[/name_m]! I love it! Mom, would you be upset if I named your grandson [name_f]Willow[/name_f] Caspian?”
Mom: “You’re. . . not pregnant. Right?”
Me: sighs “No, I’m not pregnant, obviously, I’m just a nerd. Anyway, my top choice for a girl is [name_f]Olive[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], but I’m worried that will be taken the wrong way, because both names are from your side of the family! I’ll feel like a bad person if I don’t use an honor name from Dad’s side, but I don’t like any of those names! Is Grandma going to be upset with me if I name my daughter [name_f]Olive[/name_f] Elizabeth?”
Mom: . . .
Mom: “Kit, these are hypothetical children, who will be born years from now, and who might not even be born at all. Plus, I think your significant other will probably want a say too. But seriously, I might have a hard time getting over it if you get a face or neck tattoo, but you can name your children anything you want.”
Me: “Whoo. Okay. Thanks for the vote of confidence.”
Me: “But not anything anything, right? Like, please stop me if I try to name them McKinllllleigh with five l’s.”
I swear my brother is clueless when it comes to name pronunciations.
I showed him some of the ABNT names. They were all pronounced horribly wrong, but the worst was [name_f]Florence[/name_f] [name_f]Ada[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f].
Me - isn’t it so pretty?
Him - floor-eens-se ah-daa grace
Also him - coh-see-may el-les-peeth luuks (Cosima [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f] Lux)
I’ve come here to apologize to the people who came up with these lovely combos.
Reposting this here because I thought it was funny.
My brother and I were talking about names, and I told him Elizabeth is my favorite name. He said he didn’t really like it. Then I said that the likelihood that he will have a niece with Elizabeth somewhere in her name is very high. I also said that he cannot call her Liz, Lizzie, Libby, Beth, Bethie, Eliza, Liza, or Ellie. Then he said “so can I call her Lizzo?”
Lizzo, guys… I have no idea how this kid’s brain works… that’s definitely a new one…
I came up with the name Edward Island last night and i thought it was adorable… then i realised it was from my Anne of Green Gables brain… Prince Edward Island. Ugh.
I’m kinda curious whether they actually wanted to honor Bin Laden or did it as a joke (I’d guess this is more likely because of [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] Bush?)… and honestly it’s hard to say which would be worse
Chick-Fil-A 
