Hey everyone ! I stumbled across this article and thought some of you might enjoy the read ! I know i did 
Great article!
Awesome article. The comments were funny, too.
I agree with it almost 100%. Great article.
I think the Twilight thing is more on terms with naming your kid [name]Edward[/name] or [name]Bella[/name] based on the characters rather than the fact that your grandfather is/was an [name]Edward[/name] also, or you just [name]TRULY[/name] always loved the name before the books/movies existed.
Seriously, the Y trend needs to die already. 2 of my friends had babies this week. A [name]Jordynn[/name] and an [name]Esmay[/name].
No.
These rules should be enlarged and pasted inside every delivery room.
Agreed, I found this article very truthful. A daughter of one of my grandmothers friends just became a grandmother herself. They named him Jeydan. Yeah. I bit my tongue really hard to keep from dry heaving.
All points are good but the last one is the best: think about THE KID not yourself.
I don’t think it great article. I think it’s judgmental, ignorant and offensive. [name]Author[/name] can’t prove their names would be an obstacle, so why does this bothers him/her?
This is GREAT article:
REASON 2: POLITICS RAISES ITS UGLY HEAD
In another study of baby names (see, love is indeed in the air), political scientists at the University of Chicago look at baby names from another perspective. In this conference paper, they argue that political ideology affects the names parents choose for their little bundles of joy.
They suggest that names serve as social signals that can indicate either cultural or economic “wealth,” in which liberals are more interested in signaling cultural wealth while conservatives prefer to signal economic wealth. In particular, they indicate that liberal parents are more likely to choose uncommon, culturally obscure names (e.g., “Namaste,” “Finnegan,” and “Archimedes”), possibly a reflection of liberals’ tendencies toward openness, while conservative parents are more likely to choose culturally traditional names (e.g., “John,” “Thomas,” and “Catherine”), possibly reflecting their tendencies toward conscientiousness. By the way, this ideological pattern fits nicely, particularly in terms of conservatives and tradition, with my post “Which of the 5 Types of Political Moralizer are You?”
They also argue that liberals are more likely to choose feminine names, which they identify as multi-syllabic with “softer” phonemes and beginning or ending in vowels, while conservatives are more likely to choose masculine names, which they describe as including “harder” phonemes such as K, B, and D that carry connotations of aggression and strength.
Their results were a bit complicated, but they generally supported the researchers’ argument. Using data from birth certificates, the US Census, and voting records in California, the researchers found that high-status (more educated and wealthy) liberal mothers were more likely to choose unusual and feminine baby names, while their conservative sisters were more likely to choose masculine names.
[name]WILLIAM[/name], [name]KADEN[/name], [name]EMMA[/name], [name]SATINE[/name], [name]ALEXANDER[/name], [name]CREW[/name], [name]OLIVIA[/name], [name]EPONINE[/name]…?
And you thought naming a baby is as “easy” as family tradition, religion, ethnicity, and fad following. Maybe it’s about wanting to increase our contribution to the gene pool by making it easier for our kids to have more kids. Or signaling our cultural or economic prestige.
With issues like these to consider, I’m going to have a lot to think about during the weddings I have to go to this summer…while I focus on the beautiful bride, music, and flowers, of course.
Being an [name]Yvonne[/name], I think his thoughts on “Y” not being a real vowel are pretty shallow. He’s got some good advice mixed in with stupid assumptions.
But he’s right. People are using Y in place of other vowels and it doesn’t make sense phonetically. In the English language I can’t think of a single time a Y would make an O, A, or U sound in a word, so I don’t know why people substitute Y for those vowels. [name]Even[/name] when it’s in place of something like an I where it could make phonetic sense I still cringe. Seriously, [name]Jessyca[/name]? Would you support that name choice without suggesting a change in spelling?
[name]Yvonne[/name] is a lovely, legitimate name that is spelled with a Y traditionally. He’s not insulting [name]EVERY[/name] name that contains a Y, he’s just pointing out that Americans are totally abusing this letter in names that aren’t traditionally spelled that way, for the sake of “uniqueness”.
Personally I thought the article was hilarious and rang pretty true, although being as tongue-in-cheek as it was I’m sure it’ll offend people.
He isn’t saying y-names are bad, he’s saying putting a y where it makes no logical since to be is annoying. Like changing [name]Kendall[/name] to Kyndyll and expecting people to pronounce it the same is ignoring the rules of English.
I think it’s mostly spot-on. I have to agree with pp about Twilight names, though. Although I’m not a Twilight fan, [name]Rosalie[/name], [name]Jasper[/name], [name]Alice[/name], and [name]Emmett[/name] are all pretty great names.
I agree that they are legitimate name, but the article specifically said naming your kids after Twilight characters was a dreadful idea.
And he’s right. Please don’t name your child after a fictional, emotional, weak, obsessive teenage girl, or a fictional, sparkling, obsessive stalker. THAT is ridiculous. Not the names.
And his main point about Y is “It’s not some kind of all-purpose MEGAVOWEL that can be readily substituted for the real ones just because you think it looks cooler.” And that made me smile. I’m probably stealing that and using it on every single one of my friends when they get pregnant.
That was really funny! I agreed with most of the rules, except for the Twilight one. [name]Rosalie[/name] is my favorite girl name and it’s from Twilight. [name]Edward[/name], [name]Isabella[/name], [name]Jacob[/name], [name]Alice[/name], [name]Esme[/name], [name]Jasper[/name], and [name]Emmett[/name] are perfectly fine names. I don’t think you should purposely name your child a name from Twilight, but if you just happen to, it’s OK.
Thanks for the funny article, sam6794! 
Best article I have read on baby names!!
I can’t even stand it any more… Here are a couple babies I have heard of on facebook recently:
Haelan (Boy)
Brinklee (Girl)
[name]Daxton[/name] (Boy)
Emrsyn (Boy) MISSING A VOWEL
This made me laugh. Perfect. Aim higher for your kids, people!
I think this should actually happen, then the world would be a better named place!
I thought the article was hilariously true. It reminds me of a study mentioned in this other article in which researchers “sent out thousands of résumés to job openings in [name]Boston[/name] and Chicago. At random, some résumés were given a “White-sounding” first name, like [name]Emily[/name] or [name]Greg[/name]. Others were given a “[name]Black[/name]-sounding” name, like [name]Lakisha[/name] or [name]Jamal[/name]. Those résumés with a White-sounding name prompted 50% more callbacks from potential employers.”
The article goes on to discuss the various effects of giving a child an “old-sounding” or “young-sounding” name as well as the implications of saddling a kid with a difficult to pronounce name. It’s rather interesting if you have a few minutes to read it.
I’m torn on this.
While I agree that, y’s shouldn’t be put where they’re not needed (for the most part, I have no issues with a [name]Kaydence[/name] over a [name]Cadence[/name]), but, I think the aspect of white sounding names vs black sounding names is just disgusting. I know I’m only 17, but, I find that idea racist, (I know it wasn’t mentioned in the article, but I needed to throw that out there).
I also agree that Twilight names may not be the best idea ([name]Renesmee[/name] is NOT a name, ok), however, I’ve always loved the movie Grease, and in heartbeat, if I had a son, I’d name him [name]Daniel[/name], nicknamed [name]Danny[/name]. I think if you have a specific connection to the movie, as in, a childhood favourite, or the first date you went on with your SO was to see a certain film, then it’s ok. So, if your husband took you to see Twilight then proposed, by all means, use a Twilight name!
To add to the names of babies we know, I know of about 5 girls my age (2 are a year older) with children, they are
[name]Brooke[/name] [name]Alexis[/name]
[name]Addisyn[/name] [name]Cailey[/name]
[name]Bandit[/name]
[name]Bentley[/name]
I’m actually somewhat ashamed to be a teenager, because I know the names I like are actually classic/Shakespearean but they’d be typecasted as weird/made up, where as [name]Addisyn[/name] would be acceptable.