Comments on: Unusual Baby Names: Hiding in plain sight

By: hodgecrew

hodgecrew — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:55:40 +0000

My sons name is Priest. Another son is Kanon, a little more popular these days, but still, we like word names. I don’t understand why people get so worked up over other people’s name choices or been blog posts. There are heavier things.

By: BerryBry

BerryBry — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 11:26:43 +0000

Chandelier
I’ve loved that forever!

By: dayjoysky2815

dayjoysky2815 — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 01:12:55 +0000

I’ve always thought Sylvania, the brand of TV’s, would make a great name.

By: eglantine

eglantine — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 03:21:56 +0000

Ooh, I’ll play!

I have always loved the name Marimekko (the Danish design company), and think it would be a beautiful girls name. (Even though it means “little girls dress” or something.)

Oh and in The Singing Detective, a BBC TV show that aired I think in the late 80s, a character says Elbow is the most sensuous word in the english language (not for its meaning but the sound and the way it looks on the page.). But is Elbow a boy or girl’s name?

I have always liked the words aesthetic and juxtaposition – what about Aestha? Jux? Juxta?

And what about Agent for a boy? This also serves as an excellent way in to all sorts of venues. *flashes ID* “I’m Agent Jones” and a handy shortcut if he does pursue a career in the secret service. (NB Jones is an excellent surname and I am jealous of anyone who has it, all sorts of wacky names work if you put Jones at the end.)

Odie and Nermal (from Garfield).

By: R_J

R_J — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:02:09 +0000

I agree, Reverie is very pretty. I don’t think I could use it, but I want to!

Vendy made me chuckle. Like someone imitating Dracula trying to say Wendy.

By: melissaintlouis

melissaintlouis — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 04:25:55 +0000

“And why does everyone freak out when people type things out phonetically? Lighten up with the Waaa-laaa critique it’s just a blog post not an article out of the Wall Street Journal…”

Because, REELJAGKB, we’re all obsessed with names, and words. And when you are obsessed with names and words, you are sensitive to the destruction of them.

By: cezannemc

cezannemc — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 03:46:20 +0000

Lighten up, haters! Pretty sure this is meant to be light hearted. Sort of along the lines of, wouldn’t the name Esso be cool if it wasn’t already associated with gasoline? I think so. And I’ll put in another cool headed vote for “wa laa” being a joke.

By: Poppy528

Poppy528 — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 03:30:25 +0000

This list is weird and unappealing to me. Adalie has been a fave of mine for a very long time, as short for Adalise. It’s really weird that it’s put with wacko names like Okra, really? Verbena, yes. Verena, yes. Verdana, meh. These names would be really embarrassing on a real children. I love out there names but they at least have to be mildly appealing… How bout Chevron? Dandelion? Cajole? Fine. I’ll stick with Tallulah.

By: inkonherfingers

inkonherfingers — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 03:05:46 +0000

I have always thought that Reverie, Avenue, Poise, and Salamander would be lovely names if they didn’t already mean something.

By: Mego0801

Mego0801 — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 00:54:17 +0000

I knew a little girl named Remmington, after the rifles. I live in the South lol. That’s one of the reasons I don’t like Okra as a name, what with the whole marijuana legalization craze and the fact that ‘fried okra’ is a popular snack, I see that turning into a mess…! Alot of these could probably be workable, but only in certain areas where the inspiration word isn’t used often, or where the local accent wouldn’t make it sound ridiculous (think Southern Accent + Coogi) I do enjoy seeing posts like this though, because uniqueness is very important to me.