Smidge wrote: » Jeez, what's with the hatred of Irish names for Irish children??? I'm not talking about stupid things like "Fuinneog" or "Caca Milis" but traditional Irish names. I have friends from all over living here, in the vast majority they all named their children with traditional names from their own country. I have a Russian friend whose daughters name is Lubov. Should I take the mick? Would have the PC brigade after me Seems we like to run our own culture down at times while supporting other cultures. Acceptance is key *I have 2 children with Irish names(not the above )
Witchie wrote: » Or sometimes people just don't like particular names?
stoneruile wrote: » Here Star Man you come on here moaning like a little China Girl giving people abuse. Making noise like a Little Drummer boy. I'll meet you down at that chipper. You'll be falling around like you're trapped in a labyrinth!
jca wrote: » Strange that you thanked that post that you've quoted...
Smidge wrote: » Maybe so Witchie and that's fine, but the amount of people taking the mick out of generally normal Irish names on the thread seems two faced. EG, if I were to take the mick out of certain cultural names(from whatever culture, take your pick Mustafa, Muhamed, or trad Romanian/Polish names)you could bet your behind I would feel the wrath I have friends in these cultures btw. Whats wrong with having a name that is traditional in your own country? Why do we feel the need at every hands turn to run our own culture down? I dont get it as I love diversity and other cultures but equally appreciate my own
onlyrocknroll wrote: » Taylor's okay for an American name. The others are horrible. Sutton?
bluewolf wrote: » grate-hyen? sounds nicer than gretchen as english I guess met a girl once who insisted imogen was pronounced with a hard g. Thankfully it wasn't her name or anyone else's present...
Pumpkinseeds wrote: » My husbands niece had a baby last year and called her Imogen, don't know where the hell she got that name from, but it's awful. The niece is only 23 so it's a very old-fashioned name for her to have chosen.
Woshy wrote: » It's a popular enough name at the moment. I know two Imogen's - one is a baby, the other is 5. It wouldn't have taken long for her to come across it if she was looking up names. A lot of the old fashioned names are becoming popular again - I know baby girls called Edie (short for Edith), Elsie and a baby boy called Gene (short for Eugene).
Pumpkinseeds wrote: » That really surprises me that it's a popular name. Everyone in the family hates the name. Still, each to their own. My mother almost called me Trudy:eek:, but the midwife persuaded her not to.:)
sbsquarepants wrote: » Pumpkinseeds is much nicer:D My missus had a baby (still unnamed as yet, about 2 weeks ago) Woman beside her in the recovery ward or whatever it's called is talking to her husband/boyfriend. Conversation as follows - Her: Look at her, you can't deny her like the others, she's the spit of you. Him: Him, it's a boy. Her: I think Sharon maybe, after Sharon. Him: No, he's a little boy. Her: What? Will you get her dressed. Him: It's a fúcking boy, a boy, not a girl. Her: What, oh it's not a bleeding boy is it. It better not be a fúcking red head, like that slut. Him: Who? Her: You know who, I'm not stupid. Him: Ah here, I'm going to feed the horses. Her: Will you at least change her and dress her first you useless bastard. Him: He's a fúcking boy!!! And so on and so and so on. I swear on my childs life not one single word of that is exaggerated!!
stoneruile wrote: » I think Irish names are great. The only gripe (if you could call it that) I have with them is that anyone that isn't Irish really struggles to read them. Even simple names that we don't really think about like "Niamh". Try sounding that one out.
Pumpkinseeds wrote: » Some of our local nomadic brethren had a child christened Paddy Pio last weekend. The mother was dressed as the Little Mermaid, complete with a fish tail like train covered in roses on her dress, the baby wore a white sequined tuxedo.:D
black & white wrote: » Photo available on the parish website.........
Witchie wrote: » Jaysus the state of the dress!
Kovu wrote: » Sweet jesus, she looks like one of those tropical Barbies.
