Adventures in Baby-Naming

[TurkeyWithaSunburn]

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How about "Number 16 Bus Shelter" or "Midnight Chardonnay" or (if it's a girl) "Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii".

You could always name the kid TroutFishingInAmerica, which is what some then 19?yo changed their name to quite few years ago.

If it's a girl don't name her Ladynasty. Did you read that as LaDynasty or LadyNasty.

 

[D_Thoraxis_Biggulp]

Yikes! Lamont sounds trailer-park-ish.

Some names of some cool Scandinavian dudes I've known are:

Erik (with a "K" not a "c")
Ulf
Jorgen (pronounced Yorgen)
Jens (pronounced Yens)
Peter (he was Danish)
Thok (pronounced Tok) (Tak is Swedish for "Thank you")

Edit: Tak is Danish. Tack is Swedish.

My fiancee said it sounded snobbish.

I'm of Norse descent (1/4), so I know the Js are pronounced like Ys. I kinda want to give him a J-name just for the ethnic-sound to the name.
And yeh... I am a pretty cool Scandinavian dude. But I'm not up for naming my son after me.

 

[D_Thoraxis_Biggulp]

Are either of you of Scandinaian or German ancestry?

I'm 1/4 Norwegian, and my last name is German (not like "Hi, I'm Mr. German" but the origin... yeh).


And Phil: Ragnar is one of the names on my list.

 

[D_Thoraxis_Biggulp]

Where do you get 'lawyer' for 'La Mont'? It means 'the mountain' in any romance language.

From the definition given on babynameworld.com.
Also, it's listed as a Norwegian name (though yes, it does sound French), which is a Germanic language, not Romantic.

 

[Viking_UK]

From the definition given on babynameworld.com.
Also, it's listed as a Norwegian name (though yes, it does sound French), which is a Germanic language, not Romantic.

I was going to chime in on that one too. Just because something looks French doesn't mean it is.

One old Norse name we don't see too often these days is Torquil, or there's always Sorley (Anglicisation of Somhairle which comes from Somerled). There are heaps more, but I'm meant to be working just now.

Whatever you go for, bear in mind that your kid may not thank you for it. Two I've heard of which are allegedly true were Annette Kurten and Erin Charles Rescue who was always referred to as Erin C. Times like this I'm glad my parents decided to name me after my grandad.

 

[Phil Ayesho]

And Phil: Ragnar is one of the names on my list.

Okay then... MOST POPULAR NAME OF ANY KID IN COLLEGE, EVER!


Ragnar Kuntspelunker

Now that's a great name...

 

[D_Thoraxis_Biggulp]

I was thinking Ragnar Okskomming, but that's just me.

I suggested Winslow Mooglethorpe today, but it was immediately shot down. Swear to god, man, it's like... no compromise at all here!