[blparent] all about names

[Barbara Hammel]

That's why I didn't choose Nicholas or Christopher or Alexander for the 
twins.  Nonetheless, some folks still persist in calling Jesse Jess. 
Sometimes we call Paul Paul Paul.  His kindergarten teachers used to call 
him polliwog.  And since we say Paul Paul, one of my friend's son likes to 
say Jess Jess.
Barbara




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-----Original Message----- 
From: jan wright
Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 3:20 PM
To: blparent
Subject: [blparent] all about names

Veronica,
my daughter's name is Dominika.
School always called her "D."
And, her father's friends always called her father "D." they have the
same first initial.
(smile) We called her "MIN," at home.
And, her youngest brother  is named "Kyler," and most people call him "KY."

As long as we are talking about names:

We have decided that our child will have a Pakistani first name and an
American Middle name.
there is actually a pakistani name "Shabnab."
it is pronounced "Shubnub." [i have spelled it in a way that JAWS
pronounces it correctly]
i think it is one of the worst names ever.
i told my family that I would name our daughter "shabnab," just so
they would be ok with the name i really chose. hahaha.
pakistani names are not like American names.
Even when i think that i have found a name: DH says: "No, you pronounce 
it....."
So,
"Nayara," is pronounced "Nyaera."
"Aliya," is pronounced "Ahlia."
"Najia," is pronounced "Naajia" -- accent on the first syllable.
He doesn't like Jameela, Maia, Zartasha or Samina.
He suggested Faiza, Iram, or others that i don't remember because I hated 
them.
  I think that we have settled on "kiran," for a girl. but, i'll have
to spell it "Kiryn."
I hate Unisex names and there are boys named "kiran." the
pronounciation is different, though.
The way Jaws pronounces "kiran," is the way that most boys pronounce
their names. when i write "kiryn," Jaws pronounces it correctly.
Yet, I still feel that there will be boys with the same name.
I would use an "A" name, but our last name begins with an "A" and I
didn't want the alliterations.
But, that means that there is no nickname. We'll have to make up one
that fits her personality.
i am considering Gabrielle for the middle name.
But, i am not sure, yet.
Pronunciation is a big thing for me.
for a boy, i have considered  "Zarion." But, i would want it
pronounced "Zahrionne" -- accent on the last syllable, which is
exactly the way pakistanis pronounce it.
  and, you know that his friends will call him "Z."

Well, just food for thought.

With Dominika, my mother started calling her "giggles," and that is on
some of her early baby pictures. the problem is that she was only
3days old. My daughter had never "giggled" at the time. my mother just
didn't like the name "dominika."
So, be careful what you choose.
some people jst like shortening names: Alexander never gets called
his real name.
i was going to name "dominika," "Alexandria," or "Antonia," but I did
not want her to be called "Alex" or "Toni."
but, that is just my little petpeev.

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