[blparent] all about names

[janel]

My son's name is Noah.  I call him NoNo for short.  My mother and aunt call 
him Noey.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 5:07 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] all about names


>I like all the names you mentioned and no matter what we call our children,
> someone will change the name to fit their needs.  Gabriella seems easy
> enough, however lots call her Gabriel or Gabrielle and I am forever saying
> her name is Gabriella or when they say the name I say La.  For years I had
> friends call me ronni which I absolutely hated and until a few years ago, 
> my
> friend's mom still called me that.  Habits are hard to break.  I prefer 
> just
> V over Ronni.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of jan wright
> Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 2:20 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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