Comments on: Knaamys (pro. names) of the 20th Century http://thegirlrevolution.com/knaamys-pro-names-of-the-20th-century/ Growing Girls With Purpose Wed, 23 May 2012 14:09:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Shauna http://thegirlrevolution.com/knaamys-pro-names-of-the-20th-century/comment-page-1/#comment-6158 Shauna Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:05:29 +0000 http://thegirlrevolution.com/?p=3246#comment-6158 For me, not only are the spellings bizarre - but some of the choices of names are bizarre. I wrote an article about it 3 or 4 years ago and while I was researching - I came across the following names (no joke): Marlboro, Formica Dinette, Daffy D and Yoda. If I remember right, Yoda's middle name was Marie. We are going to have some bizarre things happening in nursing homes someday! For me, not only are the spellings bizarre – but some of the choices of names are bizarre. I wrote an article about it 3 or 4 years ago and while I was researching – I came across the following names (no joke): Marlboro, Formica Dinette, Daffy D and Yoda. If I remember right, Yoda’s middle name was Marie. We are going to have some bizarre things happening in nursing homes someday!

]]> By: Tracee http://thegirlrevolution.com/knaamys-pro-names-of-the-20th-century/comment-page-1/#comment-6157 Tracee Sat, 16 Jan 2010 03:13:40 +0000 http://thegirlrevolution.com/?p=3246#comment-6157 I named my son Zackary. My thinking was that it was phonetic and therefore easier. Now I wish I'd just named him Zachary. In my limited experience with this crop of names the boys names are as misspelled and cutesified as the girls. My thinking was, it's a new century - isn't it time for a new trend? (Also, no one from the 19th century is living, so they are harder to lecture and impossible to change.) I named my son Zackary. My thinking was that it was phonetic and therefore easier. Now I wish I’d just named him Zachary.

In my limited experience with this crop of names the boys names are as misspelled and cutesified as the girls.

My thinking was, it’s a new century – isn’t it time for a new trend? (Also, no one from the 19th century is living, so they are harder to lecture and impossible to change.)

]]> By: Abby@AppMtn http://thegirlrevolution.com/knaamys-pro-names-of-the-20th-century/comment-page-1/#comment-6156 Abby@AppMtn Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:23:44 +0000 http://thegirlrevolution.com/?p=3246#comment-6156 As a baby name blogger, I hear what you're saying. And I do wonder if parents aren't somehow undervaluing their daughters by calling them by cutesy appellations like Kayci or Cayleigh. Only thing is, it isn't a 20th century phenomenon. If you think on it for a minute, the 20th century was the first time when a standardized spelling was possible. And by then, it was too late. Plus, waves of nickname-names have happened before, with Sadie and Ettie and Lollie given instead of Sara, Henrietta and Laura. Here's my article on the first subject: http://appellationmountain.net/2009/10/28/in-defense-of-isobel-and-aiden-ten-reasons-to-embrace-variant-spellings/ After all, I can see how a smart person might decide to name her daughter Kate or Katharine instead of Katherine or a son Zackary, even though Zachary is the commonly accepted spelling. :) As a baby name blogger, I hear what you’re saying. And I do wonder if parents aren’t somehow undervaluing their daughters by calling them by cutesy appellations like Kayci or Cayleigh.

Only thing is, it isn’t a 20th century phenomenon. If you think on it for a minute, the 20th century was the first time when a standardized spelling was possible. And by then, it was too late. Plus, waves of nickname-names have happened before, with Sadie and Ettie and Lollie given instead of Sara, Henrietta and Laura.

Here’s my article on the first subject:

http://appellationmountain.net/2009/10/28/in-defense-of-isobel-and-aiden-ten-reasons-to-embrace-variant-spellings/

After all, I can see how a smart person might decide to name her daughter Kate or Katharine instead of Katherine or a son Zackary, even though Zachary is the commonly accepted spelling. :)

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