Comments on Lilly's Life: What's in a name?

I've written a post by the same name too: http...

2010-04-05T21:58:32.610+10:00

I've written a post by the same name too: http://revelationswithin.blogspot.com/2010/03/whats-in-name.html
Do comment.I like yours.Our age difference is more though :)

Well, what can I say when I have a Belle in the mi...

2010-03-19T07:46:51.574+11:00

Well, what can I say when I have a Belle in the middle of my name. I was named after my most unfavorite aunt, in fact I hated her and my name for years. I enjoyed reading your post.

hahha good post..story of the name..all in the gam...

2010-03-17T23:03:11.461+11:00

hahha good post..story of the name..all in the game..hey friend good blog yrs congrats..:)

Another great post! My name? I was born on St. Pa...

2010-03-17T12:46:59.455+11:00

Another great post!

My name? I was born on St. Patrick's Day so my parents named me Colleen. Then I married a guy of Irish heritage.

I'm Colleen Mahoney, born on St. Paddy's Day and I'm not Irish. But my favourite colour IS green.

And we named our son Patrick.

@ Kay, you make me laugh, love it!

2010-03-17T09:30:31.163+11:00

@ Kay, you make me laugh, love it!

Gianluca? Hmmmm.... now that's different. Wh...

2010-03-17T07:21:20.647+11:00

Gianluca? Hmmmm.... now that's different.

Who am I to speak? I named my kids after a seagull (Jonathan) and lamp (Tiffany). Tsk!

I love names that come down in families. I'm ...

2010-03-17T02:05:04.073+11:00

I love names that come down in families. I'm not so big on names that are trendy and especially not on ones like Sydney Harbour Bridges!

I wish I could say that there is something special...

2010-03-17T01:20:57.551+11:00

I wish I could say that there is something special about my name. But for many reasons (mainly the protection of my safety), I cannot go into it. BUT, I could tell you via email!! :)

So glad to see you back. I have REALLY missed you.

PS Yes, Mr. Sole Monkey is my idea. He should be somewhere between Scotland and Canada now!! LOL

PPS If you are up to the Sunday Sketches, you can hop on board via Mr. Linky Link.

xoxo Love you!

This is fun, my wife and I were very unoriginal wi...

2010-03-16T16:12:20.167+11:00

This is fun, my wife and I were very unoriginal with our kids name, Joe, Jack and Harry. Not much you can do with them.

@ Young Werther - he he my daughter is ever so luc...

2010-03-16T10:36:20.761+11:00

@ Young Werther - he he my daughter is ever so lucky that it is not our custom to name the grandbabies. I can think of some cool names!! Oh, well my brother called his daughter the same name as his teenage girlfriend. Coincidence or not I am unsure....

In some customs, the naming responsibility is dele...

2010-03-16T10:31:15.108+11:00

In some customs, the naming responsibility is delegated to the grandparents.

When I was six had a crush on a kindy classmate. Poor sis now carries that burden for life :)

My name is pretty standard where I come from. I am...

2010-03-16T08:17:24.784+11:00

My name is pretty standard where I come from. I am one of these people that like ordinary and average. I do not know why parents would given theri children such a burden of an unusual name. Life is hard enough without all that.

Good post Lilly.

@ Banoffi - Dirk Hamilton will have to look him up...

2010-03-16T08:07:50.411+11:00

@ Banoffi - Dirk Hamilton will have to look him up. Yes isnt it David Bowie's son that had the most bizarre birth name but is now known as Duncan. How the wheels turn.

@ Peggy - yes I have got used to my name I have to say. Oh I cannot wait to hear about you swimming with dolphins - this is going to be an exciting year for you with your travels to the US too. Interesting about your house name - it is a great name.

@ Jai - no I did apply to nuffhangers but didnt hear back.

@ Lady Fi - oh that is cruel - I bet she couldnt wait to get married and change her name.

@ Jo - oh....well yes I too have a pointy nose so....its amazing how we never forget the schoolyard taunts isnt it?

Unfortunately, my name rhymes with banana. And wh...

2010-03-16T07:12:22.528+11:00

Unfortunately, my name rhymes with banana. And when you have a pointy nose and a name that rhymes with banana -- well...

*sigh*

I was at university with a girl called Winta Snows...

2010-03-16T06:14:26.702+11:00

I was at university with a girl called Winta Snows. (Poor thing!)

Hi, Jai from Kuala Lumpur Malaysia here. Nice blog...

2010-03-16T04:43:16.858+11:00

Hi, Jai from Kuala Lumpur Malaysia here. Nice blog. Are you nuffnangers??

Hey Lilly Very interesting post, you are a excelle...

2010-03-16T00:59:00.900+11:00

Hey Lilly
Very interesting post, you are a excellent story teller. And I love your name too. :)

My blog name Mirus is named after my home. In 2005 I decided I wanted a name for my home and thought a Latin name would be interesting.
So I searched the latin dictionary and found Mirus. It means wonderful, astonishing, extraordinary.....exactly the way I feel about my home. I bought the house in 1980, lived here till 1985, married/divorced then moved back in 2000. It has been a wonderful sanctuary.

I am off to Christchurch, New Zealand on Saturday for a week. On the 22nd when you need your prayers I will be swimming with dolphins in the open sea at Kiaroura, I will ask them to send some light and love your way too.

Big hugs
Peggy xxxx

I was named after a singer songwriter called Dirk ...

2010-03-15T22:03:15.510+11:00

I was named after a singer songwriter called Dirk Hamilton. Strange, what people come up with but we dont have much of a choice unless we want to change our names when we are able. It always makes me laugh these Hollywood stars who change their name to something more exotic and their real names are something quite boring!!

@ Bella - I love Bella as a name. Good choice. @ ...

2010-03-15T21:59:11.926+11:00

@ Bella - I love Bella as a name. Good choice.

@ Joanna - oh my mother went to a Catholic boarding school too and we all got variations of Mary for a second name - very Catholic. In fact the nuns names my baby sister and she has two names as well. Must be what they do, lol!!!!

@ Tasha - well now you ahve some extra names to weave into your novel. It will be like Bold and the Beautiful - they have the most fabulous names on that show.

@ Julie - oh that is harsh - Disney theme Parks, lol.

@ Jen - your comment is awfully clever and so true. Oh yes and teh spellings! I come form a family of teachers so its interesting to hear them talk about thie different kids and yes, so many with the same names. Its all good fun unless of course you are given one of those gawd awful names and join Team Travesty.

Working in the school system as an interpreter (an...

2010-03-15T20:30:09.401+11:00

Working in the school system as an interpreter (and having to fingerspell all different kinds of names), I often wonder how many parents out there were a "child of the 60's". Over the years, I have noticed that the name game seem to be divided into two main camps:
1. Team Trendy - Go for the "in" names. This results in instructional nightmares when calling on a Brittany (or a Cody) in class and 8 different kids answer at once. (Which one? Which one?) You understand, of course, that they are all spelled differently :o)
2. Team Travesty - Go for the *cough* unique and unusual names. This generally results in a sixteen letter word that nobody can spell correctly (including the interpreter) and only a select few are able to pronounce clearly, following phonetic assistance.
Fun post :o)

Too funny :) I knew a couple back home with the l...

2010-03-15T16:44:21.496+11:00

Too funny :) I knew a couple back home with the last name of Parks. They named their little girl Disney. Hope her middle name wasn't "theme".

Oh, Lily. You made this post so much fun to read. ...

2010-03-15T16:37:49.306+11:00

Oh, Lily. You made this post so much fun to read. Your humor is always appreciated.

Just recently, I came upon a name Whisper. It sounds nice, but I'm not sure I'd like to name my child Whisper.

I agree, Fabiano is definitely a "no" for me also.

Tasha

Names can be very tricky, especially at different ...

2010-03-15T16:27:28.383+11:00

Names can be very tricky, especially at different ages in our lives....

My mother went to a catholic boarding school in the south (USA). All the nuns had two names. And, she promised all for girlfriends that she'd name her kids after them-- and she had A LOT of friends, so all of my sisters and I got two-name names so mom could cover all the bases with her friends. True story!

ANd, my niece said she was going to name her baby Atticus (from t Kill A Miockingbird) if it was a boy-- Thanks gawd it's a girl cuz Atticus in Ohio farm country would have been a tough sell on the playground :-)

Hope you have a good week and your friend picks a good name for her son!

xo

When I joined WW I used a childhood nickname as my...

2010-03-15T15:28:41.526+11:00

When I joined WW I used a childhood nickname as my username. It got shortened by the other posters to Bella. I didn't stop to think that it was from the Twilight books, I just liked it so I kept it and use it on my blog and on my Facebook and on my Twitter etc.

@ Ugich, wow that is so interesting. You are origi...

2010-03-15T14:26:46.715+11:00

@ Ugich, wow that is so interesting. You are original!!! A cricketer - somehow its all meant to be isnt it? Flowers, HAAAAAAAAA! Some of us more than others!!