http://philipschaefer.com/2008/05/12/baby-names/ Theories, observations, and articles Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:57:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://philipschaefer.com/2008/05/12/baby-names/comment-page-1/#comment-1308 Mary Jane Schaefer Fri, 16 May 2008 14:24:20 +0000 http://philipschaefer.com/?p=795#comment-1308 People are desperate to come up with original names. When Dad and I were naming you guys, we passed on Britamart for Annalisa, not because it sounds like a store in England, but just because it was so weird. (Now she might appreciate being named after a woman warrior from Spenser's The Faerie Queene.) Similarly, Nick regrets we didn't name him Bredegard, a family name from the Pallesen side, because it's "so cool," but it's pronounced Bregger, and you can just imagine what his peers might have done with THAT one. I think it's such a kindess to name your kids normal names. Our friend Line was very annoyed with people who named their kids Christopher but then called them Topher. I didn't really believe her. And now there's Topher Grace! People are desperate to come up with original names. When Dad and I were naming you guys, we passed on Britamart for Annalisa, not because it sounds like a store in England, but just because it was so weird. (Now she might appreciate being named after a woman warrior from Spenser’s The Faerie Queene.) Similarly, Nick regrets we didn’t name him Bredegard, a family name from the Pallesen side, because it’s “so cool,” but it’s pronounced Bregger, and you can just imagine what his peers might have done with THAT one. I think it’s such a kindess to name your kids normal names. Our friend Line was very annoyed with people who named their kids Christopher but then called them Topher. I didn’t really believe her. And now there’s Topher Grace!

]]> http://philipschaefer.com/2008/05/12/baby-names/comment-page-1/#comment-1295 Annalisa Tue, 13 May 2008 18:40:01 +0000 http://philipschaefer.com/?p=795#comment-1295 I've noticed that the crop of babies from the past 5 or 6 years has contained a huuuuuge number of Jaydens, Braydens, Caydens, Aidens, and more. There was even a Zaden on this one young mother's blog. I know there's some Aiden character on TV (Sex and the City I think?) but where does the Jayden craze come from? I’ve noticed that the crop of babies from the past 5 or 6 years has contained a huuuuuge number of Jaydens, Braydens, Caydens, Aidens, and more. There was even a Zaden on this one young mother’s blog. I know there’s some Aiden character on TV (Sex and the City I think?) but where does the Jayden craze come from?

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