Comments on: A rose by any other name

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:12:30 +0000

Like Elijah, there weren’t many Ethans 11 years ago, but now the name is very popular. We have lots of “E” names in our family, it’s kind of a tradition — my grandfather’s family were Edwin and Emma, with children Ernest, Ewart, Edwin Jr., Erwin and Enid.
I’ve always loved the name “Enid,” but my husband did not concur so we have an “Eryn” instead, which is probably a good thing as she didn’t turn out to be an Enid …
Using family names can be frustrating as well as an honor for the receiver. I was named after my Aunt Melissa but because she’s only 6 years older than I am, I was destined to have a nickname and never got to use my beautiful real name until I was an adult. My family still uses my nickname. We have friends whose son is a junior, and grew up being called “Little Brad,” but he’s 6’5″ now, towers over his father, and there’s nothing little about him!

By: Kristie Smith

Kristie Smith — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:45:45 +0000

I like the name “Levi”. there are actually quite a few people I know that have that name – adults, not kids. With my own children, I went very conservative – Jacob and Benjamin. I did, however, have all of my friends convinced that my first would be Elvis!!!

By: Kalisa

Kalisa — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:49:47 +0000

I love the idea of “Rhett.” “Stella” has always been a favorite of mine, another old Southern name.

By: Tammy

Tammy — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:14:33 +0000

I don’t have kids, but I do have favorite names. I’ve tried several times to get friends to name their daughters Valerie (no takers, yet)- even though I’m not sure why I like it. I also like Suzanne because I think it is pretty written in script. Julia is another girl’s name that appeals to me. The only boy name I ever really considered was Rhett. I’ve noticed an increase in popularity in the name Ainsley for girls. I think it is an old Southern name that is enjoying a revival. We have dogs, but so far, only one of our dogs has had a “people” name — Molly. I don’t think any of the names I like would work well for a dog, but maybe I just haven’t met the right dog!