tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post7622134500997630735..comments2024-03-27T23:28:20.274-04:00Comments on Face to Face: Baby names that would sound trendy but not lameagnostichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-25593478398987063712013-10-06T22:20:56.493-04:002013-10-06T22:20:56.493-04:00Aurora has considerable provenance, dating back to...Aurora has considerable provenance, dating back to at least the Renaissance. It also shortens nicely to "Rory."<br /><br />If it has any hint of pretentiousness about it that would stem from the 19th century, when the name was given to two princesses; one real, one fictional.<br /><br />I don't think it has any more place on this list than would April or Charity. <br /><br />Other than that, I'm with you.kfgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-82482409159987411082013-10-01T15:12:02.918-04:002013-10-01T15:12:02.918-04:00Jayden and Brooklynn are prolish rather than prete...Jayden and Brooklynn are prolish rather than pretentious. I can't imagine anyone from the upper middle class or above (perhaps except in the entertainment business) giving their children those names. Dalton, Colton, Archer and Hunter at least sound like they could be family names, though obviously for most people who choose them they are not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-11039797290344325232013-09-29T02:54:32.783-04:002013-09-29T02:54:32.783-04:00Even more obnoxious than Madison is Addison. It...Even more obnoxious than Madison is Addison. It's like, "Gee, Madison is already pretty popular... I know, we'll just lop off the first letter, and it'll be new!"<br /><br />There's a real passive-aggressive arms race thing going on with that -- mutating a single sound basically kills off the original name. "Oh that's the pre-mutation version -- well, that'll sound so old when there's that new version floating around now."<br /><br />It's like that person who bids $1 more than someone else on the Price is Right.agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-14210412349274197282013-09-29T02:47:26.375-04:002013-09-29T02:47:26.375-04:00It's gonna be a trip when there are 60 year-ol...It's gonna be a trip when there are 60 year-olds named Tracy, Kimberly, and Jenny.<br /><br />One good thing about being born and coming of age during a cool period is that some things will stick with you for life, like your name and your voice. A 40 year-old Kimberly still has her cute and informal name, knows how to laugh, and probably still has some nice inflection in her voice, and is more likely to have a breathy rather than a creaky-croaky voice.<br /><br />Madison was born sounding distant and formal, and will appear that way even when she should be living it up as a youngster. She can't or won't smile and laugh, has a monotone voice, and frequently slips into creaky-croaky voice.agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-35717278267510358622013-09-28T22:35:39.160-04:002013-09-28T22:35:39.160-04:00Madysinn (Madison) always makes me wince. Geez, t...<br />Madysinn (Madison) always makes me wince. Geez, there's going to be a 60yr old woman with this name one day. The poor woman.cohonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-74120839484287058522013-09-28T11:01:52.002-04:002013-09-28T11:01:52.002-04:00breannarama really made me laugh out loudbreannarama really made me laugh out louddanahttp://minarchyblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-82889530811954623042013-09-27T14:44:33.340-04:002013-09-27T14:44:33.340-04:00Read before you spazz out. What's irritating i...Read before you spazz out. What's irritating is not "change" but the form it's taking -- Colton, Princeton, Dalton, Aubrianna, Aurora, Sophiabella, etc.<br /><br />Pretentious, saccharine, overly adorable, bombastic, and emo.agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-52275799141190722692013-09-27T14:27:17.373-04:002013-09-27T14:27:17.373-04:00Why are such trends "irritating"? Name ...Why are such trends "irritating"? Name change has been occurring for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Our languages are volatile, always shifting. Check out the lectures/books of John McWhorter for a good primer on linguistic shifts. jammyjaybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08173610986182899489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-8569096390186000152013-09-27T11:54:32.303-04:002013-09-27T11:54:32.303-04:00How about D'Brickashaw?How about D'Brickashaw?DdRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-43715996907954282462013-09-27T09:01:42.816-04:002013-09-27T09:01:42.816-04:00Some interesting graphs on baby names over time I ...Some interesting graphs on baby names over time I found <a href="http://andrewgelman.com/2013/09/25/great-graphs-of-names/" rel="nofollow">via Gelman</a>. The site also has graphs on the most "trendy" as well as "poisoned" times.TGGPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11017651009634767649noreply@blogger.com