Zooey's a cool name but Ziva is even better.. We once decided to name our daughter Amber Michelle.. a beautiful name, then my wife decided to only have sons.. Waaa!! (well, gotta blame someone.. she blames me, I blame her.. nothing personal).
My wife and I have very common names. I had classmate in high school with the same name but last name was off by 1 letter. It led to all sorts of issues. He got awards for me, I was called to detention for him. I big mess. We figures to give her an unusual name and a common middle name she can go by if later in life she hates it. Our second child we went with Gavin, more common but not super common.
@StrangerDanger Hey! My stepson went through the same thing; one letter off last name. He might have been your nemesis! He was a rotten student but got all kinds of awards and stuff. Even had a couple college offers!
The problem is: It's impossible to give your child a unique actress name if there's already an actress with that name. Did none of you ever see the movie Clueless?
I say, Don't worry about the name as long as the initials make a good nickname. LOL. I have an M-N-MS, a TAZ, twins is DAFfy, and my granddaughter is EGGS. We just use her 3rd name GADGET.
Prunella Scales.
Porketta
@hallmike She's such a ham.
Is there an actress named "Iwillnever Havekids"?
Either Evangeline or Jorja.
LOLOLOL Demi Bush... the Google Image results are interesting.
Jennifer, Mary, or Heather. I think they've become so common that they are once again uncommon.
Zooey's a cool name but Ziva is even better.. We once decided to name our daughter Amber Michelle.. a beautiful name, then my wife decided to only have sons.. Waaa!! (well, gotta blame someone.. she blames me, I blame her.. nothing personal).
@unkabob Well, since you are the guy it is your fault. Sperm is what decides the gender. Your wife is correct.
I named my daughter Bliss, from Isaac Asimov's "Foundation's Edge." She's always liked it, even at 23...
@droopus Oooo... I wish I had thought of that! ++
Rebel.
My husband and I just like ning our kids after British royalty. We have Elizabeth and Victoria, and he wanted Charles for a boy!
Rhoda... But with a last name like Johnson, Rhoda probably isn't a good choice
@capguncowboy No, her name should be Anita Johnson.
Adorabelle
Stella is as unique as I'd go. Son's name is Holden and everyone thinks it's so out there, but I thought it was just a good, strong, older name.
In general, I consider unique, different names to be bad, possibly setting the kid up for failure.
I named my daughter Inara, based on a character name from a show. Ever since I heard the name I loved it.
My wife and I have very common names. I had classmate in high school with the same name but last name was off by 1 letter. It led to all sorts of issues. He got awards for me, I was called to detention for him. I big mess. We figures to give her an unusual name and a common middle name she can go by if later in life she hates it. Our second child we went with Gavin, more common but not super common.
@StrangerDanger Lovely name!
@StrangerDanger Hey! My stepson went through the same thing; one letter off last name. He might have been your nemesis! He was a rotten student but got all kinds of awards and stuff. Even had a couple college offers!
Zooey is probably the worst because it will ALWAYS be misspelled.
Zazu
Genevieve, Evangeline, Scarlett, Raquel, Salma, Ginger, Dahlia
Not after an actress, but after a book's title character. I named my oldest son Taliesin.
@smyle Maybe you want him to be an architect?
Raylan... oh wait... Already done...
The problem is: It's impossible to give your child a unique actress name if there's already an actress with that name. Did none of you ever see the movie Clueless?
@ciabelle uniquerab
Axel for a boy, Xeela for a girl
I say, Don't worry about the name as long as the initials make a good nickname. LOL. I have an M-N-MS, a TAZ, twins is DAFfy, and my granddaughter is EGGS. We just use her 3rd name GADGET.
Oprah; get with the program.
Hurricane
@katylava And her sister, Tornado.
http://www.si.com/tennis/beyond-baseline/2013/09/19/tornado-hurricane-black-junior-tennis
Before we had celebrities naming their kids after directions, we had Frank Zappa naming his kids Dweezil (who's really good) & Moon Unit.
@dashcloud And Ahmet, the third and often forgotten Zappa. I like it because it rhymes with vomit.
And I guess there's a Diva Muffin Zappa as well. I had no idea.
DICK
I have a friend with a daughter named Christmas.
Evangeline or Scarlett - very beautiful names
ZAZU