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[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

And their kids will have simplest, most common (now uncommon) names like George and Fred and Amy. It's the cycle of life.

[–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

I'm pretty proud of my son's name

It's not in the top 30 names for his birth year, but it's in the top 50, and it has a gender-neutral nickname

[–] robocall@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

On the other hand, my friend named their kid a super plain name, and I wasn't very impressed.

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

Henry: Come on, Junior.
~~Indiana~~KWJ: Will you please stop calling me Junior?
Sallah: Please, what does this mean? Always with this.. Junior?
Henry: That's his name: Henry Jones, Junior.

~~Indiana~~KWJ: I like.. KitchenAid Whisky Jones.

Henry: We named the dog KITCHENAID WHISKY JONES.

[–] planish@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

McKeinsleigh sounds like a 77 year old grandparent already IMHO.

[–] Dadifer@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why do we have this idea that what 1-2 idiots named a baby is what they have to be called the rest of their lives?

"My name is Dave". Problem solved.

[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

We assume that it's the first fifteen or so years, when you don't even have authority over your own name, are the worst.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I know if a person whose legal first and middle name is margarita corona

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