tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212720230352979793.post2766631048240535678..comments2023-05-23T03:15:56.319-07:00Comments on The Silent Podium: NON MAXIMUS NOMENHektikLyfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02865530974330320159noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212720230352979793.post-25646853722609900772009-03-24T13:48:00.000-07:002009-03-24T13:48:00.000-07:00Interesting! I personally love the old fashioned ...Interesting! I personally love the old fashioned names and feel that babies will ultimately grow into what they're given. I mean, you name a kid Bertha or Cecil, you are kinda asking for it, but there are lots of lovely Anglo and Latin based names that I just love. My kids are Johnson, Nathan and Victor...strong male names w/ lots of initiative behind them. They all fit their names well...and will continue to do so no matter what they become.jewlover2https://www.blogger.com/profile/06531098485026215773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212720230352979793.post-19977076595789518142009-03-23T03:27:00.000-07:002009-03-23T03:27:00.000-07:00excellent post!I always used to hate my name as wh...excellent post!<BR/>I always used to hate my name as when you pronounce it in Spanish - Viviana - it kinda sounds quite butch I find.<BR/>(Would've probably been much worse if my dad had gotten his way and called me Amparo!)<BR/>Kinda quite like it now as it's different and I don't know many people with my same name.<BR/><BR/>How about Mia Isabel (mine isabel?)<BR/><BR/>Toray Ines<BR/><BR/>This could go on for a while!<BR/><BR/>Apple Satsuma?<BR/><BR/>My friend just had a baby and called her Naima Malia - that's quite nice no?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212720230352979793.post-35151375912210811232009-03-21T09:14:00.000-07:002009-03-21T09:14:00.000-07:00I live among Native Americans. While their first n...I live among Native Americans. While their first names are "white," it's the last names that take a bit to get used to -- like Sam Medicine Bull (example). <BR/><BR/>I like my name for the most part because there aren't too many Marcy's around..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01910680750987055844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212720230352979793.post-46783051823435010402009-03-21T05:48:00.000-07:002009-03-21T05:48:00.000-07:00LOL about the name Bertha. Of course no disrespect...LOL about the name Bertha. Of course no disrespect to whoever is named that! Still though like you said I can imagine the person named that! <BR/>As for names, well I never cared for my first name. But yet it appears to be a very popular one now! As to what it is....well "Emma" is it. Yeah, I know what ya are thinking. ROFL Still though I honestly never thought people would find it appealing in these days. But to each their own! <BR/>Take care and you and your wife enjoy the nice weather!Nana Nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16212139983520296101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212720230352979793.post-61940904503332112932009-03-21T04:18:00.000-07:002009-03-21T04:18:00.000-07:00Too many rules. Names, like language and desserts,...Too many rules. Names, like language and desserts, should evolve on their own. The suggestions for naming conventions to further identify the person (by nation, region, city, family, etc) are good, though. The move to singular names may already be happening. Think about it. Here are some names, see if you can identify them:<BR/><BR/>Tiger<BR/>Paris<BR/>Jay<BR/>Rush<BR/>Dubya<BR/>A-Rod<BR/>DouglasDouglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212720230352979793.post-32897261930035763482009-03-20T22:50:00.000-07:002009-03-20T22:50:00.000-07:00It would be the ultimate intention to go to one si...It would be the ultimate intention to go to one singular name but the transition would be drastic and difficult. This is why I mentioned the first and last names would be left alone for the first few generations while society became acclimated to the variable name.<BR/><BR/>Once that middle title grows in significance the other two would be dropped off.<BR/><BR/>The "of the whatever clan" is essentially the spirit of the last name which we could incorporate, at least in part, into the singular modular name.<BR/><BR/>Even the region of residence could be added with the state or country acronym included if one were so inclined. Or the addition could be implied whenever referred to from out of state or country.<BR/><BR/>You would essentially be adding "Of America" to someone's name with the addition of "-us" in their description when speaking of them from another country. A slight inclusion of address when referring to people who live far away.HektikLyfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865530974330320159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212720230352979793.post-28044580354830452382009-03-20T19:03:00.000-07:002009-03-20T19:03:00.000-07:00I'd rather we provide temporary names for our chil...I'd rather we provide temporary names for our children until they are old enough to choose their own. My brother hated his nickname ("Sonny") so he changed it at age 11 to "Skip". Now he has returned to his given name of "Wilson". It took me many years, decades actually, to come to grips with my name. I would prefer we also return to single names and, if asked, "of the [whatever] clan".Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.com