tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post275538240861525885..comments2023-10-14T09:44:21.840-05:00Comments on People I Want to Punch in the Throat: People Who Do Studies About What Children's Names Mean For Their Grades, Their Future Salaries, Their Luck Factor, Blah, Blah, BlahJen Piwtpitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576108150881254072noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-43928556214801174822014-08-27T16:07:51.221-05:002014-08-27T16:07:51.221-05:00My guesses are Ephraim and SadieMy guesses are Ephraim and SadieAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15601343221728842928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-45796999290800282202013-03-02T13:43:24.013-06:002013-03-02T13:43:24.013-06:00Oh Dear! Now I understand why my son had trouble f...Oh Dear! Now I understand why my son had trouble focusing. He is doomed with his Z name. But, even though his name IS a Z name, it is actually a shortened version of an A name. So, does that make it average? At least I moved upward, my middle child is an L and my youngest a D. mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15821273909159756474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-62743562375821569062013-03-02T10:33:58.368-06:002013-03-02T10:33:58.368-06:00Also my Dad wanted to call me Stella and my mum ve...Also my Dad wanted to call me Stella and my mum vetod it...lucky leap up the charts if this study is right!Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18377247649626004165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-57435667136820613742013-03-02T10:32:48.977-06:002013-03-02T10:32:48.977-06:00You know what's also weird? When you meet some...You know what's also weird? When you meet someone who has the same name as you but spelt differently and you can't help but think it's wrong every time you read it.<br />I am a Jennifer (used only by my family!) and in my final year of uni I lived with a Jenniffer. That's not a name! I've occasionally come across Jeniffer and that's weird enough but double n double f is just trying to make a fairly common name unique (or not being able to spell!) and it's really silly. <br />I was known as Jenni-with-an-i for a while as well, to distinguish me from another Jenny. However she was top of the class so this study definitely can't be true! Besides, our registers were always ranked by surname so with my 'T' I was always right down near the bottom anyway.Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18377247649626004165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-8289162003875057722013-02-22T08:20:54.467-06:002013-02-22T08:20:54.467-06:00Zipporah was my number one pick until Hubs nixed i...Zipporah was my number one pick until Hubs nixed it.Jen Piwtpitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09576108150881254072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-56881976338708440752013-02-22T07:28:31.603-06:002013-02-22T07:28:31.603-06:00I was given a solid (though relatively uncommon) M...I was given a solid (though relatively uncommon) M name, had a mediocre-to-abysmal academic run -- despite being an advanced reader -- until high school, and did well enough on SAT's to get into my one and only college choice. Met my B half when he was on academic probation, and clung to him as he switched majors and graduated on the Dean's List. He is Golden Boy wherever he has worked, yet can't remember to shut the back door when leaving the house. I, on the other hand, have always had a tough time keeping up with basic work assignments, but am the one who always remembers where I last saw his keys, cell phone, glasses, pill box... The kid has an equally uncommon M name, and is woefully a Mini Me, only more dedicated to school work despite being even more distractable than her mother. Depending on who is asking, we did indeed name her after the famous poet, and don't mention we actually heard the name on an old sitcom...mugschatzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13125487571012669744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-45378372623219380472013-02-21T23:17:07.878-06:002013-02-21T23:17:07.878-06:00I love that book...I lend out my copy often.I love that book...I lend out my copy often.Raabsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03538734812021978679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-60966006977078698562013-02-21T23:16:20.689-06:002013-02-21T23:16:20.689-06:00There were so many boys named James on campus my f...There were so many boys named James on campus my freshman year of university, that the entire dorm of 26 girls asked out one each for a huge group date, and there were spares! That was a fun evening.Raabsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03538734812021978679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-11730535412148477692013-02-21T23:13:17.049-06:002013-02-21T23:13:17.049-06:00I immediately thought of Toby. Or Sadie. Or Max. ...I immediately thought of Toby. Or Sadie. Or Max. But I agree with Maggie and Lucy, too.<br /><br />For some reason, Esther comes to mind. Or Ruth. Certainly not Zipporah or Vashti!<br />OT names for boys are still very popular, so is it Gideon or Jedidiah? <br /><br />Raabsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03538734812021978679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-49620778115031451162013-02-21T23:02:42.099-06:002013-02-21T23:02:42.099-06:00hahahahah!!hahahahah!!Raabsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03538734812021978679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-12375780905444589662013-02-21T23:00:19.816-06:002013-02-21T23:00:19.816-06:00I can relate! I was also born in '71. The ve...I can relate! I was also born in '71. The very first kid I met in kindergarten? A girl named Jody, spelled exactly the same way as my mother spelled my name. We had different middle names, so our friends tacked on those when we were playing together. By Grade 5, another Jodie had joined us. By Grade 6 we met Jodee. That's when the teachers called us by our last names and didn't even bother using our first names. Then a BOY named Jody moved into the class below. There were only eight classes from Grades 1 through 7 at this school. EVERY parent claims that a) they hadn't heard it before or b) they liked Jodie Foster. <br /><br />To add to this, Jody-Anne and I didn't KNOW that our name was spelled the "boy's way" until we were 10 years old (I think it was Grade 4) and we were so pissed! There were certainly no cutesy locker stickers or name-bracelets with OUR name on them. Raabsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03538734812021978679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-16657130418546307902013-02-21T22:51:44.235-06:002013-02-21T22:51:44.235-06:00Ugh. I teach middle school. My list of "do ...Ugh. I teach middle school. My list of "do NOT use these names!" list was very long when I decided to become a parent. However, right at the top were "Br-" names: <br />Brad, Braden, Brandon, Brady, Brody, Brendan, Braxton, and Brennan; Brittany, Brooke, and Brooklyn; Breanne, Brianna, Breanna, Bryanne, Brynn, and Bree; Brian and Bryan and Bryson; Brett, Britt, Brent, Bryce, Bruce, and Brock. A few years ago, I had 27 students (out of 87) whose names started this way! Trust me, their names had NOTHING to do with their academic success nor their futures. Don't even get me started on Alyssa, Alissa, Alicia, Alycia, Alisha, Allie, Alli, Ali, Alie, Alana, Allanis...I once had FIVE of these on one class list...and there wasn't a Rhodes scholar in the bunch.<br /><br />I picked a traditional, middle-of-the-alphabet, grounded name for my son, and I'm so happy that I did...in fifteen years of teaching over two thousand teens, I've only ever taught four with the name I picked for him! Whew.Raabsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03538734812021978679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-72880604515294414092013-02-21T21:43:48.528-06:002013-02-21T21:43:48.528-06:00Oh Lord, with Yavonda as my name, I'm doomed a...Oh Lord, with Yavonda as my name, I'm doomed and I never knew it. Sheesh, I'm surprised I'm smart enough to breathe being at the back of the alphabet like that. At least I named my kid Alaina. One of us is ranked higher than the amoebas in the muck.Lucky Mama (Little Rock Mamas)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01896722714510390592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-34226756394048674082013-02-21T21:21:31.912-06:002013-02-21T21:21:31.912-06:00My mom tries to make like she didn't hop on th...My mom tries to make like she didn't hop on the Jennifer bandwagon by saying that she named me after the actress Jennifer Jones in the movie "A Portrait of Jenny". I have another friend who swears her parents named her Jennifer because they never heard it before. I was born in 1973 and she was born in 1971. Gimme a break, goofball parents!!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04255571469183327199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-25274499928861646802013-02-21T21:10:14.959-06:002013-02-21T21:10:14.959-06:00Great Jen. Thanks I have a thing for shoes and you...Great Jen. Thanks I have a thing for shoes and you show me these amazing handmade shoes......that fit right into my Downton Abbey love affair. <br /><br />Thanks now I have to get a job to buy a pair of these shoes. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09703571365758004232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-28330311281002671912013-02-21T20:20:30.164-06:002013-02-21T20:20:30.164-06:00Not sure about the "A's" being bette...Not sure about the "A's" being better, but I teach kindergarten and when you make class lists there is not much to go on, but we draw straws when it comes to "J" names 10-1 it's bad news - {I'm the 1, HA) My daughter is a dead dog too :) It WASN'T popular when I named her, now I know too many - AARGGH.Jill Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09356598502921557639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-4343988926800996402013-02-21T18:49:52.318-06:002013-02-21T18:49:52.318-06:00My Name starts with an A... and I did NOT get good...My Name starts with an A... and I did NOT get good grades (I am smart... just hated school) - I am doing well, my son's name starts with a B... my daughter's name starts with a C and my hubby starts with a D... I think we are going to be a bunch of WINNERS! (assuming it's true. WHICH I DON't). Lame. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07271472544623395546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-41565356093781846182013-02-21T13:12:36.645-06:002013-02-21T13:12:36.645-06:00This Jennifer who was born in early 70's had 6...This Jennifer who was born in early 70's had 6 Jennifer's in my 1st grade class and 8 Jennifer's in my pledge class for sorority in college. Seriously. BEST NAME EVER! :)Jen Fitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07642761630584571815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-5659322270614339842013-02-21T11:46:13.479-06:002013-02-21T11:46:13.479-06:00Since my name starts with a 'V', I'm g...Since my name starts with a 'V', I'm going to consider it a win that I can even walk erect. That I can usually form coherent sentences and get myself through the world with minimal destruction in my wake? All icing on the cake, baby.Veronicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07055484623766110457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-60635163190931951872013-02-21T11:40:57.028-06:002013-02-21T11:40:57.028-06:00Named my middle kid "Wesley"....as if be...Named my middle kid "Wesley"....as if being a middle isn't bad enough, he's a middle kid, stuck at the end of the stinkin' alphabet. 'Course, my hubs and I are "J" and "K" names, so I guess it's the apple-and-the-tree...Kelly Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15449587731513553500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-51113132677181057572013-02-21T11:23:06.213-06:002013-02-21T11:23:06.213-06:00It's okay. I'm sure your kids Job and Fido...It's okay. I'm sure your kids Job and Fido will be fine.AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15757635407199150153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-10658108026634378522013-02-21T10:55:46.058-06:002013-02-21T10:55:46.058-06:00Damn that Ava name becoming so popular! It wasn...Damn that Ava name becoming so popular! It wasn't that popular when we named her that 10yrs ago, only b/c we liked it! If middle of the alphabet is bad, I feel sorry for X,Y,Z. Although if my name started with those, I would cheering, "woohoo, my grades suck!" Whatever to that study, people get paid for that shit?<br /><br />Signed, loser from the middle of the alphabet.capsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14714494866796073636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-6302654186079744422013-02-21T10:54:09.425-06:002013-02-21T10:54:09.425-06:00My name is Amy. I win at everything.My name is Amy. I win at everything.AmyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01586619860746780763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-11501323481736151772013-02-21T10:52:01.825-06:002013-02-21T10:52:01.825-06:00My sister - before we had kids - loved those names...My sister - before we had kids - loved those names and a few others and that's exactly what I said. Dead presidents? Two of her kids are Taylor and McKinlee though so I guess she stuck with it. :)The Criminshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414435069834373776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-46282451277620715002013-02-21T10:48:29.275-06:002013-02-21T10:48:29.275-06:00Daughter's got to be Maggie. Everybody had a d...Daughter's got to be Maggie. Everybody had a dog named Maggie. And the boy's probably Malachi because I'm pretty sure Jen's into that "all my kids names start with the same letter" thing. Or maybe they're Judy and John, a whole family of J's. Except wait - I'm not biblical enough - John's in the New Testament...The Criminshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414435069834373776noreply@blogger.com