Names

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--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "Kathryn" <kcawte at k...> wrote:
> I've been wandering around the net looking at sites dealing with
names because i need some for my writings and I wanted inspiration
(and btw anyone who can suggest good sites I would appreciate it) but
anyway I came across one which suggested using unusual spellings.
> For example Tiffany could be spelt Typhaneigh.
> Now firstly this is clearly a suggestion for parents who really hate
their child and want them to spend their entire school and college
career getting the crap kicked out of them (apologies if by some
chance there's someone on this list with that name, but I doubt it
somehow).
> But secondly I was wondering if you guys had any thoughts on the
subject, knew people who had given their kids odd names, have names
you love/hate, suggestions for names and what sort of impression the
name would give you. 
> Anyway I'll go and shut up again now having rambled on for longer
than I meant to.
> 
> K

Hey!  What a great topic!  Personally, I've kept a list going of all
the names that have struck me for the past five years or so.  I'm one
of those that wants her children to have uncommon names, but nothing
too weird or unusual--just a name that would make someone go, "Hey, I
don't hear that name very often--what a cool name!"  Some names have
come and gone, but here is what is on my list at the moment--don't
know how I've ended up with more male than female:

Male - Lane (Layne), Fabian, Blair, Fallon, Cedric, Carrick, Aidan,
Kieran, Joaquin, Aki, Dominic, Corin, Devon, Cole (recognize some HP
names there? ;))

Female - Alessandra, Cassandra, Alexandra (as middle), Roxanna
(middle), Farah, Moira, Jocelyn, Jerika, Ciara, Corrina, Folara, Aja

(a lot of those seem Irish or English, don't they?  I really like a
few of the names from Auel's _Earth's Children_ series, but they're
soooo unusual, I don't think I'd want to name my child that)

I've also always been an advocate of NORMAL spelling.  It's so
complicated to have fifteen different spellings for the same name--why
be difficult?  Just for my name, there's about 50....Megan, Meagan,
Meghan, Meaghan...grah, just spell it normal! ;)

-Megan (spelled just like it sounds!)

Postnote: I've said recently, if I ever have twins boys, they are
going to be name Cor and Corin, *g* recognize that from _Horse and His
Boy_ from Chronicles of Narnia?--my favorite one!)