[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Popular and Unpopular Names

[Terry James]

>From: Sheryll Townsend <s_ings at yahoo.com>

My sister's
>children are Austin, Makayla and Kailan and my
>daughter is named Nyssa. I cheated and gave her two
>middle names - Elizabeth (after my aunt) and Shawnda.
>
>Sheryll, thinking her husband's siblings had it easy
>with names like Susan, Andrew, Mike, Larry, Frank, etc.
>

I always liked the name Nyssa from Dr. Who.  It's a really pretty name.  My 
friend's name is Rhesa, pronounced REE-sa.  Nobody can get it right on the 
first try.  It's from a list of names in the Bible.  I always told her she 
was lucky--the next name in the verse is Zerubabel.

I almost named my first child Michaela.  It was a choice between that and 
Jordyn.  But while we were
actually on the way to the hospital, we decided for Jordyn because my 
husband has a brother named Michael, a step-brother (married to my husband's 
sister--it's a Southern thing, don't ask questions) named Michael, and a 
niece named Micah.

It turned out good that we went with Jordyn, because five weeks later 
another one of his step-brothers had a baby and they named theirs Makayla.  
We had no idea that's what they were intending.

My brother's name is Landon.  Twenty-four years ago no one at all had that 
as a first name, and he went through his entire childhood having to spell 
it, being called Brandon, never having any little personalized toys.  Now 
half the boys between 15 and 5 are called Landon.  I thought about naming my 
second daughter Landyn, to go with Jordyn, but Landon objected.  I still 
think Landyn is a pretty name, if anybody's pregnant.... :)

Terry LJ

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