Xander ,'Beneath You'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Esther is actually being named for one of her great-grandmothers (our paternal grandmother, born 1907...although she would have never admitted it!).
I considered my maternal grandmother's name (Edith, called Edie), but was sternly struck down.
I also lobbied for Maud.
And a few other fuddy duddy old person names.
Lillian was the only one we could really agree on.
Sienna is in the top 100? Why would you want to be named for an undistinguished shade of brown?
So your child will grow up like this!
Or this: [link]
Mayden! Zayden! Clayden! Fayden!
I think, in desperation, boys will have to start poaching on girls' territory (heretofore a big no-no) and start being named Elsie, Destry, and Hepzibah.
Bepzibah! Zepzibah! At least it's not Braden.
Jennifer isn't in the top 100.
Jesus. I'm a redwood.
The youngest Susan I know is 25. The second youngest is me, and I'm 37.
Neither is "William" or "Bill"
Someone hand me my teeth.
{edit: I found bill! I can keep my teeth and get new eyes}
Lisa was HOTT!T for '68. But seems to have gone out of favor. Which is fine with me. I don't like it when other people have my name. (Lisas here get a pass of course as do other awesome Lisas.)
My mom didn't actually have a girls name picked out she was so sure I was going to be a boy (Timothy). So they let the nurses pick my name (my dad worked at the hospital at the time so they were friends of his...not just random strange nurses).
I find it odd that Nevaeh is at #60something and Frances barely registers
someone (country music star-ish person?) noted that Nevaeh is heaven spelled backwards, named their kid such, and it was all over the bible belt after that.
Frances barely registers, I think, because people named such are greatly annoyed at the lack of American ability to spell it any other way than Francis.
I like Maud.
My parents also didn't have a girl's name picked. I was supposed to be a Jason.