Giving your child a really common name.

[Le Chat]

In son no1's class, there are 6 (you read that right!) boys called Matthew. He is 15. In son no 2's class there are 3 boys called Cameron and 3 girls called Emily. (He is 7.)
I was wondering why parents call their children names that are really common and therefore no longer individual?

[snags]

I know someone named Kylie... long before Minogue was famous. Irish/Celtic in origin I think.

[hc4361]

Luca is just Luke with an Italian and Romanian spelling.

That is why it is very common in the Roman Catholic Italy.

[starone]

better than silly names like Bluebell or Sugarplum (IMO)

[tamborine]

There's a variation of my name on Film4 now; I've not come across anyone with the name before

[sandyRoe]

There are two Dylans in our locality. I can't imagine they were named after Thomas or Bob.

[hc4361]

More likely the Magic Roundabout.

[sandyRoe]

Maybe. But I haven't heard any mothers calling Zebedee or Florence in for their tea

[Andyvon]

This is the truth - although few people who are not from the town ever believe it. A local family have the surname D**k (shortening for Richard) and they have a son and daughter whom they named Everard and Ophelia!

Anyone from my town will verify that as everyone knows them, although I'm sure most other people wouldn't believe it.

[hc4361]

Andy, I knew a police detective, (now retired) called Richard Dick.
He was known as Dick Dick Dick

[ummmm]

Blanket is just a nickname...

[paddywak]

Sometimes parents just don't think.We used to have a very good friend now sadly deceased called Robert Sole.

[erin-x]

My pals cousin is Iona Hatt............

[ummmm]

I have some friends, brothers, Willy and Johnny....we used to snigger about that when we were younger...

[Andyvon]

Did he have a coach firm in the 70s Paddy? There was a local firm here who had 'R. Soles Coaches' on the back of their vehicles until they eventually changed it. (This is a wierd town!)

[Andyvon]

My first interview when I was 17 was with a local bank. I noticed the name on the manager's door which said 'I. Foot - Manager'. I presumed his name was Ian.

I then got through the interview (conducted by someone else) and had a second interview in Oxford with the Area Manager. When he asked me where I was from he said "Oh yes, we have a branch there. The manager's a man by the name of ..........now what's his name.......oh yes! Ivor Foot!" Being a very nervous and giggly teenager I laughed so much for about three minutes that I obviously never got the job! The Area Manager just sat looking at me.

[paddywak]

No Andy, like me he came from a long line of pit rats.