Conference oass::babynames

34.0. "Baby Boomer's Names" by 5150::RENSING () Tue Aug 05 1986 11:40

    I occasionally write short stories, and am always looking for names
    for characters.  I had been using my mother's ancient "Name Your
    Baby" book for years.  Just recently I came across a new book called
    "The Baby Boomer's Guide to Baby Names" (or something similar to
    that).  It is a very interesting, and humorous, book.  It gives
    you not only different names, but etomologies and nicknames.  Even
    more it goes on to give a short description of how the author views
    a person who is named by such and such a name.
    
    I found it very interesting that names such as the following were
    primarily the ones that were included.  The baby boomers who had
    once been called Dick, Jane, Susan and Bobby now seem determined
    to all name their babies something totally different, resulting
    in lots of people using the same "different" names all over again.
    
    For instance:
    
    Courtney			Nathaniel
    Ashley			Ashby
    Kristin			Nicholas
    Tiffany			Bryant
    Elise (my favorite)		Christian (Christopher)
    Caitlin			Brendan
    Jennifer			Jeremey
    Julia (Julianne)		Justin
    Jessica			Jason
    (notice that "J" names are particularly prevelant)
    Emily			Jonathon
    Erin			Sebastian
    
    Etc.  Now, don't get me wrong; most of these names that I've listed
    I wouldn't hesitate a moment to use.  I just think it's kind of
    funny that we go from one baby boomer's type of society to another
    with similarities like this!
    
    Regards from a not so common,
    Dale (actually "Dale" is getting commoner - both male and female
    alike!)
    

    I have two boys - Kyle Raymond (first name - I just heard it and
    loved it) (middle name - after my father) and Ryan Stewart (first
    name - I loved this one, too, not realizing how popular it was getting)
    (middle name - after my father-in-law).  These boys are the first
    grandsons for each of the grandfathers so giving them their middle
    names was a gesture on our part to keep their names in the family.
    Although my older sister is named after my father **Rae**.
    
    Sandra Jean Dismuke (nothing new here)
    

    I noticed the baby-boomer generation do the naming scheme.  It seemed
    like all of a sudden there were Ashley's, Taylor's, Kaitlin's, Kaila's
    everywhere.
    
    I think it does go in circles.