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Conference oass::babynames

Title:A list of All the BABYNAMES (shadow copy)
Notice:BABYNAMES is now on-line and writable! Enjoy...
Moderator:OASS::BURDEN_D
Created:Tue Feb 13 1996
Last Modified:Fri May 30 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:996
Total number of notes:7139

571.0. "How do you know what the child will think?" by TRCA01::MLANG (Novice at almost everything) Wed Aug 08 1990 14:09

    My name is Peggy Lang and I very rarely get razzed with the song
    'Penney Lane' (spelling?).
    
    My main concern for naming our child Abigail (Abbey) Lang is that
    not many people like it - are chances great that Abbey won't like
    it or too many of her friends.  I really don't care what people
    - relatives and mutual friends think of the name I'm wondering what
    the child might think.
    
    Anyway, it's still under discussion.  Thanks for all the responses,
    I'm enjoying them as well as the rest of this notesfile.
    
    
    Peggy
    (mom to be of Abigail or Brendan - I wonder which)
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571.1OOOOOOPPPS! should go with 536.0TRCA01::MLANGNovice at almost everythingWed Aug 08 1990 14:1810
    Ooooops!  I'll bet you are all wondering what this is doing here.
     I was trying to REPLY to note 536 but instead of typing REPLY I
    typed WRITE.  As my name says above I am a novice and do not know
    how to move this - moderators if possible, 571.0 should be a reply
    to 536.
    
    Sorry for the confusion!
    
    
    Peggy
571.2My opinionPFSVAX::LILLYWed Aug 22 1990 19:336
    I personally like Abigail but not so much Abby. Especially with your
    name of Lang it kind of reminds me of the Beatles " Abbey Lane" I think
    all children go through a stage where they hate their name but
    eventually come to like it.
    
    Cindy
571.3Listen to the musicSTEREO::FAHELAmalthea CelebrasThu Aug 23 1990 11:245
    Re:  the Beatles
    
    Its "Penny Lane" and "Abbey Road", not "Abbey Lane".
    
    K.C.
571.4My mistakePFSVAX::LILLYThu Aug 23 1990 14:055
    Sorry K.C.
    
    Momentary lapse of reason.(P. Floyd)
    
    Cindy
571.5Beatles = Ancient History to our kidsGENRAL::M_BANKSThu Aug 23 1990 14:3712
re: any connection to Beatles:

By the time Abby (or whatever her name will be) is old enough to be kidded,
the Beatles and especially that song will be almost 30 years old.  Do you
guys think those kids will even know about it?  My guess is probably not.
Parents maybe, but most of those probably won't want to make fun of her.

Just my opinion!


Marty

571.6Happy nameSTEREO::FAHELAmalthea CelebrasThu Aug 23 1990 16:048
    True, true.  I have heard the Beatles referred to as "Paul McCartney's
    old group" AND "George Harrison's old group".  (Depending on who had an
    album out at the time.)
    
    K.C.
    
    P.S.  The name Abbey sounds somewhat friendly to me.  Maybe its because
    of Dear Abbey?
571.7My answer to your questionNUTMEG::MACDONALD_KThu Aug 23 1990 17:4322
    How do you know what your child will think about his/her name???
    You can't.  All you can do is name your child what you feel is a
    wonderful name and chances are, your child will feel the same way
    too.  After all, children often have the same tastes as their parents
    because of how they're brought up.  Of course, practically ALL kids
    go through a phase of despising their own names.  Sometimes it's
    because they'd like to have the name that's "in" right now, or to
    have the same name as the most popular kid in school...  but in the
    end, your child will know that you gave him/her the name that you
    did because you love it and you love *him/her*.  It's a tough thing -
    naming your child - but when you hit the right one, you'll know it.
    Sometimes parents come up with the name right after the baby is born.
    I have some friends who had definately decided to name their son (knew
    his sex prior to his birth) Kirk.  Well, when he was born, both parents
    looked at each other and said, "Nope.  He doesn't look like a Kirk
    at all.  He looks like a Kyle."  So that's what they named him.
    
    Good luck,
    Kathryn
    
    P.S.  I still like Abbey!