marshac Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 So a lot of people name their kids after GAs, Prophets, or people found in the scriptures. Some names are pretty good while others.... well... let's just say they don't roll off the tongue. In an effort to compile a list of names that I should NOT name my next child, I felt the forum could help me out. Here's an example of such a name Anti-Nephi-Lehi It's not only a confusing name for new BOM readers, but is also too long for casual conversation- even a potentially shortened version of "ANL" if yelled across the school-yard playground might raise a few eyebrows. So, this name is not on my list. Dallin is, but Anti-Nephi-Lehi is not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slamjet Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 - Taylor. I despise that overused name.- Any biblical or BoM names (yea, I grew up with Lehi and Nephi, poor examples for their namesakes)- Stay away from Saturday Warriors in any language (knew a nice kid with that as a middle name in some Polynesian language. Felt bad for him)- And don't be like the New Zealander's and name your daughter Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 mikbone has picked acceptable LDS church names for some of his kids. Maybe he will comment on your thread. M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingnut Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Isabel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slamjet Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 We named one of our girls after mamma's grandma who practically raised her. It's unique and modern enough with a built in nick-name that my daughter absolutely LOVES her name. Matter of fact, all my kids really like their names. Mamma wanted to name our boy after me and I said "absolutely not, we're not going to have a son being called junior." So my name is his middle name. Now when mamma get's mad, she just calls out his name and she get's both male's in one screaming shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dravin Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 - Any biblical or BoM names (yea, I grew up with Lehi and Nephi, poor examples for their namesakes)Leah? Rachel? Anna? David? James? Peter? Paul? Aaron? Andrew? Benjamin? Jacob? Caleb? Joseph? John? Jared? Seth?Uncommon Book of Mormon names I can understand but the Bible names are drawn from a common cultural heritage, at least in the US, and aren't really strange. Or do you just find them overused? Of course I'd rather run into 1000 Johns then some poor child saddled with his parent's attempt to be unique and name him Xylonander. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slamjet Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Leah?Rachel?Anna?David?James?Peter?Aaron?Andrew?Benjamin?Jacob?Caleb?Bethany?Joseph?John?Jared?Seth?You just don't like me sometimes, don't you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dravin Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 You just don't like me sometimes, don't you No, I'm just curious as I'm not sure if you meant to imply uncommon biblical names or if you really meant any/all biblical names. While some people feel like they want something 'fresher' than a biblical name, the common ones are rarely termed weird or unwieldy. Some of the less common biblical names can qualify though, for example Aminadab would probably raise eyebrows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Originally Posted by slamjet You just don't like me sometimes, don't you No hahahahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slamjet Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ such blatant instigating, you need to yourself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bini Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 A friend of mine on Fb named her son Moroni. I don't mind some biblical names but they're not for us and we won't be naming our child after any of them :] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningStar Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 I forbid you to name your child after "Moron" in The Book of Mormon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmarch Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 So a lot of people name their kids after GAs, Prophets, or people found in the scriptures. Some names are pretty good while others.... well... let's just say they don't roll off the tongue.In an effort to compile a list of names that I should NOT name my next child, I felt the forum could help me out. Here's an example of such a nameAnti-Nephi-Lehi It's not only a confusing name for new BOM readers, but is also too long for casual conversation- even a potentially shortened version of "ANL" if yelled across the school-yard playground might raise a few eyebrows. So, this name is not on my list. Dallin is, but Anti-Nephi-Lehi is not.How about Moron or Nimrod? Moriancumr is a good one or go for the full thing- Mohonri Moriancumr (dunno if that was supposed to be a single name or two names...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rameumptom Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Moron, I? If a girl, don't call her Rechab the Harlot. It is long and won't give her many job options in the future. Oh, and if a boy, don't call him it, either. Maher-shalal-hashbaz on the other hand..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmarch Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Moron, I?If a girl, don't call her Rechab the Harlot. It is long and won't give her many job options in the future. Oh, and if a boy, don't call him it, either.Maher-shalal-hashbaz on the other hand.....you need a "the third" in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saguaro Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 I know a young woman named Liahona, she goes by 'Lia', can you blame her? I also know a young man named Jarom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dravin Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 I know a young woman named Liahona, she goes by 'Lia', can you blame her?No, I can see it now (at least in LDS circles):1. Liahona, you're such a ball.2. Dang girl, you are of curious workmanship aren't you?3. She's a nice girl but a little spindly.4. I hope her employer has faith and diligence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backroads Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 I know so many Jaroms I don't think of it. As for some of those oldish family names... don't mind them, either. You wouldn't believe the "old fashioned" names that are coming back into vogue. Friend of a friend was LDS, but parents weren't particularly active. Even so, they wanted to give her a nice BoM name. They named her Ether (with a nice short e sound) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzie Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 I'm not into BOM names much. It was weird to have to tell my sister that "Nephi just called". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 A friend of mine on Fb named her son Moroni. I don't mind some biblical names but they're not for us and we won't be naming our child after any of them :] We used to have a moderator whose first name was Moroni. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 My husband's niece is named Zarahemla. Her younger brother was supposed to be called Samuel Adam... until my husband told his sister-in-law it's too close to Samuel Adams, to which she replied - what's wrong with Samuel Adams? She doesn't know her beers, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tbaird22 Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 i want to name my sons names that start with J so their initials will be JB and they will have the same initials as: James Bond Jack Bauer Jason Bourne Unless theyre twins.. then fred and george Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just_A_Guy Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 My wife wants to do the Book of Mormon thing for the middle names of our sons (should we have any). So far, we've dodged the issue by having girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dravin Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 (edited) My wife wants to do the Book of Mormon thing for the middle names of our sons (should we have any).So far, we've dodged the issue by having girls.What no girls with the middle name of Abish or Sariah?Edit:For what it's worth I picture you being married to Just_A_Gal and your girls being Just_A_Daughter and Just_Another_Daughter. Edited April 26, 2011 by Dravin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 i want to name my sons names that start with J so their initials will be JB and they will have the same initials as: James BondJack Bauer Jason BourneUnless theyre twins.. then fred and george When I found out I was having twin boys..my dad suggested Pete and Repeat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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