Liz in AZ

I'm convinced that kids (and some adults) can find a way to make fun
of any name, so while I certainly would not have saddled my kids with
a name like Harry Pecker, I declined to obsess over the "what ifs".

One thing I wish I had considered, but didn't, before naming my
daughter Meredith is that it is pretty much impossible for a young
child to pronounce. She has called herself either "mer-dwif" or "mer-
dif" all along. She's 4 now, and generally quite articulate.
Thankfully, it doesn't bother her that she can't say it the way we do
(that's the only reason I might have shied away from it). And, of
course, I think it's sweet and will miss hearing those "mer-dwifs"
someday.

Liz ("Lizzie the Lezzie") Holaday ("Holaday Inn", "Happy Holadays")

the.bartels

>I'm convinced that kids (and some adults) can find a way to make fun
>of any name, so while I certainly would not have saddled my kids with
>a name like Harry Pecker, I declined to obsess over the "what ifs".
>
>
amen! but then again, i knew a girl in school named april butts...i
don't think it mattered AT ALL what her parents even came up with at
that point. eek.

>One thing I wish I had considered, but didn't, before naming my
>daughter Meredith is that it is pretty much impossible for a young
>child to pronounce.
>
only somewhat related here, but interesting to me! my husband's name is
seth. he lived for a while during his youth in el paso, TX, which has a
large hispanic community. lots of kids in his class couldn't say his
name at all
(we had this experience come up recently with a friend of mine's
panamanian husband) since they don't have the *th* sound in spanish. he
would try to help them by explaining that it sounds like *thirsty* in
spanish *sed* or some-such, and that was close enough. so he was called
thirsty. ;)

>I think it's sweet and will miss hearing those "mer-dwifs"
>someday.
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mmhmm! my daughter called her baby brother *some-bas-chun* instead of
sebastian for quite some time...way cute. by the time he got around to
referring to himself, we'd already shortened it to sebby, much easier to
say! i kinda feel bad that he has such a long name to figure out, while
his big sis got 2 letters *eve*, and his baby sis 3 *lila*...lol. which
then reminds me of a cute bit on sesame street with a whole bunch of
school kids singing a song about their names. there's the typical
names, then last of all is this adorable boy, grinning so big and he
says, *thelonius!* adorable. :) i still smile when i think about that!

>Liz ("Lizzie the Lezzie") Holaday ("Holaday Inn", "Happy Holadays")
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>
see the lizzie the lezzie thing i could see (poor you!), but the holiday
ones are just plain goofy! let's be creative, bullies! or not...;)

-lisa