Didn't Chuck Offenburger write about her sometime? -- Ronda from Fonda drives/has a Honda
Kid names
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The Maverick I know of wasn't born in '03 so no, not the same one.
I haven't seen either topgun movie and have no desire to, so that character (or John McCain) isn't what I think of when I hear "maverick." I think of the trait. And naming a child based on trait (e.g. Charity, Patience, Prudence etc.) is much less common now so that makes it a little odd to me. Plus, I don't view "maverick" as a good thing. Because it means "independent" but I also associate it with being reckless, not thinking things through, and being too independent.
So to my ear, naming your child "Maverick" is like naming your child "Rude" or "Impatient."
I went to summer camp with a "Jim Jimmerson."
Also, one of my sorority sisters from ISU has given all of her children truly abysmal names. Think alternate spellings of the "Myckenzeigh" variety.
It's funny. My parents (child's great-grandparents) wondered why she named him after the old TV Western character. My generation wondered why he was named after the Top Gun character (don't think my daughter had seen the movie either). They simply liked the name and as I said, it's a pretty common name now.
I think the analogy to being 'rude' or 'impatient' is a huge stretch.
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I went to a junior high band camp and sat next to James Bond. Asked if he went by Jim and he said no. OK.
A friend went to UNI for a bit and met a guy named Bill Hymen. Asked him "so you go by Buster, right?" Guy said no, and didn't get it. But after that he was forever Buster Hymen to everyone.
Daughter knows a couple kids (twins) named Yohighness and Yomajesty. The mom wanted them to be respected. They are in the system.
A friend went to UNI for a bit and met a guy named Bill Hymen. Asked him "so you go by Buster, right?" Guy said no, and didn't get it. But after that he was forever Buster Hymen to everyone.
Daughter knows a couple kids (twins) named Yohighness and Yomajesty. The mom wanted them to be respected. They are in the system.
See, I get where if you're a die hard fan you could maybe name pets these things. But these are human beings you're assigning these names to. Maybe think twice.I have an employee with Kinnick and Kayden (Hayden with a K)
There is a Charity in town and she definitely gives out Charity. I may be the only one she hasn't given any charity to.
Perhaps Kinnick was conceived in the bathroom at Kinnick. Do you know any Metrodomes?I have an employee with Kinnick and Kayden (Hayden with a K)
That's why I stayed away from using "Chastity" as an example of a virtuous trait name.
I have an employee with Kinnick and Kayden (Hayden with a K)
This reminds me, when I first started dating my wife, it came up in conversation that apparently she had told her mother long ago that she'd once dreamed of naming her future children Hayden and Amelia.
I politely made the point that, should we one day have children together, one of those names was not going to work. Luckily it never became an issue!
On the flip side, later on in life my wife met a colleague at work whose name was Judge. Now THAT is an awesome name to give a dude.
That's fine, I still think it's odd. Just like how people find the name Kinnick odd, even though multiple people are naming their children Kinnick. Although I also have never heard of a child being named Maverick, so that probably doesn't help.
And I disagree it is a huge stretch. You asked me why I found the name odd. I find it odd because I associate it with a character trait, and on top of that, I associate it with a negative character trait. But it isn't a terrible character trait (and it's also your grandson) so I didn't want to compare it to something like "*******," "wrath" or "gluttony." So I landed on "impatient" and "rude" which aren't good traits but also aren't the end of the word.
You may not think of the trait when you hear the name, or if you do, you may not view it negatively. But I do. And based on what I think of the trait, comparing it to "impatient" or "rude" is apt.
Worked with a guy whose wife (then fiance') worked in the natal wing at a hospital in Peoria. Had a woman name her girl Pajama (pronounced PAJ uh muh). She said she got it from the Sears catalog.
Some parents are so obsessed with their child having a unique name. They will try to put a weird spelling on a common name to make it unique. The problem is that the child will have to spend the rest of their life having their name mis-spelled.
