Do We Need New Baby Name Etiquette?

Amen, Jacky! I agree 1000 percent!

We have a daughter named Schuyler (sky-ler). We get alot of shoo-ler. Now I know some people dont understand the pronunciation but what upsets me is having to tell the same person more than once, how it is pronounced. IMO, that is what is rude...mispronunciation is understandable but not listening when you are corrected is another story.

My mom thought 'Katie' was too cutesy, and I agree. It is kind of annoying to have to spell it out all the time, but I'd never change the spelling, I love being different. My mom and grandmother told me that Katy is actually the original way my name (short for Katherine) was spelled. The 'Katie' thing didn't start until like 50 years ago.

Maybe you and your husband shouldn't be so uptight. My name is Krista, either people pronounce it wrong, or they spell it wrong. I really don't mind. It's my name, I know how to say and spell it correctly. I've been called Crystal a lot, and it gets spelled Christa. I could care less. My son's name is Dakarai, you look at it and think that it's some crazy name, it's an actual name. Pronounced Dak-are-eye. People say it with a 'Z' all the time. My daughter's name is Kailyn, looks normal...but people say "kay lynn" all the time, instead of "Ky lynn", honestly, I don't mind. You did NOT name my child, I liked the names and I hope they grow up appreciating that their parents didn't give them names like Joe and Ashley. In class, there won't be a million people with the same name.
Also, people criticizing...You think Jessica is an every day common name that you would approve of? Did you know that it was in fact a made up name by Shakespeare?

LOL no, you are incorrect. This happened at a family reunion of a friend. I really do not care if you believe me. Just because you do not believe that someone could possibly be that ignorant, does not make the fact any less true.

Blurgle,,,if you go to facebook, you'll find a number of people who post these names as their own: Vagina, Orangejello, Lemonjello and Superior Unique. Apparently, these are not 'urban legends'.

Blurgle, you are an idiot. I too, have met a Lemonjello and Oranjello, both were students at a school my husband taught at a few years ago (this is in AR). Those names are not urban legend, don't believe everything you read on snopes.com!

Just a thought, and not to be too rude about it, but aren't all names "made-up" anyway? Pretty much like all words, made up so that this exceptionally gifted species of creature (that would be homo sapiens) can communicate with one another. There is no natural source of words, names, or language in general. It all came about as a way to label and identify people, places, things, and ideas. So, if someone wants to make up a name for their child, let them. If it's a ridiculous name, I feel badly for the child, but this child is experiencing nothing different than what the very first John ever had to deal with. "John?! What kind of crazy name is that?! There isn't even anyone in your family named that! Why don't you call him Zebediah, or Jonah? At least Jonah is a REAL name." See my point? At any rate, names that are spelled differently, are unconventional, or just plain "unique" will cause a little conflict in that individual's life, for their entire life. Look at my name. It's Catie. With a "C" and "ie." What a pain in the posterior! How many name tags have I had to rewrite myself because the person making it for me didn't bother to ask how it's spelled. That has taught me a number of character traits that are of the more attractive variety. Perseverance, patience, consideration of others (How do you spell that?), gentleness. "What doesn't kill you, will make you stronger." Certainly having your name spelled wrong or mispronounced (yes, that happens to me, too- don't know how many times I've been called "Catty" simply because the first three letters spell "cat," even though, phoenetically, so does the Katie spelling) will not kill you. So, it will either make them stronger, or make them change their names when they are old enough to do so.

I know a lawyer by the name of Savage Krimm.
Names shouldn't define your character.

Tyberious was captain kirk's middle name. The family didn't make it up, star trek was on well over 40 years ago, so the name has been around for a while.

Helen - Tyberious is a real name that's apparently been around for a while, just not one that is common at all. I went to school with a boy named Tyberious and I graduated in 1973. I have a daughter named Joslyn Kimberly, though we spell it Jocelyne Kimberlie. She gets called Jock-lyn a lot and I just correct them and all is well except - with my late mother in law. She told me that if we name her that (as I was signing her Birth Certificate) that she'd never have anything to do with our daughter. Sick thing is, she kept her word, but this is also the same woman who called her granddaughter Tricia "Trasha" so to be expected I guess. My husband wanted all 3 of her names to end in 'e' and her initials to be JKL.I think it's more feminine and pretty myself. I think that there are a lot worse names than Jocelyne with our spelling.

What about TY COBB (baseball player)?

What color do you think they are, Paula? Maybe a nice shade of blue or gold? Are you yourself transparent? Please, be specific here. I was under the impression that we are all "colored", one way or another.