Americans huh? What are they like?

[Clary]

(No offence intended to any sensible Americans posting on here)

Our local football magnate who is American took his kids to an Easter service and his pic is in the paper. His kids are called Brock (boy), MacCall, Avery and Quinn (all girls). These are not first names are they? And they all sound like boys? names to me too.

Oddly enough the dad is called (wait for it?) Andrew.

I had a book for Christmas written by an American - fantasy, but set partly in the real world, iyswim. 2 of the main characters are supposed to be Irish, and therefore mystical etc etc, so they're called names that presumably are supposed to sound exotic to American ears, and they're, wait for it, Keith and Ian .

names of kids in my (extended) family and of friend's kids:
Tucker, tanner, brandon (x2), jordon, brock,

obviously canadians are afflicted with a similar name illness.

Keith and Ian, ha ha! That's so mysterious! They sound like accountants who work in the IFSC.

An American mum I came across has named her baby after the London borough we both live in. Sorry to criticise other's choices but cringe. Hope for the childs sake they move back to the US soon as it is prob fine over there but to be named after the local council is peculiar to say the least IMO.

I know MadameCh0let - it was very difficult to suspend disbelief in this case. Still quite enjoyed the book though.

Do you live in Chelsea?

Wasn't Harringey was it??

No, I bet it was Camden.. That's another one of those yoooneek names that quite a lot of people are using now.

Keith is surprisingly popular in Cork....

My American cousin called his three children

Saila (girl)
Oliver

and

Cooper

Madame your second guess was right.

At dd's singing group we have to go round and introduce the children. When we got to this name the teacher went "eerrm right". I felt sorry for the mum but why on earth pick that name for your gorgeous daughter out of all the lovely alternatives?!

oh, yes, they love to give girls boys names to make it more 'unique'.

it's naff, not unique.

i don't go on American parenting boards for laughing at the names they give their kids.

i wouldn't name a dog those things.

Yes, I worked with a gal who named her son Tanner and her other one Sawyer.

STTTOOOPPIIDD.

I know slebs are in a world of their own but aren't Demi Moore and Bruce Willis daughters called names like these? I remember one of them was called Scout, sadly.

ROFL at "you're a brick, Brick"

they called another one 'rumor'.

david duchovny and his wife called their son 'kyd'.

like a goat.

they called their daughter 'west'.

i call them SSTTOOOOPPPIIDDD.

What about Moon Unit and Zappa? Apple? Princess Tiamii or how ever you spell it sleb names for their children are awful. I mean give the kids a chance.

oh, it's far from just slebs in America who give their kids made up names, though.

it's a common trend.

Aussies seem to be similarly afflicted.

Quinn would be fine if you were an eskimo.
Braxton would be fine if your surname was Hicks.
It's all context really isn't it? [slurps wine]

Randy is short for Randall.

Somebody else mentioned the name Brock on another forum. Maybe it is about to become popular! Don't like it myself, reminds me of broccoli. Avery is something birds are kept in isn't it?

It reminds me of candy. Brach's candy.

I don't think parents of Bricks and Brocks have thought about what a playground of foul 11 year olds are going to do with their kids' names.

Brick, Brick, suck my dick
Brock, Brock, suck my cock

I'd put money on it.

I think it's actually rather nice that names in America don't carry the baggage that they do over here.

But that does only apply in America of course

Birds live in an aviary, Alishanty!

Randy is more often short for Randolph, I thought?

expat, it's Rumer, not Rumor - and Rumer is an old name, there is a very well-known writer called Rumer Godden.