well it did partly come from buffy but i remember calling a girl i played w/ at the park when i was little willow and i insisted her name was willow even though it was olivia .

i liked the name b4 buffy ever came along but her middle name did come from alyson hannigan and plus the only name i liked and sounded well as a middle name for willow. so her first name is partly cuz willow is my fav buffy character and partly cuz its a name i liked since i was lil and also i wanted my kid to have a name u don't here to often i didn't want a name like jessica or heather etc....... there to common

i have to say that i'm not a big fan of odd names.
It seems (to me) to be a contrived way to lay some character on your kid before they develop any of their own ..

sort of like how people often name their pets to reflect their own interests.

My kid has a very average name - I'm hoping - assuming - that his personality will be strong enough on it's own.

Kids live with their names untill they are old enough to change it if need be.

unless they are rich hollywood brats all sharing the same fate, they are going to have a rough ride with their peers who by instinct seek out anything different about a kid and exploit it for their amusement.

I'd rather give my kid a fighting chance .. and if he wants to change it legally to 'moonglow' or 'wolfbane' when he's legally able - then hey - go for it..

Well...My daughter's name is Sericea Lespedeza...It's latin, a rare type of clover...

My son's name is Alejandro Miguel...His abuelita named him after her father and brother...


The new baby:

If it's a girl...It will be named Shay Laray...It will have Seri's initials

If it's a boy...The boys (my son and Dustin's son) get to name it...So far they have decided on 'Ash' for a first name (as they are both HUGE Evil Dead fans)...They are still deciding on a middle name....They have thrown out 'Vash' and 'Dagger'...Not sure we're gonna go with those...lol...But, then again, they made a very valid point, we DID tell them that they get to choose...

Anyway...We are ALL seriously hoping for a girl...Even Dustin's mother and grandmother want a girl :)



Congratulations, April :)

I have an odd name. I didn't used to like it in grade school. Now I wouldn't have it any other way. Caprice. It's Italian for fun loving and spontaneous. It's also a car. I have never met anyone with my name. I'm glad. It seems weird when more than one person has the same name now. I work with two Vickies and two Zacks. I think it gave me a chance to be more of an individual. Could you imagine what I would have been like as a Brittany?? Pass the pompoms~:p

By the way BR, Sericea Lespedeza is a really pretty name. I wish people were more creative like that.

Thank you, That's very sweet...I actually got it from a horticulture class my senior year..I told my teacher that if I ever had a baby girl, that was what I was gonna name her...He probably didn't believe me, but 4 years later, I had her, and took her to see him...He told the class about it...They didn't believe HIM either...lol

I don't see 'different' names as 'odd'...I see them as 'unique'...My daughter turned out to be a very unique individual...

As for my son...Everyone calls him Alex...When you say his name in public, 10 kids turn their heads.......Oh well...


I really like 'Caprice', too

Thanks. Horticulture class is pretty creative. My parents were on their first date, guess what kind of car they were behind?? My mom said, "that would be a pretty name for a girl." Lo and behold, here I am today. =)

HaHa...That's a good one.....Some people might think that maybe the conception occured in a car ;).....Hmm...That made me think.....ALL of my kids would be named 'Serta'...BOOOORING.....lol

I hope she likes the song "Bad to the Bone" because she's so gonna be a stripper. Actually that's a total porn name... :p

For the boys names, I like Ashley actually. Not a big fan of Vash or Dagger though.

Neato mosquito.