Nicholas Cage...

[fajrdrako]

It's on all the news feeds that Nicholas Cage has named his new son Kal-El.

I love this. Nicholas Cage just went way up in my estimation - I love Kryptonian names. Amazing how many people have them, at least in my part of the world, if you just listen to the words and don't worry about the spelling. I know people named Jo-El, Dani-El, Chant-El... And sometimes think of myself as El-Izabeth.

Acutally, I always thought that if I had a girl I'd name her Kara.

I know it goes against popular thought these days but I think people are way, way too conservative in naming their children.

Comments

[lmondegreen.livejournal.com]

I guess I'm part-Kryptonian, with a middle name of Isab-El :-)

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Yes, exactly! I had an Aunt Isob-El too, my favourite aunt. No wonder. Then of course we both know Marce-El and Mishe-El.

I'm sure Styx is a good Kryptonian name.

I noticed in the article on the subject in the Ottawa Citizen, the clueless idiot said that Kal-El was a Kryptonite name, not Kryptonian. Oh well.

[lmondegreen.livejournal.com]

I'm sure Styx is a good Kryptonian name.

Better than Shelby, anyway :-)

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Oh dear - I can't think of many dog names that are worse than Shelby. I mean...

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Oh dear - I can't think of many dog names that are worse than Shelby. I mean... <i.Shelby</i>? What was Lois thinking?

[blackbyrde.livejournal.com]

Heh. I was reading that article today too, and wondering if any of you guys saw it. :)
So what do I name my next kid? (No no, I'm NOT pregnant)
I kinda like Gabri-EL. :)

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Gabri-El! Yes, it's a magnificent name. Go for it.

[arysteia.livejournal.com]

The first thing I thought of when Mum named my baby sister Lara (many moons ago now) was "Way to go! Supermum!" :-D

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Yes - I would have loved that. It's a great name!

[rosiespark.livejournal.com]

Heh! I have a Kryptonian name and I didn't even know it. I suppose that means I can't be too snooty about Nicolas Cage's unfortunate naming of his unfortunate offspring... *g*

And I even have a Kryptonian cat! Pix-El. :D

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

And nor should you be! Pix-El is a perfect name for a cat. (Better than Streaky.)

[neonnurse.livejournal.com]

When I had mine I wanted names that were a little out of the mainstream, as I hadn't been crazy about being one of several zillion Susans.

The ex and I were into religion then, and I found my daughter's name in the bible, Damaris. Which was great until years later when we found out it was Greek for 'heifer'. And THAT was even greater, the source of mass amounts of merriment.

I named my son Sterling because I was homesick for Colorado. Neither of them mind their given names, but being stuck with the last name of their bio-father kind of irked them, as it looks simple on the surface but seems to be impossible for 3/4 of the population to correctly pronounce. :/

[(Anonymous)]

I hadn't been crazy about being one of several zillion Susans.

When I was in grade 6 there were four Susans and three Elizabeths besides me. So it goes.

"Damaris" is pretty. As for 'heifer'.... There's a heifer theme in the Lymond novels, where he calls the woman he secretly lives 'heifer' in Russian (yunitsa) but doesn't tell her it's an endearment.

Is there a Sterling in Colorado? I have great memories of Sterling Castle, in Scotland. Another good name.

What's the hard-to-pronounce name? I come across many of those, including the odd variations on Smith. But "McKay" is the worst.

[neonnurse.livejournal.com]

Yes, it's a smallish town on the eastern plains. We still have a local newspaper headline on the fridge that says "Lady Savages Crush Sterling". Our family has a sick sense of humor. Although I don't like the high school team being named the Savages.

The name is LaLoge. Common variations are La-LO-gey, La LOZE, La Log and my favorite, LaLarge.

There is more than one reason I went back to my maiden name after the divorce.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

The Savages - ! That's almost surreal. Think of Voltaire and call them "The Nobles".

LaLarge - heh. I take it you say it something like LaLodge?

I always kept my birth-name, it made life so much simpler.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Uh... preceding message was me. Why'd I get unlogged? (Looking bewildered.)

[neonnurse.livejournal.com]

Lots of web sites are having wonky problems just now. Some kind of ISP battle, I hear, but I don't know any details.