Comments | saanen: If I'd been named Jennifer Rebecca.

saanen

If I'd been named Jennifer Rebecca.

Jan 07, 2006 18:25

Mom told me years ago how she had almost named me Jennifer Rebecca, and how, when she changed her mind and named me Katherine Elizabeth instead, my grandmother came to her and thanked her ( Read more... )

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kessepha January 7 2006, 19:59:10 UTC

Consider yourself lucky. My "almost" name was Holly. Bleh.

saanen January 8 2006, 06:50:17 UTC

Holly's not too bad, but I like your name better. For one thing, Holly makes me think of Holly Hobby, a creepy doll with no face.

barbarakelley January 7 2006, 22:35:55 UTC

Beautiful yarn!

Jennifer couldn't do that, I'm sure.

saanen January 8 2006, 06:51:46 UTC

No way could Jennifer do that. And if presented with a gift of handspun yarn to knit with, she'd probably say, "Why bother? You can buy yarn already made."

barbarakelley January 8 2006, 14:24:54 UTC

right! she just doesn't get it...

bezigebij January 8 2006, 01:12:26 UTC

I love this entry!

I agree with you; Kate is one of my favorite names (never Kathy!) as is a Elizabeth (Liz, Lizzie). I keep trying to convince Dirk that these would be nice simple names for a girl, and that would go well with Neessen (the "ee" is spoken as "ay"). However, he's not so sure.

The only name we can agree on is Maya, but we still have lots and lots of time to decide.

Names like Jennifer or Jessica or Rebecca here are fairly exclusive to families who watch American soap operas and the girls do seem to fit your description. They would never buy beautiful wool like that and long for a goat farm.

What's your take on Carrie? It's another typical (late) 1970's name, thank you Little House on the Prairie.

saanen January 8 2006, 06:55:19 UTC

One of the reasons Mom picked Katherine and Elizabeth (and almost Jennifer and Rebecca) is the many nicknames possible from them. As an example, both my grandmothers are named Elizabeth, but one goes by Liz and the other by Betty. I love that!

Maya Kate has a lovely ring to it. So does Liza Kate (although Liza Maya is a bit too rhyme-y). I always thought that if I had a daughter, I might name her Mary Katherine or Mary Elizabeth. If I had a son, I'd name him Christopher or Vladimir. (It's probably a good thing I don't have a son, because there was a time in my 20s when Vladimir was my top pick, and that's a big name to live up to.)

saanen January 9 2006, 13:18:07 UTC

Oh--as for Carrie, it reminds me of my best friend's ancient poodle, whose name was Kerry. I never really cared for the dog (he was so boring, poor old guy, and not very friendly), so I don't have strong feelings for the name. The Little House on the Prairie connection is horrible--Mom watches that show all the time, ugh ugh ugh. I hated it even as a kid.

Katherine Elizabeth mizannie January 8 2006, 12:32:40 UTC

That has a strong ring, especially that
Katherine is spelled with a "K"!

Your wool looks good enough to eat!

Re: Katherine Elizabeth saanen January 9 2006, 13:15:26 UTC

Thanks! It might be a little chewy, though. :)

sina_says January 9 2006, 08:03:52 UTC

lovely wool. i really miss spinning. so comforting.

i love my name, as well. i'm ivy messina. ivy because there was a trend for female 'i' names in my father's family- inez, irene, eileen (i know...) , iris. and messina beause of a musical duo, loggins and messina, whose music had something to do with my conception, apparently. yup, i'm named after this guy (the one on the right):

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saanen January 9 2006, 13:16:06 UTC

Lol! Well, for a 70s guy he's not too bad as a namesake. I love the name Ivy!