Name My Kid!

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  • RenegadeRenegade Old school Join Date: 2002-03-29 Member: 361Members
    How about Dren? That's Nerd backwards. Fits perfectly with the kid since he's gonna be raised in a family of computer geeks.
  • James_H4xwellJames_H4xwell Join Date: 2002-12-25 Member: 11518Members
    Bubba <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • LindstromLindstrom Join Date: 2002-11-25 Member: 9865Members
    Dante or Korbin never loose their appeal
  • NeedDirectionsNeedDirections Join Date: 2003-03-29 Member: 15011Members
    <a href='http://www.najaco.com/directory/baby_names/baby_names.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.najaco.com/directory/baby_names.../baby_names.htm</a>
  • Amped1Amped1 Join Date: 2003-02-08 Member: 13287Members
    Name him after me. Clay Roberts (or Clayton but Clay is shorter and cooler). He's being born in September? Gordon Roberts anyone? So what's your fave name so far?
  • Relic25Relic25 Pixel Punk Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 39Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Might have to use VALVe. That's a joke, btw.

    On a tangential subject, "Alyx"? Puhlease. Strike one for Valve. Great looking character with a **** alternative spelling name. It's a good thing there are so many other reasons I'm rabidly looking forward to HL2.
  • hellokittyhellokitty riotkitty Join Date: 2003-04-09 Member: 15348Members
    haven't you decided on a few names by now??
  • Nemesis_ZeroNemesis_Zero Old European Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 75Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    edited April 2003
    Some more...

    - Jan

    - Norman

    - Zach

    You're lucky, actually. 'Roberts' is a relatively neutral last name, pretty much everything sounds at least semi-decent with it. Imagine being called 'Kowalski'...
  • VyvnVyvn Join Date: 2002-08-24 Member: 1226Members
    Kowalski? Pah. Imagine having a last name that starts with a 'Z' and has a silent 'a' <i>and</i> a silent 'j' in it. I couldn't count the number of misproununciations and manglings I've heard. Sometime I don't even recognize who they're trying to talk about.
  • NumbersNotFoundNumbersNotFound Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7556Members
    edited April 2003
    By the time your kid grows up "unique" names will be commonplace.

    Plan ahead, name him Bob. By then everybody will spell it Bhobb (pronounced bob.)

    EDIT: I didn't mean that to be stupid sounding "robert roberts.." I was only giving an example of a common name. Any common names works <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • Relic25Relic25 Pixel Punk Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 39Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    edited April 2003
    I think you underestimate the power of mediocrity. There will still be masses upon masses naming their kids the future fad equivalent of "Brittney", "Tyler", etc. According to the social security register, the most popular US name is still Michael by a <b>huge</b> margin. It may <i>seem</i> like there are a lot of truly unique/unusual names out there, but there are in truth very few in relative numbers. And even most of those are simply spelling or pronunciation variants on common names.

    Yes, Roberts is fairly neutral, but it also tosses out anything that starts with "R", because that just sounds too silly. For the many who have brought up "Robert", the nicest thing I can say about that name is that there is already a musician named Robbie Robertson, and knowing that later in life is as close as my kid is going to come to that.

    We still don't have any certain contenders. I liked Zero a lot, but that's not gonna fly.
  • WindelkronWindelkron Join Date: 2002-04-11 Member: 419Members
    edited April 2003
    no "sage?" <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->

    but hmm

    xavier is a nice underused one <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
    quaid
    argo
    stygian
  • moultanomoultano Creator of ns_shiva. Join Date: 2002-12-14 Member: 10806Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Gold, NS2 Community Developer, Pistachionauts
  • NumbersNotFoundNumbersNotFound Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7556Members
    aibo <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • GadzukoGadzuko Join Date: 2002-12-26 Member: 11556Members, Constellation
    edited April 2003
    I just finished reading Stranger In a Strange Land, by Heinlein... name him Jubal. It's non-conventional, not too strange so he won't face beatings in the school yard, doesn't need to be shortened and it's fun to say.

    JUBAL YOU GET BACK IN THIS HOUSE RIGHT NOW!!

    Also, Heinlein says it means "father of all" if you're a stickler for meanings... and Jubal Roberts doesn't sound too bad, does it?
  • BioHazBioHaz Join Date: 2002-02-18 Member: 226Members
    Barry
    Clyde
    Natas
    Xander
    Zeriah
    Hobbes
    Duke
    Zed

    Myxilplix
  • SirusSirus Join Date: 2002-11-13 Member: 8466Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    edited April 2003
    I still think Silas would be a good name.

    Or you can go m3g4 h4x and call him 51L45.

    Oh and Jubal, sounds like Gerbil. I don't think you want to calling your son Gerbil Roberts.
  • GadzukoGadzuko Join Date: 2002-12-26 Member: 11556Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--Sirus+Apr 23 2003, 10:48 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Sirus @ Apr 23 2003, 10:48 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Oh and Jubal, sounds like Gerbil. I don't think you want to calling your son Gerbil Roberts. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Only if you don't pronounce it right <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->. It's Joo-ball or Joo-bull, nor Joor-ball.
  • CplDavisCplDavis I hunt the arctic Snonos Join Date: 2003-01-09 Member: 12097Members
    These are un conventional names from my fellow dormies

    Quinn, Dane, Shuvro, and Reese
  • SirusSirus Join Date: 2002-11-13 Member: 8466Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    Shuvro ?

    Sounds like an insult.
  • eedioteediot Join Date: 2003-02-24 Member: 13903Members
    call him ender!

    OWNAGE

    <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

    or you could just.. you know.. call him 'baby', then 'child', etc

    then when he grows up ask him what he wants to be called <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • hellokittyhellokitty riotkitty Join Date: 2003-04-09 Member: 15348Members
    kyle, daniel, jake...some more somewhat common names...

    what's ur taste? hard to just guess...
  • JLINKJLINK Join Date: 2003-04-05 Member: 15226Members
  • moultanomoultano Creator of ns_shiva. Join Date: 2002-12-14 Member: 10806Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Gold, NS2 Community Developer, Pistachionauts
    what about jayant? (pronounced jant)
  • pardzhpardzh Join Date: 2002-10-25 Member: 1601Members
    Tyrannosaurus Rex!

    or James, which can go down to Jim, which I think sounds good with Roberts. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • SoulSkorpionSoulSkorpion Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 423Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Silver Fox+Apr 21 2003, 10:28 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Silver Fox @ Apr 21 2003, 10:28 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Shinji ...

    <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->


    Congrats btw

    ^_^ <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    *grin* why am I not surprised? <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • BroodeBroode Join Date: 2002-11-22 Member: 9605Members
    Eon, or Aeon. The are both pronounced the same, but would make a good name. Eon Roberts sounds just fine.

    Failing that, you can always go with Seven (7). But then again, Seven Roberts doesnt quite fit...
  • eedioteediot Join Date: 2003-02-24 Member: 13903Members
  • Cereal_KillRCereal_KillR Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1837Members
  • AgentOrangeAgentOrange Join Date: 2002-11-18 Member: 9244Members
    Cian, but not pronounce like "Shawn" (as some people would think) like S-eye-an. Sorta, get it?
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