You could always do what my friends did, in the great tradition of Homer Simpson. Sit down with your husband and run through a list of names, and try to rhyme anything and everything you can to the names, because this is what the kids on the playground will do to your kid. Notice that Homer Simpson came up with "Bart," lol. My friends named their kid "Nick," double lol.

BTW, my mother's name on her birth certificate is Betty. :)

LMAO to the person who said some of these names sound like stripper names!

BTW, do you all know how to derive your porn star name? Take your middle name and the name of your street, that's your porn star name. ;)

I had to weigh in on this...good discussion!

I have a co-worker who is naming his son Blade Aleckzandyr...that kid will get beat up on a daily basis.

Also, speaking of Biblical names, my wife's name is Dorcas (Acts 9). Don't think she hasn't heard everything growing up...her parents should have gone with the Hebrew version which is Tabitha. Dorcas was her grandmother's favorite Biblical name.

I thought your porn name was the name of your first pet (say Fluffy) and the street you grew up on (oh, I don't want this pulled, so I'll leave it to your imagination). By the way, I never had a pet named Fluffy.

snicker...I'd be Marmalade Spadina. :D

I thought it was your drag name, not your porn name? Never heard porn name.

Caitlin is the way I've seen it spelled. I've never seen any of the other spellings.

I think first pet/street you grew up on works better, certainly for me. I could be Darling Dalkeith.

O.K. then, pet and childhood street -- I would be Mittens Ballantrae. LMAO

This is a riot. Islandmom, please don't name your daughter China, or Chyena as another poster suggested. She will just die on the playground since China rhymes with...oh heck you know what I mean.

I can't stand those stupid trendy yuppie names anymore. If I meet one more Zachary, Alexander/Alexandra, Brittany, Justin or Jason! Yuck. A name is not unique if 5 kids in the class have it.

Oh yea, "China" is definitely NOT a rhyme-friendly girl's name. Neither is "Dolores."

Not that there's anything wrong with it. :-D

But is Delores better or worse than Mulva?

I keep coming back to this post b/c it keeps getting funnier & funnier! Hey, Islandmom (the original poster), how about some feedback from you? :) :)
Another thing to keep in mind: You can't control what people will do to a very fine name. Friends named their first 3 sons Michael, Robert and David in that order. They became Mike, Rob & Dave. So, when they had a 4th son they named him Jake thinking "You can't shorten that one!" He's now Jakey!!!

I find it ridiculous that people want you to name your baby a traditional name. How boring would this country be if everyone were named Dick and Jane. What's wrong with a little creativity? I enjoy uncommon names -- makes you stand out in life. And even traditional names can be spelled different (where you have to spell it out to people all of the time) or mispronounced. Go with what you like islandmom. My name is Andrea and people call me Andi. I love it. Let us know what you decide!

This is so interesting...and the porn name hit a chord for me. When I was expecting my second child, I liked the name Stephanie Nicole Martin for a girl. I was worried, however, that in kindergarten she would still be writing her name on her paper when the other kids were done with the lesson so I was somewhat unsure of my choice. Then my husband pointed out that her initials would be SNM! Needless to say, that choice was scratched off the list.

First pet and street huh....ok, here goes...no lie. ...sigh....(31st street South)
Puss Ferd 31

Cackle - Wednesday :D

Mine would be Venus Waitman - snort!

(Oh the kitty names a five year old can come up with...)

My porn name?



Sheena Brassy.

NOT a suggestion for this baby, but a good name nonetheless: Marydon'tyaweepdon'tyamourn. Last name was Schultz.

A teacher I work with swears he knew twins, Lemonjello and Orangejello pronounced leMONjello and orONjello, and named after the famous dessert item. Our porn names: Pook Devine and Cubby Hollywood