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• ernest_t_bass

  

  nigmax - Honest question... what does Amadeus Edcyl go by in your household?
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  enigmaax;779912 wrote:I completely agree with this. I know having a different name is not, by itself, a definition of identity. But like I said, that doesn't mean I want any part of sharing it with a million other people. I think part of it is that when I say a name out loud, it automatically makes me think of someone I know by that name. I don't want that association - I don't know if I can explain that, just a quirk.
  
  
  
  Mine is Aron, daughter is Arizzona Emmanuelle, son is Amadeus Edcyl.
  
  The two things that I did to address my own family history and/or tradition was maintaining the initials A.E.A. (4th generation) and honoring my maternal grandfather within that by rearranging "Clyde" to make "Edcyl".
  
  Sorry to get off topic - so, here's something about another chattererer: Speedofsand gets great tickets to Florida football games.

  
  Do people pronounce it like pizza? I would think it'd be a pain in the ass to have to explain your name and spelling your entire life.
• ernest_t_bass

  

  Raw Dawgin' it;779945 wrote:Do people pronounce it like pizza? I would think it's be a pain in the ass to have to explain your name and spelling your entire life.

  
  +zz
• enigmaax

  ernest_t_bass;779942 wrote:nigmax - Honest question... what does Amadeus Edcyl go by in your household?

  He goes by "Amadeus". I always thought it was funny when I'd tell people the name and they'd say, "what are you going to call (him/her)?" I just fucking told you. If I wanted a shorter name, I'd have named them something different. Amadeus has called himself by his full name since he first started talking, as well (he's two).
  

  Commander of Awesome;779939 wrote:Isn't Arizona weird enough without the idiotic spelling? I know if I were an employer, I wouldnt be calling them for a job interview.

  
  Your simple mind is likely a key factor as to why you aren't an employer.
• enigmaax

  Raw Dawgin' it;779945 wrote:Do people pronounce it like pizza? I would think it'd be a pain in the ass to have to explain your name and spelling your entire life.

  
  Um...no, that has never happened. In response to "what is your name?", I've answered "Aron with one 'A'" my entire life. Not really a big deal.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  enigmaax;779957 wrote:
  Your simple mind is likely a key factor as to why you aren't an employer.

  lol at me being simple minded. You're the one labeling your kid as an ignorant redneck/"black" person. Sorry but Arizzona (lolz) is right up there with Billy Bob. How in hell am I supposed to take that person seriously when their name makes them sound like they didn't complete the 6th grade? You really did your kid a disservice. Nice parenting fail.
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  One more question - Can you spell this phonetically "Edcyl."
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  enigmaax;779962 wrote:Um...no, that has never happened. In response to "what is your name?", I've answered "Aron with one 'A'" my entire life. Not really a big deal.

  
  Also, i think peoples names reflect their parents more than anything. My moms name is spelled wrong and i'm almost positive it's because my grandmother didnt know the proper spelling. When i see odd spelled names it makes me think the parents are trying too hard to be different or are uneducated.
• ernest_t_bass

  

  Do you pronounce that "A-Ron," like "A-Rod?"
• ZWICK 4 PREZ

  

  enigmaax;779912 wrote: son is Amadeus Edcyl.

  
  Austrian Rock fan eh?
• Commander of Awesome

  

  ernest_t_bass;779977 wrote:Do you pronounce that "A-Ron," like "A-Rod?"

  
  No its pronounced "Ar-On" or "Air-On" to be more clear.
• Thread Bomber

  

  oberhaus;779936 wrote:Something I know about all the male Chatterers. We all want Fab4 to start a thread "Pics of my breasts"
  
  
  
  Is that to presumptuous?

  
  That word is much too big. How about "would that be fucking awsome? "
• Speedofsand

  

  enigmaax;779912 wrote: - so, here's something about another chattererer: Speedofsand gets great tickets to Florida football games.

  
  
  
  
  
  damn straight !
• Belly35

  

  Raw Dawgin' it;779971 wrote:One more question - Can you spell this phonetically "Edcyl."

  
  I'll take this question ... for $200.00
• justincredible

  

  Raw Dawgin' it;779971 wrote:One more question - Can you spell this phonetically "Edcyl."

  
  I would guess Ed - Sill.
• enigmaax

  Commander of Awesome;779967 wrote:lol at me being simple minded. You're the one labeling your kid as an ignorant redneck/"black" person. Sorry but Arizzona (lolz) is right up there with Billy Bob. How in hell am I supposed to take that person seriously when their name makes them sound like they didn't complete the 6th grade? You really did your kid a disservice. Nice parenting fail.

  
  Damn, you're right - she hasn't completed 6th grade yet. But she's doing okay, thanks for your concern.
  

  Raw Dawgin' it;779975 wrote:Also, i think peoples names reflect their parents more than anything. My moms name is spelled wrong and i'm almost positive it's because my grandmother didnt know the proper spelling. When i see odd spelled names it makes me think the parents are trying too hard to be different or are uneducated.

  
  Agree with your first line and it is probably an obvious point. It isn't like you can pick a name that "fits" the personality of a person when they are a new born. The only thing I would say about your last line is that it doesn't mean someone is trying "too hard". Obviously there was a desire to be different in those cases, but it doesn't mean you're trying to make some grand statement about bucking the system.
  

  ernest_t_bass;779977 wrote:Do you pronounce that "A-Ron," like "A-Rod?"

  
  Pronounced the same as "Aaron", just lost an "A" in the spelling. Elvis Presley's middle name was "Aron", which is where my mom got the idea (choosing the name, itself, had nothing to do with Elvis).
• enigmaax

  justincredible;780116 wrote:I would guess Ed - Sill.

  
  Close enough. Probably technically something like, ed-suhl.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  enigmaax;780129 wrote:Damn, you're right - she hasn't completed 6th grade yet. But she's doing okay, thanks for your concern.

  
  Not concerned at all. Just telling you. I'd make fun of her and call her Pizzona. Do ppl tell her that her name is misspelled? did you honestly even think for 2 sec how often she's going to have to explain her name to ppl her entire life?
• Curly J

  

  enigmaax;779912 wrote: Mine is Aron, daughter is Arizzona Emmanuelle, son is Amadeus Edcyl.

  I see nothing wrong with Aron. My bro-in-law, Ron, has a nephew named this and spelled the same. The Nephew is somewhat named after him. His younger brother was know to always get his brothers attention by saying "Hey Ron". It came out like he was saying A Ron. He named his boy Aron as a tribute to his older brother. (pronounced Aaron) Truth be known, I've always wondered why there are 2 A's in Aaron.
• FatHobbit

  

  Commander of Awesome;779939 wrote:I know if I were an employer, I wouldnt be calling them for a job interview.

  
  I used to work with someone who wouldn't hire people because they didn't have 'white' names. (That isn't how she described it, but it's what it basically came down to.)
• O-Trap

  

  ernest_t_bass;779932 wrote:Amadeus? What the fuck?

  It was good enough for Mozart, I suppose.
  

  oberhaus;779936 wrote:Something I know about all the male Chatterers. We all want Fab4 to start a thread "Pics of my breasts"
  
  
  
  Is that to presumptuous?

  
  

  ernest_t_bass;779947 wrote:+zz

  +z
  

  enigmaax;779962 wrote:Um...no, that has never happened. In response to "what is your name?", I've answered "Aron with one 'A'" my entire life. Not really a big deal.

  I have a relative who was named Aaron, but he legally changed the spelling to Air'n.
  
  Sometimes I wonder ...
  

  Raw Dawgin' it;779971 wrote:One more question - Can you spell this phonetically "Edcyl."

  justincredible;780116 wrote:I would guess Ed - Sill.

  Yeah, that'd be my guess too.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  FatHobbit;780151 wrote:I used to work with someone who wouldn't hire people because they didn't have 'white' names. (That isn't how she described it, but it's what it basically came down to.)

  
  Yeah its a common practice. That's not unusual. I know I pick my doctors that way too. Crazy foreign name and I'm not going to you. I wouldn't go to a Dr. Arizzona because I would think she's an idiot. And it sort of sounds like a stripper name.
• O-Trap

  

  FatHobbit;780151 wrote:I used to work with someone who wouldn't hire people because they didn't have 'white' names. (That isn't how she described it, but it's what it basically came down to.)

  If I was hiring a personal body guard, DeBrickashaw Ferguson wouldn't be turned away for his name.
• O-Trap

  

  Commander of Awesome;780155 wrote:I know I pick my doctors that way too. Crazy foreign name and I'm not going to you.

  As the consumer, why wouldn't you choose your medical professional based on what you perceive to be the best doctor, regardless of name?
  
  I have a doctor whose name I'm not sure how to pronounce (I call him "Doc" or "Dr. N"). He's from Zaire, and his last name is pretty long, and contains consonants that shouldn't be consecutive ... but are.
  
  But he's a good doctor, so I deal.
  
  With business, it's a whole new ballgame, because you have to do what will be perceived as the best thing in the eyes of customers and/or partners as well.
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  Enigmaax - Did you play this when your son was born? or every time he walks into a room? It's pretty catchy haha. Also reminds me of the Dr. Zaius song from The Simpsons
  
  [video=youtube;bMuDtfxAIKk][/video]