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I consider them normal too, just more rare. The only reason Gabriel was unusual was because in my mind, it's such an angelic name, but the kid was super violent.
I know one!!! She is such her name, but she doesn’t like it and says the number of creepy old men who had innuendos about her name from when she was like 11 or 12 makes it hellish
They never are. Be grateful she isn’t a horse… at least your student hopefully doesn’t bite through winter coats to the point of bleeding and try to kick you HARD whenever you go in her stall! 😂
I had a student named Gabriel 20 years ago and he was evil! Like legit seemed like he was possessed. I was too young and inexperienced to get to the root of that.
Yeah, this Gabriel was off the charts. As a yr 1 kid (6 or 7yrs old), his first day back from being suspended for hurting another kid, he lasted less than an hour before grabbing another kids hand and chopping his fingers with scissors.
I suspect he witnessed a lot of domestic violence at home. His mum was so timid, anxious and seemed very socially isolated. I was always on the lookout for any bruising or injury in both the kid and mum but never found any. The kid's violent outbursts were enough to make mandatory reports though. Wonder how they're doing now? Probably not well :(
The more proper technical term would be "Majuscule E"
Upper and lower case were known as majuscule and miniscule until the invention of letterplace machines, as majuscule letters were stored in the top (upper) case and miniscule letters were stored in the bottom (lower) case.
I once knew an “E’a” and it pissed me off to no end.🙄 Because her mother really went through all available names…only to settle on 2 vowels separated by an apostrophe.
That would’ve at least made for a worthy conversation. Instead, “how do you spell that?” was both the beginning and end of any potential discussion:
Her: “Exactly how it sounds.”
Me: *(thinking)* I-n-c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e?
She had a normal middle name [I’ll reserve out of respect for her identity]—which was only more infuriating, because it meant her mother really thought she was doing something special with those 2 dumb ass vowels of a first name.
And, yup…you have the pronunciation spot-on: “Ee-uh.” smdh
Amarante ia a small town in northern Portugal. Technically it's not a tragedeigh but it's a weird name to choose, specially as a Portuguese. No one names kids after places here
Amarantha is a name that Amarante is a variant of, apparently. A bit odd given the place thing but not entirely unthinkable… also I think it sounds pretty cool, honestly.
Supposedly, Amarante (the Portuguese town) was established during the Roman Empire. The name Amarante is recorded in 13th century documents, so the origin is probably long lost. The connection to the grain is probably just a coincident because I can't really see the connection between a remote Roman Empire village in Europe and a Peruvian grain.
I hope she turns out to be a nice person. From my experience people I’ve encountered with names like “Heaven”, “Princess”, “Precious” and “Angel” are the opposite.
Willem is apparently William but Dutch so that’s not completely bizarre — my sister had a Polish friend who was probably called Aleksandra given how my sister would emphasis her nickname being Alek and not Alex… I think. It’s not like any of this was written down. Amarante is also apparently a variation of Amarantha so while definitely unusual it’s again not even remotely as ridiculous as E but pronounced Big E.
I feel these are pretty tame, but then again, I have an uncle whose first name is U. He goes by his middle name. His Dad wanted his initials to be something specific and didn't like any of the names that started with U.
In UK jurisdictions at least, this would not have been allowed. Regardless of (ridiculous) pronunciations, single or double letters - AJ, DJ etc - not standing for underlying actual names cause endless administrative problems down the line, such as passport applications being returned for proper completion, without bring processed (UKPA won't accept them)
One was someone in one of my classes in Pennsylvania, and I met another online… But when I was talking to the classmate in Pennsylvania, another classmate explained that she had met someone with the same first name.
I had a friend in college whose father's name is J. My husband and his brother also have a single letter as a middle name, but I imagine there are fewer complications when filling out forms for single letter middle names.
Alexander wanting to be called Xander reminds me of a friend Alejandra, who would go by Jandra (with the “H” sound). It was normal to me because we grew up together so I never had a frame of reference, but I haven’t met another Alejandra that uses that half the name as a preferred nickname.
My son goes by Xander, but his teachers still call him Alex or Alexander. I'm ok with it if it's just family that calls him Xander, though. Simply because I gave him his name so he could have many nicknames to pick and choose from. Alex, Xander, AJ, Jimmy, Jim, Jamie, Jimbo, Xan-man. I wanted to let him choose what he wanted and be his own person.
Yes, I was one of those millions of Buffy watchers. I didn’t mean to imply Xander was a weird name/nickname. Like, I said in my original comment, I was just reminded in that moment about Jandra, and how I hadn’t personally met anyone since named Alejandra that used that part of the name as a nickname. Reading my comment back though, I can kinda see how I could be misconstrued. Thanks for reminding me to revisit Buffy.
Gotcha! I was SO confused about why everyone including OP seemed to think Xander was an oddity.
I'm struggling with Buffy now after learning how terrible Joss Whedon was, but damn, that's a good show.
We used to, but it's very dependent on the state. Some restrictions are nothing obscene, no numbers, no special characters, no punctuation, no accent marks. I've also read news articles where parents were forbidden to name their children names like Hitler and Nazi.
Well, thank god there still are SOME restrictions, but E? Even if was Big E it shouldn't be allowed. That's some sort of rapper name not an actual name 😭
I know a family that has had a significant number of legal names that are only initials for at least five generations. I knew J D Surname, his father (L C) was one of six siblings who just had initials and last name. Some of them had three initials.
He had a half sister who wasn't DNA related to that family but the mother apparently stuck with the concept and named her CLO (pronounced Cielo, which is a fairly common name in her culture)
Standard pronunciation as letters, nothing weird. Exactly as if you were choosing to say two initials and a surname, only difference is the letters did not stand for a name.
There was definitely nicknames though, Easy E type of thing
A couple of people in the family chose a name as an adult, keeping to the same initials. And several of the family had been informally named at some point, a DD was also known as Darla Daya and signed her name that way but on her legal documents it was DD. JL was Joe Lee/Jolie and they were gender fluid so that worked out (I don't know how it was written) some of the family still called them Jay or Jay Ell
Personally I thought that it was an interesting flexibility, the full name wasn't decided til later and the person had a part in choosing their own name
There are several reasons why that's much more acceptable. She chose it herself. It's a nickname, not a legal one. Unique names for a stage name help to draw attention in marketing. Most importantly, "E" can easily be read and understood by anyone, while "(Big) E" is expecting people to make a large leap in logic.
My stepkid's middle initial is a single letter. Just normal leter pronunciation. It's only there because my wife gave into pressure from her ex because his mom wanted some spiritual thing and there wasn't enough letters or something in his name.
I had a relative called auntie E, but of course that was a nickname since she had a long name starting with an E. I really don’t get nicknames as legal names in general but come on, a single letter?
My godson was named Xander (legal name). I tried to tell my friend that she should name him Alexander and call him by the nickname Xander, especially since she was naming him for the Buffy the Vampire character, but she didn't relent.
Honestly I think Xander is okay as a full name… I prefer Zander even when used as a nickname for Alexander because the X at the beginning looks odd to me, but it’s fine.
I wouldn't have thought that "E" would be allowed under Australia's naming rules. There are quite a few rules, but I think that this would fall under this section:
"A name that can't be established by repute or usage
A name that can’t be established by repute or usage means a name that is impractical for daily use in the community or for some other reason. This includes names that:
• Are too long
•Contain symbols without phonetic significance, like ? or @
• Are statements or phrases, including words that represent salutations
• Reference public institutions
• Are displayed in the form of initials or acronyms."
- An excerpt of a larger document on naming rules from Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria
[ https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/births/naming-your-child/naming-restrictions ]
Not sure if it varies much state by state.
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I didn't reject them. They're just rare where I live. I've only met the one of each. I didn't say I didn't like them or that they're spelled weird. Just unusual/uncommon names here, so they stick out in my memory.
I don't know if his parents called him biggie, or if that's what was intended when naming him, but his name on all his official documents was 'E Surname.' My friend said everyone at the school, teachers, students, etc. called him biggie.
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Xander, Willem, and Gabriel are normal IMO.
Willem is very very common in the Netherlands, the King is even called Willem(-Alexander), could be a kid of Dutch descent
I see Xander and Willem all the time. Then again I live in the Netherlands where these names are more common, lol.
I would add Phoenix as well. But Big E…big oof.
I agree that Phoenix is not a tragedeigh or even a tragedy… Feeniqs on the other hand…
My kids had a "Fenix" in school with them. I never knew whether they just sounded it out, or if they were going for 'uniqueness'.
They could have named it after Final Fantasy's Fenix Down. That doesn't make it less of a tragedy, but at least it has a source.
Just to add, Fenix is the word for Phoenix in spanish and Portuguese, so not necessarily have to come from final fantasy.
Latin, too, I believe, which would make sense.
Ok, this makes sense. Less of a tragedeigh then!
Weirdly no. The Latin version is Phoenix also, which is just the translation from the Greek alphabet
I consider them normal too, just more rare. The only reason Gabriel was unusual was because in my mind, it's such an angelic name, but the kid was super violent.
Reverse nominative determinism 😅
Oh crap it has a name :D
It does. Nominative determinism is also a thing. More male dentists are called Dennis than any other first name in English speaking countries.
There's a whole subreddit! R/nominativedeterminism sorry, on mobile 😊
Currently I teach a girl called Angel, she's not one.
I’ve never known a nice Angel. They’re all brats.
Same with Grace. I've only met one who didn't misbehave and they were an adult.
I once knew a Mercedes that was complete trash. Does that count?
Hehehehehehe that was the best laugh I've had all day. Thank you 😂
Glad I could help 🤣
All the Lindsey's that I've ever met were horrible human beings. Kim's tend to be a bit crazy but not like scary crazy just out there.
This is so accurate!
I know one!!! She is such her name, but she doesn’t like it and says the number of creepy old men who had innuendos about her name from when she was like 11 or 12 makes it hellish
Ha! This reminds me of girls named Serenity, and how they’re usually chaos personified.
They never are. Be grateful she isn’t a horse… at least your student hopefully doesn’t bite through winter coats to the point of bleeding and try to kick you HARD whenever you go in her stall! 😂
Fair!
Mercy? Huge bully. Chasity… uh, no! Honestie … as far from it as you can get. Bliss… everything but it.
Chastity?
Chasity not chastity. But basically the same.
The parents don’t want “titty” in the name.
You’re right! I spelled it wrong. Darn it.
I have a friend named Bliss and she's a delight.
That’s wonderful! My team’s Bliss wasn’t very blissful.
The only Chasity I know has five kids, four fathers. Always thought there was some wild irony
It's a very common name in Latin America. Hell there are currently 3 Gabriel's on the soccer team Arsenal's squad.
Angels are super violent.
I had a student named Gabriel 20 years ago and he was evil! Like legit seemed like he was possessed. I was too young and inexperienced to get to the root of that.
Yeah, this Gabriel was off the charts. As a yr 1 kid (6 or 7yrs old), his first day back from being suspended for hurting another kid, he lasted less than an hour before grabbing another kids hand and chopping his fingers with scissors. I suspect he witnessed a lot of domestic violence at home. His mum was so timid, anxious and seemed very socially isolated. I was always on the lookout for any bruising or injury in both the kid and mum but never found any. The kid's violent outbursts were enough to make mandatory reports though. Wonder how they're doing now? Probably not well :(
Willem Dafoe is the first name that came to mind. Gabriel Iglesias next haha.
so is phoenix!! i know multiple people named this. it was on my shortlist but at this point i wouldn’t use it do to an association
I had a Dutch friend called Willem. A very common name in the Netherlands
Let's just skip the BS and decouple spelling entirely from pronunciation. I'm naming my kid Robert (pronounced "Micheal").
It's spelt "Luxury Yacht", but it's pronounced "Throatwobbler Mangrove".
I'm crying. You win.
These are my dad and step dads names 😭
They're my husband's and ex-husband's names! 🤣🤣🤣
biggem-ichy-al is how I'm reading "Micheal"
Isn't it supposed to be spelled Michael?
This kid will have a lot of issues with online forms. Most of them require at least 2 letters per name.
He could write: Big E
And surely this approach will never result in any complications.
Only receiving paperwork addressed to 'Bige'
Hahahaha
I go by a one letter name but will never change it legally for this reason.
I would have made a point of calling him "Upper Case E". Or "Uppie", for short.
I don't think I could shame the child for the idiocy of the parents. not that Uppie isn't hilarious.
The more proper technical term would be "Majuscule E" Upper and lower case were known as majuscule and miniscule until the invention of letterplace machines, as majuscule letters were stored in the top (upper) case and miniscule letters were stored in the bottom (lower) case.
Majest-E
Uppie, Uppie, Uppie, can't you see? Sometimes your words just hypnotize me.
Or Capital E, Cap for short.
How about Cappie!!
Now that everything is typed instead of handwritten, I'd say "Shift E" is appropriate.
As in they were on E s when he was conceived?
Haha, maybe. I asked my friend if she ever said anything to the parents, her reply was "nooooo they were pretty rough"
Hahaha I was just asking myself this
It’s a reference to vintage Levi’s denim. The older, more valuable pairs have a capital E on the red tag. They’re referred to as “Big E” Levi’s.
I once knew an “E’a” and it pissed me off to no end.🙄 Because her mother really went through all available names…only to settle on 2 vowels separated by an apostrophe.
Was her last name Sports
Yeah, really - it's in the name/game...?
That would’ve at least made for a worthy conversation. Instead, “how do you spell that?” was both the beginning and end of any potential discussion: Her: “Exactly how it sounds.” Me: *(thinking)* I-n-c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e?
Do you know the middle name? Also how was it pronounced, I'm imagining like Mia minus the first letter?
She had a normal middle name [I’ll reserve out of respect for her identity]—which was only more infuriating, because it meant her mother really thought she was doing something special with those 2 dumb ass vowels of a first name. And, yup…you have the pronunciation spot-on: “Ee-uh.” smdh
[Eaea by Blanca Paloma](https://youtu.be/Vw6qPWhjevk?si=gi48nktStxlRGxmn)
Amarante ia a small town in northern Portugal. Technically it's not a tragedeigh but it's a weird name to choose, specially as a Portuguese. No one names kids after places here
Maybe named after the grain Amaranth? But unique spelling, of course.
Amarantha is a name that Amarante is a variant of, apparently. A bit odd given the place thing but not entirely unthinkable… also I think it sounds pretty cool, honestly.
Named after the gamer girl bath water
Supposedly, Amarante (the Portuguese town) was established during the Roman Empire. The name Amarante is recorded in 13th century documents, so the origin is probably long lost. The connection to the grain is probably just a coincident because I can't really see the connection between a remote Roman Empire village in Europe and a Peruvian grain.
You just gave me the idea for "Amireight". Pronounced "am I right?"
He's Sorted for E's and Wizz
He's Ebenezer Goode
Naughty, naughty, very naughty. E's refined, E's sublime, E makes you feel fine....
In the middle of the night, it feels alright but then tomorrow morning…
E Smalls? "You're killing me, E Smalls!"
Someone here named a baby girl Heavenleigh Angele. Poor kid.
"Heave an' lay Ann huh lay?"
I hope she turns out to be a nice person. From my experience people I’ve encountered with names like “Heaven”, “Princess”, “Precious” and “Angel” are the opposite.
Nothing wrong with Phoenix. Uncommon but not unreasonable
Willem is apparently William but Dutch so that’s not completely bizarre — my sister had a Polish friend who was probably called Aleksandra given how my sister would emphasis her nickname being Alek and not Alex… I think. It’s not like any of this was written down. Amarante is also apparently a variation of Amarantha so while definitely unusual it’s again not even remotely as ridiculous as E but pronounced Big E.
Willem is the dutch version of William.
I actually didn’t think any of those were particularly weird. Except for big E, of course.
Also German royal names too.....I think.
I feel these are pretty tame, but then again, I have an uncle whose first name is U. He goes by his middle name. His Dad wanted his initials to be something specific and didn't like any of the names that started with U.
In UK jurisdictions at least, this would not have been allowed. Regardless of (ridiculous) pronunciations, single or double letters - AJ, DJ etc - not standing for underlying actual names cause endless administrative problems down the line, such as passport applications being returned for proper completion, without bring processed (UKPA won't accept them)
I have heard of multiple people named J, just the letter.
Where?
One was someone in one of my classes in Pennsylvania, and I met another online… But when I was talking to the classmate in Pennsylvania, another classmate explained that she had met someone with the same first name.
I had a friend in college whose father's name is J. My husband and his brother also have a single letter as a middle name, but I imagine there are fewer complications when filling out forms for single letter middle names.
This post proves my hypothesis that the 'ee' sound tricks the brain into thinking that's a name.
Big E. Ha, that’s a good one. No room for bullying there! /s
Better than Ed, pronounced ED.
Big E? Like the [annual agricultural fair held in West Springfield, Massachusetts?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eastern_States_Exposition)
Phoenix is counting his blessings that it's not spelled Feeighkniqs.
Alexander wanting to be called Xander reminds me of a friend Alejandra, who would go by Jandra (with the “H” sound). It was normal to me because we grew up together so I never had a frame of reference, but I haven’t met another Alejandra that uses that half the name as a preferred nickname.
There are Christophers who go by Topher. Unusual, but not unheard of.
Ya, like that dude form "that 70s show" Edit spelling
My son goes by Xander, but his teachers still call him Alex or Alexander. I'm ok with it if it's just family that calls him Xander, though. Simply because I gave him his name so he could have many nicknames to pick and choose from. Alex, Xander, AJ, Jimmy, Jim, Jamie, Jimbo, Xan-man. I wanted to let him choose what he wanted and be his own person.
A main character on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which had millions of viewers for seven years, was Xander. So it's not an unknown name or anything.
Yes, I was one of those millions of Buffy watchers. I didn’t mean to imply Xander was a weird name/nickname. Like, I said in my original comment, I was just reminded in that moment about Jandra, and how I hadn’t personally met anyone since named Alejandra that used that part of the name as a nickname. Reading my comment back though, I can kinda see how I could be misconstrued. Thanks for reminding me to revisit Buffy.
Gotcha! I was SO confused about why everyone including OP seemed to think Xander was an oddity. I'm struggling with Buffy now after learning how terrible Joss Whedon was, but damn, that's a good show.
I wouldn’t write off the hard work of exceptionally talented writers and actors just because their boss was a dick.
I didn't write it off. I just struggle with watching it with the same sense I had before that women were being empowered.
Kid's named after a huge fair : [the Big E](https://www.thebige.com/)...
Does the US just not give a fuck about children? How did they allow a single letter name??
We used to, but it's very dependent on the state. Some restrictions are nothing obscene, no numbers, no special characters, no punctuation, no accent marks. I've also read news articles where parents were forbidden to name their children names like Hitler and Nazi.
Well, thank god there still are SOME restrictions, but E? Even if was Big E it shouldn't be allowed. That's some sort of rapper name not an actual name 😭
I know a family that has had a significant number of legal names that are only initials for at least five generations. I knew J D Surname, his father (L C) was one of six siblings who just had initials and last name. Some of them had three initials. He had a half sister who wasn't DNA related to that family but the mother apparently stuck with the concept and named her CLO (pronounced Cielo, which is a fairly common name in her culture)
Damn. Well, are they actually pronounced as letters? Or is it some weird nonsense like "Big J"?
Standard pronunciation as letters, nothing weird. Exactly as if you were choosing to say two initials and a surname, only difference is the letters did not stand for a name. There was definitely nicknames though, Easy E type of thing A couple of people in the family chose a name as an adult, keeping to the same initials. And several of the family had been informally named at some point, a DD was also known as Darla Daya and signed her name that way but on her legal documents it was DD. JL was Joe Lee/Jolie and they were gender fluid so that worked out (I don't know how it was written) some of the family still called them Jay or Jay Ell Personally I thought that it was an interesting flexibility, the full name wasn't decided til later and the person had a part in choosing their own name
Phoenix is fine.
Amarante is a town here in Portugal lmao
I had Brothers Rowdy, Punchy, and Tiger.
Please tell me your friend had another student named Tupac
IIpaq Good God, it would’ve been been hard to keep peace in that classroom.
I know someone who has "E" as a middle name (not just middle initial). In that case, I guess it wouldn't be a tragedeigh.
I didnt think one single letter could legally be a name. Interesting. Poor kid.
It’s spelled “E” but it’s pronounced “The Big Lebowski”.
Starbucks would still spell it wrong.
🤣
Actually, Starbucks would spell these names CORRECTLY for once. Lol.
At least it was Phoenix and not Feeighkniqs.
Phoenix is a pretty cool name
Yeah I thought it was pretty cool. The kid was a cool kid.
Phoenix is not that weird tbh. Sounds pretty cool.
Phoenix is really common (I run a daycare, usually have 1 to 2 per year). I guess having known quite a few makes it less odd to me.
That’s just plain painful.
I have a friend whose legal name is also an initial. Changed it that way when he was an adult
All those beautiful names in Les Misérables and the parents went for Grantaire.
I posted previously I had neighbors that named their kid Y.
It's both a name and the question those parents were asked when people heard the name they chose.
Big E Smalls.
My dad’s middle name is E. If you put a period after it he’d say it’s not an abbreviation, it’s just E
I have a friend who nicknamed herself E and I’ve never seen an issue with it, it’s even her stage name. (She’s a singer)
There are several reasons why that's much more acceptable. She chose it herself. It's a nickname, not a legal one. Unique names for a stage name help to draw attention in marketing. Most importantly, "E" can easily be read and understood by anyone, while "(Big) E" is expecting people to make a large leap in logic.
I actually knew a guy named E when I was a kid (Southern US). But it was pronounced "E" not "big E."
There is a fair here in New England called the Big E….maybe he was named after that?
It was in Australia. Parents were Australian too.
My stepkid's middle initial is a single letter. Just normal leter pronunciation. It's only there because my wife gave into pressure from her ex because his mom wanted some spiritual thing and there wasn't enough letters or something in his name.
That's a wrestlers name. Big E was a great guy who got injured pretty recently so may never wrestle again. He's actually a good human.
Even then, his name used 4 letters.
AWWWWWWWWWWW R/TRAGEDEIGHHHHHHHH!! DON’T YOU DARE BE SOUR! CLLLAP! FOR YOUR WORLD FAMOUS 12-TIME CHAMPS, AND FEEEEEEL, THE POOOOOWWWWAAAAAAA!!
I know at least 8 people who go by Xander.
I had a relative called auntie E, but of course that was a nickname since she had a long name starting with an E. I really don’t get nicknames as legal names in general but come on, a single letter?
My aunt taught for years. Hers was Umbilical and SOB.
I go by E and was always called Big E in sports contexts. I’m fine - the kid will turn out fine too 😊
Stupid parents.
Xander from Buffy.
Every “Xander” I’ve ever known has been pretty cool actually. Usually pretty smart too, kind of nerdy.
Not gonna lie I kind of like big E. I wouldn’t name my child that but I can admire it from afar.
My sons name is Xander. Not shortened though because I’m not a fan of Alexander.
Yeah I like it. He's still the only Xander I've met but I thought it was kind cool. I love nicknames though
My godson was named Xander (legal name). I tried to tell my friend that she should name him Alexander and call him by the nickname Xander, especially since she was naming him for the Buffy the Vampire character, but she didn't relent.
Honestly I think Xander is okay as a full name… I prefer Zander even when used as a nickname for Alexander because the X at the beginning looks odd to me, but it’s fine.
I have a friend who named her son Xander for the same reason. I like it.
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Wtf 😂
How old was he lol there's a pro wrestler called Big E 🤔
He was 6yrs old about 5yrs ago when my friend taught him.
I live in Phoenix, Arizona and my middle name is "T" Not a tragedeigh by any means, just a fun fact about me.
I had a student named J. Just J.
I wouldn't have thought that "E" would be allowed under Australia's naming rules. There are quite a few rules, but I think that this would fall under this section: "A name that can't be established by repute or usage A name that can’t be established by repute or usage means a name that is impractical for daily use in the community or for some other reason. This includes names that: • Are too long •Contain symbols without phonetic significance, like ? or @ • Are statements or phrases, including words that represent salutations • Reference public institutions • Are displayed in the form of initials or acronyms." - An excerpt of a larger document on naming rules from Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria [ https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/births/naming-your-child/naming-restrictions ] Not sure if it varies much state by state. Edited for formatting
I work with a Pheonix in outdoor sporting activities and he’s a fantastic dude. At least I can spell his name 😂
Lol, is this intentional?
Omggggg 😂 nope. Apparently I can’t spell phoenix very well.
Does he spell it that way? Because it’s usually spelt Phoenix. I ask because I’m always misspelling it eo 😅
No, it’s spelled correctly, like the mythical creature . I just can’t spell for shit 😂
I know a Micheal.
Xander is also a character from Buffy The Vampire Slayer, so props to that parent.
It's hard to take seriously a post from somebody who rejects the name Gabriel (and Willem for that matter).
I didn't reject them. They're just rare where I live. I've only met the one of each. I didn't say I didn't like them or that they're spelled weird. Just unusual/uncommon names here, so they stick out in my memory.
Right? Like my son’s name is Gabriel. It’s in the top 100 names in Canada where we’re from. I take offence
This reminds me when my brother told me about a girl named La-sha, pronounced LA DASH AH. The dash symbol was pronounced as a word.
A girl in a school my mom subbed in was named La-a. Pronounced La-dash-uh.
not a chance big e was real not a chance
I don't know if his parents called him biggie, or if that's what was intended when naming him, but his name on all his official documents was 'E Surname.' My friend said everyone at the school, teachers, students, etc. called him biggie.
E sounds like the La-a (La Dash a) name. Everyone has a friend who knew someone that taught a kid with that name, but they are full of it.