This reminds me of the time in the early 1960s when Charles Schulz introduced a new character, a little boy named 5. 5’s daddy had snapped one day from the pressures of modern life and changed the family’s name to their new zipcode. Then each family member was assigned numbers, from the daddy (1), the mommy (2), down to the youngest kid (5). But over time, “Peanuts” lost most of its original satiric bite and five disappeared.
“I’m sorry, but the name must be between 6 and 16 characters long and contain both upper- and lower-case letters and at least one numeral and one special character.”
Actually, kid, you’ll probably hear a lot of special characters said with emphasis before you’re much older. After all, one’s favorite Anglo-Saxon incantations have not disappeared from the spoken language.
Naming a child is the ultimate power trip. It comes with huge responsibility. A name, after all, sets the stage for the child’s lifetime. It’s important to remember that names are a deeply personal. Heck, at some point the Kid should have a shot of changing it if they want, and before a lot of legal stuff has been created with it.
Imagine almost 4 years ago
Soon kids will have emojis for names.
Kind&Kinder almost 4 years ago
I’m waiting for the kid named, @!#% Ill-tempered parents, no doubt!
pschearer Premium Member almost 4 years ago
This reminds me of the time in the early 1960s when Charles Schulz introduced a new character, a little boy named 5. 5’s daddy had snapped one day from the pressures of modern life and changed the family’s name to their new zipcode. Then each family member was assigned numbers, from the daddy (1), the mommy (2), down to the youngest kid (5). But over time, “Peanuts” lost most of its original satiric bite and five disappeared.
whahoppened almost 4 years ago
That’ll be the nail for cursive.
pschearer Premium Member almost 4 years ago
There are a lot of people who already use special characters: Xi Jinping = 习近平
katzenbooks45 almost 4 years ago
I worked with a woman whose husband was named Seventeen. His parents ran out of imagination after his sixteen older siblings.
dflak almost 4 years ago
This is Daryl and this is my other brother Daryl.
Nyckname almost 4 years ago
Does Luca live on the second floor?
Zen-of-Zinfandel almost 4 years ago
Deb8 that with mom and dad.
Indianapolis Smith almost 4 years ago
“I’m sorry, but the name must be between 6 and 16 characters long and contain both upper- and lower-case letters and at least one numeral and one special character.”
sandpiper almost 4 years ago
Actually, kid, you’ll probably hear a lot of special characters said with emphasis before you’re much older. After all, one’s favorite Anglo-Saxon incantations have not disappeared from the spoken language.
xSigoff Premium Member almost 4 years ago
I wonder if the girl’s name is Brasi?
captastro almost 4 years ago
Better than being the middle kid and having the name Heyu or Whozit.
HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Enjoy it N8, and least you’re pronounceable. Nate!
cuzinron47 almost 4 years ago
His Mom probably said some special characters when she gave birth.
karenelawb almost 4 years ago
We kept a running list of strange baby names on the neonatal unit where I worked. This definately would have made it near the top.
Wendy Emlinger Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Some countries won’t allow parents to give kids names that will embarrass them. Wish ours was one of them.
Sailor46 USN 65-95 almost 4 years ago
Naming a child is the ultimate power trip. It comes with huge responsibility. A name, after all, sets the stage for the child’s lifetime. It’s important to remember that names are a deeply personal. Heck, at some point the Kid should have a shot of changing it if they want, and before a lot of legal stuff has been created with it.