Chelsea’s Thoughts and Such

It’s true.  Today, I’ve seen some people’s plans for naming their kids and I…just don’t understand it.

First of all, what is with giving a nickname as a stand-alone name?  One woman was deliberating between six or so names… Two of them were Rory and Max…for a boy.  I told her to think of a 30-year-old man handing out business cards with the name “Rory” inscribed on them.  Shouldn’t that be short for something?  Same thing goes with Max.  Isn’t that a nickname?  Do parents realize that what’s cute now can be embarrassing later?

Another person suggested the name Zach.  Not Zachary.  Zach.  I don’t know why this annoys me; it just does.

And then, the other things…One woman was asking for people to combine the names Michelle (her middle name), Lee (her mother’s middle name) and Jane (her sister’s middle name) into one name for her own child’s middle name.  Really?  I hope Mijalee is a good one, ’cause I think I’m going to submit it…