tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154569229380760325.post4140200658670791427..comments2023-10-10T17:07:36.114+02:00Comments on cross-cultural moments: The naming gameElizabeth Abbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09763064258020825441noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154569229380760325.post-25666995154519382702007-07-27T17:42:00.000+02:002007-07-27T17:42:00.000+02:00Dreamer,I even know someone named Paolo di Paolo, ...Dreamer,<BR/>I even know someone named Paolo di Paolo, just like his father and grandfather! His sons though are Antonio and Andrea.<BR/>Artemisia,<BR/>welcome and stop by again. I bet your kid's real names are not those you use in your site. You are right, my Boston suburb college friends wouldn't use a baby name specialist! There are some strange names going around anyway. Whatever happened to Martha or Abigail?Elizabeth Abbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09763064258020825441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154569229380760325.post-36629256123889925472007-07-27T04:29:00.000+02:002007-07-27T04:29:00.000+02:00Just found your blog - very good read.You probably...Just found your blog - very good read.<BR/><BR/>You probably know this, but the hiring of a baby name consultant is completely nutty even in the states. Strictly a Park Slope phenomenon. I'm in a very pretentious suburb of Boston and I don't know anyone that would do this. <BR/><BR/>People often name their child after their own aspirations - some wish they'd been born in an old moneyed family and do the last-names-as-first-names thing. The ones who name kids for celebrities hope their children will stand out and get lots of attention. I'd better not tell you what I named my kids....Artemisiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02549978216191413039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154569229380760325.post-92036992485072960702007-07-20T15:39:00.000+02:002007-07-20T15:39:00.000+02:00Hah, a beer or car no--the status symbol attached ...Hah, a beer or car no--the status symbol attached (I'm thinking Lexus, which became a very popular girl's name), kind of like the celebrity thing that NYC brings up. Then a lot of parents just want to be different, and want that their children are unique--thus two babies named ESPN, I kid you not.<BR/><BR/>It's funny because my thought on child-naming is that I *don't* want my child to be unnecessarily associated with something--like, um, the name of his paternal grandfather (yikes!). I don't mind it for a middle name, but I don't like that his identity would be based on it.<BR/><BR/>Down here, I have to say that I know very few children not named after saints/family members--in fact, I can only think of two (Loris and Taisia). The onomastico tradition is still *very* strong in Calabria--my OH has three nephew under the age of 12 named Salvatore (and called as such) after the grandfather.Michelle | Bleeding Espressohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578703393987896737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154569229380760325.post-63813485371889882542007-07-19T20:48:00.000+02:002007-07-19T20:48:00.000+02:00romerican,The saint's name is often hidden between...romerican,<BR/>The saint's name is often hidden between the commas on the birth certificate, like: Mirko, Giovanni, Rossi. The name doesn't show up on official documents, only hidden in the depths of the anagrafe, but it still counts for that special onomastico day. <BR/><BR/>NY/Carribean girl, I don't get it either, maybe the parents think that the baby will be famous too.Elizabeth Abbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09763064258020825441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154569229380760325.post-76808579148587911702007-07-19T16:28:00.000+02:002007-07-19T16:28:00.000+02:00I loved the Namesake. Wonderful book.I don't get w...I loved the Namesake. Wonderful book.<BR/><BR/>I don't get why someone would name their child after a celebrity.nyc/caribbean ragazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09370358466131415888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154569229380760325.post-73157014586585142182007-07-19T09:51:00.000+02:002007-07-19T09:51:00.000+02:00During the whole "Dallas" (TV show) craze here in ...During the whole "Dallas" (TV show) craze here in Italy in the 80s, lots of italians started to use these "american" names like sue ellen, hilary, etc but they italianized them to make, in a way they phonetically transcribed them into suelle, ilari, scion (shawn/sean) etc… But the non-saint name phenomenon had already started even in the 60s with names like mirko and whatnot.Romericanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721721345728895213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154569229380760325.post-48689863302759395202007-07-19T08:13:00.000+02:002007-07-19T08:13:00.000+02:00Dreamer,You mean American parents aspire for their...Dreamer,<BR/>You mean American parents aspire for their children to become beer or car brands?<BR/><BR/>I know what you mean, lots of Italians are calling their children by English names coming from the TV/film -- not too many Marias and Giovannis around anymore...What will happen to the onomastico?Elizabeth Abbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09763064258020825441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154569229380760325.post-54248046199645510572007-07-18T22:10:00.000+02:002007-07-18T22:10:00.000+02:00"In the past, the child's 'namesake day' was celeb..."In the past, the child's 'namesake day' was celebrated more than the actual birthday -- now foreign ways have won out and only Nonna calls to wish you tanti auguri."<BR/><BR/>Ooh, not down here in Calabria. It's still a pretty big deal here where we all make out at the bar as the person celebrating buys our drinks (for his birthday *and* onomastico!).<BR/><BR/>I wrote an article about baby brand names a couple years ago based on a study of the US Social Security index; there were cars, beers, perfumes, fashion designers...quite interesting indeed.<BR/><BR/>But the most interesting thing I came across in my research was a sociologist (I think) comparing these names to previous centuries' names like Opal and Ruby--parents naming their children after their own aspirations for them.<BR/><BR/>Now I see a lot of Italians giving their babies rather Americanized names (especially from TV/film...wonder what *that* says.Michelle | Bleeding Espressohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578703393987896737noreply@blogger.com