Comments on: Names and Branding

By: sam

sam — Mon, 04 May 2009 16:56:55 +0000

Hmmm, will we be going down the Spanish road in the future:

Since time immemorial in Spain, the Catholic church and the civil government (since the middle of the 19th century) have been using the same system for registering and ordering the surnames of individuals. Its use was extended to the New World, starting in the Colonial Era. The high number of surnames a person may use —four, eight or more-does not make that person an aristocrat or more elegant or a member of the nobility, it only shows that the ancestors are known to that family or that individual in particular; it is basic genealogy.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 04 May 2009 16:17:12 +0000

Most nights, she's sleeping from around 10:30 or 11 to 6 or 6:30. That's been going on for about a week.

Not bad, my son liked his every 4 hours meal schedule for most of his first year. I timed my sleep patterns to get two 4-hour long segments of uninterrupted sleep.

Of course, half the nights I spend those segments asleep in the rocking chair holding him. But now I can easily sleep on long flights in coach.

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Mon, 04 May 2009 15:44:24 +0000

James --- is Katie sleeping through the night yet? Elise, my 4 month old who is about 20 hours younger than Katie is getting to that point.

Most nights, she's sleeping from around 10:30 or 11 to 6 or 6:30. That's been going on for about a week.

By: fester

fester — Mon, 04 May 2009 15:43:01 +0000

James --- is Katie sleeping through the night yet? Elise, my 4 month old who is about 20 hours younger than Katie is getting to that point. The politics and practicality of naming is a pain in the ass, especially as my last name is one of the top 10 most common last names. We spent too much damn time trying to figure out a unique but not bizarre first name for Elise.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 04 May 2009 15:42:24 +0000

We did the Southern tradition. Our son's first name is my wife's maiden name. I just thank God it was a fairly normal last name.

By: G.A.Phillips

G.A.Phillips — Mon, 04 May 2009 15:38:27 +0000

I'm gonna go with Gary A. Phillips DP.R.

cause it's sound more distinguished and both my first and last names are 60-70% common I think.

Oh and DP.R. stands for Donkeypoop Reflector.

By: Dave Schuler

Dave Schuler — Mon, 04 May 2009 15:34:08 +0000

You could always have followed the old Southern custom of giving your daughter the given name of Webb. I think it has a rather cool sound to it. I wouldn't be surprised if she adopted it herself when older.