Author Topic: The popularity of the name Mary (Read 2959 times)

Telesphorus · « **on:** September 09, 2010, 10:42:44 PM »

http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Mary

Matthew · « **Reply #1 on:** September 09, 2010, 10:56:51 PM »

Meanwhile, all kinds of "last name" first names have been given instead -- names with no tradition or femininity.

Silly names like "nevaeh" (heaven spelled backwards)
Mckenzie
Mckenna
Taylor
Madison
Addison
Peyton (are they a football fan?)

etc.

People give their kids trendy names like they see on TV. It's not surprising, really.

That's OK -- I named my first daughter Miriam (the original "Mary")

Matthew · « **Reply #2 on:** September 09, 2010, 10:58:29 PM »

Here is who I picture when I hear "Payton" or "Peyton"

Walter Payton, from the 1980's Chicago Bears:

CathMomof7 · « **Reply #3 on:** September 10, 2010, 07:37:38 AM »

Quote from: Matthew

People give their kids trendy names like they see on TV. It's not surprising, really.

I'll confess. When my husband and I married we were both victims and slaves to the modern entertainment/feminist culture. Neither of us was Christian, let alone Catholic. We had our first child right away, not because we allowed God to plan our family but because our birth control failed.

When we discovered we were having a son, we decided to name him after a character in one of our favorite movies. But at the last minute, my husband saw an interesting political figure on the news. It was a good masculine name, so we agreed. Interestingly enough that name was also the name of a character on a popular, long running, TV show.

I would also like to add, that as our faith has grown, so has our naming style. The one's lucky enough to be born later in our lives have a saint with them always.....

ServusSpiritusSancti · « **Reply #4 on:** September 10, 2010, 01:13:38 PM »

Whenever I think of the name "Peyton" I think of Peyton Manning. That's a bit strange I suppose considering I'm not even a Colts fan.

RomanCatholic1953 · « **Reply #5 on:** September 10, 2010, 04:57:59 PM »

I have a Niece with the first name McKenzie, and a
Nephew with the first name McGuire.

Penitent · « **Reply #6 on:** September 10, 2010, 09:05:18 PM »

I started student teaching this semester and the first thing I noticed was that most of the kids had last names for first names. We have Connors and Grants and Coopers and Parks and Hunters and Bronsons and Reagans and MacKenzies and Madisons and Dillons and Baileys and Tuckers and Daltons and Lathams and Peytons and ...

All of the Peytons are girls.

Elizabeth · « **Reply #7 on:** September 10, 2010, 10:04:59 PM »

Congratulations for teaching, Penitent.

The names figure into the plan for androgeny.

Matthew · « **Reply #8 on:** September 10, 2010, 10:14:09 PM »

That's an interesting point, Elizabeth --

Besides being bad names, and Catholic patron-less, they also are PERFECTLY unisex. As they force men and women to be more and more alike, I suppose it helps/is fitting that their names become more similar as well.

Matthew

Matthew · « **Reply #9 on:** September 10, 2010, 10:15:23 PM »

Quote from: Penitent

I started student teaching this semester and the first thing I noticed was that most of the kids had last names for first names. We have Connors and Grants and Coopers and Parks and Hunters and Bronsons and Reagans and MacKenzies and Madisons and Dillons and Baileys and Tuckers and Daltons and Lathams and Peytons and ...

All of the Peytons are girls.

What I want to know, if these are acceptable names, is how long until Mr. Connor has a son and names him Connor.

I bet no Scottish/Irish people have named their children McKenzie, McKenna, or McGuire.

McGuire McGuire, anyone?

MaterDominici · « **Reply #10 on:** September 10, 2010, 11:16:17 PM »

I will say anything with a "Mc" or "Mac" just doesn't make much sense as a first name, but Connor is fine as O'Connor is "son of Connor". (or is that Conor?) Catholic families use last names as first regularly ... think Xavier, Thaddeus...

I prefer to be a little trendy so that my 3-y-o isn't assumed to be a 75-y-o. I think Trent is a fine name for a Catholic lad born in these times. : )

Telesphorus · « **Reply #11 on:** September 11, 2010, 01:32:50 AM »

My mother's name is Mary, her mother's name is Mary, and her paternal grandmother's name was Mary. (well, Maria, but she was born when the town was German speaking - she has Mary on her tombstone).

But in the 50s they called my mother by her middle name already.

Elizabeth · « **Reply #12 on:** September 11, 2010, 09:37:36 AM »

My family's names, Mary-Frances, Rita, Margaret, Catherine, MaryJo, and on and on first and middle names such as Rose.

As we scoured the online listings for adoptable children years ago, the issue of names was extreme. Christain names were very rare in the state's registry of "waiting children", and Catholic ones never, exept for a profoundly handicapped girl named Mary. This is out of thousands of children.

Years ago it became obvious to us that there was something up with names.

Common names of abused children include Dustin, Austin, Destiny, Cheyanne and of course Crystal...not to mention the bizarre Shykiaha and Treyvonne names.

Elizabeth · « **Reply #13 on:** September 11, 2010, 09:57:55 AM »

I just checked some adoption sites, and I saw an enormous increase of Christian Names-so my theory is weakened...

(not to mention so sad to see so many kids in the system :cry: :cry: :cry:)

MaterDominici · « **Reply #14 on:** September 11, 2010, 10:48:21 AM »

I have the impression that my mother's siblings (a Catholic family) only coincidentally had Catholic names. They have a Margaret, a Rose, an Agnes ... but, I'm pretty sure my grandmother just picked names she liked and it happened to be that most names "out there" were Christian ones.