tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post8952506928966723207..comments2023-07-28T03:07:26.414-07:00Comments on Jimmy's Opinion: What’s Your Name?Jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00079471254681821763noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-60114980308282623342011-08-14T20:33:40.006-07:002011-08-14T20:33:40.006-07:00Hey Tiffany, James is an honorable name and carryi...Hey Tiffany, James is an honorable name and carrying it on within the family shows honor to your ancestors, your son will be a proud young man.Jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676883070882757501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-83983360341281747452011-08-06T21:46:16.518-07:002011-08-06T21:46:16.518-07:00Oh and my husbands dad went by brucr. Seems everyo...Oh and my husbands dad went by brucr. Seems everyone even the women angry by middle names but we plan on calling our son james....<br>TiffanyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-71428884383165500952011-08-06T21:43:57.197-07:002011-08-06T21:43:57.197-07:00We are due any day with our first son. We are nami...We are due any day with our first son. We are naming him james bruce. My husbands legal name is james brandon, but goes by brandon, and always has! His dads name was jimmy bruce (he died 2 yrs ago). His dad was a james but not sure if it goes back further than that. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-15770622503363800792011-07-29T07:41:34.922-07:002011-07-29T07:41:34.922-07:00Hey Peg, You never know you just may be surprised ...Hey Peg, You never know you just may be surprised at where it came from.Jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676883070882757501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-55027766581641904212011-07-28T07:49:17.717-07:002011-07-28T07:49:17.717-07:00Great Post Jimmy and food for thought. My middle ...Great Post Jimmy and food for thought. My middle name is after my aunt. I have no clue where they got my first name. I guess I should ask.pegbur7http://pegbur7.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-8509044775262494682011-07-22T18:23:43.247-07:002011-07-22T18:23:43.247-07:00Hey Becca, I remember you telling me this in the p...Hey Becca, I remember you telling me this in the past, but as you have said it has become your name and something positive, rather than just a reminder of something negative.Jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676883070882757501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-88676742097339936142011-07-22T14:44:46.422-07:002011-07-22T14:44:46.422-07:00yes i know where my name came from and the story i...yes i know where my name came from and the story isn't pretty but with age i've come to like it even if it was given to me as a way to hurt someone with a reminder.beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10213055916162799647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-7282553614066020332011-07-22T13:15:52.548-07:002011-07-22T13:15:52.548-07:00Thank You Emily, names passed down through the gen...Thank You Emily, names passed down through the generations I think are a blessing to be given to our children, I always wanted to name a Daughter Aubrey but never got to do so, my neice came up with a good one by adding Grace to it when she named her baby Aubrey Grace.<br><br>so there is one idea, Lily or Ruby is good and Hannah is another---better stop before I get you a whole list :^)Jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676883070882757501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-73297312007301201882011-07-22T12:57:59.392-07:002011-07-22T12:57:59.392-07:00I've always hated my name! But middle name is ...I've always hated my name! But middle name is a name that has been in our (female) side of the family for generations.<br>Yes, I too believe that you can tell the rough age of someone from when they were born too.<br>At the moment we are looking for a girl's name for my baby that is due middle of October. Something simple as I'm sure to offend someone by naming her after some other person in our families!<br>Very good post, as usual, Jimmy, and certainly got us thinking! (Probably Lily or Ruby....something simple)<br>IDEAS WELCOME! LOL!<br>Hugs to you both!Alice in Wonderlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15068858292644394838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-64115291575798675382011-07-22T12:47:40.334-07:002011-07-22T12:47:40.334-07:00Muhammad, So true in that our names and destinies ...Muhammad, So true in that our names and destinies are intertwined and coming up with a replacement brings us right back to the name we are already carrying.<br><br> Bijoux, Yes your name is a popular one and also one I myself like, I don’t really see you as a Jacqueline, your parents made a good choice.<br><br>Hey Valerie, Isn’t it funny how names take us right to the timeframe someone was born in, I never cared much for my name either when I was younger, I did like my nickname and rather than drop the “my” off the end and become Jim as I always preferred Jimmy, like you I think naming a kid after a street is a bit far fetched.Jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676883070882757501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-50177377938183678712011-07-22T06:48:15.145-07:002011-07-22T06:48:15.145-07:00I hated my name at school but love it now. If I me...I hated my name at school but love it now. If I meet another Valerie I know roughly the year she was born. Wonder when it will come back into fashion? What I don't like are the silly names babies are blessed with, like one who lives near me who was named after the road she lives in: Bennett Street.Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-80883930004308623632011-07-22T04:59:40.782-07:002011-07-22T04:59:40.782-07:00I've always loved my name. It was a popular n...I've always loved my name. It was a popular name for girls in the '60's, but not used so much today. My parents just liked it. Their second choice was Jacqueline (as in Kennedy). I'm glad they went with their first choice!Bijouxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-43399591468265092492011-07-21T22:59:25.686-07:002011-07-21T22:59:25.686-07:00perhaps our names and destinies are somehow connec...perhaps our names and destinies are somehow connected...and if we think on our names we cannot come up with any better names for ourselves ...Muhammad Israrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04396947981573285341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-25538977419477712552011-07-21T18:13:56.584-07:002011-07-21T18:13:56.584-07:00Hey Krissy, Cindy’s middle name is a female versio...Hey Krissy, Cindy’s middle name is a female version spelling of her Dad’s name, not sure if they were looking for a boy when she was born but the middle name would have worked either way, not sure if there is a male version of the name Cindy :^)<br><br>Ms. A, Kind of the same thing with me, this is the third generation using my first and middle name together, but none after me..we will have more Grandbabies though so all is not lost huh.<br><br>Dawn, What a great view for a beautiful name, it is the time when God speaks to most of us the clearest.<br><br>Hey Ron, Isn’t it amazing how we change our outlook on things like our names once we get the history behind them, cool story my friend and you never know she just may have known from the start :^)<br><br>Thank You Buddy<br><br>Hey Barb, 'foreign' or 'strange' could apply to a whole lot of us, Irish is in my bloodline also along with Scottish and many more, when asked I usually just refer myself as a mutt Ha HaJimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676883070882757501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-70591900595199235552011-07-21T17:06:26.041-07:002011-07-21T17:06:26.041-07:00Barb, my mom has the same name and I never knew th...Barb, my mom has the same name and I never knew that. She's Irish too, though our family has passed down her middle name Ann a lot.Krissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15912465691969392635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-19551694282278859802011-07-21T17:04:18.051-07:002011-07-21T17:04:18.051-07:00I'm the only Barbara in my family on both pare...I'm the only Barbara in my family on both parents side. The only thing I know is that my name means 'foreign' or 'strange' in Greek. I'm Irish so who the heck knows.Bouncin' Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09432729957196570774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-9251615821787817512011-07-21T16:06:17.560-07:002011-07-21T16:06:17.560-07:00Wonderful post, Jimmy!"whatever name you were...Wonderful post, Jimmy!<br><br>"whatever name you were given hopefully your parents put a lot of thought into it so you will be proud of it, and even if they didn’t, it is still your name to be proud of."<br><br>This post instantly reminded me of something...<br><br>I never really liked my name (Ronald), however when I got to be in my late 20's, I asked my father why he and my mother (who had passed away when I was 6 years old) gave me that name. He said that my mother had always had a crush on the actor Ronald Coleman, so she said that if her next child was a boy, she wanted to name them Ronald.<br><br>Now here's the ironic part. Later in my life I actually became an actor. So, somehow she knew!<br><br>And ever since I found that out, I've been very proud and happy with my name.<br><br>Love your new template background, buddy. It's AWESOME!!!Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15977027331657615697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-12009894228068945002011-07-21T14:00:01.326-07:002011-07-21T14:00:01.326-07:00This is kind of funny....I was just thinking of my...This is kind of funny....I was just thinking of my name and how much I DETESTED it all my life...up until the last year or so.<br>I finally realized that my name suits me just fine. Every morning I revel in the sunrise and it's my absolute most favorite time of day. It's when God speaks to me the clearest....Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07040738593336836064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-9604659177464644402011-07-21T13:19:28.447-07:002011-07-21T13:19:28.447-07:00We have some odd names in my family and some that ...We have some odd names in my family and some that managed to repeat many times. I happen to have a first and middle name that belonged to family before me. (none since on this branch)Ms. Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06263882972749791087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-34958816236258457422011-07-21T13:07:29.580-07:002011-07-21T13:07:29.580-07:00I am named after my dad, or a variation of it. I w...I am named after my dad, or a variation of it. I was supposed to be Christopher Robert (since he's Robert), but they made a few minor adjustments. I was a last ditch effort at a boy. Surprise! :)<br><br><a href="http://www.talkativetaurus.com/" rel="nofollow"> Talkative Taurus</a>Krissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15912465691969392635noreply@blogger.com