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ael0407
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Finally decided on a name!
ael0407
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We are having our little boy in February and have finally decided on a name. We wanted something different and something you don't hear all the time. We chose Kanyon Blake. What do ya'll think of it?
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Re: Finally decided on a name!
Kanyon is horrible in almost every way possible. Blake is awesome.
Me:34 DH: 29
Married: 7/10/10
TTC since April 2011
Many failed IUIs with clomid, femara, and ovidrel
IVF #1 July 2013 with Menopur, Bravelle, Ganirelix, HCG trigger, Progesterone
Beta 1(8/1): 401, Beta 2(8/5): 1822 1st U/S: 8/13: 2 sacs!!! 2nd U/S: 8/20: 2 healthy heartbeats!!
A- 09/2006 I- 04/2010 N- 04/2012 M & G- 01/2014
I knew a little boy Kanyon that was Pronounced Cannon I thought that was pretty bad. I like Cannon for a boy and Canyon is NMS but spelled correctly is better.
I would say the complete opposite of most of the PP... If you had asked about a common name, like Elizabeth or Adam, I would have said it was nice, but not unique.
As far as spelling goes, I am a teacher and very few of my students spell their names the "common" way. I have four Megans in one class, all four spell it differently. Not one spells it like I just did.
To each their own! If you love Kanyon Blake, name him that! I don't know of anyone who has been turned down when interviewing for a job because their name is odd
Congrats on a baby boy and good luck with the remainder of your pregnancy!
How about bosses that don't even look at resumes because if a name? Do they call those people too??
Never said that, but I figure since I work with plenty of people with unique names, that issue never really comes up. Of course, there may be a few bosses out there that neglect to interview based on names, but I don't think those are the type of people I would want to work for anyways.
My main point, she can name her child what she wants. It's her child. Like I said in my first post, to each their own
I disagree with this. What other people think about your child's name will affect him for his entire life. They've done multiple studies that show people with "youneek" names don't get called for interviews. People generally perceive individuals with "youneek" names as uneducated or illiterate. What other people think of your name DOES matter.
I totally dislike Kanyon. I dislike Canyon, actually, but spelling it wrong just makes it worse. I also teach at a university, and I find it difficult to take students seriously when (through no fault of their own) they have a really absurd name.
Doesn't really bother them. They're accustomed to having other girls in their class with the same name spelled differently.
I can also say that each student, no matter the spelling of their name, has highly educated parents that are literate
The Megan situation brings up another good point about unique names. At least there will (more than likely) not be 4 Kanyons (spelled either way) in your son's class @ael0407
ETA: And yes it does matter what other people think since another person is going to be judged by what you saddle them with.