If so many strippers are named Amber, why would anyone name their child Amber?
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I agree most strippers use stage names. If you want to have a stripper name use your middle name as your first and then the street you grew up on as the last. Hasn't everyone gotten that e-mail when it went around.....
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I think its just that people think plain names are boring, and they would not be noticed. So they go for what can be considered "creative names". \n\nBut then, you see, not everyone can be creative enough, or , putting it mildly, not every one can be good enough at creativity to please everyone. That means there would be a lot of names that a lot of other people won't like. \n\nBut then, I am sure, for every name, there would be many other who think its cool. Its just like an evening dress that you would wear. Some like it, some don't. Some think its crazy, others consider it cool. \n\nWhat do you think about mine ;-)
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It probably is a different form of the name 'Erika.' Someone probably spelled it 'Aarika' to be different, and it caught on. A lot of names are like that. :)
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The AMBER Alert System began in 1996 when Dallas-Fort Worth broadcasters teamed with local police to develop an early warning system to help find abducted children. AMBER stands for America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response and was created as a legacy to 9-year-old Amber Hagerman, who was kidnaped while riding her bicycle in Arlington, Texas, and then brutally murdered. Other states and communities soon set up their own AMBER plans as the idea was adopted across the nation.
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Why does it have to have a name. I'd love to be able to something cool like that. I can raise one eyebrow and curl my lip, but that sinks into total oblivion to your vibrating vision! If you were a teacher, your children would worship you!
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I think it's a beautiful name for a boy or girl...I know a boy named Jayden and a girl named jaden...doesn't matter the spelling or even the name...who says we can't name our kids what we want..and it doesn't sound like just for a boy...don't listen to them people..it's beautiful...
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No, it isn't. Consider what's in a name. Is your child the vicar of Christ? No? Then what's wrong with "Mike" which means "Who is like God?" ? Yes, the name "Mike" is a question in the Hebrew language. \n\nWhy do people feel compelled to give children strange names? When you lose him in the mall won't you feel silly yelling, Jehovah,- JEHOVAH, Where are you? And whats with all the last names as first names, like Tyler or Jordan? Anyway, no- it isn't unbiblical to name you kid anything you want. And he can change it later if he wants.
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I believe names are given by the child's parents or a close family member. U.S culture has sipped throughout the world so it wouldn't surprise me to find some people with more common American names. As for Europeans becoming mainstreams in schools, don't quite see your point. Europeans aren't that fund of Americans trust me I live in Europe.
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Good question. The only "default" names I've known of would be John Doe or Jane Doe. I think the nurses or social workers end up coming up with the names, other than John or Jane Doe, but they're likely changed upon adoption.
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jaqueline marie thats what I wanted to name my daughter but I lost the battle with the mother in law .anywho how bout........ metal_a7x_musicfan
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Sometimes to be honest because there are some ewwy people out there that depending how they look are from and stuff like that they give all people who are like that a bad name. So when ever you see blonds acting sluttish you will probably think that all of her friends who are also blond are sluttish too. They are very judgmental. Not all blonds are that way. Look at me for example if you look at my photos and web cams you'll probably think I'm a porn star or something like that. But once you really get to know be I'm really a educated person.
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What an interesting question! I suppose it's because there's no trust that everyone will be on their best behavior.  I also think that it's a taboo-like guard against pedophilia.
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Sorry this will be a bit long... but if you want to get good answer to questions about the meaning of names you need to know which sources and sites you can trust... so I'll try to point out why certain sites are NOT good sources.\n\nIn general, I do not trust the meanings given in the "baby name" sites.  Some are correct, same are way off!  Too much sloppy work and failture to co-ordinate related forms to rely on them.\n\nOne evidence of unreliability is this -- If you check out the "name-meanings" and "babyname" sites mentioned above and search for the list of names below --ALL of which are derived from the same Germanic name ("Karl"), you will find meanings that have nothing to do with each other!      \n\nCharles, Carl, Karl, Carlos\nCarla, Carlotta, Charlotte, Charlene\nCarol, Caroline \n(there are others, but they are unlikely to appear in English)\n\nEsp. laughable is what happens when you choose one of the FEMININE forms.  Some may properly say "from Charles", but others end up as "melody" (for "Carol" -- but this is NOT the meaning of the NAME!), "feminine",  "beautiful woman", etc. \n\nNow it IS true that since "carol" is a word for a type of song or hymn, people MAY choose the name for that meaning, and say it means that.  No problem there, even if that's not the way the name originally came about...  language is like that!  But in any case the names do NOT mean "feminine" or "beautiful".\n\nAlso, since names, like other words, can change meaning over time, some variation is understandable.  (Thus the negative word "churl" is derived from "Carl", but that does not mean the name Carl has that meaning.)\n\nBut that's not what's going on with the baby books and baby-name sites.  They are often trying to make the names sounds interesting and attractive (telling a girl her name is a feminine form of "man" or "warrior" may not be well received!) But in the process they are often far from correct!\n\nOn the other hand I have found "behindthename.com" to avoid such sloppiness.   They try to present the most reliable info they can.  For a cluster of names, ALL the names will eventually take you to one main entry that explains the derivation and meaning.  In this case all the names listed above end up at the "Charles" article.\n\nSo we discover that there is a bit of uncertainty/debate about whether the name simply means "man" (or in some cultures a particular status of man, such as a "free man") OR is from a Germanic root "heri" for "war", hence meaning "warrior" (the sort of name used quite often in Germanic cultures).\n\nBy the way "farmer" is not very helpful here.   It may be that in some societies the typical work of the "(free)man" was as a farmer, but that does not mean this word itself MEANS "farmer".\n\nWikipedia's article on the name is also quite good, and adds a bit of history and a hint at how the name could be related to status in society (which may make it difficult to fully translate, since our societies do not have that same structure)\n\nSo, check out the details at these two links:\nhttp://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?nmd=n&terms=charles\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_(name)\n(which includes a nice list of masculine and feminine forms as well as surnames)
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I associate names with people I've known and all 3 of these have good connotations for me. They are all great names! \n\nIf I HAD to choose, maybe I'd go with Kristina...you can do many variations with it: Kris, Krissy, Tina, Kristi...depending on her personality.
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No. I know some people that named there girls......Summer, Autumn, and Winter. My name is Jade and that's a kind of weird name. Just look at it this way.......your different!!
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I know that in Russia and other eastern European countries, babies are given a middle name that is the derivative of their father's first name.  \n\nExample: Father's name is Mark, Male child's middle name will be Markovich, female child's middle name will be Markovna..      \n\nWhy? It may have started in order to honor the father, or better yet, identify the father of the children!
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It's that so weird, we were just talking about that in class today, this girl said the most weirdest names, skittles, poochie, shalaquifa, one even said that if she had twins, she would name them, today and tomorrow. What kind of names are these? Therefore answering your question, I really don't know. Maybe they think it's cute or something, but to tell you the truth, names like that are embarrassing to live by.