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 2013-08-13 11:30 AM |
Pro  5761     Bartlett, TN |  Subject: Judge rules infants name to be changed!What's in a name anyways? So the courts did this kid a favor by requiring the parents to change his name, but should that judge have the power to do this? This was surprising to me: "Messiah was No. 4 among the fastest-rising baby names in 2012, according to the Social Security Administration's annual list of popular baby names."
Living in Memphis, I have heard, seen and misspelled plenty of names, but while I agree that this is not a great name for a child, I also think parents have the choice to name their kids whatever they want.
(And I have kids, three of them, so I get an opinion on this) |
| 2013-08-13 12:14 PM in reply to: jford2309 |
Expert 1416 San Luis Obispo, CA | Subject: RE: Judge rules infants name to be changed! My fiancee works with a gentleman named Messiah. Who also happens to be African American. He is in their IT department and is one of the most popular employees in the company. Sad that a judge would take these steps. |
| 2013-08-13 12:16 PM in reply to: blbriley |
| 1159 | Subject: RE: Judge rules infants name to be changed! makes me wonder what they legal basis of his decision was....and how it ended up in the courts.... I guess, it could be argued that it is an honorific term and thus not suitable - kinda like Rabbi, Reverend etc...but not sure |
| 2013-08-13 12:17 PM in reply to: blbriley |
Pro 9391 Omaha, NE | Subject: RE: Judge rules infants name to be changed! As a pretty religious person I have no issues whatsoever with somebody being named Messiah. I don't necessarily agree with naming my kid that, but I can say that about a lot of names these days. lol It won't stand up in court, so I predict it will be overturned. |
| 2013-08-13 12:24 PM in reply to: austhokie |
Pro 5761 Bartlett, TN | Subject: RE: Judge rules infants name to be changed! Originally posted by austhokie makes me wonder what they legal basis of his decision was....and how it ended up in the courts.... I guess, it could be argued that it is an honorific term and thus not suitable - kinda like Rabbi, Reverend etc...but not sure
It was a female judge if that makes a difference |
| 2013-08-13 12:26 PM in reply to: 0 |
Champion 7821 Brooklyn, NY | Subject: RE: Judge rules infants name to be changed! Originally posted by jford2309 What's in a name anyways? So the courts did this kid a favor by requiring the parents to change his name, but should that judge have the power to do this? This was surprising to me: "Messiah was No. 4 among the fastest-rising baby names in 2012, according to the Social Security Administration's annual list of popular baby names."
Living in Memphis, I have heard, seen and misspelled plenty of names, but while I agree that this is not a great name for a child, I also think parents have the choice to name their kids whatever they want.
(And I have kids, three of them, so I get an opinion on this) "A judge in Tennessee changed a 7-month-old boy's name to Martin from Messiah, saying the religious name was earned by one person and 'that one person is Jesus Christ.'" Meanwhile, there are a ton of people walking around named "Jesus". I wonder how she feels about that. She'd have to be an idiot not to know that it will be overturned. She's doing it for publicity and/or to make a statement. Edited by jmk-brooklyn 2013-08-13 12:28 PM |
| 2013-08-13 12:28 PM in reply to: austhokie |
Champion 7821 Brooklyn, NY | Subject: RE: Judge rules infants name to be changed! Originally posted by austhokie makes me wonder what they legal basis of his decision was....and how it ended up in the courts.... I guess, it could be argued that it is an honorific term and thus not suitable - kinda like Rabbi, Reverend etc...but not sure If I have another kid, I'm naming him "President". |
| 2013-08-13 12:43 PM in reply to: 0 |
Elite 3091 Spokane, WA | Subject: RE: Judge rules infants name to be changed! I believe the judge overstepped her bounds--especially with her comment about Christ "earning" the title. I kind of like the name. Could a judge ban the name Jesus or Muhammad on religious grounds? Edited by zed707 2013-08-13 12:44 PM |
| 2013-08-13 2:46 PM in reply to: zed707 |
Champion 34263 Chicago | Subject: RE: Judge rules infants name to be changed! She should've forced the mom to change the kids name to Bruce Wayne. |
| 2013-08-13 2:49 PM in reply to: jford2309 |
Veteran 312 St. Paul | Subject: RE: Judge rules infants name to be changed! How about "President Pimpin"? One of our local news-makers. http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2013/01/st_paul_man_named_presid... |
| 2013-08-13 2:59 PM in reply to: mr2tony |
Pro 5761 Bartlett, TN | Subject: RE: Judge rules infants name to be changed! Originally posted by mr2tony She should've forced the mom to change the kids name to Bruce Wayne.
Nooooo, that's a stupid name, a name should roll off a tongue, have some alliteration like Clark Kent! Now that's a good name! |
| 2013-08-13 3:03 PM in reply to: Nathanm74 |
| New user 900 , | Subject: RE: Judge rules infants name to be changed! Better than the name Abc (pronounced a'beesie) for the little girl my son took swimming lessons with a few years ago. No I am not making this up. |
| 2013-08-13 3:06 PM in reply to: jford2309 |
Champion 34263 Chicago | Subject: RE: Judge rules infants name to be changed! Originally posted by jford2309 Originally posted by mr2tony She should've forced the mom to change the kids name to Bruce Wayne.
Nooooo, that's a stupid name, a name should roll off a tongue, have some alliteration like Clark Kent! Now that's a good name! Ugh what a dumb name. I know someone named Kent Clark (no joke) and he gets made fun of all the time. Bruce Wayne is a much more under-the-radar name. |
| 2013-08-13 3:08 PM in reply to: mr2tony |
Champion 11989 Philly 'burbs | Subject: RE: Judge rules infants name to be changed! Originally posted by mr2tony Originally posted by jford2309 Ugh what a dumb name. I know someone named Kent Clark (no joke) and he gets made fun of all the time. Bruce Wayne is a much more under-the-radar name. Originally posted by mr2tony She should've forced the mom to change the kids name to Bruce Wayne.
Nooooo, that's a stupid name, a name should roll off a tongue, have some alliteration like Clark Kent! Now that's a good name! There is a Richard Hertz where I work. I have to stifle a laugh every time I hear his name. Very immature and unprofessional on my part... |
| 2013-08-13 3:10 PM in reply to: mrbbrad |
Champion 34263 Chicago | Subject: RE: Judge rules infants name to be changed! Originally posted by mrbbrad Originally posted by mr2tony Originally posted by jford2309 Ugh what a dumb name. I know someone named Kent Clark (no joke) and he gets made fun of all the time. Bruce Wayne is a much more under-the-radar name. Originally posted by mr2tony She should've forced the mom to change the kids name to Bruce Wayne.
Nooooo, that's a stupid name, a name should roll off a tongue, have some alliteration like Clark Kent! Now that's a good name! There is a Richard Hertz where I work. I have to stifle a laugh every time I hear his name. Very immature and unprofessional on my part... Yep. We had a Mike Hunt in high school. He was pretty darned tough. But then you'd have to be with that name, I guess. |
| 2013-08-13 3:31 PM in reply to: mr2tony |
| Deep in the Heart of Texas | Subject: RE: Judge rules infants name to be changed! Originally posted by mr2tony Originally posted by mrbbrad Yep. We had a Mike Hunt in high school. He was pretty darned tough. But then you'd have to be with that name, I guess. Originally posted by mr2tony Originally posted by jford2309 Ugh what a dumb name. I know someone named Kent Clark (no joke) and he gets made fun of all the time. Bruce Wayne is a much more under-the-radar name. Originally posted by mr2tony She should've forced the mom to change the kids name to Bruce Wayne.
Nooooo, that's a stupid name, a name should roll off a tongue, have some alliteration like Clark Kent! Now that's a good name! There is a Richard Hertz where I work. I have to stifle a laugh every time I hear his name. Very immature and unprofessional on my part... There's a urologist in Austin named Richard Chopp. |
| 2013-08-13 4:01 PM in reply to: NXS |
Elite 4564 Boise | Subject: RE: Judge rules infants name to be changed! Originally posted by NXS Better than the name Abc (pronounced a'beesie) for the little girl my son took swimming lessons with a few years ago. No I am not making this up. I can one up you! (My wife's a teacher so she sees lots of good names) ABCDE pronounced absidy |
| 2013-08-13 4:26 PM in reply to: JoshR |
Pro 5761 Bartlett, TN | Subject: RE: Judge rules infants name to be changed! |
| 2013-08-13 5:02 PM in reply to: jford2309 |
Pro 15655 | Subject: RE: Judge rules infants name to be changed! Jesus H. Martin!! |
| 2013-08-13 7:12 PM in reply to: Hook'em |
Champion 7821 Brooklyn, NY | Subject: RE: Judge rules infants name to be changed! My sisters a teacher and she had a kid in her kindergarten class named Guy, but his mom pronounced it "Gooey". Seems she picked the name because she liked the way it looked but never really knew how to pronounce it correctly. |
| 2013-08-14 8:29 AM in reply to: mrbbrad |
Pro 5755 | Subject: RE: Judge rules infants name to be changed! Originally posted by mrbbrad Originally posted by mr2tony Originally posted by jford2309 Ugh what a dumb name. I know someone named Kent Clark (no joke) and he gets made fun of all the time. Bruce Wayne is a much more under-the-radar name. Originally posted by mr2tony She should've forced the mom to change the kids name to Bruce Wayne.
Nooooo, that's a stupid name, a name should roll off a tongue, have some alliteration like Clark Kent! Now that's a good name! There is a Richard Hertz where I work. I have to stifle a laugh every time I hear his name. Very immature and unprofessional on my part... No lie, I had a teacher in middle school with that name. Can you imagine what that must have been like with 600 adolescent males? Oh wait, I'm 51 and it's still funny... |
| 2013-08-14 8:36 AM in reply to: mr2tony |
Pro 9391 Omaha, NE | Subject: RE: Judge rules infants name to be changed! Originally posted by mr2tony Originally posted by mrbbrad Yep. We had a Mike Hunt in high school. He was pretty darned tough. But then you'd have to be with that name, I guess. Originally posted by mr2tony Originally posted by jford2309 Ugh what a dumb name. I know someone named Kent Clark (no joke) and he gets made fun of all the time. Bruce Wayne is a much more under-the-radar name. Originally posted by mr2tony She should've forced the mom to change the kids name to Bruce Wayne.
Nooooo, that's a stupid name, a name should roll off a tongue, have some alliteration like Clark Kent! Now that's a good name! There is a Richard Hertz where I work. I have to stifle a laugh every time I hear his name. Very immature and unprofessional on my part... lol, so did I. He was in my elementary school up in Sioux City and moved away. Wonder if it's the same guy. |
| 2013-08-14 8:55 AM in reply to: 0 |
Veteran 1019 St. Louis | Subject: RE: Judge rules infants name to be changed! A coworker went to school in the 70's with a girl named Fonda Dicks. I didn't believe him until I googled her. She was a standout basketball player in Iowa, and her name is in the Iowa highschool record books. I can only assume she hates her parents. Edited by kevin_trapp 2013-08-14 8:55 AM |
| 2013-08-14 10:19 AM in reply to: kevin_trapp |
| 1159 | Subject: RE: Judge rules infants name to be changed! I remember when I was on my last ship in the Navy (2008 time frame) - we used to get messages with the listing of new commanding officers on ships - it was rank/last name only - but one of them showed up and it was CDR Dicks was relieved by a CDR Dykes... |
| 2013-08-14 10:30 AM in reply to: JoshR |
Alpharetta, Georgia Bronze member | Subject: RE: Judge rules infants name to be changed! Originally posted by JoshR Originally posted by NXS Better than the name Abc (pronounced a'beesie) for the little girl my son took swimming lessons with a few years ago. No I am not making this up. I can one up you! (My wife's a teacher so she sees lots of good names) ABCDE pronounced absidy These are freaking awesome! I love people. I know a boy named ESPN. Pronounced "espen" which is not that unusual, but spelled like the sports network (on purpose). |
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