Sep 232008
When trying to come up with baby names, you tend to “try out” all the names you stumble across in the press, on TV, or wherever.
Recently, I read about someone named Vera. I like old-fashioned-yet-strong names, so latched onto “Vera” and rolled it around in my mind for a bit.**
Of course, one of the things that you do is try out a name with your own last name…. In our case:
“Vera.”
“Veerrrrraaaaa.”
“Vera WANG.”
Oops. Never mind.
(Unless everyone with that name gets a cut of the company profits?!??)
** Also, for Firefly fans, “Vera” has a rather hilarious special meaning. Don’t know whether this would have made Mr. T more or less likely to jump at the name!
[Later edit: Of course, this is exactly why we decided to use the name Vera on the blog. Google anonymity!]
Hehehehe…I cracked up over this!
hehe- I first thought of Firefly too!
My first thought was of firefly too!I like your blog!
Ha ha, thanks, sugars! Glad there are other sci fi geeks out there as well!
LOL That must be so much fun. I’d probably drive Mike crazy testing names on him all day and night.Me:”What about…what about…what about..”Him: “Shhh. Kenley’s about to get a smack down.”
VEra also means True (feminine) in italian. Not too bad!
oh man i would soooo take on vera if i was a wang. hmm… that didn’t sound right did it?
So, my BIL’s friend was a fan of the name Axel when his wife was pregnant the first time around. Their last name? You guessed it…Rose. Let’s just say that didn’t get passed his wife.
Aw, they missed the opportunity to go with Axel Rose?!?Really, I don’t understand why some parents know that the kid is getting a famous name and then go with it anyway. Yes, I really LIKE the name Vera. But is it really worth the poor kid going through life like Michael Bolton in Office Space, hearing the reference for the eleventymillionth time?
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