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Jilly_in_VA

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8. My late cousin taught in one of the "ring" suburbs of St. Louis

Mon May 4, 2026, 10:38 AM

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First grade for years, then second for awhile. Her students were mostly Black, and many of them had some of "those" names, the kind that make you roll your eyes. Her practice was, on the first day, to go around the class and ask them how they said their names. With the shy ones, she'd kneel by their desks and have them whisper in her ear. That way there were no misunderstandings.

Our women's basketball coach recently acquired, through the transfer portal, a player whose first name is Trynce. When I inquired on the fan board as to its pronunciation, I was informed that it is "Trin-ECE". Well okay then.

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On the naming of children [View all] Jilly_in_VA Sunday OP

I've been asking people how they picked names Marthe48 Sunday #1

A caveat. greatauntoftriplets Sunday #2

My "Florence" mother also hated the name as well as all the derivatives. Totally Tunsie Monday #6

I had a friend years ago named Bill Butts. He hated that name. Permanut Sunday #3

"Trendi"...with a heart over the "i". ret5hd Sunday #4

Oh - we have gone so, so far beyond "heart over the 'I'" cutesy stopdiggin Sunday #5

In 45 years in pediatrics, I saw many a name that made me roll my eyes... 3catwoman3 Monday #7

My late cousin taught in one of the "ring" suburbs of St. Louis Jilly_in_VA Monday #8

I had to take after-hours call for the peds practice I worked for. I worked in only... 3catwoman3 Monday #9

My first name is Martha, and I've never liked it. 3catwoman3 Monday #10

I like the name Martha Jilly_in_VA Monday #12

One thing to remember is what their initials may spell LogDog75 Monday #11

A friend of mine had a surname that began with W wnylib Tuesday #14

My mother-in-law warned us not to name our daughter anything silly, so we called her Floyd R. Turbo Monday #13

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