‘Prynce,’ ‘Jahstice,’ ‘II’ among baby names rejected by New Zealand
There are boundaries in place to ensure the babies’ names are reasonable in length and do not offend nor resemble an official title or rank.
There are boundaries in place to ensure the babies’ names are reasonable in length and do not offend nor resemble an official title or rank.
The world is invited to name the baby panda online or at the park.
It must have been during the early American period when parents began naming their kids “Baby Girl” and “Baby Boy” (lest they forget). In time the girls ended up becoming, of course, Lola Baby or Lola Girlie, and the guys Lolo Boy or Lolo Boyet. A counterpart today could be “Missy” who will, too, inevitably become “Miss Missy” or “Mrs. Missy.”
Angel used to be only a boy’s name (pronounced “Anghel”). Girls who wanted to be one were Angela, Angelina, Angelica or Angeles (like the town). Now it is pronounced the English way, and the flavor of the season. Everywhere you turn there is an Angel—my grandson’s girlfriend is an Angel, the neighbor’s child is an Angel, there is an Angel Aquino and an Angel Locsin.
As Prince William and wife Catherine mull over names for their royal offspring, they would do well to heed mounting evidence that a name can influence everything from your school grades and career choice to who you marry and where you live.
In the Philippines, names like Angel, Joey, Justine, Louie, Jeremy, Jeff, Jett and April, among others, could be used interchangeably to name a boy or a girl, sometimes causing slight embarrassments later on in life to the person involved.
High up there on the list of people’s social nightmares is forgetting a person’s name. I’m sure you have found yourself in a situation when someone greets you so warmly,
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