What's in a Name?

So this morning I was having a very in depth msn conversation with my friend in effort to avoid most of my work (half the reason I blog at all) and we're on the topic of what else? Guys. I make the mistake of saying "He sounds like a pretty good guy except for his name"... which upon reflection probably isn't the best thing for me to say considering I haven't even met him yet & she personally likes the name (not gonna reveal). However, tt made me think that there are a lot of male names out there that I am not too too fond of. They tend to wear down like a bad pop song from the 80's. The first time round it was unique but the 4th or 5th time, you wish it would just get out of your head.

So I went for reinforcement; I talked to Gaylord. (Obviously, not his real name rather one I coined for him because typing out My Gay Little Dancing Elf each time is too long. If I call him by his real name, Dave, you'll all get confused with whom I'm referring to as Dave is utterly original) But he concurrs.... there are a lot of BAD names out there such as Bruce or Luke.

Bruce is bad because just the sound of it implies hair. A lot of it and everywhere... your head, your back, your ears, your nose... He contends that it sounds like a gay lumberjack with the only exception being Bruce Sprinsteen but that just brings me back to my original argument: hair everywhere.

No one can be masculine named Luke. Not gonna fly. Honestly, do you really think Luke Skywalker was that macho? (hate that word but lacking synonyms here) No. He was a snively whiney character. Han Solo was much more brute (ah! yet another fine word) While Han is still kinda bad, it gets off by being European. Which lead us to all the following bad names: Lance (look no farther then N'Sync), Carl (Total Janitor... and not just because we grew up watching the Breakfast Club), and Tyler. I used to not dislike that name but my sister in law pointed out one day you'll never meet a dentist or an architect name Tyler but rather he'll forever be the bat boy.

So this indepth journey into random has led me to examine my name. According to BabyNamesWorld.com, Leanne means the following:

Name: Leanne
Gender: Female
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: Grace, Favour

Well, at least they got the Gender Part right. Grace? Favour? Seriously, I don't konw anyone that after mastering the ability to walk falls down more then I do. Nor does a day go by where I haven't missed my mouth & poured my latté down the front of my shirt (Seriously, why I'm single is starting to piece together). I mean if it wasn't for the excuse of being drunk, I'd be an utter disgrace.

As for originally being a Hebrew Name...... sure. Whenever I hear the name Anne, I automatically think of Isreal. You only have taken two of the most English names and fused them together to create what could only be the greatest name in the world.

I think if I ever procreate (that possiblity is shrinking exponentially every day let me tell you) I'm going to give my son a strong name.... something like Captain. Cuz you don't f**k with the captain. That or Lars. Course if I name my child Lars, I'm asking to raise a highly musclized mute with long hair... but what can I do? I hear Son-of-a-bitch is taken.