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pithyone
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What do you think of "AMES" for a boy?
Posted: 04-11-08 07:33am
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When I tell all my girlfriends that my
husband and I are naming our first born
AMES, the women are openly puzzled by the
name or ask why, which is rather rude.
Even if you don't care for the name you
should still support it, IMO.
All my husband's friends (guys) seem to
really like it. Is the name that bad or
are my friends just odd?
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Copperlily
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Posted: 04-13-08 13:55pm
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Ames was a cheap department store (a lot
like K-mart or Wal-mart) that went out of
business a while ago.
Sometimes people comment on names because
they really are bad.
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Ani_stasia
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Posted: 04-17-08 23:28pm
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I know you are not asking for a review of
the name, but I think Ames would be a
great nickname for James or Amos. By
itself...it reminds me K-mart.
I disagree with what you said about how
even if a person doesn't like a name they
should support it. Where is that a rule? I
will not support anyone if they are using
a name I think is bad.
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pithyone
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Posted: 04-18-08 07:58am
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Living in Florida, I have NEVER heard of
Ames Dept store. Thanks for the feedback
but a non-existant discount store will not
sway our opinion of the name.
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Ani_stasia
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Posted: 04-19-08 09:58am
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Then why ask for opinions? If you don't
want to hear that people think your name
is bad...don't ask!
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GEExDOT
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Posted: 04-21-08 14:17pm
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do you pronounce that the same as james?
except no "j"
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eeyore46
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Posted: 04-21-08 14:40pm
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If you and your husband like Ames that is
all that matters.
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RachieBaby82
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Posted: 04-23-08 20:13pm
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| eeyore46
wrote: | | If you and your husband like
Ames that is all that
matters. |
Agreed.  It's your
little one; you can name him whatever
you'd like!
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eeyore46
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Posted: 04-23-08 21:00pm
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What are you thinking of for a middle
name? I really like Ames! Some people
are soooo ignorant, do not let them sway
your opinion, you will regret it if you
do! And yes I agree, people who question
or act negative when you tell them of your
new baby boy's name, are ignorant. PLEASE
PEOPLE - have some respect! I would never
disrespect someone like that. If you
don't like it, FINE, you are entitled to
your opinion - just don't respond at all,
if you can't say something nice!
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Dannzibelle
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Posted: 04-24-08 15:26pm
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personally i don't like it. I know how you
feel though, when i was pregnant and we
told people that we were going to callour
daughter Mika we got negative opinions too
but it didn't stop us, we havea beautiful
daughter called Mika Charlotte who is now
almost 10 months old
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kelliem
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Posted: 05-28-08 12:52pm
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what about Amos? It's a very virile name
and the coolest blues singer right now is
Amos Lee...I was going to name my kid Amos
if it was a boy. But I'm having a girl
and have no clue what I'm going to call
her.
Any thoughts?
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Aunt WeeWee
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Posted: 05-28-08 13:13pm
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Im sorri, but please do not name your baby
AMES.... He will get picked on a lot in
school......
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eeyore46
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Aunt WeeWee
Posted: 05-28-08 19:34pm
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What about aunt wee wee - do you get
picked on? I love the name Ames. Why
would someone pick on him at school?
And............if they do, they are
ignorant raised by ignorant
parents!!!!!!!!!! I really like Ames
Jordon - kind of different, but just
appeals to me.
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lovingnames
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Posted: 05-29-08 08:06am
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It might be a bit confusing as to
pronounciation ... rhymes with James or is
it 2 syllables;
A - rhyming with 'jay'
MES - rhyming with 'mess'
(stress on A)?
To me it feels a bit incomplete & I'd
go with James (But I'm a sucker for
J-names, anyway)...
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Nikita706
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Posted: 05-29-08 17:07pm
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I agree, as long as you and your husband
like the name, go for it. We had the same
problem when we were trying to name our
first son. We like unique names, and we
LOVED the name Senate. Some people loved
it, others hated it. To be honest, I'm
not crazy about Ames, but I certainly
don't find it offensive in any way. I say
go for it.
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