Someone did one of these a while back and it was fun, and Trey's post reminded me of it. It's kind of like a CAF with rules, except you're creating a whole class.
ANDREWS,
boy; FN is from mythology; MN begins with a vowel.
BENITEZ,
boy; FN is four or more syllables; MN is a name frequently used as a nickname.
BELL,
girl; FN is a name used in a song; MN is from Shakespeare (
http://www.behindthename.com/namesakes/lists/bardindiv.php).
BYRNE,
girl; FN is Irish; MN is a name from a movie.
CONNELLY,
girl; FN is an "old lady" name; MN is a traditional name with a "kreative" spelling.
ELLIOT,
boy; FN is an animal or has an animal-related meaning; MN is a variant of John.
GARDINIER,
girl; FN is the name of a saint (
http://www.behindthename.com/namesakes/lists/saintalpha.php); MN is an infrequently used Biblical name.
HOLLIS,
boy; FN is the name of an artist or musician; MN is a variant of William.
HUGHES,
boy; FN is a traditional English name; MN begins with the same letter as the FN.
INGRAM,
girl; FN is Greek; MN is made up.
KIRK,
boy; FN is from literature; MN is German.
MOSS,
girl; FN is a flower; MN starts with the same letter as her twin sister's first name (below).
MOSS,
girl; FN is a flower; MN starts with the same letter as her twin sister's first name (above).
OLIVIER,
boy; FN is French; MN is a hippie/nature name.
QUINN,
girl; FN is a variant of Katherine; MN is a bird or has a bird-related meaning.
RUIZ,
boy; FN is Spanish; MN is a color or has a color-related meaning.
SULLIVAN,
girl; FN is from this list:
http://www.behindthename.com/top/lists/100us2001.php; MN is a surname.
TOLMAN,
boy; FN is unisex; MN has a religious meaning.
VESCOVI,
boy; FN ends with an A; MN is from this list:
http://www.behindthename.com/top/lists/200it1427.php.
WILLIAMS,
girl; FN is Welsh; MN is a place name.
ZIMMAN,
girl; FN is Jewish; MN is a virtue name or has a virtue-related meaning.
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Sometimes I just feel like smacking people with the dictionary, just to see if they absorb any intelligence through osmosis.
-My friend Emma
This message was edited 5/29/2006, 11:38 AM