Pearl Jam-related child names?

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  • JzP
    JzP Posts: 933
    I think if it's an odd name like lukin I'd make it a middle name. It's not used as much but still there and has meaning. I am big pete seeger fan and I am sure Seeger will be a future name for a child and I think my wife will let it happen! None yet! good lord I can't really imagine.
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  • JzP
    JzP Posts: 933
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
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    I like that. Plus it's the only way to be. The world would be a better place if we all went barefoot!
    ~JzP
  • KB262864
    KB262864 Posts: 67
    I think you don't know kids. Who has to explain where their name comes from? As long as it doesn't rhyme with a bodily function I don't think any other kids care.

    Most of my friends have children older than my son. All of them want to play with Vedder. Not a single one has ever asked where that name comes from.

    We have a President named Barack. Athletes named DeSean, LeBron, Carmelo, etc. The last thing this world needs is another Michael. Or Ryan (my name).
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,327
    One of my friends in high school was named by his mom after Elton John’s song “Daniel”. He hated that his parents named him after a song so much that he legally changed his name as soon as he could.

    Of course, once my other friends found out he was named after an Elton John song, we teased the hell out of him. I would think that our upcoming generations will respect Pearl Jam but you never know.
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  • guitar59
    guitar59 Posts: 1,221
    Our daughter's middle name is Pearl...she was named after her great grandfather and her grandmother...but after reading this thread I have gained a new understanding as to why my spouse liked the name too ;)
  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    KB262864 wrote:
    Unless you name your kid "Xykzod" you are naming you kid after someone.

    hmmm, Xykzod? got a nice ring to it. you mind if I use that? ;)
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  • Laf9124
    Laf9124 Posts: 342
    My 2 year old daughter is named Jacqueline Pearl. She's been to two PJ shows already, and has already met Eddie and Matt. Maybe it's name Karma? Either way..best of luck if you decide to become parents! It's the best decision I ever made.
  • jethrojam420
    jethrojam420 Foxborough MA Posts: 1,075
    Paul Joseph


    nickname PJ


    Really any two names with a p and a j


    gotta be for a son though...
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  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,894
    When I have kids I won't be able to name them after Pearl Jam related songs & stuff. I probably wouldn't even think about it in the first place cause I know my wife would beat the hell out of me if I did. A Greek Orthodox family we name our first born son after my father's name. And if it's a girl, she will use my mother's maiden name. If though we had 2 boy's, the 2nd born son would be named after my wife's father maiden name etc ..

    It's complicated but if you're Greek Orthodox, you'll understand! :)
  • Cradles Broken Glass
    Cradles Broken Glass Posts: 1,409
    I've pondered this before too, but unless you actually name them after a member, I came up with nothing. Good luck, let us know what you decide on! :D
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  • why go home
    why go home Posts: 287
    I called my son Owen Vedder Walker, you get the usual muppets going "oh that's just ridiculous" but tough shit! :twisted:
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  • KB262864
    KB262864 Posts: 67
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    KB262864 wrote:
    Unless you name your kid "Xykzod" you are naming you kid after someone.

    hmmm, Xykzod? got a nice ring to it. you mind if I use that? ;)

    Feel free my friend.
  • Cosmo
    Cosmo Posts: 12,225
    Jason P wrote:
    One of my friends in high school was named by his mom after Elton John’s song “Daniel”. He hated that his parents named him after a song so much that he legally changed his name as soon as he could.

    Of course, once my other friends found out he was named after an Elton John song, we teased the hell out of him. I would think that our upcoming generations will respect Pearl Jam but you never know.
    ...
    A guy I used to work with named their daughters Michelle (Beatles), Jennifer (867-5309... I kid you not) and Alison (Elvis Costello).
    Great songs, mind you... but, they were odd people.
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  • TravisTheSky
    TravisTheSky Posts: 615
    "Vedder" is becoming common. Common = Boring! Go for the obvious: Name him or her "Pearl Jam."


    Pearl Jam is only two easy syllables. It works well as a first name. You can make the rest of the name as simple or complex as you like. For example, you could name your son Pearl Jam Nigel Martin. Or Pearl Jam Alexander Valentino Cooper-Martin.
    You could name your daughter Pearl Jam Eleanor Martin. Or Pearl Jam Remiah Noelle Cooper-Martin.

    And so on.
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  • shep
    shep Houston Posts: 5,901
    I don't know about for a kid (when the mistake eventually happens...)

    But me and my girlfriend (living together 2 + years now) have been talking about a dog for a while.... when she was suggesting names for the dog the 2nd or 3rd one to come out of her mouth was "Corduroy"... and that was it, conversation over. The dog will be named Corduroy... I thought it was funny... she's not even a real Pearl Jam fan... knows a couple of tunes, but that's about it... and one of them is not corduroy.. :D
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  • joe2468
    joe2468 Posts: 3,049
    im not going to lie .... but i dont know wear i stand on this .....




    i was going to something like this i would name HIM OR HER

    EWBTCIAST

    or

    heyfoxymophandlemamathatsme

    or

    edward ....................
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  • StoneAment
    StoneAment Posts: 393
    KB262864 wrote:
    Unless you name your kid "Xykzod" you are naming you kid after someone. 75% of names come from some character in the Bible.

    My name is "Xykzod". My parents are dyslexic
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  • tinkerbell
    tinkerbell New Zealand Posts: 2,161
    It is hard to come up with names that are meaningful to you but also not too out there that the child doesn't get too picked on because of it.

    My daughter is named afetr my favourite Smashing Pumpkins song - Lily
    And my partner loves to believe that our son is named after the wrestler Triple H - Hunter

    I love Stone for a boy and Pearl or Chloe for a girl.
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  • PorchRats
    PorchRats Albany, NY Posts: 164
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    You guys are making this harder than it needs to be....
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  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    unlost dogs wrote:
    I like unusual names. .

    Hopefully your kid(s) will too. I have a number of friends with 'hippie' names that have legally changed their name because, not only they had been picked on at school, but it was making it difficult for some to be taken seriously on paper - ie CV/job applications and also a barrister who'se birth name was Dewdrop (yep....). Now, if these 'different' names are part of your culture, no problem (eg native american) but a lot of these aren't and are just plain stupid. There was a thread somewhere on this forum where a teacher mentioned some of the kids' names in her class/school and it made crazy reading!

    To the OP... if you are keen on a musical name, just see who inspires you. If a song name is OK for a 'human' name (ie Lily, Roxanne...) or the musician's name is cool, that's great - but putting someone else's last name (non related) as a kid's first name is just weird. I have a daughter but if it would have been a boy, amongst other names, we were considering Dylan (after Dylan Thomas). It wasn't top of the list though.

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