Vedder as a first name???

i think Vedder would be a nice name for a Girl actually

I guess you have a point there.

aspoonfulweighsaton wrote:

theboxerorthebag wrote:

I don't understand what the big deal is, there are people named Jagger what is the difference? Lots of people have last names for first names.

You know what kind of person names their kid "Jagger"?

Scott Stapp.

'nuff said.

I dunno. I just don't get it. I think it's a shame that more parents are too scared to stray away from common everyday names and go for the gusto. I can say personally that I feel privileged to be given a name that is so uncommon I've never met another person with it.

Yes, when I was very young, I used to get picked on. People would come up to me and say, "Hey Remington, shave this." Very clever. How are you not famous with that sort of wit?

I am a waiter and I still get a lot of it. I'm always asked if my last name is Steele. I usually just say yes. I've found it makes people bite their tongues faster.

However, I can say that people I met ten years back will still remember me today, even if I hadn't seen them at all in the past decade. Whenever I am introduced to someone new, they always find it so improbable that my name is Remington they always have more questions for me. More often than not when I am leaving after meeting someone new, I often hear remarks such as, "That is such a cool name," or, "He has a very sexy name."

I think Vedder is a great first name. I think that so long as you take the time once your child is born to share your passion of Pearl Jam with them that they will grow to love the uniqueness of their name. Either way I guarantee that they will embrace a sense of self-appreciation and have an exalted sense of individuality that they would not have if you named your child Pat.

We had a third baby this summer and we named her Emma Pearl. You should have seen the dirty looks I got from my mother and sister over that one. But I could care less... since Pearl actually is a real name and since we made it her middle name I feel like I fall on the lower end of the obsessive fan scale

I'd agree with others suggesting to make it a middle name, but only you and your wife get a vote that counts so do what you think is best.

Congrats!

Big Drop wrote:

I dunno. I just don't get it. I think it's a shame that more parents are too scared to stray away from common everyday names and go for the gusto. I can say personally that I feel privileged to be given a name that is so uncommon I've never met another person with it.

Yes, when I was very young, I used to get picked on. People would come up to me and say, "Hey Remington, shave this." Very clever. How are you not famous with that sort of wit?

I am a waiter and I still get a lot of it. I'm always asked if my last name is Steele. I usually just say yes. I've found it makes people bite their tongues faster.

However, I can say that people I met ten years back will still remember me today, even if I hadn't seen them at all in the past decade. Whenever I am introduced to someone new, they always find it so improbable that my name is Remington they always have more questions for me. More often than not when I am leaving after meeting someone new, I often hear remarks such as, "That is such a cool name," or, "He has a very sexy name."

I think Vedder is a great first name. I think that so long as you take the time once your child is born to share your passion of Pearl Jam with them that they will grow to love the uniqueness of their name. Either way I guarantee that they will embrace a sense of self-appreciation and have an exalted sense of individuality that they would not have if you named your child Pat.

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Extremely well said.