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Conference oass::babynames

Title:A list of All the BABYNAMES (shadow copy)
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Moderator:OASS::BURDEN_D
Created:Tue Feb 13 1996
Last Modified:Fri May 30 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:996
Total number of notes:7139

436.0. "abra" by AYOV10::JEFFREY () Wed Sep 06 1989 07:21

    Anyone know an Abra? If our he/she turns out to be a she, we're quite
    taken with the name, but wonder if she might be the butt of a lot
    of nicknames at school (Abracadabra, etc).
    
    Think Abra was the girlfriend of one of the twins in Steinbeck's
    "East of Eden" ...
                                                            
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436.1Abra ... a bra?AYOV10::CBARRWed Sep 06 1989 11:126
    Never heard of Abra before.  Might be the brunt of some rude
    names at school ie  a bra! 
    
    As I said, haven't heard of it before...bit unusual but the main
    thing is if you both like it it doesn't matter what others think.
    
436.2IMOSTEREO::FAHELAmalthea, the Silver UnicornFri Sep 08 1989 09:5913
    Re: .1
    
    "If you both like it it doesn't matter what others think"
    
    ????
    
    It may be important to the child!  The "A bra" and "Abracadabra"
    jokes may be a bit much for her.  Especially if she turns out to
    be a sensitive person.
    
    Unusual names are OK, but ALWAYS consider the child.
    
    K.C.
436.3I've heard of AubraSKIWVA::FSCNOTue Sep 12 1989 14:056
    I had a great uncle whose name was Aubra (pronounced Ahh-bree).
    Its a very old name and one of those that is for either sex, i.e.
    Frances-Francis, Leslie-Lesley, etc. I think its very pretty and
    may not get as many wisecracks as Abra.
    
    Cindy
436.4braSHARE::SHEPELUKMon Oct 09 1989 10:4010
    You might want to consider spelling it Aubrah or Abrah - it doesn't
    look as much like A Bra.  Though I do agree with the others, she would
    get hassled and that's important to think about.  My cousin's name was
    spelt Debra and though the names very common - she got teased in
    grammer school just because there was BRA in her name.  Her parents
    were shocked when she started to spell in Deborah for awhile.  Debra
    does look prettier and she uses that spelling again, but she was sensative 
    as a little girl.
    
    
436.5BABY BENAYOV10::JEFFREYTue Jul 31 1990 07:567
    Well, after all the head-scratching over ABRA, we have a son, whom we
    have named BEN. We hadn't even considered the name until we saw him, can't
    explain where we got the name. But it suits him just fine.
    
    Thanks for all the advice.
    
    May j.
436.6Welcome, Ben!STEREO::FAHELAmalthea CelebrasTue Jul 31 1990 08:193
    Congrats!!
    
    K.C.