After which institution of higher learning would YOU name your baby?

[KillarneyRose]

For a girl, I like Pepperdine. I would call her "Peppy" and she would grow up to be a professional cheerleader.

For a boy, I like Wofford or perhaps Gonzaga because those are just really manly names. They would, of course, grow up to be lumberjacks.

Oooh, know what would be great for twin boys? Usna and Usma . And when they grow up they could join the Navy and the Army.

So many great schools, so few kids.

Discuss...

[tinydancer]

TEXAS - of course!
(however, my old high school boyfriend did name his son Texas)

[Tom Earp]

You are Nutsoid!!!! But That Is All Right, You are Red Headed!:D

[Unregistered-]

Originally posted by KillarneyRose
For a girl, I like Pepperdine. I would call her "Peppy" and she would grow up to be a professional cheerleader.

For a boy, I like Wofford or perhaps Gonzaga because those are just really manly names. They would, of course, grow up to be lumberjacks.

Oooh, know what would be great for twin boys? Usna and Usma . And when they grow up they could join the Navy and the Army.

So many great schools, so few kids.

Discuss...

You, my dear...are evil.

For a girl, Sarah Lawrence would be an easy pick, but I assume a lot of people might choose that. I like Brenau and even Lehigh.

For a boy, I believe DUKE sounds very manly. I also like Creighton and Seton (Hall).

GO NAVY! BEAT ARMY!

[AUDeltaGam]

Auburn, of course! ;)

[Lady Pi Phi]

Girl: Queens

Boy: Simon Fraser
Francis Xavier
McGill


Canadian universities seem to have names better suited for boys.

[Sister Havana]

Indiana, of course! :D

[_Q_]

How about "PhoenixOnline?"

[Lady Pi Phi]

Originally posted by _Q_
How about "PhoenixOnline?"

I like DeVry.

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally posted by OTW
You, my dear...are evil.

For a girl, Sarah Lawrence would be an easy pick, but I assume a lot of people might choose that. I like Brenau and even Lehigh.

For a boy, I believe DUKE sounds very manly. I also like Creighton and Seton (Hall).

GO NAVY! BEAT ARMY!

No lie my GP is named Sarah Lawrence, but Lawrence is her married name so it wasn't intentional.

How about Berkeley or Stanford? Carroll wouldn't be too bad either. I bet there are some kids in Utah and Southern Idaho named Brigham Young.

[honeychile]

William and Mary for twins, of course!

Girls: Auburn (of course!), Mercer, Liberty, Madison, or Meridith (I'd add Vassar, but there's no Greek System there!)

Boys: McNeese, Yale, Randolph-Macon, Wake Forest or Dartmouth

and Princeton, if he/she is illegitamate!

[carnation]

Originally posted by AUDeltaGam
Auburn, of course! ;)

What she said!

[Lindz928]

I would go with a nice simple "Georgia". Awwww. :p

[stuckinohio]

Denison... Kent...

[alphaxikt]

Whitworth... so Presbyterian...

[Tippiechick]

Audrey (Audrey Cohen College)
Augusta (Augusta State)
Campbell (Campbell University)
Carson (Carson-Newman)
Oak / Oakley (Oakland Community College)
Radford
Savannah (Savannah State)

[KatieKate1244]

For a girl...
Tiffin
Shawnee
Azusa (Azusa Pacific)
Biola
Shenandoah
Bethany

Would probably work for either sex:
Juilliard

For a boy:
Drexel
Shepherd
Ferris
Carlos Albizu (I have no idea where this one is)

For twins:
Carson and Newman
Davis and Elkins

[kddani]

What, l'il Darmouth isn't good enough for anyone? :(

[JennRN]

Well, Princeton is already taken...so I have to go back to the drawing board now...

[ADPiZXalum]

I have a friend from school who is named Baylor. It was really funny.....I always teased him about it.

[KSig RC]

I would probably name the child, boy or girl, "Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University" - although I wish there were some universally accepted way to shorten that. Maybe "Vaj"?

[Kevin]

Originally posted by KatieKate1244
[B]
Would probably work for either sex:
Juilliard

For a boy:
Drexel
Ferris
Carlos Albizu (I have no idea where this one is)



Above, please find a list of names that will get your son's ass kicked all through elementary school.

[bcdphie]

Originally posted by Lady Pi Phi
Girl: Queens

Boy: Simon Fraser
Francis Xavier
McGill


Canadian universities seem to have names better suited for boys.

There's also Brock, Carleton, Ryerson and Wilfred Laurier for boys, and University of Victoria and University of Alberta for a girl...

[ISUKappa]

You know, I am having a difficult time coming up with names for this kid.

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology as a tribute to my husband (shortened to Rosie if it's a girl, Rhit if it's a boy)
Cornell (Nellie?)
Drake
Loyola Marymount

[Tom Earp]

Rose-Hulman!!!!!

Wonder if He knew Steve Corbin? LXA there!!!:cool:


Yale? (Eli)

Georgia (On My Mind)

[Senusret I]

I know a girl named Brandeis.

[Xylochick216]

Elon is a Hebrew name for boys :p there are actually a few guys at my alma mater named that.

I still think Dartmouth takes the cake. Trying to sound all educated when in fact she probably faked all her supposed degrees ;)

[Rudey]

Originally posted by Senusret I
I know a girl named Brandeis.

I had heard of a guy named Louis Brandeis.

-Rudey
--This is such a corny thread, I feel like I need to make a thread for knock-knock jokes now.

[aopirose]

I kid you not. There is an old Baton Rouge family where the children are named after major universities. Their parents thought it would fun because their names were Stanford and Loyola. The “kids” are in their 50s and 60s now.

Boys:
Stanford, Jr.
Harvard
Duke (whose twin is T’lane)
Princeton
Cornell

Girls:
Auburn
T’lane (Tulane)

[AlphaFrog]

Originally posted by aopirose
I kid you not. There is an old Baton Rouge family where the children are named after major universities. Their parents thought it would fun because their names were Stanford and Loyola. The “kids” are in their 50s and 60s now.

Boys:
Stanford, Jr.
Harvard
Duke (whose twin is T’lane)
Princeton
Cornell

Girls:
Auburn
T’lane (Tulane)

Should have named the twins William & Mary

[sugar and spice]

Swarthmore.

[AOIIBrandi]

Originally posted by Senusret I
I know a girl named Brandeis.

You beat me to it, I went to high school with a girl named Brandeis. She went by Brandie.

I also went to HS with a guy whose middle name is Radcliffe.

[PhoenixAzul]

I could name a kid BIFHE (pronounced Biff-ee), which is the acronym for Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education, where I'm studying in a few weeks.

or Ulster.

I would never name a kid Otterbein though, my god.

[MysticCat]

Boy: Washington Lee
Girl: Agnes Scott

They would both be very Southern kids.

[Honeykiss1974]

I have a friend from college named Tulane. :) She said her dad loved the school so much that he named her after it.

[DolphinChicaDDD]

Hartford.
So that if you said it fast enough, it sounds like the kids name is Harvard. Well, at least in my accent it does.

[Peaches-n-Cream]

Originally posted by DolphinChicaDDD
Hartford.
So that if you said it fast enough, it sounds like the kids name is Harvard. Well, at least in my accent it does.

My friend's daughter was accepted to Hartford, and everyone thought she was accepted to Harvard. They were really impressed for a minute until they were corrected.

[AEPhiSierra]

I can't remember if it was a guy or girl but someone who was a year or two behind me in high school was named Yale. I wonder if that would give him/her a few bonus points when they applied...

[AXO Alum]

One friend has a brother named "Dean" - as in Dean Smith of UNC Chapel Hill -- another friend has a brother named "Wake" and one named "Forest" as in Wake Forest.

[MTSUGURL]

Wooster.




Just kidding. I'm not that mean.

[PinkRose1098]

Originally posted by AUDeltaGam
Auburn, of course! ;)

Sounds like a perfectly reasonable name to me!

My dentist's daughter is named Auburn and just take a wild guess where she went. :)

[Optimist Prime]

Radford would work for either, I guess. Or not.

the worst one would be Arizona State. That would just be mean.

[Lady Pi Phi]

Originally posted by bcdphie
There's also Brock, Carleton, Ryerson and Wilfred Laurier for boys, and University of Victoria and University of Alberta for a girl...

Yes! I forgot about those.

I think Dalhousie could be a unisex name.

[CSUSigEp]

Cal of course!

[USCTKE]

do u guys hate your kids or something? and to whoever started this thread...please dont name your son Wofford.

[KillarneyRose]

Originally posted by USCTKE
do u guys hate your kids or something? and to whoever started this thread...please dont name your son Wofford.


Hmmm, what about Winthrop? I'm really liking the "W" school names.

[WCUgirl]

Originally posted by KillarneyRose
Hmmm, what about Winthrop? I'm really liking the "W" school names. Don't forget about Wingate!

I think Warren Wilson takes the cake. You've got his last name covered, and the double-W sound!

Hmm, avoiding "state" school-sounding names, what about Newberry? Stetson?

Miami?

ETA: Webb (from Gardner-Webb) and Lenoir/Lenora (from Lenoir-Rhyne)

[wrigley]

twins: Northwestern and Southwestern

boys: Drake
Washington


girls: Augustana
Wellesley(sp?)

[USCTKE]

Originally posted by KillarneyRose
Hmmm, what about Winthrop? I'm really liking the "W" school names.

Winthrop is a little bit better (just because I like Winthrop better than Wofford) it is still beggin to get your kid beat up every day thought

[tnxbutterfly]

Lewis and Clark (twins)

Dilliard

Stephen F Austin

[BSP_Nicole]

Originally posted by KatieKate1244

For twins:

Davis and Elkins

Woo hoo! Shout out to my alma mater!!! :D

[Dedicated2Delta]

If I were to name my child after a school, of course it would be my alma mater......Ashland.:D

[epchick]

Girls:
Trinity (Trinity University)
Georgia
Auburn (of course...that seems to be the concensus of everyone)
Clara (from Santa Clara University)
Sierra or L'Sierra (from La Sierra University)--lol
Pepperdine (this should have been my alma mater)
Geneva (from Geneva College)


Boys:
Paul Quinn
Edward (from St. Edward's U.)
Xavier
Clark (from Clark Atlanta University)
Morris (from Morris Brown College)
George (from Georgetown University)
Ross (from Sul Ross St. University)

Then there are these names (for a girl) that I would NOT choose:
Immaculata (from Immaculata University)---LMFAO!!!
Susquehanna (from Susquehanna University)


----How about something like USF (pronounced U-SEF) for a boy?? ROTFLMFAO!!

[Taualumna]

Originally posted by Lady Pi Phi
Yes! I forgot about those.

I think Dalhousie could be a unisex name.


Francis Xavier
Mary (as in St. Mary's)
Vincent (as in Mount St. Vincent)
Concordia
Trent

[Lady Pi Phi]

Originally posted by Taualumna
Francis Xavier
Mary (as in St. Mary's)
Vincent (as in Mount St. Vincent)
Concordia
Trent

There's always Allison (as is Mount Allison) for a girl.

[AOIIBrandi]

Francis Marion and Hampton Sydney - could either be unisex or Twin's names.

[MysticCat]

Originally posted by AOIIBrandi
Francis Marion and Hampton Sydney - could either be unisex or Twin's names. Please spell it Hampden, though. ;)

[AOIIBrandi]

Originally posted by MysticCat81
Please spell it Hampden, though. ;)

oops, must be the cold medicine talking :(

[AlphaFrog]

How 'bout if I would name my next child Phoenix - for the college and my soroity...

[AlphaSigOU]

Originally posted by KillarneyRose
Oooh, know what would be great for twin boys? Usna and Usma . And when they grow up they could join the Navy and the Army.

Don't forget if there's a triplet, he's gotta be Usafa. (Though that might come a little close to the spelling of Public Enemy Number One Usama bin Laden!)

GO AIR FORCE... BEAT ARMY... SINK NAVY! (Not this year...!)

[UTLonghorn2012]

I had heard of a guy named Louis Brandeis.

-Rudey
--This is such a corny thread, I feel like I need to make a thread for knock-knock jokes now.

Louis Brandeis is who the school is named after. He was the first Jewish Supreme Court justice.

The school was almost named Einstein University though...and I don't know if anyone would name their kid Einstein!

[Fleur de Lis]

I've actually considered using Emory for a child's name.

[33girl]

Hmm, avoiding "state" school-sounding names, what about Newberry?

I know Newberry is a college, but every time I hear the name, it reminds me of a 5 & 10.

[summer_gphib]

I had a professor who named his son Yale. I thought that was reallly cute. :D

[Unregistered-]

Thank you for this thread bump. I had a haha when I saw it, especially when I remember why this thread was created. :p

I wonder how little Dartmouth is doing?

[Fawn Liebowitz]

My boss named his daughter Denison - I thought it was freaky at first but now I really like it. It was her mother's maiden name, though...not named after the school.

I would never name a child this, but there are thousands of animals here named Bama - I have only heard it used as a nickname for a person. I thought of using the name Bryant, but was afraid of too many Bear Bryant jokes.

[ForeverRoses]

That Reminds me of Scarlett Ann Grey. She went by Ann and changed her last name when she got married (but she did go to Ohio State).

My son went to daycare with a little boy named Kenyon who had an older sister named Oberlin (but they spelled it Oberlynn or something).

[TrojanWoman]

I have friends who named their son Troy and their daughter Helen. They are clearly Southern Cal alums!

[nittanyalum]

No one's probably going to believe me on this, but I swear to god, someone once sent me an article about a couple in PA that named their kids "Nittany" (girl) and "Lion" (boy). No lie. Any other PA-ers remember that? I'll have to blast my email list and try to shake out who I got that from. I promise I'll try to cite the source, but I swear I'm not making it up. You can't make stuff like that up.

[33girl]

I don't remember it, but don't worry, I TOTALLY believe you. The pets are probably named Paterno and The Diner.

[nittanyalum]

I don't remember it, but don't worry, I TOTALLY believe you. The pets are probably named Paterno and The Diner.
LOL, or more likely, "JoePa" and "Sticky Buns". :D

[PinkRose1098]

I remember seeing some one with two boys with name to the effect of Neyland and Eli Knoxville.

I had to shake my head but then I remembered my dad would have done that. I'm glad I'm a girl or I might have ended up Neyland Bryant or something like that being the child of UA/TN mixed marriage.

[NutBrnHair]

I do know some Ole Miss alums who named their miniature dachshund "Archie Manning!"

[bejazd]

I'm going with Faber.

[Leslie Anne]

If I was naming after alma maters I guess I'd have Mary and Dom. Pretty boring. I like the school mascot names but naming my son Testudo would just be cruel. :D

[aggieAXO]

I have seen people named Aggie-I kind of like the name:D

[Benzgirl]

I have seen people named Aggie-I kind of like the name:D
All of the Aggies that I know are short for Agnes. A rather "old" name.

[Blondie93]

All of the Aggies that I know are short for Agnes. A rather "old" name.

However, in the case of Texas A&M, sadly these "Aggies" are likely not short for Agnes. Tragically, these parents probably are *actually* naming their child after the mascot.

Yep, some from that school are just that weird....

[catiebug]

Only some???
:D

However, in the case of Texas A&M, sadly these "Aggies" are likely not short for Agnes. Tragically, these parents probably are *actually* naming their child after the mascot.

Yep, some from that school are just that weird....

[SOPi_Jawbreaker]

However, in the case of Texas A&M, sadly these "Aggies" are likely not short for Agnes. Tragically, these parents probably are *actually* naming their child after the mascot.

Yep, some from that school are just that weird....

My uncle went to Texas A&M. Luckily, he did not name either of his children Aggie. Though he did name them after where they were born...Virginia and York. I'm sure, growing up, York must've been teased by the other schoolchildren. Anyways, even though he didn't name either of his kids Aggie, he is still a very weird person. :p

[KappaKittyCat]

My uncle went to Texas A&M. Luckily, he did not name either of his children Aggie. Though he did name them after where they were born...Virginia and York. I'm sure, growing up, York must've been teased by the other schoolchildren. Anyways, even though he didn't name either of his kids Aggie, he is still a very weird person. :p
Oh, man, that reminds me of an old commercial for the Chrysler Concord. The ad campaign was promoting the car's roomy interior, especially the backseat. I only saw the commercial once because I expect it was pulled off the air quickly.

Mom, 5-ish-year-old daughter and baby are driving in the car.

Daughter: Mommy, where did we get our names?
Mom: Well, we named you girls after where you were conceived. Your dad and I went on our honeymoon to Savannah, so that's how you got your name.
Daughter: And what about my sister?
Mom: [long pause] ...Um... Concord is a city in New Hampshire, dear.

[tld221]

Oh, man, that reminds me of an old commercial for the Chrysler Concord. The ad campaign was promoting the car's roomy interior, especially the backseat. I only saw the commercial once because I expect it was pulled off the air quickly.

Mom, 5-ish-year-old daughter and baby are driving in the car.

Daughter: Mommy, where did we get our names?
Mom: Well, we named you girls after where you were conceived. Your dad and I went on our honeymoon to Savannah, so that's how you got your name.
Daughter: And what about my sister?
Mom: [long pause] ...Um... Concord is a city in New Hampshire, dear.

bwhahaha i had to think long and hard about that one!!

sigh, i dont think naming a kid New York (Univ) would be flattering. Hell, it got that skank 2 seasons on a highly rated show... but i digress...

I suppose I could go with Gallatin, Stern or Tisch, as they are all names of people anyway. sheesh, EVERYTHING at NYU is named after someone... i wouldnt be surprised if 20 years from now, i visit as an alum to the "Wachovia Student Center" or "Verizon Wireless Library."

Actually, I like Cole (after Coles Sports Center). That might work. Let's just hope he/she doesnt get beat up.

[Benzgirl]

Remington. I think it's one of those internet colleges, but I think it would make a great boy's name

[Unregistered-]

Remington. I think it's one of those internet colleges, but I think it would make a great boy's name

And if that happens, give the kid a smoking jacket when's he's born!

[barbino]

There really is a Bennington College, in Vermont. One of my profs went there. It sounds about the same as Remington. Alot of the smaller colleges have names that are good, they seem to have more creative names:

Hope (College, in MI)
William Woods (College, in MO)
Westminster (same as above)
Linden (Lindenwood College, also in MO)
Mars (Mars Hill College, in NC)
Norbert (St. Norbert's College, in WI)
Benedict (St. Benedict, there are several in the US, incl. KS)
Paul (De Paul U. - Chicago, IL)
I suppose you could use Loyola ....

[Benzgirl]

There really is a Bennington College, in Vermont. One of my profs went there. It sounds about the same as Remington. Alot of the smaller colleges have names that are good, they seem to have more creative names:



I can just see little Benny now.

[Unregistered-]

There really is a Bennington College, in Vermont. One of my profs went there. It sounds about the same as Remington. Alot of the smaller colleges have names that are good, they seem to have more creative names:


I've actually heard about Bennington College, thanks to the Cosby Show.

If you folks don't remember, it's that episode where Denise fesses up to Cliff and Claire about how she dropped out of Hillman. They make reference to Bennington College (at that time it had the most expensive tuition in the nation) and Theo tries to convince his parents to fork over $$$.

[nittanyalum]

I've actually heard about Bennington College, thanks to the Cosby Show.
And the movie "Baby Boom" with Diane Keaton! I LOVE that movie!! :) :)

[aggieAXO]

Look people, Aggies are not weird, you guys are the ones that are off:D

[PageantDiamonds]

I like names with personality.

[nittanyalum]

I like names with personality.
Like Fakey McFakerton?

[Blondie93]

Like Fakey McFakerton?

giggle.

[Stef the Pef]

I've seen a couple guys at Baylor named...Baylor.

Haha, wow. On the other hand, I guess they could say that it's their school.

[Benzgirl]

Berkeley College - OTW, can you get me another smoking jacket?
Liberty University -- I think there have been a few Liberties around, but I wouldn't want my offspring to join that club
Baldwin-Wallace College -- that could be a first and a middle name
Denison University -- Deni for short
Franklin University -- Little Frankie, the bambino!
John Carroll University -- JC makes a nice nickname
Kent State University -- Kent will be KSUViolet's first child
Kettering College -- this kid will come out of the birth canal wearing glasses
Lourdes College -- Madonna's daughter
Oberlin College -- I went to high school with an Obie
Xavier Univeristy -- I know a few Xavier's and they are always good looking

[JennRN]

Ok, so the brother of Mr. RN's best friend just had a daughter and they named her Berkeley. I don't know why. Neither of them went to college, so who knows??

[nittanyalum]

Ok, so the brother of Mr. RN's best friend just had a daughter and they named her Berkeley. I don't know why. Neither of them went to college, so who knows??
And did they even stop for a moment to think how often throughout her lifetime the meanies will flip that right into "Barkley"?

[SthrnZeta]

Like Fakey McFakerton?

I can't believe you went there :D Wait, yes I can ;) LOL.

[JennRN]

And did they even stop for a moment to think how often throughout her lifetime the meanies will flip that right into "Barkley"?

Probably not. Those 2 are idiots, and probably don't stop to think period.

[minDyG]

While I would never name my child Georgia while still living in the state (even though technically I live on the other side of the river in SC now but I still claim to be a Georgian), I have always liked the name Georgia for a girl.

I did think of a few names to pay homage to UGA, though...Sanford, Tate or Grady for a boy. Holmes and Hunter for twin boys. Ha. The only name I can think of for a girl would be Brumby and I wouldn't curse my daughter with that name (I hated living there).