Naming your newborn can be an exciting and creative experience. A person’s given name, or forename, is important because it is usually the first impression your child will make on the world. Some parents choose to honor a family member by naming their child after a father, mother, or sibling. Others look to history for that perfect given name. And some look to…Facebook? That’s right. The social networking website has inspired an Israeli couple to name their daughter after the “like” button on Facebook. Lior and Vardit Adler insist their daughter’s name is not a gimmick – they simply ‘like’ the meaning behind the name. So we got to thinking – what’s in a name?
Anthroponymy is the study of personal names. The name is derived from the Greek anthropos meaning “man,” and onoma meaning “name.” One of its subdivisions is the study of given names. While surnames are usually inherited and shared by family members, a given name, assigned around the time of birth, represents the individuality of the child – a name purposefully given to a child by its parents.
As far back as history can take us, people have been anointed forenames in order to identify themselves. Although it is impossible to pinpoint the exact origin, anthroponymists believe that the earliest forenames were derived from nouns and descriptive adjectives. For example, the Hebrew name Aharon means ‘mountain’ or ‘mountain of strength’ while the Irish Gaelic name Fial means ‘modest, honorable, generous.’ Some names date so far back that it’s difficult to trace the exact origin because the words are so ancient they have been dropped from the vernacular. For example, the name Edwin is a compound derived from the Old English words ead, meaning “prosperity, fortune, riches” and wine, meaning “friend” – two words that are not in use today or have a completely different modern meaning.
With the rise of Christianity, and later the Protestant Reformation beginning in 1517, there came a new trend – naming newborns after saints and martyrs from the New Testament. Some of the most popular Biblical names still in heavy rotation today include the Hebrew names Mary and Matthew, the Greek names Luke and Peter, and the Latin name Paul.
Other popular naming trends include ‘occupation names’ such as George, derived from the Greek georgos, ‘husbandman, farmer,’ ‘aspiring personal trait names’ such as Hope and Faith, and ‘word names’ like Apple.
As for Like – it’ll be interesting to see if her parents will plan a play date with the Egyptian couple who recently named their child Facebook in honor of the role it played in supporting the recent revolution there. After all, their parents only need to “friend” each other.
Incidently, some have argued that “like” is the most abused word in English. Read an analysis of that debate, here.
WoW!! Interesting!! Funny how some people will do just about anything to get noticed! In this case poor child will have to live with a name like this!
I’ve always wondered what’s behind a name. Anyone can name their kid anything I guess. Even a household object!
thats wierd but super cool at the same time. 
I translate my name as Peace near falling water making clothes.
Wow that’s so retarded and sad. I feel bad for the little girl.
now if anyone says like he will say “Someone call my name?” teenage girls will drive him crazy
oops its a girl
sorry!
Wowzee! this be jenna b 123. I see that ye think the name like seems to be really creepy! word! Respect
I loveeeeee my cheex. She is my best friend!
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”
-William Shakespeare
-Romeo & Juliet (Act II, Scene II)
What’s in a name? They can be embarassing. Or cute. Or funny. Or they can affect your life or the way people think about you.
Poor girl. Good luck, Like.
isn’t it awkward to name your child “LIKE” ??? “LIKE” will eventually grow up then someone will like her, and that someone will tell her ” I LIKE YOU LIKE ” haha.. so absurd for me..
my real name is Jamelyn, pronounce as Jaymielyn.. my parents told me that “LYN” means girl.. so me and my two sisters have “LYN” too in their names.. =) just wanna share…
Moon Unit Zappa
There are some weird names out there, but I’v never heard of “Like”. I’m glad I have a normal name!
Hey, I just noticed; there are 2 kids in my school named Hope and Destiny! I guess that trend has already hit my town!!
@ Calixa : yeah anyone can name their child anything even a household objects.. how about “Broom”, or “Dustpan” perhaps as name of your kid ??? haha … just kiddin’ ! 
Eh, to each their own.
I’m named after the first christian martyr. It’s a Greek name that means ‘The Crowned One’, apparently. Much better than being named Facebook; honestly.
ive always wondered what my name means… chasitie… does anyone know??
OMG! That is weird. I can’t believe why someone would name their daughter or son Facebook or Like. Total Weird! So sorry for the unlucky girl. Again, who would name someone that? I mean what if your parents named you…. toilet?
What IS in a name? Every time someone asks me my name, the same thing always plays inside my head. Does it really matter what my name is? What matters is what I’m like. I get so tempted to just tell people I have no name. That way, they can judge me based on who I am, not by my name.
“Like?” Really? Okay, I can see how people would name their child “Like,” but after the button on FACEBOOK??? Wow, this world is getting TOO OBSESSED!!!!! STOP THINKING ABOUT FACEBOOK!!!!
Whatever floats your boat *cough* (computerjunkies)
interesting…
I know a person named Pikachu because her parents are Pokemon Manics
We just call her Chu, she likes it better.
It’s really starnge to see the addiction and hence fascination of such social networking sites, FACEBOOK! And for God’s sake, dont spoil the name of the new little angel, as by the time she grows up, people will be obsessed with another new dimension of social networking which definitely wont be this! she ll feel like an antediluvian! i pity the child for her parents want her to feel so antiquated when she grows up! Sorry, little angel “LIKE” 
heheehe…it is just simply the parents like to named their angel “Like”.
I’m named after an element on the period table. Yeah, its weird, but I like it!
It’s not so crazy if you take into account that the couple doesn’t live in America (and the language the kid will grow up speaking is mainly not English). I mean the name “Mike” would sound just as “strange” to someone who doesn’t speak English regularly. We English speaking people know and use the word “Like” everyday a hundred times and it has more meaning to us- so if we hear someone has that as a name, that would be strange. But if you speak Hebrew regularly, Like is just another name…
Is the couple Israeli or Egyptian?
I see so many random and off-topic comments 
Anyways, I “like” the name name “like” as long as they keep the integrity of the name by which she will grow up to be. If ever she feels like changing names, she can easily make up a nickname or so.
Now this is too much, why screw someone’s life with such riddiculus name.. for which he or she has to be embarrassed for their whole life.
Like likes liking to like her liked name.
Man! The facebook like thing made be crack
i know a kid called ocean-blue as his first name!!!!! that would suck!
p.s. i also know this chick called ‘gelli’ pronounced ‘jelly’!!!1
Like..hmmm… when time comes that she’ll have her own Facebook account and she liked something about his/her friend’s post or anything, the notification will be “Like likes _______.” cool..
my name translates to:
The red man of the earth
that is a friend of horses
that lives on the banks of the Tweed River in Scotland
I feel really sorry for the kid. My name’s Stormme (pronounces Storm) so you can imagine how tormented I’ve been my whole life. “oooh are you one of the x-men??” “have you got a brother called Thunder?” “Were you born in a thunderstorm?” OH HOW HILARIOUS YOU ARE. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I like my name and everything but what am I going to do when I’m an old lady with a walking stick and people say “Oh what’s your name?” and I reply with Stormme, they’re gunna think I’m being funny!! This poor girl – I definitely feel her pain… But I guess it’s the same for Keanu Reeve’s son Pilot Inspektor. Cruel.
As English is not their mother language
‘like’ will not be an issue, unless the girl emigrates tol an english speeking country.
Does everyone still try to forget Prince changed his name to a symbol, that meant nothing in any language, also the couple in England whom named their child * or asteriks, easy to spell *, and makes you wonder if that had been a girl would they have called her Stella?
Hello Like. Have you, Like seen a page on a site that talks about Like Liking Like?
her parents are really attached into the virtual world of facebook..
Names are just labels made up by the man to suppress the common man, man…man….
“Like” is better then “Apple”….. in my opinion lol
The word “Like” was around long before facebook and will be around long after facebook.
@Clancy: You’re glad you have a “normal” name? Define Normal. If your real name is “Clancy” that is far from “normal” (by the definition that I assume you’re assigning to it). In fact, I’ve never met anyone named Clancy so that’s downright abnormal in my experience. Is that a boy’s name or a girl’s name?
@OkayK: “What if your parents named you… toilet?” bathrooms and toilets are often called “john” or “johns” So there you go.
I used to know a guy named Nimrod. When I grew up “nimrod” was what we would call someone who made a stupid mistake. It was interchangable with “idiot”. But my friend Nimrod (who I met years later) was from Israel where it’s a common name that comes from the bible.
People, just because a name seems “odd” to you doesn’t mean that to millions of other people it isn’t normal.
Get out of your freakin’ shells.
Maria Helenna Julianna Constantina Ferrer-de Padua, this is the name of my friend. I used to make fun of her when she was in grade school lane of her paper is not enoough to finish it and she always complain that her name is too long.
Some parents has this outrageous ideas when they give names to their kids. I also had a friend whos name is Little Laped(this is just his first name), and his not little, he’s 6′2! maybe some parents will think ofcute names because the baby looks cute but they forgot that babys will grow. And I’m one of those victim of these circumstances, my name was a combination of my Mom and my Dad’s name,
but “I think that how they see me, the product of their undying LOVE”…wEw!
Chas – are you seriously asking us what your name means? Have you never had the sense to look it up anywhere? Do you have books where you are from? Fool.
Anyway ‘Like’ is a stupid name for the girl. DaughterOfIdiots would be more appropriate. Fools.
Poor kids… 
The one’s nickname is gonna be, like, Face. Think of if they got famous… “OMG! You’re Face!” O.O
There’s a lot more off of FB that could be worse: “Hi, my name is Share Status” or “It’s pronounced F’arm-vill-aye, not ‘Farmville’.”
well, in China… they have “weird” names if you’ll translate it to eenglish, sme parents will name their kids like lizard, bird, kind of insect or what not. I think it also varry on the culture, as for that baby named “Like”, if it was based in Facebook’s “like”, well, maybe her parents meet up in facebook or something.
Interesting choice for a name. Sounds like they put a lot of thought into naming her. If the child was a male would he have been named “Like” or some thing different? What about the future, if they do have a son, what name from facebook will they choose? There are many names I that have not been picked from facebook. Figuring out why parents would want to continually call their child by names like: Cinnamon, or Cherokee. Image the name “Awesome”, instead of “Like.” Simply replace any name side by side to compare. Riding a cow instead of horse also made the news in Germany. Why not create a great beginning, dare to be different. Bravo!!!
It’s funny. I’m Greek and I live in Greece for 30 years so far, but I only realised the origin of the name George (Giorgos in Greek) by reading your post.
Dislike would have been a lot worse!
@ nameless
…. or when they ask you what you do. If you say a doctor then perhaps you’re worth knowing but if you say cashier then perhaps not
Hey in louisiana these parents named their child la-a (la DASH a) and I feel realy bad for that little girl with the weird name…
To all the people saying “Poor child, growing up with a name like Like”, it should be noted that her family are Israeli and the official languages of Israel (according to my quick scan of Wikipedia) are Hebrew and Arabic.
As such, it won’t necessarily sound as weird to people there as it might to a native-anglophone and oddities like “I, like, like you, Like” won’t crop up.
Of course, English is the unofficial official language of the internet (to the extent that “Like” buttons are apparently still called “Like” buttons in Israel) so she may not be entirely free and clear…
Moon Unit Zappa
If i was their child (of both) i would legally change my name as soon as possible. Stop being obsessed with facebook and start living. yeah it has meaning but seriously? naming your child a name that they might HATE later on? dont torture your kids. plus other kids will probly make fun of them for the rest of their life. You rlly gotta think about what ur kid would like best. sometimes you outgrow a name. like, for example, Demi. You can outgrow that name when ur older…..so yea. the name Demi isnt as bad though.
I can imaine naming a child ‘Like’ ( I knew one)…but I can’t imagine naming one ‘Like?’.
OMG i have a friend called faith! hi fith if u see this! MOO MOO!
I feel sorry for the kid. “Like, come here” or “Like, where are you going?” The child will have poorer grammar than most teenage girls. Poor girl.
glove and blanket………
ohhh, wait in mah skull i have a fren named barney well name is a name?
It may be wierd to the english speaking folks but “Like” for Egypetions isn’t a word they use in every other sentence like we do. It’s kinda like us stealing an Arabic word for a name because we like what it means.
Like likes peas. She like ate like a whole bowl.
Sad
I would like to name my child “Seven.” George’s favorite name.
In honor of Facebook we’re going to name our unborn child “Lack Of Actual Friends”, for short “LOAF”. That way it will work if it’s a girl or a boy.
if she grew up a nice person then people will “like” her on facebook, lol
wow, nice article
Names for ponder and pander. I think, therfore, I think. I name you, I control you. Be controlled.
How can we forget Seinfeld’s George Costanza and the baby name “Soda” and then “Seven”? On the tv show, House, the female character on his team named “Thirteen”.
I named my child “poopoo” plowden
now i see y you call her like but that is a dumb name my not to you but to all of us it is dumb so name her something else
what a weird name
Just one thing for incipient parents to ponder: Whatever you name your child, please realize that your kid is going to carry that moniker through school. If, for instance, your family name is “Wowman”, “Like” might not be a good choice. Similarly, if your family name is “Dumpling” or “Streudel”, then “Apple” might be an unfortunate choice.
I agree with you, CoolPerson123. Btw, nice name.
hello
my name is
awesome
the miz
wwe
not wwe champ
@ Payton I love how you used the quote and it is so true. Very few people care about there name and a name is not who you are. Anyway many people go by nicknames anyway and sometimes they are not even called by their first name. Many times they are called by their middle name if they perfer that over tehir first name.
I think you’re all missing a key point. The baby is Israeli, her native language is most likely Hebrew. Therefore, all those points about “I like Like” are irrelevant.
I live in the Czech republic, where the law forbids “names that aren’t names”. If you want to name your child in an unusual way you must provide proof (a book, a calendar) that the name is actually a name and used for the child’s gender. I strongly disagree with this-it’s a typical example of a nanny state. Only downright obscene names (e.g. profanities) should be banned to protect the child, Like is simply an original name.
Hey I think shes lucky.My name is so common I have 2 other people in 3 of my classes with the same name.We all get really confused.:(
Yeah… Mum was an aerospace engineer when she named me, hence my astral name. The only real problem is that everyone pronounces it wrong the first time… so now I kinda go by Oreo…. o_O
A boy says “my name is Sue, how do you do?”
Can you even name your child a ’swear word’. I wouldn’t do it fo obvious reasons, but seems to what has already been said, would it be legal to call them, for instance, the ‘F’ word? I suppose it’s somthing that could be investigated…and if so, would it be allowed to be used publicly, for example, on the school register?
i want to name my kid Peaches. how about that?
I have a friend that is named Edwin
Wow I feel so sorry for both of them I meen really Like and facebook hey I bet that mark guy that owns facebook is happy that people are nameing there kids that
I would be sooooooo embaresed to have a name like that. You would have to explain to everyone at school why you are named that. (lol theres a like button for facebook so up top)
(@ noname) I tottaly agree with you. Im a boy and my middle name is HIllary. It’s both a boy and girl name though people make fun of me at school for my middle name. We should NOT judge other people by there name but there personality.
I agree with everyone saying the whole culture thing, where in one country the name ‘Like’ would just be a name, where here it is a word. However, I still think that some of the names people come up with for their kids are rediculous.
I wounder what her middle name is?? Like Whatever Apedillo
@ chas : Your name means “Love” (it’s in the Bible.) Ok, @ jmc HAHAHAHA so hilarious I totally agree, also there’s this girl whose name is “Honestly Serious”, so just imagine her walking into an interview and saying : ” Good evening I’m Honestly Serious it’d be a pleasure to work for you.” How hilarious (sorry for my lack of vocab.), and it’d be the same for “Like” HAHAHA, just imagine (sorry for laughing cause I really feel bad for her.) : {
I once encountered a man–age 62, filing for disability benefits due to a heart condition–named WDB Jones. He insisted he had no first name, just initials. Eventually, I saw his birth certificate. His full legal name was Welcome Darling Baby Jones.
Parents, when you look into that cradle, don’t look at a cuddly infant. Look at a future assistant district attorney, and give the child a name that will help it achieve that position.
To saddle a child with a weird name is a form of child abuse.
i agree wrasfish
I understand how “Like” is going to be tortured later on in her life…. Just take my name…. Jaci May Tobias…… I get teased at school everyday. I would never name my clild that type of name unless I lived in a country with a name like that, is common. Sorry, I’m here for you, little one!
i managed to pick a name for myself, but the meaning behind it is obscured to everyone
it is
Kurahk Matoro Arcanis
I , myself, think that the parents have done a mistake. I mean, if they are Israeli and thats a word in their language I can understand. But seriously , why would someone do that? In the future, that might lead to some problems, like teasing, name calling too like “face”, or “button” or something like that. I advise you two, (not tryin to be paranoid) but please be concerned about your childs future. Besides, these stupid paparazzi men or women don’t even freakin KNOW IF THEY MEAN TO NAME THEIR DAUGHTER AS A BUTTON ON FACEBOOK!!!!!!!!!!! seriously ppl! get REAL. :p
but i think (like) would get offensive if HER name was ryhmed ; for example like,ike,bike,hike,dike those are all ryhming words that might be offensive to like
I know a person called star and someone called ice, this is phsically a normal name. Say if your called Raine for instance, people can make fun of that name but still knowing that theres is weird to you. We all have different names and all are normal.
How stupid. What’s with this generation giving such absurd names to their childs? Whatever happened to classic names?
Poor children, they have to live with that for the rest of their lives unless they legally change their name.
I would never name my kid Facebook or Like, cant wait for those kids to grow up and change there names!!! I met my husband at Walmart but id never name my kid Walmart in honor of love ha ha
IUclarinetgirl fyi its perodic table no period table…
but like you shouldn’t be offensive over those ryhmes they’re just words member the old saying ’sticks and stones may brake my bones but words will never hurt me
for the person who asked what chasitie means hear you go:
Chaste, Pure
hello
Why would someone their kid after Facebook or the Like button on Facebook? See what Internet addiction is doing to us??! Does anybody notice at all?
omg that is soo freakin mean hahaha i havea friend called rata
It’s not child abuse. It’s just a name, and that is your opinion and not some unbroken fact. And to those who keep saying, “What the heck that name is so embarrassing/stupid/horrible,” think about the cultural background. I understand that it’s not common from where YOU come from. I don’t even believe that her parents were that into Facebook.
Now let’s all be content with our cultural differences, please. :/
eehhh, who would name their kid “like”????
I feel sorry for them ):
I think the worst name I have ever heard of is “Meconium”!!! A doctor friend, (OBGYN), once said that she urged for a C-section due to the presence of meconium in the amniotic fluid. When the mother heard that word, she lit up and said, “Meconium! I like that!” She consequently named her baby boy Meconium, which incidentally means ‘the first fecal excretion of a newborn child, composed chiefly of bile, mucus, and epithelial cells’!!! How crazy is that? When this child grows up, he will be distraught to learn that his name means sh…t!
I want to have a boy and a girl, name the boy Fred and the girl Bubbles. Just kidding, though bubbles would be a cool name, unless you’re goth.
That is sooo odd! I also have heard of a chinese kid who the parents insisted on naming @. People sure think of uh… unique names.
lol!
The following is true. While in school I knew a girl named Crystal. Her last name was Glass.
In my town there is a child named Her Majesty My Love and another named Lucifer. Sad!
@greg:
i kno a guy named seven.
My name means noble kind.
@bailey:
bubbles a cute name……
If I was a boy and has a crush on Like…
I would say, “I like Like”
Or, “I love Like”
So…a conversation with Like would go like this?
Like: Are you coming over today?
Friend: Like, totally!
Like: You’ve been a good friend.
Friend: It’s because I LIKE you so much, Like!
You could make so many puns with that name!
I still think it’s a bit ridiculous to name your child after the “Like” button. Just think how awful it’d be if they had a “dislike” button, or even a “meh” button!
Poor Like. There is a book about someone named Clementine though.
i certainly believe that a child’s name to be given is one of the honorable prerogatives of his/her parents, for as long as this is well thought of and this will not bring the child shame as he/she grow up.
why not name him/her likeya and nickname like? tht would be better!
girl: “Omg i was like–”
Like: “Yeah?”
girl: ” im not talking to you”
Like: “oh okay.”
girl: “so i was like–”
Like: “yeah???”
girl: “im not talking to you!!”
Like: “sorry. carry on.”
girl: “sooooo i was at justin beibers concert and he was like”
Like: “yessss”
it’s her parents choice to name her “LIKE” so why fuss ???
I am having a baby next month and after months of debate I just now decided on a name! And I promise you it is nothing near as horrible as this! Don’t these people think about what they are doing to the child?? I have had such a hard time deciding because the origin and meaning of a name are EXTREMELY important to me! All these poor kids with dumb, meaningless names are going to have a hard time in life.
I feel like maybe it would have been more appropriate if they mispelled it… such as Lyke? But even that’s stretching it.
Oh, gee. Poor Like. Poor Facebook. I wish the best for you!
There have been strange, not to say weird first names around for a while, especially since the hippie era.
There was an “unconfirmed” story going around that there was a child named “Size 12.” His parents had put names into a hat and his/her father had pulled out a piece of paper with that name on it. One name that was popular in the 1960s and 1970s was Chiquita for a banana brand. See also the use of state, country, city or landmark names as first names for both male and female.
I have an unusual first name, too, but at least it has a centuries-long history as an anthroponym, though it is little used.
Are people not allowed to make their own choices, with out being looked down upon? I feel as though we live in a world full of dictators, and we are thrown to the side of the path whenever we make our own choices.
BTW, I have to more or less explain my name every time I’m introduced or introduce my name. And no, I’m not telling.
Aww! Poor Like! She’s gonna have trouble tal;king..
Teen: Like and then…
Like: What?
Teen: Like, what’s your name?
Like: Uh…. Like?
Teen: Yea, you got a problem with how i talk?
lets just say like’s life will be moi interesting…
I read in another article that Like’s got a brother named Pie, which is just as bad.
Why would you give any child a name that has to be explained constantly because of the spelling or meaning? Why would you want to draw that kind of attention away from the child itself? People who say an unusual name makes their child “unique” or “stand out” are wrong. All it does is say that the child’s parents are so self-absorbed that they want everyone to pay attention to have “clever” they think they are to come up with a “creative” name.
Yeah, my mom tried that garbage. I changed my name the minute I turned 18 to something almost everyone can say, spell, and pronounce. My siblings each did the same, exchanging Keeshaa, Domino, Oceana, and Sunshine for Christine, David, John, and Emily as soon as they could do so. It’s was bad enough I had to constantly spell and explain my last name (and now my married name). I didn’t want or need the hassle of dealing with a “cute, fun, creative” first name.
twitter is much better than like.
i like this too it is so funny imaging what people would say if you’re name was like!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I (ironically) hated the shield-stealing like-likes in the Legend of Zelda series until they became the awesome, ginormous, easy-to-avoid 3-D ones in Ocarina of Time … *chuckle*
How many of you know someone named AMY?
Amy comes from the French word ‘aimee’ (ay-meh) which means ‘to like’ & it is also a variation on the French word ‘ami’ (ah-mee) which means ‘friend’.
‘Like’ is really no different than ‘Amy’ if you think about it.
The western mindset can be so limited & somewhat arrogant seeing as English, as we know it today, is a relatively ‘new’ language in the history of human communication.
thats the stupidest thing i have ever heard… her parents should burn in everlasting hell!
i agree with Melinda…..
I feel bad for the little girl
I’d be weird if someone was like
“I like you” and that would be like (pretend your name is michael)
I Michael you
and the other messed up thing, when she makes a facebook account,
It’ll have her name on it and she’ll show off at school saying like facebook has my name on it!!!
and they’ll be like ???
Dweezil Zappa
some names evolve from the work people used to do or the trade they where in, such as if the name has more then one it is because they name the child with the name of the father grand father and great grandpapa.depends in the culture one is borned some are in honor of mother nature or if agreat hero.same with the last name they where used according to your trade such as dress, taylor, sebo and viceversa.
thank you.
How do you pronounce the name “Like”? My daughter’s name is Lise and she gets mispronounced about 97% of the time. Most just call her Lisa, but others call her Lies (as in fibs) or Elise (which, oddly enough, was the name of one of her best friends in high school). Very few seem to want to call her Lees (the correct pronunciation). I thing our new young friend should be ready for a lifetime of being called leeka, likea, leekeh, even likeah (yeah, people are that dumb!)
She should also prepare for a lot of therapy!
(a) So, what’s not to Like? 
(b) On Oahu, the Like Like Hwy. On my first trip around the island, I read the sign, and the Hawaiian driver said, “that is ‘Lee-Kay, Lee-Kay’ – we pronounce all syllables.”
(c) to Andrew Hillary: I wonder if your parents were impressed by Sir Edmond Hillary’s conquest of Mt. Everest? And, if you didn’t know, Andrew means “manly”.
(d) Bubbles: nickname for Beverly Sills (opera star); bubbly personality
(e) Any of you watch M*A*S*H*? A really funny episode: what did the B.J. in B.J. Hunnicutt stand for?
(f) My mom grew up living next door to girl triplets named: Faith, Hope, & Charity.
(g) Scene: birthday party for 3 year-old Serena, and I said to her, “Honey, let’s put your gifts over here.” She: “I’m not Honey – she’s over there (pointing to her young aunt); I’m ‘Serena’!” No “Sweetie” in the group, just in case you are wondering.
(h) Old TV show, I’ve got a secret? Guest, and her secret – her name: Merry Christmas.
(i) Susan St. James, actress, 60’s. Her two children with first husband, daughter Sunshine, son Harmony. Second marriage, sons William and Charles. I recall seeing her interviewed in late night – she said after the births of Billy and Charley, she told the older two children that if they wanted to change their names, she would be totally okay with that. They decided to keep their names, “because we have different names than everybody else.” Oh, yes, Cher’s daughter Chastity, is now son Chaz; and her son, with Gregg Allman: Elijah Blue.
(Y): that’s all I have! (At least for now)
(z): oh, the answer to (e): finally we learned he was named for his mom, Bea and his father, Jay.
There once was a maiden named “Like”
Who fell off her bright purple trike
But her main claim to fame
Was the sound of her name
Which made all of her boyfriends go “Yike!”
Just wanted to say that I lived in Israel for over a year, and although Hebrew is their language of choice, most of the population does speak English, especially the younger generation . So most people are going to notice the uniqueness of “Like”.
My mother named me Jean, so I wouldn’t have trouble learning to spell it. Come on, Mom! Over the course of my entire lifetime, the time I spent learning to spell my name as opposed to living with it, was not worth being saddled with “Jean”.
Kpeter “why not name him/her likeya and nickname like? tht would be better!”
I agree… “LIKE”(lol)
or they can have it as a second name or something.
i like the name sole.
what kid was named crazy?
I heard about this on the news. It also turns out she has a brother named “Pie” and a sister named “Honey.” It you put it together you get like honey pie. lol. But that is a very sad thing to do. I knew a girl whose name was rainbow. I felt so bad for her because whenever she was sad or upset people nwould always say cheer up you’re a rainbow for crying out loud! UGH! After her 18th birthday a couple of months ago she changed her name to catherine!(After my middle name!) sO lIKE REMEMBER YOU ONLY GOT 18 MORE YEARS OR CRAP TO HEAR BEFORE YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR NAME.
I remember when I was younger I use to pick on my little brother because his middle name is oscar. I use to tell him that we found him in a oscar mayer farm so we named him after a hot dog. He still gets mad at me at times because whenever I see him I start to sing. My bologna has a first name its O-S-C-A-R! That never gets old, you would think it would but it doesn’t. Also I use to pick on my older sister because her middle name is nichoel but it is spelled nichole! Get it? Nic-hole! Hehe. I guess that was mean now that I look back and remember it but boy way it funny, and our perents didn’t name use weird names at all either. we have normal names. Jessica,carl, Amy, Ryan, and Landon. Of coure I still pick on my dad because his name is really Jimmy Dean…..no lie it really is.
Hey, there is NOTHING wrong with having a weird name, ppl! Seriously!!! I’m a freshman in high school and I don’t get teased when i go in for my classes. Ppl might tease her for a little bit, but kids will get used to it. When I started high school this year, ppl were teasing me because of my name……. well, they also didnt believe me either…….
America Kansas Shay, is my name………….. i love my name…. honestly!!! but you ppl think this is all b.s. with “Like”…….. don’t be cruel,ppl……
@well jeez, wras
i agree ppl should be happy with world cultural!!!!
@Jaci May Tobias
@ Jaci May Tobias
I mean look @ jaci may tobias…………………… i mean every one has a weird name…… God didnt put us here to make rude comments about names that totally dont sound right…….. he put us here to do WHATS RIGHT…… and honestly for this situation with “Like” we should be happy for that beautiful child that God gave this wonderful family and stand up for the family & her in hard times…….. NOT to put the family down in misery and be rude………..
Proverbs 17:7 says,” A friend is a friend. He is there when trouble comes.”
Jesus also stated,” Treat OTHERS the way YOU want to be treated.”
Consider what i said and take it into the heart,ppl…….. “Like” ill be praying for you!!!!!!!!
i love you
hi marco
Hi Ricardo r.
That’s awesome.
Now begins the era of digitalized names!
I LOVE THE NAME NIGEL!
I had a student whose name was “Crystal Clear.” Every morning I would greet her with, “Good morning, is it clear?” She would respond, “Yes, crystal.”
Bailey on May 19, 2011 at 4:13 pm
I want to have a boy and a girl, name the boy Fred and the girl Bubbles. Just kidding, though bubbles would be a cool name, unless you’re goth.
Maybe not. I know for a fact that it would make no difference if she was gothic, emo, or anything she chooses to be. I am considered to be boarderline emo and some of my best friends are emo, and gothic, but we are just us. No labels please. And if i had a daughter I have two names picked out rebecca grace, and syn grace. whichever is fine with me. and for my sons i want there names to be bradley hunter and christopher reed.
I know a kid named Thankgod. Yes, that’s how it’s spelled, too.
Heh.
i like Like
wait do you like Like or do u like like Like?
everyone has their own views on this name personally i think it’s totally absurd but the child will grow up to like her name my names is lydia i think it is totally weird because i don’t know anyone called lydia but i still like my name and so will Like. Total obsessive facebook freaks i love school but thats just me and i think it’s because i enjoy every subject and emma cross and jared nolan are immense ( they are my teachers )
yeah, i think that is funny nameing your son or daugther (like) hahahahah
ps: adrian has a big head !
the one on your neck
thats really cool how they name there kids like that.
Well my cousin in law is going to name her kid “unique” so like does not sound that bad.
As you can see my name is Salma meaning beautiful it’s an Arabic name
the Israeli couple could at least smashed her name with different names.
Like (not the baby’s name) i ♥ japanese’s name Like Miki meaning beautiful princess/tree and my name into = Maiki – i may not like this name but it so not mean some eles won’t. I bet “Like” is going to be use to it ღ
at least her name was not face or butt
ovo hehe
and Stormme ur name is nice and cool
if you ever met me i have names that i can’t even right i will try one out of millions.
Mr. Tabuewada
and i am bad at remembering names =w=
Wow! That poor baby will have to live with a stupid, not well thought out name, such as “like”. I would hope that one day his/her parents would feel bad about what they did.
I too feel bad for both Like and Facebook, but it can’t be as bad as the man that named his sons “Winner” and “Loser”! Winner wound up in the prison system and Loser became a very successful lawyer or something! I saw this in the movie Freakanomics….very interersting stuff!!
awww so cute
You people aggravate me to my greatest extent. Do you guys wake up thinking, “Hey, let me go on the internet and show everyone just how much of a bigot I really am.” Seriously, who cares if the kid is named, “Like”? Is it your kid’s name? No. And these people chose the name for a reason. Who are you to judge that? A bunch of pretentious snobs who really think dictionary.com cares about your insight.
Starting back in the Malcolm X days, a lot of African-American parents have named their sons “Jamal” because they thought it was the masculine form of the Arabic word for “beautiful.” It’s not. Jameel is the word for beautiful – Jamal means camel.
So, for all of you who are emaking a big deal about “Like,” please realize that world culture is rife with name-borrowing. A quick Internet search shows that it is not uncommon to find Asian girls with names like “Kitten” and “Lucky.” And, for all you know, your name might mean “prostitute” in Latin, like a poor friend of mine discovered. Or, at the very least, you could be one of the many American “Camels.”
it is nothing wrong with having a name like that because my sister name Winter like the season i know its crazy but it nothing wrong with her name because she is beautiful and smaret tha is all thgat matter
OMG! Really? “LIKE”!? Hmm.. now to think about it its not so bad.. It might be bad in the fact that people would be making fun of that person because of the name they have but, its all good because its a Unique name.. i actually kinda Like it. Lol
Lol, & i know a guy named barny, COME ON! Like isnt so bad.. haha and that person is sitting next to me because im in school.. hahaha!
Naming your kid “like?” Oy Vey!
I used to know someone named Garrett. That used to be a room in a house.
And yet, here you are, misanthropy pure, sharing your insight while snubbing others.
lol!!!!
What about my name Ucrazy.
Don’t people have pets to save their children the agony of living with their (the parents) poor decisions for a lifetime?
just saying…
I know a person named Leather Lacey and one named Stormie Knight both cool names!
MJ named his son blanket, but if you are MJ’s child the only name that matters is Michael Jackson.
My middle name is the month I was born. It sounds old fashioned but cool enough.
at least your name isn’t supposed to be lice when its alice
and my sisters name is anita but i call her nits
Shaniqua, Tawana, LaMonde, Shaqueen, Shakeen, Kareem, Shalilac, Chandelier. The name “liKe” will be a welcome addition. LaShonde, Damond, Senakwoya……………….
If you’re reading this, then you read comments. (thank you)
Do you think Orange would be a good name
if it meant the fruit, or the color? Or would Oran be better?
Does anyone understand what i SAID? ur wasteing time worrying about a name
Teenage girls are so used to using this ‘Like’ word. You know like using it after every word I mean like describing everything like you have it around you and they are like totally insane!
How about a name – ‘Dislike’?
If a ‘Dislike’ button was created on facebook. I think everyone’s mind would be blown, since everyone is used to the ‘like’ button. But, yeah, everyone is use to saying ‘like’ since its a common simile, and it’s so common to use it when trying to describe something. But, I would never name a child that. s:
I met a China the other day. She’s lovely, but it’s weird saying “China, can I talk to you?” or “China, come here”. It doesn’t sound like a name to me, but hey, whatever floats her parents’ boats.
Fairest on May 20, 2011 at 1:54 am
How many of you know someone named AMY?
Amy comes from the French word ‘aimee’ (ay-meh) which means ‘to like’ & it is also a variation on the French word ‘ami’ (ah-mee) which means ‘friend’.
‘Like’ is really no different than ‘Amy’ if you think about it.
The western mindset can be so limited & somewhat arrogant seeing as English, as we know it today, is a relatively ‘new’ language in the history of human communication.
Amy is french and it means beloved! Hello it is nothing like like and friend. It means beloved!!!!!
amy your name is noting like like yours soundes good people can say hey i like amy but it would sound stupid to say hey i like like it just dosent sound right you no what i mean
: ) : ) : 0 : ) : ) I HAVE A FRIEND CALLED FAITH AND SHE’S RANDOM AND SHOULD GO TO A MENTAL HOSPITAL!!!! LOL!
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Facebook was named after Facebook, in honor of it’s support of the Egyptian Revolution — has nothing to do with the parents obsession of the website.
@Goofy_charli
Heyy!!! i know a girl named China and she was named that because her parents loved China (the country)………
@amy
i have 2 aunts named amy….. ur name is very common where i live…
That is fine, as long as the parents don’t name their children “Junk” or “Spam”!
its a nice name but how about if someone missed her name? can she call “WANT”?
guys, what can be the nickname for “LIKE”?
Like!
It probably won’t be as bad in Israeli as it sounds in English.
Yeah my name is very much common. I hae 8 aunts named amy on my fathers side. It gets really old when people are looking for amy but i dont know if they want me or one of my aunts. ugh!
okay so I know this guy whos name is synhead….but t is spelled sh*thead. no ie it really is.
Naming someone after a button!! What has the world come to?? Good luck to the child because everyone says like. How annoying would that be?!?! And I’m sorry, but getting named Facebook is even worse!! Could you imagine at school, “Hi, I’m Facebook, wanna be my friend?”. Kid’s will think they’re joking and keep bugging them about it. Can’t the world stick to normal names like James, Madeleine, Mark and Mary. Normal, easy names.
why is it i click on a link saying do names affect social status and instead i’m reading a piece about the meaning of names??!!?!
why is it i click on a link saying do names affect social status and instead i’m reading a piece about the meaning of names??!!?!!!
When I read the article about the baby’s name. I found it so cute. LIKE. Pretty name. Better than SPAM! =)
I’m like “Like I like it…” — just like that. Like that?
like
Reminds me of Seinfeld…
GEORGE: Pamela?! Awright, I tell you what. You look like nice people,
I’m gonna help you out. You want a beautiful name? Soda.
KEN: What?
GEORGE: Soda. S-O-D-A. Soda.
CARRIE: I don’t know, it sounds a little strange.
GEORGE: All names sound strange the first time you hear ‘em. What, you
Telling me people loved the name Blanche the first time they heard it?
KEN: Yeah, but uh… Soda?
GEORGE: Yeah, that’s right. It’s working.
CARRIE: We’ll put it on the list.
GEORGE: I solve problems. That’s just what I do.
I once knew a Laotian girl named ‘Loan.’ Her name was pronounced ‘Loh-Ahn’ and it had nothing to do with the English word ‘loan’; it was just one of those odd little coincidences. Another one is Evel Knievel . With a Korean accent his name is pronounced Eebul Kun Eebul, which translates to Blanket Big Blanket. Had Loh-Ahn never left Laos she would not have gone through life telling people, ‘No, it is Loh-Ahn and no, you cannot borrow me,’ and since Evel did not do his stunts in Korea he did not have to face titters as he prepared to leap 172 buses with a rocket. In the same way, I’m sure with Like Adler growing up speaking Hebrew, her name should not be a big issue for her. In any event, is it even pronounced ‘like?’ Would it not be closer to ‘Leek’?.
To Israelis a name such as “Like” would have the same effect as to native English speakers. Hebrew slang is more than half based on English and Facebook is just as big there as anywhere (and as far as I know most people use the English version of Facebook and not the Hebrew one). A visitor to Israel would quickly notice that there’s at least 1 English word (or English-based word) in every 5 sentences spoken by any Israeli under the age of 30.
“Like” would be an unusually funny name in Israel just as much as anywhere else. Not the worst unusual name I’ve heard of recently, though.
I know of a boy whose name is “Iloveny” just because their parents went to New York and loved the city. My son’s name is Ariel, because i like the name. We speak spanish, and in spanish Ariel for boys is same as Ariel for girls, different from english, because Ariel (boys name) has a different spelling than Arielle (girls name). Same thing Daniel & Danielle, Mitchel & Michelle… my son is five and he’s traumatized because kids at the kindergarten think I called him Ariel after the little mermaid Arielle (again, in spanish it sounds the same). I had to ask him for forgiveness, I was just 17 when i had him.-
my history teacher was telling us this story, and she said that in the hospitol, when she was picking out a name for her son, a woman next to her was also picking out a name , but for her daughter. the poeple had to choose a name from a list, and at the top of one paper it said: Female, and at the top of the second paper it said: Male. The lady next to my teacher said: “Hmmm…I think I’ll name my daughter Female.” and she pronounced it Fe-mal-e, like, it was Spanish or something…
OMG i know a girl named Chinna and a girl named Asia. i don’t think they are from were they are named after though.
Once I heard a couple in China wanted to give their baby a name @, because @ in English sounds like in Chinese,meaning “love him”. The couple’s plan was somehow thwarted.
I have a classmate in Calculus her name is Lead Creame’.. hahahaha..
I used to go to school with a girl named Vera, and one morning her friend shouted across the hallway, Aloe Vera! in a heavy scottish accent! Half the school was in stitches laughing!
Uh…. where is the end of the teaser beginning “People named Katherine are…” from the Thesaurus home page??
wow awesome LIKE on facebook
PUN INTENDED
haha this reminds me of the 60’s the hippie era when parents named their children Moonlight or Sky. My friend’s name is Willow so in the 80’s she was teased for having a name after the movie. also my friend June had to change her son’s name due to children teasing him because his name was Forest. They used to say “run forest run”! My daughters name is Samarah Morgan taken from the movie The Ring and her twin Raiden Blade taken from the game Mortal Kombat and the movie Blade. One last person I know his name is Sabastian Ellias Mustain Hechaviera these name derive from musicians try writing that on a paper for a class assignment. I like the name “Like” But I foresee the future, kids will tease her, it is unfortunate but it will give the kids an excuse to pick on her for having that name.
It’s for a very similar reason that (i’m told) sikh families changed their surnames to singh (which i believe means Lion?) – because different surnames relate to different social classes in the indian caste system. Being born with the surname Dalit, for example, could mar your prospects & those of your descendents for generations. Names, in this context, are very definitely typecast – whether that sounds strange to our modern ears or not.
Sees how much I know…I thought the most abused word is “love.”
♥ i think it doesn’t matter what name you have as long as your not putting anybody else’s down…it’s up to the ppl to judge your name, but the thing there is they dons’t even know you…just be happy and be proud of what you have now…ok LIKE
I think the name Like isn’t nearly as bad as the name Facebook. I understand the parent’s interpretation of it and the meaning behind it, but COME ON! Peaches and Apple are up there with ridiculous names. Although, the names I like for my future children, may sound ridiculous to other people in the world.
I hated my name when I was younger and tried to change it. I frequently told people different names, such as: Twinkle (age 4), Heather (age 4-5), Crystal, etc.
My aunt works as a nurse in NICU and she told me the weirdest names she’s come across were: Born In August and Meconium… which is a baby’s first poo.
Poor little one! Mentally retarted parents made the future life of the baby full of insults.
In my culture, it is taboo to name one’s child after an elder, even if it’s ‘in honour’ of that elder.
My personal favourite is Tally, as in Tally Youngblood of Scott Westerfeld’s ‘Uglies’.
i “like”