How to Name Your Baby Properly
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- In which Hank discusses the do's and don't's of naming a child. Quick list.
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1. Say your Baby Name out loud
2. Name your child what you will call your child
3. Test your baby name with native language speakers
4. Don't try to be Cute
5. Check the most popular baby names and avoid them
6. Spell your kid's name like a normal person
7. Name your child a name
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I will refrain from naming my daughter Pearl.
Well played....
Jay Harbor On her behalf, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Jay Harbor i didn't get it for like a solid 20 seconds
Nah...
Phuerrl
An abundance of Quathyryns
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John Hank Potter, you were named after the two weirdest brothers I have ever met.
I'm dying oh my gosh
+Jessie Weasley Wait, am I the only person who thought "Albus Severus" was a really awesome name?
+sister patrick hello sister
My mom works in a hospital, and she was doing a rotation in the birthing unit. One day there was a mother whose first language was not English. She heard the word placenta spoken a few times and thought it was the most beautiful word she had ever heard. She wanted to name her newborn daughter, Placenta.
The nurses then spent the next 45 minutes trying to explain to her why that was a really bad idea, in the end, they showed her what a placenta actually is and she very quickly changed her mind.
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Asian?
My dad's boss is named Michael Hoffey. He goes by Mike. Much confusion ensued when some woman burst into the conference room asking for him, yelling "where is my coffee?"
I AM IN TEARS MAN!!!
I'll name him "Properly"
I see what you did there. XD
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My last name is Sirr, and I'm refraining from naming my son Burr
His first name should be Aaron, and his middle name should be Burr.
Do it. Please do it.
This is what I needed in my life
this aged fairly well
DO IT
Sometimes, no matter how carefully you plan, failure is in your (and your child's) future.
Many, many, many years ago we picked a name for our daughter. We wanted something that couldn't be twisted into a horrible nickname, and at the same time we were determined on a name from Shakespeare.
Our choices were down to Portia, Ophelia, Ariel, and Cordelia. The first two got dropped quickly (Porsche & Opie), and we didn't really like Cordie as a nickname - so we went with Ariel. Unusual without being bizarre, easy to spell, simply to pronounce.
Two years later, Disney released "The Little Mermaid". Sigh.
I knew a dude named Ariel, born before little mermaid.
@@Daliachan Baller
As a child from the 90’s with a best friend named Ariel... that’s awesome.
My names Cordelia, and my nickname is Cordie. I feel a bit called out
@@cordeliaeble4442 That's some cordieble name you got there.
(Is that a word? I hope it is a word.)
Is there an alternate universe where Hank was born with the name Hank but everyone calls him William/Will?
+WeirdGirlIncoming According to the prevailing theory on parallel worlds, yes. His parents just as easily could have named him Henry William instead of William Henry, and according to the prevailing theory, if there's another possible outcome, that outcome occurred in another universe.
+Mohammad Rahman Like one where you say "jes" instead of "yes"?
+.The Randomizers. Jes of course.
Hahaha.
I'm assuming there will also be a book titled Will Green, Will Green then.
My aunt (who's a nurse and midwife) told me that one time when she was taking a mother the paperwork to fill out to name her daughter, the mother said she wanted to name her daughter Ashley, but specified that she wanted it spelled Ashole (with an accent over the e). Luckily, my aunt pointed out the obvious and stopped her.
My daughter had SIX "Bellas" in her class last year. SIX. And not one of their mothers would admit they got the name from Twilight. Liars all.
😂😂
My dad's name is Jason, my mom calls him Jason, his sister and friends call him Jason... But on his birth certificate it says William. Am not making this up. So, you aren't alone, Hank!
I know a guy named Tate whose real name is William.
Becca Moses Someone should start a club. Like, "the guys who don't go by William" club or something like that.
Funny enough, my dad's name is Jason William, but for some reason his close family members call him Bill.
you friends name is toby. everyone calls him toby, his parents call him toby. his actual name is william
I know what that's like my name is Layla I am called Layla by everyone I know yet my parents put Raihanah on my birth certificate
A woman, after giving birth to twins, can't come up with any names for them. She asks her brother, and he suggests that the girl be called Denice. She agrees, and names her Denice. She asks him what to name the boy, and he suggests, "Denephew"
i love that joke
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Ok, I laughed.
My name is Denise and people try to tell me this joke all the time. "Do you hear about the lady who let her brother..." "YES I have!"
First of all, that's fucking hilarious. Secondly, i LOVE your profile picture can we get married???
Who the eff is William?
I was shook.
I burst out laughing when he said Quathyryn. XD
+Gaming On Caffeine Ever heard about Airwrecka?
+Gaming On Caffeine Me too cuz thats my name!
I'm guessing I'm not the only one rewatching baby-related Vlogbrothers videos.
I'm literally doing that rn
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14 "glasses-touches" in this 3:45 video. That is 3.73 touches per minute. Or, one touch every 16.1 seconds.
Olive Green sounds weird... But Olivia Green.
patrick lewis omg yes
I think it’s fine to name kids after a comic book character as long as you use their real name. If I named my kid Professor X I would be a bad person but if I name my kid Charles they can live a normal life.
My favorite names are often inspired by fictional characters, but I wouldn't say I named my kids AFTER them. I just heard a name that I liked the sound of and added it to my list of possible baby names.
WELCOME TO THIS BEAUTIFUL WORLD, ORIN GREEN!!!
Congratulations, Hank and Katherine in being PARENTS, and on choosing an interesting and unique name that fits all your old guidelines. :D
*throws confetti*
One meaning of the name Orin is pale so if his last name was Brown intead of Green he'd be Pale Brown, a color which is often mistaken for olive green.
You missed a rule - it might be cute when they're a baby, but is little Teddy, or Bobby, or *gag* Sweetpea (yes I know someone called this, as in GIVEN name, not nickname) going to enjoy it as much when they're an adult lawyer/doctor/someone who sounds less authoritative and important if they announce their name is 'Dr Mimi' or 'Snowdrop Jenkins PhD'? Save the cutesy stuff for your pets people: children are tiny humans, not fluffy animals!
So I definitely shouldn't name my child Fluffy. I was just hoping it could say "I'm not fat, I'm Fluffy."
Exactly! I got stuck with one of those.. It hasn't been cute since I left primary school, and I resent it.
I have a friend named Ariel and she said that it was a great little kids name, but she can't imagine it ever being on a wedding invataion or a job application.
The first two have legit proper names. Teddy is short for Theodore and Bobby is short for Robert. Sweet pea is strictly a pet name.
@@debrawestbrook8960 yeah, but I know people who have the cute 'nickname' version on their birth certificate. As in, they aren't Theodore, they are legally Teddy. And Sweetpea is the given name of one of my mother's friend's daughters. It's ridiculous but I guess her mum was a bit of a hippie in her day. Her other daughter has a similarly floral name.
I have a feeling that when I'm a preschool teacher in the near future, I will be laughing to myself about the names people give their children.
I have met a girl called "Ya'Hyness"
I shit you not
I once knew a guy named Myster (pronounced 'mister'). I shit you not
@@johntompkins😂😂
My first name is Jack and my last name starts with an "s" and when I was in first grade there were three Jacks in my class so I became Jack S. Long story short it took about five minutes for everybody to realize it sounded like jackass and that was the nick name I was stuck with all the way through high school.
All I can think is Ambrose Jakis.
"My nephew is named Anfernee. He gets mad when ever I call him 'Anthony', almost as mad as I get when I think about how my sister named her son Anfernee."
No more Michaels. Ever. We have enough.
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and let's wait like 60 years before we have any more Davids.
somethingelse THANK YOU we need less Davids
Yeah, give your kids a less common name. My youth group leader's husband is named Jacob, and has two best friends named Jacob. Hanging out with them is rather trying.
Yeah true. Don't want your child to have so many people in a school with the same name as him/her
Also, google the full name to make sure you don't run into a "Sasha Grey" by accident.
hahaha
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You've just reminded me of my classmate, Patricia Araujo.
As an adolescent, I would love the name Olive Green.
yeah, Olive Green is OK.
Formor Immington Actually it's OG.
My parents gave me a name that was pretty uncommon before I was born, I think a lot of parents also did the same as it ended up being the most popular girls name that year. haha.
That happened with my sibling. We have one of the most common last names in the USA so my parents wanted to give us uncommon first names to balance it out, but my sister Madison's ended up being so popular that there was someone with the same first and last name as her in the same grade at our school, and another Madison in the grade below who had my sister's middle name as her last name.
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On avoiding common names... also avoid uncommon spellings of those names. As a Hanna with just one H ,many teachers and coaches have told me that I spell my name wrong.
I wouldn’t say “wrong”, but as a Hannah myself I feel a bit sorry you aren’t part of the palindrome club with me and Bob 😉
What about choosing names that start with "a" so that they are first on lists?
+Kåpla Kvëhla Most lists go with by last name.
Bryan Cotto "Most". So what? It is still more efficient as long as some don't.
Worked for me :)
Being the first on the list is not always a good thing. Sometimes people with "A" names get picked to go first for speeches for example.
It doesn't work, pretty much every list I've ever been on has gone by last name so I'm always near the end. Sometimes it's annoying but sometimes it's nice because you get time to prepare.
That's it. Naming my kid Jaucshuwa.
I love that this showed up on my recommended page today, in the year of X Æ A-12
Elon has definetely watched this video cuz he's definetely obeyed the last rule
Lol😂
ORIN! Little baby Orin!
Neth Dugan YAAASSSS. WELCOME, WELOME ORIN!
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Orin is a great name. It's easy to guess how it's spelled, it's very unusual but not COMPLETELY unheard of. I approve.
Annie Peterson Like Orenthal J Simpson?
Just dont send him/her to any spanish speaking coutry or he'll be called orina (urine).
My birthname was either Kumiko or Miyuki, but now it's officially Alena Pavlov (I changed it after successfully becoming a citizen of Russia) but my nickname that I've had since I was 13 which was given to me by my Russian friends was Kasumi. But at least it had some meaning, Kasumi means mist in Japanese and apparently they gave me that nickname because I was a mysterious Asian.
Not sure what you're doing these days but all of those are really pretty names. Have a good one, Alena :)
I hope Hank and Katherine get a cute little Olive Green in November
harshad kulkarni HE'S ORIN. ORIN HAS JOINED OUR WORLD. :D :D
Yes!
He is going to be a awesome lil' nerdfighter!
How the hell does William translate to Hank.
My name is Willis, and I swear if ONE MORE PERSON asks me:"Whut'chu tokkin bout Willis". I will shank them so hard...
Whatcha talking bout Willis?
Hank is short for William thats it
Hank is a nickname for Henry (his middle name)
Ok Bruce.
That is the funniest thing I have ever read lol
I once saw a girl named Rebecca who spelled Rhebeccka
A typical conversation when meeting people:
Me: Hi, nice to meet you. I'm Amairani. :)
Them: What a beautiful name, do you have a nickname?
Me: No.
Them: Oh.
Them: I'm sorry, what's your name again?
One thing that sucks, is that even though my name is now really popular (Dylan), it was rather uncommon when my parents named me. The thing is that everyone thought "Oh hey! Dylan/Dillan/Dillon/ isn't very common, I'll name my baby boy that!" and now Dylan is the 25th most popular baby name for boys. God dammit.
Thanks Hank! I kept these rules in mind when naming myself
True story time: I have some friends. Their last name is Walker and they named their son "Luke." The dad desperately wanted to make his middle name Sky, but mom put her foot down. Such a shame.
A co-worker of mine's name is "Anas."
*ANAS*
PRONOUNCED "An 'S' "
WTF
Why do other languages have names that mean cool stuff? I have an Israeli friend whose full name roughly translates to Higher Horizon. My name is Nick. It means Nick.
Mariella Oh. Thank.
^^ not "thanks" just "thank!" just ONE Thank! ;D
Hey Nick, would you say that you are a...
pan pizza?
Eh? Eeeeeh?
lol
Preach the "spell like a normal person" a few more times please
I have to disagree with the last statement. Names can hurt your life more than you think (book tip: freakonomics). While discrimination based on race religion gender etc. is banned a lot of studies have shown that applicants with black names have less responses than applicants with white names. Sadly as soon as people read your name they have a mental picture of you.
yeah i wouldn't discriminate against a black name but i would CERTAINLY discriminate against a Grehgoree or something
I was named Isabella. Born in ‘02, my parents named me that because they met in Sicily while serving in the Navy- and in Italian (and Spanish), Isabella is said to mean ‘beautiful.’
Flash-forward eighteen years, and every time someone asks me where my name’s from, they assume I’m named after THAT Bella. Au contraire, mon amis. Twilight hadn’t even been published yet, and this has caused my mom to resent Twilight all these years later.
Bella means beautiful. Isabella probably was a beautiful Isa 😸
As a Hannah named well before the stupid TV show Hannah Montana I feel this😅
My name is Billy Reed. My mother would write B.Reed on my lunch boxes. All of the kids would ask why I had breed written on my lunch box.
Olive Green was my third grade teacher. True Story. She married into the last name, willingly.
Having a common name is so awkward, I always turn around when someone says my name and I realize they didn't mean me
I think we all know why this is getting recommended now
Oh yes we do 😂
Oh yes we do 😂
I think I'm gonna go buy 'An Abundance of Quathyryns' now
Also, if you give your kid a name in a language that isn't spoken in your country, they'll always have to spell it out and it'll always be mispronounced.
i live in canada and my mom named me chiara. chiara is an italian name so it's pronounced "key-a-rrra" so i relate to this lmao
chiara english Such a pretty name tho, love Italian :)
+Alisha Catherine Renee Swartz aw thank you:)
I'm Korean, but I live in Singapore, where English is the official language.
My name isn't even that easy to mispronounce, but I _always_ end up having to spell my name out when I meet new people. I have no idea why.
A couple more notes:
1. Avoid names that people spell all sorts of different ways. I knew a couple girls with the name kaylee who all spelled it differently, and that can be confusing
2. Choose names that can have multiple nicknames. If your kid is legally named something cute like Lily or Timmy, they will be forced to live with that into adulthood. Instead, names like Elizabeth can be Lizzy or Eliza or Beth. Cute for when they're young, but not permanent and changeable if needed without legally changing the name
3. Avoid poetic names. I know it's tempting, but they won't really appreciate it until at least their teenage years. Raine is a lovely name, but in a kid's mind, rain if associated with gloom and sadness, not beauty.
4. Don't try to reference something with the name, at least don't make it too obvious. If you name your kid after something/someone, make it subtle. If you have twins and name them Luke and Leia, everyone will know who they're named after.
5. Before you choose anything, ask yourself a couple questions, such as "would I want to have this name"?, or "what is the first impression this name gives of".
I'm not an expert, and I'm sure other people already said this stuff. But still.
My dad was named Terence, abbreviated to Terry after the comic strip "Terry and the Pirates." He has done fine all his life and has been happy, well adjusted and extremely successful. My husband's grandfather was named after the main character in an Edgar Rice Burrows novel -- you guessed it, "Tarzan." He went by "Tex" his whole life, especially after all the "Tarzan" movies came out when he was an adolescent and a young adult.
On the spelling thing. My name is Isabel. I have seen my name spelled Isabelle Isabell Isabele Isobel and so on. It gets to the point that when I tell people how to spellpit I say "Isabel with one L and an E" whitch has gottn me a Isable before.
This isn't even my parents fault. My parents picked the simple and obvious spelling.
Beacuzz same with me I'm Vanesa with one s :'D
Haha yeah, I would have guessed Isabelle
my name is Isabelle but my parents raised me as “belle” which I hated because everyone would call me Bella :(
is not mispeled, it is spelled in spanish.
Someone on a Doctor Who group I'm on named their kid Stormageddon
you mean I can't name my child Albus Percival Brian Wulfric? D:
Hen3ry. The three is silent, you see.
Olive Green would be awesome. Can you name me?
My sister teaches preschool, and some of the names are terrifying. I'm all for a unique name, but like Hank said, spelling it like you dropped scrabble tiles doesn't make it a different name. She had a Grehgoree, Gynyfer, and Ayreiel.
And now Hank has a child named Orin. As far as I can tell, that covers all the rules.
ThatRavenclawChick Hah, I came back to research the rules and make sure it fits. Seems like it! Welcome, Orin!
No, it doesn't. So many people spell it "Oren" in the comments.
I have to say this, but Orina is urine in spanish
I used to work at a daycare and there was a pair of sisters named Akina and Anika. The same name, just transpose 2 of the letters. So, of course, people could never get straight who was who. And they weren't even twins! Their mom had 2 full years in between to be like, "I'd like this to be perpetually confusing..."
*awkward laugh* I was thinking of naming my kid Sterling 😬😂
I like it. :)
My brother's name is actually sterling. But I'm Freyja so I probably have to worse.
mallory kunkler Unless your last name is Silva, that is not against Hank's rules.
Freyja Varga isent that like a sex god or something from Greek mythology?
Vinnie J She's a Norse goddess. According to Wikipedia, the goddess of love, sexuality, beauty, fertility, gold, seiðr (a type of sorcery), war, and death.
Love goddesses tend to have a thing for beauty and sex, for obvious reasons. The same is true for Aphrodite/Venus. (Greek/Roman love goddess)
If you want to come up with an easy name, just pick one from your extended family or name your child after a deceased relative. I was named after my late grandfather, while my middle name is my great aunt's maiden name. You'll probably end up with a normal and meaningful name for your child.
I remember watching this video when it first came out. And that was before anyone I know started having kids. After seeing them post their new kids names I wish they had seen and taken some of the advice here! Besides that this is always a favorite of mine. You got this Hank, wishing all the best.
One of your best, Hank. Esp in terms of delivery!
"Let's be honest, adolescents are going to find their angst somewhere" hahahaha too true
Another good rule: don't give your child a name from a language you don't speak. It's just like those Chinese/Japanese tattoos. It may look/sound cool, but it might mean something ridiculous or even offensive.
I've studied Latin and Greek, and I'm naming my son the Latin version of the Greek version of a Persian name. Is that close enough?
Hank you named your baby a name that means "Little Green One" Green...homie.
One of my first videos from the vlogbrothers, and one of my favs
Rewatching it hehehehe
I know what you mean lol
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I don't watch vlogbrothers all the time, but when I see a good video that they make in my sub box, I click on it and ultimately end up doing a 3 hour vlogbrothers marathon.
That is all, have a great day, nerd-fighters! :)
I've seen this video so many times and I realized it's because I'm such a nerd for names. It's like, half of the reason why I write.
My math teacher told us this beautiful story about a friend who worked in a maternity ward. She saw a basinet that said on it 'Le-a' and said to the mother, 'Oh, Leah, what a nice name!' And the mother... The mother said, 'No, it's Ledasha, the dash is PRONOUNCED.'
And thus was lost my faith in humanity.
it is very common for wizards to be named for what their parents want them to become.
like Jack Donaghey once said, "stick with the names of English monarchs, there will never be a President Ashton"
Cool we might get a few more Wulfstans, Edwins, Osrics and Æthelstans that way
Paul Wheeler Osric is a fantastic name! Maybe just because of the Ozric Tentacles tho ;)
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See also OSRIC CHAU.
I've seen a n abundance of hilarious yet serious videos and this one just takes the cake.
Thank you! One of the first things we did with both our kids was look at the top 100 baby names and immediately discount EVERYTHING. Which included some names we really loved, but they were a hard no.
I am totally naming my kid Orange. I hope I marry someone with the last name Peele. Then they are going to pierce their navel and learn Mandarin.
Like Orin Green? Orin G?
@@Luke-ct7xf this is truly cursed
I had to unofficially change my name when I came to the US. I was born (and legally still am) Wernher Voss but in the US 99% of the people pronounced wrong, ranging from "wer-ner" (soft W, like water) to "wear-ner" (like wear a shirt) to "wern-her" (like "warn her" with an e sound), that I just tell everyone my name is John.
The only people I've met in the US who've managed to successfully pronounce my name are of European descent: 1 Bosnian, 2 Romanians, 1 French, 4 Germans and 2 Dutch. Though, I did have one science teacher who was American who pronounced my name right. He was my astronomy teacher and he'd naturally heard of Wernher von Braun so he was able to say it right, but for the most part I've yet to meet someone who was born in America (to English or American families) to pronounce my name right
Alisha o keeffe It's pronounced like a cross between "ver-ner" and "vear-ner" (like wear, again, but with a v sound).
Surprised you didn't go with something closer, like Verne or Vernon.
I love you, Hank.
Interested to see if Hank and Katherine name their little nerd fighter Kayt or Jawschooa, or Olive.
Emily C HE'S HERE. THEY NAMED HIM ORIN. :D :D
@@SwissAdelina is this true? Does it sound like listened to their own advice? That child will have to spell his name wherever he goes, no?
@@sdoken They went with the last rule.
When it comes to naming your child after fictional characters, it's not inherently bad, but there is a point. In general, make sure that it's still a real name. For example, you can name your daughter Zelda, but you probably shouldn't name your son Link
But... but... but... Hairspray!
Alanna R. Okay, I've looked it up, and it turns out "Link", being a real (albeit uncommon) nickname, was a bad example. But the general point still stands.
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I would honestly advise the other way around, don't name your daughter zelda but link is a perfectly fine name for a kid
my father named my half-brother Logan, after Wolverine
a swear to god almost every single person in the universe will know somebody named emily
My favourite vlogbrothers video
Yeah, PLEASE do avoid the most common baby names when naming your child!
I was born at the end of '98, and was named Emily. Guess what the most common girls' name of '99 was?
I was always one of at least three Emilys in my year at school. Being called by your full name gets tiring after a while.
I named my daughter Emily in 1985, first because it's a beautiful name, secondly because *no one* was choosing it back then. I feel your pain! ;-)
I love the name Siobhan, but it's one of those ones...
Celtic names need to be easier.
Hey! Foreign names are a good way to break the ice, so why not? As long as it's not too vulgar or degrading it's not really a big deal. I personally love Saoirse (pronounced Seer-sha.) Celtic names are beautiful as they are. Diversity makes the world more interesting. :D
rewatching to make sure baby Orin passes. AND HE DOES! GOOD JOB HANK (AND CATHERINE)!!!
This is going to come in handy soon for you
I work for a school. We really need a committee that approves baby names in this country.
One of my University lecturers, Prof. Watt, names his daughter Milly
Seeing as my last name is Minor.....I really really really want to name my child Cole.
My sister is 9 months pregnant and I've sent this video to her multiple times through out her pregnancy!
A tip that I might find helpful: use names that are easily pronounceable in other languages, or names that have equivalents in other languages (e.g. Maria --> Mariia (ukraine) --> Maria (spanish) ...) because that will make the child's life so much simpler if the people in that country would be able to pronounce his/her name.
Fun fact: "Hank" is short for "William".
I'm curious to know, how did that happen?
Also, how is Jack short for John...?
Err isn't Hank short for Henry? May have missed a joke here.
Hank is short for Henry. Hank's full name is William Henry Green.
I thought the nickname for William was Bill?
"All my life I've been Hank but my parents called me William."
I died.
1:55 Thank you!
Holy Hell I wish my parents had done this so I wouldn't have had the same name as three of my classmates and two of my teachers.
That was just high school too, it hasn't gotten any better.
Actually i love Olive Green :')