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Posted by KT1972 on 14-05-2012 at 16:23:
Baby name game
As you may know, in my Bradbury’s Jar fic, Jun has just had a baby boy, which has prompted the response, “what is his name?â€
Well, to be frank, I haven’t got a clue, so what I thought might be fun was if we all gave suggestions and the name that is the most popular will be the one I use. The winning name will be revealed in the next suitable prompt fic although I have the final say.
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Posted by jublke on 14-05-2012 at 17:41:
KT, I probably shouldn't admit this, but it occurred to me to combine the names of his parents: Kenju. I kind of like it.
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Posted by Daniella T on 14-05-2012 at 19:59:
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Does anyone know, does Kenju mean anything in Japanese? Otherwise, it does sound like a very Gatch name!
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Posted by Transmute Jun on 14-05-2012 at 20:11:
Just don't name it Kentaro!!!!!!! 
ETA: Kozaburo would be okay... and a reasonable choice.
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Posted by KT1972 on 14-05-2012 at 20:11:
The closest name I found was Kenji, which apparently means Ken and two!
Quite appropriate really! Any other suggestions though?
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Posted by k2p2 on 14-05-2012 at 20:45:
Shou- or Sho means to "soar or fly.."
Does anyone else remember the Ford Taurus Sho?
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Posted by ElectricWhite on 14-05-2012 at 20:52:
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Yeah. I remember saying, "It's more like a No-Sho!"
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Posted by k2p2 on 14-05-2012 at 21:00:
Oh, but it had an amazing engine....brutally quick...a friend of mine knew or told me about plopping the Taurus Sho engine into a Ford Festiva chassis....called it the Sho-gun...a very fast, lightweight car...
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Posted by RIgirl on 14-05-2012 at 22:19:
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Why not? There's nothing wrong with Kentaro and it is a perfectly reasonable, fine name and nothing that would invoke such horror as expressed.
(Regardless of how anyone else feels about Kentaro, perhaps it should be remembered that Ken does actually love his father ...)
That issue aside, however, I did not think that the Japanese culture subscribed to the notion of naming children "after" people; rather, I always thought they went for placement in the family (like first son, second son) or naming for desirable attributes (such as beauty or strength).
I thought Jublke's suggestion was a lovely one, and so is k2p2's, and either of them would fit perfectly.
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Posted by green on 15-05-2012 at 06:09:
Kentaro is actually a very appropriate choice as 'taro' is often used to designate a first born son...
As far as I know, though, it doesn't mean 'first son of' - meaning you don't have to name him after his father.. so could be Kotaro or Yutaro, for example, not necessarily Kentaro.
Quite often there will be a family 'tradition' of sorts with the naming of boys, but more in the line of a certain suffix being used... I once knew a family of four boys, their first names all ended in 'yuki'... I knew a couple of brothers who had 'yaka' names...
And, of course, the 'hito's... the current Emperor, his descendants and ancestors...
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Posted by KT1972 on 15-05-2012 at 07:12:
so would Juntaro work then?
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Posted by green on 15-05-2012 at 08:27:
Jun is actually a male name....so, yeah, it does.
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Posted by littlewolf on 15-05-2012 at 09:59:
Heiwa means peace (japanese) so Heiken, Heijun
Kessoku - means unity (japanese)
Aikya - unity in Tibet/sanskrit
Ekatva - unity/onenes
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Posted by amethyst on 15-05-2012 at 17:46:
KT, a very good source for names, of all origins, is www.behindthename.com
For some countries it is more complete than others, but it is still very good. It gives meanings, origins, and variations. You can also sort by gender.
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Posted by KT1972 on 17-05-2012 at 06:39:
Hee hee hee, thanks for the link, Ame! If I wasn't spoilt for choice before, I certainly am now! 
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Posted by KT1972 on 17-06-2012 at 16:37:
So the winning name has been selected, please read Bradbuty's Jar #25 to find out what I eventually chose...
Thanks to everyone for their suggestions, you didn't make it easy for me, I can tell you.
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