Unique 'Utah names' video goes viral


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Updated: 11/27/2012 11:07 am | Published: 11/27/2012 9:40 am
Story by Lauren Johnson
news@abc4.com


SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - It's the first gift new parents give their baby-- their name. A viral YouTube video is showing that Utah knows how to make them original.

"Breyannin, Brevik, and Bryntle," are just a few of the names mentioned in the video.

The are unique names (perhaps spelled: Y-E-W-N-E-E-K).

Is it really just a Utah thing?

They are names like Kynzlee, Emersyn and Nachelle.

"I have two girls, and they both have unique names as well," says Melissa Cloward.

The video was uploaded earlier this month, and has over 109,000 views. The channel's other video: "Things Mormon Girls Say" was another viral Youtube hit.

Todd Michaelis says, "I don't think it's Mormon-Based. I think some people are trying to be more creative with names because they're trying to make their own identity."

At Intermountain Medical Center Monday, The Bahr family named their fifth child Andrew Albert.

"Well we like classic, good names, because they're going to stay with them a long time," explains Alli Bahr.

Whatever your taste, the video is entertaining thousands every day.




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LunaMoonchild - 11/28/2012 5:25 AM
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I know only one couple who did this, naming their kids Gwyn and Jarryl, but the mother's name is Chana (silent C and pronounced Hawna). My sister and I are also mildly unique for this area with the names Lorna and Faith, and my sister-in-law has the Swedish name of Kersti (pronounced Sure-stee). Frankly, I've never understood why most people insist on naming people the same thing as everyone else; isn't the point of a name to be unique and individualized? I know seven Matts, five Justins, ten Roberts, fifteen Mikes, etc., so I've noticed the creativity with names is more inclined to be used on the girls. It may make for a harder time buying personalized key chains, but hearing your name and knowing it's you they mean is priceless. The creative spellings, however, just seem to make things complicated.
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