Horror movies have never been my thing, so I didn’t even make the connection between Amity and The Amityville Horror until I asked a question about the name on Yahoo! Answers. Even so, I don’t think it’s anything to worry about.

I’m still on the fence about Amity’s usability for me, but I’d love to see more of her!

It’s one of the few name choices from my middle school years I’m not embarrassed to share. You want to hear the worst? Xylie — I “invented” it from Xylia and Xylina, which I first read in my mom’s “What Shall We Name the Baby?” book. Actually, with the Hayley/Kaylee/Kylie craze, I’m surprised I haven’t seen Xylie “invented” by anyone else.

Anyway, back to Amity. Because I wasn’t born until 1981, and because I’ve never had a strong interest in horror movies, I never saw Jaws in full, and I had never even heard of The Amityville Horror until recently (and then only in name post discussing the usability of Amity). So those references don’t bug me a bit. I still like Amity. She’s not on my list anymore, but I’m always delighted to see her on other people’s lists.

Though, I really dislike Amy – I find her a little bland, as growing up in the 80s, Amy was a solid Top 20 pick.

I am definitely not a fan of virtues at all, though she does appeal to me; I’d be charmed to hear her on another’s child!

I never did buy that “true” movie and Jaws made me laugh at 8. Growing up in Central NJ, land of sharks in the rivers, I know they’re nothing to laugh at, but those were just so fake looking (even now they ring kind of off a bit). The only stopping point for me? the possible nickname, Amy. I lived through the Carter administration, Amy Carter is about 3 months younger than I am. Blah. The name’s sweet, but not substantial enough for me. Amy floats out of my mouth and off down the street. But Amity is perfectly fine with me. So she shows up occasionally in the middle, so she won’t ever get shortened! Lovely Amity! (reminds me of Dimity, the fabric, too)