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If you look though your state adoptive children's listings, you will come across a veritable plethora of very badly named children. These are children who are for adoption because their parent's rights were terminated because of abuse or neglect.
Very popular in my state for girls include Nevaeh, Heaven, Angel, Krylstle, Tiffany, Britney and many faux French names.
With boys it seems to be the "ayden" parade. Plus Bible names - Jedediah, and many Jacobs and Jeremiahs. (there is nothing wrong with biblical names, and "Jeremiah" is a family name in my own extended family. But, there are more than one would expect to see.
The made up hyphenated and apostrophized names are ubiquitous and are not relegated to any one race.
D'artangue and Sha'quan are as likely to be white as black.
Naming after expensive substances and items is also popular.
Mink, Diamond, Mercedes (yes, I know it's a real name) are but a few.
Another strange thing that I found are children with names of baby boomers.
Presumably the grandparents. Which is fine if your grandmother was named a classic name like Stephen or Elizabeth.
My actual very early 60s first name? I'd pass on that. Or my DHs name. They both peaked around 1962 and won't be back for a long time.
Mercedes is an actual name--French I think. And there was an actress named Mercedes McCambridge. So Mercedes for a female is not a made up name.
Otherwise, interesting post.
I named my kids names that I thought sounded good with their last name. And I leaned toward traditional Britishy names. But my firstborn's name was picked out when I was in my teens. Any others do this?
Naming a child some weird name is usually not beneficial to that child.
I am one of those. My parents to this day don't understand what I am talking about
When I turned 18 I starting going by my middle name. My father freaked out because I was a JR and he was SR. Sorry but 18 years of torture was bad enough.
Once I changed my name I felt SO MUCH BETTER about myself. I love to hear my name being called.
Sometimes l need to still use the old name for Credit Card purchases and Passport but at least I can escape the torture shortly afterwards.
What's my god forsaken name you ask ??? You won't get it from me
You know what doesn't help a kid? Naming him some obscure Old Celtic name with the original Celtic spelling (Welsh to be specific which is 10x worse than Irish) while he grows up in a predominantly Hispanic neighborhood and then goes to a mostly Black High School.
So parents, do your kids a favor and give them names that people can pronounce.
You know what doesn't help a kid? Naming him some obscure Old Celtic name with the original Celtic spelling (Welsh to be specific which is 10x worse than Irish) while he grows up in a predominantly Hispanic neighborhood and then goes to a mostly Black High School.
So parents, do your kids a favor and give them names that people can pronounce.
People can mangle many names they shouldn't.
My daughters name is Chloe. Not a difficult name to pronounce. People call her Cleo, Chow, Chol, Cholo, Clare and another dozen variations I cannot even fathom. Why? I have no idea. It isn't even a weird spelling.
But considering the name has a lot of meaning to her father and I, she is happy to have a name that wasn't just picked out of a book.
I am one of those. My parents to this day don't understand what I am talking about
When I turned 18 I starting going by my middle name. My father freaked out because I was a JR and he was SR. Sorry but 18 years of torture was bad enough.
Once I changed my name I felt SO MUCH BETTER about myself. I love to hear my name being called.
Sometimes l need to still use the old name for Credit Card purchases and Passport but at least I can escape the torture shortly afterwards.
What's my god forsaken name you ask ??? You won't get it from me
I know a guy of Russian parentage named Maximillian Maximillianovich __________ (last name). I bet you can't beat that!
you are just jealous that attention is taken away from one of your 20 threads about feet, sweat or smells.
But my topics still relates to F &B, which is all that matters for threads here. Name threads don't belong here, as they are not a subset of fashion & beauty, but rather evolve from family traditions and genealogy. Ship these threads there.
But my topics still relates to F &B, which is all that matters for threads here. Name threads don't belong here, as they are not a subset of fashion & beauty, but rather evolve from family traditions and genealogy. Ship these threads there.
Adi, Beauty is a very subjective thing that goes beyond just ornaments and scents. In this thread we are exploring the effect of uncommon names on the perception of a person's overall beauty.... does it diminish it or have little or no effect? What do you think?
p.s. sorry if I wasn't clear enough in my earlier post.
Adi, Beauty is a very subjective thing that goes beyond just ornaments and scents. In this thread we are exploring the effect of uncommon names on the perception of a person's overall beauty.... does it diminish it or have little or no effect? What do you think?
p.s. sorry if I wasn't clear enough in my earlier post.
I really don't think it does. One can shorten their names to sound more attractive. Many Indian men do this, including myself.
An icky name for a good looking person = A hidden treasure chest .
Hmm... it's possible you may have something there!
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just sayin ..
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