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Perception is pretty important though. I have a friend who was given one of those ultra-feminine, "frilly" names and she is so unlike her name. If someone saw her name on a job app they might think she is an airhead, when the opposite is actually true.
I think middle names are a good place for those out-of-the-ordinary names. At least it gives your kid a backup if they hate their given first name!
I worked with someone whose first name is Ginger, but she never used it. She always used her middle name instead. I never asked her the reason, but that might be why.
Why are names like Evelyn, Anne, and Melissa acceptable, but Keisha, Shaniqua and La'shonda looked down upon? Let's stop the madness and judge people by their actions.
The former are European and the latter are African American names. The name is meaningless, it should be about the individual. Shaniqua may be the honor student at Harvard, while Anne could very well be the heroin addict from a lilly white long island suburb.
Why are names like Evelyn, Anne, and Melissa acceptable, but Keisha, Shaniqua and La'shonda looked down upon? Let's stop the madness and judge people by their actions.
The former are European and the latter are African American names. The name is meaningless, it should be about the individual. Shaniqua may be the honor student at Harvard, while Anne could very well be the heroin addict from a lilly white long island suburb.
Its not about "acceptable" its about perceptions. HR is RENOWNED for using discriminatory practices when going through resumes, mostly because you cant prove it. That being said if a girl named La'shonda was applying to my position with a Harvard Education I would most certainly give her a call.
I have an ugly, long Dutch last name and it starts with O - I have been told by men that when they see that name written, they think of an obese, unattractive woman and they are pleasantly surprised when they actually see me.
If you hear the name ANGELINA JOLIE, you automatically think of a hot woman while a name like Orlotte Piggensnout makes you internally flinch.
That reminds me of an episode of a tv show where the characters were talking about whether they’d date a woman named Isabella Kunkel. They hadn’t seen her, but just based on the name they were having that discussion because they thought it sounded unattractive. I think it was just because of the last name though, not the first name.
Was in Costco recently and the clerk's name tag read "Amoreena," which I recognized as an Elton John song from 1970. I started to mention something, and her wincing acknowledgement of her name's origin made me stop commenting immediately. Poor thing.
I had no idea that Nevaeh was a name until I read this thread and clicked on the OP’s link. The girls' names I seem to hear most are Ashley, Kayla and Madison. When a friend told me her newborn niece’s name I told her it’s good that it’s not one of those. She told me that it’s funny I mentioned those names, because girls with all 3 of those names are in her daughter’s day care.
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I like Jacqueline (for a girl) but not crazy about "Jackie" or "jack"
same as - I like Victoria but not so much "Vicky"
Elizabeth I like but not liz, betty is ok
you don't see many phillips' anymore, or norma's
I met a lady from work - her actual name is missy, she is around 55 with gray hair, so she doesn't like to be called missy anymore- she has a nickname "beth" she wants people to call her
parents need to be careful with funky names
because if the kid doesn't like it, or gets picked on, he will use a nickname, like bubba or lefty
I knew a kid, the parents named annakin- it was darth vader/star wars related, and the other kids called him darth or anus
This is exactly how I feel about certain names vs nicknames! I like “Jacqueline” but not “Jackie”. I prefer the spelling “Jacquie” if people use the nickname, not that it makes a difference in the way it sounds.
...which is really funny, because Isabella/Isabelle is an insanely popular name for girls right now. I have three in my class alone, and we call them Izzy, Bella, and Isabella just to keep them straight.
Was in Costco recently and the clerk's name tag read "Amoreena," which I recognized as an Elton John song from 1970. I started to mention something, and her wincing acknowledgement of her name's origin made me stop commenting immediately. Poor thing.
Speaking of names and song titles, I've always liked the name Rhiannon. Once I was watching gymnastics on TV and one of the gymnasts was named Rhiannon. I figured her parents might have named her after the Fleetwood Mac song.
Correct. My maiden name was Banerjee, a rather common Indian last name. That is a shortened form of Bandopadhyay, a tongue twister to the Nth degree, not to mention a spelling nightmare. The majority of Indians with this last name use the shortened form. People in the US had enough trouble with the Banerjee, so I always used the short form. Then I married an American guy with an uncommon but very easy to spell (and pronounce) four letter last name. Although we divorced, I kept my ex-husband's last name, on mutual agreement.
My suggestion to you Adi, is to use American first names if you stay here. My father named his three kids long Indian names, they have lived in the US most of their lives, and it has been very disadvantageous to them
I love Indian names. There is so much meaning and tradition hidden inside them. In fact, naming a child itself is a ceremony in South India.
My name has been shortened to Adi, but real name is Adithya which means "god of sunshine".
To the contrary though, I hate sun and hot weather. Much rather prefer it below freezing and overcast.
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