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I often hear names that make me scratch my head or roll my eyes, but really, it doesn't affect me and I don't care what people choose to do. What I find annoying is when people constantly refer to their child by first name, use the name loudly in public, or just generally try to get attention and/or approval for the name they've chosen. When I find myself engaged like this I ignore it. I know it probably drives the other parent crazy, but it's a huge pet peeve. When I'm talking about my kids I just say "my son" or "my daughter." I chose their names for me and them, and have nothing to prove.
Both of my children have Sanskrit-based names. My oldest is Kalinda Devi and my youngest is Anjali Sarinna. They go by "Kali" and "Anji". I've always loved Hindu mythology and female names, so I had every intention of naming Hindu names even though they are not Indian.
Really no different than the Ronnie/Donnie/Lonnie/Bonnie/Connie/Johnny's of the 50's/60's/70's.
Or the Linda/Belinda/Melinda/Dalinda's.
For whatever reason, categories of names seem to become popular.
I just wonder if these parents saw the trend of their child's name becoming popular. Did they pick the name because it was trendy or did they think they were being different?
Really no different than the Ronnie/Donnie/Lonnie/Bonnie/Connie/Johnny's of the 50's/60's/70's.
Or the Linda/Belinda/Melinda/Dalinda's.
For whatever reason, categories of names seem to become popular.
But many of the Ronnie-Donnie-Bonnie-etc. crowd were formally Ronald, Donald, Marlon, Constance, and John. Okay, so Bonnie was just Bonnie - maybe Bonita - but the majority of these other names were nicknames for names which incorporated the "on" sound, but which were more distinct and varied than are the current crop of Jayden/Hayden/Braydens.
But many of the Ronnie-Donnie-Bonnie-etc. crowd were formally Ronald, Donald, Marlon, Constance, and John. Okay, so Bonnie was just Bonnie - maybe Bonita - but the majority of these other names were nicknames for names which incorporated the "on" sound, but which were more distinct and varied than are the current crop of Jayden/Hayden/Braydens.
Most of the Connies were/are Connie.
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