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you don't start them out by handicapping them with some stupid name that no one in the corporate world will take seriously. Someone named Shaniqua (often with an apostrophe) is not going to walk into a boardroom full of 50 year old men named Michael and Christopher and be taken seriously. Trying to be unique often makes you as a parent look trashy and immature and gives your kid a big hurdle to jump. A name like "Phoenix" or "Chanel" makes me think that their parents are likely the ones with the "tramp stamp" tattoo with their kids names scrawled across their lower back.
Judgemental? Sure, but your kid's name will be theirs forever. They may decide to be a hairdresser or a mechanic or they may try to run a Fortune 500 company.
[FONT="Arial"]Agreed! 100% Give a child a solid classic name. People underestimate the power of names. Teachers are also biased toward classic names. Sorry, but it's true. The kids with classic names get better grades...and eventually, better jobs.[/font]
These comments are so barbabic its basically like saying don't give your child a name that hints at their ethnic background because if people know their hispanic/cuban/haitian they won't give them a chance if you ask anyone who has any type of HR or managerial experience while an unusual name may cause you to do a doubletake you will think hmmm 3 of th ashely's i have hired havent been that great but that Candi works her butt off and actually look at their resumes before making a decision a businessperson who makes business decisions based on something as trivial as names is either wealthy by birth and just doesnt care or on their way into bankruptcy
And Coach Hayden Fox lol I warch too much television. I like the name Hayden; I wanted to name my daughter Peyton but she turned out to be a boy.
Isn't Peyton a boy's name though? Like, Peyton Manning. Maybe his is Payton though, I'm not sure.
In the list OP put up, I do like Phoenix (boy only), and Alisdar is neat. He could always be Al. Pilar is very Spanish sounding to me, which is fine if that is what you're going for-I pronounce it as peelaar. Fallon sounds like she should have feathered hair and shoulder pads
Growing up, my name was common (not so much anymore) and in school there was always a few of us in class. My name was a slightly different spelling that people mangle to this day.
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