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I think there are two kinds of parents. Parents who name their kids names that they think will make them fit in, and be accepted, and that you can picture that name on a bank president plaque.
There are other parents who name their kids names they hope no one will ever name their child, and their child will feel unique and different and special.
I think there are two kinds of parents. Parents who name their kids names that they think will make them fit in, and be accepted, and that you can picture that name on a bank president plaque.
There are other parents who name their kids names they hope no one will ever name their child, and their child will feel unique and different and special.
"Fit in and be accepted" and "picture as a bank president" are certainly two very different things.
A child of today named Jaxon, MaKenzie, Kayden or Aubree is going to fit right in, but are those names presidential?
There are a lot more than two kinds of parents, when it comes to names.
There are traditional namers who prefer names that have been used for hundreds if not thousands of years, and the more common the better. (John, Sarah).
There are traditional namers who would like to find something more unusual. They go through their family tree and pick names that they think are quaint and not used much any more, not realizing that thousands of other couples are also going through their family trees. (Henry, Charlotte).
There are trendy namers who want a name that sounds cool and contemporary, but has a tenuous link to tradition. (Elijah, Ava).
There are trendy namers who want a name that sounds cool and contemporary, and don't care a bit about tradition. (Braylon, Brooklyn)
There are parents who simply name the child after a parent or grandparent or relative, with no concern at all about fashion or the lack thereof. (Gary, Janice)
"Fit in and be accepted" and "picture as a bank president" are certainly two very different things.
A child of today named Jaxon, MaKenzie, Kayden or Aubree is going to fit right in, but are those names presidential?
In 30-40 years, perhaps they will be? We just think of them as trendy/kid names now, because they're newer-style names... but I'm sure there were people who thought Karen and Jennifer weren't "bank president" names, and now they're pretty common for women in professional jobs.
That being said, I kinda hate all of those names you mentioned. But to each their own, I guess.
I met someone once who named their kid Destiny, because she made some hyped up excuse about how she was blessed and it was some sort of magic/serendipity that she had her. I said something along the lines of no, you just banged some random dude on a one night stand and got pregnant, and not even know who the guy is. Nothing magical or godly about it.
Had a buddy, last name Major, when I was in the service. Tough name for an enlisted guy!
My SO has an uncle named Major. After I first met him, I asked if it was a nickname. It's not. His other 2 uncles and his dad have common names that you would expect from a 60-70 year old man, so I'm not really sure where Major came from.
I'm not sure if he was ever in the armed forced, but considering his age he probaly was. It does sound weird to be enlisted as Major "Smith".
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Originally Posted by AJ1957
Ariana (F) ok name
Emily (F) ok but so common DIXIE(F) are you KIDDING ME?? Nope her REAL NAME is DIXIE not a nickname
Willow(F) ok but hippy-ish to me
I don't see anything wrong with any of those names.
Let's debate one of my pet peeves: Why do so many US parents give their children unconventional names? I've actually known of kids named Honey (who does NOT live up to the name BTW), Beautiful, Love and Messiah! I know parents want to give their child a special, cutesy name but don't these parents realize that these names could hinder their child when they try to locate a job as an adult (not to mention the teasing and taunting that's likely to occur in school)? Just picture Beautiful as an adult introducing herself to a recruiter: "Hi, I'm Beautiful." Do you think that she will be taken seriously when she is out looking for work? Couldn't the parents just give their children nicknames instead of making these names unconventional names official?
Please let's just focus on unconventional names and not make this about ethnic names as I do not want this to be another thread about race issues. Thank you.
We named our daughter Erinn, a nice normal name. When Erinn was 13 she had her name changed to Aeryne, pronounced the same as Erinn. We didn't mind and it is a bit unique. Occasionally it gets mis-pronounced as A-Ryne.
One of my daughters is 8wks pregnant with her third and STERLING shall be its name whether male or female. I LOVE the name so much.
Worst named children I have PERSONALLY (not seen on tv/heard of somewhere) known were a sib set of four (Caucasian middle class family from Ohio):
ShyAnne (F) and she was tall skinny homely and awkward which made her unfortunate name even sadder D'Quota (pronounced Dakota) (M) C'era (pronounced Sierra) (F) Miriam (F)
Second place, another sib set, (redneck druggie parents from NC), three kids named OK names:
Ariana (F) ok name
Emily (F) ok but so common DIXIE(F) are you KIDDING ME?? Nope her REAL NAME is DIXIE not a nickname
Willow(F) ok but hippy-ish to me
I used to know 2 ladies named Dixie. And they knew each other, but not related to each other. And these ladies lived in the St. Louis, MO metro area. Not in the south.
Parents get to name their kids. I agree that many of the names are stupid and cumbersome and otherwise foolish, but that’s the way it goes.
I especially have trouble with made up certain ethnic names. I can never remember them, because there’s nothing in my brain to “hang” them on. It must be a burden to have a name that nobody can EVER remember. I tutor some second grade kids with these names and I always have them write it down for me right away, so I’ll have it right.
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