2006-12-05 03:54:30 · 17 answers · asked by I love dooneys 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
I believe it is an effort to be unique. I like somewhat unual names and hope my sons never have to work or be in class with a same name child.
But I don't like the names to be too off the wall, I dont want thier resume' to be tossed becuae they have a ridiculoous name that the CEO can't pronounce or take seriously. Let the child's personality be the main unique feature.
- gaila mother of Brenden, Trenten and Landren.
2006-12-05 03:59:34 · answer #1 · answered by G's Random Thoughts 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some people name their children after people, places, things, combine the parents' names, etc. I think the reasons behind naming a child what may be considered difficult to spell and pronounce is due to them wanting their child to be unique and for their name to be also. It's kind of like a password or special handshake--only you and select number of people know it, like friends and family, etc. So anyone that is close to you, knows your name (even they can't spell it sometimes), and what it means or where it came from!
Believe it or not there are names that have been around for ages that are pronounced incorrectly, just as are words, and it's simply due to reading too fast, illiteracy, or low reading levels.
2006-12-05 12:14:02 · answer #2 · answered by youngwahm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They want unique names. However, there's nothing unique or interesting about changing around the letters in a typical name--it just means that child will be spelling it out for the rest of his/her life. I believe people should either pick a unique name and spell it as expected (phonetically or culturally correct spelling) or forget about it. I have a unique name with a phonetically expected spelling and I'm still spelling it out but not as much as if my name were Kathiee or Madysen, lol.
2006-12-05 12:02:51 · answer #3 · answered by BeamMeUpMom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I often wonder this myself. I guess because they want to give their child a unique identify with a unique name or spelling? My kids have easy simple normal spelled names. I don't want them going their wholes lives correcting pronunciations and spellings of their names so I've kept it simple.
2006-12-05 12:10:03 · answer #4 · answered by october g 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's a bit of a vanity thing. They get to tell people the amazing name that they thought up for their child. I think that one of the MOST IMPORTANT things you can do for your child is to give them a nice name that they will be comfortable with. You can't prevent all problems that they will have, but you can spare them from having to go around with an overly complicated or overly "imaginative" name that won't create the personality that you want it to go to, it will only annoy them in the future if it doesn't really fit. For example, I knew a girl named Honesty, she really was anything but and I think that part of her problem was trying to live up to that ridiculous name.
2006-12-05 14:05:41 · answer #5 · answered by redzodd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.babiesonline.com/babynames/articles/weirdcelebritynames.asp
Try this site out. If you think you hear weird names, try having these. Personally, I think this is cruel and unusual punishment. I understand unique names like Skylar that some day will be trendy and catch on like other average names like John...but some names seem like the parent trying to be funny. Nicholas Cage calls his kid Kallel...come on...how unique is that? It's just mean.
2006-12-05 12:10:21 · answer #6 · answered by twar_chamila 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they are under the mistaken assumption that a unique name makes for a unique child, i guess. i also like the comment that making up something new makes them feel important. hee hee. i read a comment the other day, and the woman said her son was named eli, which was pronounced "alee". maybe you should ask her this question!
2006-12-05 12:05:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes they are from a different country and YOUR name is hard for them to pronounce.
2006-12-05 12:11:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOU KNOW I NEVER COULD UNDERSTAND THAT EITHER .THE KIDS SOME WANT TO CRY , AND THESE KIDS YOU CAN BET WILL END UP WITH NIC NAMES , AND MORE POWER TO THEM . I HAVE AN AUNT AND HER NAME IS WILLIE AND WHEN I WAS A KID I THOUGHT WHEN I FIRST MET HER SHE WAS GOING TO COME INTO THE ROOM LOOKING LIKE A MAN AND INSTEAD SHE WAS VERY MUCH WOMAN I FIGURED SOMEBODY REALLY MADE A MISTAKE . HER MOTHER AND FATHER WAS MOST PROBLEY LOOKING FOR A BOY , AND DID THEY GET FOOLED .
2006-12-05 12:10:09 · answer #9 · answered by janice a 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like them ghetto names that only make sense to the twisted mother who named her kid "Shithead" and claims it is pronounced "Shy-Thaid"?
I'm not kidding you, stupid stuff like that happens all the time.
What about giving a name like "Fifi" to a girl, which if you ask me is suitable for a poodle, not a human?
2006-12-05 12:10:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋