what the deal is with people wanting to give their children extremely unusual names (like Rylic or Jazzlyn. I once taught a class in which I had a Jarobin, Kolynta, Kizzie, and Cladeeca), or take normal names and change the spelling (like Aimie or Schad or Ahnghye-that's "Angie")? Or celebrities who name their children things like "Moxie Crimefighter" or "Kal-el." When I worked in the layaway department of a retail store, I once had a customer with a SILENT Q in the middle of her name. Is it from some misguided sense of wanting their child to be different? Do they not realize these poor kids will be spending the rest of their lives spelling and/or pronouncing their names for people? Why inflict that on someone?? I just absolutely do NOT get it.
2006-12-23 06:34:21 · 23 answers · asked by ckmclements 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Baby Names
Just to be perfectly clear, I am not talking about Nigerian parents giving their children Nigerian names (or Italian parents, or Russian parents, or fill-in-the-blank nationality parents giving their children names that reflect their cultures) or giving names that reflect religious beliefs. I am not talking about unfortunate family names that get passed down (my superintendent in my high school was named Radius. He was the 4th. His son was the 5th. Unfortunate, but a family name nonetheless.) There are culturally based names, and then there are the "silent Q" type names. That's what I'm talking about, not just names from different cultures.
2006-12-23 06:54:45 · update #1
they are thinking more of themselves and what they like , maybe even attention seeking.. not thinking of the child..
2006-12-23 06:37:02 · answer #1 · answered by Mina222 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Some people give names that may have significance in other languages - you see that with a number of African-based names. Weird spellings - some used to just be language variants, like Lynda vs. Linda, but others are just plainly made up, like Jazzminh.
I knew a guy whose first name was "S". That was it. It didn't stand for anything, just "S". Everyone called him "S". To the best of my knowledge, that's as far as his parents got. Made life difficult convincing people about it when filling out forms though.
Can't help you with Moxie Crimefighter. As far as Kal-el, someone was reading too many comic books growing up.
2006-12-23 14:46:00 · answer #2 · answered by T J 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What seems unusual for you may be quite normal for someone else. The name could derive from something in their culture/ethnicity or family.. The name can also be from a special moment in the parent's lives or something or perhaps as the other poster suggested: attempting individualtity.
I see nothing wrong with uniques names as long as the child likes it. :) Moxie Crimefighter and Kal-el were a bit over the top but celebrities in general are.
I would like my girl to be named Indiana because that is the place where her father and I had a very special date :) While other people may judge me, I think its a sweet name. To each his own.
2006-12-23 14:44:59 · answer #3 · answered by G&E 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't and will never understand the reasoning behind making up names nor the usage of different culture names out side of the culture! Some people just do that I guess. I seen many people on here ask about names that i think they made themselves because they like a certain part of several different names and throw them together into one! DON"T DO THAT!
I so agree with you! There are so many nice, easy to understand names out there and so many not all that common. You have to think about how you child will be able to handle the name you give them.
2006-12-23 15:02:02 · answer #4 · answered by missjewl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't really know, and quite frankly I have been wondering that myself reading some of these postings. I think that people don't realize how stupid some of these names sound. And mostly I believe that people just want to name their kids something that will make others go "wow! I never heard that name before!". Maybe it's that they think of their child as "unique"? Regardless, I would not want to dump such "important" and silly names on a poor child! Childhood is hard enough, sometimes, trying to fit in and all, no need to add insult to injury!
2006-12-23 19:03:44 · answer #5 · answered by Valєηtiηa ☆ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I think that parents do this because they want to give their child a unique name that would totally fit them. It may mean something special that they think that you are going to grow up to be that kind of person. For example my name is Olamide Opeyemi Owoeye. I am Nigerian and my name OIamide means that "my joy, wealth,happiness and hope has come." I thought that it was an unusual name and then I thought about it and I was like wait a minute this name totally discribes me so what am I complaining about. So yeah you should ask you parents. They MUST have a perfectly good reason!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
2006-12-23 14:43:52 · answer #6 · answered by Olamide O 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know what you mean! I hate all the alternative spellings that parents choose to saddle their children, just for the sake of being different. I saw a mother's sig on another message board, where she gave her child a first name and middle name with a CH prefix and spelled it with X's (Xarlie = Charlie). It was hideous and she had to explain it all the time.
By the way, Kizziah (Kizzie) is a family name for my husband's father's side, it goes back seven generations.
2006-12-23 15:55:06 · answer #7 · answered by lynnguys 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I totally agree with you. The poor kid is going to have an inferiority complex with those wierd names. Unless he or she becomes a famous celebrity where people will know and be familiar with their unusual names. Some parents are too selfish. I named my first kid Joshua. Simple as that. If my 2nd kid is a girl, I will name her Christina. Ordinary names but they won't suffer what I have suffered. Yes... I too have an unusual name which sometimes I have to repeat myself, because they often mispronounced it or mispell it.
2006-12-23 14:48:25 · answer #8 · answered by Trixter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know what you mean.
I had the misfortune of being named something that some thirty years later would be used for a character in a primetime series.
and my sister's name is Jeanna(pronounced G-NA) my mom didn't want to spell it Gina because she thought people would call her GYNA like vagina. So i guess that's an excuse.
2006-12-23 22:08:11 · answer #9 · answered by addison 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These poor children will never find pencils or barrets with their names on them! I think it is stupid to go so far out of the way to make unusual spellings. Perhaps attention-seeking? With my four children I went with the standard names and the preferred spellings. That way it cuts everyone a break.
2006-12-23 14:45:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I agree w/ you on this one totally. My name is Carrey, which is a common enough name, except when you consider my mom spelled it differently than most. Usually you see Cari, Kari, Carrie, Kerry, or even Carry, but my mom threw in the 'e' and not even my grandparents spell it right.
2006-12-23 17:39:52 · answer #11 · answered by ksueditz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋