What is the deal with parents naming their children wierd names or spelling a simple name wierd?

Question

I read that there are now kids named Harry Potter, Gandolf, Adidas, and Reebok. . . Oh and Apple.

I'm sorry but that's not being unique or individualistic, it's a permanent punishment for your kids!

Why?

Answer 1

Well the most common names are so boring, it is no wonder that parents are naming their kids those kind of names. Besides, the kids can always change their name when their older, that is if they want to change it. The weird name could ultimately shift their personality.

Answer 2

I am an older adult. My parents gave me a name that I never heard another named that until I went overseas. My family has been here since the 1600s so it wasn't something they they brought from the old country. I have had to spell the darn thing a million times. It is misprounced more than not. I turn around and look if I even think someone might be trying to call me. Any nick name dirived from it sounds cutsie ie cece. I spend time explaining where my name came from. I have also worked with small children and have seen some names that parents should be charged with child abuse. King, Queen, Princess, Sir, and other names that are spelled so wrong that one can only assume that the parent never attended school. Parents need to think that this is the name that the child will go out into the world with. One they will be know as in the business community. I would have trouble taking someone named Pinkie seriously. At least I can say my name is spelled correctly and is common in a country even if it is not my country. My parents could tell my sibilings who they were named after. They were all named after some family member but mine was never explained. As a small child it is hard to understand why I wasn't. There have been interesting theories though. Just as it is difficult to say what a cute baby when the little thing is not especially cute it is hard to come up with a suitable response when someone tells you their childs name and it is just plain foolish.

Answer 3

Gosh ... could you imagine screaming gandolf get your butt back here now you would die on the spot .... I called my daughter aimee and it is so frustrating as everyone spells her name wrong i can see where you are coming from i am just so glad i had the common sense to not be sooo unique with her name .. feel sorry for the kid named harry potter

Answer 4

I think a lot of parents don't look into the future when naming their kids. A kid named Harry Potter is "cute" when the kid is under the age of 12. But what about when he grows up and is applying for a job? The name on his resume is going to be HARRY POTTER. An employer is going to look at that and either laugh or think its a joke.
Parents need to grow up, stop looking at Hollywood for these "ideas" and realize that a name means a lot in today's society. People make judgements on people based on names. Someone named Hennessey isn't going to be taken as seriously as someone named Sarah or even something unique like MacKenzie. Hennessey is the name of a drink, not a kid people!

Answer 5

Personally, I think naming your kid John or Sarah is punishment. How plain!

I have a very unusual name, and I have to correct people all the time, but the compliments I get when people DO hear my name are quite nice.

Now, some names (like Reebok) are silly, but I don't know that it's really permanent punishment. Some people may think, "Wow, your parents were screwed up, but that's kinda cool. Maybe Reebok will give you money!" (I don't know. I'm reaching.)

I knew a girl named Leaf, and her sister's name was Meadow. We always thought it was weird, but the older we got, the more I liked it. It really described her personality.

All of that said . . . you should listen to Lewis Black's rant about people naming their kids screwed up things. :)

Answer 6

I have no idea. I named my daughter Danielle, classic and sweet. She doesn't have to have a crazy name to be unique, she has a normal name and has an absolutely magnetic personality! I think some people just want to make their kids stand out or something, I think that should be left up to the kids' personalities! I chose a family name and I think that makes it even more special and will give her a sense of belonging and family history for the rest of her life! :) but that's just me I guess; to each their own!

Answer 7

I know what you mean. My sister in law spelled her daughters name in a stupid way. Can't tell you cause if it's seen she'll wig. But now she bchs that nobody spells it right. Well dah! If you would have spelled it right to begin with you wouldn't have to spend the rest of your life correcting the world and crabbing about it like we are the stupid ones and you are the only one sane. I can't stand it. She makes major family wars out of it. It's not our fault she's a ditz. If my mom ever did that to me I would have come up with some off the wall name to call her instead of mom. Trust me. I'm mad enough that my grandson was named after his father, and grandfather and great grandfather. Hell. I gave him a nic name and it stuck. Too bad for all of them. Imagine calling the name and 4 different people say what? Forget that. People need to wise up. They make a game of everything anymore. It's sickening.

Answer 8

This is what movie stars seem to do now. Some are ok and passable, but others I would draw the line at. Some are just too weird for my liking, but on the other hand, I wouldn't like a boring old typical name that everyone else has either. I think a bit of difference but not too weird is the happy medium here.

Answer 9

Jason Lee named his son "Pilot Inspektor". Gwyneth Paltrow named her daughter "Apple Blythe Alison Martin". Penn Jilette named his children "Zolten Penn Jillette" and "Moxie Crimefighter Jilette".

It's an odd mentality that some people get, where they believe they're doing the child "a favor" by giving them some name that will make them "unique and exotic". What does "unique and exotic" equate to with other children? Someone to beat up and make fun of.

It really has nothing to do with the kid. It has to do with the parents trying to label their children in such a way that it makes the parent appear "unique and exotic", when it really just makes them look dumb and cruel.

Parents need to stop looking at their kids as "fashion accessories".

Answer 10

i'm not sure what's going on with the current name trend, but i think that over the next few years, children who have names like jessica and ashley are going actually have the very rare names and names like Mackenzie and madison are going to be the really popular names, so i guess all that searching for a unique name will have backfired!