Positives: If ends up being cool he will have the sweetest name of all time. ( "Let's go get Lucky!")
Negatives: If he is uncool people will be like "Weird kid, weird name".
2007-01-19 15:59:27 · 42 answers · asked by goiowa6 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Baby Names
Iv'e never heard it used as a name, but I like it! It's really cool! All these other people are just narrow-minded. I think that if you want to name him Lucky, then do it. I really don't think he'll be made fun of for his name-I've heard stranger names than that.
2007-01-19 18:38:22 · answer #1 · answered by zomplexi 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I find the name "Lucky" to be too pet-like to bestow on a human. Did you know there is a high correlation of people with odd names to doing poorly in school and in the workplace? They also tend to come from lower socio-economic classes (source below), even if celebritites do it all the time.
Can you imagine the irony of being the kid at the bottom of the class rank and being named Lucky? What if he gets stuck in a dead-end career path?
If you'd like to name him something that conveys the same meaning as "lucky," why not search for names by meaning and find something with a non-negative connotation. I listed a site below where you can do that. Some of the names it pulled up that mean lucky were odd, but you can always enter synonyms in too.
These came up for "lucky."
AYMAN m Arabic
FATMIR m Albanian
FAUSTUS m Ancient Roman
FELIX m English, German, Romanian, Ancient Roman, Biblical
KICHIRO m Japanese
LAKSHMAN m Indian
MAS'UD m Arabic
MUS'AD m Arabic
SA'DI m Arabic
SA'ID m Arabic
SAMNANG m & f Khmer
SHANKARA m Indian
SZCZĘSNY m Polish
These came up for "blessed."
ASHER m Biblical, Jewish
AYMAN m Arabic
BARUCH m Biblical, Jewish
BENEDICT m English
CARWYN m Welsh
CLEDWYN m Welsh
DELWYN m & f Welsh
DILWYN m Welsh
EADWIG m Anglo-Saxon
EDGAR m English, French
EDMUND m English, German, Polish
EDRIC m English
EDWARD m English, Polish
EDWIN m English
FORTUNATO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
GWENAËL m French, Breton
GWENNEG m Breton
GWYN m Welsh
GWYNEDD f & m Welsh
GWYNFOR m Welsh
HEDDWYN m Welsh
HELGE m Scandinavian, German
KIBWE m African
MACARIO m Spanish
SELIG m Yiddish
SVYATOPOLK m Russian
SVYATOSLAV m Russian
ŚWIĘTOMIERZ m Polish
WYN m Welsh
http://www.behindthename.com/
2007-01-20 03:52:18 · answer #2 · answered by you_likea_the_sauce 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you name him Luke and you can call him Lucky at home? As he gets older, if he likes to be called Lucky, he'll have his friends call him that. But if he hates it, you find out soon enough. I can hear the teasing now--Yucky Lucky, Sucky Lucky, and the list goes on and on...
I see why you like Lucky for all the happy and positive images it brings to mind but he's your son and you adore him. To the other kids, he'll just be any other kid but with a 'different' name. Most kids don't do well with anything 'different'. Liking to be unique, including your name, comes later in life.
2007-01-20 04:02:21 · answer #3 · answered by ClicketyClack 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure!
If you're calling your puppy! For the sake of your child's well-being DONT DO IT!!
Name him Luke, it's close to Lucky but at lease you won't make his school life a living hell!
P.S. don't even use the name (Lucky) as a pet name for him, it's weird...
2007-01-20 04:21:20 · answer #4 · answered by Harp 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry but i think with a name like Lucky u r giving ur son a reason to be picked on at school.
2007-01-21 10:35:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No way. Consider people's reaction when he's an adult. Can you imagine someone's first impression after seeing that name on a resume'?
Would you go to a doctor or an attorney named "Lucky?"
2007-01-20 03:06:59 · answer #6 · answered by figment_usa 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Honestly kids are too mean for that name if u want a unique name try using at as a middle name or something just dont do it to ur child for a first name
2007-01-19 17:24:21 · answer #7 · answered by seb 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO NO NO and finally NO! Come on,Lucky? Its like somthing you'd name a dog. This is a REAL person whos going to have to live with this terrible name. I think people have gone wayyyy to far with all these "unique" names. Most of them sound absolutely rediculous. Like naming your kid Madison but spelling it Madyson or somthing. It just SCREAMSSSS ignorance!!!
2007-01-20 04:57:31 · answer #8 · answered by lovebug512 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your right. If he's not popular, it could backfire. But still, you could use it for a nickname.
BTW-I used to know a guy named Lucky. Worked with him at a pizza place. Not sure if its his real name. I had no opinion of him either way, not hot, but not weird. I always remembered his name easily.
2007-01-20 01:28:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had a cat named Lucky once. But I wouldn't name my child Lucky. Maybe you could use Lucky as a nick name.
2007-01-19 16:11:15 · answer #10 · answered by Mom Of 2 Princesses 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋