Doesnt it seem like EVERYONE is now having uncommon names or unusual spellings? Everyone critiques them saying things like "your kid will hate you" but isnt everyone like that now, so that nobody will be so unusual anymore? Arent names like Tyler and Anne and Amy going to be outdated like Phyllis would be today? Plus when i grew up, the kids with the "cool" names were usually the "cool" kids. Does anybody else feel like we are coming to this in society?
2007-06-27 19:37:55 · 10 answers · asked by amy 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Baby Names
I guess what i'm saying is that in 20 years, doesnt it seem like names we wouldnt find professional now (like Aleksys) might become more professional and acceptable, since everyones doing it?
2007-06-27 19:59:02 · update #1
i sure do. i just posted a question about what people thought of the name dezarayh, and some guy answered back that it was not numerologicaly correct or some b.s like that i just asked if it was pretty or not. it was not an issue to criticize.
2007-06-27 19:59:18 · answer #1 · answered by im loving life! 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am 34, and I was the ONLY kid in school who had a name my mom made up.
No I don't hate her. I love my name. HOWEVER, I am in a profession where I meet new people every day, and at least one person a day asks for clarification on my name, and why it's spelled the way it's spelled.
Julia Roberts named her kid Hazel... not a very common name anymore. Definitely old fashioned, and kinda ugly sounding. But after a while it sounds cute. Have some friends that named their little girl Helen, and she looks like a Helen.
I think some of the old stuff will be new again. But if you look back 500 yrs, there were completely different names. Take Boadicea for example... a Scottish Queens name, pronounced Boo Dih Kuh. Who would name their kid that these days? No one, it's definitely out!
2007-06-27 19:51:07 · answer #2 · answered by zeebarista 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm 35 years young and remember the kids that were "cool" all had normal names like Jennifer, Kimberly, Jason and Mike. IMO, kids are still kids, and will be cruel no matter how "common" or "uncommon" a name is. And todays young professionals will still look at someoone with a strangely spelled name and wonder about taking them seriously.
2007-06-27 21:40:10 · answer #3 · answered by BoomerFamily 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree that many people are getting creative with names and updating spellings of classics. I must say though that I have an unusual name and most people can't pronounce it. I have found it to be a burden always having to teach people how to say my name. This is a fad for this season who knows wha t the next trend will be.
2007-06-27 19:44:18 · answer #4 · answered by c r 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Names seen to go through cycles.
Lately girl names are Lilly Rose Kayla
Boys Henry Jax Aiden
the real old names from my grandpanents day might come around again eventually ( I am 57 yrs ols)
Martha
Elsie
Amillia
Ester
Ruth
Agnes
Matilda
Clarice
Irene
Doris
Delouis
Louise
Debra aka Debby
Susan
Claudia
Claris
Lorry
Wilma
Hilder
Wallas
Clarence
Walter
Henry
Harvy
Ervin
Keith
Gary
Einor
Wilbur
Elmer
Harlod
Evan
Robert
Herman
George
Harry
Henry
Alden
Arden
Dick
Richard
Rick
Elven
2007-06-27 21:03:26 · answer #5 · answered by clcalifornia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am an Indian numerologist and astrologer......
EVOLUTION is one unstopabble thing on earth.....
Naming is no exception.....
If there is no EVOLUTION in naming, then there would be a million CAESARs, a billion SMITHs, and a trillion JOHNs..
The ultimate purpose of a name is to identify a person...
By using same old names,we can never identify a person...
So modern names r good for society....but names considered cool depend on the specific locality.
Ex:"Leonardo" may be considered a cool name in U.S.
But it is the same old name in Spain...
2007-06-27 19:46:22 · answer #6 · answered by sriram r(18yrs and young) 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Some uncommon names are nice. Others are just plain weird or are spelled weird.
2007-06-28 02:15:26 · answer #7 · answered by Fast boy + sexy boy + doglover 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep,I agree...Once the trend starts its never ending so it will be acceptable eventually,just as in our pasts..good point chick!=)
2007-06-28 00:15:05 · answer #8 · answered by *toona* 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Darth.
It was more popular in the late 70s, but you really don't see it much anymore.
2007-06-27 19:45:44 · answer #9 · answered by Jim T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good point-I agree
2007-06-27 19:44:21 · answer #10 · answered by 2littleboys 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋