Why do people hate unconventional names for children?

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genjiZERO

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Angelus Errare said:
Personally if I had a kid, I'd love them too much to give them a fucked up name that hurts them more than it helps because I want them to be "unique".

These dumb names speak more to the parent than the kids.

"Oh hey my daughter is named 'Daenerys Khaleesi Smith' such unique!"

Not really, your daughter name to most people can't be pronounced unless their GOT fans and her resume gets trashed at a greater rate. She also gets teased at school constantly with people asking her where are her dragons... Congrats on making getting employed that much harder for her. But hey, you finally got Khaleesi as your daughter like you always wanted ever since you started watching GoT. =\
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Also shows that her parents don't read because the only people who call Dany "Khaleessi" are people who haven't read the books.

/snobbery
 
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sqwarlock

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If I wasn't so afraid of the stigma, I'd love to name a future daughter Rinoa. It's such a lovely name, but once people find out it's from a game it'd probably not go well.
 
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The Beard said:
The parent has a responsibility to not make bad decisions for their child. Naming your kid "Punch" or "Roundhouse" is a bad decision. Naming your kid Sairwra (pronounced Sara) is also dumb because it leads to a lifetime of correcting people and spelling your name for people on a regular basis.
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Yep, I don't get all the corruptions of names with identical pronunciations (Jaxxon, et al.) Just name the damn kid the way everyone's going to think it's spelled and be done with it. It doesn't make you clever, what's the point of doing it?
 
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nel e nel

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One I recently was told was a couple whose last name is Knight, and they named their son Noble.

His middle name is Jedi.

I am not lying.
 
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Zen_Arcade

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Infinite said:
The solution is to let children name themselves.
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Couldn't be any worse then the attempts some of these parents are making. Naming your kid Punch sounds like you just named your kid after the first word that fell out of his mouth anyway. I don't see how actually letting the kid name himself would end up any worse.
 
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ZeroX03

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bigkrev said:
Most of those names you listed under "Names we accept" sound like stripper names.

Also, as someone who has sorted through stacks of resumes before cutting down candidates, if i'm deciding between 2 people with nearly identical resumes, but one is named "Sarah" and the other is named "Candy", i'm cutting Candy and saving Sarah.
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Isn't this a very similar practice to the racial bias in hiring where employers tend to gravitate toward the whitest sound name? This isn't a good practice to follow.
 
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Aiustis

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Because human nature dictates that those who don't conform must be ostracized. That includes names that don't conform.
 
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deadlast

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We named all of kids in way that their names flowed. The middle names were family names, so the first and middle name had to flow off of the tongue. We ended up with all common names. And one of our kids had the top boy's name for that year. Mind you that we didn't look at naming books or websites.

I have an uncommon name. Having an uncommon name is not that hard, unless it's hard to pronounce. It's irritating when people can't pronounce it.
 
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deadlast said:
We named all of kids in way that their names flowed. The middle names were family names, so the first and middle name had to flow off of the tongue. We ended up with all common names. And one of our kids had the top boy's name for that year. Mind you that we didn't look at naming books or websites.

I have an uncommon name. Having an uncommon name is not that hard, unless it's hard to pronounce. It's irritating when people can't pronounce it.
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Agreed. I just like names that flow together. I also have a unique name and have never felt like it hurt me. It was only mildly irritating when someone messed it up. If anything, it has served as a good icebreaker.
 
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Blargonaut

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Alx said:
Actually it's the name of a car because Benz's daughter was named Mercedes. ;)

For me, Kinoue works, Ellefane is too close to "elephant" (so no), and not sure about Direnna.
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theusedversion said:
Personally, I like the way Ellefane sounds when you say it but dislike the word when looking at it. If that makes any sense. Also, I keep thinking of Cellophane.
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Thanks! So,

Ellefane = plastic elephant

Kinoue isn't too bad? (I know Inoue already exists, but I thought adding a K to the front for some extra vocal punch would round it out more for a possible first name)

Direnna, not sure...?


I don't think there's anything wrong with having an unconventional name, IMO names in general anyway, whether unconventional or not, should be critiqued based on how well they gel with the rest of your name in overall meaning, also taking into account the flow when spoken or read; but, there's a really really really fine line between absurd and respectable that's too easy to cross.

deadlast said:
We named all of kids in way that their names flowed. The middle names were family names, so the first and middle name had to flow off of the tongue. We ended up with all common names. And one of our kids had the top boy's name for that year. Mind you that we didn't look at naming books or websites.

I have an uncommon name. Having an uncommon name is not that hard, unless it's hard to pronounce. It's irritating when people can't pronounce it.
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Yep, I think that's the best way naming should go :eek:
 
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Takuan

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It's a strange thing. I find it weird when my Asian friends name their kids Mallory, Austin, Mackenzie, and others that I'd normally associate with Waspy types, but aside from being uncommon they're no different from any ethnic person with a legal English name (this includes myself). Maybe it's some deep-rooted 'cism.
 
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Zuhzuhzombie!!

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I don't hate unconventional names. Me and the wife are currently thinking of using Zoya or Pree if we have a baby girl.

I just hate stupid suburban ways of spelling names. Like Ashleigh.
 
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DigitalRicket

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I have a very unique name. So unique I've never met a single person in my life with my name. That being said, I was made fun of my entire life. So ever since I turned 18 I used my middle name since it's a normal name and I get more respect that way.
 
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Blargonaut

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DigitalRicket said:
I have a very unique name. So unique I've never met a single person in my life with my name. That being said, I was made fun of my entire life. So ever since I turned 18 I used my middle name since it's a normal name and I get more respect that way.
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wut

You can't post this and not tell us now

What is it? :eek:
 
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Africanus

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Aaron Strife said:
I don't like my name because no one - ever - can successfully pronounce it.

It's "Bryn." Everyone says Bryan. If I'm wearing a nametag at work I just smile and nod but a part of me dies inside every time. I've thought about changing it before because as minor as it is it bugs the hell out of me.

With that in mind if I have a son I'm naming him Dave or something.
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Can you give me a phonetic spelling because I'm thinking internally "burn".
 
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Prinz Eugn said:
Yeah, that seems to be more disruptive than just having an unusual name no one would presume how to spell, and shows even less creativity on the part of the parents. Want to be unique, but aren't brave enough to find something actually special? Substitute some Y's in there, or whatever (sorry, Arryns of the world).
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My name is Korey.

Oh god my life is such a mess because everyone can't spell my name.

You learn to live with it. I correct people occasionally, when it matters, but I don't care. I actually like having a unique spelling of a name because when I run into another person with it, it's a cool feeling. Oddly enough in elementary school there was another Korey, we became good friends for a while.

I'm kooler than you.
 
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Crumpet Trumpet

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Concern trolling. A socially acceptable way to judge others-- but think of the children!, etc.

Meanwhile, being a fan of the video game series Final Fantasy will also get you mercilessly bullied (and for good reason) but I don't see any nerds here clamoring for its removal from the marketplace!
 
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Ol No Bones

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Crumpet Trumpet said:
Concern trolling. A socially acceptable way to judge others-- but think of the children!, etc.

Meanwhile, being a fan of the video game series Final Fantasy will also get you mercilessly bullied (and for good reason) but I don't see any nerds here clamoring for its removal from the marketplace!
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Final Fantasy got you bullied? I'm so sorry.
 
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gutter_trash

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Spiritreaver said:
My name is Korey.

Oh god my life is such a mess because everyone can't spell my name.

You learn to live with it. I correct people occasionally, when it matters, but I don't care. I actually like having a unique spelling of a name because when I run into another person with it, it's a cool feeling. Oddly enough in elementary school there was another Korey, we became good friends for a while.

I'm kooler than you.
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Is your last name North?
 
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Parmadillo Marshmallow

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My mom worked at an orphanage in Honduras for a year, and most of the kids (mostly boys I think) were named after car parts: ie spark plug, tire, motor, etc.

Literally, car parts.

She also said the country is plagued by glue sniffing, possibly explaining the crazy.
 
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Aiustis

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Spiritreaver said:
My name is Korey.

Oh god my life is such a mess because everyone can't spell my name.

You learn to live with it. I correct people occasionally, when it matters, but I don't care. I actually like having a unique spelling of a name because when I run into another person with it, it's a cool feeling. Oddly enough in elementary school there was another Korey, we became good friends for a while.

I'm kooler than you.
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I knew a Korey; I love that name.
 
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I named my kids pretty traditional names I guess.

I did fight very hard for one of them to get Danger as a middle name because the other two had my father and my wife fathers first name for their middle name. Alas, I lost that battle.

air jordans for dogs said:
Naming your kid after some recent TV or movie character is probably the lamest option
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One of my kids is Nathaniel after Nate Fisher. One of my kids is Gabriel after Gabriel Knight.
 
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pulga

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Parmadillo Marshmallow said:
My mom worked at an orphanage in Honduras for a year, and most of the kids (mostly boys I think) were named after car parts: ie spark plug, tire, motor, etc.

Literally, car parts.

She also said the country is plagued by glue sniffing, possibly explaining the crazy.
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Honduran here, and my mind is full of fuck. I've never met anyone named after a car part, but then again, unfortunately, I don't frequent orphanages that much.

I did have a housekeeper once who had a kid named "Usnavi".

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and that last part is incredibly offensive, Honduras' social issues are due to much more than such a stupid, uneducated hypothesis. For one, the drug trade from South America to North America has completely fucked this country in the asshole, but that's a discussion for another thread.
 
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