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I was gonna say, oh pshaw, I bet she'll love 'em when they turn out to be mere humans anyway. Hehe. I hope she gives them other choices about what they are, though.
If I met a man named Beowulf I'd figure, I know about his mother's pride in how "literary" she is. I don't think it's too awful, but it's not "extraordinary" so much as it is geeky. If I met a woman named Lux I'd think of "deluxe" (vaguely pornstarry) and probably figure her parents are young and into rockabilly. Or that it's a pseud. And there's the unfortunate soundalikes. Amadeus is just plain the incorrect gender *sigh*.
If I met a man named Beowulf I'd figure, I know about his mother's pride in how "literary" she is. I don't think it's too awful, but it's not "extraordinary" so much as it is geeky. If I met a woman named Lux I'd think of "deluxe" (vaguely pornstarry) and probably figure her parents are young and into rockabilly. Or that it's a pseud. And there's the unfortunate soundalikes. Amadeus is just plain the incorrect gender *sigh*.
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It is an unfounded assumption that they will have a "jumpstart on awesomeness" because of their names, and a poor reason for giving such names to begin with.
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I must agree.
I don't mind parents who choose bold names for their children, even names that I wouldn't ordinarily like, but to try and correlate names with childrens' awesomeness is assuming and...kind of lame.
A name can certainly be awesome, but I don't think it gives an individual extraordinary characteristics. Little Kaitlyns, Brandons, Madisons, and Jacobs can certainly be awesome, as well. I don't think those names (meaning the aforementioned names) are all that earth-shattering (my own opinion), but their names aren't going to decide what kind of little people they're going to be inside and out.
I know of people who name their children after literary heroes, composers, authors, presidents, etc., in hopes their child would take on some of the qualities said hero possessed that made the parent want to name their child after him/her in the first place. But in naming a child Albert Einstein, for example, I don't think the parents thought the child would really grow up to be as brilliant as the namesake. (Though, it would be great if he/she did!)
I will concede that names can be inspirational to children, but they don't guarantee a life of awesomeness.
I also don't think the comments here were that nasty. If you want nasty, go over to BNaBBT and post the names and ask for opinions. They're not shy at all.
I don't mind parents who choose bold names for their children, even names that I wouldn't ordinarily like, but to try and correlate names with childrens' awesomeness is assuming and...kind of lame.
A name can certainly be awesome, but I don't think it gives an individual extraordinary characteristics. Little Kaitlyns, Brandons, Madisons, and Jacobs can certainly be awesome, as well. I don't think those names (meaning the aforementioned names) are all that earth-shattering (my own opinion), but their names aren't going to decide what kind of little people they're going to be inside and out.
I know of people who name their children after literary heroes, composers, authors, presidents, etc., in hopes their child would take on some of the qualities said hero possessed that made the parent want to name their child after him/her in the first place. But in naming a child Albert Einstein, for example, I don't think the parents thought the child would really grow up to be as brilliant as the namesake. (Though, it would be great if he/she did!)
I will concede that names can be inspirational to children, but they don't guarantee a life of awesomeness.
I also don't think the comments here were that nasty. If you want nasty, go over to BNaBBT and post the names and ask for opinions. They're not shy at all.
This message was edited 6/6/2008, 7:09 AM
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