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I know someone who named their daughter Purity. Older sister is Nevaeh. What do you think?
I don't like the meaning of the name, but the sound is nice. *shrug*
**Starfish and coffee, maple syrup and jam/Butterscotch clouds, a tangerine, and a side order of ham**
I don't like the meaning of the name, but the sound is nice. *shrug*
**Starfish and coffee, maple syrup and jam/Butterscotch clouds, a tangerine, and a side order of ham**
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A bit creepy, with a bit of New England Puritan thrown in. Marginally better than Chastity I suppose.
Isn’t there a trashy romance book titled “Purity’s Passion”.
Isn’t there a trashy romance book titled “Purity’s Passion”.
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My time in pharmaceuticals is showing. New GP twins idea: Purity and Potency.
I don't think the connotations are worth saddling the child with.
I don't think the connotations are worth saddling the child with.
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That's unreasonable. We're only human!
Bother!
Bother!
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Ugh no
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At least it's better than Ytirup...
but that's about all I can say for it that's positive....
but that's about all I can say for it that's positive....
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Lol
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I like neither names.
Purity is virtually the same as Chastity: a weird virtue name that’s very tacky and... awkward, in a way, to saddle a child with. Plus, it doesn’t match with Nevaeh at all. Well, maybe their mutual tackiness matches?
I don’t go into detail as to why I hate Nevaeh, because you can probably guess.
Purity is virtually the same as Chastity: a weird virtue name that’s very tacky and... awkward, in a way, to saddle a child with. Plus, it doesn’t match with Nevaeh at all. Well, maybe their mutual tackiness matches?
I don’t go into detail as to why I hate Nevaeh, because you can probably guess.
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Oof, no
If I met a woman named Purity, I would assume her parents were afraid of or disgusted by female sexuality and sought to neuter their daughter. It's almost like preemptive slut shaming.
If I met a woman named Purity, I would assume her parents were afraid of or disgusted by female sexuality and sought to neuter their daughter. It's almost like preemptive slut shaming.
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They seem mismatched; like, I wouldn't expect somebody who actually places a high value on Purity to also use Heaven spelled backward as a name.
It doesn't even really call to mind the virtue of prity. It sounds likeeither a hypoallergenic laundry detergent, or else a laxative.
It doesn't even really call to mind the virtue of prity. It sounds likeeither a hypoallergenic laundry detergent, or else a laxative.
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Where I live, it's that ghastly babyfood mush in little bottles, which I bought for my first child until one day I licked the spoon, and decided I couldn't inflict that stuff on any sentient being.
As for little Purity, I'm relieved that she hasn't got a sister named Jezebel.
As for little Purity, I'm relieved that she hasn't got a sister named Jezebel.
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I don't like the sound of it.
Pyoo.
The meaning is nice abstractly... as a namey idea. Innocent, clean - spiritually.
But my primary and strongest association, on seeing the word Purity used as a name, is with the notion of supposed sexual "purity" that belongs to people with guilty sexual consciences, who frequently have an aggressive dread of the sexuality of others (usually females). So for that reason I get a creepy vibe. I'd have to know the people to really pass judgment, but that's my immediate reaction to seeing it used as a name for a baby. Of either sex but esp. a girl.
Neveah is eh, alright. I like it fine as a real person's name, it works fine, sounds namey, isn't worse than any other invented name.
Abstractly I don't like the idea of "heaven" as a baby-name. I don't get how that is namey. It isn't as creepy as Purity though.
Pyoo.
The meaning is nice abstractly... as a namey idea. Innocent, clean - spiritually.
But my primary and strongest association, on seeing the word Purity used as a name, is with the notion of supposed sexual "purity" that belongs to people with guilty sexual consciences, who frequently have an aggressive dread of the sexuality of others (usually females). So for that reason I get a creepy vibe. I'd have to know the people to really pass judgment, but that's my immediate reaction to seeing it used as a name for a baby. Of either sex but esp. a girl.
Neveah is eh, alright. I like it fine as a real person's name, it works fine, sounds namey, isn't worse than any other invented name.
Abstractly I don't like the idea of "heaven" as a baby-name. I don't get how that is namey. It isn't as creepy as Purity though.
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Would it make any difference if you knew the parents were Laotian?
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Not massively since I’m guessing they’re in the US? Those aren’t traditional Laotian names that I’m aware of.
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Still not enough info to judge.
I guess I would think maybe it's less likely they'd be aware of, or care about, stereotypes like mine? than if they were white Americans.
But I already am not assuming I know anything about why they chose the names. It's just my own association.
I guess I would think maybe it's less likely they'd be aware of, or care about, stereotypes like mine? than if they were white Americans.
But I already am not assuming I know anything about why they chose the names. It's just my own association.
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Can't speak for Mirfak, but ...
... if they know enough English to knowingly select Nevaeh and Purity for their children, I think I'd be inclined to assume that they knew what they were doing. This does not mean that I like either of the names they chose, but why should I? No doubt they wouldn't like my kids' names either.
I taught two Chinese brothers once who had recently arrived in South Africa from, I think, Hong Kong or maybe Sinagapore, where they'd learnt some English at school. One took the English name of Joe, which he said sounded like his Chinese name - probably Chou I suppose. The other, a remarkably good-looking boy, called himself Fen, which had the kind of glamorous teenage angsty vibe I associate with Heathcliff; when I asked him, he said he'd just flipped through his dictionary looking for a one-syllable name that started with F, and liked the look of Fen. I did consider the consequences if he'd kept looking until he encountered another F word, and was glad that he hadn't, because as his English teacher it would have been my task to explain why that was a bad idea.
... if they know enough English to knowingly select Nevaeh and Purity for their children, I think I'd be inclined to assume that they knew what they were doing. This does not mean that I like either of the names they chose, but why should I? No doubt they wouldn't like my kids' names either.
I taught two Chinese brothers once who had recently arrived in South Africa from, I think, Hong Kong or maybe Sinagapore, where they'd learnt some English at school. One took the English name of Joe, which he said sounded like his Chinese name - probably Chou I suppose. The other, a remarkably good-looking boy, called himself Fen, which had the kind of glamorous teenage angsty vibe I associate with Heathcliff; when I asked him, he said he'd just flipped through his dictionary looking for a one-syllable name that started with F, and liked the look of Fen. I did consider the consequences if he'd kept looking until he encountered another F word, and was glad that he hadn't, because as his English teacher it would have been my task to explain why that was a bad idea.
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My case was different because I taught Chinese students in China, but some of the names they picked were pretty random to say the least. I’ve had Pineapple, Unicorn and a male Susan. A girl my colleague taught called herself Boring because her Chinese name was Bao Ling (so my colleague just called her that). The one student I forced to change names was Fish. I might have been stricter if I were outside of China, or preparing students to go abroad, but since it wasn’t the case I decided this wasn’t a hill I was going to die on.
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haha thanks for the laugh, Anne!
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This sends a terrible message. I feel the same about Chastity.
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I agree the sounds of both names are nice, but I'm not too crazy about either one.
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I agree. The sound is nice, the concept is awful. Such an awful idea to name a girl Purity.
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Not a fantastic concept to settle a daughter with.
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I think it's bad
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