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Help[Opinions] Re: What do you think about giving your child a name that was more common in previous generations and less common now?
in reply to a message by Francisinfp5w4
I think this might actually be much less of an issue nowadays. There's so much more diversity in classrooms (where I am, at least).
My mom is a retired teacher, and she still substitutes often. Her class lists are seriously all over the place, they are incredible. There are so many different types of names being used. They look like this:
Tegan
Abdul Hamid
Margaret
Aisha
Peyton
Olufemi
Taissa
Caulder
Fred
Xiang
Willow
Kohana
Orlando
Noah
Which of those names looks like it doesn't belong? There's no real pattern, it's like a random assortment. It would be so much harder for a kid to feel out of place because of their name these days. Which is nice! My generation had no resilience. We thought names like Sophia and Abraham were freakishly hideous because we were raised on a strict diet of Jennifers and Jasons. But that's just not the case anymore, things are changing.
My mom is a retired teacher, and she still substitutes often. Her class lists are seriously all over the place, they are incredible. There are so many different types of names being used. They look like this:
Tegan
Abdul Hamid
Margaret
Aisha
Peyton
Olufemi
Taissa
Caulder
Fred
Xiang
Willow
Kohana
Orlando
Noah
Which of those names looks like it doesn't belong? There's no real pattern, it's like a random assortment. It would be so much harder for a kid to feel out of place because of their name these days. Which is nice! My generation had no resilience. We thought names like Sophia and Abraham were freakishly hideous because we were raised on a strict diet of Jennifers and Jasons. But that's just not the case anymore, things are changing.
