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Help[Opinions] Re: Joy
in reply to a message by vigdis
Yeah, I've heard people say this about names like Joy, Melody, Felicity, etc, and I think it's just silly. It's a name, no one is going to care if a Joy has depression, or if a Melody can't sing. Most people don't care about name meanings, in the first place.
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I will say that I often complained about being an ADHD kid named Haven, but I never liked my name to begin with.
What does one have to do with the other?
Haven: a peaceful, quiet place. Serene. Quiet.
Me: all over the place, 100mph
I was not quiet, peaceful, or serene.
Me: all over the place, 100mph
I was not quiet, peaceful, or serene.
I think word names are typically more about values than characteristics, though. No reason someone with ADHD couldn't value a haven.
This message was edited 1/14/2024, 3:47 PM
See my reply to Pickles.
It's years past and was mostly teenage angst. My sister hates how common her name is (and yet named her daughter Isabelle.) The irony is strong - I hated how unusual my name was and named my kid Miriam, she hated how popular her name was and named her kid Isabelle.
It's years past and was mostly teenage angst. My sister hates how common her name is (and yet named her daughter Isabelle.) The irony is strong - I hated how unusual my name was and named my kid Miriam, she hated how popular her name was and named her kid Isabelle.
Oh. See, I would never make the connection if someone had ADHD and was named Haven.
Probably because you aren't named Haven and you don't have ADHD. :-D
Honestly, my name was just one more way that I was different and there were too many ways already.
Honestly, my name was just one more way that I was different and there were too many ways already.
Sorry you went through that.
This message was edited 1/15/2024, 9:03 AM