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Help[Opinions] Re: What to prioritize in a name?
in reply to a message by Obetsy
To answer the questions in order:
1. Meanings are irrelevant overall since most people do not know the etymology of names, nor do they care. It won't affect the child. However, if the meaning is so disturbing that I cannot look past it, then I will not name my child anything that reminds me of something unpleasant. I will not use a name simply for its good meaning. It has to sound nice on its own and with the rest of the rest of my child's name.
2. The most important thing is that I like the names that I chose, and I expect that my children will. If I suspect they could hate their names, I might choose something else. That would only be a wild guess, though. It's better to go off your own tastes: "Would I enjoy being called this?" and not anyone else's.
3. I am interested in using my caregivers' names for my children, but I may not. I want my kids to be addressed as individuals, so they might have the family names as middle names so there can be differentiation - or in case they do not like it, they will only be referred to by first name. If by family name, you mean surname, then does matter significantly. Some first names and last names sound strange, clunky or even inappropriate together.
4. Similarities to other names in the family would only matter if the children's names look too similar on paper or sound too much alike when spoken aloud. But themes or origins are not too important. I try not to let my love of nature names control my plans; I think it would be corny to give all of them nature names, but I might allow it if some of them are words that could mean or suggest something else. For example, I could use Skye instead of Sky If I wanted to because "skye" is not a nature word, or even a word for that matter. I most likely won't use Skye, but that's an example.
5. Good initials don't matter. Children don't always need nicknames. I just want to avoid bad initials like S.A.D, B.A.D. or anything like that. The combination of first letters in a kid's name will be noticeable if it is ever shortened on a document, but there's a large chance that it won't be noticed.
6. Other things I'd think about is whether or not people can mishear it, misspell it or mistake it for something else. I also would not pick really popular names unless I absolutely felt that my child felt like/ looked like an Anna or Sebastian. Only time will tell!
My priorities in order as of right now:
1. Do I like the name?
2. Would I like to honor family? How do the names flow with the last name?
3. Other considerations like cadence, unpleasant imagery, rarity or popularity.
4. They do not have to suit the other names in my family, they'd preferably be "different".
5. Meanings don't matter too much.
6. Initials don't matter too much.
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1. Meanings are irrelevant overall since most people do not know the etymology of names, nor do they care. It won't affect the child. However, if the meaning is so disturbing that I cannot look past it, then I will not name my child anything that reminds me of something unpleasant. I will not use a name simply for its good meaning. It has to sound nice on its own and with the rest of the rest of my child's name.
2. The most important thing is that I like the names that I chose, and I expect that my children will. If I suspect they could hate their names, I might choose something else. That would only be a wild guess, though. It's better to go off your own tastes: "Would I enjoy being called this?" and not anyone else's.
3. I am interested in using my caregivers' names for my children, but I may not. I want my kids to be addressed as individuals, so they might have the family names as middle names so there can be differentiation - or in case they do not like it, they will only be referred to by first name. If by family name, you mean surname, then does matter significantly. Some first names and last names sound strange, clunky or even inappropriate together.
4. Similarities to other names in the family would only matter if the children's names look too similar on paper or sound too much alike when spoken aloud. But themes or origins are not too important. I try not to let my love of nature names control my plans; I think it would be corny to give all of them nature names, but I might allow it if some of them are words that could mean or suggest something else. For example, I could use Skye instead of Sky If I wanted to because "skye" is not a nature word, or even a word for that matter. I most likely won't use Skye, but that's an example.
5. Good initials don't matter. Children don't always need nicknames. I just want to avoid bad initials like S.A.D, B.A.D. or anything like that. The combination of first letters in a kid's name will be noticeable if it is ever shortened on a document, but there's a large chance that it won't be noticed.
6. Other things I'd think about is whether or not people can mishear it, misspell it or mistake it for something else. I also would not pick really popular names unless I absolutely felt that my child felt like/ looked like an Anna or Sebastian. Only time will tell!
My priorities in order as of right now:
1. Do I like the name?
2. Would I like to honor family? How do the names flow with the last name?
3. Other considerations like cadence, unpleasant imagery, rarity or popularity.
4. They do not have to suit the other names in my family, they'd preferably be "different".
5. Meanings don't matter too much.
6. Initials don't matter too much.
https://youtube.com/@MarioDrama632 or
https://youtube.com/@Objects_2763 :3
