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Help[Opinions] Stormy at the airport
Sounds like a bad weather forecast, but while I was getting ready to go to the gate going on vacation with a friend the female cashier's name tag said "stormy" I asked if she was named after something, for example a Pony, and she said that when she was born she hollered loudly and her grandmother said "oh! She has a stormy voice!" And it stuck, due to the fact that she was incorrectly gendered and they were anticipating naming a boy Gavin, or similar. They picked Stormy last minute due to the mixup.
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I'm not a fan of Stormy as a name.
Some cultures have a practice of choosing names based on events surrounding the birth or presumed charactersistics of the baby. Like Isra for a long night birth or something like that. So it makes sense to me.
I went to middle school with a Stormy. It's not my favorite word name, but I don't mind it. It's kind of like Misty, Crystal, Destiny to me. I like the word associations I have with it better than Tempest, and it doesn't initially strike me as fanciful like Meriwether does.
I went to middle school with a Stormy. It's not my favorite word name, but I don't mind it. It's kind of like Misty, Crystal, Destiny to me. I like the word associations I have with it better than Tempest, and it doesn't initially strike me as fanciful like Meriwether does.
This message was edited 12/15/2024, 8:07 PM
I have a friend who named her daughter Harriet nn Harry. Why? The baby was hairy at birth and they thought it was funny.
My parents thought my sister was a boy until the day she was born. They ended up with Jessica Sue, although my dad wanted Karis Ann. I wished they'd gone with Karis Ann, then my name (Haven) wouldn't have stuck out so much. My siblings are Chris, Ben, and Jessica.
Stormy isn't that bad. I've known a few here and there.
My parents thought my sister was a boy until the day she was born. They ended up with Jessica Sue, although my dad wanted Karis Ann. I wished they'd gone with Karis Ann, then my name (Haven) wouldn't have stuck out so much. My siblings are Chris, Ben, and Jessica.
Stormy isn't that bad. I've known a few here and there.
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Stormy is an awful name. I've heard of people named Wendy Gail which is almost as bad!
I've met a couple of Stormys/Stormies, both female. I think it's kind of cute, but I would never use it.
Hmm. The yowling of a newborn doesn't sound like any weather I've ever been out in; my association is, unfortunately, with Stormy Daniels, who no doubt chose her professional name for good reasons.
My best friend back in Oklahoma wanted for years to name a kid Storm. She ended up marrying a guy with the last name Flood, so she wisely gave Storm to the dog.
Years and years ago, our nearest neighbors had a male cat named Stormy. He was one of those cats who come up to you and rub all over you pretending to be your best friend and then taking a swipe or a snap at you for the fun of it.
Years and years ago, our nearest neighbors had a male cat named Stormy. He was one of those cats who come up to you and rub all over you pretending to be your best friend and then taking a swipe or a snap at you for the fun of it.
Lol, yeah that's fair. I grew up in the countryside of America so the only Stormys I've known until the Kardashians were equine 🐎
That's just sad... knowing that your name was picked last minute and because of something so small and stupid like a newborn's voice.
A bit misogynistic to don't prepeare "what if name"? Maybe I'm looking too much into it.
A bit misogynistic to don't prepeare "what if name"? Maybe I'm looking too much into it.
Right. Well the doctor's office did tell her parents it would be a boy, but I can't imagine not having a girl name on reserve just in case there was a mistake. I'll try to believe it's not misogynistic undertones and just a lack of foresight due to trusting imperfect medical professionals. But that doesn't sit right with me either.
I agree with you, my thought about misogyny comes from seeing families in real life, who have big preassure about having a son.
Even my long-distance relatives were annoyed by having two girls in row and wanted a proper heir uhh.
Even my long-distance relatives were annoyed by having two girls in row and wanted a proper heir uhh.
"A stormy voice"? Sorry, but I think either someone's pulling her leg or she's pulling yours. That just doesn't sound like something anyone would actually say in real life.
In any case, wow, talk about random. I mean, what if she hadn't been so loud and her grandmother had said "Doesn't she have the squishiest little face?" She might have ended up Squishy.
In any case, wow, talk about random. I mean, what if she hadn't been so loud and her grandmother had said "Doesn't she have the squishiest little face?" She might have ended up Squishy.
I can't remember her exact wording she said to be fair, but something to do with the sound of a newborns cries being associated with "stormy" in some capacity. It's possible you are right though.