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HelpRe: OK but why is trendy bad?
in reply to a message by Pachy
OK I get it mafiosa and Akua Topaz. Just one last thing, why is it so horrible if someone knows what decade you were born in?! It's not a secret, my name is Patricia and no one knows I was born in 79
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Ditto Akua Topaz. I also want to ask you, do you like the names Bertha or Mildred? These were both wildly trendy names in their day (Mildred peaked at #6!). Now most consider them horrid old lady names and very unusable. They are so tied to a particular generation that they're, well, ugly to the modern ear. And poor Grandma Mildred has people thinking "yeesh, what an ugly name". I don't want my child's name to be considered ugly or frumpy at any point in his or her life. And yes, I believe that Madison will one day be Mildred. It may not sound ugly right now (well, at least to some), but styles will change and different sounds will be considered beautiful or ugly.
My other probably with trendy names is that many (though not all) are devoid of much meaning. I want my child to have a name that has some history, that has some namesakes tied to it, that isn't just a collection of sounds. This may make me a "name snob," but so be it. I suppose that's more of a personal taste thing than being right or wrong.
My other probably with trendy names is that many (though not all) are devoid of much meaning. I want my child to have a name that has some history, that has some namesakes tied to it, that isn't just a collection of sounds. This may make me a "name snob," but so be it. I suppose that's more of a personal taste thing than being right or wrong.
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You said this wonderfully!
I completely agree with everything you said. My grandmother told me that I should name my daughter Jennifer or Jessica, and I said, ew! Way too trendy and dated to the 70-80's! And she just laughed and said that is how she felt at my age with Bertha and Mildred! That everyone used it, and it became WAY popular. Nowadays most people think that Bertha and Mildred are ugly, and I can bet in like 50 odd years, the trendy names of today will be our Berthas and Mildreds of tomorrow!
I completely agree with everything you said. My grandmother told me that I should name my daughter Jennifer or Jessica, and I said, ew! Way too trendy and dated to the 70-80's! And she just laughed and said that is how she felt at my age with Bertha and Mildred! That everyone used it, and it became WAY popular. Nowadays most people think that Bertha and Mildred are ugly, and I can bet in like 50 odd years, the trendy names of today will be our Berthas and Mildreds of tomorrow!
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If you told me your name was Patricia I would guess you were born in the 70s. It really is pretty simple. You say you are named Betty, I say you were born in the 40s. You say you are Madison, I say you were born in the early 2000s.
However, you say your name is Robert and I can guess but would likely be wrong. You say your name is Elizabeth and I wouldn't have a clue where to start. You say your name is Penelope and I wouldn't know. This is because these names are either rare or consistently high on the naming charts and therefore neither follow trends.
However, you say your name is Robert and I can guess but would likely be wrong. You say your name is Elizabeth and I wouldn't have a clue where to start. You say your name is Penelope and I wouldn't know. This is because these names are either rare or consistently high on the naming charts and therefore neither follow trends.
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Yah, but the fact that I really don't see any Penelopes running around kinda makes it rare (to me anyway). I have actually never met a Penelope. However, you point has been made and is taken.
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