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HelpRe: its meaning
in reply to a message by abbasdaughter
I know wikipedia isn't generally the most trusted source for this sort of thing, but: "[Claudia] comes from a Roman family name which was derived from Latin claudus meaning 'nice, kind-hearted'."
I always thought it was weird that a name taken by Roman emperors had such an unfortunate meaning, though a lot of Roman names weren't exactly of the flattering sort. Still, I don't think Claudia's meaning, whatever it is, makes it something that would be an infliction, considering the fact that probably less than 1% of non-namenerds have any idea what its meaning is.
I always thought it was weird that a name taken by Roman emperors had such an unfortunate meaning, though a lot of Roman names weren't exactly of the flattering sort. Still, I don't think Claudia's meaning, whatever it is, makes it something that would be an infliction, considering the fact that probably less than 1% of non-namenerds have any idea what its meaning is.
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I've read lame in multiple places, incl. http://www.behindthename.com/name/claudius and you're right about wiki not really being reliable.
I think it's very important to consider what meaning one's putting upon one's child re: names, regardless of fame or popularity of a name... In many cultures, the name of a child represents what one is wishing/hoping for that child, in which case lame would be considered rather strange. I wouldn't wish that situation on anyone, so I wouldn't name a child that either.
I think it's very important to consider what meaning one's putting upon one's child re: names, regardless of fame or popularity of a name... In many cultures, the name of a child represents what one is wishing/hoping for that child, in which case lame would be considered rather strange. I wouldn't wish that situation on anyone, so I wouldn't name a child that either.
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Yeah, I know for sure that all the derived-from-Claudius names on here are defined as 'lame'...oh those Romans, I don't know what they were thinking when they came up with these names. I like your philosophy on considering name meaning, though I personally think that if a meaning is unfortunate but not obvious, especially if it has positive assosciations, I can overlook it. It's totally understandable that some people wouldn't be willing to be as liberal as I am about it, though.
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I think some of these names derived from nicknames originally, that might explain it.
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