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in reply to a message by BBH
And that's justification for burdening a child with such a name?
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We have different points of view
I live in a very large metropolitan area which is a melting pot of different ethnicities, so a name like Zephyr doesn't seem strange to me at all having been exposed to such extremes of diversity, and gratefully so. Zephyr would be considered the pinnacle of hip, and the mere suggestion of wind would not inspire fart jokes among this urbane, slightly jaded onomastically, melting pot. Try typing "Zephyr" into facebook, for example, and you will see plentiful examples of this (at least 500 anyway). Being a small fish in a big pond can inspire some fresh names. However...
I assume you must live in a more quaint setting in which being different is not thought of so much as a commodity, but rather, a burden, and yes, I agree that if the child would be subject to such a setting that a name like Brian or Robert would be much more appropriate.
Thank you for your perspective.
I live in a very large metropolitan area which is a melting pot of different ethnicities, so a name like Zephyr doesn't seem strange to me at all having been exposed to such extremes of diversity, and gratefully so. Zephyr would be considered the pinnacle of hip, and the mere suggestion of wind would not inspire fart jokes among this urbane, slightly jaded onomastically, melting pot. Try typing "Zephyr" into facebook, for example, and you will see plentiful examples of this (at least 500 anyway). Being a small fish in a big pond can inspire some fresh names. However...
I assume you must live in a more quaint setting in which being different is not thought of so much as a commodity, but rather, a burden, and yes, I agree that if the child would be subject to such a setting that a name like Brian or Robert would be much more appropriate.
Thank you for your perspective.
This message was edited 6/11/2009, 9:33 AM
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I don't think of Atlanta as being quaint. ;-)
I don't think names should be "hip" or "cool" or "different", either.
You might would call me a stick in the mud or a fuddy duddy, but I think traditional names are best. I especially dislike all the kre8tive spellings and flat out made up jumbles. Those really make the parents look ignorant.
Objectionally, Zephyr isn't so bad. Not my taste, but it's worlds better than some of the names out there.
Just out of curiousity. Would you us Zep as a NN?
I don't think names should be "hip" or "cool" or "different", either.
You might would call me a stick in the mud or a fuddy duddy, but I think traditional names are best. I especially dislike all the kre8tive spellings and flat out made up jumbles. Those really make the parents look ignorant.
Objectionally, Zephyr isn't so bad. Not my taste, but it's worlds better than some of the names out there.
Just out of curiousity. Would you us Zep as a NN?
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I see no problem with preferring traditional names. I love many of them myself!
Oh, and I think Zeph would be a good nickname.
Oh, and I think Zeph would be a good nickname.
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Yes, that would be a good NN. :-)
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