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HelpRe: Why does Everybody Like Such Weird Names Lately?
in reply to a message by SamBelden
It's because people want to be unique. Especially in America, uniqueness and being "special" is really important. This has been shown by various sociology and psychology studies, I'm not just making it up.
I believe that a lot of people choose really wierd and/or made-up and/or unusually spelt names to make their child stand out and be special, which is fine although I don't really get it myself. The irony is that names which were "unique" a few years ago (Brayden, Madisyn etc) are actually really popular and common now!
What I don't understand is why people have to use trendy names or really strange names (some people are into medieval, ancient greek mythology etc. not necessarily trendy but still very unusual) when there are a lot of names which would stand out but are still recognisable and useable. Examples are even some of the names on your list like Eugene and Francis, or might include unusual but not overly unusual names like Montgomery, Malachi, Evangeline, Philippa, Olive, Wilhelmina, Simone, Quentin, Verity and loads more.
I believe that a lot of people choose really wierd and/or made-up and/or unusually spelt names to make their child stand out and be special, which is fine although I don't really get it myself. The irony is that names which were "unique" a few years ago (Brayden, Madisyn etc) are actually really popular and common now!
What I don't understand is why people have to use trendy names or really strange names (some people are into medieval, ancient greek mythology etc. not necessarily trendy but still very unusual) when there are a lot of names which would stand out but are still recognisable and useable. Examples are even some of the names on your list like Eugene and Francis, or might include unusual but not overly unusual names like Montgomery, Malachi, Evangeline, Philippa, Olive, Wilhelmina, Simone, Quentin, Verity and loads more.
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What I don't understand is why people have to use trendy names
A lot of the time, I think it's just lack of proper research. It's like "Oh I love the name Bradyn how cute omg, and I have never heard of anyone with that name!" And then they name their son that and bring him to the park and everyone is Bradyn or Braden or Brhaydyn or something.
More people use the internet, but I think there's probably a good portion of those who only like... go to Yahoo Answers and ask "What do you think of the name Bradyn!" and everyone's like "OMG I LOVE BRADYN HOW CUTE".
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You would think this is happening less and less, with the internet, but I'm not sure it is.
A lot of the time, I think it's just lack of proper research. It's like "Oh I love the name Bradyn how cute omg, and I have never heard of anyone with that name!" And then they name their son that and bring him to the park and everyone is Bradyn or Braden or Brhaydyn or something.
More people use the internet, but I think there's probably a good portion of those who only like... go to Yahoo Answers and ask "What do you think of the name Bradyn!" and everyone's like "OMG I LOVE BRADYN HOW CUTE".
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You would think this is happening less and less, with the internet, but I'm not sure it is.
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