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in reply to a message by Lily
I'm sorry, however close it is to Stephen or Steven, this is not a name, it's a number. Giving your child a number instead of a name is dehumanizing, degrading, and tells the child he doesn't matter enough to merit an actual name. Sorry. This is just awful.
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Hmm I disagree. There are definitely names with worse meanings and the number 7 has different significances in different cultures, which I think is kind of cool. I would find it degrading had my parents named me Claudia or Mallory or something else with a really bad meaning. I mean other people wouldn't notice immediately but I'd know what it means and feel bad about it. To each their own. I understand many people don't like it :P
Oh and I chose Mallory and Claudia as random examples and just realized later Claudi is on your list. I didn't mean to use it to insult you or anything it's just one of the names that come to mind when I think of bad meanings. Voted on your list :)
Oh and I chose Mallory and Claudia as random examples and just realized later Claudi is on your list. I didn't mean to use it to insult you or anything it's just one of the names that come to mind when I think of bad meanings. Voted on your list :)
This message was edited 5/23/2012, 12:44 PM
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Haha, no offense taken. The meanings for Claudia and Cecily (both on my list) throw a lot of people off, and I understand that. The thing about Seven is that it's so blatantly a NUMBER and not a name. It makes the person sound like a test subject. Well, actually, where my mind goes is to the Holocaust. I know that's really dark and morbid, but my family is Jewish and that whole "number instead of a name" thing was always really blatantly discouraged for us because of its historical significance. It disturbs me a lot to see numbers used. It's not about the meaning of the name. It's about the concept itself.
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Oh ok :( I always think of that when people get tattoos of numbers on the insides of their wrists (yeah, I actually know people who did that). Usually the date of birth of someone they loved.
This message was edited 5/23/2012, 1:00 PM
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I get the same reaction. It just really digs at me to see stuff like that. I know JEWISH people who tattoo the hell out of themselves, and I just... eoaifjoaejfoirhgughijrfkefkjfhawerjwg. Hahaha.
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