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HelpRe: I don't mind it. Heck, the ancient Romans already named their children numbers. (nt)
in reply to a message by Lily
Well, I personally wouldn't like to be named a number, and the words "they happen to love the number 7" or "7 has special meaning for them" are funny to me. I can't help immediately asking, 7 whats?? To me, comparing Seven to Twenty-One totally makes sense. How about if I compare it to Three, which sounds like Lee? Or Ten, which sounds like Len and Wren? Or Thousand, which sounds like Townsend and Bertrand? I see how it is helped by sounding namey, but to me, that does not matter enough to overcome the vague horror it inspires in me and cause me to really approve of it.
Nothing's wrong with it, I just personally feel that it's sort of creepily empty, abstract and depersonalized, not namey enough for me, despite "sounding" namey - like naming someone Parallel or Secant or Degree or Ratio which could all be said to sound a little namey IMO. It doesn't work well enough for me personally. Go ahead and use it if you dig it, but in my opinion it's not a desirable name. I consider myself pretty mellow about creative naming, but 7 ... I mean, Seven does not make the grade with me.
Nothing's wrong with it, I just personally feel that it's sort of creepily empty, abstract and depersonalized, not namey enough for me, despite "sounding" namey - like naming someone Parallel or Secant or Degree or Ratio which could all be said to sound a little namey IMO. It doesn't work well enough for me personally. Go ahead and use it if you dig it, but in my opinion it's not a desirable name. I consider myself pretty mellow about creative naming, but 7 ... I mean, Seven does not make the grade with me.
This message was edited 5/24/2012, 6:45 PM
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