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in reply to a message by armyofbono
I actually saw that name on a blog a couple of years ago and secretly liked it. I am surprised to hear that you know some older ladies with it.
However, as cute as it is, I would never use it nor reccommend it as a given name. I would definitely use it as a pet name (nickname).
My reasoning is for the very example you gave, it's hard for people to take the name seriously and, therefore, can be hard to take that person seriously. I am not saying that people cannot rise above their names and be successful - but that it's a disadvantage to have something so associated with something small or childish sounding.
Sure, someone named Pixie Johnson or Cricket Messenboeck could be a cardiologist, but my guess is that she would go my Dr. Johnson until she made a name for herself and she listed herself as P. Johnson or C. Messenboeck on her resumes.
However, as cute as it is, I would never use it nor reccommend it as a given name. I would definitely use it as a pet name (nickname).
My reasoning is for the very example you gave, it's hard for people to take the name seriously and, therefore, can be hard to take that person seriously. I am not saying that people cannot rise above their names and be successful - but that it's a disadvantage to have something so associated with something small or childish sounding.
Sure, someone named Pixie Johnson or Cricket Messenboeck could be a cardiologist, but my guess is that she would go my Dr. Johnson until she made a name for herself and she listed herself as P. Johnson or C. Messenboeck on her resumes.
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