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in reply to a message by RoxStar
I wonder this, too. I'm a namenerd, but I never care about meaning. I assume most people who aren't namenerds aren't going to give a crap, but I could be wrong.
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Especially when a meaning is obscure or, like Beulah is being claimed to be, very specialized to a particular religious doctrine.
I mean, your name means ewe or sheep, but nobody, not even on here, uses that to justify their dislike of the name.
I mean, your name means ewe or sheep, but nobody, not even on here, uses that to justify their dislike of the name.
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I veto names based on meaning sometimes. I doubt I'm the only person in the world who does that.
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No, you're not, but I'm wondering if the average non-namenerd does that. Maybe they do, maybe they don't, but most people I know who aren't namenerds tend to go by how names sound and believe the BS meanings given by third-rate baby name sites and books ("Jayden means 'beautiful shining warrior!").
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I guess I'm assuming people who like Beulah are more likely to be namenerds than not, considering how uncommon it is currently.
But if it was listed in a third-rate baby name book with a BS meaning like "divine love", I bet it'd be used more.
But if it was listed in a third-rate baby name book with a BS meaning like "divine love", I bet it'd be used more.
This message was edited 11/25/2015, 6:29 PM
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Nah, I was thinking about names and meanings in a general sense, not specifically about Beulah.
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In that case, I still think meaning is a factor; not THE factor, but it influences many people to some degree, even non-namenerds.
Websites and books wouldn't bother to list meanings if no one cared about them at all.
But of course, there's also many people who don't care.
I guess for me, meaning is just another association. My opinion of a name varies based on whether I associate it with positive/negative things.
Websites and books wouldn't bother to list meanings if no one cared about them at all.
But of course, there's also many people who don't care.
I guess for me, meaning is just another association. My opinion of a name varies based on whether I associate it with positive/negative things.
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For me, sound is more important than meaning. You can tell me a name means "hideous witch demon who eats children", but if I love the way it sounds, I'll put it on my PNL and even consider it for a child. I might even like it MORE than a name with a vanilla meaning, like "beautiful meadow" or "born by the riverside", or whatever. At least it's a little different, you know?
This message was edited 11/26/2015, 10:12 AM
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Yeah, a nice meaning might be a plus, but what really counts is the sound.
A name would need to have a truly appalling meaning for me to rule it out if I liked it otherwise. On the other hand, there are plenty of names that have lovely meanings but that I really don't like the look and sound of, so I'd never use them.
A name would need to have a truly appalling meaning for me to rule it out if I liked it otherwise. On the other hand, there are plenty of names that have lovely meanings but that I really don't like the look and sound of, so I'd never use them.
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I agree?
Sort of. I wouldn't want to use a name that meant "disease" or "trash", even if I loved the sound.
Sort of. I wouldn't want to use a name that meant "disease" or "trash", even if I loved the sound.
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TRUTH
I was pretty upset to see that Cormac's meaning on the site has changed from "son of defilement" to "raven/wheel?? + son". Oh Cormac, you were so metal. So metal.
I was pretty upset to see that Cormac's meaning on the site has changed from "son of defilement" to "raven/wheel?? + son". Oh Cormac, you were so metal. So metal.
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