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HelpWould you deem these bad meanings?
“Rival”
“My god is an oath”
“Serious”
“Married”
“Moon-faced girl”
“Most strong, beautiful, and intelligent”
“Handsome” (On a girl)
“Olive”
“Bald”
“Son of...”
“Intoxicated, drunk”
“lame, crippled”
“blind”
“sea of bitterness”
“ewe”
“unfortunate”
The reason why I ask is because I told a few people about these and they either said it was
A. Awkward
B. Overall bad as a meaning
C. Ironic
D. Questionable
E. All of the above
The 6th one is completely hypothetical but just saying. I know somebody named Madison however and she didn’t mind the meaning. It’s kinda depressing though. And somebody said Elizabeth has a bad meaning because of its religiousness?
Not gonna lie I thought Rachel’s meaning was a bit perpexing but once I looked it up I thought it was so cute. Amethyst as well. I don’t think we need to go over Kennedy because that’s a pretty clear unfortunate meaning *skull*
If you wanna be extra today, how would you feel having one of these meanings?
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"It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves." - William Shakespeare
“My god is an oath”
“Serious”
“Married”
“Moon-faced girl”
“Most strong, beautiful, and intelligent”
“Handsome” (On a girl)
“Olive”
“Bald”
“Son of...”
“Intoxicated, drunk”
“lame, crippled”
“blind”
“sea of bitterness”
“ewe”
“unfortunate”
The reason why I ask is because I told a few people about these and they either said it was
A. Awkward
B. Overall bad as a meaning
C. Ironic
D. Questionable
E. All of the above
The 6th one is completely hypothetical but just saying. I know somebody named Madison however and she didn’t mind the meaning. It’s kinda depressing though. And somebody said Elizabeth has a bad meaning because of its religiousness?
Not gonna lie I thought Rachel’s meaning was a bit perpexing but once I looked it up I thought it was so cute. Amethyst as well. I don’t think we need to go over Kennedy because that’s a pretty clear unfortunate meaning *skull*
If you wanna be extra today, how would you feel having one of these meanings?
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This message was edited 9/15/2021, 4:31 PM
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The only ones I dislike are "bald", "drunk", "lame", "blind", and "unfortunate", and I still like Maeve and love Cecil(y/ia). And my name is Maria, so, according to some sources, "sea of bitterness", but I don't mind.
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People with these kinds of opinions on name meanings just make me roll my eyes a bit. Like, surely, if your name isn't literally "Married" then it doesn't actually currently mean that in English, which is presumably the language you can be reasonably expected to worry about. And lots of words mean lots of different stuff in different languages so worrying about accidental homonyms would be truly futile.
As for etymologies, they are often a bit murky or it was a process where spellings and pronunciations changed from the original word to become its own thing, a new word in its own right, which is derived from a word that means or used to mean something. It doesn't mean that the new word still actually means the same thing as the previous word.
It's nice to get inspired by a "meaning", be it etymological or an accidental homonym. If it makes you love a name more or it inspires you that's awesome! It gets a bit much when people get too hung up on whether the name meaning will fit the child. I literally know a person who was almost named Chiara but popped out of the womb with a black mane on their head and the parents hurriedly changed it. Which is hilarious in all the worst ways.
As for etymologies, they are often a bit murky or it was a process where spellings and pronunciations changed from the original word to become its own thing, a new word in its own right, which is derived from a word that means or used to mean something. It doesn't mean that the new word still actually means the same thing as the previous word.
It's nice to get inspired by a "meaning", be it etymological or an accidental homonym. If it makes you love a name more or it inspires you that's awesome! It gets a bit much when people get too hung up on whether the name meaning will fit the child. I literally know a person who was almost named Chiara but popped out of the womb with a black mane on their head and the parents hurriedly changed it. Which is hilarious in all the worst ways.
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Likewise. I give more weight to associations than etymology thus Cecily =music and Claudia= Roman emperors.
A meaning has to be very obvious to put me off, I’d never use Dolores, or Amara which literally means bitter in my first language. But etymologies? A lot of them are obscure or dubious anyway.
A meaning has to be very obvious to put me off, I’d never use Dolores, or Amara which literally means bitter in my first language. But etymologies? A lot of them are obscure or dubious anyway.
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I’m a bit confused. How is “Most strong, beautiful, and intelligent” considered bad?
I personally don’t really care about bad meanings. If there’s a name I like and it has a bad meaning, I’d still use it. I’ve always liked Claudia despite its meaning.
I personally don’t really care about bad meanings. If there’s a name I like and it has a bad meaning, I’d still use it. I’ve always liked Claudia despite its meaning.
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“Rival” - ambivalent. I don't love it as a name meaning, but it wouldn't be a deal breaker.
“My god is an oath” - This is what BtN lists as the meaning of Elizabeth, but I think "Consecrated to God" is a better interpretation of the meaing. I think it is nice. It makes me think of someone who feels called to fill a higher purpose. It is an ambitious and driven sort of meaning.
“Serious” - fine
“Married” - Not terrible, but I wouldn't want it to be the meaning of my name nor would I use it on my hypothetical kids.
“Moon-faced girl” - In some cultures, this would be a compliment. A full, rounded face with a fair complexion can look nice.
“Most strong, beautiful, and intelligent” - These are all compliments
“Handsome” (On a girl) - fine. There is nothing wrong with being a handsome woman.
“Olive” - Boring on the surface. Some people associate it with olive branches and by extension peace, which makes it a bit more meaningful. It wouldn't be something I'd pick though. I'm not a fan of food as a name.
“Bald” - unfortunate
“Son of...” - On a boy it is fine. On a girl, it is weird.
“Intoxicated, drunk” - bad. Addiction is not something that I would wish on anyone.
“lame, crippled, blind” - Rather like with bald, I wouldn't want a meaning that was pointing out a loss of something.
“sea of bitterness” - sad
“ewe” - Funny and not something that I would use, but there is nothing wrong with it.
“unfortunate” - bad
“My god is an oath” - This is what BtN lists as the meaning of Elizabeth, but I think "Consecrated to God" is a better interpretation of the meaing. I think it is nice. It makes me think of someone who feels called to fill a higher purpose. It is an ambitious and driven sort of meaning.
“Serious” - fine
“Married” - Not terrible, but I wouldn't want it to be the meaning of my name nor would I use it on my hypothetical kids.
“Moon-faced girl” - In some cultures, this would be a compliment. A full, rounded face with a fair complexion can look nice.
“Most strong, beautiful, and intelligent” - These are all compliments
“Handsome” (On a girl) - fine. There is nothing wrong with being a handsome woman.
“Olive” - Boring on the surface. Some people associate it with olive branches and by extension peace, which makes it a bit more meaningful. It wouldn't be something I'd pick though. I'm not a fan of food as a name.
“Bald” - unfortunate
“Son of...” - On a boy it is fine. On a girl, it is weird.
“Intoxicated, drunk” - bad. Addiction is not something that I would wish on anyone.
“lame, crippled, blind” - Rather like with bald, I wouldn't want a meaning that was pointing out a loss of something.
“sea of bitterness” - sad
“ewe” - Funny and not something that I would use, but there is nothing wrong with it.
“unfortunate” - bad
This message was edited 9/15/2021, 5:29 PM
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