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Re: Names that you don't understand
Most modern names, both boys and girls, I don't understand from an objective standpoint.Many of them just sound like a mishmash of different syllables. In particular: Amara, Kinsley, Kyler, Raiden, WaylonI also don't get the popularity of certain word names. I feel like it would be really weird and uncomfortable for a kid to be called something like Legend, Legacy, Messiah, or Royalty.Also, what's up with the male name Gael? It strikes me as a very dated name.

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If you take a look at the popularity charts for Gael, you'll see it's mostly popular in places with lots of Spanish speakers. I don't think they are pronouncing it like "Gail" but more like "ga-EL", like with the actor Gael Garcia Bernal.