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HelpRe: Would you give your child a name with a negative meaning?
in reply to a message by TMyers
It depends on the name, most likely yes
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What would you say when the child asked the meaning of their name and why you chose it?
The only meanings that are really negative in this day and age are ones associated with negative people: Adolf, for instance, or your local serial killer. And if the local serial killer had the same fn as your beloved grandparent, then that's the reason you would give the name anyway.
My son thinks he was named after a deceased actor, whose birthday was the same as his. In fact, I had chosen that name anyway, for personal reasons. One day I'll explain! My first daughter's name came out of a names book: I looked through the entries until I found one that suited her; the meaning wasn't an issue. Nothing to conceal there! And her mns were after her grandmothers: once again, no problem. My second daughter also got family names, with perfectly respectable meanings but that wasn't the point.
My son thinks he was named after a deceased actor, whose birthday was the same as his. In fact, I had chosen that name anyway, for personal reasons. One day I'll explain! My first daughter's name came out of a names book: I looked through the entries until I found one that suited her; the meaning wasn't an issue. Nothing to conceal there! And her mns were after her grandmothers: once again, no problem. My second daughter also got family names, with perfectly respectable meanings but that wasn't the point.