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HelpRe: Is Moon a weird middle name?
in reply to a message by dewyforest
Eh, it's fine. You could have crazy middle names and nobody would ever care. I personally wouldn't like it if my parents had given me the middle name Moon and I wouldn't treasure the name, but I also don't think people would really bat an eye about it either.
The main issue is that it's a really basic noun in English, a bit like calling your child Sun, Tree or Day (although I guess Sky, Lake, River and Ocean exist as established names...) and it doesn't sound awful but I'd never say it sounds nice, it's a very meh sound and also a very literal and basic meaning. There are way nicer names out there that mean 'Moon' that I'd always go 'Why didn't they choose that?'. Hell, Luna annoys me so very much, I strongly dislike it, but I'd still think Luna > Moon. I think the 'it doesn't sound amazing and is so literal' is more of a pitfall than anything else.
The main issue is that it's a really basic noun in English, a bit like calling your child Sun, Tree or Day (although I guess Sky, Lake, River and Ocean exist as established names...) and it doesn't sound awful but I'd never say it sounds nice, it's a very meh sound and also a very literal and basic meaning. There are way nicer names out there that mean 'Moon' that I'd always go 'Why didn't they choose that?'. Hell, Luna annoys me so very much, I strongly dislike it, but I'd still think Luna > Moon. I think the 'it doesn't sound amazing and is so literal' is more of a pitfall than anything else.
