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HelpRe: Burberry-Mae
in reply to a message by Canielle
I don't dislike Burberry as much as I dislike other brand-names-as-first-names. It's kind of cute, if you ignore the context of it. But it's still not the kind of name I'd ever suggest or pick; it feels kind of dystopian to name your child (or yourself) after a brand. I'm also not a fan of sticking -Mae on the end of names, and in this case it definitely lowers my opinion of both names. Just Burberry or just Mae are much more palatable to me than the combination.
I've never encountered a name comparable to this in the wild (it feels very American), so I'd certainly want to talk to them and find out their thoughts on it. My assumption would be that this person is from a lower socioeconomic background, perhaps specifically the American south. But I try really hard not to let my first impression of a name affect my first impression of the person. I don't hire people, but if I hypothetically saw their name on a resume, it wouldn't deter me from interviewing/hiring them if they otherwise seemed like a good candidate.
I've never encountered a name comparable to this in the wild (it feels very American), so I'd certainly want to talk to them and find out their thoughts on it. My assumption would be that this person is from a lower socioeconomic background, perhaps specifically the American south. But I try really hard not to let my first impression of a name affect my first impression of the person. I don't hire people, but if I hypothetically saw their name on a resume, it wouldn't deter me from interviewing/hiring them if they otherwise seemed like a good candidate.
