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HelpRe: You say, you think (trendy)
in reply to a message by bananarama
This is my daughter Miley.
You say: Hi, Miley.
You think: *shudder* Sounds like either a too-cutesy NN, or like that Miley Cyrus that I hear *way* too much about. I'd rather hear of a girl named Miles (please don't do it though--boys' name! boys' name!) than this.
This is my son Braylon.
You say: Hi, Braylon.
You think: Like a donkey's bray? Why not name the kid Gray, Trey, Jay (and scrap the "-lon" ending entirely), or maybe Marlin, Merlin (or Merle)...
This is my son Kingston.
You say: Hi, Kingston. Like the auror in Harry Potter?
You think: Not my taste, but the auror was cool--wait, that was Kingsley, wasn't it?...oh, crap.
This is my daughter Cherish.
You say: Hi.
You think: *cue music* "Cherish is the word I use to descri-ibe..." I hate that song, and my other association is a tv show with a one-time character, a female "escort" named Cherish; not a really positive association. Besides "cherish" is a verb, and IMO verbs usually don't work well as names.
This is my daughter Cameron.
You say: Hi, Cameron.
You think: Not bad. Nice enough name; I think I slightly prefer it on a boy, but nothing wrong with a girl Cameron.
This is my daughter Scarlet.
You say: Hi, Scarlet.
You think: Johansson? The sound is a little harsh for a name...and what if she doesn't like red? NMSAA
This is my son Dax.
You say: Hi, Dax. Is that short for something?
You think: Sounds incomplete, and is too close to Dexter; I end up wanting to extend it to "Daxter". To get that sound, I'd go with Pax or Max. For some reason, those sound complete to me, while Dax doesn't.
This is my daughter Micah.
You say: Hi, Micah.
You think: Love the name, but prefer it on a boy.
This is my son Khaleb.
You say: Hi, Khaleb.
You think: Why not Caleb or Kaleb? The "h" is unnecessary, and is just going to make the poor kid have to spell his name for people all the time.
This is my daughter Jayden.
You say: Hi, Jayden.
You think: This makes me sad. I can't really enunciate why, it's just trendiness distilled into name form...
You say: Hi, Miley.
You think: *shudder* Sounds like either a too-cutesy NN, or like that Miley Cyrus that I hear *way* too much about. I'd rather hear of a girl named Miles (please don't do it though--boys' name! boys' name!) than this.
This is my son Braylon.
You say: Hi, Braylon.
You think: Like a donkey's bray? Why not name the kid Gray, Trey, Jay (and scrap the "-lon" ending entirely), or maybe Marlin, Merlin (or Merle)...
This is my son Kingston.
You say: Hi, Kingston. Like the auror in Harry Potter?
You think: Not my taste, but the auror was cool--wait, that was Kingsley, wasn't it?...oh, crap.
This is my daughter Cherish.
You say: Hi.
You think: *cue music* "Cherish is the word I use to descri-ibe..." I hate that song, and my other association is a tv show with a one-time character, a female "escort" named Cherish; not a really positive association. Besides "cherish" is a verb, and IMO verbs usually don't work well as names.
This is my daughter Cameron.
You say: Hi, Cameron.
You think: Not bad. Nice enough name; I think I slightly prefer it on a boy, but nothing wrong with a girl Cameron.
This is my daughter Scarlet.
You say: Hi, Scarlet.
You think: Johansson? The sound is a little harsh for a name...and what if she doesn't like red? NMSAA
This is my son Dax.
You say: Hi, Dax. Is that short for something?
You think: Sounds incomplete, and is too close to Dexter; I end up wanting to extend it to "Daxter". To get that sound, I'd go with Pax or Max. For some reason, those sound complete to me, while Dax doesn't.
This is my daughter Micah.
You say: Hi, Micah.
You think: Love the name, but prefer it on a boy.
This is my son Khaleb.
You say: Hi, Khaleb.
You think: Why not Caleb or Kaleb? The "h" is unnecessary, and is just going to make the poor kid have to spell his name for people all the time.
This is my daughter Jayden.
You say: Hi, Jayden.
You think: This makes me sad. I can't really enunciate why, it's just trendiness distilled into name form...
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