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Help[Opinions] Re: What do you think of Ausma?
in reply to a message by kingdom_of_daydreams
I thought of asthma as well first and then secondly like it might be the short form of an autism-spectrum-based association? Neither of these are bad associations at all, I feel at worst very neutral to anything with any association like those, but they were the first things to pop into my head. Like I thought asthma but then I also thought 'sounds like a company who'd deliver a cracking neurodiversity talk'.
Negatives though, I just don't think I like it however I try and say it. The 'sma' sound at the end is phlegmy and not nice, and as much as I try and kid myself I don't think there's many Au- names I like either. Aurora, for example, makes me angry. Beautiful natural phenomena, one of the most irritating names going. I also don't think the meaning is particularly thrilling... not a bad meaning, but dull and not enough to make it stand out or redeem the parts of the name I don't like (although name meaning really is bottom of the pile in that respect, and it's gotta be a pretty spectacularly cool meaning for it to redeem any name).
Negatives though, I just don't think I like it however I try and say it. The 'sma' sound at the end is phlegmy and not nice, and as much as I try and kid myself I don't think there's many Au- names I like either. Aurora, for example, makes me angry. Beautiful natural phenomena, one of the most irritating names going. I also don't think the meaning is particularly thrilling... not a bad meaning, but dull and not enough to make it stand out or redeem the parts of the name I don't like (although name meaning really is bottom of the pile in that respect, and it's gotta be a pretty spectacularly cool meaning for it to redeem any name).
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I did, on examination, realize one could think of autism, which of course isn't a bad thing. It's a challenge, for sure, but I'm proud of my differences. I see where Au- names can be irritating. Aurora does sound nasal, but it's none too whiny or frilly, and I am captivated by it. Maybe it's just what I see, and what happens when I think, but I am enchanted by the dance between day and night, no matter how commonplace and unimpressive we consider dawn to be. I must apologize: not everyone thinks like that, and I'm wrong to assume anyone would be so fascinated by an obscure name like this.
This message was edited 3/6/2024, 4:08 PM
Absolutely, autism and other related forms are not anything to be considered bad or stigmatised, I tried to be aware in my language and apologise if it didn't come across like that and I stumbled my words. I'm ADHD/neurodivergent myself and I resent the idea of something that fundamentally shapes the way I am being seen as a "condition"/"disorder" or a diagnosis, it's basically treating a big part of myself/my personality as something to be diagnosed or 'cured', it's me, it's how I am. That's also why I tried to be positive about neurodiversity awareness, but probably fumbled it as well...
And while we're here, yes, do celebrate your differences. I wish more people understand despite our struggles and challenges, neurodivergent people have so many different strengths, we have bad days but also good days, and either way neurodivergent is not a bad thing at all. I wouldn't do that cringey thing of calling my neurodivergence my 'super power' because even if I find it fun how I can think so differently to some of my friends/family/coworkers, my bad moments are brutal... but there are also things I swear I find easier -because- I have ADHD. Funnily enough one of my best work friends has asperger's and when you put us together I swear our respective brain differences balance each other and we become the dream team, yes, the way we both think is 'different' and yet when we work together we totally shock people - I'm good at problem-solving, weird ideas and new perspectives, he's good at logistics and remembering stuff. I'm more adaptable than him and he smooths out my chaos. Together we can get stuff done.
Namewise, tbh, you like what you like and if you like Aurora and Ausma I'm not here to tell you not to... they're just not my cup of tea. The imagery you create is pretty cool, I guess my 'dawn' imagery is a lot blander than yours. I've always been more of an evening person anyway. Obscure names are always neat, keep on suggesting them... they're more interesting than the same old top 1000 names, just sometimes the sound or meaning won't work for all of us.
And while we're here, yes, do celebrate your differences. I wish more people understand despite our struggles and challenges, neurodivergent people have so many different strengths, we have bad days but also good days, and either way neurodivergent is not a bad thing at all. I wouldn't do that cringey thing of calling my neurodivergence my 'super power' because even if I find it fun how I can think so differently to some of my friends/family/coworkers, my bad moments are brutal... but there are also things I swear I find easier -because- I have ADHD. Funnily enough one of my best work friends has asperger's and when you put us together I swear our respective brain differences balance each other and we become the dream team, yes, the way we both think is 'different' and yet when we work together we totally shock people - I'm good at problem-solving, weird ideas and new perspectives, he's good at logistics and remembering stuff. I'm more adaptable than him and he smooths out my chaos. Together we can get stuff done.
Namewise, tbh, you like what you like and if you like Aurora and Ausma I'm not here to tell you not to... they're just not my cup of tea. The imagery you create is pretty cool, I guess my 'dawn' imagery is a lot blander than yours. I've always been more of an evening person anyway. Obscure names are always neat, keep on suggesting them... they're more interesting than the same old top 1000 names, just sometimes the sound or meaning won't work for all of us.
This message was edited 3/7/2024, 1:36 PM