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It bothers me a little that if I were to name my son Lucifer, people might give him problems because of it. But the connotation itself I can easily get over, because I don't even really think of the devil when I think of the name. I only notice how lovely it sounds.
I'd hate to set a future son of mine up for ridicule or to feel ashamed of his name, etc, but ultimately I think if I truly loved the name enough to use, I'd use it regardless of what other people thought. I'll never know for sure what I'd actually do though, since I have so many names I love more, I wont get a chance to use it. Looks like my hypothetical children luck out this time! ;)
I'd hate to set a future son of mine up for ridicule or to feel ashamed of his name, etc, but ultimately I think if I truly loved the name enough to use, I'd use it regardless of what other people thought. I'll never know for sure what I'd actually do though, since I have so many names I love more, I wont get a chance to use it. Looks like my hypothetical children luck out this time! ;)
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Out of curiosity
from one Rudolph-fan to another, if you loved Adolph more than anything do you think you could bring yourself to use it?
from one Rudolph-fan to another, if you loved Adolph more than anything do you think you could bring yourself to use it?
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LOL. Hmm, I suppose I would. *don't hit me!* It wouldn't be that bad, because in all truth I think a Lucifer would get more crap for his name than an Adolph would. I've actually met an Adolph IRL, which makes the name feel a little more useable to me.
I want my child to be accepted. But at the same time I don't want to be influenced by other people, you know? That's why it's tricky for me. So I suppose if I adored Adolph, I'd use it, and just like with Lucifer I'd make sure he had middle names he could go by incase problems arised. I'd just make sure to spell it Adolph and not Adolf, because that makes it a little better...right? :x
I want my child to be accepted. But at the same time I don't want to be influenced by other people, you know? That's why it's tricky for me. So I suppose if I adored Adolph, I'd use it, and just like with Lucifer I'd make sure he had middle names he could go by incase problems arised. I'd just make sure to spell it Adolph and not Adolf, because that makes it a little better...right? :x
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Wow, you do that to a kid?
I'm sorry. I don't think Lucifer has a connotation that most people could ever get over.
For myself, I don't care how much I loved a name, I couldn't name my son anything that would lead to a lifetime of mocking and ridicule. The child has to live with their name their entire life, not the parent. I don't even think a child could be baptized with the name Lucifer, so the name itself would probably be seen my many as mocking religious beliefs.
I'm sorry. I don't think Lucifer has a connotation that most people could ever get over.
For myself, I don't care how much I loved a name, I couldn't name my son anything that would lead to a lifetime of mocking and ridicule. The child has to live with their name their entire life, not the parent. I don't even think a child could be baptized with the name Lucifer, so the name itself would probably be seen my many as mocking religious beliefs.
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Yes, I'd do that. =/ I probably sound like a horrible person but I'm just being honest. If it ended up my son had an unbearable time with the name - and it's possible he wouldn't - but if he did, I'd make sure of leaving him the option of two middle names he could use! :)
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I agree
A child will have to interact with billions of other people in his life other than his parents, and it's not because the parents have chosen to neglect a name's bad associations that everybody else will too or that necessarily the child won't mind, or will like his name just because his parents did.
As for sounding nice, a lot of words/names sound nice but still have connotations that are too negative to ignore. Adolf and Benito would be perfectly legitimate nice-sounding names if they didn't designate two bloodthirsty tyrants who led the world in a destructive war.
A child will have to interact with billions of other people in his life other than his parents, and it's not because the parents have chosen to neglect a name's bad associations that everybody else will too or that necessarily the child won't mind, or will like his name just because his parents did.
As for sounding nice, a lot of words/names sound nice but still have connotations that are too negative to ignore. Adolf and Benito would be perfectly legitimate nice-sounding names if they didn't designate two bloodthirsty tyrants who led the world in a destructive war.
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OT, but I love Benito, with nn Benny!
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Fine. If you want to name a son that, just make sure he never goes to Italy, or everyone will assume he comes from a family of fascists.
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