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HelpRe: Keiler means "boar" in German. 'Nuff said! (m)
in reply to a message by Pachy
Well, I do think it is kind of trashy. Not exactly in the "Brandi" way, but it has certain low-class associations. I don't mean to say you're low-class or trashy, the name just conjures up these images.
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OK but why is trendy bad?
Modern names fit modern people don't they? Trends are usually good things like in fashion, why not in names? Why trendy = trashy?
Modern names fit modern people don't they? Trends are usually good things like in fashion, why not in names? Why trendy = trashy?
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Names aren't like fashion. Do you want to wear the same pair of skinny jeans for the rest of your life, when normally shaped pants come back in fashion? (Or tights and shorts, or patchwork skirts, or silver spandex of the future, or whatever the next trend shall be...) That's about what being named Madison in sixty years will be like, when babies are being named silver spandex names of the future (or Susan and Jeanette are back in style...).
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OK I get it mafiosa and Akua Topaz. Just one last thing, why is it so horrible if someone knows what decade you were born in?! It's not a secret, my name is Patricia and no one knows I was born in 79
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Ditto Akua Topaz. I also want to ask you, do you like the names Bertha or Mildred? These were both wildly trendy names in their day (Mildred peaked at #6!). Now most consider them horrid old lady names and very unusable. They are so tied to a particular generation that they're, well, ugly to the modern ear. And poor Grandma Mildred has people thinking "yeesh, what an ugly name". I don't want my child's name to be considered ugly or frumpy at any point in his or her life. And yes, I believe that Madison will one day be Mildred. It may not sound ugly right now (well, at least to some), but styles will change and different sounds will be considered beautiful or ugly.
My other probably with trendy names is that many (though not all) are devoid of much meaning. I want my child to have a name that has some history, that has some namesakes tied to it, that isn't just a collection of sounds. This may make me a "name snob," but so be it. I suppose that's more of a personal taste thing than being right or wrong.
My other probably with trendy names is that many (though not all) are devoid of much meaning. I want my child to have a name that has some history, that has some namesakes tied to it, that isn't just a collection of sounds. This may make me a "name snob," but so be it. I suppose that's more of a personal taste thing than being right or wrong.
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You said this wonderfully!
I completely agree with everything you said. My grandmother told me that I should name my daughter Jennifer or Jessica, and I said, ew! Way too trendy and dated to the 70-80's! And she just laughed and said that is how she felt at my age with Bertha and Mildred! That everyone used it, and it became WAY popular. Nowadays most people think that Bertha and Mildred are ugly, and I can bet in like 50 odd years, the trendy names of today will be our Berthas and Mildreds of tomorrow!
I completely agree with everything you said. My grandmother told me that I should name my daughter Jennifer or Jessica, and I said, ew! Way too trendy and dated to the 70-80's! And she just laughed and said that is how she felt at my age with Bertha and Mildred! That everyone used it, and it became WAY popular. Nowadays most people think that Bertha and Mildred are ugly, and I can bet in like 50 odd years, the trendy names of today will be our Berthas and Mildreds of tomorrow!
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If you told me your name was Patricia I would guess you were born in the 70s. It really is pretty simple. You say you are named Betty, I say you were born in the 40s. You say you are Madison, I say you were born in the early 2000s.
However, you say your name is Robert and I can guess but would likely be wrong. You say your name is Elizabeth and I wouldn't have a clue where to start. You say your name is Penelope and I wouldn't know. This is because these names are either rare or consistently high on the naming charts and therefore neither follow trends.
However, you say your name is Robert and I can guess but would likely be wrong. You say your name is Elizabeth and I wouldn't have a clue where to start. You say your name is Penelope and I wouldn't know. This is because these names are either rare or consistently high on the naming charts and therefore neither follow trends.
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Yah, but the fact that I really don't see any Penelopes running around kinda makes it rare (to me anyway). I have actually never met a Penelope. However, you point has been made and is taken.
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Trends in fashion aren't always good. Have you seen the 80s? :P And there it is, you can easily tell if something was fashionable in the 80s. Bell-bottoms, those hairstyles... And it's the same way with names. People look at a name like Kyler or Madison and will easily be able to tell what time period you were born in.
I for one wouldn't want to be stuck with a current naming fad, but would want to be settled with something more substantial, timeless.
I for one wouldn't want to be stuck with a current naming fad, but would want to be settled with something more substantial, timeless.
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I can't speak for mafiosa but...
I dislike trendy names because a name is NOT like fashion. That is, you can change your clothing, but your name is stuck with you for life. You'd feel awfully silly if you had to walk around wearing clothes from the 70's for your entire life, wouldn't you? It's the same thing with names.
Have you ever noticed how you can guess the age of most people named Susan, Linda, and Amanda? That's because their names were incredibly trendy. They were pretty and fresh when they were given to them but now they're just a burden, and you rarely see babies with those names.
I dislike trendy names because a name is NOT like fashion. That is, you can change your clothing, but your name is stuck with you for life. You'd feel awfully silly if you had to walk around wearing clothes from the 70's for your entire life, wouldn't you? It's the same thing with names.
Have you ever noticed how you can guess the age of most people named Susan, Linda, and Amanda? That's because their names were incredibly trendy. They were pretty and fresh when they were given to them but now they're just a burden, and you rarely see babies with those names.
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That is the best I've seen it phrased.
I agree completely.
I agree completely.
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Yes, exactly!
I can't tell you how glad I am that the name my mother wanted to use for me, Jennifer, got taken by some relative before I was born. Everyone would know I was born in the 80s, not to mention the countless other Jennifers I'd encounter.
You don't have to follow every trend out there. Like the carrot pants that are so in right now. No one, no matter how good a figure they have, should ever wear carrot pants. D:
I can't tell you how glad I am that the name my mother wanted to use for me, Jennifer, got taken by some relative before I was born. Everyone would know I was born in the 80s, not to mention the countless other Jennifers I'd encounter.
You don't have to follow every trend out there. Like the carrot pants that are so in right now. No one, no matter how good a figure they have, should ever wear carrot pants. D:
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What on earth...
... are carrot pants?!
... are carrot pants?!
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Carrot pants are pants that are wider around the hips and get really, really tight around the ankles. It looks horrible but is, unfortunately, really in here right now.
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Skinny jeans!
EEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWW I can't stand those. I like the term carrot pants a lot better though :D ROFL
EEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWW I can't stand those. I like the term carrot pants a lot better though :D ROFL
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Yeah, it seems appropriate, doesn't it? :D
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We call them skinny-pants in the US. and they are HIDEOUS, total throwback to the 80's tapering.
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