Posted on 03/28/2014 12:08:12 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
It took me years to like my weird name, which - now that I'm 35 - isn't all that weird anymore. But growing up in a sea of Stephanies, Lauras, Lisas, Jennifers, and Jessicas, I longed for a normal name.
Life with a weird name was rough as a kid. (It's not that much easier as an adult; I've just gotten used to it.)
And while I appreciate the diversity of names, a little part of me cringes inside when I hear a parent call to their daughter, Anais. Her life is going to be tough.
Don't people know this by now? Don't parents know that their desire for uniqueness is going to make their kid's life annoying?
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And his masculinity would be under fire.
Darn, Bern.
All seven apply to me, though my first name is normal and my family has been in America for almost 400 years, I have a French last name that everyone has trouble with.
Not only that talk to text feature doesn’t work too well with a name like Ladashla or Tayshawn.
My favorite was a few years ago one of Bammy’s girls named her son Shi’thead. Just freaking sad.
Then there is the story of Texas Governor JIM HOGG naming his daughters IMA.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ima_Hogg
“Studies have shown that recruiters, headhunters, HR managers, bosses and so on will look at the name of an applicant and form instant opinions.”
Indeed. The weirder or more unusual and the LSM/MSM will be all over themselves to get that person hired.
Just anecdotal, but a review of LSM/MSM ‘reporters’ names reflect more than their share of non-standard or odd names.
I know what your point was, problem is the quote you selected doesn’t match your point, partly because your point is wrong. White people do just as many “odd” names, Anais (which you quoted) is almost definitely a white kid, probably the child of lit nerds, or maybe people with French heritage.
When we named our daughter, I wanted a name where there wouldn’t be half a dozen others in her school, but that you could still find on those gift shop racks with all the “personalized” key chains, license plates, etc.. My name you always find on the gift shop racks, my wife’s never.
In high school we had a guy named Joe Poe. But my favorite was the insurance salesmen in town named Jack Mule.
And then there was the Chinese guy in the phone book, named Fuk Yu.
Two rules when we named our children, Elliott and Olivia: 1) Must look good on a College App. 2) Must look presentable on a Resume. ;)
True. . .and they probably don’t know how to spell their name anyway.
Heard once that a fair amount of weird names that are pronounced like a ‘normal’ name are the result of the baby-mama not knowing how to spell.
True story.
I was speaking with a doctor in Dallas. I’m from San Antonio and so he asked me if I knew Dr. So and So in San Antonio. “Oh yes” I said. I knew him and his wife... er, ahh, “Its some funny french name” I said.
He said her name is _______ and she’s my sister.
~~Awkward~~
When I was born there was a battle royale about my name. Irving was the choice. The other side said no and wanted Chaim. My parents chose EQ.
You means like La - a?
(pronounced Ladasha. The Dash don’t be silent.)
I have a Sicilian last name that I am often asked how to pronounce. I usually respond with a pokerfaced “Smith”.
I count myself lucky though; my father wanted to follow the tradition of his family and name me after his father. My Scotch-Irish mother put her foot down, else I would have had to deal with growing up in suburban Houston named Salvatore Antonio Gxxxxx. Timothy Paul Gxxxxx was much easier.
My first name isn’t particularly unusual, but the spelling is (it’s Scot, with only one t). It’s gotten to the point that I don’t even bother correcting people when they spell it with two t’s, unless it’s at the bank or something similar.
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