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[purple-lamb-lol.livejournal.com]

Inspired by "Do you like any names soley for their meanings?"- 
Are there any names you like but wouldn't use because of their meanings?

For example, I like James but not it's ultimate meaning of 'supplanter'.

Comments

[politicking.livejournal.com]

Kennedy
Cameron (though i'm most likely using it as a tribute to someone, but i don't particularly care for the meaning :\)

[jazzyaimsaru.livejournal.com]

Hmmm...Maybe Kieran, it means 'little dark one' I love the sound of the name, even though its pronunciation would probably be butchered by everyone where I live :( The meaning isn't terrible but it isn't a plus for me.

Salome, as well. The meaning is 'peace' which is lovely but I would be hesitant to use it b/c of the character in the bible by the same name. Salome in the bible demanded John the Baptists head, i believe by her mother's order as payment for a dance. Not so peaceful, eh?

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

Only if the meaning is really, really bad, like, "Man who smells horrible and kills babies for fun."

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

There is no name I really wouldn't use because of the meaning...but that's also because I love it when a name has a great meaning, so my favourite names have it all: good sound, spelling and meaning! =)
But two names I like are Dolores & Soledad, and they respectively mean 'sorrows' and 'solitude', which is kind of sad.

[farawaysong.livejournal.com]

I've always loved Marie/Maria, but I wouldn't use either because of the meaning, "sea of bitterness".

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

But in Latin 'Maria' just means 'Seas', and that's not bad! =)

[satunian.livejournal.com]

I have some of the opposite... I think Trista is a lovely name, but it means "sad"

Who wants to be named "Sad"?

[kitchen-poet.livejournal.com]

Hmmm....I am torn. I can't say I like the actual meaning behind a lot of my favorite names, but most of them are literary inspired names, so I like the meaning that is linked through the book. Does that make sense, lol?
Like, I love the name Alice, but don't like "Of a noble kin" as a meaning. However, I am pretty sure most people think of Alice in Wonderland, not it's English meaning. ;)
Not sure about my second favorite, Matilda, which means "battle might." That could or could not be cute.

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

I only care about the way a name sounds. I guess I got that from my parents; my first name can be translated to mean "manly", and I'm a girl.

[mountain-nest.livejournal.com]

I adore the name Aja. I love the song and the whole Steely Dan album. But every name website and book says it means Goat.

[hotchpot.livejournal.com]

STEELY DAN RULES.

[mountain-nest.livejournal.com]

yes yes yes!

[asscollection.livejournal.com]

Bianca - blank
Cecilia - blind

[hotchpot.livejournal.com]

I always thought Bianca meant white. I still don't like it because of that.

[hotchpot.livejournal.com]

Claudia means Lame or Crippled and Cecilia means blind. I liked both of them until I found that out.

I like Clementine and Felicity solely because of their meanings.

[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

I would never not use a name because of its meaning.