does anyone else notice...

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lately, a lot of people naming their children names that don't "grow" well with them; names you just can't picture on an adult?

what names do you think fall under this category (male & female)?

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i agree about the short form or nickname as a given name. Kate doesn't bother me that much, because i know some girls named Kate & it has aged okay with them... but Lexie, Gracie, Lulu. & on the boy side- Mike, Jim, Bob... i think the full name would be much better in the long run, too. like you said, it gives them the option to use the nickname or full name.

the strangely spelled ones, i think won't age well with someone who has a professional career. like, a lawyer named Ahlyzabeth Jones might get a few "wtf is wrong with your name" thoughts haha. but Joe Schmo, whose name isn't printed on billboards, newspaper, or ads in the telephone book... you probably would never know it was Addysyn, not Addison.