Mainstream

[reclaimeddreams.livejournal.com]

Ok. So.

How come when names become popular and 'mainstream' such as Aiden and Elijah, everyone who previously liked them suddenly goes 'Eww. They're so mainstream.'? I mean, seriously? I've liked the name Aidan since I was a little girl. And I almost named my eldest son Elijah before it became a fad, becuase I loved it so much.

I don't think that I should have to compromise the tastes that I have in the names that I choose for my children simply because everyone thinks I'm only choosing it becase it's mainstream. Which wouldn't be the case at all.

I've seen people who LOVE the name Aidan. And then, they find out that everyone's naming their son or daughter a variant spelling on the name - and suddenly the name's not so appealing. What the heck? I mean, if you liked the name before - why don't you like it now? Can somebody please explain that to me?

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[kandeekiss.livejournal.com]

I've loved the name Brayden for YEARS. Since way before the Aiden trend. Had my first been a boy, I would have surely used it.

Now after seeing the Aiden trend (Aiden, Jaden, Brayden, Hayden, Caden, etc), I won't use it. I still LOVE it. The fact that it's trendy doesn't make me like it any less... but I was born in '85, when Amanda was the 3rd most popular name, and I, at one point, had 5 Amanda's (including me), in one of my classes. I don't want that for my kids, because I personally hated it.