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babynamesI'm thinking too much again, haha, so here's a few questions. My brain is everywhere, so I hope this makes sense :)
Would you find it odd if siblings had a different number of middle names? Like, baby one has two middle names, but baby two got only one. Or even, baby one got only one middle name, but baby two got two middle names. And, honestly, would you personally be upset if you grew up with only one while a sibling had two?
Would you be upset if your name was way in left field while the siblings were 'normal' (ie Jezzyka and Michael NOT Mykael or something equally strange with awkward spelling, etc)?
(I know, that sounds sorta silly to be even typing, but I do remember someone here expressing a small sadness that her name was nothing like her brothers' naming trend. I'm just curious how widespread that feeling might be in the comm, hence those above questions)
And would you find it odd if the second son was named after the dad, or the second daughter after the mom, but not the first of either gender? Like, I knew a Gary Jr. who had an older brother, and I remember back then asking him why they didn't name his brother Gary Jr. I was a nosy teen with an overactive imagination, and it made me wonder if the brother wasn't related to the dad. I'm sure he was, it just seemed like an odd practice to me to name the second son after the dad and not the first. What do you guys think? (And please no, "I wouldn't name the child a junior to begin with".)
Would you find it odd if siblings had a different number of middle names? Like, baby one has two middle names, but baby two got only one. Or even, baby one got only one middle name, but baby two got two middle names. And, honestly, would you personally be upset if you grew up with only one while a sibling had two?
Would you be upset if your name was way in left field while the siblings were 'normal' (ie Jezzyka and Michael NOT Mykael or something equally strange with awkward spelling, etc)?
(I know, that sounds sorta silly to be even typing, but I do remember someone here expressing a small sadness that her name was nothing like her brothers' naming trend. I'm just curious how widespread that feeling might be in the comm, hence those above questions)
And would you find it odd if the second son was named after the dad, or the second daughter after the mom, but not the first of either gender? Like, I knew a Gary Jr. who had an older brother, and I remember back then asking him why they didn't name his brother Gary Jr. I was a nosy teen with an overactive imagination, and it made me wonder if the brother wasn't related to the dad. I'm sure he was, it just seemed like an odd practice to me to name the second son after the dad and not the first. What do you guys think? (And please no, "I wouldn't name the child a junior to begin with".)
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Date: 2008-03-14 11:08 am (UTC)2. I probably wouldn't do it myself, just because my tastes are fairly consistent in that respect, but it can work. Mine & my brother's name are polar opposite styles; and maybe the geek in me is a little dissapointed. I love the style of his name, but for him, and I don't think he could pull off anything hippyish. We're very diffrent people, so I like that our names suit us as individuals.
I think it would be more noticeable/problematic in a larger sibset and/or with siblings of the same gender. If I was Joaquin Phoenix [brother of River, Rain, Liberty & Summer] I'd be dissapointed and go by Leaf too. I've always wanted to know what his parents were thinking.
3. I don't like the trend for juniours in any sense. If it was a younger kid I'd probably think they ran out of names or something, lol.