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[ericaamericka.livejournal.com]

http://www.babynamesworld.com/meaning_of_Arsen.html

Arsen is a name. There's nothing that says I can't change the E to an O. Thank you and goodnight.

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[cleddy.livejournal.com]

its just that changing the the spelling also changes the meaning...but if you like the name arson, go for it...your kid, your choice right?

[ericaamericka.livejournal.com]

Well...yes and no. If it were just a word, being spoken or written in an every day fashion, yes, it does change it, but you can change the spelling of a name without changing the meaning.

[prime-radiant.livejournal.com]

no, you can't. Arson means setting things on fire and is a crime.

[the-theorist.livejournal.com]

I actually like it.

[ericaamericka.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :-D

Excellent icon, by the way.

[thepastperfect]

Arsen may be a name, but do you really want to name your kid something that has "arse" as the very first syllable?

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

Huh? No, you can't. Arson means the criminal act of setting things on fire. You can't change that.

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

Heh... yeah. I should've read your comment before posting the exact same one.

Gotta love some people's logic :/

[trissyd.livejournal.com]

haha... yah... that's the first thing that came to my mind too...

[mysticamor.livejournal.com]

haha....

[mysticamor.livejournal.com]

I like it either way. :)

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

No-one's saying you CAN'T do it. They're just saying it's a ridiculous and terrible name. If you want to do something like that, it's your choice. Nobody cares.

But don't get all defensive if people tell you what they think of it. If you can't handle honest opinions, don't post. Thank you and good night :/

P.S. As for your reasoning: "My son's name is Arson, but it doesn't mean setting fire to things - it's the Greek name Arsen, meaning strong, just spelled differently" ... well, that's convoluted and pretty lame.

[iwanttobemyself.livejournal.com]

oh Erica...you make me laugh.

[mountain-nest.livejournal.com]

it's grammatically incorrect.

[mountain-nest.livejournal.com]

Braxton is a real name, too. Doesn't mean it doesn't have a bad association.

[dingo83.livejournal.com]

I second this. ;)

[dingo83.livejournal.com]

This was one of my thoughts as well.

[lkw18.livejournal.com]

bah, i didn't even catch that. i still like it though.

[mars-daydream.livejournal.com]

Go ahead and name your kid Arson. It's between you and your child. If your child comes to you at some later point and asks you why they were named after a terrible crime, it'll be up to you to think of an answer. You will also have to be ready with an explanation every time another person says "What's your son's name?" and you say "Arson" and they say "As in setting fire to something?", which I guarantee will be the response. I imagine at some point you will get pretty sick of saying, "Yes, Arson, like SETTING THINGS ON FIRE."

This is just reality. You give someone a name, you're going to have to live other people's reactions to it. It will be said out loud a thousand times, at the doctor's office, during roll call, at the playground. If that name is Arson, or Lucifer, or Manson, or Hitler, be prepared to answer a few questions.

[quiet-recluse.livejournal.com]

I still say his nickname's gonna be Arse-on-fire.

[turabiannights.livejournal.com]

Seriously, apart from the blaring ARSE in the front of that name, and the fact that it will still be interpreted as Arson, there is the more glaring problem that babynamesworld.com is super-duper inaccurate when it comes to meanings. Try behindthename.com, which is far more reliable. They list Arsen as the Armenian derivative of Arsenios, which does indeed happen to be Greek, though it means "virile." Not that naming a kid Arson would look like you were compensating for anything in the first place.

[ericaamericka.livejournal.com]

Yes, because I don't think of that...because no one I know says it...because...idk, I'm American, I guess.

[ericaamericka.livejournal.com]

I have no problem with people sharing their oppinion with me, regardless of whether or not it's different than mine. I have a problem when people are completely rude and disrespectful in sharing those oppinions. There is much better ways to handle it, than shooting names and insults like a bunch of 12 year olds.

[magcnurserybaby.livejournal.com]

Be it a name or not, when people hear it they are going to think starting a fire. Use it if you want, and if you don't care what others will think or what they will call your child to poke fun at school. Kids can be cruel.

[ericaamericka.livejournal.com]

Oh, I don't doubt that. However, I'm young, and I think by the time I have children, names will be much worse.