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[sotypical42483.livejournal.com]

I love the name Arielle for a girl. I think it sounds pretty and looks pretty. But I was thinking about this name yesterday and tried picturing it on an adult professional woman. Couldn't do it. The name screams cute little girl, and that's it.

So, I tried this with other names I like. Sydney, for example, is a total guilty pleasure girl name for me, and again, sounds ridiculous on an adult. I actually was picturing my mother and giving her these names, heh. Now it bugs the crap out of me when people are listing such childish names for future children... I mean these "kids" are going to be ADULTS for most of their lives, NOT BABIES. While a name may be lyke soooo kewt on a 3-year-old, is it really going to be like that on a grown woman? I doubt it.

And yeah, there's the arguement that, well, in 30 years LOTS of adults will have (stupid) names like Mykaila and Mickinzi and Aydyn... but in 30 years LOTS of adults will also have (nice) names like Isabel, Julia, and Daniel. So is Mickinzi really going to be thought of as an adult with a nice, strong name... or a grown woman with a little kids name?

A few years ago, I worked at a clothing store and I worked with a girl named Makayla. She was like 17 or something and even then, I always thought "God, she has a little girl name..."

I don't know. I'm just kind of thinking that if a name immediately illicts an "OMG THAT'S SOOO CUTE!" from me, it's probably not a name I should use. I just think it's sad that people name their children based on the fact that OMG HARLEY IS SUUUUCH A KEWT NAME FOR A LITTLE GIRL! without thinking about the fact that she's not gonna be a little girl forever, ya know?

Yay classic names!

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[darabelle.livejournal.com]

I think it depends on each individual's association with the names. For example, I have to disagree with you on the name Sydney. I absolutely do not think it is ridiculous for an adult. I think a person makes his/her name what it is for him/herself. My childhood best friend's name is Arielle and now she is the manager of a camera store and runs her own photography business. Even though I knew her best when we were little girls, that doesn't take away anything from her professionalism as an adult. I do agree that some names might have that "cute little girl" sound to them, but I don't think that these names don't transfer well to adults. The name is with the person throughout their life and I think adapts itself to the person as s/he grows older. For example, my mom's name is Barbara. When she was younger everyone called her Bobby, now they call her Barb or Barbara. Her family still calls her Bobby and it sounds sort of childish to me when I hear it, but that's because she's my mother so I have a certain association with it. Then again, one of my mom's best friends' name is Bobbie and it totally works on her.

[sotypical42483.livejournal.com]

Obviously they are exceptions to every rule. Of course there could be a Sydney who's CEO of a major corporation. There could also be one who's a stripper.

We are judgemental creatures. Studies show that people make SNAP JUDGEMENTS based on names. If I am looking at two resumes that are nearly identical and one persons name is Rose and the other's is Madisynnleigh, I'm going to tend to think Rose, based on a judgement of her name only is more professional. That's the way the world works, not saying it's a good thing, but it's reality.

I'm in no way claiming a name dictates who a person is.

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

Sydney to ME sounds VERY adult and mature, and I think it sounds funny as a child's name. Henry is the same way.