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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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[kati-d.livejournal.com]

again missing the point of the post. Im sure some people like the name apple.. but I dont think everyone does and I know I wouldnt like it if that was my name.

[museofmyself.livejournal.com]

I am not, thank you very much, missing the point of the post, although I did find it a bit rude. I was merely expressing my opinion, as did the original poster. Not everyone thinks that only classic names will "age" well. Not that I'm fond of the whole trendy/kre8tiv name thing, either. I just find it particularly uncouth to call certain names "dumb". It's simply unnecessary.