Names with meaning to you.

[penguinsane.livejournal.com]

If my guy and I ever have kids, I'd like to name our boy Orion, after the constellation. The name holds a lot of meaning between my fiance and I through some past events and we both love the name.

However, the internet has made me jaded and afraid a lot of names are too "special-snowflake" ... do you think Orion (middle name would be Alexander) is a snowflake name? :C

What names mean a lot to you?

(Please don't lecture about "you should name them whatever makes you happy!" I just want to know what you think! XD)

Comments

[makeitstopjamie.livejournal.com]

My husband and I have already decided on Hana (pronounced ha-na) because we visited the town in Maui the day before we got married so I kinda know what you're feeling.

[penguinsane.livejournal.com]

I'm glad I'm not the only one, but I'm sorry you feel that way. It's reassuring to see other people not thinking it's so bad, though.

[makeitstopjamie.livejournal.com]

The way it's pronounced is the only real reason (and that and the fact we're not Japanese) why I'm worried. The boy's name we're considering is in the same vein.

[penguinsane.livejournal.com]

Ooh, what boy name are you considering?

[makeitstopjamie.livejournal.com]

I just posted about it actually. It's Evert.

[penguinsane.livejournal.com]

I like that a lot, actually. I've never heard it before. I would wind up calling him Evan though, if it's pronounced phonetically.

[makeitstopjamie.livejournal.com]

That makes me happy. He actually has a little cousin named Evan.

[mela-chan.livejournal.com]

Hana is also a fairly popular Japanese name, so I don't think you'll get too much flack. And I know a non-Japanese Hana as well - her parents loved "Hannah" but wanted it easy to spell and 'different'.

[makeitstopjamie.livejournal.com]

True, but we're in Ohio so not many Japanese. There's also the fact that it's not pronounced like Hannah and I'm sure a lot of people will say it has Hannah and my maiden name is constantly mispronounced so I know how annoying it can be.