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[jakapi.livejournal.com]

Hey, I'm Jana. I had a few questions about names that I need some opinions on.

I really like the name Cassandra but from what I've seen it means "doom." I can't name any future kids Cassandra after finding out the meaning. I love the sound of Elias but I am not religious at all and the meaning is very much so. Are meanings of names important to you when you choose a name for your child? If not, do you just not research the name or do you find out what it means and then disregard it?

Also, I have a few names I am in love with (Blythe, Mitra, Caleb, etc.) but who remind me of people in my past. I don't necessarily want those people to think I'm naming my future kids after them (especially since they are pretty uncommon), but I also don't want to shy away from them just because someone I know has that name. Would naming them the same thing as friends, coworkers, or past acquaintances be a bad idea? If you do go about naming your kid one of those names, how would you explain it the person with the same name?

Thanks!

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[cathkitten.livejournal.com]

I'd look at the origin of the name meaning. Cassandra was a character in Greek mythology who had second-sight. She gets a bad rap because she foresaw a bunch of horrible things that were going to happen. I think that is where the meaning "doom" comes from. A "cassandra" has become synonomous with a wise woman, a soothsayer. I think that is nicer than thinking it meant "doom."

With the names/people in the past thing, my mother, when she was trying to get me to like the name Rachel and I wouldn't use it because I knew an awful person named Rachel, told me that once it's your kids name, you associate it with them, first.