Name Popularity
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babynamesI've noticed that many people in this community are very anti-popular names, and I was wondering how true that is to the community as a whole.
I personally, have no problem with popular names. I grew up with a slightly unusual name (I've only known one other person to have it), and I always found myself wishing that my name were something more mainstream, like Jennifer or Lindsay or Meghan (though now I think I'd prefer a more timeless name like Elizabeth or Anna). Anyway, I was just wondering.
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I personally, have no problem with popular names. I grew up with a slightly unusual name (I've only known one other person to have it), and I always found myself wishing that my name were something more mainstream, like Jennifer or Lindsay or Meghan (though now I think I'd prefer a more timeless name like Elizabeth or Anna). Anyway, I was just wondering.
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Date: 2006-06-24 01:14 am (UTC)I also think its odd to give your child a name that is insubstantial, meaning, a name that has no particular significance except that its trendy.
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Date: 2006-06-24 01:55 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-06-25 08:54 pm (UTC)Have noticed people take the whole 'baby naming' thing so literally, and loose sight of how these people will have to carry their names through life. I mean Nevaeh is hard enough for literate adults to spell, so how are first graders going to manage?
And can you really picture 'Nevaeh Smith, president of microsoft'?
Can you tell I don't like that name? :)