Popularity and likes

[velkoria.livejournal.com]

I've noticed it seems to be a trend here to really dislike popular names and it's not the typical 'well, I like it but since it's so popular I would avoid using it at this time' but, with the exception of made up/misspelled names I just don't get it when people go 'Madison/Sarah/Emma sucks! It's in the top 10 HELLO! I'd pick any name but that' or something along those lines but more sugar coated or something. So what say you, do you honestly rule out a name on the hate list because it's popular or simply sigh and hope by the time you have a child the trend dies down?

I for example will admit I love Aidan as a name, the meaning is really sweet and I just like it. Not to mention that spelling it Aidán it is perfectly easy for my hispanic family to pronounce. And whenever I mention my like of the name it's like OMG EW -AYDEN TREND FOLLOWER!! When really... it's a name that's been around for centuries!

Another name I really like is Madison... this one I wouldn't use so much and it's not as high up as Aidan but it's nice enough but OMG EW MAD- TREND FOLLOWER gets so tiring to hear...

Comments

[florallove.livejournal.com]

I suppose I might not like a name just because it's in the top 10, but most of them I genuinely dislike, or there might be other reasons. I think Sarah is very pretty, but it's just a tad too plain (maybe it seems plain because it's used a lot? it just doesn't seem unique at all). I'm also one of those people who doesn't want to do anything if lots of people are. I like to be classic, but not common. I even dislike it when I like names that aren't terribly popular everywhere, but popular in this community, like Josephine and Silas.

I think if you like a name, unless it's something ridiculous like Moldy Bread, then what other people say isn't really important. if it's a legit name, then it's really just a matter of taste. like other people have said, there's a difference between classic and trendy, but even that is open for interpretation. Emma has been popular for a very long time, so someone might say it's classic, but to me it's trendy. it's a matter of taste and the only taste that really matters is yours.

[qtshorty1625.livejournal.com]

I think it's interesting that you see Emma as being trendy, because it always makes me think of Louisa May Alcott's book.

[qtshorty1625.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I meant to say Jane Austen. I'm watching something on Alcott right now, so I had her name in my head.

Although I guess it too means on how the term trendy is being interpreted. I tend to think of trendy names as a name that's like "No one uses it. . .Oh look at everyone using it. . .no one's heard of the name."

I don't know, just a random thought.