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Hey everyone! Recently, there's been a lot of discussion here about the history and meanings of names - indeed, the "made up name" issue appears to have again reared its head in the post below me! I know that there has also been some frustration within the community among members who feel their more traditionally-based criticisms are not being heard, or who feel their attempts to discuss etymology have been wasted.

I talked it over with a_green_faerie, and decided to start a community: namingnames. This new community is meant to be a sort of supplement to baby_names, in my mind. We will discuss the history and etymology of names, various associations, famous bearers, meanings, parallel occurrences in other languages, etc. etc. It will also be fine to post a list of your favorite names for discussion, or just one name you heard recently, or interesting family names, or whatever. The only up-front requirements are that you keep discussion honest (the phrase "not my style" is outlawed), and that you accept criticism gracefully. Keep in mind that in a community about etymology and historical use, Maddissyn Seth for a girl is going to garner some criticism.

This community will not be for everyone, I realize. Some people find this sort of thing boring, and some people don't really care whether a name is newly-minted or meant for the opposite sex or whatever. But for others, hopefully namingnames will be a place to bring discussion they don't feel they've really been having in baby_names. It's not exactly a sister community, but it's meant to be just a fun addition to our regularly scheduled baby names programming!

Hope to see you there!

Cheers,
TN