"Destiny"

[imthelonely-one.livejournal.com]

My best friend is pregnant, and I really want to support her, but she is seriously considering naming her daughter this and I just... It seems awfully trashy to me. Her family and aquaintences like it, but that doesn't surprise me seeing as how she lives in a super white trash housing complex. I really want to convince her that naming her kid something like "Destiny" "Kaighlee" or "Mercedes" etc. will NOT be doing the poor girl any favours. But at the same time, I really don't want to seem pretentious? 

It's not that, I just know that name descrimination is real, and I don't want my best friend's little girl to be held back in life because she thinks it "sounds cute". Should I just butt out? I keep suggesting alternatives but I don't know. Maybe I should just leave it alone.

Oh, and sorry if anyone here happens to love that name, or named their daughter that!

Comments

[night-sky-dream.livejournal.com]

Completely agree with you! Destiny is a tacky awful name. It's hard as she's your friend and you don't want to offend her, maybe suggest using Destiny as a middle name.

[imthelonely-one.livejournal.com]

glad to know i'm not crazy. apparently everyone else thinks i'm a huge bitch for not liking it and thinking it's trashy but idk.
yeah i think i'll try to think of other names. i know she was considering "Ava" too and "Ava Destiny" is a bit better. And at least it gives the kid the option to go with either name if they choose.

[night-sky-dream.livejournal.com]

It must be 'Defend a white trash name' day on LJ...God knows, that's the only logical reason I can think of for some peoples comments in reply to your post.

Aww Ava is nice :)