squee!! How CUUUUTE!

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

ETA: Woot! Thanks for the solidarity, all. Non-cute name lovers represent!

Question. 

In so many threads in this community, I see comments by people who love the name [Sailor or Sunshine or Kylee or Ainsley or whatever] because "it's so cute!" or, "just adorable!" or, "so sweet for a little girl! I'm adding it to my list!"

Why? WHY is this a criteria? I don't get it.

"Cuteness" is not one of my criteria in choosing a name. I myself would not want to have a name that is "cute" or "adorable," or "sweet on a little girl," because those qualities are not exactly what I want to be associated with.

Why do people choose a name because it's "cute for a little girl"? Little girls grow up. Do they want their daughters to be "cute," "sweet," or "adorable" women? I sure don't. I want them to be strong and smart and confident, and I will give them names that I think reflect that.

It also bothers me that the criteria of "it's so adorable for a little boy" is much less often brought up. Because GIRLS are supposed to be "sweet." 

That's it.

Comments

[x-lostinyou.livejournal.com]

I completely agree. It has been said about a couple of my names before... and it's almost insulting to me, in a way. As if it's a 'little girl name'. I like having the option of a 'cute' NN, but certainly not a full name. She's not going to be five forever.

(But I have seen the 'adorable' comment quite a few times for boy's names. It's equally ick, to me.)