Baby name for a girl - Xochitl?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's hilarious! Stupid white people think the world should accomodate them. Not that they should accomodate the world.

Have fun with that name on the phone with someone in India who speaks English as a second. May as well be literally pounding the keyboard with random letters. And definitely don't ask what the child would want. Ignore the several people who are saying they didn't like their difficult name. Oh yeah, and definitely don't culturally acclimate to your country, that would be a true travesty. Imagine the horror if everyone could pronounce and spell each other's names, imagine the division and hatred. Imagine if you didn't have to start the class asking everyone to pronounce their weird name, sometimes not even being able to approximate it close enough that the correct child can recognize the incorrect version of their name. What a complete gong show.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's hilarious! Stupid white people think the world should accomodate them. Not that they should accomodate the world.

When living in the US, that's correct. If OP was raising her daughter in Mexico, that would be a different story.

I don't know why we're having 8 pages of discussion about this... it's really not even that nice of a sounding name.

[Anonymous]

If I didn't know how to pronounce it, I'd make a sound like I had peanut butter stuck in the roof of my mouth.

[Anonymous]

Could you change the spelling to match the pronouciation?

[Anonymous]

SHe will have to spell it 500 times a day. Can you go with something that's easier to spell and use Xochitl as a middle name?

Azucena (lily) for example?

But I respect that you and DH want to use an indigenous name

[Anonymous]

So many ignorant people here.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I really feel like a lot of posters are overlooking the fact that the child's father and his family will all know how to pronounce the name because it will not be unfamiliar to them. Yes, she will have to explain it to the non-Mexican half of her family and to other people who are unfamiliar with the name.

But this would also be true if they gave her a name that was unfamiliar in Mexico! She will have to explain that name to her Mexican family and they might struggle to pronounce it. It's just weird to me that so many people are objecting on the grounds that people outside of Mexico will struggle with it, when it is reasonable to believe that the child will have a strong connection to Mexico throughout her life.

It's one thing to say "Maybe look for a Mexican name that will be easier for more Americans to spell and pronounce." I disagree with this position (people figure stuff out, it's not that hard) but at least it's not xenophobic. The baby's Mexican family should also be factored into the naming decision, and choosing a name that will connect her to them (especially her father) is really significant. They should not be secondary to her presumably white heritage.

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Spot on.

Well, not really. Presumably, they do not live in Mexico. And trust me, she will be interacting with people other than DH's family over the course of her life.

Around the 500,000th time carefully spelling the name out over the phone and the person getting it wrong a half a dozen times the charm will wear off

I doubt it, unless her husband's family is from an extremely rural area, and even then -- the Mexicans will know how to say many American names.

[Anonymous]

Love it. People on this board are so ignorant. Xochitl is a common name these days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's hilarious! Stupid white people think the world should accomodate them. Not that they should accomodate the world.

Have fun with that name on the phone with someone in India who speaks English as a second. May as well be literally pounding the keyboard with random letters. And definitely don't ask what the child would want. Ignore the several people who are saying they didn't like their difficult name. Oh yeah, and definitely don't culturally acclimate to your country, that would be a true travesty. Imagine the horror if everyone could pronounce and spell each other's names, imagine the division and hatred. Imagine if you didn't have to start the class asking everyone to pronounce their weird name, sometimes not even being able to approximate it close enough that the correct child can recognize the incorrect version of their name. What a complete gong show.

Guess what, even if your name is Katherine or Christine or Elizabeth you have to spell it because there are variations. I have to spell out my name every time and it’s literally no big deal.

[Anonymous]

“ X-o-chit-ul?”

[Anonymous]

How is it any different from a Saoirse, Siobahn, Padraic or Cillian?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My husband likes the name. Xochitl - pronounced So-Chil - is a Nuahuatl word that means flower. It’s a girls name in Mexico, where my husband is from? What do you think of it? Will my daughter suffer with this name?

AWFUL! Worse name ever! If you like flower names call her Lily or Rose. Do not let your dh win this battle!

"Worse" name ever? Truly, if you are going to be so judgmental at least be able to spell your insult.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Love it. People on this board are so ignorant. Xochitl is a common name these days.

Right? Maybe y'all just only know white folks...shocking.

[Anonymous]

The racism of this thread is really a sight to behold.

[Anonymous]

I have an ethnic name and will give my kids ethnic names. I'm not worried about having to spell it or pronounce it for people. IT is what it is. Also you know what other American names get discriminated against in the hiring process? Jamal. Carlos. Antoine. Pretty much anything that does sound 100% white. Again. It is what it is.