What do you think of Tempest as a name?

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Anonymous wrote:She would get called Tempe. That’s not great, right?

And people will assume her name is either the city or short for Temperance. I personally would be embarrassed at either.

Most kids do not know what temperance even is, so there's no reason to be concerned that's the name. Maybe people are named after cities. Embarrassed is an big over reaction.

PP is reaching like a lot of people on this thread.

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Anonymous wrote:Tempest has a very negative connotation to me—like naming your child hurricane or tornado. I think there are other names that have meanings of strength and/or weather that have a more positive connotation.

+1

I'm more open than many to unusual/nature names, but Tempest just has a lot of negatives going for it -- naming your kid for a violent storm seems off. There are names of types of wind that are less destructive, if you like that aspect of it.

When was the last time you heard the word tempest used in everyday conversation describing a weather event?

the only time that I hear it in conversation is when it's used to describe a tantrum or tirade that is out of proportion to the cause. Tempest in a Teapot is used 99.99% more often than just Tempest

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I don't like it. What if your daughter's personality doesn't match it? That's a lot to live up to.

And what if people at your daughter's work or school have problems with her personality? It's way way too easy to use her name as "proof" that she's a troublemaker.

There are a lot of other powerful, strong names you could use.

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Anonymous wrote:Tempest has a very negative connotation to me—like naming your child hurricane or tornado. I think there are other names that have meanings of strength and/or weather that have a more positive connotation.

+1

I'm more open than many to unusual/nature names, but Tempest just has a lot of negatives going for it -- naming your kid for a violent storm seems off. There are names of types of wind that are less destructive, if you like that aspect of it.

When was the last time you heard the word tempest used in everyday conversation describing a weather event?

the only time that I hear it in conversation is when it's used to describe a tantrum or tirade that is out of proportion to the cause. Tempest in a Teapot is used 99.99% more often than just Tempest

And people rarely use that expression.

[Anonymous]

Tempest Storm was a world famous stripper so if that is the direction you were going go for it.

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Anonymous wrote:Tempest has a very negative connotation to me—like naming your child hurricane or tornado. I think there are other names that have meanings of strength and/or weather that have a more positive connotation.

+1

I'm more open than many to unusual/nature names, but Tempest just has a lot of negatives going for it -- naming your kid for a violent storm seems off. There are names of types of wind that are less destructive, if you like that aspect of it.

When was the last time you heard the word tempest used in everyday conversation describing a weather event?

the only time that I hear it in conversation is when it's used to describe a tantrum or tirade that is out of proportion to the cause. Tempest in a Teapot is used 99.99% more often than just Tempest

And people rarely use that expression.

The adjective tempestuous -- which is pejorative -- is used pretty frequently.

[Anonymous]

Let's face it. This is a porn name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let's face it. This is a porn name.

No way. It's Teen Mom, or garden variety trailer park.

[Anonymous]

It sounds like you're trying to hard to be unique. Stop it and don't subject your child to such a name.

[Anonymous]

Ugh, no. I love the play and would consider one of the names of the characters though.

[Anonymous]

Cool name.

But the teasing would be brutal and relentless


Don't do it.

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Anonymous wrote:I thought Huxtable too!

+ another

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Anonymous wrote:Boy or girl? Sounds a bit like "temptress"

The Tempest had some really awesome characters if you're looking for inspiration there: Prospero, Caliban, Ariel, Miranda, Ferdinand, Ceres

It would be for a girl. Not really looking for Character names. We just like the meaning of the word.

A tempest is a violent, windy storm. You like violent, windy storms?

[Anonymous]

Tempest fugit!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tempest fugit!

It’s tempus fugit, though.