Baby name for a girl - Xochitl?

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Makes me think of chips

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Anonymous wrote:I think it's a beautiful name and totally appropriate because your husband is from Mexico.

My name is extremely unique (it's Irish, with TONS of vowels) and adults do have trouble pronouncing it at first, but it's no big deal. I love having a unique name. Kids, classmates have no problem learning different names.

+1 I also have a diffifcult name (although not Irish). I always have to spell it and pronounce it. I love my name and I don't mind at all. For every person who thinks its a pain there is another who loves having a unique name. If you like the name, go for it.

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I have met the Congresswoman with this name. She is lovely, its a pretty name, but it is very difficult to pronounce from the spelling. It will make your child's life difficult. It is awkward and embarrassing when you constantly have to ask someone how to pronounce their name or forget how to say it right after they told you. It also embarrassing for your child to constantly have their name mispronounced. It has nothing to do with being ethnic. I know lots of unusual ethnic names but I can figure how to pronounce them from the spelling. This is not one that is easy to figure out. I grew up with a difficult to pronounce last name and I hated it. I would have been really upset if I had a first name that caused the same problems. I get your husband is from Mexico but you don't live in Mexico so you need to consider where your child will grow up. If you like the pronunciation of the name, then come up with a spelling that phonetically matches its pronunciation.

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How do you feel about using a nickname? Maybe she could go by Xo?

Otherwise just use it as her middle name.

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Did not read this entire thread. It's a lovely name and I really like the pronunciation and meaning. That said, I have a name that is not intuitive and it is really annoying to never have it spelled or pronounced correctly. I don't let it bother me, but I also gave my children phonetic names because I didn't want to saddle them with a lifetime of corrections and clarifications like I have. Just food for thought.

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Anonymous wrote:Hard pass. Not a marketable name. Would actually impede a person's progress in the real world. No one would want to look like an ass by not being able to pronounce the name so even the best credentials wouldn't get her call backs for jobs.

BS. I ask interviewees how to pronounce their names all the time, and I've never not called someone in need because I didn't know how their name was pronounced.

Also, if I was interviewing people and there was a Xochitl in there, that would probably the one name I remember for sure. Plus, it's an instant conversation starter. "Oh, that's an unusual name? Where does it come from?" Yes, it will get tiresome to have to answer this question often (and some people will do it in a really xenophobic way, which sucks but is worth considering), but to say this is not a "marketable" name is insane and likely the opinion of someone older who has never applied or hired in the current job market, which is extremely diverse in many ways.

I judge people based on their names. They do have to prove they are competent if they have a weird or dumb name. Especially if it's a straight up American with a weird name. If she was from Mexico, then different story. I lose respect for people whose parents wanted them to be special snowflakes and realize they probably were very privileged as a result.

You sound dumber with each new post. The OP has said her husband is from Mexico.

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Anonymous wrote:It's unfamiliar to me, but I think it's beautiful.

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[Anonymous]

Spell it phonetically if you choose it. My name has always been butchered, I am used to it, but Americans in general have really inflexible accents!!

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Well here we go, a whole blog entry (from a very reasonable blogger, IMO) on this very question.

https://appellationmountain.net/name-help-should-we-name-our-daughter-sochi/

Xochi and Xochitl, on the other hand, are used in Mexico. That means we should see some American-born girls by the name. Sure enough, in 2016, 82 Xochitls were recorded, along with six Xochis.

Xochi is a recognized variant and much more pronounceable to Americans. People will hesitate over the X, but will get it quickly and will make the substitution in spelling more easily. I’m Team Xochi for you!