The name Inari or Anari for a girl....

[Anonymous]

Isn't it the name of a type of sushi? Don't like.

[Anonymous]

The names are horrible.

Why are you asking here? Why does it matter what other people think, if you like it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
It's sort of like naming the baby "Cheese-sandwich."

You mean like Colby?
Other moderately common food related names: Basil, Caesar, Bing, Reuben, Ambrosia, Brandy, Candy, Rosemary, Sherry,

For some of these, the food was named after the person, not the other way around. Dummy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here's the process I would go through for myself:

1. Do I like the name?

2. Is it part of my or my husband's family heritage?

3. If I borrowed it from another culture or "made it up," do I know what it means or what it sounds like--does it have a connotation I approve of? (e.g., "Chablis" -- sound pretty, it's French, but, c'mon, it's a wine/grape).

All that being said, if you're Japanese and you know that it's a "real name" (not just the name of a kind of sushi) then I'd go for it. Otherwise, be prepapred for your daught to go to Japan or meet Japanese-speakers and have to explain why she's named something analgous to "cole slaw."

FYI: I had no associations with the names you're considering, and I thought it looked and sounded really pretty.

Totally agree, PP. Love the 3-step process.

[Anonymous]

If this is a legit ethnic name then it's ok. If it's a new name even there then it's terrible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
It's sort of like naming the baby "Cheese-sandwich."

You mean like Colby?
Other moderately common food related names: Basil, Caesar, Bing, Reuben, Ambrosia, Brandy, Candy, Rosemary, Sherry,

For some of these, the food was named after the person, not the other way around. Dummy.

Yes, but if you name a baby that, you are now naming a baby after food or naming a baby something that is associated with food. The association is there whether dummies like you try to avoid the association.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Reminds me of Atari.

+1
I'm not a fan- however if it is in your heritage, language or ethnicity-fine.

[Anonymous]

Well, only since you asked, I think it's hideous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Reminds me of the show firefly. If I'm pronouncing it correctly!

If you like it go with it!!!!

Inara is the name of the character on Firefly. Who was a Space Whore. Sweet lady and everything, but jes saying...

[Anonymous]

OP, I have to warn you, my sister posted a question about a name that wasn't terribly common and got a huge outpouring of "Don't Like It" replies.

Which is to say everyone chooses names they love for their own kids, and there's a reason why there are thousands upon thousands of Isabellas, Sophias, Olivias, Ellas, and Hannas in the US. If your chosen name isn't a top-ten, top-twenty, or top-one hundred... in your case, a top-one million, then you're going to get this sort of response.

My kids names, I love them. They're not top-twenty, but they're not unusual. But I can guarantee that if I posted a "What do you think about ___ name?" I'd get smothered with "Yuck"s, too.

Ignore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I have to warn you, my sister posted a question about a name that wasn't terribly common and got a huge outpouring of "Don't Like It" replies.

Which is to say everyone chooses names they love for their own kids, and there's a reason why there are thousands upon thousands of Isabellas, Sophias, Olivias, Ellas, and Hannas in the US. If your chosen name isn't a top-ten, top-twenty, or top-one hundred... in your case, a top-one million, then you're going to get this sort of response.

My kids names, I love them. They're not top-twenty, but they're not unusual. But I can guarantee that if I posted a "What do you think about ___ name?" I'd get smothered with "Yuck"s, too.

Ignore.

Better yet, why ask?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Isn't it the name of a type of sushi? Don't like.

Yup.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
It's sort of like naming the baby "Cheese-sandwich."

You mean like Colby?
Other moderately common food related names: Basil, Caesar, Bing, Reuben, Ambrosia, Brandy, Candy, Rosemary, Sherry,

All of those are terrible, too.

Basil Caesar, Bing, Reuben are geeks who try to date strippers.

Brandy, Candy, Rosemary and Sherry are the strippers they're trying to date.

[Anonymous]

Sounds like an AVON perfume that would come in a decorative bottle.

[Anonymous]

My brother had a Finnish girlfriend with this name. I always thought it was very pretty.