Baby name for a girl - Xochitl?

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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.

Really hoping you don't hire people! Having to ask someone how to pronounce their name is way less of an asshole move than discriminating against people with non-English names.

Actually I also wouldn't bother to call back Rhys or Siobhan either. Plenty of regular folks out there that in a customer service or business setting wouldn't cause issues with their names.

No one cares what you think.

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Its pronunciation is very pretty. I agree the spelling (and therefore the pronunciation) will initially throw people for a loop.

I think I'm cowardly enough to make it a middle name but still call her that.

But it is very pretty. I really like it as a name. But I'm a worrier by nature.

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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.

Doesn't matter. Child is obviously half white and American. No need to have a name that is rare even in Mexico.

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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?

I’m Mexican, please don’t name her that. Yes, it’s beautiful but nobody will ever be able to pronounce it.

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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.

Really hoping you don't hire people! Having to ask someone how to pronounce their name is way less of an asshole move than discriminating against people with non-English names.

Actually I also wouldn't bother to call back Rhys or Siobhan either. Plenty of regular folks out there that in a customer service or business setting wouldn't cause issues with their names.

No one cares what you think.

I'm saying what most people think. I'm not impressed by a rare name from Mexico and it reflects poorly. I'm also not impressed by Aydans, Greysons, Austyns and whatever other weird names privileged people pick for their kids. It's a weird trend.

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My DH loves the name, too. But Xochitl, with an already hard to pronounce last name, would doom our kid to never getting called for job interviews. If you're going to use it, make it a middle name.

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Sochill? She sounds like a stoner

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I’m not trying to be rude with this comment... do you mean it would be pronounced like in the sentence “she’s so chill”?

The meaning is definitely beautiful. I have a common name spelled unusually and that’s bad enough. Do you have to constantly correct everyone, emails don’t get spelled correctly so you don’t receive them, etc. I’m just not a fan of names that are difficult to spell and pronounce.

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Just name her WTF now and be done with it.

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It sounds like something you eat.

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What about all those old Irish names that are spelled non-phonetically? Do you have a problem with Saiorse or etc?

I think Xochitl is cool. Nearly no one gets an X name! Unique, exotic, pretty pronunciation.

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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.

Doesn't matter. Child is obviously half white and American. No need to have a name that is rare even in Mexico.

Who died and appointed you name police?

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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.

Really hoping you don't hire people! Having to ask someone how to pronounce their name is way less of an asshole move than discriminating against people with non-English names.

Actually I also wouldn't bother to call back Rhys or Siobhan either. Plenty of regular folks out there that in a customer service or business setting wouldn't cause issues with their names.

No one cares what you think.

I'm saying what most people think. I'm not impressed by a rare name from Mexico and it reflects poorly. I'm also not impressed by Aydans, Greysons, Austyns and whatever other weird names privileged people pick for their kids. It's a weird trend.

Like I said, no one cares.

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Anonymous wrote:What about all those old Irish names that are spelled non-phonetically? Do you have a problem with Saiorse or etc?

I think Xochitl is cool. Nearly no one gets an X name! Unique, exotic, pretty pronunciation.

Ximena is another name seen in Mexico.

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Anonymous wrote:What about all those old Irish names that are spelled non-phonetically? Do you have a problem with Saiorse or etc?

I think Xochitl is cool. Nearly no one gets an X name! Unique, exotic, pretty pronunciation.

Ximena is another name seen in Mexico.

Xiomara too.