Giving a child the name of a term of endearment? ("real name")

[Anonymous]

zumbamama wrote:I know a Honey and a Precious, but I've never met a Sweetie.

I know a Precious too. I also used to work with a gal named Love. For the longest time, I thought that was her last name and couldn't figure out why people called her by her last name, but nope, it was her first name.

[Anonymous]

I knew a Peaches and a Lovie. And a Buffy (well before Joss Whedon). Oh, and a Pebbles! Yes, really. 30ish gal, well-spoken (never met her in person) account exec.

I don't get as riled up about it as some. I won't say these names are better than the endless Emmas and Isabelles, but they're not worse, either. I would not hesitate to contact a Sweetie or a Honey for an interview.

[Anonymous]

it is a stupid name, and if I saw it on a resume I would throw it in the trash.

as for the endless Emmas, Isabelles and Madisons, unfortunately girl names go in cycles where they get so trendy and lame. I have a friend named Isabel (in her 30s), and I feel sorry her rare awesome name is now so commonplace.

[Anonymous]

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I've heard of a Cinnamon. WHY would any loving parent name their child after a spice?!?!?!

What's next? Salt? Pepper? Cardemon?

[Anonymous]

I have a cousin named Cinnamon. She has done quite well for herself.

Interesting how many of you are judging others by an attribute they can't control. Do you toss the resumes of Howard U grads, as well (assuming they must be black)?

For my part, I assume that an Emma or an Isabelle or a Madison must have dull, unimaginitive parents, probably went through life in lockstep and never took any chances bec cause her parents didn't encourage that sort of thing, and probably won't have anything to offer in a professional capacity. Unless I want a secretary. I don't need an imaginative, interesting secretary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whaaaat - you're saying it wouldn't look professional on a resume?!?!

I'm naming my next kid Awesome.

I knew an Awesome in college. It was spelled Assim, but he pronounced it awesome, and even told us that's how it was pronounced. Weird.

[Anonymous]

Okay, WHY Cinnamon? We gotta know.

I agree with the "lockstep" theory of the aforementioned, BTW.

I don't agree that a name dictates anything in life; except perhaps a parents poor choice in names. A kid's success has nothing to do with theri name, either way.

Therefore, we must know, WHY Cinnamon? Just curious.

When a child is old enough, if they are so inclined, they could always change their name if THEY wanted to.

[Anonymous]

Sure, and an African American person could always undergo medical procedures to narrow their nose and lips, and lighten their skin. So I guess it shows bad judgement on the part of all those black folks who are wandering around with the features their parents gave them?

[Anonymous]

Nutmeg?

[Anonymous]

It could be an ethnic name spelled in the Americanized vernacular so folks can pronounce it. I knew a woman (born in another country) named Swati -- when she pronounced it, it sounded like Sweetie.

[Anonymous]

I think that parents who name their children Cinnamon, Awesome, Sweetie and other nonsensical names are setting them up for a pretty rough ride. Sure, you can argue that they don't have a harder time than kids with more mainstream names, but they'll have to prove themselves constantly. People will have to get to know them a lot better before they take them seriously. When I was working for a university I came across names such as Precious (first name) Jewel (last name), Heinz Ketchum (I kid you not) and others no so memorable ones. If I see a Heinz Ketchum's resume on my desk I'm going to have a good laugh and assume that he is just as big of a freak as his parents were to name him that (an apple doesn't fall far from the tree) and move on to a Michael. At least I'd be able to interview the person and not fight laughter the whole time. This life if hard enough. Kids are going to have to compete in so many ways to succeed. Why make it any harder than it has to be.

[Anonymous]

I don't recall ever having heard why Cinnamon's parents picked that name. She's an only child, so it's not as if they were going for a theme. And she has an ordinary middle name. It doesn't even sound strange to me, having known her all my life.

Now, Joel... that's a weird name. It's mainstream, but always falls strangely on my ear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't recall ever having heard why Cinnamon's parents picked that name. She's an only child, so it's not as if they were going for a theme. And she has an ordinary middle name. It doesn't even sound strange to me, having known her all my life.

Now, Joel... that's a weird name. It's mainstream, but always falls strangely on my ear.

I don't think Joel is mainstream. It's like Chad or Brayden or one of those. Personally I think all of those are in the same category as Sweetie.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: If I see a Heinz Ketchum's resume on my desk I'm going to have a good laugh and assume that he is just as big of a freak as his parents were to name him that (an apple doesn't fall far from the tree) and move on to a Michael. At least I'd be able to interview the person and not fight laughter the whole time. This life if hard enough. Kids are going to have to compete in so many ways to succeed. Why make it any harder than it has to be.

So you're faced with a person who has likely already been teased and questioned his whole life, and add to the hardness that is his life by tossing his resume without due consideration? How is a person with a weird name given by weird parents ever to overcome? You're deliberately and knowingly excluding someone based on something he cannot control.

Just look at the MIL thread... all those horrible MILs, but someone here finds the sons worthy enough to stick with, even if it means dealing with the awful MILs. Isn't this easy proof that we are not clones of our parents, that their judgments are not ours? I can't wrap my head around this attitude. I guess because I have a strange name and a mean mom, and neither of those things is the totality of me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:i know a woman named Lady. She is a nicu nurse at a local hospital. For those of you with premature babies, she may have cared for (or helped to save the life of) your baby. Shame on you for name-calling about something like names. I bet there are 50000 ellas and aidens and emilies and emmas and tylers and jacks and rileys on this board. Borrrrrrrrrrrrring. Why not sweetie? Why not honey? But really, why do you freaks care?

New Poster here - and I have to agree with you. I personally wouldn't name my child Honey, Lady, or Peaches, but seriously, in the grand scheme of things, why do the people on this board with Ella, Aiden, Emma, Jack, and Riley give a crap?

I clicked on the thread yesterday, thought who cares, not interested, and only clicked on again when I saw how many posts this was getting. I thought, jeez, did someone start a SAHM vs. WM debate on this thread? Did someone say they did CIO with their child named Honey and started a co-sleeping war? But no.

Anyway, the post I quoted made me laugh. We don't have kids with these names, but Ella was my favorite girl's name years ago until I married a guy with a last name it wouldn't go so great with, and Jack was on our list if our first had been a boy. I also have relatives outside of my immediate family named Tyler and Riley, so this post was funny to me.