Do you judge parents by their child's name?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have to admit there are times when I do judge the names parents choose for their kids. I don't like it when children are named after cities. London, Paris, Madison, Brooklyn, are places not names for babies. I think creative spelling should be banned. Unique names aren't always so Unique either. I have come across several children named Unique though only one Unique Ariel.
Skylitte can't be a common name in another culture, can it? I have only met the one.

Children named after food and drink make me scoff a bit too. Candy, Brandy...... You get the idea.

Oh, and traditional names, don't even get me started on those. Thomas, Elizabeth, Alexander......... All should be banned.

Hippie names like Moon Unit, Summer, Rain, and Meadow should all be forgotten. It's been 41 years since Manson killed the 60's.

Names after weather should also be reconsidered. I can't imagine going through life with a name life Frost or Hail.

Maybe the worst of them all are those who give last name first names. Who really wants to go through life with a name like Montgomery, Quinn, Sawyer, Harrison, Fonda, or McCall? No one I know.

come on folks, this is clearly a FARCE kind of post.

there are no names left LOL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I met a baby Sophie this weekend. I told the mom that there were a few Sophie/Sophias in my son's pre-school class. She looked embarrassed.


sucks to be so unoriginal.

did she ask you?

if not, you just missed an amazing opportunity to be quiet.

[Anonymous]

I think the angry PP must have a child named Aeyh'dhn.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think judgment is the right word, but it does shape my perception of them to some small degree. I think everything you do in life inevitably sends out a message about yourself. Sometimes the message and the reality match, other times they don't. If someone names their kids Leaf and Skye, doesn't wear makeup, wears hemp clothes, drives a beater Volvo and is vegetarian, I categorize them in a certain way. Doesn't mean I "judge" them in a negative way. And yes, naming your kid Prometheus would be a sign you walk to the beat of a different drummer, but if in all other ways you seem cookie-cutter, I'd view it as a small rebellion and a sign that you hope for something different for you kid.

I have known a lot of hippies (or people who fit your general description) and they would never name their kids Leaf or Skye. I think of those names as coming from an entirely different demographic. I have known people like this who gave their children names that were truly interesting and unique such as Valentino, Bina, Orpheus, and Amunah. And I have also known hippies who named their kids Sophia, Isabella, Ellie and Sam. If you are going to stereotype people based on their names, you should at least try to be more accurate. And hippy types are generally unpredictable as far as naming goes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have to admit there are times when I do judge the names parents choose for their kids. I don't like it when children are named after cities. London, Paris, Madison, Brooklyn, are places not names for babies. I think creative spelling should be banned. Unique names aren't always so Unique either. I have come across several children named Unique though only one Unique Ariel.
Skylitte can't be a common name in another culture, can it? I have only met the one.

Children named after food and drink make me scoff a bit too. Candy, Brandy...... You get the idea.

Oh, and traditional names, don't even get me started on those. Thomas, Elizabeth, Alexander......... All should be banned.

Hippie names like Moon Unit, Summer, Rain, and Meadow should all be forgotten. It's been 41 years since Manson killed the 60's.

Names after weather should also be reconsidered. I can't imagine going through life with a name life Frost or Hail.

Maybe the worst of them all are those who give last name first names. Who really wants to go through life with a name like Montgomery, Quinn, Sawyer, Harrison, Fonda, or McCall? No one I know.

come on folks, this is clearly a FARCE kind of post.

there are no names left LOL

Roman Emperors are left. Julius Caesar is a fine, fine name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think judgment is the right word, but it does shape my perception of them to some small degree. I think everything you do in life inevitably sends out a message about yourself. Sometimes the message and the reality match, other times they don't. If someone names their kids Leaf and Skye, doesn't wear makeup, wears hemp clothes, drives a beater Volvo and is vegetarian, I categorize them in a certain way. Doesn't mean I "judge" them in a negative way. And yes, naming your kid Prometheus would be a sign you walk to the beat of a different drummer, but if in all other ways you seem cookie-cutter, I'd view it as a small rebellion and a sign that you hope for something different for you kid.

I have known a lot of hippies (or people who fit your general description) and they would never name their kids Leaf or Skye. I think of those names as coming from an entirely different demographic. I have known people like this who gave their children names that were truly interesting and unique such as Valentino, Bina, Orpheus, and Amunah. And I have also known hippies who named their kids Sophia, Isabella, Ellie and Sam. If you are going to stereotype people based on their names, you should at least try to be more accurate. And hippy types are generally unpredictable as far as naming goes.

I never said they were hippies. You did. Stereotype much?

[Anonymous]

And just because your post annoyed me so much 18:20, I should mention that my post described a specific family I know, with names changed only slightly. (Names are of natural phenomena). Otherwise all the same. So I'm not making this shit up. I wouldn't say they are "hippies." I don't think that species exists much anymore, and certainly not in DC. But there is a category of people that aspire to a certain "authentic" lifestyle who somehow manage to convey great inauthenticity in doing so. IN college we used to call them BMW Deadheads, same idea.

[Anonymous]

WTF is a BMW Deadhead? Deadheads drive/drove BMWs?

[Anonymous]

Given your logic, what do run of the mill names say? That you f*ed up your own life, have no aspirations for your kid, and you've simply given up, PP?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I met a baby Sophie this weekend. I told the mom that there were a few Sophie/Sophias in my son's pre-school class. She looked embarrassed.


sucks to be so unoriginal.

I'm judging you by the mere fact you would even bring this up to someone you just met. PP you should be the one embarrassed, not Sophie's mom.

[Anonymous]

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Given your logic, what do run of the mill names say? That you f*ed up your own life, have no aspirations for your kid, and you've simply given up, PP?

Not the PP, but here's what I think. Say I have a daughter named Catherine. In 20 years, she sends out a resume and about all anyone can tell from her name is that she's female. Otherwise, there is pretty much nothing you can surmise from her name, thus allowing her resume and interview to stand on their own. Now say I named my daughter Cardinal. First off, who can tell if that's male or female? It's not even a name. Second, whoever sees that resume is going to think about how it affects their organization to have someone named Cardinal on staff. For some places, Cardinal might work out well, but for others...not so much. And Cardinal might have to work much harder than Catherine to be taken seriously.

So I think that a parent who gives their kid some kind of weird or mis-spelled name is not taking their child's life into consideration. It's all about them as a parent, when they should be thinking about how their child will be perceived not just as a baby and child, but as an adult.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I met a baby Sophie this weekend. I told the mom that there were a few Sophie/Sophias in my son's pre-school class. She looked embarrassed.


sucks to be so unoriginal.

I'm judging you by the mere fact you would even bring this up to someone you just met. PP you should be the one embarrassed, not Sophie's mom.

agreed. I only have boys and I think 'Sophie' and 'Sophia' are beautiful names. I wouldn't care if they are popular and I certainly wouldn't tell somebody that 'oh---there are X # of kids in my DC's class with that name. What a d*uche.

Unoriginal/boring people think unique names will make them unique.

[Anonymous]

Yes, sometimes I do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Given your logic, what do run of the mill names say? That you f*ed up your own life, have no aspirations for your kid, and you've simply given up, PP?

Not the PP, but here's what I think. Say I have a daughter named Catherine. In 20 years, she sends out a resume and about all anyone can tell from her name is that she's female. Otherwise, there is pretty much nothing you can surmise from her name, thus allowing her resume and interview to stand on their own. Now say I named my daughter Cardinal. First off, who can tell if that's male or female? It's not even a name. Second, whoever sees that resume is going to think about how it affects their organization to have someone named Cardinal on staff. For some places, Cardinal might work out well, but for others...not so much. And Cardinal might have to work much harder than Catherine to be taken seriously.

So I think that a parent who gives their kid some kind of weird or mis-spelled name is not taking their child's life into consideration. It's all about them as a parent, when they should be thinking about how their child will be perceived not just as a baby and child, but as an adult.

You are such an asshole. And it's kind of sad really, because you clearly have no idea. Perhaps if you spent less time thinking about how people may perceive (aka discriminate against) your child's name in some future, fictitious resume drop (and thereby justifying such actions), and more about how you treat your fellow moms (who all love their children just as much as you love yours) you would learn how to be a better peson. But judging by your post, probably not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Given your logic, what do run of the mill names say? That you f*ed up your own life, have no aspirations for your kid, and you've simply given up, PP?

Not the PP, but here's what I think. Say I have a daughter named Catherine. In 20 years, she sends out a resume and about all anyone can tell from her name is that she's female. Otherwise, there is pretty much nothing you can surmise from her name, thus allowing her resume and interview to stand on their own. Now say I named my daughter Cardinal. First off, who can tell if that's male or female? It's not even a name. Second, whoever sees that resume is going to think about how it affects their organization to have someone named Cardinal on staff. For some places, Cardinal might work out well, but for others...not so much. And Cardinal might have to work much harder than Catherine to be taken seriously.

So I think that a parent who gives their kid some kind of weird or mis-spelled name is not taking their child's life into consideration. It's all about them as a parent, when they should be thinking about how their child will be perceived not just as a baby and child, but as an adult.

You are such an asshole. And it's kind of sad really, because you clearly have no idea. Perhaps if you spent less time thinking about how people may perceive (aka discriminate against) your child's name in some future, fictitious resume drop (and thereby justifying such actions), and more about how you treat your fellow moms (who all love their children just as much as you love yours) you would learn how to be a better peson. But judging by your post, probably not.

So you gave your kid a stupid name, but I'm the asshole? Okie dokie. Are you seriously so dense that you can't understand that people perceive names differently? I might think that Apricot is the cutest name ever, but I bet you anything that a majority of people would meet little Apricot and think WTF? And it's not Apricot's fault, it's MY fault.