Baby name for a girl - Xochitl?
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Anonymous
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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?
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Anonymous
| Yes, as no one will be able to pronounce it her entire life. |
Anonymous
AWFUL! Worse name ever! If you like flower names call her Lily or Rose. Do not let your dh win this battle! |
Anonymous
| I’m a teacher. The kids all do fine with pronouncing each other’s names. And most teachers in this area at least try to say names correctly and learn the meanings. I like it. |
Anonymous
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You can't be serious...
If you want a Mexican flower name, how about Rosa or Jacinta? |
Anonymous
| I had a college classmate named Xochitl. I think that name is beautiful and unique for this area. She introduced her name as "So-Chee" and no one had any issues with it. She's now a junior Congresswoman, so hopefully the name becomes a little more familiar to the general public. |
Anonymous
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First thing I thought of was my favorite tortilla chips sold at Balducci’s.
https://salsaxochitl.com/xochitl-chips-salsa/ |
Anonymous
| *former Congresswoman (she was just defeated on Jan. 3) but hopefully she runs again! |
Anonymous
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Most people will not know how to pronounce it. Every class, every extracurricular, every team throughout her life, she will need to pronounce her name and correct people. When she introduces herself, she will have to repeat herself.
My name is easy to spell but hard for people to hear. I always have to repeat my name at least twice when I introduce myself, which is annoying. Not only is it a pain, but people feel awkward when i correct them. I have the benefit of having a very simple to READ name, so when a teacher calls roll, or a doctor's office calls my name when it's my turn, or whatever, they know how to pronounce it. |
Anonymous
| It is so beautiful! Don’t ask on here, DCUM is full of WASP wannabes and only like names like William and Charlotte. Xochitl Gomez is the actor in the Babysitters Club who plays Dawn and she’s adorable! |
Anonymous
+1. Obviously she’ll have to explain to most people how to pronounce it but don’t let the naysayers here convince you it isn’t a beautiful name |
Anonymous
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It is beautiful. I would be concerned if your husband wasn't Mexican, but he and, presumably, his entire family will know how to pronounce it and won't consider it strange or unusual. Ignore the people on here saying it's ugly -- it is unfamiliar to them, and some people hate unfamiliar things. But how better to teach your daughter the joy of her heritage, and the joy of something unusual and unique, than to giver her a Mexican name that people here will find unusual and unique.
I love when people give their children names from their cultural heritage. I grew up in an era when everyone -- even the many Native, Hispanic, Korean-American, and Chinese-American families I grew up around -- named their kids Jessica and Gary and Kristy and Jeff. Now all my friends I grew up with are giving their kids names that honor or incorporate their family's heritage. We don't need a million Jessicas. We could use one more Xochitl. |
Anonymous
| It's gorgeous. Yes, she'll have to tell people how to pronounce it. Still beats Lily any day of the week! |
Anonymous
| 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. |
Anonymous
| I prefer Uchenna but I think it might be a boy name. |