Does anyone else agree with me? Its about strange baby names?

People get so caught up trying to think of a 'baby name' that they forget that this baby is still going to have that name when they are a child.. and a teenager.. and an adult who could have a very respectable job.





So why call your child something really strange and/or have a really weird spelling. I just think it is a bit unfair.


What prompted this question was when today I encountered a lovely woman by the name of Baby. She told me her parents thought it was really cute for a baby to be called Baby.. but she has been living with the consequences ever since.


But I am happy to hear the other side of the story if you disagree with me.

Does anyone else agree with me? Its about strange baby names?
I went to school with a Zebra not said like the animal but like Zebulon I also had a neighbor girl named Pebbles And April Mae boy did she get teased
Reply:Theirs weird names and theirs unique names I don't really like all the repeated names everybody has.
Reply:i love weird names! lol lots of my bffs names r kinda weird! lol like Zeta Nyx, Vella, Nalani, Murphy and like wayyyy more! i think kids and teens and even adults need 2 b unique and stnad out from all the Jamies and Morgans!
Reply:It's white trash... or if it's not, it sounds like it is.
Reply:Absolutely! You are preaching to the choir. Those names drives me nutty. I don't think a way to prove YOUR individuality is to give your kid a goofy name.


What about all those given hippy names in the '60's? How many Sunshines and Moonbeams went on to become corporate attorneys without changing their names?


You gotta wonder the same about all the Dakotaah and Shandaliqua's out there, too.
Reply:I like uncommon names but not crazy names.I like uncommon names with a beautiful meanings but not stupid names.
Reply:Omg i know...like Jayden..and Brylee or whatever...very babyish names that most people use. I like really strong names lucky for me :)
Reply:I very much agree with you we talk about that all the time at work. I work at hospital where we do quite a bit of kids and some of the names we see are nuts. Like Bilarae supposibly pronouce billy ray or yeah the T-a this that makes me laugh somebody was talking about that last week. Try the names out honey or hemi. I think people are forgetting that these names have to be used one day for adult names.
Reply:I have heard of a La-a (Ladasha)...


I agree with you! For the most part, full names that end in Y don't always work for the entire life. There are certain names that I simply can not picture professionally..


-Story


- Marleigh


-Kalee








My favorite name is Sara.
Reply:Okay Baby...Really? That is terrible! However I LOVE different names. My theory is this...In a world with so many people it is nice to have something a little different than everyone else. Instead of Sarah or Jennifer, which are everywhere. No offense to those names btw! I think there is a fine line though for sure!! I have definitely seen a couple that I am a little thrown off by, but really for the most part I think it's great. You probably wouldn't like my youngest sons name....Atticus, we love it though and it just fits him!! His middle name is simply Charles after his Grandfather, and I think he will love it just fine. If not he can go by his middle name or get it changed if he hates it that bad. My name is Stephanie....So booooring, I wish I had a more unique name. Anyway, that is pretty much my case! I am sure alot of people will agree with you though...It's just not crossing that line of absolutely out there names.
Reply:I agree, there is a girl at my school named T_a and that's how you really spell her name its pronounced Tadasha but spelled T_a.
Reply:I really hate when people take common names and misspell them to "make them more unique". Hello, all that is going to do is frustrate your child's life when he/she has to spell their name for everyone. When said out loud, it's going to sound exactly the same.





I knew a girl named Jennifer... Except it was spelled Genniphyr. She hated having to spell it for everyone, and in the end when the teacher called out her name she still couldn't tell which of the three Jennifers the teacher was referring to. It didn't help her at all.





Please, parents- If you want a unique or uncommon name, choose an ACTUAL unique or uncommon name. Taking a common name then screwing with the spelling does not make the name anymore unique.





(And I'm not encouraging parents to go out and name their kids stuff like Moon Unit and Dweezil, either)
Reply:Most people have no problems getting a job because of their name. In some cases it actually helps during an interview because its something to talk about. I worked with a girl named Heavenly and she never had a problem
Reply:i know!


isn't that sad?


i mean, that poor woman, at a party or a bar one day, someone would come upto her, introduce themselves, ask her name. and when she says 'Baby', they'd think she was a hooker!





there are some downright mean names i think.


you're dead right about people forgetting their baby won't be a baby forever.


it's so easily possible to name you're child a unique' or 'unusual' name without it sounding downright strange.
Reply:I agree. Some people just have no common sense, I went to school with a girl named Velvita, her mom thought it was pretty? The ones I really hate are the 'unique' spelling ones like Jaymz instead of James, Mayreeh instead of Mary, etc. It doesn't really look unique, it just looks like the parents are illiterate.





And it does actually make a difference in life though I'm not sure many people are aware of it? People with weird/unique names do worse in school and future career/income just because of their names alone. They've done studies and taken out factors like economics, home life, etc and just based on the name those children are worse off than children with more standard or properly spelled names.
Reply:i agree with u my mom was going to name me bristal-jodell just as the first name i just dont understand parents what name there kids aweful names i mean i love my name but its SPELLED wrong so people say my name wrong all the time it just got so bad when i was in high school everyone in my class would yell my name to the teachers just so that they wouldnt call me my name wrong everyone was annoyed from it and i still deal with it
Reply:i agree with you.


you can still give your baby a different name that still sounds nice but some people just take it WAY too far and it sounds stupid
Reply:I like uncommon names. But there is a fine line between uncommon names and crazy off the wall names. The name baby is definitely crossing the line.
Reply:It isnt unfair. If someone likes a name no one should tell them otherwise.!!!
Reply:I agree unique names are okay but think before you name the kid and dont think about you think about the kid
Reply:Yes, I agree! Hollywood sets a horrible example, too, with all their weird names.





I just wish people knew that they were hurting their child's chances at things like job interviews when they give them weird names.
Reply:uncommon can be cute. But That is CRAZY! It's a human being not a toy, or a dog whose name can be easily changed. I mean the kid is already goin to hate you on principle when they hit there teenage years. Why give them another reason to yell at you???
Reply:I have seen some of the DUMBEST names picked out for people. I even knew a girl who's name was Chlamydia! I mean seriously, who names their child after an STD just because the mom thought it sounded cute!





When my first daughter was born we had a short list of names already picked out. The funny thing is when we first looked at her she kind of picked her own name which wasn't even on our list. She just looked like her name belonged to her. and no it wasn't Gonorrhea, Palmolive, Tylenol, or any name beginning with a SH (Shanita, Shawana, Shalalei etc.)

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