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Help[Opinions] Re: Using a name from another culture as an American
in reply to a message by Olwen
Hi!
Not the same thing but for example in recent decades Italian newborns may have English names such as Emily, Jennifer, Brian, Jason, Kevin ... And nobody has Anglo-something roots. Actually thoughts about them are very polarized: people who like them think that names are good if you like them, not depending on the language. The ones who dislike them think that they are trashy because we are Italians without any ties with these names.
I personally think that anyone should use the names that have a special tie for her/him. For example I'm fond of Ireland and Erin, Saoirse, Collins (m), Finn, Conor ... Are in my list. I perfectly know that they would be odd and difficult to spell, write and pronounce in my country so my strategy is to use a middle name so it's good for anyone... Random examples:
Dalia Erin
Aida Saoirse
Saverio Collins
Alvise Finn
Elio Conor
In my opinion this is the better choice for anyone who likes names different from his/her background.
Personal Name Lists https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/125456
Not the same thing but for example in recent decades Italian newborns may have English names such as Emily, Jennifer, Brian, Jason, Kevin ... And nobody has Anglo-something roots. Actually thoughts about them are very polarized: people who like them think that names are good if you like them, not depending on the language. The ones who dislike them think that they are trashy because we are Italians without any ties with these names.
I personally think that anyone should use the names that have a special tie for her/him. For example I'm fond of Ireland and Erin, Saoirse, Collins (m), Finn, Conor ... Are in my list. I perfectly know that they would be odd and difficult to spell, write and pronounce in my country so my strategy is to use a middle name so it's good for anyone... Random examples:
Dalia Erin
Aida Saoirse
Saverio Collins
Alvise Finn
Elio Conor
In my opinion this is the better choice for anyone who likes names different from his/her background.
Personal Name Lists https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/125456
This message was edited 9/6/2023, 3:01 PM
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