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Help[Opinions] How much difference do you think there is between your tastes and current trends?
Current trends I've looked at seem to include these:
Unisex names (Bailey, Harper)
A name with lots of frills (Genevieve, Ophelia)
Cute names (Ellie, Evie)
Nature name (River, Willow)
Old Fashioned Name (Lucy, Vera)
Names with x (Jaxon, Max)
A name consisting mainly of vowels (Elena, Isla)
lee/la/lia sound ending (Kinsley, Ella, Amelia)
How well do you think your tastes fit with these current trends? Or do you think it's almost the exact opposite of the current trend? As someone whose taste in names is almost the exact opposite(?) of the current trend, I'm curious about your thoughts.
Unisex names (Bailey, Harper)
A name with lots of frills (Genevieve, Ophelia)
Cute names (Ellie, Evie)
Nature name (River, Willow)
Old Fashioned Name (Lucy, Vera)
Names with x (Jaxon, Max)
A name consisting mainly of vowels (Elena, Isla)
lee/la/lia sound ending (Kinsley, Ella, Amelia)
How well do you think your tastes fit with these current trends? Or do you think it's almost the exact opposite of the current trend? As someone whose taste in names is almost the exact opposite(?) of the current trend, I'm curious about your thoughts.
This message was edited 3/7/2024, 2:06 AM
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I like many trendy names. If they are related to nature, are spelt nice or sound nice, I usually have no issue.
I like Ella and Amelia but not Kinsley.
I like Elena but not Isla.
I like Jaxon and Max.
I love Lucy but dislike Vera.
I love River and Willow.
I love Ophelia but dislike Geneveive.
I like Harper but dislike Bailey.
I like Ellie and Evie but would not use them as legal names.
I like Ella and Amelia but not Kinsley.
I like Elena but not Isla.
I like Jaxon and Max.
I love Lucy but dislike Vera.
I love River and Willow.
I love Ophelia but dislike Geneveive.
I like Harper but dislike Bailey.
I like Ellie and Evie but would not use them as legal names.
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Current trends are outdated in terms of my naming taste. They match up extremely well with my taste from 25 years ago. I still like those names, but they aren't that interesting to me anymore.
My naming taste always seems a bit eccentric. The names I was obsessed with in 1999 are now having their moment to shine. In the 90s, I was DEEP into the surname-names, neo-Virtue names, excessive vowels and frills, unexpected nature names, gender-bending ideas, Pioneer names, cozy "puppy dog" type names - ALL that. And a lot of "normal" people (non name nerds) thought my taste was pretty bizarre.
I don't think that means I'm better or more fashion-forward or anything, I just burn through names very quickly. My attention inevitably wanders and I move on to something that feels new and different. I'm especially fond of any kind of name that most people dismiss or despise - and these names can change over time. The names people balked at 25 years ago, I loved. Now they love those, so I need to start sorting through the new junk-names nobody wants, to see what I can adopt.
So I don't know if I'd say my taste is "the exact opposite" of the trends, but it can seem that way sometimes.
My naming taste always seems a bit eccentric. The names I was obsessed with in 1999 are now having their moment to shine. In the 90s, I was DEEP into the surname-names, neo-Virtue names, excessive vowels and frills, unexpected nature names, gender-bending ideas, Pioneer names, cozy "puppy dog" type names - ALL that. And a lot of "normal" people (non name nerds) thought my taste was pretty bizarre.
I don't think that means I'm better or more fashion-forward or anything, I just burn through names very quickly. My attention inevitably wanders and I move on to something that feels new and different. I'm especially fond of any kind of name that most people dismiss or despise - and these names can change over time. The names people balked at 25 years ago, I loved. Now they love those, so I need to start sorting through the new junk-names nobody wants, to see what I can adopt.
So I don't know if I'd say my taste is "the exact opposite" of the trends, but it can seem that way sometimes.
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Thank you.
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I far prefer traditional names, and specifically those more likely to be used in the UK than the USA. Kre8iv spellings, lnfns, gender-benders and the names of characters in TV, films or books are particularly unlikely to last.
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Thank you.
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