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in reply to a message by Evey
A few thoughts (so long that I possibly comment on them all!):
Girls
Haivynn Elizabeth — why did they do this to Haven? The whole point of using a word name like Haven, imho, is for the very obvious meaning. Misspelling it destroys that connection and just makes it a meaningless sound.
Danni Cynthia Lynn — love the 70s retro vibe here. It’s dated in a cool way. I just wish they used the full Danielle and made Danni an NN.
Kaylynn Nicole — this is 80s dated but not in a good way. Kaylynn isn’t retro, just out of style and still as insubstantial and childlike as it was when it was invented 30ish years ago.
Nyxie Renee — I’ve seen this used a few times and I’m not sure why. Was it used on some TV show? I think Nyx is a good, underused name but adding an -ie makes it insubstantial.
Haislee Gray — Haislee seems extremely insubstantial and childlike to me. Just two random cutesy sounds smooshed together. It also rhymes with Paisley, which isn’t a positive thing imho.
Phoenix Jamie — Phoenix was an offbeat, distinctive name 30 years ago, but now it’s just trendy and tiring. It’s one of those names that was nice because it was so rare, nownthat it’s not there isn’t much there.
Agnes Sofia — simply beautiful. Classic, elegant, substantial, and deeply meaningful. Really wish names like this were the big trend in naming.
Boys:
Jace Kayden — dated and insubstantial — trendy, “youthful” vibe. Jason NN Jace would have been much better. I can’t really dislike Kayden too much for obvious reasons, but I’m tired of seeing it used so much.
Malachi Rio — really don’t like Rio as a name. It’s the Spanish word for river but isn’t used as a name in Spanish. It makes me think of the city Rio de Janeiro. It just doesn’t work imho.
Michael Forrest — this is a nice, distinctive combo. You can’t ask for a more substantial name than Michael, and Forrest works well as an MN. Love it.
Matthew Edward — love this solid, classic combo. Matthew works for a boy/man of any age or personality and Edward adds a really elegant element to it. This is really a perfect name imho.
Cohen Marcus — a cohen / kohain is a member of the Jewish priestly class. It’s offensive to me to see it used as a baby name because it “sounds cute.” It isn’t used as a name in Jewish culture and seems appropriative to me.
Braydin Michael / Aden Maxwell / Aiden Allister — so tired of -ayden names. The repetitive sound. The 10 million spellings. The trendy datedness and youthful vibe. Can’t figure out why they ever became so popular and why they still are 20 years later.
*previously posted as summitseeker*
--hike more / worry less--
Girls
Haivynn Elizabeth — why did they do this to Haven? The whole point of using a word name like Haven, imho, is for the very obvious meaning. Misspelling it destroys that connection and just makes it a meaningless sound.
Danni Cynthia Lynn — love the 70s retro vibe here. It’s dated in a cool way. I just wish they used the full Danielle and made Danni an NN.
Kaylynn Nicole — this is 80s dated but not in a good way. Kaylynn isn’t retro, just out of style and still as insubstantial and childlike as it was when it was invented 30ish years ago.
Nyxie Renee — I’ve seen this used a few times and I’m not sure why. Was it used on some TV show? I think Nyx is a good, underused name but adding an -ie makes it insubstantial.
Haislee Gray — Haislee seems extremely insubstantial and childlike to me. Just two random cutesy sounds smooshed together. It also rhymes with Paisley, which isn’t a positive thing imho.
Phoenix Jamie — Phoenix was an offbeat, distinctive name 30 years ago, but now it’s just trendy and tiring. It’s one of those names that was nice because it was so rare, nownthat it’s not there isn’t much there.
Agnes Sofia — simply beautiful. Classic, elegant, substantial, and deeply meaningful. Really wish names like this were the big trend in naming.
Boys:
Jace Kayden — dated and insubstantial — trendy, “youthful” vibe. Jason NN Jace would have been much better. I can’t really dislike Kayden too much for obvious reasons, but I’m tired of seeing it used so much.
Malachi Rio — really don’t like Rio as a name. It’s the Spanish word for river but isn’t used as a name in Spanish. It makes me think of the city Rio de Janeiro. It just doesn’t work imho.
Michael Forrest — this is a nice, distinctive combo. You can’t ask for a more substantial name than Michael, and Forrest works well as an MN. Love it.
Matthew Edward — love this solid, classic combo. Matthew works for a boy/man of any age or personality and Edward adds a really elegant element to it. This is really a perfect name imho.
Cohen Marcus — a cohen / kohain is a member of the Jewish priestly class. It’s offensive to me to see it used as a baby name because it “sounds cute.” It isn’t used as a name in Jewish culture and seems appropriative to me.
Braydin Michael / Aden Maxwell / Aiden Allister — so tired of -ayden names. The repetitive sound. The 10 million spellings. The trendy datedness and youthful vibe. Can’t figure out why they ever became so popular and why they still are 20 years later.
*previously posted as summitseeker*
--hike more / worry less--
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I think Evey gets her BAs in at least some of the same places I do-- I bet this is the same Nyxie Renee I posted a couple weeks ago.
A few other combos look familiar as well, but I like posting shorter more curated lists.
This message was edited 6/13/2018, 12:35 PM
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Speaking of the name Cohen, which I love but would never use because I'm polite and respect Jewish culture and religion, I met a little girl the other day, and her name was Pagan.
Like, I get naming your kid Christian or whatever, but to me, this struck as a Christian family (which they were) using the name of a member of MY religion because they thought it sounded cutesy and trendy.
Like, I get naming your kid Christian or whatever, but to me, this struck as a Christian family (which they were) using the name of a member of MY religion because they thought it sounded cutesy and trendy.
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I feel your pain! I really wish people would stop seeing Jewishness (or any religion / culture!) as tryndee and borrowing names and concepts they don’t understand (Kabbalah trenders, I’m looking at you).
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