Recently I have been hearing an increasing number of names on young kids that are common as words but less common as names. [name_f][/name_f] For example: [name_m]Wells[/name_m], [name_m]Banks[/name_m], [name_m]Lock[/name_m], and Waters. I can see the appeal of some of these names- [name_m]Wells[/name_m] has a nice sound and Waters has lovely imagery- but personally I worry it would be confusing to hear your name used in everyday conversation so much. What do you think? [name_f]Do[/name_f] they just get used to it?
[name_f]My[/name_f] husband mentioned this about the name [name_m]Mike[/name_m] being mixed up with mic. [name_m]Mike[/name_m] is a super popular name. I think people just get used to it.
[name_f]My[/name_f] older brother, who is almost 40, has gone by [name_m]River[/name_m] his whole life, so way before it was even close to common as a name and never had any issues, so my perspective does come from there. We also grew up between two pretty popular rivers, in a town reliant on tourism from one of them, so it was extremely common for him to hear his name in day-to-day conversation. Again, this was 30+ years before the name even appeared on any naming charts.
[name_f][/name_f]And, I know a ton of people with virtue and nature names common and not, and outside of an occasional tease it never seems to be an issue. Same with seasons, week days, months; those names are far more common for the everyday and have been used for decades or more without a lot of issue so I don’t really see why other, less common, word names would be a true trial for day-to-day life. Again, I’m sure there could be some light teasing, but that happens with regular non word names too, and I don’t think there could be a whole lot of true confusion with those names any more compared to more common ones. And a lot of those names have a ton of use as surnames too, so again, I don’t see how it could be a true issue to worry much over
I think you just get used to it 
[name_f][/name_f] and often the context is quite different? So you might say “I’m going to the bank”, but then you’d say “I’m going to see my friend, Banks” [name_f][/name_f]- or “don’t forget to lock the door” vs. “don’t forget, [name_m]Lock[/name_m] is coming over” [name_f][/name_f]- if that makes any sense?
That said, as someone with a word name that also sounds like a few other words, I do sometimes mishear things for my name, but you do get used to it?
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I think it throws me off when it’s a plural word used to refer to one person. Like, [name_f]Rose[/name_f] is fine, but Roses would be a bit weird? That’s the main reason why I don’t like [name_m]Brooks[/name_m], [name_m]Banks[/name_m], etc.
[name_f][/name_f]That said I think generally you get used to whatever unusual word name you come across pretty easily! I know a girl named [name_f]Spring[/name_f] (like a water spring, the two words are different in my language) and while at first it was admittedly strange to me, I ended up being able to see it as her name instead of the word pretty easily.