Hot Takes? 🤭

rosepip · February 19, 2021, 1:16pm

!! yes

I mean I actually like them about equally, but I see pasha so relatively rarely that it’s very exciting to see it getting more love

hellobanjo · February 19, 2021, 3:07pm

Maybe I will know someone in my real life eventually.

I think they mean to much to say all at once? It is more than 3 names by definition.

Im glad you like it! Im always annoyed when I need to write my one longish middle name somewhere. And always happy when theres just a middle initial spot on a form.

shells15 · February 19, 2021, 3:18pm

I love them both.

My even rarer opinion is that I love [name_u]Pasha[/name_u] for a girl and [name_u]Sasha[/name_u] (in any spelling) I only see and love for a boy.

hellobanjo · February 19, 2021, 3:24pm

Sasha makes me think [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]. [name_u]Pasha[/name_u] makes me think panda named [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]?

shells15 · February 19, 2021, 3:25pm

Interesting visual.

sparklingdust · February 19, 2021, 4:43pm

Here’s a hot take I haven’t really seen. I don’t love when people give their daughters super infantilizing, cutesy names as a full name (think [name_f]Goldie[/name_f], [name_f]Daisy[/name_f], [name_f]Evie[/name_f], [name_f]Sadie[/name_f], [name_f]Gracie[/name_f] etc) I don’t want to shame anyone since I like all these names quite a bit, but it feels silly especially since there isn’t really a male counterpart and, well, it’s just silly to me! I’m fine with these being nns or middles, though.

Sophie_sawriter · February 19, 2021, 4:49pm

My hot take is that I love the names [name_f]Patience[/name_f] & [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] but if you say your kid is named [name_u]Cedar[/name_u] or [name_f]Golda[/name_f] I’m going to think Tree and Yellow [name_m]Rock[/name_m].
Disclaimer : No offense to anyone with said names, i’s just my personal option on them.

planetnames · February 19, 2021, 4:49pm

I can see what you mean, but I personally wouldn’t call nickname names infantilising, really. Sure, many people prefer to give their child a long name with nickname options. But there are quite a few names (e.g. [name_f]Annie[/name_f]) that are ‘cuter’ versions of other names ([name_u]Anne[/name_u], [name_f]Anna[/name_f]) and have been used and loved for decades.

But of course, that’s just my opinion and your opinion is yours.

namelover15 · February 19, 2021, 4:50pm

And [name_u]Teddy[/name_u]!

flowellagrace · February 19, 2021, 4:56pm

i immediately picture the butler from Downton [name_u]Abbey[/name_u]

namelover15 · February 19, 2021, 4:59pm

Me too!

the.vintage.scribe · February 19, 2021, 5:00pm

OMG YES

Downton has changed my views on many names

namelover15 · February 19, 2021, 5:01pm

It’s the reason I like [name_f]Sybil[/name_f]!

the.vintage.scribe · February 19, 2021, 5:07pm

It’s the reason I like so many names!!!

leafygreens · February 19, 2021, 5:12pm

I love [name_u]Pasha[/name_u] so much but it’s also the name of a restaurant where I am so everyone would think I like it because of Mediterranean food

the.vintage.scribe · February 19, 2021, 5:14pm

The superior Crawley for sure

sparklingdust · February 19, 2021, 8:39pm

Re: @katkabet I would say the same principle applies to [name_m]Albie[/name_m] as a full name, though I’ve never heard of it as one.

I think certain names have associations that are hard to shake, as much as we want no name to be “off limits”. I wouldn’t judge 40yo [name_f]Gracie[/name_f] or even her parents but if that was me, I would feel pretty self conscious. [name_m]Just[/name_m] my opinion

rosepip · February 19, 2021, 9:06pm

helen > helena

Paxramena · February 19, 2021, 9:25pm

I prefer [name_u]Caro[/name_u]-line-uh to [name_u]Caro[/name_u]-leen-uh. In fact, I prefer almost all line pronunciations ([name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]/line, [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f], etc.) to their leen and lyn counterparts.

OpheliaFlora · February 19, 2021, 10:00pm

I think it has more to do with trying to come across a certain way and less about putting effort into your naming choice.
If, for example, you wanted to seem incredibly intelligent and well-read and named your daughter [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] [name_f]Aphrodite[/name_f] [name_f]Isolde[/name_f] [name_u]Austen[/name_u] [name_f]Bronte[/name_f], it seems to be less about the names or your personal love of literature and more about trying to impress other people. Instead of raising a well-read child, implying that you are well-read yourself, it comes across as basically pointing at the names with a blinking foam-finger telling everyone “look how interesting we are”.

I think names will always leave impressions and I still think saying that a name comes off as try-hard or stuck-up or better-than-thou is a valid opinion and can be helpful, too. In the end it is up to the parents to decide if they want to embrace this vibe or perhaps find something a little more approachable.