Hot Takes? 🤭

lateaugust · February 20, 2021, 1:11pm

It’s funny because I’ve never met a [name_f]Freya[/name_f] but I’ve met a [name_f]Freyja[/name_f]

CecilyG · February 20, 2021, 3:36pm

YES. all the kids circulating that meme right now thinking they’re the most PC people on the planet are doing more harm than good. It’s a mess.

GenevieveReine · February 20, 2021, 6:39pm

I would write a reply but I think [name_f]Khadija[/name_f] Mbowe is more eloquent and has actually done the research on the history of the [name_f]Karen[/name_f]/Becky/Miss [name_f]Ann[/name_f] phenomenon and puts it in to historical perspective really well.

Her Video:

hannahhh · February 20, 2021, 7:07pm

i’ve actually met a freya & a freyja!

GenEric · February 20, 2021, 7:24pm

We need cooler nature names. Most of them are rather passive. Like [name_u]Wren[/name_u] is a small, harmless bird. [name_u]Dove[/name_u] is a bird associated with peace. [name_u]Brooks[/name_u], from where we get [name_u]Brooke[/name_u], are usually slow-flowing and gentle. The [name_f]Rose[/name_f] is associated with romance, etc.

Why not Serpent (bonus: nn [name_u]Penny[/name_u]), [name_m]Tiger[/name_m], [name_u]Eagle[/name_u], etc?

Kipperbo1 · February 20, 2021, 7:39pm

Wolf, [name_m]Bear[/name_m], [name_u]Fox[/name_u], [name_m]Hawk[/name_m], [name_u]Sol[/name_u], [name_u]Onyx[/name_u], [name_u]Ocean[/name_u], and any of the tree names are strong to me

Ellory · February 20, 2021, 10:29pm

It’s just like naming your daughter [name_u]Gal[/name_u].

(Which could be a nn for [name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f], I guess, but then there’d be someone out there who says, oh, that’s sexualizing girls, and blah blah blah, yet you name your son [name_m]Guy[/name_m], and that’s perfectly fine. Okay, then.)

MagnoliaE · February 20, 2021, 10:34pm

It’s an alternate transliteration for a Hebrew name (גיא). I don’t know why someone who isn’t Israeli or Jewish would want to name their son that, but anyone is a stretch.

Same goes for [name_u]Gal[/name_u] too (גל), although afaik it’s the only transliteration.

rosepip · February 20, 2021, 10:38pm

I knew three Guys at primary school and it never seemed like a weird name then

Ellory · February 20, 2021, 10:56pm

I share a birthday with [name_m]Guy[/name_m] Fierro!

leafygreens · February 21, 2021, 12:50am

I’ve always liked [name_u]Viper[/name_u]! It sounds similar to [name_u]Piper[/name_u] but with a much cooler vibe

Miss_Mayhem · February 21, 2021, 1:56am

Exactly

CecilyG · February 21, 2021, 3:20am

I only know [name_m]Guy[/name_m] Smiley from [name_f]Sesame[/name_f] [name_f]Street[/name_f]. From the 90s, not sure if he’s still on lol. He was a muppet. I mean I would not personally use it but I do think it has been established as a name well enough that it isn’t just the word itself.

Sorceress · February 21, 2021, 10:38am

I don’t care about [name_f]Rose[/name_f], but Rosebud I would die for

Sorceress · February 21, 2021, 10:40am

Gem & [name_f]Jewel[/name_f] are precious, but don’t care about [name_f]Gemma[/name_f]

rosepip · February 21, 2021, 11:43am

oh also I grew up hearing about guy fawkes which just made it [name_m]Even[/name_m] Namier

flowellagrace · February 21, 2021, 12:01pm

yeah i knew quite a few as well, i suppose its more common in this part of the world?

yeah i s’pose also hearing about someone with the name just makes it sound very normal

Miss_Mayhem · February 21, 2021, 8:17pm

Poison [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Tornado[/name_f]
Shark
[name_m]Thorn[/name_m]
[name_u]Flame[/name_u]
[name_u]Falcon[/name_u] (I actually like this one a lot)
Alligator (nn [name_u]Allie[/name_u])
[name_u]Storm[/name_u]
Camel (They spit.)
Bactrian (Two humps!)
Dromedary (One hump!)

anon75780134 · February 21, 2021, 8:28pm

Rosebud is lovely

leafygreens · February 21, 2021, 8:49pm

I knew a [name_u]Falcon[/name_u]! I also knew a [name_m]Talon[/name_m] and [name_m]Hawk[/name_m]