Iâve noticed that some of my most successful friends have names that are deemed cutesy and nickname-y (think â[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]â) in a lot of name sites. While I do believe names hold great importance and should be carefully considered, success is so tied into money and privilege that names wonât make a huge dent in that disparity. [name_m]Rich[/name_m] people have free reign when naming their children.
Recently, [name_m]Rupert[/name_m] Grint and his wife, [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] Groome, just named their daughter [name_f]Wednesday[/name_f]. [name_m]Even[/name_m] though she has an untraditional name that others may find too defining, what ultimately defines most of us is where we come from. This is not always the case, but as much as I stress about whether my childâs name will be suitable for an [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] League application, I know that upper class folks who have tons of money to donate or are legacies wonât have to worry as much about the implications attached to their babyâs name because success for them is expected, not wishful thinking.
Goldiva and [name_f]Aviva[/name_f] are the only -va names I like. Not [name_f]Eva[/name_f], not [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f], or the similar [name_f]Ava[/name_f] and [name_f]Godiva[/name_f].
Just because itâs a same sex couple doesnât mean their last names need to be hyphenated. Itâs not a given that theyâll be the A-Z family. They could be the A family. They could be the Z family.
I see this all the time in baby name games in particular, where all the hetero families have one surname and the singular wlw/mlm family (because itâs rarely more than one and itâs rarely both) included is hyphenated even when the last name options listed are in the same format as the wlm families.
Thank you!! Iâve noticed the exact same thing and I wonât lie, it bugs me too.
In addition, Iâm a (bisexual) man who plans on taking a future wifeâs surname, should I marry a woman. I never see the man taking the womanâs name in these games! Bugs me quite a bit even though I know thatâs not at all the ânorm.â
SOme days the woman takes the manâs surname, some days they are hyphenated, some days they have two surnames, some days the man takes the womanâs surname. Some days the man and woman keep their surnames and the kids have hyphenated surnames!
but at the same time if they are born on that day of the week its an odd thing to name them for
i actually really like [name_f]Sunday[/name_f] and [name_f]Wednesday[/name_f] is okay, but i donât think i could use them
Oh gosh this brings up the whole concept of âdogâ names. To me, [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] (and in general a lot of names ending in the -ie sound) is such a dog name lol.
You may have just solved my previously inexplicable dislike of the name Daisy! I see it EVERYWHERE on this site so I assume itâs very popular at least among name nerds, but I just canât get on board. And I usually adore nature namesâ my entire UC is currently nature themed!
Yep. Daisyâs a cow name to me. Thatâs solved thanks, Iâm glad Iâm not alone.
Ooh this is interesting! Ruby doesnât do this for me (probably because Iâve known people named Ruby) but I totally see this. I have other names that are just Dog Names to meâ Oakley, Lola, Rex, Lulu, Otisâ that I just canât get behind for people despite them being objectively fine.
[name_u]Milo[/name_u], [name_u]Max[/name_u], [name_m]Titus[/name_m], [name_u]Oliver[/name_u], [name_u]Duke[/name_u], [name_f]Tasha[/name_f], [name_f]Layla[/name_f], [name_f]Luna[/name_f] all dogs to me
