Its’ [name]Rebecca[/name] here. I just made this post to clear everything up. Sorry if it clogs up the forum…
Now I said I apologize for this post; I don’t apologize a lot in this post.
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Well, I apologize too. I thought you were doing this because you were making fun of people on nameberry. But obviously not. To whoever said [name]Rebecca[/name] was going to struggle with children, you do not know her. In fact [name]Rebecca[/name], you are probably extremely responsable. And I agree Vespucci isn’t a random choice I think it’s a handsome name.
Well thank you [name]Eden[/name]. I bet a lot of people will still be like “TROLL.” Sidenote: I like [name]Elias[/name] [name]Beckett[/name], [name]Penelope[/name] [name]Jane[/name] and [name]Luca[/name] [name]Flynn[/name] from your list.
Although I don’t love ALL your names, I don’t think that calls for someone calling you a troll. You just have different tastes, which is understandable. I also agree with [name]Eden[/name] about Vespucci being a handsome name. I’ve heard much, much worse. I actually like [name]Ora[/name], [name]Orchid[/name], [name]Lark[/name] and [name]Hope[/name].
Thank you for your apology. I just think you need to take into consideration how much your names actually would come across as those things. You might think that no, they don’t sound like that, and when they’re said the way you want them said, maybe they won’t. But the average person will absolutely say them that way, and I think it’ll lead to a lot of grief for your children in the future. [name]Just[/name] think about how others would receive those names–how others would assume they would be said, all the connections other people would make. I’m sure you’d want the best for your children, and that includes picking names that aren’t going to be the bane of their existence in elementary school.
That’s all I’m going to say.
And I agree with [name]Eden[/name]–some of your names are really great! [name]Jackson[/name] [name]Arlo[/name]? That’s actually a really cool name. And I loved that you were considering [name]Malia[/name] earlier, too. And I absolutely [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Lark[/name] (Larkie sounds a bit childish to me, but [name]Lark[/name]? Absolutely adorable). As long as you’re not attacking everyone are genuinely here to learn about names and to get helpful advice (which is always what we were trying to give you, btw), we would love for you to stay. This site has a bad rep for attracting trolls (which really, I don’t understand, but whatever), so some of us get pretty defensive pretty quick. But as long as your intentions are good, then we’d love for you to stay.
Thanks that’s very nice
I haven’t read any of your former posts, so this is slightly off-topic, but just so you know Vespucci is not the first name of the man [name]America[/name] is named after. [name]America[/name] is named for [name]Amerigo[/name] Vespucci. So Vespucci would be his last name. It still works as a name, just wanted to make sure you knew the correct origin.
I see your point. I still don’t like most of your names. I like [name]Arlo[/name], [name]Faith[/name], [name]Jayden[/name] (for a boy), [name]Brooklyn[/name], and [name]Justice[/name]. I admit, Evol has grown on me. It sounds nice, but still looks kinda nasty to be honest. Thanks for clearing things up, and I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt on the troll thing…
Ahem I didn’t mean for this to get so long but it did. Apologies.
If you mean me, I did not say struggling to feed your children or that you will be a horrible mother if you’re by yourself, I just said it was super hard to be a single mother and it’s not something I would intentionally do. I needed a TON of help from my family, I worked like a slave and crashed on my days off and I still felt like a horrible human being for not spending more time with my son, even though there wasn’t any other way for me to do things at the time. Most of the single mothers I know go through the same thing, and some of them even managed going to school on top of it all. [name]Don[/name]'t know how, but they did. You’re young enough that it can’t be your only option. [name]Just[/name] be fully aware of what the reality of your choice will be. Because too many people go into it blind thinking that if they love their child then it’s enough…well it’s not…there is soooooooooo much more to parenting than simply loving your child. I wish it were that easy!
Regardless of this post, you asked for opinions, you got them. I do realize that you had to read around a lot of “troll” comments to get to them but you did get them. I can understand you being defensive about the troll comments. But you also got defensive about the constructive criticism and then declared that you didn’t care what other people thought, that you were looking to “defy society” as it were. I stand by what I said in saying that it doesn’t seem like you have much use for these boards if that is still your whole opinion on the matter and I don’t mean that in the sense of “waste of time and space” but in the sense that you’re not really asking any question in the end, you’re wholly decided on your choices. What’s left to discuss in that case? It’s a matter of waiting to have a baby then making a post in the birth announcement forum.
You think of your names as modern art, fine. Evol as a middle name? Fine. [name]Finn[/name] [name]Dolph[/name] might escape unscathed if you don’t say the middle name too often around other children…and in that case [name]Finn[/name] is a really nice name on it’s own. But I don’t care how much you protest Eurethra is going to be Urethra. There is no escaping that. I get that you want to be creative, but sometimes you become too creative and that needs to be reigned in and edited a little bit. [name]Don[/name]'t give up all your edge by any means, just realize that sometimes we go to far. And that’s not just you. I get carried away, and I go back and forth and back again. I drive myself crazy. I need to edit too. So don’t think I’m sitting here thinking I’m better than you, because I don’t. If there was one name I could strike from your list it’s Eurethra. I’m not the biggest fan of Evol, but Eurethra is just…Urethra. I can’t help it. Neither can you. Nobody can save that name from just cruel and relentless taunting.
I said Ospice was one letter away from hospice, and I said that as feedback because it was the first thing I thought of due to it being so similar. Evol and evil is the same premise to ospice/hospice, it’s so close that it will constantly get confused. That is all we’re trying to warn you about. Please don’t sit here and deny how freaking close they are and then try to pretend that it’s not going to be the source of taunting. Or say “I know it’s close, but I don’t care” like you do with Evol.
And giving you an honest and candid opinion is not placing you under attack. I didn’t call you names, and I was one of the few who didn’t think you were a troll…ever. But I’m not going to sit here and kiss your butt or sugar coat something when you came here asking for an honest opinion. Quite honestly I think that if you could balance your ideas that you could contribute so many awesome ideas here. If anything at all you could give a fresh point of view to those of use who seem drawn to a lot of the same names.
Everything I’ve said to you was in the spirit of being honest and helpful. I do not set out to be hurtful [name]EVER[/name]. But I’m not going to change anything in the future. If you ask a question, I’ll answer it…honestly. At least that way you know exactly where you stand with me. And if you don’t agree you’ll know to skip past everything following my name.
Gigigibbons, that was awesome. Think of me as an entire football stadium cheering for your post!
What she said! 
[name]Hi[/name] [name]Rebecca[/name], I feel your pain… I am Dutch, my SO is English. I think it is perfectly normal to name babies Floor, Joke or Lies, but he keeps thinking I’m having a laugh! 
Lets lighten up a little and look at some of the names you like (I’m sorry I missed your previous post)!
If you like the sound of Evol, would you like Evolet? This name is used in the film “10.000 BC” and (they say) it means the promise of life, which is nice! If you like the “love” backwards thing, then this still spells “t(h)e love”. Evolet was used 95 times in the US in 2010. I think you can use this one as a first name just fine! You get rid of the “Evil” comments, but you’d still have Evol or [name]Evvie[/name] as nicknames!
If Eurethera is a bit too much like Urethra (I didn’t know this word, so I think it is good that people point this out), do you like Eurybia? She is a (tough) sea goddess in Greek mythology. She is also a butterfly and a plant. I think with all the [name]Mia[/name]'s around, Bia would make a sweet nn. There are several other mythical characters with “Eury…” names.
I like the name [name]Ora[/name], very simple and pretty. Also many little girls are called [name]Ana[/name], so I would worry too much about the “oral” association. But maybe avoid middle names that start with an ‘l’. There are many nice names with ‘ora’ in them as well, like [name]Aurora[/name]. [name]Ora[/name] would also make a cute nn. I also like [name]Aura[/name]!
In any case, I don’t think you’re about to name a baby correct? [name]Just[/name] try lots of names and you’ll converge to some solid choices! (And then you’ll meet a man who hates them all ;-)) I used to like some less conventional names and my SO and I agreed on [name]Chloe[/name]! lol. Anything can happen! If you do go for a say ‘different’ name, I would make sure that there are some nickname possibilities in case your little one would prefer to blend in… Good luck!
I think [name]Aurora[/name] to get [name]Ora[/name] and Evolet to get Evol are really good ideas. Especially the Evolet-Ev-ole-lay? I do like the sound of it. It’s a little reminiscent of Chevrolet (the motor vehicle company) but I don’t think she’d get that too often at all. I’m a big fan of the Evolet suggestion!
Oh wow and Eurybia! Definitely offbeat, but still nice! Bia could be a cute nn, and actually so can Eury!
To OP–
[name]Just[/name] looking at your names quickly, I have an idea for you regarding [name]Ora[/name]. I do like how it sounds, but it could be begging for trouble from middle and high school boys someday.
There is a Korean name pronounced Oreum (ore-um) that I love. It means reaching for the sun. I lived in Korea for a year and had a friend with this name, in case you’re wondering why I know this. Sometimes I think of using this name as a mn.
Best!
I have to agree with everything gigigibbons said. I did suspect you were trolling, and it wasn’t accusatory. I wasn’t meaning to offend you, I just thought (logically, I may add) that no one would ever possibly consider Eurethra as a name and then find [name]Aoife[/name] (top 10 in [name]Ireland[/name]) “too weird.” While I do like some of your names, most of them sound like jokes to me, to be honest. And I’m not saying that that makes you a bad person in any way, I just thought you were poking fun, which does occasionally happen here. It was an honest mistake. Perhaps the number of people who think your name list is a joke is reflective of how those names will be perceived by the general public.
On nameberry we all criticize each other’s names. [name]Even[/name] mainstream names like [name]Alexander[/name] [name]Ray[/name] may get comments like “bad flow” or something. It’s not to put each other down, we all just want to hear honest opinions. Oftentimes people will ask that others be brutal, just because they want to know the worst possible reaction to a name. Again, we’re not trying to make others feel bad, we just want honesty. Some people decide that they’ll use a name after it gets bashed: they really love the name and they know you can’t please everyone, so If that’s not something you can handle, perhaps you should ask different types of questions not related to individual names that you like.
I don’t know if you’re an artist by profession, but I am (trying), and criticism comes with it. Not even the best art appeals to everyone, and people will criticize your work, sometimes viciously. It’s to be expected. It says nothing about you as a person, and if you have confidence in your own ability it won’t matter. You may even be able to take something constructive from it. That is how art works, and it is similar in some ways to names (and in some ways vastly different.) If you don’t want to take criticism that’s fine, but you may want to reconsider before naming a child “Evol.” It isn’t his/her artistic choice, after all.
A lot of long posts; I’ll try to be as concise as possible.
I didn’t think you were trolling, I just wasn’t a fan of all the names, some of them came across as kind of silly (that’s my opinion, I’m not asking you to take it to heart if you don’t agree.) I can see how people would think you were trolling - we don’t often see Berries whose naming style takes a few tips more more modern corners of naming such as reversing words.
I second the suggestion of Evolet. I was going through websites that documented names in the 1200s and came across Evelet, with the E. I wonder if the “10.000 BC” people got it from there.
[name]Jaxson[/name] [name]Arlo[/name] sounds really nice! [name]Lark[/name] is pretty too!! Have fun on Nameberry.
I haven’t read more than one of your threads, which I didn’t comment on, but I think I can speak for a lot of people on here - correct me if I’m wrong - that we are on Nameberry to either help people choose great names and give them our personal opinions or experiences, or get great (or at least real) feedback. You should read through some previous threads to get an idea of how berries have replied to others, type the names you’re interested in into the search bar to see how people have commented on them before, and then it may not seem so strange that they’ve replied to you in a way that you don’t like. In my opinion we’re a bit more refined than the norm, yet we’re all still growing and learning and changing our own lists. My suggestion is to take our replies as personal opinions, which at the end of the day don’t directly affect you. When all is said and done, you don’t know any of us in real life and can name your baby whatever you like. We are only trying to help by telling you what we think about your ideas, honestly, which is what we do for everyone, and I can guarantee you’re not the first person to dislike or disagree with the comments, or even find them rude. Personally, I have really “grown up” in my name choices since joining the site. There is a lot of SMART advice on this website and others that explains, for example, that you are choosing a name that your child will have no choice in, have to grow up with and live with as an adult, and some names (like [name]Bertha[/name] or [name]Dick[/name]) will bring unnecessary trouble to their life. Evol, which does sound like evil, may sound great to you, but many have told you it is too similar to evil, and would you really want your child to go through life being called evil? I love love love the name Nausicaa, I think it is just so beautiful, but I’ve gotten feedback that told me it is too close to “nausea,” and I wouldn’t do that to someone I love. I have to try my hardest to choose a name my kid would hopefully be proud of and not hate me for. I know my taste in names is different from my mother’s, and my kid will probably like something completely different than me. And even though I hated my name most of my life, there is nothing actually wrong with it, I never got teased for it, and it had a special meaning beyond “it’s cool” to my mother and her family. Part of the experience here on Nameberry is that you get an opinion from someone other than yourself, which is infinitely helpful when considering you’re not naming yourself. Now, the way you type (using “like” a lot, being excessively persistent) and the names/name combinations you’ve requested feedback for are so unusual (some ridiculous, in the traditional sense) that I believe we couldn’t help but think something was “off” with you, and therefore troll came to mind. I can see why it truly did seem like you were a troll, because some of your names were not legitimate names. But that is hopefully done with after this thread, you’ve cleared your name, you’ve gotten apologies and explanations.
Anyway, I quite like [name]Addison[/name] [name]Moon[/name] [name]Iona[/name]. [name]Lovely[/name].
I never said you were a troll, but you did ask for our opinions. I love the ideas random gave!
Okay I’ve kinda reconsidered a lot of my names rereading what you guys say. And also I have an announcement that I will make a post about momentarily. GIgigibbons, I am in [name]LOVE[/name] with Evolet. I never thought of that. Big news, one moment