Is [name_f]Amethyst[/name_f] low-class name? As a girls name (probably as middle name).
Is the baby due in [name_f]February[/name_f]?
It doesn’t sound low-class (like [name_f]Amber[/name_f]) as much as it sounds really young. [name_f]Amethyst[/name_f] was a popular name in the kind of fantasy-lite books I read in middle school. There are a lot of whimsical, mineral, nature, and purple names that are more lyrical and timeless.
The scenerio I imagine most likely with [name_f]Amethyst[/name_f] as a MN is the one you see with kids named [name_f]Rainbow[/name_f] and Meadowlark, when their peers finally pull the truth out of them, there’s a long moment of awkward blinking, followed by “Oh. You’ve got one of those moms.”
It’s lovely, but it probably won’t age well.
At the end of the day, if you love it and it speaks to you, nothing else matters.
Not trashy, no. I would expect maybe a parent who’s a little hippie-ish or [name_m]New[/name_m] Age. Something unexpected in the middle almost never feels “trashy,” I think it’s sort of a restrained way to use names you love, or of people you love, that you know might not get a gold star from everybody.
No, not trashy at all. [name_m]Just[/name_m] a bit hippie-ish.
I don’t think there is such a thing as a low-class name. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder 
If we all liked the same names, we’d all be called pretty much the same things, yawn.
Unusual, maybe yes. Again, a matter of personal preference and opinion.
Agree with the previous posters - more whimsical or hippie-ish than anything! For that reason I like it much more as a middle name :).
To me this question is highly problematic. [name_m]Just[/name_m] because a name is popular among low-income families doesn’t make it a bad choice.
I agree with this. I don’t see why Amethyst would be any more unusable, ‘trashy,’ or ‘hippie’ than Ruby, Pearl, or Opal. And what does ‘new-agey’ mean, anyway? Are Meadow and Rain really such awful names? A lot of this is a matter of personal preference. I wouldn’t think anything of a baby Amethyst other than to congratulate the parents for thinking outside the Olivia / Ava / Madison / Emma box we’re currently in. It’s a beautiful and unexpected choice. 93 births last year, so it strikes a great balance between completely unheard-of and way too overdone. You can easily balance it by giving her a more traditional middle - obviously don’t name her Amethyst Rainbow.
I firstly associate [name_f]Amethyst[/name_f] with [name_m]Iggy[/name_m] [name_f]Azalea[/name_f]. So for me the name has a more urban rap feel. I think the name sounds pretty and might be cute on a child but not so much on an adult. For that reason I would use it as a second name and not a first.
I like [name_f]Amethyst[/name_f], especially as a middle. I would not think anything negative about a kid with this name, esp. if it was a middle (partly since I’d probably never know of it!). I think the generation above me (my parents) would consider it hippie-ish or new-age-y, but that is not necessarily a bad thing (unless you are anti-hippie/new age and in that case, stay away from this name!).
Of course, we shouldn’t judge people based on their income level or where they were raised or even their name, but unfortunately you can never guarantee that your child’s future employer/landlord/college admissions person, etc. won’t have this same standard. I don’t think this is a bad question to ask.
The other thing I’d say about [name_f]Amethyst[/name_f] is where do you live? While I have no problem as an American with less-common gem names like this, I’m pretty sure my husband would find it a little low-class (he’s British).
Not at all! I think it’s a great name and I think it likens you to someone who would name her daughter something long and gorgeous and princess like sounding lol.
I wouldn’t see it as low-class or “trashy” - I’m assuming by this you mean a name that would be seen more in low-income areas or with uneducated parents, and as I’ve never seen this name used [name_m]IRL[/name_m] I wouldn’t make that connection, and I’m fairly certain that it’s not used in that way.
I also think of it as rather hippie, or an unusual honor name for someone born in [name_f]February[/name_f] or who loves purple
I don’t think of names like that (my spectrum is from boring to wow). [name_f]Amethyst[/name_f] is to me just as wearable and interesting as [name_f]Emerald[/name_f], [name_u]Ruby[/name_u], [name_f]Pearl[/name_f], etc. The only thing I’d avoid is dressing her in too much purple (it might come across as a bit obvious - I say this as I once knew a [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] whose mum dressed here in red every day… i seemed a bit jokey). Apart from that, go for it I say!
Yes, [name_f]Amethyst[/name_f] is a low-class name.
My first thought was [name_m]Iggy[/name_m] [name_f]Azalea[/name_f]. But I dont find trashy at all. Its a lovely name.
Definitely not trashy, no.
However, I think some people might find it a bit undignified in an overly-whimsical way, which might be an obstacle in the business world, but I think it is definitely fine as a middle name.
I think it sounds pretty. Although it’s horrible to call a name ‘trashy’ people unfortunately do make these types of judgments in life and that will be out of your control. I do think a large component of the population will find the name trashy, but decidedly less so than [name_f]Crystal[/name_f] or [name_f]Amber[/name_f].
I don’t think it’s trashy at all, it has a lovely sound to it.
It used to be on my list, but I do admit, I was put off it when I learned it was [name_m]Iggy[/name_m] [name_f]Azalea[/name_f]'s real name.
It’s a major gp name for me - I’m a [name_f]February[/name_f] baby myself, so I have an affinity for the name. I think it would make a great off-the-beaten-track middle.
I like it…I don’t think it’s trashy as all, it definitely has a hippie vibe to me but I find that appealing.
I like it as a middle with more ‘traditional’ first.