I was just thinking about the concept of ‘guilty pleasures’ and why we choose NOT to use names we personally love.
For me, any name that doesn’t have an Arabic meaning or variation of some kind is not an option, just because I want to honour my heritage through names. But putting that aside, here are some names I love… but would never use.
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[name_f]Tziporah[/name_f] – I have loved this name ever since I was a kid watching The [name_m]Prince[/name_m] of [name_u]Egypt[/name_u], my favourite animated movie of all time! I’m not religious but I just thought it was beautiful. However over the years, whenever I mentioned my love of the name (on here, with my family, with my friends) no one else seems to share the love! To me that’s a sign it only sounds good to me, and I wouldn’t want to give a child a name no one can spell, and no one else seems to like!
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[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] – I love this name, I think its so classic yet cool, with lots of nickname potential. However, I have a good friend named [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], and whilst I love her we are not close enough for me to name a child after her!
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[name_u]Noah[/name_u] – It’s a beautiful name, but… so, so popular! Far too popular for me to ever use it. I also hate the Arabic variation, ‘[name_m]Nuh[/name_m]’ so that’s not an alternate, less popular option either!
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[name_u]River[/name_u] – I love the idea of honouring [name_u]River[/name_u] [name_u]Phoenix[/name_u], who I adore, but I’m not a fan of nature names, and it really just wouldn’t fit in my family/community