Yesterday, my brother [name]Lincoln[/name] brought home his class name list for [name]Valentine[/name]'s [name]Day[/name]. There were some adorable names ([name]Tenley[/name], [name]Clara[/name], and [name]Luca[/name]) as well as some cringe-worthy ones ([name]Braeden[/name], [name]Kade[/name], Maddeline, [name]Sydney[/name], [name]Cloey[/name]). [name]One[/name] that struck me, however, was [name]Tempest[/name]. Her nickname is Tempe-pronounced tem-pee. I thought it was pretty darn cute myself, but no one else seemed to agree. This is more of a hypothetical thread than anything, but what do you think of [name]Tempest[/name] nn Tempe? It is clunky, but in an amazingly cool and edgy way? Or is it destined to be the old lady in the nursing home down the hall from grandma? What does [name]Tempest[/name] bring to mind?
I definitely think of [name]Tempest[/name] as more edgy and not at all an old lady name. [name]Do[/name] people actually know old ladies named [name]Tempest[/name]?! I certainly don’t. I do love the nn Tempe (I’ve grown to love it as a fan of the tv show Bones), but [name]Tempest[/name] is much to edgy for me to actually use and even though it seems a fine name on a grown woman, on a baby it seems discordant somehow because I think of stormy dark, dangerous seas and meanwhile there’s this cute little baby. Maybe if I met one I’d think differently.
[name]Tempest[/name] isn’t at all an old-lady name. [name]Tempest[/name] isn’t in the top 1000 today, let alone 80 years ago. This name is super hippy-ish in my opinion, but it’s gaining quite a strong following. Tempe sounds like invitation to a bully, and is going to be pronounced [name]Temp[/name]-ay frequently. Not to be harsh, but I strongly dislike this name.
[name]Love[/name] [name]Tempest[/name]! I agree that it’s not an old lady name at all, haha. I love the connection to The [name]Tempest[/name]; I’m sorta a huge [name]Shakespeare[/name] fan, haha. I think its nns (like Tempe and [name]Emmy[/name] and [name]Tess[/name]) are very sweet.
Catheyc, yep. In third grade we went to a nursing home and I met a sweet old lady named [name]Tempest[/name], so that’s a positive association for me. And Elrock, doesn’t bother me. I welcome name-tearing–you can only build from criticism ;).
I think [name]Tempest[/name] is a strong name, but I just don’t see it on anything other than a fictional character. An edgy name like that only fit certain personalities and would be highly ironic on sweet little girls. I also don’t like any of the nicknames, though [name]Esti[/name] and Temi are okay.
I don’t think it’s an old lady name at all. It’s uncommon and strong. The only real person I have heard it on is [name]Tempest[/name] Bledsoe from the Cosby show.
I don’t like at all. [name]Way[/name] too wordy for me and not namey enough. [name]Temperance[/name] is okay but [name]Tempest[/name] is unappealing at best.
[name]Tempest[/name] is the opposite of clunky/old-lady name to me. It fits right in with the wonderful cute hippie names like [name]Aurora[/name], [name]Lark[/name], [name]Winter[/name], [name]Snow[/name], [name]Frost[/name], etc. I guess I can see how it might feel a bit older, since it’s got the feeling of [name]Temperance[/name] (which I also love) but to me it’s definitely not clunky at all. Tempe is slowly growing on me as a nickname, not crazy about it though.
I actually see it as neither, more of a hipster/bohemian/dog name vibe to me. (I don’t mean any of that in a bad way.) The third one is more of a personal association for me, as the only acquaintance I have with this name in real life is a (boy) dog named [name]Tempest[/name].
I love it… On a boy! I have had such negative feedback on my love of [name]Tempest[/name] for a boy but I seriously don’t care. My combo for it is [name]Edmund[/name] [name]Tempest[/name] and it’s a seriously high on my list. I first read it in a book as a surname and although it was a surname for the main characters who were twins of different genders I immediately saw it as masculine and loved it’s meaning of “storm”. When I found out it is actually a female name I was slightly disappointed but I think it’s uncommon enough to pull off on a boy - especially since it’s only in the middle spot.
Hmm…
I don’t think [name]Tempest[/name] is a ‘nursing home old lady name’ I only grant names like Gertude and [name]Bertha[/name] with that title I find [name]Tempest[/name] slightly naughty and VERY ghetto. For the first 10 years of my life I was poor and stumbled across names like [name]Tempest[/name] and [name]Patience[/name] a lot. Normally they were the mum’s of kids I played with or they had a name like [name]Tempest[/name] as a middle name. I actually played with a girl who was called [name]Diamond[/name] [name]Tempest[/name] and her mum was [name]Patience[/name]. I associate those names with relative poverty and the immigrant African community we lived in It’s okay but not my thing.
I’ve heard it a surprising amount on Nameberry, actually.
My first thought is always [name]Shakespeare[/name], which is a really great association because The [name]Tempest[/name] is one of my favourites.
But… eh, I can’t say I’m a huge fan of [name]Tempest[/name], and I highly dislike Tempe (this just sounds like tampon to me). I think it might grow on me if I met a [name]Tempest[/name], but it doesn’t sound much like a name to me.
I agree that it’s not old-lady, but I don’t consider it cool at all.
[name]IMO[/name] it’s like naming your child Hurricane, Chaos, or Argument–it’s such a negative connotation.
I really don’t understand the appeal at all.
