So your argument is that we should continue to stereotype people based on their names because… it’s going to happen anyway? What a nice attitude to have.
[name_m]King[/name_m] is #163 in the US as of 2015. It charted from 1880-1957 and didn’t fall off the charts completely until 1964. The parents of all of those Kings were most likely not “celebrities like the Kardashians or other reality stars.” I’ve known three Kings in my life, and [name_m]King[/name_m] was a family name in every case. I’m sure there are parents who choose [name_m]King[/name_m] for its lofty air. However, considering the name’s popularity in the US, I doubt that’s the case every time. I’ve also encountered the name in historical records as a Biblical reference in combos such as [name_m]King[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m], [name_m]King[/name_m] [name_m]Solomon[/name_m], etc.
I am slightly annoyed by the “this name isn’t professional” argument. What makes a name professional? [name_m]How[/name_m] many of you actually address your doctors and lawyers by their first names, anyway? Why are we assuming that every child will grow up to be a “professional” of some sort? Is a senator named [name_f]Queenie[/name_f] really any wilder than a senator named [name_f]Persephone[/name_f]? Twenty years ago many Americans would not have considered [name_m]Barack[/name_m] a “presidential” name, and yet a [name_m]Barack[/name_m] just served two terms as President of the United States. But by all means, let’s persist in this discriminatory “that name isn’t professional” line of thinking. It’s very progressive and bound to take us to new and exciting places.
[name_f]Queenie[/name_f] is great and with a bit of southern vibe for me. It was the name of [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] Button’s adoptive mama in the Curious [name_m]Case[/name_m] of [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] Button, so I do think it’s wearable, lovely and vintage. I actually happen to know someone called [name_f]Queenie[/name_f]. Her name is actually [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] or something, but she never thought it suited her and since [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] was a queen, her mother nicknamed this her when she was a kid and it just stuck. She’s in her thirties now.
I think it is a really cute nickname- I’ve always thought that if I had an [name_f]Irene[/name_f] I would nick name her [name_f]Queenie[/name_f]. But I agree it is too cutesy for a full first name. [name_m]Even[/name_m] [name_f]Queen[/name_f] nn [name_f]Queenie[/name_f] would be much better. However, I know a grown woman who is universally known as “[name_f]Pinkie[/name_f]” (real name is something like [name_f]Carol[/name_f]) and seems to function just fine. Basically you never know how things will work out, but it’s best to give your child as many options as possible. [name_f]Queenie[/name_f] is definitely the kind of name that is potentially restricting, so I think using it as a nick name is best.
I personally do not see [name_f]Queenie[/name_f] as a person’s name. I can see it more as a name given by children to a child that seems to be a stuck-up, brown noser, thinks she’s a queen bee type. “Here comes [name_f]Queenie[/name_f].” Sorry.
I can actually see [name_f]Queenie[/name_f] as a name because I had a friend whose sister’s name was [name_f]Queenie[/name_f]. (Their parents weren’t native English speakers though) I’ve never met her sister so I don’t know if she wears it well, but the idea doesn’t seem too strange to me. I don’t think it’s any more odd than some of the names people use these days like [name_u]Reign[/name_u] and [name_f]Heaven[/name_f], but I would definitely use a normal, common middle name in case she wanted something that would fly under the radar more.
A self-proclaimed nickname? Sure. But even then to be perfectly honest, my impressions of someone who wanted to be referred to as “[name_f]Queenie[/name_f]” would be less than favorable. I just think it sounds stuck-up and narcissistic.
I have a girl at my university with a girl with this name, I think it’s great. It’s super fresh and cool feeling. Everyone that meets her loves her name. She’s not a tom-boy so I don’t think that point matters. If you love it and it suits your little one, why not?
I agree w/pps who have said it seems more like a family nickname than a given name. I do understand the reservations w/using the name [name_f]Regina[/name_f], though. Perhaps choosing the name of a queen—[name_f]Victoria[/name_f], [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Christina[/name_f], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] (there are far more queenly names than just the British queens to pick from) & using [name_f]Queenie[/name_f] as a pet name? That way if she likes [name_f]Queenie[/name_f] as she grows older, she can continue to use that, but if not, she has another name that she can use. Good luck, whatever you decide!
