my supposed children must have names that present well on resumes and applications
marissaaa:
nukirk:
freshest-tittymilk:
they just gotta…
Honestly, I don’t like this type of thinking. Sure, you don’t want to give your child a ridiculous name (like a car brand name) or you don’t wanna have a name that is poor translated (There’s a Spanish woman named Sofá Rosa, which in America stands for Pink Couch), but come on… you really wanna name your child Franklin?
Agreed. This type of thinking unfortunately contributes to the system, but on the flip side I’d want my kids more likely to get a call back for a job.
Sigh.
to me, it’s not even about a the “system” aspect… you name is you identity, your business card… your name is as much of who you are as your face is… sometimes more.
as much as i don’t like it, i have connected bad experiences with names; my sister and i joke about the kids in her daycare— “DON’T NAME THEM MAX! we have 3 max’s and they’re all terrible!” (mind you, i love that name)
omar… it’s always been deemed as a “ghetto” name, but omari? not so much… why, i’m not too sure
but not even all names are in that vein… my cousin wanted to name her son shemaia, a biblical name— we all agreed that the name had too much of a female undertone (possibly because of the ‘maia’); she took off the last ‘a’, he’s just shemai… but even as a biblical name, it doesn’t really feel modern and socially/easily acceptable. the same goes for names that have cultural significance but read poorly in other countries— hung long? deepinder vagi? etc etc.
i also have a tick with “commonly associated with black people” names, and names that are assumed to belong to a “black” or “ghetto/trashy” person… keisha is a common name… but i know about 10 of them, friends and family.
and adding ‘Le’/’L’, ‘Da’/’De’/’D’ infront of a name doesn’t really give too much towards true creativity… which is what folks strive for when they do that. i’m so conflicted with that.
choosing your child’s name is probably one of the hardest things to do… it’s a shame they don’t really have a say in the matter…
you want to name them something unique and fitting, beautiful and respectful… something that they can stand behind… it’s not easy…
and you know you’ve got that one jackass in the family who’ll forever call you/them by then wrong damn name forever (see 2nd tag)…
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