I'm fascinated by the different approaches to naming and was wondering, does anyone else consciously have a particular approach or style?
I am firmly in the "nobody else in the school" (let alone class!) naming camp, but I like 'real' names with a history rather than newly coined. I am genuinely delighted not to have met another child in 11 years with the same name as DD2.
I like to consider the meaning of names.
I also believe that sibling names should work together - I find it odd when a family has children called e.g. Orlando, Gabriel, Cressida and Bob. Or Lily, Joshua, and Athene. It doesn't 'feel' right to me.
However I am not keen on matchy matchy names either!
And I really don't like traditional diminutive forms given as full names. I'd name a child Katherine rather than Katie, although I think Katie's lovely as a childhood nickname for example.
I've given my DC more classical/ plain/ commonly found middle names which are also family names as I thought unusual x 3 was a bit of a hippy pretentious overload (so I'm not totally airy fairy) They are all family names. And I was scrupulously fair so that they each have a name from DH's family and from my family.
It's such a very personal thing I've probably offended lots of people already.
Equally, I am sure lots of people hate my children's names - I've seen at least one of them described as bully bait on this very forum! But I am genuinely interested in other people's approaches. Anybody want to share?
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ElviraCondomine · 05/01/2015 20:15
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