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is karma an evil name to give to a boy?

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talktalktalk · 20/09/2011 14:53

baby's daddy came up with the name karma as it's made up of the start of his name and the end of mind ( sweet i think )we also decided this woiuld be o.k for a boy and also a girl. however when i told my mum this, she didn't seem keen and pointed out that a boy with this name would get picked on in school! now i don't know weather to look for another name or not. any thought on this? all opinions welcome.xx

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MeyMary · 21/08/2018 08:02

Oh, a zombie

I don't like the name Karma... But Asa nice.

RichPetunia · 21/08/2018 06:21

You'll be setting your child up for a life of ridicule. Please don't use it.

moredoll · 21/08/2018 02:37

I like it. But maybe better as a middle name.

dancingunicorns123 · 20/08/2018 20:24

I know a girl Karma

Zamaz · 20/08/2018 19:25

It's not horrendous - but just not keen on what it actually means - if it were me I'm not sure I'd want it associated with my kid.
Also I associate people making up a name by combining their names with what people
call theirs houses!! Sorry to be mean...

SimplyTwinkly · 20/08/2018 16:31

I know of a little boy about 12 years old called Karma. Last name is Card!! Just why!!??

TinaKarma · 20/08/2018 16:01

Well my brothers were never bullied at school . Very popular boys and everyone loved the Karma boys . Maybe if your a geek type of man or quite a weak personality 🤓 called Karma you would be bullied but we’ve only ever had compliments . I know it’s an old thread but I guess it’s still relevant to me as I wanna call my baby Karma when he’s born provided he’s not a pretty boy and he looks like a Karma

ArchbishopOfBanterbury · 20/08/2018 15:47

It could work as a middle but comes with too much baggage for the first name.

Sakura7 · 20/08/2018 15:33

Oops just saw it's a zombie thread

Sakura7 · 20/08/2018 15:33

Awful, for either gender but especially bad for a boy.

He'll be bullied in school and won't be taken seriously as an adult. He'll probably change his name when he's old enough. Please don't do this to your child, pick a real name that belongs to him and isn't made up of his parents names.

Icklepup · 20/08/2018 15:27

🙈

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DawnMumsnet · 20/08/2018 14:31

Hi, just stopping by to say that this thread was started back in 2011. We expect the OP's decided on a name by now... Wink

Knittingteapot · 20/08/2018 14:11

If you're looking for more Sci Fi names if Karma isn't quite right, I found this list online. www.momjunction.com/articles/science-fiction-fantasy-name-for-girls-and-boys_00398439/

I quite like:
Artemis
Falkor
Jareth
Rowan
Idris
Westley
Zack

SuperstarDJ · 20/08/2018 14:07

This thread is 7 yrs old. And so, nearly, is baby Karma by now Hmm

Lynne1Cat · 20/08/2018 13:58

It's not evil, but is rather silly

Icklepup · 20/08/2018 13:56

There's a new baby Karma on YouTube.. I think it's awful

CormoranStrike · 20/08/2018 13:50

Bad Karma or good Karma; that’s all I see.

TinaKarma · 20/08/2018 12:04

Why evil ? It means Lucky in Indian and Destiny I’m most other cultures . It’s our surname and I am always being complimented on it . The comment about not getting a job is rubbish ! My brothers use Karma as a first name because it has opened up so many opportunities for them . They’ve ended up getting interviews because the interview person said they were keen to meet the man behind the name . My baby will be called Karma as a first name because he will have his dads surname . One of my brothers now owns his own call centre and he’s a property developer the other a Christian minister and the third owns a landscaping business .

BarryKent · 21/09/2011 03:19

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SlinkingOutsideInSocks · 21/09/2011 03:00

Gawd, just call him Karma and be done with it. If your other kids are named after TV show characters [catsbum mouth emoticon] what difference will it make?

I went to school with a female Karma and she didn't come in for any flak, although it was a bit touch and go for a few years there when Culture Club were big. [/dates self] I don't know how she got on since leaving school, but she was very much a type to carry it off well so she's probably been fine.

Tortington · 21/09/2011 01:12

judas
hitler

ApocalypseCheeseToastie · 21/09/2011 01:06

Call him Asa. Asa is a cool name but not twatty.

MaMattoo · 21/09/2011 00:32

I know two men called Karma. It's a popular boy name for Buddhist people. It means 'positive wishes' apart from other things. 'karm' (silent a) also means duty.

tryingtoleave · 20/09/2011 23:27

'oh no, hear comes karma!' is what I think of

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talktalktalk · 20/09/2011 16:13

maybe it's time for are think, it's so hard to think of a cool name noone else has....better start brain storming!! so far i have 1 boy who's name i got from red dwarf another boy with a name from buffy and my little girl has a buffy name, so maybe i'll stay with a sifi name.xx

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