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Destiny?

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Destiny10 · 18/06/2017 18:37

Thoughts on Destiny.

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user1494935220 · 21/06/2017 19:24

Call your baby whatever the heck you like! 😊... I do love Scarlett or ruby though

Thingymaboob · 21/06/2017 12:32

@corythatwas
It's an interesting question I think. We all judge a name when we read it. It's what we have all been doing on this thread and through the baby names forum. We all have associations with names and when people are sifting through 1000s of CVs / job applications, even though people can't discriminate because of a name, they will naturally have associations with different names.
For instance, according to this thread "Destiny" has connotations for many people as stripper / lap dance etc. Similarly, if I saw a name like Quentin Westmorland-Whit I would associate that name as being very posh / private school educated / bit of an arse.

corythatwas · 21/06/2017 00:01

Thingymaboob Sun 18-Jun-17 19:04:38
"Chavvy.
Imagine that name when applying for a job / university"

Do you seriously suppose a university is going to care?

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user1471547428 · 20/06/2017 22:25

I like both Ebony and Faith.
Destiny I probably would like except I've also been to a terrible club with that name.
I also thought someone's suggestion of Evoni was interesting.

Thingymaboob · 20/06/2017 13:28

What about Equality? Sorry, it's a joke from Parks and Recreation where one of the characters says if she was to be a stripper, her name would be Equality 😂😜

dandeliondelilah · 19/06/2017 21:47

Gosh you lot are rude! Sorry OP.
Both are quite normal names amongst black Britons. There are several of each in my daughter's year group. I don't particularly like either name but then I don't particularly like Olivia or Maisy and there are plenty of them around too.

Epipgab · 19/06/2017 20:48

I like Destiny and Faith, and quite like Ebony. Faith Destiny or Destiny Faith would work nicely.

user1497888420 · 19/06/2017 20:45

Faith is my favourite, then Ebony.

Destiny is a definite no from me; again, sadly it has lap dancing connotations.

Misspilly88 · 19/06/2017 20:38

Faith is beautiful, and much classier than the other two options from a UK perspective.

InvisibleKittenAttack · 19/06/2017 20:36

It's another "no" to Destiny, I think Ebony is nice, classier than Destiny. I can see it working in many different jobs/life stages- you dont get the same preconceived ideas about who Ebony is compared to Destiny.

Faith is pretty and classic, sounds very strong and not "cutesy girl" - woman called Faith aren't for fucking about with.

I don't know if this is something you'd want to factor in, but as a white woman, if I heard the names Destiny or Ebony, I would be expecting both to be woman of colour. I wouldn't assume a race for Faith (although assume Christian parents).

areyoubeingserviced · 19/06/2017 20:26

Faith is lovely

areyoubeingserviced · 19/06/2017 20:25

Défo stripper or porn star name. Sorry

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 19/06/2017 20:22

Ebony Faith is lovely.😄

Mollie85 · 19/06/2017 17:38

In order of preference:

Faith
Ebony
Destiny

What about:

Sienna
Hope
Elodie

mintich · 19/06/2017 16:40

Stripper

ThanksMsMay · 19/06/2017 16:33

Because the OP has picked all names that mean something including Ebony.

Mrsknackered · 19/06/2017 16:00

Are people taking the piss? Why are you suggesting 'dark' names?

ThanksMsMay · 19/06/2017 14:00

Amaya is beautiful

IhaveaTubie · 19/06/2017 11:39

Mahogany made me laugh 😂

Lucked · 19/06/2017 11:27

Mahogany???? 😲 That's a terrible suggestion.

MammieBear · 19/06/2017 11:26

Just been on a good site called SheKnows and you may be interested in these:
Amaya: This Basque name means "night rain"
Brenna: This Gaelic name means "raven, black-haired"
Carey: With root words that mean "black," this name has Gaelic origins
Cari: This is another form of the name Carey
Ciara: A gorgeous Irish name, this means "black"
Collis: This unusual name comes from Old English and means "dark-haired"
Corvina: Meaning "raven," this name has Latin roots
Darcy: This quirky, cute name has Irish origins and means "dark"
Devany: Meaning "dark-haired," this name has Irish roots as well
Duana: An Irish name, this means "dark"
Ebony: This is the name of a gorgeous black wood
Hamna: An Arabic name, this means "dark grape"
Indigo: This is the name of a deep, dark blue dye
Jetta: This name comes from the name of a black, shiny gemstone called jet
Kali: Meaning "black," this name has Sanskrit roots
Kerrin: Another Irish name, this means "dark"
Kiara: This is another form of the name Ciara
Laila: This gorgeous Arabic name means "night beauty"
Leila: This is another form of the name Laila
Lela: A Kiswahili name, this means "black beauty"
Lila: This is another Arabic name that means "night"
Lilith: Meaning "belonging to the night," this name comes from a Babylonian word element
Melanie: A traditional, familiar name, this means "black, dark"
Melantha: This Greek name means "dark flower"
Nerissa: From the Italian language, this name means "black-haired"
Nisha: This adorable baby name means "night" and has Hindi roots
Nyx: Meaning "night," this name has Greek origins
Raven: The name of an impressively large black bird
Sable: This name has Slavic roots and means "black"
Samara: Meaning "night talk," this name has Hebrew and Arabic roots
Zelda: This terrific baby name comes from Old German and means "dark battle"
Hope this helps Smile

SasBel · 19/06/2017 11:26

Another one saying Destiny is a stripper name!
Faith and Ebony are fine, dark in Scottish/Irish is Dorcha if that helps....
Adrianna is dark lady.
Seriously though, your baby, your choice of name.
Congratulations!

MammieBear · 19/06/2017 11:15

Kiera, Mahogany, Sable they are some other dark related names Wink

Destiny10 · 19/06/2017 10:59

Unfortunately they're all taken by family.

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