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Why?? (Actual names given last year)

135 replies

Tealdeal747 · 04/11/2017 12:59

There were girls called:
Dyc
Kc
Juri
Cauvery
Boex
Mu
Priceless
Dhax
Han
Euan
En
Das
Chu
Purity
Rut
Dikshita

And boys called:
Boi
Timotei
neophytos
Bode
Solo
Metatron
Blyss
Sing
Mate
A
Kohl
Godstime
Saxs
Rygg
Boon
Caio
Nimrod
Rouxx
Pride
Fountain
Goddominion
En
Daire
Creed
Braxtyn
Orinate

I used to think it was good that in the U.K. There isn't a set list of names and parents are free to name their dc whatever they like but surely some of these are cruel?

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TheEagle · 04/11/2017 21:16

tealdeal, my comment referred to the post which said that Niamh and Siobhán "don't work in English".

I don't follow your logic; why shouldn't someone honour their ancestors/heritage even though they no longer live in that country?

I'm specifically referring to the Irish names mentioned in the post above.

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Tealdeal747 · 04/11/2017 21:11

Whether a name is commonly used in another country or not misses the point.

For these children, who were all born in the uk and so will likely attend school here, having a name which has a sound or connatation that may provoke bullying is not going to be something they will want to thank their parents for. There are plenty of names from every culture that also work well in a uk context. Why pretend otherwise? It isn't racist to point this out.

If I had a child in another country I wouldn't use a name that would cause my child ridicule in that society.

In lots of other countries parents dont have that freedom anyway- names have to be picked from a set list. Maybe that is better for the children if it saves them from teasing?

I'm not English btw.

Nice bit of racism there, assuming that.

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Littlegreyauditor · 04/11/2017 20:16

Maybe so, TheEagle. Bit late in my house though, it’s fada central here. I’m the only one with a boring Anglophone name. Grin

BelafonteRavenclaw · 04/11/2017 20:12

You’d love my kids names OP as they’re native to DH’s country. Wouldn’t it be boring if we all had the same taste in names.

TheEagle · 04/11/2017 20:10

I suppose most traditional Irish names are "a bit dated" given our heritage and history Hmm

Suppose we should stop using them.

Why on earth should a name have to "work" in English when it's not an English name?

hellokittymania · 04/11/2017 19:57

Some of those sound very Vietnamese/Cambodian/Chinese I know a few in fact. Mu can be a lot of things in Vietnamese though, including Blind, I'm visually impaired. So my nickname by small children when I first started working in Vietnam was big sister "Mu"

Dikshita is pronounced as dik seeta I think,

And hey, I like minions!

MargotsDevil · 04/11/2017 19:49

@Fishfingersandwichnocheese no bother - and it appears @daisypond has further info! I teach a Polish Mate is all!

Holliewantstobehot · 04/11/2017 19:47

Surely orinate is pronounced o-rin-ah-tee. I love the name Bride/Bridie.

TeaAddict235 · 04/11/2017 19:39

OP have you and many other MN'ers ever considered what names like Lucy and Pippa mean in other languages??

English names are not the be all and end all that everyone aspires to.

You need to widen your circle more, travel more, and read more.

Good luck!!

AnyaMoondial · 04/11/2017 19:35

Euan is a female name in Thailand.

daisypond · 04/11/2017 19:24

Mate is a common name in Croatia and Hungary as well as Poland.

BatteredBreadedOrSouthernFried · 04/11/2017 19:19

I said - "Well, pre-Christian, actually".

Grin I think I might steal that line!

Hooplaaaa · 04/11/2017 19:16

Soz Smile

Fishfingersandwichnocheese · 04/11/2017 19:14

Margot thank you - ive only spoken to this person via email but he's a member of a club/hobby I attend - just in a different county to me.

From the way others have pronounced his name I though possibly French. Blush

daisypond · 04/11/2017 19:11

Bridie is a "normal" name, too. It's been used for centuries in the UK. I know one - rather an old lady now.

MargotsDevil · 04/11/2017 19:10

Mate is Polish actually....

raisinsarenottheonlyfruit · 04/11/2017 19:09

Well Niamh is also an ancient Irish name with its origin in pre Christian mythology, so yes I suppose it could be considered “dated”.

The receptionist at the Drs asked me for DS's "Christian name" the other day. I said - "Well, pre-Christian, actually". Grin

I probably sounded like a twat but I don't care, I couldn't resist! And anyway, who says "Christian name" in a multicultural town these days, seriously?!

Mimmi78 · 04/11/2017 19:08

A pal posted a picture of a new babe on FB named Bridie! I’m from Scotland.....this is a savoury pastry up there!!!!

Spam88 · 04/11/2017 19:06

Loving Metatron 👍

Joinourclub · 04/11/2017 19:03

I've taught kids with names on that list. None of other kids in their classes even raised an eyebrow.

Fishfingersandwichnocheese · 04/11/2017 19:03

OP makes the English look bad.

Fishfingersandwichnocheese · 04/11/2017 19:02

I know a Mate.
I'm not sure but I think it might be French. The name not the person I know. I've no idea if he's French as I don't know him that well.

FutureMrsTempah · 04/11/2017 19:01

Mate is pronounced similarly to Matty

daisypond · 04/11/2017 19:01

"Mate" is pronounced Mah-teh. It's the equivalent of Matt for Matthew.

Hooplaaaa · 04/11/2017 18:55

"mate" though can you imagine? Grin