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Amelia786 · 2021-02-11T15:05:06+00:00

Ok - I'm ready for the onslaught here... But I loveeee the name Ithaca. Our surname is very common, one syllable. Thoughts?

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bourbonne · 11/02/2021 19:54

@WineInTheWillows why is it surprising? I have a job which brings me into contact with various people, both inside my company and externally. It's not at all unusual that I'm introducing myself to, or receiving a call from, someone I don't know well. That's on top of life admin and social stuff.

Some people might not mind having to explain their name and be met with bafflement and mispronunciation everywhere they go, but I'm not one of them. Luckily my name is much more common where I now live, than it was when I was growing up. But it was a constant annoyance and embarrassment growing up. It's so nice now to say "I'm Bourbonne" and people just understand and recognise it.

DramaAlpaca · 11/02/2021 19:06

No, too out there - and not a nice sound for a name anyway.

BilboBercow · 11/02/2021 19:06

Any time I see that someone has given their child a 'Younique' name, I think they've done it for themselves and not actually thought about their child having to live their entire life with that name.

WineInTheWillows · 11/02/2021 19:05

@bourbonne

The thing with these names is that yes, it might be easy-ish to read aloud when written down, but imagine ringing someone up and saying "Hi, my name's Ithaca Jones and I'm calling to arrange...". Or just introducing yourself to a new person: "Hi, I'm Ithaca". The person at the receiving end will be giving off a strong vibe of "Whaaa?! WTF did she just say?". There'll be a whole load of "Sorry, Jessica? Iss-a-ca? Iff-a... Sorry, can you repeat it again, I'm really sorry...". Every day, all her life.

If she's anything like me, she'll just say, 'Ithaca- that's Indigo, Tango, Alpha...'

It's really not that arduous. I probably need to introduce myself on the telephone less than once a month. I'm surprised you need to do it daily.

PeteGibbons · 11/02/2021 19:05

Haven't heard it used as a name before but I quite like it.

Itsyoouu · 11/02/2021 19:03

Please do not do that to your child

florascotia2 · 11/02/2021 18:53

That was Icarus. (Too close to the sun.)

Totally different story.

Hugoslavia · 11/02/2021 18:22

It reminds of the story of the mythical Greek man who flew too close to the sun.

WhatMattersMost · 11/02/2021 18:18

I think it's lovely.

QueenVictoriasteapot · 11/02/2021 18:17

I have lived with an unusual name for my whole life (and it’s not Queen Victoria’s teapot 🙂) I cannot tell you how many variations I have been called or how many times I have had to spell it and then still be called something completely different because they couldn’t remember it.. so tiresome, I have cursed my mother forever because she chose the name.. I would urge to think long and hard before choosing a name that will possibly cause a lifetime of grief...

Bluntness100 · 11/02/2021 18:01

I think there’s too much potential for bullying with that name, the thick bit in the middle

But more than that, I always think would I want to be called it and quite frankly I wouldn’t wish to be called Ithaca.

MinnieTilda · 11/02/2021 17:57

Went on honeymoon with first husband, windsurfing in Ithaca. Lovely island. Odysseus sailed away from there to Troy, to do macho things & slaughter people. Buggered off for 20years, abandoning his gorgeous wife; then the fecker comes back & expects things to be the same. Name of child? Hardly!

bourbonne · 11/02/2021 17:57

The thing with these names is that yes, it might be easy-ish to read aloud when written down, but imagine ringing someone up and saying "Hi, my name's Ithaca Jones and I'm calling to arrange...". Or just introducing yourself to a new person: "Hi, I'm Ithaca". The person at the receiving end will be giving off a strong vibe of "Whaaa?! WTF did she just say?". There'll be a whole load of "Sorry, Jessica? Iss-a-ca? Iff-a... Sorry, can you repeat it again, I'm really sorry...".
Every day, all her life.

EmergencyHydrangea · 11/02/2021 17:55

Do it if you like it

WineInTheWillows · 11/02/2021 17:52

It's fine, OP.

My immediate thought was ipecac, but I don't think enough people would make that link for it to be problematic. It sounds nothing line Jessica and looks fairly straightforward to pronounce (certainly more so than Ianthe).

Go for it.

bourbonne · 11/02/2021 17:46

Yes. The middle name slot is made for impractical loves.

Gastontehladybird · 11/02/2021 17:44

Reminds me of the film Road Trip. Not a connotation I'd want for my child, sorry!

Greenevalley · 11/02/2021 17:40

I think people will assume you and your family have a lisp I’m afraid.

MillieEpple · 11/02/2021 17:39

I normally like puth there names but livingbin the south east it will be 'iffyca'. Its the same with heather which us hevva and theo which is feo. All nice names even with the f sound but iffy is a bit iffy to me.

Milkshake7489 · 11/02/2021 17:37

I think it's really lovely!

DinosaurDiana · 11/02/2021 17:35

It could be misheard for Jessica.
She will have a lifetime of correcting people and spelling it !

Ellmau · 11/02/2021 17:34

OK as a middle name, perhaps.

georgarina · 11/02/2021 17:33

I think it's interesting and unique. I think it's nice to have a unique name

Dogsarehairy · 11/02/2021 17:22

@TinyCake

I can only pronounce it as Iffy-ka, but I think that's just me.

When they scream- come here Iffy across the playground.

She looks a bit Iffy
Whiffy Iffy

TinyCake · 11/02/2021 17:20

I can only pronounce it as Iffy-ka, but I think that's just me.