Anyone else think in the pursuit for a ‘unique’ name children are getting called more and more ridiculous things?

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Anotherdayanotheropinon · 21/01/2022 10:14

and what is behind this desire for a unique name! I feel sorry for all the children whose parents seem to want a unique name to satisfy something in themselves without any regard for the poor child saddled with the name.

This also seems to be a new thing in the last 20 or so years - leading to so many made up names.

I tnink those countries that have a register of names are doing the right thing.

See thread on wanting to name child ‘Falcon’ or the ever popular Neveah (it’s heaven backwards) 🙄 and so many other terrible names.

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WhoppingBigBackside · 21/01/2022 10:49

Falcon doesn't seem too bad but I've got a good idea what his nn would be.Shirley's username is a clue

@ShirleyPhallus, people do judge on names though. If you said 'Janet in Accounts' you'd not expect a 25-yr old, or if you said 'Blessing or Dayana in Support' you;d make guesses about their heritage'. If it was 'Debbie and Ian in QA', you'd probably expect them to be middle-aged

Scautish · 21/01/2022 10:47

I don’t think the criticism of some names is always driven by snobbery. For me it is the selfishness of parents who are only thinking of themselves and how “cool” or individual they are by coming up with some crazy name - not considering the impact in their child in later life.

Luredbyapomegranate · 21/01/2022 10:43

Well if people enjoy it.. but yes probably doing the kids no favours.

The vast majority of people on MN appear to give their kids quite normal names though.

Footnote · 21/01/2022 10:41

Parents can make all sorts of harmful decisions for their kids — not to vaccinate, to bring them up in a strict and discriminatory religions, etc. This seems like one of the most benign and easily reversible.
My children were born in one of those list using countries you admire and it’s hugely disadvantageous to people from other countries whose names aren’t on the list.

peachescariad · 21/01/2022 10:21

I work in a secondary school with over 1000 pupils....the staff have a field day with some of the names.

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Anotherdayanotheropinon · 21/01/2022 10:19

@ShirleyPhallus what about the impact on the child’s life being saddled with a ridiculous made up name? They do have to live as adults eventually!

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Anotherdayanotheropinon · 21/01/2022 10:18

See also oh yes give your child this ridiculous name and then call them this more normal nickname - why not just give them the normal nickname if you don’t want them to be called ridiculous name on a day to day basis! I don’t get it!

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ShirleyPhallus · 21/01/2022 10:18

The mumsnet snobbery and judgment around what other people call their own kids is baffling. So what if someone calls their child Xyneon or Zanyntha-Rose, it has absolutely zero inpact on your life. Judgements are also made with a nice dose of racism / xenophobia (“I know someone who knows someone who called their child L-A!!!”)

Some (quite a few) threads on here with unusual names are on a wind-up and not real at all.

Not everyone wants to call their child MN-approved names like Anna and Otto

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