AIBU to think you should give your children proper names

[KeepHimJolene]

and not 'rap' names. a la Stormi Jenner.

I'd love a street name.

I read this as you'd love to be called Chestnut Avenue or Churchill Terrace and wondered what you were on about... I'm so down with the kids.

You do know plenty of celeb kids go to uni and get regular jobs, even with their names

Bit racist

it really really isn't.

Define "proper" please.

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It will be stormi in the northwest of Chicago.

Saint help us!

*It will be stormi in the northwest of Chicago.

Saint help us!*

Don't worry it was only a Dream!!

Although it may Reign!!

When I score job applicants to decide who to call for interview - all names dob gender etc are on a separate front sheet and are removed before I see them
I think your company is probably in the minority, especially at the lower end of the market where there are hundreds of applicants for one job.

I've had unique name since birth (3 other people listed on facebook in the world with it all who are under age of 20, I am the oldest with it) and have chosen to go by a nickname starting with the same letter as an adult. It caused bullying, mispronunciations and misspellings my whole life. Plus I have to always make the same boring small talk with new people "oh wow that's so interesting, I wish I had a name like that." Name your kids normal names people. Names that people can spell and pronounce without wildly guessing. Also had a few people say before they met me having heard my name they thought I would be an Indian man - I'm a white Scottish girl. If it hasn't affected my employment chances in a small way due to racism, I'd be surprised.

Calling this, and all the other topics, 'racist' is to try and occupy the moral high ground, this being the ultimate trump card in their small minds.
As far as names are concerned I'm sure that I and all other teachers have tales to tell. Whatever you call your child be sure you can spell it, especially if you're using Gaelic names such a Siobhan. My all time favourite is Guy, pronounced by Mum as Gooey.

I like the way it scans so beautifully - 'Don't know whhhhhhy, there's no sun up in the sky... Stormi Jenner.'

Clearly a Billie Holliday fan.

At one time, Harbottle was a fairly standard name. Just as an illustration of how names evolve and fall in and out of fashion. I sometimes suggesst that one on Name threads here. Of co urse, everyone ignores me.

I often wonder what OP's that start these types of threads have called their own DC?.

What now days constitutes a "proper name" anyway?

Genuinely in the sea of unidentifiable beige to be gifted with a name that is different and stands out is no bad thing. It is individual and personal.
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^*this.

Horrible.

It gives the opportunity to have the Nickname Mimi, which is lovely (imo).

If "Rich High school" US films are to be believed they give each other NN, Tormi and Tori are already in the name, both fine.

The children of these people certainly aren't going to begging for jobs.

But, yes, the "proper name" shit needs to disappear.

The reason people are saying the post is racist is because the OP is deliberately attacking rappers choices or rap influenced baby names, rap and the majority of well know rappers have african roots, a lot of names they choose will be 'proper' in or influeced by their culture and background. Just because a name isnt traditional/English/Christian/Popular... and there isnt 8 children in you street with the same name dosnt mean it is not a 'proper' name.
Plenty of white british celebritites have given their children less popular names but that is not what the OP is complaining about, not that they should be because its still none of their business.

Genuinely in the sea of unidentifiable beige to be gifted with a name that is different and stands out is no bad thing. It is individual and personal

Easy for you to say if you haven't gone one! I have a pretty much unique name and its not the easiest thing. It can very much be a bad thing sometimes.

There is a Stormy in a Dean Koontz book from from a few years ago and I remember thinking it was a nice girls name, changing the y to an i makes no difference as I still like it. Celebrities have always and will always choose 'out there' names but quite a few non celebs do too (my friend is a registrar). Oh and definitely not a racist post.

YABU whos going decide what the normal names are... you? So are you going to decide what everyone should call their children?

and yes it is kind of racist because different cultures have different traditions of what constitutes a 'normal' name. Members of those cultures may be living amongst people not of their culture and to go around calling a name abnormal just because it is not what you would choose is pretty ignorant.

I knew a Storm in the 00s. Not new.

wondering what a plumber name is - Tap, Bath, Bog....