To think people should take naming their children seriously?

[DreamsOfDownUnder]

Do they not imagine their name choice on the top of a CV or whatever when naming their child 'Ballerina' or 'Buttercup' or 'Tulip'. I find it tends to more girl names than boys.

It says more about the person judging them than the people who named them imo

Pretty sure Tulip is a fairly standard Indian name for a girl?

I worked in an investment bank for a while and the (mostly American but not all) charmers who ran it would go through CVs of applicants and pull out and discard, without checking experience, education or credentials, any that had African-sounding names on them.

Ehh ok. Think you’re being rather small tbh. If you’d struggle to keep a straight face when hearing the name Tulip or Buttercup, you’re possibly lacking in imagination and tact.

I’ve got an unusual name...it’s not outrageous but isn’t heard very often. I find that people who take issue/the piss out of it, are usually a bit thick.

I think Scheherazade is a beautiful name. Sherry is a great short version too.

This is an interesting article.
www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-scotland-47630739

I think it's rather crass to make fun of someone's name, especially when that someone is a child.

The world would be very boring if we were all named Jane and Michael.

Statistically, employers are more likely to pick people with unusual names.

But also are more likely to pick names of their area e.g in England, employers pick people with English sounding names, to avoid language barriers.

Sad, undiverse but true.

Perhaps they are serious about preparing their children for a life that doesn’t revolve around cvs

Hear hear! 👏👏

Some names are just hideous... it just strikes me as funny that (typically) you have two people who both think it's a nice name and have then agreed on this name together... the odds are surely slim

You’re only looking at it through your own cultural norms though. And they’re very blinkered.

Lots of other people will think your name/your children’s names are hideous and can’t fathom how anyone could have landed on them.

I work in a position where young people need to apply ( FE).
Quirky names are not an issue imo, but dodgy email addresses are.
Think swearing, references to drugs , sex, genitalia, drinking
If you have an older teen who is going out into the world and will be applying for jobs, college, uni etc please encourage them to set up a simple email account with a straightforward address.

My husband works in a bank and a member of HR who discarded a CV based on a name would be sacked on the spot.

Katie Hopkins is a bully as well as a bit thick. She said naming your child after a place was stupid.

She has a daughter called India.

I don't mind an unusual name. However , I do prefer real words or traditional spellings rather than alternative ones. But, I've named my kids already so it's none of my beeswax! You shouldn't blame a person for their name. Uncommon to name oneself.
Honeysuckle Weeks is a one of the loveliest names.

Lovely racisim on this thread, Precious and Blessed at the least are traditional African names as has already been pointed out.

Blatant snobbery too, sneering down at children's names.

I say that as someone who has picked three nondescript, every day biblical names.

Tulip is a fabulous name, I wish I was called that!

I tend to look at someone’s credentials on a CV. Not their name.

Tulip is a great name, I met one once. She worked for 1xtra at the time and was interviewing young inpatients on an ED ward. I think she still works for the bbc.

At my current workplace (public sector, unsurprisingly) application details go through to the people doing the hiring with just a first initial. I had to introduce myself when I went to my interview!

Anyway as others have pointed out Tulip Siddiq seems to be doing ok despite the terrible hardship of her lovely name.

Somehow I think you’re not aiming this judgement at all the posh kids with outlandish names... I suppose a decent North London address on a CV makes up for a deficient name in job applications...?

@UnicornBrexit absolutely rolling at pancake. Seriously People?! Haha

In my dad's family three men had the exact same name and surname including my grandfather, my dad and a first cousin! Now that's a pain in the face! Also my mother's name was very common about 70 or so years ago so a lot of my aunts have the exact same first name and surname! We just say uncle's first name, aunts first name, so Joe's Jane, John's Jane etc. And a lot of my mum's friends have the same first name as well so it's first name and surname to distinguish between them. In one class at school 4 of us including me had the same first name. I think it's great there's more variety nowadays!

I'm with the OP on this. You are naming a future adult. It's not just "silly" names, it's names that sound cute on a baby but rather less cute on a 40 year old.

I still remember taking ds to a music group a few years ago and there were twins called Desert and Savannah.

The really unusual names usually come from celebrities who know their kids are likely to live outside the norm anyway.

Decent employers use blind applications so you don't know the person's name (and they often exclude university too). However, the languages spoken are a bit of a clue to ethnicity in some cases.

I’m a hiring manager and the name on the CV is probably the thing I least care about. It’s the education and experience bit I’m interested in.

popcorndiva

Engelbert's real name is Arnold

The original Engelbert Humperdinck (German Composer) was actually Engelbert Humperdinck.

Somehow I think you’re not aiming this judgement at all the posh kids with outlandish names... I suppose a decent North London address on a CV makes up for a deficient name in job applications...?

I did have a bit of an inward snigger at a parent who was in fact on the north London overground who, as far as I could tell, was addressing his son as Banquo