Are there any names that you don't understand why they aren't more popular?

[TheNameNerd]

Which names do you think deserve more love?

I know it's very much a marmite name but I love Ambrose.

What names do you think should be used more often?

@Schlaar , Cyd Charisse was 'Kid Shareece'

or so I was told. Wiki says it's from Sis

Emma

I think that Nathaniel doesn't roll off the tongue that easily, and it's long.

I have no idea how to pronounce that name...

Is assume Nathan-ee-el.

@Gummibär The Nath bit is like Nat (NatWest) but with a th instead of a t.
The aniel bit is like in Daniel.

Thanks for clarifying

You are more than welcome.
It can be confusing. I'm guessing that perhaps English isn't your mother tongue.
If I'm unsure, the online translate can be useful.
Nathaniel is from the bible, so will probably have different pronunciations, depending on the language. Nathan is Nay-thun in English, but Nath-ann in Welsh, Nat-ann in Spanish and German etc

Re: Claudia, I think we need to take name "meanings" with a pinch of salt. It's impossible for us to know for sure what ancient names meant to the people who originally used them because it's not like we can ask them. Claudia does resemble the Latin word for "limping", but that could simply be a coincidence rather than the actual origin.

James supposedly means "supplanter" (and Mary supposedly means "bitter"), but I think people are less inclined to care or think about the meanings of common names.

Claudia does resemble the Latin word for "limping", but that could simply be a coincidence rather than the actual origin.

True, but would you like to have a name that so closely resembles the Latin adjective meaning crippled? I would rather not, if I had the choice.

James and Mary are totally different as those names are not directly derived or resemble any unfortunate meanings.

Baby name sites are notoriously unreliable. Wiki says Claude means strong willed.

Baby name sites are notoriously unreliable. Wiki says Claude means strong willed.

Looks like someone named Claude changed the definition on Wikipedia

The etymology of Claudus is definitely the Latin meaning crippled/lame. Anyone studying Latin will know that.

en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Claudius

@Gummibär , did you read this part:'Traditionally said to be from claudus (“lame, limping, crippled”), however, family history relates that the name was adopted as the Romanized form of an earlier Clausus, the Latin spelling of an original Sabine name. A Sabine word cognate with clausus (“shut, closed”), perfect passive participle of claudō (“I shut, close”) seems a more probable origin.'?

Yes, that may be so. I was just objecting to the 'strong willed' meaning you found on a Wikipedia page.

There was a funny story in the news recently about people changing Wikipedia entries - and so many people then rely on that information.

www.inverse.com/input/culture/wikipedia-hoax-alan-macmasters-toaster/amp

Wiki isn't always right. I can think of examples that I've seen, where although it looks convincing, it's not the truth.