Being too harsh on people suggesting unusual names???

[frazzledoldbag34]

Why is it on here that people think it's perfectly fine to call babies commonly used names but jump up and down in horror at suggestions for something different? (and I'm guilty of this as well).
Would life not be a bit more interesting if school classrooms had a selection of kids called Marmaduke, Zazie, Juniper, Wilfred, Tallulah and Astrid? More interesting and less confusing than a class of 20 containing 3 Ruby's, 2 Olivia's, 3 Emily's, 2 Harry's, 3 Daniel's and 3 Thomas's. If you see what I mean. Why are we so mean to people who fancy something a bit 'different'.........?
Surely variety is the spice of life?

frazzle..i grew up with 'weird' name, my son has a 'weird' name. neither are weird to me but some people seem to think that

i love my name and NEVER had any crap at school about it. so that, for me, is a myth.

We live near an alternative school and i LOVE that the little names above their coats are all quite 'brave' (or mad) choices by the parents.

i have met one other person with my name and i would average that 80 per cent of people who here it first time love it and tell me how pretty it is.

i think people are over protective about their kids getting 'bullied' at school.
my mum always told me that people who took the p* out of my name have just marked themselves as a person that maybe i don't wanna be around .

there have been a couple of names that i have been surprised by though i will admit but mainly because they aren't names and until you know the child it sounds more like the thing than the name IYKWIM.

i cannot bear the thought of being one of 5 of the same name in a class...how bloody annoying more than anything

Mutt Ssssh, don't say that too loudly. Poor Paddington might hear you!

Mamazee - good for you, nice to hear that you love your name. I was one of 5 girls in my class at school with the same name. It was a bit tedious.

I think 'Baby Names' has become as much of a bun fight as AIBU, which is a bit of a shame because the heart of the topic is really just pregnant mums wondering what to call their little cherubs when they arrive.

(One of my dc's names appears on the OP's crazy name list ).

No Broccoli they aren't 'crazy' names, they are just more unusual and interesting than the Harry's, Olivia's etc and used to prove a point. I actually really like most of them.

zazie rocks...how would you pronounce that ? while we are at it how would anyone pronounce the name hedi (not heidi) it has been bugging me for YONKS

Bear is a nickname I think. The thing is, if you post a name suggestion on here and 99% of people think it's bomkers and you'd have to be as mad as a box of frogs to use it, you are withing your rights (of course) to use it, but you know in advance how 99% of the population is going to react. Which is useful, I think.

And, Hatrick, I think you are posting under false pretences in support of "unique" names. Your dd has a lovely, and very traditional name, if I remember correctly. Not up there with Emily, bu certainly not a Halcyon type name!

bear is a lovely middle name...i know an Isaac bear and i think thats great

Zay-zee I reckon?
and
Heddy I should think.
That's me off now. Byeeeee

maybe if you like non ordinary names 90 % of people hating it means you want to use it seeker ? people love a bit of rebellion
personally the people who were most surprised by my ds name were people who live near my mum in a rich london suburb who call their kids things that i wouldn't dream of using so it kind of marked out the tribes

Absolutely,mamazee. But if people are honest, rather than saying "That's lovely, dear" they will know what they are up against. And what they are choosing for their child, who has no say in the matter.

I think of it as za (short) zeeee (as in the french film, zazie dans le metro - (?spelling)

total i thought that too about zazie.
any ideas about hedi |?

i thought heedeee ? but i have no idea

Naughtiest, the best thing about unusual names ( I have one) is I was only ever referred to by my first name and never a X smith, X jones or X patterson, just X.
I do think names date but not for the person who is called it, they are their name.

I have an odd name which is now more popular - but definitely did get ribbed about it as a child. "what kind of name is that" "you've got a boy's name" etc.

Advantages - I do like it, people always remember me & as Twelvelegs says, you're often referred to just by your first name

Disadvantages - Not everyone likes to stand out from the crowd. Your child probably will get teased, you spend your life having to spell your name for people, and people abroad have problems pronouncing it correctly.

I'd say if you are going for an unusual first name, give a normal middle name so your child can change later if they really don't like it.