stiletto_mom
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How important are these factors to you when choosing names?
Please put them in order (most important at top).
- meaning
- popularity/uniqueness
- used by someone you know or reminds you of someone (you know or famous/infamous)
- spelling / length and complexity
- family's opinion
- initials
- sound and flow (with last name)
- "teasability"
- nicknames
- origin (reflecting your background)
If there are other factors I missed, please feel free to put them in the list (and bold them for discussion).
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- meaning
- sound and flow (with last name)
- popularity/uniqueness
- used by someone you know or reminds you of someone (you know or famous/infamous)
- "teasability"
- origin (reflecting your background)
- spelling/ length and complexity
- initials
- nicknames
- family's opinion
Meaning is so important to me. I want to try my best to pick secular names (avoiding religious contexts). I want my boys names to exude dignity and strength. I want my girl names to be strong and elegant as well. Which leads into sound an flow. I like boys names with hard Ks. I like girls names that have Ls and end in As. I also tend to lean towards classic and old names.
That said, popularity and uniqueness is also very important to me. For boy's name I don't mind if it's in the top 100, but for girls I want it to be more unique (not in the top 100). Unfortunately, many of the strong boy names (that have a K sound in it) have already been used b our extended family (and some of them do not have very good "reps). I also prefer traditional spellings but length and complexity were not really an issue.
I tend to prefer English, Welsh and Scottish/Gaelic names (husband's background), though Celtic, Greek and Latin have also shown up in my baby name lists.
Teasability and initialling is not something I personally weigh very highly (as long as it's not something blatantly obscene), but I have family members who won't let me forget it, so it's become a factor to consider.
I don't really like the idea of nicknames. I choose a name for my child because that's the name I like. I don't want to shorten it, though I know it will be inevitable. I never choose names by potential nicknames, but I DO take nn into consideration. As long as I don't hate it.
Finally, family opinions. I am very opinionated myself. And my family knows better than to chime in. That said, we will be keeping our choice a secret until birth. It's better for everyone that way. =)
What about you?
Please put them in order (most important at top).
- meaning
- popularity/uniqueness
- used by someone you know or reminds you of someone (you know or famous/infamous)
- spelling / length and complexity
- family's opinion
- initials
- sound and flow (with last name)
- "teasability"
- nicknames
- origin (reflecting your background)
If there are other factors I missed, please feel free to put them in the list (and bold them for discussion).
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I'll get the party started.
- meaning
- sound and flow (with last name)
- popularity/uniqueness
- used by someone you know or reminds you of someone (you know or famous/infamous)
- "teasability"
- origin (reflecting your background)
- spelling/ length and complexity
- initials
- nicknames
- family's opinion
Meaning is so important to me. I want to try my best to pick secular names (avoiding religious contexts). I want my boys names to exude dignity and strength. I want my girl names to be strong and elegant as well. Which leads into sound an flow. I like boys names with hard Ks. I like girls names that have Ls and end in As. I also tend to lean towards classic and old names.
That said, popularity and uniqueness is also very important to me. For boy's name I don't mind if it's in the top 100, but for girls I want it to be more unique (not in the top 100). Unfortunately, many of the strong boy names (that have a K sound in it) have already been used b our extended family (and some of them do not have very good "reps). I also prefer traditional spellings but length and complexity were not really an issue.
I tend to prefer English, Welsh and Scottish/Gaelic names (husband's background), though Celtic, Greek and Latin have also shown up in my baby name lists.
Teasability and initialling is not something I personally weigh very highly (as long as it's not something blatantly obscene), but I have family members who won't let me forget it, so it's become a factor to consider.
I don't really like the idea of nicknames. I choose a name for my child because that's the name I like. I don't want to shorten it, though I know it will be inevitable. I never choose names by potential nicknames, but I DO take nn into consideration. As long as I don't hate it.
Finally, family opinions. I am very opinionated myself. And my family knows better than to chime in. That said, we will be keeping our choice a secret until birth. It's better for everyone that way. =)
What about you?