Why do people feel outraged when people name their babies an uncommon name or unusual or can't pronounce it? ?

why don't most people like different names?

Why do people feel outraged when people name their babies an uncommon name or unusual or can't pronounce it? ?
I have seen that happen before they just take real pride in the name thats why they get a little upset if it isn't pronounced the way they mean it to.


I love people with unique names like ziggy, zoe,star, Gigi, river.


I think children should take pride in there own name and when ppl make comments like "ooh its going to look bad on a resume" Or ooohh there gonna make fun of them"


Common PEOPLE ...the key is confidence build your child up to be confident and they can have any name on there application it isn't the name that does it for people in life. It is how they carry themselves.





We really don't need a cookie- cutter world with all Bobs and Janes for our childrens names.


It is just CREEPY
Reply:Because they think, oh Isabella is a usuable name, AWWW we can call her Bella, the end let's use it.





Not even thinking about the fact that she will be one of eleven Bella's in her class.





Really, their are other usable, more uncommon, strong, beautiful great names out there, you have to find them instead of being lazy and uncreative.





If you just loveee the nickname Bella, how about Annabella, May-Belle, or Arabella?





Their are some very underused boy's names out their that I love. Like Rowan, which doesn't list on the top 100 for boys.
Reply:I am so sick and tired of people constantly putting down "different" names. At least we have an imagination and think outside of the box. What a boring world we would live in if everyone conformed to the same top 50 names. YUCK.





People also wrongly assume that different names will make life difficult later on. WRONG. I have 8 children with different names. They have never been teased or ridiculed at school, they have never had to spell and respell their names constantly for teachers and they have never been looked down upon as if they live in the ghetto. My eldest 4 children (now adults) have all had a good education and now have good careers. One is a chef, one has his own IT business and two are in the military.


A different name does not ruin your life like so many ignorant people think. A different name makes people remember you and is a great conversation starter. One of my sons went on a job interview with 250 other people. He got a call back the next day offering him the job and his new boss said "You got the job not only because of your qualifications but because I remembered your name".


I would much rather use a different name any day and my kids all feel the same way.
Reply:Because a lot of the time they are not real names, they are made up combinations of letters and spellings. I don't feel outraged when I see it, but I do feel a bit sorry for the child. He/she is likely to be teased and crazy names don't look good on Resumes they may have a harder time as adults.
Reply:because htey are thinking about the child, and the hardship it may encounter in life because of selfish parents who are trying to be trendy and name their kid the most outrageous "name" they can possibly think off.





think of the child constantly having to tell people how to pronounce and spell their name. imagine having to learn to write your name, if it was so ridiculous even a grown adult couldn't spell it.





unique name can be alright, but some people just take it too far.





thank goodness for the ability to legally change your name at 18.
Reply:because most people (or should i say sheeple) are robots that think we have all to act the same and do certain things a certain way.





I mean honestly. Im sure someone that lived in a tribe in Africa would think the name John was ridiculous sounding. But its all relative ya know?





People need to step out of their little world for 2 minutes and look at the big picture
Reply:I think it's because other people want you to cater to them. So what if THEY cannot pronounce MY child's name. As long as the child can pronounce their name that's all that matters. In a classroom when the teacher is calling roll the child will only have to give the pronunciation one time so the teacher and their classmates can hear it. Any other child will hear the name from the child when they ask what their name is! It's not that hard! Sorry I don't want my child to be 1 of 10 Johns, Michaels, Davids or Marys, Nicoles, or Ashleys in their class!
Reply:i don't know, but i'm scared my name is going to be popular.


Why can't everyone just be original and different!


i agree with you.
Reply:I don't think people are outraged. They're annoyed. When names are extremely difficult to pronounce, it makes life more difficult than it needs to be, especially for the one with the weird name!
Reply:Not sure why.....I get a lot of crap on YA for the names I chose. (and they aren't even as unusual as Apple. They are all real names or family last names)


I would hate for my child to be "Emily B" or "little Izzy" to distinguish her from the others in the class with the same name.


These are the girl names we are considering:





Salem Kaine


Rellah Marie


Ellery Sinclaire


Merritt Rome


Sora Masen


Aven Rook





= )
Reply:I don't know...I guess because they feel like it will make things hard for the child. Honestly I think it's because the people who may have to pronounce the name dont want to feel stupid themselves when they say it wrong. I mean my name (Alicia) is kind of common (or at least it was around the time I was born- I knew about 10 Alicia's with in two years of age from me) and people mispronouce or misspell it all the time. Also I had friends that had different names. One of my friends who is Chinese her name is Szu Chu (pronounced Sue Chew) and she would laugh watching the faces of the teachers trying to guess how to say her name....one actually said I'm not even going to guess how do you say it. :)





Anyway we are naming our son John Ryne (like Ryan) and he will go by Ryne (he is the fourth John) I'm sure people may have trouble with it but I figure in school his name will be John R. and then when they ask what he goes by he will say Ryne just like his dad did in school. Oh well if people don't like it thats on them not my son or us.
Reply:Not at all. It makes the world a tiny bit more interesting. I thought Apple was a gorgeous name for a little girl. I was probably more offended by the negative way certain people reacted towards it. :-)