Why can't parents give their kids normal names?

I one hundred percent agree with you. I am all for the old fashioned names. I am so glad my mother named me Christopher =).

I think there are stranger names than Trinity or Dakota, those are pretty normal. I worked in nursing homes for a few years and had many odd "trendy" names with residents who were 90+. Malcolm or Dixie, just to name a couple, may have seemed trendy then too. I have a common name that can be spelled at least 4 or 5 ways and I get tired of having to correctly spell it, so I'll agree there. My son's name (Shane, hence my user name) is normal and not overly used but I am still asked to spell it continually.

In response to your additional info, responsible parenting has nothing to do with the name you give your child, unless you give them a demeaning name to start with. Everyone has their own thoughts and opinions and beliefs. Seems more people with common or what might be considering boring names will complain about their name before someone with an off the wall name. I don't agree either that parents name their child something outrageous to make themselves look cool. The child will become an adult someday and won't be introducing himself or herself as "******", child of Jane and John who wanted me to sound cool!

For some reason or other the parent assumes it will make their children "unique" though it really doesn't. Like you, I fully believe the person is already an individual and doesn't need some insanely spelled name to make them stand out from the crowd. The only place it makes them different is on paper. It's hell on everyone else that has to send something to them because that kid eventually becomes a man and will then have legal papers, etc.

Most of my kids have unique names and/or spellings. My name is Jamie...and there were 4 of us in my class at school. I hated it! I wanted my kids to have different names. ANd the ones that have semi-normal names were either named by their brothers and sisters, or the name has a special meaning. I dont think I was being "selfish" as you say. I was giving my child the chance to be different from everyone else in the classroom. I spent nine months thinking of names for my kids. ANd every name I picked out fits my kids perfectly!

I totally agree with you, I mean can you imagine a sweet old lady in a nursing home named Destiny? It would be a pain for the poor kid, especially when they have a hard last name too. I think parents now days just feel the need to be cool. If you want something to name a cool name, get a pet, they don't care and don't ever have to spell it out!

well I agree with you in one aspect.. the cute names you give your baby..they grow up...

my mate named her baby angel! yes its cute now but when she's 16 comes home drunk with a 24 year old boy yelling "Angel, get you *** here now" just doesnt seem to work.

I named my son Daemon meaning the extension of ones soul, throughout my pregnancy i liked the name Damon however when he was born i looked at him and something told me he was a Damon with an "E". Damon and Daemon have 2 differant meanings, i later found out.

But for example why would one look their child and say "yep, she's deffinantly an Apple".

So my point is alternating spelling can be fine but giving kids freaking names is a little odd. But in the end, each to their own.

I might add that Jason Lee and Beth Riesgraf, some celebrity named their kid Pilot Inspektor...

Are you upset because your parents gave you a name that you constantly have to spell?

Personally, I have had to spell my name out for everyone because they always spell it incorrectly. You can never find my name on anything without special ordering it. But you know what, I love my name, it is unique, no one else shares my spelling and I love that.

I named my children with different names, that yes, they will probably have to spell out to everyone but as long as you love your child and are proud of them, I don't think that they will hate me for giving them different spellings.

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Having a different name is far better than having the same name as 6 people in your class. My poor brother Jason had five other Jason's in his class from Kindergarten to Grade 8. We just called them all by their last names because it was easier to know who you were talking too at the time.

Why do you care so much about other people's children? I say if you go through the labor and you raise them, name them whatever the heck you want. You act like people are trying to be cruel to their children. Most people do what they think is best for their children. Name trends vary from decade to decade. Agnes was once VERY popular, as well as Beatrice, Walter.... etc. Jacob, Emma, etc are just the names of this time.

I agree to some degree. Misspellings are dumb.. they do that in Utah allot.. UNcommon names? even in my homeland Korrigan is a not so common name.. there isn't another on in any school.. no one every forgets it.. so.. in some cases.. as unique as his name..at 17 is a top notch welder better than most journeymen with two jobs and a heavy class schedule in engineering carrying a 3.0.. Why give a unique individual like that a common name

I think unique names are beautiful. In my opinion it's really annoying to have a very common name (mine is Brittany, one of the most overused girls names EVER) Its so annoying when someone you've never seen before yells "HEY BRITTANY" and you think they are talking to you but it's actually the girl behind you. My little sister's name is Taryn, which is a unique and special name. Sure she may have to spell it out to every new person she meets, but I've never met anyone else with that name personally in my whole life. She loves her name and so does just about evryone else (once they learn how to spell it that is =P)

Some parents are from different countries or lived in different countries so when they come to America or Canada and they choose names for their children they choose them from their homeland. My name is MOJI and i love it. but Im not African, my father just lived there for many many years and my brothers name is TAI, but my mother chose his name because it was from her homeland. Nothing wrong with a unique name.

BUT

I do agree that some names can be a little off like parents who just want to be cool ( i knew a girl whos name was Chrystal and her last name was Chandellier or this guy i remember form high school Brick and his last name was Wall.) poor kids...