I think we should be more open to new names. Most of us are so detached from the origin of our names anyway, at least in Western Europe and North America. Why should I have a name which can be traced back to Ancient Hebrew? I'm not religious. The meaning isn't important, it's all about the sound. So why can't a nice sounding, meaningless word, become a name? A unique, bespoke name for someone.
In some cultures it's perfectly acceptable to create new names. Why are we so snobbish about the idea?
I agree. I would never give one to my own child, but I won't judge a parent who decides to. We seem to have ourselves a society where anyone who does something too "different" is judged as being purposefully anti-conformist and an attention-seeker. Hmm.
What do you think of made-up baby names?
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I think we should be more open to new names. Most of us are so detached from the origin of our names anyway, at least in Western Europe and North America. Why should I have a name which can be traced back to Ancient Hebrew? I'm not religious. The meaning isn't important, it's all about the sound. So why can't a nice sounding, meaningless word, become a name? A unique, bespoke name for someone.
In some cultures it's perfectly acceptable to create new names. Why are we so snobbish about the idea?
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I agree. I would never give one to my own child, but I won't judge a parent who decides to. We seem to have ourselves a society where anyone who does something too "different" is judged as being purposefully anti-conformist and an attention-seeker. Hmm.