I do have a great fondness for names, whether they are of people I like, people I dislike, people I want to be, or people who are famous beyond belief. No matter who you are, or who they are, there are many names out there that are intriguing, mesmerizing, beautiful, and golden. Yet, on the other hand, there are many names which I would like to forget I ever heard.
At times, I wonder who thinks up these names, who gave these parents the right to name their child. As an example, who in their right mind would name your child Candi, Brandi, Mandi, or Dandi (and yes, I have met a young girl by the name of Dandi). Do these parents think that their daughter will grow up into a sucessful businesswoman, maybe the CEO of Merck with the name of Candi? Would any sucessful businesswoman want to be called Candi, because obvioiusly, she’s had to work hard to get to where she is, and with the name that sounds like some porn model….I just can’t imagine how she does it.
But even if we ignore the stripper names and we jump into the world of “Things to never name your baby” it’s a wild and crazy place out there. There are rhyming names, and alliteration names, and names with apostrophes. Now, why would you want your child to have their name D’ac’ershan or Pl’acny. Can anyone pronouce this? Can anyone understand what it means? For some reason, I think not
then there are those poor souls with names that rhyme. For instance, there is a set of triplets named Kara Rene, Sara Kaye, and Tara Faye. Now please, tell me why these poor girls must rhyme? Does it sound pleasing to here “Kara, Sara, and Tara, get in here right now?” Pesonally, I would just get confused. But if that isn’t enough confusion for you, perhaps you would like to name your twin girls Mallory Kaye and Micha Kaye, or perhaps Jordan Patrick and Jordyn Elizabeth?
But i do love the names celebrities give their children, they’re the best out of all of them. Apple? Pilot Inspektor? Why don’t we just name our children spot and our dogs Thomas a’ Becket?
It is not to say that I don’t like names, in fact I have a strong passion for them and do spend time trying to find the perfect name for my children to be (since I have none yet.) But there must be some common sense when naming your children, because how would you feel if your parents named you Eazi Candi OatmealPi?
