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Baraka_Guru · 12-21-2010, 08:31 AM

I'm not sure what goes through people's heads when then look for obscure names or go with silly spellings. I tend to think it's because they want to instill a kind of uniqueness to their children. If not unique, then at least a special status through naming. It would seem the thought would go something like, "My child is special to me, and so I want them to have a special name—I want them to be different" or something. You know, as a way to stand out from the masses, as though sharing a given name with others is something to avoid.

It's as though they don't realize that there were people named Mohamed, Sara, Jack, William, Maria, Alexander, Emma, and Anna who were indeed important and made significant contributions to the world.

For the record, my given name is one of the more prominent ones in the Bible, while my middle name is a well-known Scottish name (both as given name and surname).

12-21-2010, 08:31 AM	#11 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	I'm not sure what goes through people's heads when then look for obscure names or go with silly spellings. I tend to think it's because they want to instill a kind of uniqueness to their children. If not unique, then at least a special status through naming. It would seem the thought would go something like, "My child is special to me, and so I want them to have a special name—I want them to be different" or something. You know, as a way to stand out from the masses, as though sharing a given name with others is something to avoid. It's as though they don't realize that there were people named Mohamed, Sara, Jack, William, Maria, Alexander, Emma, and Anna who were indeed important and made significant contributions to the world. For the record, my given name is one of the more prominent ones in the Bible, while my middle name is a well-known Scottish name (both as given name and surname). __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot Last edited by Baraka_Guru; 12-21-2010 at 08:35 AM..