Re: New names
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 9:52 pm
Like the language, names evolve over time, as well as phase in, and out of fashion.
I wouldn't like rules and regulations on what names you can give a child, regardless of the outcome of certain names and misspellings. These names just seem weird because for hundreds of years we were all pretty much similar in names. Give it another 20 years and all these weird names will be normal.
I like the creativity aspect of it, and I think it makes the child more of an individual. Parents who name their kid after a favourite artist, or band do get on my nerves though, and it comes across a little selfish - your kid may not have the same musical tastes as you!
I wouldn't like rules and regulations on what names you can give a child, regardless of the outcome of certain names and misspellings. These names just seem weird because for hundreds of years we were all pretty much similar in names. Give it another 20 years and all these weird names will be normal.
I like the creativity aspect of it, and I think it makes the child more of an individual. Parents who name their kid after a favourite artist, or band do get on my nerves though, and it comes across a little selfish - your kid may not have the same musical tastes as you!