i really feel that the world is so cross cultural now that the teasing of yesteryear surely must be fading.
I understand people wanting to hold onto their heritage and follow tradition, but i really don't see how it can be offensive, disrespectful or 'stealing' to use a name from another culture. But if another person used the same name as my children i would be a little chuffed that they liked it too, i know other people get all funny and possessive about namers they choose.
I really wouldn't blink an eye if there was a blonde haired blue eyed girl called Priya. I would just think, wow, that's a pretty name.
I do like the idea of names going together like you say Maz, sticking with a theme, but then again i think it is weird some people have all their kids starting with the same letter.
Names are a funny thing Ryn, you're right. Another of those topics that seems to have many views.
I'm not sure that any one culture can lay claim to a name and not allow others to use it.
Parents have all sorts of reasons for chosing the names they do. I don't think there's anything wrong with chosing a name because you like the sound of it.
I had no idea Priya was an Indian name. Although I probably would have mis-pronounced it to rhyme with "fire"
Personally, I quite like names from other cultures as they seem more unusual to me and I would like to name my children something a little less common that some of the names from my culture.
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