Names with stigmas, would you use them?

[Arimeh]

I dunno - if it were unusual enough I just might

Jokes aside - I wouldn't name them the same name as a psycho killer or whatever... but I would name them after a rockstar who overdosed

[Lulu]

Ohh, I love the name Bartholemew or Bart. But dps last name sounds very much like Simpson....

and we were worried he would feel like he would have to 'fit the name'. As it turns out Bart would have been the PERFECT name for ds....

But if you want to go with Azaria, I reckon enough time has passed

[Bumperstump Cummerbund]

Who's Myf Warhurst? Is that the chick from Spicks'n'Specks? I didn't know that her name had been shortened!

LOL Lulu

I was also thinking that, maybe there'd be a BIT of shock when you first come out with the name, but kids have a way of making the name their own, KWIM? And pretty soon no-one would connect the name with the famous one, only with the boy/girl, if that makes sense

Now I wanna know what it is!

[Persephone1]

I really like the name Farrah, but every time I tell someone that it's a possible name for our possible future daughter, they say "oh, you mean like Farrah Fawcett?"

It's not a negative thing to be named after Farrah Fawcett, but that wouldn't be why I would choose it - I don't like naming my child 'after' someone. I just like the name Farrah. But I'm afraid my future daughter would have to suffer those sorts of comments, so I probably won't use it.

Is it Gough?

[willow5]

I agree with some of the other posters about Adolf having big stigma here in Aus as it's not a common name here.

I think if you like the name then go for it, I honestly can't think of a name of a well known Aussie that would be negative... apart from maybe Chopper, as Jazzahmum said. That said I do have terrible baby brain atm thinking isn't my biggest attribute lately

[~clover~]

I love Azaria. But was always a bit shy of using it.

We do have Jesse, who gets Jesse James all the time. I knew it'd happen & have even caught myself accidentally saying it.

I think it'd depend on what its attatched to. I couldn't use Adolf. But always wanted to use Bon (Bon Scott, AC/DC). Family friend beat me to it though.

Don't think I could ever look at a Homer or Bart in the same way I would a Michael, or George iykwim...

[tellytubby]

i'm just subscribing, haha
i'm so curious to know what your name is!

[tattoo_mama]

ned kelly? LOL
if DD was to be a boy i was gonna name her Davis after Jonathan Davis from the metal band Korn....and i had a lot of goth sort of names picked for DD but i settled for one abit 'tamer' to please XP.....damn now shes stuck with it!!!

[Glamourcide]

^ It's not too late, Emma!! She hasn't learned to answer to it yet

[christy]

I dunno... it depends on the stigma. Everyone assumes they know where we got Matilda's name from... but its not from the obvious ones. Also Jovie, everyone assumes it has to do with Bon Jovi... but it doesn't it never even entered our minds.

I don't think I'd name a girl Brittany, but I'd name one Pixie, Paris or Ruby.

[AngelPunks]

My kids will have unusual "different" names. I want to name my son after my father, which is also the name of a well-known motorsport star - it isn't an english name.

If the name suits the child, then who really cares what other people say!

[Rouge]

I was thinking the same as Lulu. If Azaria is the name I think its beautiful and you should definitely go with it if its something you like

[LionsandBears]

Azaria's a beautiful name. I'm sure enough time has passed for that.

If it was Ivan, though, then I just think backpacker murders. Or Jaidyn, wouldn't use that. It depends on the association and is it something people immediately think of as negative. In the US, they rarely call their kids Damien, cos of some movie about the devil.

[Winter]

I probably wouldn't use Paxton - even after all these years! They were the drop out family that were on a Current Affair or somthing like it when Ray Martin was around. Big hoopaloopa around the Paxtons!

[CrazyLady]

Jokes aside - I wouldn't name them the same name as a psycho killer or whatever... but I would name them after a rockstar who overdosed

LOL!

I think if it's a less obvious connection and it's not "modelled" off a murderer or mass rapist then go for it.

Then again, imagine how many murderers there are out there? can you really guarantee you won't get a murderer's name for your child?

Sorry, 4 hours sleep so logic out the window. but hope i helped. Now to pump more caffiene into me!