Unique VS Traditional

[toomanyshoes]

If your worried about kids in their class/group having the same name because you picked something traditional, think again. At DS school he is the ONLY Dylan in his grade, 70% of the kids have very unique names and theres a lot of double ups.

Personally and this is just my opinion, I don't understand the reason behind "new" spelling of names. My SIL recently called her DD Khloe and now that kid it going to go through life correcting everyone. I guess I just don't see a point, because it's not like we walk around with a name badge stating the way our names are spelt, Khloe and Chloe are still going to be "Klo-ee".

However I don't think having to spell out a first name because it's a unique name is that big of a deal. Every time I have to give my surname I have to spell it and also with Australia being so multicultural there are a lot of uncommon names as first names.

I guess my point it most people will assume the spelling of a common name so "new" spellings will constantly have to be fixed but if the name is unique most people will just ask "how do you spell that".

It makes sense in my head but maybe not so much so on paper

[Rowellen]

I prefer traditional personally. We picked a traditional name for DS but not one in the top 10. I intentionally avoided top 10 names for the double up reasons. It has increased in popularity recently though. Funnily enough, when DS started daycare, his name was the only name that was doubled up in the nursery room and there were quite a lot of top 10 names in there. Now he's in the toddler room and his name is still the only one doubled up.

[LionsandBears]

I'm not sure I understand the difference between unique or traditional anymore. Names have to start somewhere. Wendy was unknown before Peter Pan was written. Are names like Taylor or Mackenzie unique or traditional now? because they're common as muck.

One thing I do absolutely loathe with a passion is crappy, made up spelling. It screams bogan to me. If you're going to name your kid Jason, spell it Jason. I honestly believe the weird spelling damns the kid to a lower socio-economic status. I think there was a study done recently - weird names increase the likelihood of criminality. Whether that's because criminal types can't spell or prefer calling their kids Briyahnah or Jaycen or Skyleen or the poor little sods are just doomed from birth, I don't know.

I look at the top 20 names and exclude them. That said, every time I like a name, it becomes really common and then I don't want to use it - what's with that? Am I a name guru or something? Another way I rule out names: if they're printed on cushions in homewares or kids shops, they're too common.

After all that, I prefer what I'd call traditional names, within reason. I'd name my kid Amelia after a grandmother, but not Beryl.

[Phteven]

One thing I do absolutely loathe with a passion is crappy, made up spelling. It screams bogan to me. If you're going to name your kid Jason, spell it Jason. I honestly believe the weird spelling damns the kid to a lower socio-economic status. I think there was a study done recently - weird names increase the likelihood of criminality. Whether that's because criminal types can't spell or prefer calling their kids Briyahnah or Jaycen or Skyleen or the poor little sods are just doomed from birth, I don't know.

If you can borrow the Feakanomics book from your library you're gonna love the chapters about about names.

[nickers]

lol i just found my name on that site spelt a very weird way Nikohl!!

[ladybird11]

hmmm, now I really know why it takes 40 wks to grow a baby - to give us parents time to pick names!!!

Ok - send me your best baby name sites?

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Oh Leesa ~ found some pure gold for you
Love that page Onxy, the comments at the bottom are ever funnier

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[Duchess]

My daughter's name is jemima and her best friend same age and small country town is Jemimah! You can't win.
Our surname has to be spelt even though it is not unique there are just half a dozen ways to spell it.

Unique and traditional are changing constantly all you can do is spell it the most logic or commonist way possible.

There is a difference between unique and "weird"
My hubby has many rules to say no to names and one of them is "its not even a name rule" and oh the "how do you spell it rule"