Mix.
Um, yeah, that's the name. What do you reckon? I like it, but then that's just me. I also like a lot of other weird random names.
If you were a kid, would you tease him?
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Mix.
Um, yeah, that's the name. What do you reckon? I like it, but then that's just me. I also like a lot of other weird random names.
If you were a kid, would you tease him?
yeah, i think he'd get teased a bit... sorry :)
If you like it that's all that matters hon, when I read it I found myself sounding like a kiwi saying Max ;)
If I was a kid I'd probably tease him... But it'd be cool teasing.. I'd call him Sir Mix-alot!! ;)
I love the name Moe but am worried about the same thing!
lol If I were a kid? No. But I know almost everyone in my primary school would have teased him!
Not a fan sorry, just not sure what it's point it - what does it mean? Not it's definition, but what does it mean as in to you, why would you use it?
Then again, I don't understand the premise for using half the names that appeared in Winter's Nicole Ritchie name thread either! :rofl:
I think so, unfortunately :(
but non traditional names seem to basically be the norm now! so who knows ... Maybe the Marys and the Roberts get teased :p
LOL Limey, I just liked the sound of it! Mix. I still like it, but I know he'd get teased. I'll keep working on Nalin then. Shel will like it one day!
I don't always think about the meanings for first names... We just sort of went with Jasmine, no meaning behind it, other than the traditional, but we didn't think of that at the time! Nalin meas Lotus though, I do like that.
Mix is pretty cool! An X name I've never heard of! And I researched hard!
As for meaning, to me it would mean about being a mix of life. Happy/sad, good/bad, etc. I like that.
It's only one letter from Max, so not that bad. If he gets in first with the teasing and is confident calling himself funny "Mix-it-up" names then I don't see that as an issue.
I was talking to someone the other day about names and teasing and said in 9 years of teaching, I never heard a child tease another about their first name, and never had a child complain they'd been teased. Last names, yes, but first names no! Maybe it's because there are so many different names these days, because we all used to tease others about their names growing up. If you like it, go for it!
I too think its pretty cool! I love names that make people go "oh wow what an interesting name". I know Kailey isn't really 'out there' but the way we have spelt it have made some people comment and its nice to have a name that isnt so common.
And i agree that i have never recalled a first name being teased as there are so many different names due to different cultures.
That was me you were talking to about that last week ;):
Indadhanu since posting I've really grown to like the name! my DS also has a different name which is why I was talking to JLeigh about it. We don't have any fear of him being teased though, different names are totally OK these days and kids don't know it's a different name, they just know that it's that kids name kwim. I think the adults are the ones who know it's a bit different and I think the teasing culture and bullying has been really worked on in schools anyway.
It sounds like A kiwi saying Max :)
Its not for me sorry, Yes i think he would be teased ,and i think that is always a bit thing to think about when picking a name ,as a name is pretty important , but when it comes down to it , its up to u :)
It would kind of make me want to call him Mixo....like that disease rabbits carry mixomatosis (sp??) Lol. :) But, each to their own, and there are certainly stranger names than that!
Sorry not a fan!! But each to their own as they say ;)
Sorry, dont like it all. And yes he would get teased, incessantly.
Gotta disagree with you there, mum is a teacher and she is constantly telling me about how kids tease one another over the slightest of things and quite often names are just the beginning. In her words, she doesnt understand why parents give names that either a) require the poor child to be constantly spelling/pronouncing their name the "correct" way or b) names that are obviously going to teased or made fun of. Sorry.:
I was talking to someone the other day about names and teasing and said in 9 years of teaching, I never heard a child tease another about their first name, and never had a child complain they'd been teased. Last names, yes, but first names no! Maybe it's because there are so many different names these days, because we all used to tease others about their names growing up. If you like it, go for it!
My son met a "new" old friend today (they were friends when they were babies but havent seen each other for years) and his name is Jett.. the first thing my 6 yr old did was laugh and ask if he can fly... he didnt even mean it in a nasty way he just wanted to know if he was called Jett did that mean he could fly..:
So i guess my son must be an exception and i honestly dont think he is a nasty child, just a normal 6 yr old lol
Anyway my point... that is now a kind of normal name and he was teased ( much to my embarrassment) so i think a little boy called Mix would get picked on :(
*scrunches nose a little* hmmmmm I don't think it's a name for me Leash... but it's up to you and Shel, not me ;) Oh and btw, have I missed an announcement or a text or something?
Just throwing in yet another 2 cents worth :twocents:... so what am I up to now?... 6 cents I think LOL I firmly believe that if a child is going to get picked on it's because there is a bully present wanting to bully someone and they will find 'something' to pick on another child about regardless of there name. There are probably loads of other obvious things a bully could find like glasses, braces, the childs clothes, hair, ears, nose, ANYTHING! To say that kids with a different name will get picked on is quite frankly less then intelligent. There are millions of people with different names out there and the majority of them probably didn't get picked on. Sure lots of them probably did but I'm sure there have been way more Tom, ****'s and Harry's, Jane, Mary's and Anne's picked on over the years.
mummyof4 Jett is extremely common these days and even if kids as innocent of yours make that comment it's a far cry from being teased or picked on. Kids can feel the energy behind being bullied or 'teased' as opposed to a genuine curiosity kwim
I agree with Cherished. Hell, I was picked on at school because I had green eyes - WTF?!?!!? Kids are mean unfortunately, they were when I was at school, and they always will be.
Now if they really knew another meaning for MY name, then yes, I would have been teased alot more than I was.
I'm proud of the fact that my kids have different names cos they'll never be confused with anyone else. It will be like - oh hey, do you know aricyn? Instead of - hmm which one I know lots of aricyn's... it will be.. yeah man I know aricyn and what a cool little dude he is :p
I don't mind the name Mix - I think it goes really well with your surname!
That's what I thought too Mel, goes with the last name.
Cass, ask me on Valentines day :D You'll be the first to know, I already said that :p :) hehe
Hang on that's a bit harsh dont you think?:rolleyes::
To say that kids with a different name will get picked on is quite frankly less then intelligent.
If you look back to OP's question she isnt asking whether if she had a child with blue eyes/brown eyes/glasses/braces/red hair etc would they be teased - she is asking:
So the rest of us were answering her question, truthfully. Yes we do think he would be teased because of his unusual name - no need to suggest that we are of lower intelligence because we think so.:
If you were a kid, would you tease him?
And lets be honest here and get off the "oh if you like it go for it" bandwagon, the whole "lets not offend someone with our truthfull views" - it is a silly name and it will get teased. Sorry for being harsh but I hate when people dont tell it as.:hide:
funny you mention not to hold back on the truth Ang as that's exactly what I did. It is 'your' view that you think it's a name to tease a child over. It is my view that your view is less than intelligent. In the spirit of 'not holding back the truth' that is what I believe the truth is. I knew I'd cop some flack but I stand by my comment, my intention was not to suggest that any member on this forum is not intelligent, my intention was to point out that if the topic is thought about logically than you would concluded that kids will get picked on for any reason if another child wants to pick on them. Names really don't have anything to do with it.:
LOL I was picked on for my name. Always got called 'dog leash'. That's sort of why I was asking. But then, if it wasn't my name it was my hair or teeth so ... meh, maybe he'll be glad he is getting picked on for his name and not the fact that he has two very strange mums!
BTW, silly is in the eye of the beholder. I just asked if you would tease him, not if YOU would use the name.
There's a little girl where I work called mixy, she doesn't get picked on.
I wouldn't use it, but we like really traditional names. I don't think Mix is really too out there, I reckon it sounds very LA, I reckon there would be a few cool guys named Mix in the US. As a kid I could see the name being teased...but everyone gets teased for stupid things...my name is Lily and apparently I loved willy's :rofl:
I asked DF what he would say as a child if he met a kid called mix and e said he'd say, "Hey Mix, go make me a cake!" My DF is clearly mean :lol:
"apparently" :p:
my name is Lily and apparently I loved willy's
:rofl: :nahnah::
That's exactly what I was gonna say!:
I like it, I don't love it, but like it. :) and no I wouldn't tease someone with the name Mix.
Unfortunately I think teasing is often more about picking on a weak link rather than a particular name... I know kids with very common names who are picked on and kids with unusual names who are not. The reverse is obviously also true.
I didn't like it when I started reading this thread, but I do now. Give me a month and I think I would probably love it as an unusual, but easy to spell and pronounce, name.
Lol, Cherished, it was you! :lol:
Whenever I introduce DS, 1/2 the time people say 'What? Oh, that's unusual!' (ie, the polite ones) and the other 1/2 say something that's not so polite. I think they're rude, but I don't think it's teasing.
I personally would NEVER tease anyone about their name under any circumstances (to their face :redface:). But then again, I wouldn't tease anyone about any aspect of themselves (I was teased for being skinny/smart/wearing glasses/having braces, you name it, growing up! Now those are all things I love about myself! lol). Maybe that's just me, but it doesn't make me feel good to belittle someone else. However, there will always be people out there who feel the need to have power over others, and teasing is one way they feel they can do that...
Kids will rhyme with his name or relate it to something else they know (as in the Jett scenario), but it's rarely meant to harm. At my school, the 'cool' kids got a nickname, usually related to their name in some way, so if your Mix got nicknamed the Mix-Master, I'd see it as a compliment rather than teasing. That's not to say he would see it that way. I've heard adults with unusual names change them or resent them because they were teased or stood out, but a lot of people change their name to something more unique as they get older. Who knows how kids will react?
GL with your decision!! :)
pmsl Lily.
I was a Sexist, From Texas. Apparently.
I thought that one was rather creative, after enduring years of "four eyes" boredom :rolleyes:
LOL Mix-Master! That's a cool nickname hehe!
*puts hand up*:
Smelly Melly here.
I agree with the person who said they had been teaching and never heard kids tease about names. I have been teaching in a number of schools for a loooong time and have never heard kids being teased about their names> I have taught children with very unusual multicultural names and those with just plain unusual ones and to be honest kids don't give a toss at primary school (I can't say for HS).
I don't like the name personally but its not my baby so it doesn't matter!!
Mix is a SUPERCOOL name but then again, I like Minx for a girl :D
Just searched for Mix on some name sites...
Nameberry had Miximino. Uber-cool!
Thinkbabynames didn't have it and suggested Dix. There's some teasing waiting to happen :lol:
yeah, that.:
To answer your question, no, I would not tease a kid called Mix.
And while I definately do remember getting teased about their names, just as many got teased with normal names (even if other, more popular kids had exactly the same names!!) as kids with unusual names.
And surnames copped more of a beating!!
But it's not as if some kid was picked on just because of their name - if the kids hadn't been able to think up something to do with the name, it would have been teasing based on another attribute/event/whatever.
I think it had little to do with the name.
That all being said, as I said earlier, I think teasing could well occur.
So little Mix will just have to be uber cool, and be the mix-master :D
NB: kids aren't always all that original ... I'm sure Mix or you and your DP or some of us here could think up some pretty witty retorts if needed :D "Oi, that's SIR mix-a-lot to you ..."
sounds like Micks .. as in Mick's thing !
I too like the sound of it yeah sadly he would more than likely get teased.
(just to throw it out there I saw the first name of a guy " Hill " last week)