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Azariah.
I just love it. I don't mind about the famous connection. It is a great sounding name. DH likes Zariah for a middle name. Be honest :) we know the connection will not sit well with some. Do you like it?
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Azariah.
I just love it. I don't mind about the famous connection. It is a great sounding name. DH likes Zariah for a middle name. Be honest :) we know the connection will not sit well with some. Do you like it?
I think by the time your baby is grown up that there will be no connections to make anymore. I doubt that the story will be one that is remembered after the generation when it occured is no longer around. I think it is very pretty and I would use it.
It doesn't bother me, I think its quite nice, but yeah I think I would do my head in with other people bringing 'THAT' issue up, but Kazzo has a good point too - time will do it good I think. Depends how much that bothers you! I'm seriously stuck with names too. We've found it hard to get time to sit down and go through the book for a decent amount of time! Hope you find a name soon - Zariah is pretty and unique too :)
Alot of people don't even make the connection now. I've always loved the name :)
I like Azariah but I don't fancy Zariah at all.
I love it! On our list too :)
Pfft about the connection.
Nope. I am old enough to really remember the connection.
I reckon you'd say, 'my DD's name is Azaria' and people would immediately say/think, ' what? Like Chamberlain?'
I would not use Jayden for the same reason.
Don't like it either.
Woot!
We have 4 combo's...
Azariah
Azarias
Zaria
Zarias
I think the "ah" ending is much more feminine.
That's what my parents think too. What is the Jayden connection???:
Jayden Leskie.
I tend to agree with N2L, but maybe that's because I'm a bit older and was very aware of the Chamberlain case.
Ahh OK!:
I think the difference is there is really only one famous Azariah. But because there are so many Jayden's floating around, the strength of connection is not as strong to Jayden Leskie. IMHO anyway :).
Azariah is way more linked than Jayden because its a less common name. I wouldn't be able to use Ebony (Simpson), but its well used now.
Azariah is still very uncommon & probably because its recently all been in the news all over again.
With Zariah, would you say it Zah-ri-ah or Za-ry-ah (like Mariah)
Zah-ri-ah :):
Just to make things more awkward....
Azaria Chamberlain's birthday... is my due date. August 17th.
I love the name Azariah :D
I think the first reaction a lot of people will still have is to make the Chamberlain connection. But like most names, once you meet the baby you realise that it suits them, and can't imagine it any other way.
Dingoes will soon be forgotten, and a sweet little girl will replace it :D
I've always loved the name Azariah, I think it is beautiful.
no idea who you are talking about when you say Jayden, even after you said the last name... does that show my lack of age?
I don't mind the name but when I hear it I automatically think .... Chamberlain.
It might be other people's initial reactions too but soon they won't think any differently I'm sure.
TBH I think it comes back to the old "if you like it, use it" :)
Use it. It's a great name.
When I first read your post I was thinking 'what connection???' Then clicked when I kept reading... It's been 32 years.. I say use it if you love it!
Thanks all. So much!
I wouldn't use it. But my vote probably doesn't count coz I don't love the name anyway. Do whatever you want, who cares what other people think! :)
I wouldn't use it either.
Honestly, I really had to think about the connection. I'm 24. I doubt your DD2's friends will have much idea at all about it and if they do? I don't really get the big deal but that might be showing my lack of knowledge around the case... I mean, it is the innocent 9 week old baby, doesn't seem 'negative' to me - regardless if it was dingos or something else or what you know? What damage will the connection do? And as others mentioned, once you name somebody something, the people close to them will have to stretch their minds to think of anyone/thing else past the initial thought. Lots of people share names with lots of people.
The Jayden thing, I had to google and still, have never heard of the story so it does become a generational thing...
I think it is a beautiful name :)
Friends of.ours have Azaliah
Ah-zay-lee-uh, or Ah-zar-lee-uh? I like it :).:
And thanks to those who said they wouldn't use it. I do need to know how many people have that "hell no" reaction. So speak up, I won't be offended :).
I think it's a beautiful name. I think it would honour a precious little girl who died too soon as well as just being lovely on its own. It's soft and feminine. I'm not a fan of Zariah but only because Azaria sounds softer.
If you like that sound combination, Aria is nice.
I agree it honours her. She was the victim of tragic circumstances, not a vile person, not a killer, not anything awful. Just a life taken too soon. I understand the connection to her case but I don't think it is a negative connection anymore. And I'm due on her birthday :).:
Ah-zar-lee-uh
I wouldn't. There just aren't enough other Azarias to balance it out. I put it together with Celeb names and celeb baby names Suri, Keanu etc.
Zariah i would pronounce like Mariah (Carey).
i do quite like it. i think there was a thread a while ago where someone was thinking about using it & someone made a good point - most kids their age or at school wont know of the chamberlains so that makes it easier as well. there would prob be a few parents now who've forgotten or were too young anyhow.
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To rhyme with pariah ;):
I made the connection with the Chamberlains but I do like the name. I think some people will always have a name that they don't particularly like b/c they know of a child with that name whom is 'X' (insert choice of word here). The only difference is the famous connection. I like it with the 'ah' on the end too - very feminine.
If its THE name then I say go for it. :)
I personally love the name and really, who cares if people will connect it to The Chamberlain family? Would you? If people do connect it to The Chamberlains, you could say "Yep, pretty name huh?"
I'd rather my child have the name of someone who died innocently rather than be connected to the name of someone viscous. I mean, if your surname was Manson, you wouldn't call your child Charles, right? Lol
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It's not something I'd ever do, BUT I do think that as time goes on the significance of the name won't matter anymore if that makes sense. If you did it in the 80's or even well into the 90's people would think you were a nutjob for using the name, but I dont' think most people would bat an eyelid now. Even if they did make the connection it would only be a passing comment and life would move on.
I don't think it really matters. I did think "Chamberlain" straight away, but my son is named after McDonalds and HJ burger which I'm sure will not be so big when he grows up. I think most people connect names with other people they know, so what can you do. Also, the boys name we really like at the moment - there is a 3D movie with the same name..
Would that name be junior? I'm racking my brain going thru all the burgers...lol.... I like Azariah but I did think of that poor bubba straight away. Again I think that will always pop into the heads of people who remember the tragedy but who cares and by the time she is old enough to know the story it won't be any different to naming their child Aaliyah, Diana or whitney etc ... Just pulling out some names of famous people who have died!
Very pretty name. I automatically made the Chamberlain connection but I don't think it's a big deal or should stop you from using it.
Personally not a fan of Zariah though.
Maybe Angus?: