Name That Baby

[annuin]

This person was a total stranger in the IRC channel, and within 5 minutes was asking random strangers for help naming her new baby.



[RAGDOLL666] can anyone in here help me with gothic baby names ??
[Grey_Loki] Satan.
[RAGDOLL666] i am going to have a girl and was thinking discordia but my hubby doesnt like it
[RAGDOLL666] satan for a girl???
[Palantyre] Cupcake
[RAGDOLL666] i already have a son named draven
[RAGDOLL666] i was also thinking dementica but he doesnt like that ether
[Lilith] I think naming a kid Discordia is asking for trouble, ditto Dementica
[RAGDOLL666] well yeah i was thinking about that
[Lilith] either they have to live up to a name where they're an asshole sowing discord, or mental deterioration...




Please. Shoot me now.

At least her husband seems to have a working brain in his head.

Comments

[crescentmuse.livejournal.com]

Dementica and Discordia?? Maybe they should just name it Disaster and be done with it. *sigh*

[tanthe.livejournal.com]

You know, Discordia doesn't sound too bad when you go phonetically, but you can't really escape the (associated) meaning... much like with Candida (which is an existing name).

But then again, having been in plenty of pregnancy communities when pregnant with Dashiell, I know that there are plenty of people who really don't give much thought to the names they choose other than that they like them personally, or find the spelling really "youneek".

When I pointed out that their kid might get picked on, she said she was planning on homeschooling, as though that really made my point moot. She'll still be judged on her name at some point... if not a school playground then somewhere else.

[nadya-lev.livejournal.com]

Someone should've suggested Eris to them. That way they can still have the satisfaction of naming their daughter after the Goddess of Chaos, but though unusual the name won't get them beat up or rejected from college - it sounds simple, like Erin or Iris.

[tanthe.livejournal.com]

Eris is nice, and certainly not as obvious as the other odious choices she had.

[crescentmuse.livejournal.com]

That is what I worry about (the associated meaning). I don't understand naming a child a negetive word. Discordia is awesome for a character name but much too negetive IMO for a real life name.

Homeschooling I guess would help in some ways but still even with homeschooling the kid will see other kids. And you are right... how about in the office. What if the kid wants to be president?

[crescentmuse.livejournal.com]

PS I knew a girl named Chastity Hyman.

[tanthe.livejournal.com]

Ouch. Just, ouch...

[catdraco.livejournal.com]

*high five*