What's in a Name?

[Evil Eye]

As another pair of celebrity parents contemplates the gift of a novel name for their offspring, it's worth considering if the label we're given as infants has a bearing on the person we will become.



Mixed emotions greet reports that Kanye West is considering calling his first child North. It's a good joke, from a slightly unexpected source (neither the rapper nor his possibly even more famous partner, Kim Kardashian, are best known for their self-deprecating sallies, although the title Kanye is supposed to be contemplating for his new album, I Am God, is said to be half tongue-in-cheek).



And North, who is due in July, would certainly be following in an established tradition. Mr and Mrs Peace, Mr and Mrs Christmas, Mr and Mrs Gallery, for example, sat down, had a good think and decided to call their respective offspring Warren, Merry, and Art, while Mr and Mrs Beach realised too late that a popular diminutive of Alexander is Sandy.

Full article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21880159





For the child's sake, I hope they don't do it.

In any case, do you attach any significance to a name? How do you feel about your own name?

 

[Jazzy]

For the child's sake, I hope they don't do it.

I hope they don't either.

In any case, do you attach any significance to a name?

Oh, you mean like Mr. & Mrs. Dover that named they boy Ben?

How do you feel about your own name?

I happen to like my name very much.

 

[seasidemike]

I actually knew a kid named North back in my teenage years.

 

[Evil Eye]

Oh, you mean like Mr. & Mrs. Dover that named they boy Ben?

Well yes, that, but also things like naming children after a person you'll hope they'll become like, or values you'd like them to embody. And things like the pope picking his name or a couple deciding what surname to use.

Names are fairly trivial technically, but they do change people's perception of you.

I actually knew a kid named North back in my teenage years.

 

[The Dragon Master]

It's funny and all that but then the parents have to sit and realise that their kid is going to have to live with that name for the rest of their lives and possibly have the crap taken out of them whilst they're at school. Now if it had been a middle name then it probably wouldn't be that bad since middle names are commonly overlooked in school (no-one knew mine till I was in collage).



I like my name. It's a nice name and it can be shortened many ways. Though I hate some of them. Though one of my friends came up with an inventive one which made me piss myself laughing.

 

[Evil Eye]

Speaking of shortening, I'm only ever addressed by my shortened name

It's funny and all that but then the parents have to sit and realise that their kid is going to have to live with that name for the rest of their lives and possibly have the crap taken out of them whilst they're at school.

Indeed, it's rather disrespectful really.

Now if it had been a middle name then it probably wouldn't be that bad since middle names are commonly overlooked in school

Aren't they commonly overlooked everywhere? I think at most I've had to sign the initial a few times

Though one of my friends came up with an inventive one which made me piss myself laughing.

Hm?

 

[The Dragon Master]

Speaking of shortening, I'm only ever addressed by my shortened name

Indeed, it's rather disrespectful really.

Aren't they commonly overlooked everywhere? I think at most I've had to sign the initial a few times

Hm?

I tend to put my middle name on coursework and exam stuff and important document, but other than that I don't use it much. The nickname she came up with was Gnasher XD

 

[Evil Eye]

That's brilliant.

 

[The Dragon Master]

That's brilliant.

I know XD