How important is the meaning of a name for you?

The meaning of names seem to be very important for people on YahooAnswers. Just wondering how important it is for you?





Personally, I have never looked up my name or my son's name. I pick names based on the sound alone. If I like a name, I go with it regardless of the meaning.

How important is the meaning of a name for you?
Some people are big on meanings, but I am with you, I am not at all! There are some names that I really like, but their meanings are less than perfect: Blaise "Stutterer", Claudia "Lame", Mallory "Bad." But, it wouldn't prevent me from using these names. For the most part, people don't even care or ever know what their names mean. A common everyday person would not know that stuff. Unless, they were a baby name fanatic.
Reply:Unless you have a reason to look for ancientor hidden


meanings, go with sound.


In this country, where the individual is less and less respected, the thing that matters is anyone's nickname.


That's how he'll be called by most people anyhow.





As long ago as 1941, my Mother, lacking in imagination as she was, refused to name me Michael--her favorite name--becaue she figured I would be called "Mike" or "Mickey"





She was right. I would have.





At least with Robert Michael (noble, wise warrior) I get to pock from a half a dozen monickers.


Bob, Bobby, Rob, Robbo, Roberto, Mike...





Sound matters; meaning does only if you want it to matter.
Reply:It really doesn't mean that much to me..I named my kids there names before finding out the meanings of them..But they all have pretty good meanings..But, I don't think that many people really do..I mean look at my name..Ashley means "Ash Tree" which is a really stupid meaning. But alot of people are still named it..So anyways No meaning isn't that important to us..
Reply:The meaning of a name has low importance to me. It's just an added bonus if the name I like has a cool meaning.
Reply:I couldn't tell you the meanings of either of my kids' names. I remember telling a stranger my son's name one time (Michael) and they spouted off the meaning, but it went in one ear and out the other.
Reply:The meaning of a name is very important to me. I need to have it mean something I like or else it's just picking a name, may as well throw a few in a hat and pull one... I was named by just picking what sounded nice and I would rather have a name that meant something to my parents that could mean something to me in the future. I'm going to do this for my child.
Reply:Meaning is very important ,as well as how it flows with my surname,but i go with on whether its pleasing to my ears not on if its trendy or definitely not if its something the general population has used over and over again
Reply:I choose names based ib how they sounded first but, I did consider the meanings as well.
Reply:my kids' names are combinations of family names. i also happen to like the way they sound. i can't see any problem whatsoever with giving children meaningful names or just names you like. i have no issues at all about what other people name their children.
Reply:I dont give a rats *** what a name means. I named both my kids because I liked the names not for what they ment.
Reply:For me, the meaning of a name was always simply a means of narrowing down names. Like if I liked 3 names but one had a great meaning, I would go with that one. Meaning isn't too important if you absolutely love a name though. I always thought it could be cute to name a child something that means something if they had a particular hardship...either with birth or being adopted or something. So I guess if it was really symbolic or something it could be neat.
Reply:THE MEANING OF NAMES IS VERY IMPORTANT IN MY FAMILY. MY DAD AND MOM BELIEVE IT SYMBOLIZES WHAT KIND OF PERSON THEY WILL BE AND REFLECTS ON THEIR DESTINY.
Reply:Honestly name meaning does nothing for me! I named my kids their names for their personal uniquness. I also put family names together, or family suggestions together to name them. I don't think there is a meaning for my youngest daughter's name... LOL My oldest there probably is, but it wasn't too popular when I named her it... now it's quite the trend! Anyways.. that's my 2 cents LOL
Reply:I am a bit sad and i always look up the meanings. There are certain names i like and then the meaning puts me off....eg Caleb=dog, Georgia= farmer's daughter....


I actually like names with religious meanings.
Reply:The meaning is very important to me. I mean if I had a baby who had black skin (which I might) I would name her Kiara or Ebony. Kiara means Small and dark and Ebony means Brave and Black skinned. The meaning is everything to me.
Reply:I like to know that the names have a good meaning, but I go more for the names I like the sound of rather than the meaning...