How important is the meaning of a name to you?

Will you look for a name with a certain meaning first, or just find a name you like and then look at the meaning?

How important is the meaning of a name to you?
I guess how important a name is, for me, would be pretty important. I mean, you dont want a name with the meaning of Dirt or something like that, you know? So I looked up some names and this is some things that I found:





Girls Names I like:





Abigail/Abbi, Father in Rejoice


Ashtyn, Settlement in the Ash Tree Grove


Baylee, Bailiff


Bree/Bri, The exalted one.


Cali, N/A


Chelsea, Chalk Landing Place


Dani, God is my judge


Devyn, N/A


Elenore, pity


Faith, faith, confidence








Boy Names I Like:





Andy, man; warrior


Benjamin, son of my right hand


Connor, Lover of Hounds


Garret, Strength of the spear


Dallas, Meadow stance






Reply:If I really liked a name, and was definately going to use it I would research the meaning of the name, mainly because I don't want my child to have a name and the meaning of it turns out to be something like 'rubbish' or 'sadness'. I would reconsider the name I chose depending on the meaning.
Reply:Every baby name book has different meanings for the same name. I wonder if someone just sits around making up meanings LOL.





If I happen to see a really horrible meaning, it will turn me off to the name. Otherwise I just pick what I like without paying too much attention to the meaning.
Reply:i find a name i like then look at the meaning if i dont like the meaning i will not name my baby that, like i wanted to name her Sienna then i found out the meaning of that name was 'reddish brown' lol, so i moved on to the next name which is Anaya (A Nigh uh) the meaning of it is 'completely free' so much better then 'reddish brown' lol.
Reply:No i just pick names i like. The only name that means something to me is my oldest daughters middle name Billie. That has personal meaning. Even my youngest daughters middle name is just another name i liked. Her middle name is Myia. SO i have Chloe Billie Clair and Keira Myia Clair. I'm due another little girl in 7 weeks and thinking of calling her Brooke Tayla Clair. Just because i like it lol x
Reply:I picked names I liked and had a special meaning. My son's middle name just kind of came out of no where but it fit him, so I went with it. My future daughter's name is all planned out..with meaning.





Also, I don't believe in outlandish names to be unique. Kids are mean as hell and I want to minimize the name teasing!
Reply:I check for the name fist, but I'm always interested in the meaning of a name. And when I have children, I'd like their names to have an important meaning.





Mine means, She Who Listens. I love that!
Reply:a name you like is more important people will always hear your name hardly ever the meaning! i think my daughter would rather have a name she likes and a meaning she doesn't she has to hear the name everyday!x
Reply:Not very, I couldn't even tell you the meaning of my children's names without looking it up.





We just found things that flowed well with our last name, and names that we thought were pretty.
Reply:its not the first thing I look for but once I know the meaning it can change my mind like I had my heart set on Claudia til I found out it meant cripple now I like Maeva and when I found out it was polynesian for welcome I just thought perfect
Reply:Doesn't matter to me at all. You arn't going to introduce your child as 'little johnny, it means fireplace' or whatever.





A particular spelling of my daughters name Leah means 'goddess of canoe-making'!!!
Reply:i would think of the name first then look for the meaning,but more important i would think if the name would sound right when the child is 18 andin a social gathering
Reply:I always go for sound over meaning.





It doesn't really matter what a name means unless it's something negative, then I'd definitely reconsider.
Reply:I tend to subscribe to the philosophy that New Scientist Magazine calls 'Nominative Determinism'





or, Give a dog a bad name...
Reply:not important atall when i look at baby name websites i hardly ever look at the meanings
Reply:i don't really care about meanings when i will name my child (which won't be for awhile) i will probably never look at the meaning
Reply:meaning is the most important for me
Reply:VERY. When I hear a name I like, I always look up name meanings!
Reply:Meanings are very important to me
Reply:i dont think itsthat important unlessitmeans something reallyawful or bad like poo
Reply:no my daughter is named Dai and its not even a real name but then again im 15 so i like unsusally names

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