Monday, November 16, 2009

What is more important: the sound of the name, or the meaning behind it?

My husband and I have chosen some pretty unique names for our future kids. For us we really have stressed the meaning behind the names, not the names themselves.

What is more important: the sound of the name, or the meaning behind it?
For most parents, it's pretty much a combo. However, it's no sense having a name with lots of meaning behind it if it's way too odd a name, with unusual spelling which will plague the baby through his or her childhood. Ethnic names are different, though, if they are meaningful and are unusual - because they are important because of the family heritage.


Several things to try:


1. Picture the name printed on a business card 25 years in the future.


2. Go to your front door and yell the first name out really loudly, like you were calling your child. Over and over until you are hoarse. Repeat in 15 minutes. This is truly the best test!
Reply:The meaning of the name is important, but people don't immediately think of the meaning, especially kids. Kids are cruel, and if your child has a unique name the kids will most likely be vicious. Your child might grow to hate their name because of it too.
Reply:sound is more important to me
Reply:None of it. Meanings and sound does not matter.


Name should be UNIQUE, simple, easy to pronounce and easy to rememeber. Easy to 'say' and easy to remember.
Reply:sound of it.......no one thinks that much about meanings when they're in school, but if the name sounds horrible they will probably be teased.
Reply:I would say sound is most important but meaning falls right in behind it.
Reply:Probably the sound. No one really cares what it means as long as it sounds respectable.





~Grace Halley~
Reply:the sound of the name, the kid has to go his whole life being called by name, not by meaning.





ex: Adolph means noble wolf, a realy cool meaning, but an awful name!!!
Reply:you dont want to have emotionally scarred kids from all the teasing they get about their names. As long as the names have a good meaning, and are not inappropriate sounding your kids can develope a nickname if he has to, and your the one deciding anyways. Or if you give the child a more 'normal' middle name they can informally develope that as their first name
Reply:You have to take into consideration the kids because they will be the ones stuck with the name.... they may write their names on the blackboard, have to get up in class and say their names, put their names on their desks, etc.... think of how you would feel in those situations....
Reply:Why not both?
Reply:The sound of a person's name is more important. As well as the spelling. Use common spelling because if you don't your child will be telling every teacher, doc. office, banker, etc. how to spell their names all their life!! I dislike all the over fancy spellings of common names.
Reply:The sound.


You have no clue what kind of person the baby will be---how can you give it a name with meaning?
Reply:if it means something to you and its not TOO crazy that they cant spell it or teachers cant sound it out then i would say the meaning
Reply:Most people don't know the meanings behind names, or do they care. I think a lot just like/dislike a name by how it sounds.
Reply:if you are so sensitive that pay so much attention to such things so dont trick yourself,


to get rid of these bothering thoughts, consider the names themselves too
Reply:I think the meaning being the name means alot but the sound of the names can mean something too.
Reply:How about trying to use both? I'm sure there are some great names out there
Reply:Either way is fine, When we named my first daughter Kathleen it was with the intent to call her Kat, we named our second daughter after Queen Elizabeth and my best friend. You choose a name because it means something to your heart.





Good Luck to you and all your future babies!
Reply:my son is named wyatt because it means twice blessed and the dr said 6 months before i was pregnant that i would never get preg again and when i got preg the dr said i would never carry to term and then i had a 9 lb 11 ounce baby. so i think the meaning is the jmost important,. my girl is named spencer after lady dianna spencer
Reply:I think both are important but the meaning being more so. I haven't meet anyone yet that the meaning of their name didn't go with their personalities.





But either way you can pick out all the names you want but when it comes down to it the perfect name for your unborn miracle will most likely be anything but the names you just picked.
Reply:well, try to meet somewhere in the middle. pick a name that has good meaning yet sounds good. u don't want a name that has an awesome meaning but yet sounds weird.
Reply:The sound.


There are even studies that show that people who will greatly impact your child's life, including teachers and employers, will be influenced by your child's name. It's the first impression before the first impression. Before people meet your child, they will read their name on a roster or schedule or resume, and they will get an impression of what that child is like. That's why so many baby name books now survey people on the impressions they get just by reading names and then list those results beside the name in the book.
Reply:I vote for the sound of the name being more important. If it sounds funny, chances are your child will have to endure the laughter for years to come.





People are cruel. They dont care that Bello means handsome in Italian. They just know it ryhmes with jello, hello, and smello.


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