Do you know the meaning of your favorite names? Does the meaning of the name matter to you?

I don't know the meanings of any of my favorites. I'm probably going to look them up now though.





Would you let the meaning of a name influence your decision when naming your child?





Say you like the name Anna better, but you like the meaning of Victoria better? Which name would you choose in that instance? The NAME you love or the MEANING you love?





Would you purposefully try to find a name with the meaning you want?





Or what if you really liked a name, but hated the meaning?





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Do you know the meaning of your favorite names? Does the meaning of the name matter to you?
Unless the name is an English word and I understand the meaning (for example: Summer, Autumn, Robin, Rose, Lily...), it doesn't have any affect on me. And even then, when used as a name, that's how I see those words - no longer as "what" they are.





Personally, I hate the meaning of my name: weary one. My name is Leah, and I am far from weary. I know my name also has a biblical tie, which is a much better way to look at it. Despite the terrible meaning, I like my name. I like the sound of it, and it fits me.





Sure, I admit, it's cool when a person's name means something (like noble, prince, dark forest...). But, all in all, who even knows or bothers to look it up? So, go with whatever name, with whatever meaning, you like:)
Reply:Do I know why my favourite names mean? Sadly no. Not unless their obvious things like Ruby or Rose.





My mom didn't put much stock into picking names by their meaning. My name literally means "Born on Christmas (nativity)". Natalie. Similar to the italian word for Christmas - Natale. I'm a march baby.





For me it's that important. I mean. Obviously if it means something like '********' or 'thieve' or 'scumbag' I'd think it was a dreadful idea. But for me it's not the deciding factor.





I understand why it is important to some people (I know a girl who'se name means something along the lines of beautiful gift - because her parents never thought they could have children). But for me, I guess because my name doesn't have a lot of significance, the actual meaning of the name doesn't hold a huge importance for me.





I have favourite names - most incorporate loved ones. That's what's important to me. Not the meaning behind the name, but what that name means to me.








This is super strange, but all three of my favourite names have similar meanings. Claire/Nora/Helena. Claire means bright. Helena means 'torch' or 'light'. And Nora is short for Eleanora meaning 'light' as well. Strange.
Reply:in many cultures, as well as in my own family, it is very important that a name completely fit a newborn, therefore an official name is put off until the baby has revealed some of its personality. If you really want a perfect name, it isn't enough to consider the name in and of itself, but the name in the context of the baby in question.


and i personally think the connotations of the name itself, never mind what it actually means, will bear more significance in the long run than the literal meaning. but both are important!


oh, and i would pick Victoria, because i like the way it sounds AND the meaning better. =) lol, i know that' s not what you were asking, but i would. don't forget to consider what nicknames will come with whichever name you choose! don't name her Cecilia unless you want her to be called Sessy forever! ;-D
Reply:For the most part names meanings do not play a part in whether or not I like them. But there are some definite exceptions. My favorite name in the whole world is Persephone. According to "behind the name" it means "murderer". I just can't ignore the morbidness of this meaning. Same with the name Tristan, as much as I love the name "sad" just kind of kills it for me.


For the most part , names have pretty pleasant meanings. "Who is like God", "white shouldered", " from the meadow", things like this. These meanings would not effect my choosing a name.


So I would have to say for me a really negative meaning would make me eliminate a name, but I would not choose a name because of it having a particular meaning. As a parent I will hear the sound of the name a lot more than I will think about the meaning.
Reply:I've actually looked up the meanings of all 110 of my (current) favorite names, and I don't particularly dislike any of them.





It would really depend on how much I liked the name, whether I would drop it because of its meaning. For instance, I didn't mind the name Kennedy, but I found out that it means 'ugly head' and totally kicked it off my list. But if it had been one of my favorites, I would have given it a bit more consideration.





I think meaning does play a pretty big role in the names I choose. Whenever I find one I like, the first thing I do is look up its meaning to make sure it's not something negative. That being said, though, I do like the name Cecelia, which means 'blind'.





Really, it's all a matter of how much I like the name. Good question, though!


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Reply:the meaning does influence the names that i like..


but i wouldnt choose victoria over anna JUST BECAUSE i like the meaning a little better.. but i WOULD choose victoria over avery.. because i HATE the meaning of avery= elf ruler.. yuck.





and i did find a middle name for my cousins baby by the meaing.. Ricci means curly haired :) and its cute!





and i actually liked the name avery before, but the meaning ruined it for me.
Reply:Honestly, I didn't like the sound of my son's name in the beginning (Bodhi, pronounced "BO-dee"), but his father and I are both Buddhist, and it means Enlightenment of the highest degree. I loved other boy names like Sebastian, Leo, Samuel, August, etc... but I couldn't get past the awesome meaning of Bodhi.





That's the name he ended up with. :)





Oh, his dad wanted his middle name to be Ahadayanda or Abebe due to their meanings, but my poor son is as caucasian as the day is long, so I beat his dad back with a stick and dubbed him "Bodhi Lucian"...





"Enlightenment, surrounded by light".





LOL. Have fun!
Reply:Well my fav name for a boy is Brody and it means "a ditch" LOL not very meaningful but I still really love the name and dont care. For my girl names I think the meanings matter for for some reason, and my two fav names go perfect together and i didnt even plan it. Kaelani means of the sky and sea, and Hallie means thinking of the sea so that works! I wish Brody had a stronger meaning but I love the name so much that i will overlook it.
Reply:i think the meaning of a name is important but its not everything..for instance my name means brilliant :) i like the meaning but i dnt like the actual name! and my parents didnt even know the meaning when they named me..they just thought its a nice name..


when it comes to naming my child i wud like a name that i both like and like its meaning..but i think its bad to give a child a weird name just bcz it has a nice meaning..


+ i think that parents shud seriously consider the country they're living in before they name their kids!! its good to give ur kids that mean something in ur culture but it sucks for the kid when his friends cant even pronounce his name!!
Reply:I really don't care that much about the meaning of the name. Especially since the first thing someone does after meeting a person is not, go back to their computer and look up the meaning of their name. I picked my daughter's name based on sentimental value and that is far more important to me.
Reply:My name means little and strong, i like it :)


i like the name Kennedy and it means royal and i like Paige, which means young child, Phoebe which means bright and Lara meaning shinning





and i like the name Gladys, but it means lame!!!
Reply:I don't care about the meaning of the name... apparently my parents didn't care (min means bitter, my bro's means ruler of the house), otherwise they'd have made the meanings more even between us two. If I like a name, I'll use it.
Reply:um, yeah. i know the meaning of my name.





of my favorite ones now, i don't think so.





but yes. . .that does make for a hard decision.





name her Victoria Anna





or Anna Victoria





or Anne Victoria. etc
Reply:i'd use my fav


Sarah-Princess (cute meaning in my head)


Grace- Graceful Blessing (Cute meaning)


Katelyn- Pure


Emily- ??


Leah- Weary


Sophia-Wisdom



Reply:i don't find names according to meaning. if it sounds right that's all that matters to me. the meaning comes after i decided on the name..
Reply:The meaning of a name is meaningless to me. I prefer that the name sounds nice; that it will work for both a child and an adult.
Reply:I'd choose a name based on the name I love and not what it means, that's just me. Of course, I wouldn't choose a name that had an awful meaning, though.






Reply:It's really the sound of the name that matters more to me I probably wouldn't choose a name where I hated the meaning, though, even if I really liked the sound.
Reply:The meaning of a name is not even a big deal. If you like one name more than the other choose that one.





My names meaning has that of the God of War (Mars)
Reply:I wouldn't pick a name that i didn't already like because of its meaning but I have knocked a couple off the list because of their meanings. Hope this helps!
Reply:My name means Pure Worshiper of God.





I think it is important to know what your name means.
Reply:my name means God's promise and i like the meaning better than the name.
Reply:my favourite name means princess, i liked it alot before i knew what it meant
Reply:My name means "princess" (Sarah).





MY FAVORITES:


Miriam Elisabeth


Miriam : most likely from "mr" from the Egyptian word "beloved"


Elisabeth : Hebrew "God is my oath/God has promised" In the Bible, she was the mother of John the Baptist (and aunt to Jesus as well actually) - John mean "God has given" The story of John's birth/coming into this world are described pretty much in their names. Elizabeth was promised a son (John) and God gave him to her...





Wren Charlotte


Wren : the bird! :)


Charlotte : it's basically the feminine form for Karl/Carl. I forget now what Carl means though. I do know it is Germanic. Perhaps "power"??





Rosamund Adeline


Rosamund : "Horse protector" - no, the origins of this name have NOTHING to do with Roses. Hros is an old Germanic name for Horse; "mund" means protector/protection


Adeline : "Noble" from the old German word for noble - Adel. (Today, this word is Edel, pronounced "ay dull" - as in Edelweiss)





Bennett : I don't know/I've forgotten (I'll look it up as soon as I'm finished here!)


Heath : It's short for Heathcliff, which means valley of Heather. I suppose Heath can simply mean "the flower, Heather"?


Holden : no doubt another place name (it is also a surname), but I forget. (I think it's similar to "hold" as in "strong hold"...)


Colton : "Coal town" place name/surname. No doubt meaning someone coming from a town where coal was the main trade.





What makes my favorite names special (well, the GIRL names...) IS the meaning - not the translation/definition of the name, but the names' meanings too me. All of my girls' names are honoring someone very special to me.


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Overall, I will use a good sounding name with a bad meaning over a name that sounds bad/ugly but has a good meaning.





For example, the name Shiphrah. Shiphrah was a Hebrew midwife in Exodus that refused to kill the Hebrew sons when Pharaoh ordering them killed. I love the meaning, but wouldn't use the name b/c of the way it sounds.





However, Claudia is on my girl's list and Cameron on my boy's list - even though Claudia means "lame" and Cameron means "crooked nose."
Reply:yeah i would so if i wanted a shy daughter then li'rael if i wanted a really special name then isabella

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