Is “Destiny” a good girl name? I’m thinking not as I picked up a drink yesterday morning from Destiny, a server at a fast food shop. It’s an expectations issue or a possible source of being kidded. 👀
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Naming Your Child
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I do feel parents should think of the long term effect of a name. Even more so in the job market...
Agreed. I think some parents go to far in what they name their kids.
The only rule I follow is: never name my kid something that will get them bullied or make life harder for them. I'll stick with a boring name. If my son wants to change his name to Heywood Jablowme, he can pay $200 at the courthouse to have his name changed. Until then, I will continue to call him Kaiser de Emparana Beelzebub IV.
My wife calls him Tony.😑
Destiny isn't a bad name. I'd have words with the parents if they named their kids something stupid like Abcde (pronounced Ab-sidy).
My wife calls him Tony.😑Destiny isn't a bad name. I'd have words with the parents if they named their kids something stupid like Abcde (pronounced Ab-sidy).
If you intend to categorize any name used by anyone in the service industry as unacceptable, then you've definitely made the job of naming your child much more difficult.
Good Job, Parent: Sets her up for frequent ridicule and that pickup line the guys will ALWAYS use: You're my destiny!
I find it disturbing when people give their child an extremely unusual name or a unique spelling of what is otherwise a normal name. The kid has to live with that name throughout his or her life (unless they legally change it). Is it fair to saddle your child with a name at which people look askance and say, "huh?" or a name which has to be patiently spelled or pronounced for someone because it is so out of the ordinary?
There is nothing wrong with being a server at a fast food restaurant, if that was the implication.
Beyond that, consider staying away from names with tangible meanings, as those meanings will always be the source of jokes (as children) and cheesy pick-up lines or deprecating remarks (as an adult).
It sounds like a stripper name to me, so I am culturally biased, but it is a pretty name, IMHO. Most older names have meaning too, so that a modern one also has it, isn't weird for me.
My own daughters name is Mynte, which is 'mint' in danish. We think it is pretty, and it is starting to become a common/normal name.
My own daughters name is Mynte, which is 'mint' in danish. We think it is pretty, and it is starting to become a common/normal name.
Two things I find very distasteful.
Giving a kid the same name as one of the parents or using Jr. Put your ego aside and let ghe kid have its own identity.
Giving all the kids first names all starting with the same letter.
Giving a kid the same name as one of the parents or using Jr. Put your ego aside and let ghe kid have its own identity.
Giving all the kids first names all starting with the same letter.
My dad and his two brothers had first name and middle names that began with the same latter. I always thought it was pretty cool they had the same initials.
You laugh, but I have a Norwegian friend named Espen.What about a name of S-Pen (ESPN)?
I cracked up hearing that in the film "Blended"...
For naming in general, I like something new for the first name and a family name from an older relative for the middle name. Explaining to the child where their middle name came from and something about that person is a good way for them to learn to appreciate some family history.
My neighbours here in Finland have named their daughter Siiri. An old name here and at almost 2 years old she answers my questions much better than the Apple Siri
There was a Freakonomics episode where they talked with a Dr. Marijuana Pepsi <Lastname, which I cannot remember because it wasn't Marijuana Pepsi>. The researchers on the podcast had previously done research that suggested your name wasn't a major obstacle in people's professional careers—they were looking particularly at "black" names, as an extremely high percentage of names to new African-American kids are novel either in substance or spelling. The Dr. was discussing the "soft" results of her name that wouldn't necessarily be covered by that—the teasing, the othering at school, etc.
But what struck me is that ultimately, she had more to say about everyone around her than her own mother, who decided she (and not her siblings, who had 'normal' names) should be called Marijuana Pepsi.
Being a parent is tough. But the least you can do is not make it tougher. And choosing an extremely long, esoteric, or made-up name is just putting up roadblocks for your kid. And for what reason? To make yourself look creative?
But what struck me is that ultimately, she had more to say about everyone around her than her own mother, who decided she (and not her siblings, who had 'normal' names) should be called Marijuana Pepsi.
Being a parent is tough. But the least you can do is not make it tougher. And choosing an extremely long, esoteric, or made-up name is just putting up roadblocks for your kid. And for what reason? To make yourself look creative?
I always thought a good test for a kids or pets name is to open the back door and yell it out, then see how you feel.
I know someone who changed their name as an adult for other reasons than being a bad name, but due to family connections. This was a hard core name change. My point is, it can be corrected, but you might have to endure a plagued childhood.
What? I have no issues in this regard and if I offended you or anyone, my apologies. My point is that if you are given an extraordinary name and end up with an ordinary job, you might get kidded, but now that I think about it, being named Destiny, you might get kidded regardless of your job.
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Johnny is an awesome name. One of the all time best names, IMO. John Wayne, Johnnie Walker, John McClane (Yippee kai yay!), John Rambo, John Doe (Se7en).
Willie Nelson probably did not get teased because it had not have up the connotation it has now. Woody is another. I'd bet if Jets owner, "Woody" Johnson wasn't rich people, would make fun of his name constantly. His name is the modern day equivalent of Biggus Dickus.
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I don't think it is an awful name. More along the lines of Hope. It's a bit odd but certainly not the worst of names, like Moon Unit or Tu Morrow.
Just think of all the horrible names girls got in the 19th century. When the fad was obscure names from the bible. Like getting saddled with Drusilla.
I'd be horrible at naming kids. I'm one of those jerks who'd use High Elf names from the Silmarillion, Ancient Greek names or something else odd. So that they can always tell people how to pronounce or how to spell Amarië or Findulias. I'd also name my boy Sue so he can grow up to be mean and tough.
Just think of all the horrible names girls got in the 19th century. When the fad was obscure names from the bible. Like getting saddled with Drusilla.
I'd be horrible at naming kids. I'm one of those jerks who'd use High Elf names from the Silmarillion, Ancient Greek names or something else odd. So that they can always tell people how to pronounce or how to spell Amarië or Findulias. I'd also name my boy Sue so he can grow up to be mean and tough.
Why should Destiny's occupation have any real bearing on the quality of her name? I think Destiny is a lovely name. If I were to ever have a girl, I would pick a name with my wife (hopefully I meet her before I go senile from old age later on down the road when I really am old as dirt and forget that I wanted a wife) and revel in that name tied to that glorious girl, regardless of what anyone else on planet earth thought. I would teach her to be proud of her name and her family regardless. I think too many people spend way too much time pontificating over and worrying about what strangers might think and do. I refuse to allow strangers to have that kind of control over my life.
The problem here is that in fact, your child's life is NOT your life -- and when giving a child a name you may be causing more problems than happiness and it's not you, it's the child, who has to go around dealing with it.
At one of the schools I attended during 7th grade the family that had founded the school (private, Christian school) had a daughter named Destiny. She was out and in college by the time I was there, but I got to know her youngest sister Cherish real well because Cherish insisted on trying to bully me. Destiny, Cherish, and their other siblings were all part of a naming scheme I believe was designed to promote 'godly' children.
I couldn't see it.
Which is not to say there aren't good people out there with that name - I just haven't run into one yet.