Meaning of a name

[Chell]

If you thought a name was nice but then found out that it meant someting not so nice would you still give your child that name?

Discuss............ :hysterica

[bikemad]

Ive no idea what ds's name or middle name mean so yeah lol it wouldn't affect my decission.

[missymum22]

If i found out then no, lol, because if i didnt like the meaning or it was nasty or something, then im not the only person to be able to find out! haha:cheesy:

[Rainbowwitch]

My eldest son is called Kane and my mum dont like it (even though his 13 now) cos Kane killed Abel in the bible

[Chell]

My eldest son is called Kane and my mum dont like it (even though his 13 now) cos Kane killed Abel in the bible

That was one example I had in mind actually. The meaning is slightly different depending on the spelling eg kane, Cane, Cain.

I like a girls name but the meanings are linked to death/bitterness. :unsure:

[lisa_84]

i have to agree with missymum22 on this one, if i found a name i liked then discovered the meaning of it wasnt nice i think it would put me off a little. suppose it depends on how much you like the original name and if you had any second choice names which the meanings were more pleasing.

[lisa_84]

oh just looked up my name. lisa means my god is a vow which if fine, but marie means bitter! never did like that name, now like it even less.

[incywincy]

I think you should just love a name - it doesn't matter what it means.

Is it Lily - I love that name =D

Where are you looking for names? Is there a website??

[Chell]

No, not Lily. I've been Googling names weeks.

[Furbee]

as long as you like the name, i think thats all the matters. mine has rubbish meanings. but my dad liked it n that was that. all the names that i look at for any babies that i may have of my own one day are failry random, but the meaning doesnt bother me.

go with what you like and what suits your little one when it gets here.

[Nics n Jeevan]

I do usually go for names that have good meanings,but if i fell in love with a name i go with it!!! Good or bad meaning x

[Emsickle]

We had a name for Nathan, and it was a choice between Nathan and this other one. My brother told me what it meant, and whilst I didn't want that one because it didn't suit him anyway, it kind of put me off aswell itms

[funkyfish]

My kids names mean:

ds2 guardian of prosperity

ds1 supplanter

dd concecrated to God

My name means life and my husbands name means small (My MIL obviously did not check the meaning 1st)

I know its greedy but I almost had a fourth child and the meaning of the fourth babies name would have been:

like an angel for a girl

and

God is my strength for a boy

Unfortunately, I now can't have any more due to health problems, well technically I can but its not advisable.

[sanjan]

I just chose names I liked with mine

have since found out that cam's is to do with a crooked nose but I knew it was Scottish. He has Scottish ancestors on his dads side

I chose madam's becuase it was from a book/film I like - the charcter is the concubine of Paulk Atredeides but it is also CHANA: Hebrew name meaning "gracious, merciful." CHANAH: Variant of Hebrew Chana, meaning "gracious, merciful." CHANI: Pet form of Hebrew Chana,

mine is Origin:It is of English origin. Short form of Alexandra (Greek) "man's defender" via Alessandra (Italian).

[scaramatic]

my dd name.. Rachel means Ewe!!! never knew that!
my ds name.. Mark means from the God Mars... aww thats nice

dont think it would bother me if I chose a name and it had a bad meaning.. but saying that I wouldnt call a boy Damien!

[Jen]

Heather = flowering plant
Lloyd = Gray

[Boom]

My son's name is Kameron, which means crooked nose. I don't care though and his nose is beautiful!

I guess it depends on the meaning. If I found out a name meant something really horrible, then yes I might reconsider.

[Purplecat]

meanings don't bother me, but Dh always looks them up.

Abigail means Father in rejoicing
William means Will, desire + helmet, protection
Amber means, well Amber, as in the stone

so nothing fancy but nothing too horrid either

It's taken so long to get Abigail on to the short, short, short list (still don't have a yes or No from DH) I don't think it would really matter what it meant.

[Lemon]

The meaning would not put me off at all. I don't even know what Elliott means, I just loved the name.

I do think it is quite a responsibility naming a child, since they do have to live with that name forever. But, I think if the name is chosen with thought and love and then given with love then who cares what it means!

[Girlzmum]

I remember looking up a book of babys names for madams name and all it said was something about Christine Keller the infamous prostitute of the Profumo scandal!!!!

Christine; Follower of God, Alice: Noble kind; of the noble sort
Mary: Bitter, Catherine: Pure

[Chell]

I think I'm a little supersticious if a name has a meaning of death!

[Jen]

What name would mean death??

[Purplecat]

What name would mean death??

Ah Puch Boy Native Ame... Mayan god of death More... Add

Antobam Girl African Child born after... More... Add

Atanacio Boy Spanish Without death More... Add

Atanasio Boy Spanish Without death More... Add

Chiwa Girl African Death More... Add

Javed Boy Persian Exempth from dea... More... Add

Lefu Both African Death; sickness More... Add

Markandeya Boy Sanskrit Conquers over de... More... Add

Nastusia Girl Greek Stronger than de... More... Add

Thanatos Boy Greek Death More... Add

These are the only names with meaning containing death.

http://www.babynamesworld.com/search.php?p=meaning&r_meaning=1&s_mfilter=1&i_meaning=death&i_nmeaning=

[Rainbowwitch]

I picked good names for my sons

Kane = Battler (has his autistic he will battle through life)

Ethan = Constant (he constantly eats / talks / moves around)

[mothermayi]

I think if I liked a name, and then I found out it meant the devil is inside him or something like that, I would have to reconsider because I would always think to myself about it. But if the name meant funny looking person, oh well, because that will have no effect on how i actually feel about my child or the name. So I guess it depends on if it would haunt me forever when with my child, but if not, then there is no reason to change it. A name is what you call someone, an term of endearment you gave to them, so if the meaning does not change that endearment to you, then who cares!

My favorite girls name, I completely made up. I have always liked names with Ys in the middle of them, and that start with K for girls. Like Kylie and Kaylee...but these days I find those names so common, that I wanted something a little more unique yet still beautiful and sounding like a name. i dont like names like Suri, apple, or denim, just seem to be what celebrities use to set their children apart...unnecesary, but i like names that sound good and if they mean something nice, then even better! i dont want to give my name away, but i will say it literally means (via latin and english roots that i put together) a nucleus that rests.....and id say thats a pretty neat name for a babe....in my humble opinion ;)

so i guess im saying if you love the name, and the meaning doesnt change how you feel about it.....USE IT!!!!

[Chell]

The one I like isn't in that list :hysterica Ah Puch Boy Native Ame... Mayan god of death More... Add

Antobam Girl African Child born after... More... Add

Atanacio Boy Spanish Without death More... Add

Atanasio Boy Spanish Without death More... Add

Chiwa Girl African Death More... Add

Javed Boy Persian Exempth from dea... More... Add

Lefu Both African Death; sickness More... Add

Markandeya Boy Sanskrit Conquers over de... More... Add

Nastusia Girl Greek Stronger than de... More... Add

Thanatos Boy Greek Death More... Add

These are the only names with meaning containing death.

http://www.babynamesworld.com/search.php?p=meaning&r_meaning=1&s_mfilter=1&i_meaning=death&i_nmeaning=

[Purplecat]

The one I like isn't in that list :hysterica

no, thats what I thought, at least theres no chance of picking a name that means death!:cheesy:

[Chell]

The name I like is linked with death as it comes from the bible and also a God in another religion.

[Purplecat]

hummm, will have to find a better website as those are the only names with death in them an that site, think it's american though so maybe they have different meanings.

[funkyfish]

I think I'm a little supersticious if a name has a meaning of death!

I feel a little like that over names.

My Mums name was Irene and that means Peace. She died very young and I just associated Peace with RIP from an early age and I guess that despite being rational about most things I still link peace and death.

[Jen]

Ah Puch Boy Native Ame... Mayan god of death More... Add

Antobam Girl African Child born after... More... Add

Atanacio Boy Spanish Without death More... Add

Atanasio Boy Spanish Without death More... Add

Chiwa Girl African Death More... Add

Javed Boy Persian Exempth from dea... More... Add

Lefu Both African Death; sickness More... Add

Markandeya Boy Sanskrit Conquers over de... More... Add

Nastusia Girl Greek Stronger than de... More... Add

Thanatos Boy Greek Death More... Add

These are the only names with meaning containing death.

http://www.babynamesworld.com/search.php?p=meaning&r_meaning=1&s_mfilter=1&i_meaning=death&i_nmeaning=

I don't think there are many people walking aroun britain with those names (you watch someone in my pre-school will turn up with one now)

[thejuggler]

as you obviously have doubts i think the answer should be no...........

[Suz]

I did a mean thing last week without thinking..........I had religious callers at my door (didn't really know which, all I knew was they were discussing religion and I was only half listening) I have nothing against religion and hope I do not offend anyone in this post.

Anyway, they were doing their talk, I was very politedly trying to tell them that a) I wasn't interested and that b) I had to be somewhere (People always call when you are on your way out), and trying desperately to get a coat on 2 year old who had been a mischevious little madam all day and was driving me nuts by running off. One of the gentlemen asked me her name, I replied "It's Lucy" they said "That's a nice name, she certainly keeps you going" without thinking, and with her being a madam all day, I replied, jokingly as I often joke about this: "Yeah, picked the right name alright, it's short for Lucifer!"

Que two very unimpressed religious men!! They made a sharp retreat!

I felt awful, but it did make me laugh....

[jd28]

Didn't give too much thought to the meaning. (dd's name means sheep and her middle name, Rhiannon, means Goddess - sheep goddess!). We were much more concerned about making sure her initials didn't spell something stupid, and avoiding saddling her with something embarrassing.

Not sure how I'd feel about something really morbid or nasty though, but I guess different cultures have different attitudes. In China apparently it's really disrespectful to give your child the same name as a family member, whereas here it's quite a compliment.

Go on chell, what's the name? I'm intrigued.

[mothermayi]

not going to comment?? ill give you mine if you give us yours ;)