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Problem validation is a brilliant idea. Unique names though… there’s a certain safety in numbers that a common name affords. A unique name is very easy to targ
by jl6 5y ago
Problem validation is a brilliant idea.
Unique names though… there’s a certain safety in numbers that a common name affords. A unique name is very easy to target in searches.
- NaturalPhallacy 5y agoAnd nobody ever understands you when you introduce yourself, or when they're trying to pronounce it from reading it. source: I have a very rare first name.
- Abishek_Muthian 5y agoThat depends upon where the person with that unique name lives, If the vocabulary is from the native language and the person lives in the same region then they don't have much of a trouble. Then again non-unique names from native regions cannot be pronounced by non-native speakers, My name is far from unique and native English speakers have refereed to it as 'Ab...followed by several other syllables'.
- henrikschroder 5y agoIt's also a dead give-away class marker of the lower classes. Also, the number of people who hate their "unique and quirky" name they got from their parents is much, much, much, much higher than the number of people who hate their normal name.
- dragonwriter 5y ago> It's also a dead give-away class marker of the lower classes. Plenty of upper- and middle-class babies with unique, or at least unusual, names.
- carlmr 5y agoMaybe he meant the name unique, not a unique name.
- pawelmurias 5y agoIn some countries if you have a weird name people it means that you are either a foreigner or you parents are complete morons. Some names strongly imply the later.
- Talanes 5y agoYeah, it's more that unique names are more likely to carry class markers (for any class) than common names, because common names are... common.
- henrikschroder 5y ago> Plenty of upper- and middle-class babies with unique, or at least unusual, names. Such as? In my experience, upper and upper-middle class kids get common names, usually a bit on the conservative side, nothing that sticks out too much. Never crazy spelling, never unique names.
- Mayzie 5y ago> Such as? In my experience upper and upper-middle class kids get common names, ... Never crazy spelling, never unique names. X Æ A-12 Musk? Never say never.
- henrikschroder 5y agoBeing rich doesn't make you upper class, evidently.
- thruway516 5y agoIf your first name is really henrik, that would be pretty unique in the English speaking world. I think what you say might be true for your country but not really in others. Many upperclass people have unique names in the United States (and also in Britain I think ). In fact it used to be quite fashionable with some upperclass people to have a vaguely foreign sounding name especially one hinting at some kind of European connection.
- halitox40 5y agoMaybe not in Europe (and that is arguable depending on the country). In the US it absolutely does.
- henrikschroder 5y agoNo. Here's a good resource if you want to read up on how class works in the US: https://siderea.livejournal.com/1260265.html https://siderea.livejournal.com/1260265.html
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- Auracle 5y agoI have a unique name and it’s served me well in life, for what it’s worth. People tend to remember you, although that’s perhaps going to change with more children having unique names.
- speleding 5y agoI concur. I have a unique first name that's simply two common names concatenated with a dash. If I'm worried about the impression or pronunciation I can simply use half of it.
- loonster 5y agoI like a common first name and uncommon middle name. The first name gives anonymity. The middle gives uniqueness that is rarely used except when you want the full formal name and want to be sure you have the right person.
- Abishek_Muthian 5y agoThank you, I've been running needgap for over 2 years. You do have a point regarding security implications of the unique names, Considering people get swatted and have even died for their unique social media handle it might not be worth to pursue a unique name for that.