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Is the name you hated a regular name in your language and culture? If so, I’m curious what made you hate it (I mean this literally, not skeptically). I think t
by skrebbel 3y ago
Is the name you hated a regular name in your language and culture? If so, I’m curious what made you hate it (I mean this literally, not skeptically).
I think the assumption here is that kids named “Aquamann” or “Adolf Hitler Campbell” are likely to hate their name, but people named “Guðmundur” (in Iceland) much less so. I’m curious what you think about that assumption.
- joshmanders 3y agoMany reasons to hate ones name. Have an abusive father and your name happens to be John Jr? I wouldn't want to have my fathers name either, even though there's nothing wrong with the name John.
- Almondsetat 3y ago[flagged]
- bazoom42 3y agoThis is basically how all Icelandic surnames work. They are patronyms or matronyms. Björk Guðmundsdóttir literally means “Björk, daughter of Guðmundur”, because that was the name of her father.
- pyuser583 3y agoRules like “mandatory name lists” only lessen the damage an abusive parent can do.
- thayne 3y agoI love my name precisely because it is (almost) unique. On the other hand my wife dislikes her given name because it is common. Limiting the name to a list limits individuality.