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Word of caution on giving children “interesting” or cute names - my father’s legal first name was a variation on “daniel” (a common nickname) and since his pass
by JohnMakin 3y ago
Word of caution on giving children “interesting” or cute names - my father’s legal first name was a variation on “daniel” (a common nickname) and since his passing and becoming the executor of what little was left of his estate, I was astounded at how many stupid issues he had with credit reports and even dumb things like utility bills incorrectly “correcting” his name to Daniel.
- ginko 3y agoI never understood why people do that in the first place. Sure, call your son Billy but putting William in the documents doesn't hurt.
- vundercind 3y agoThose, and even worse the “cute” spelling variations on normal names, are baffling to me. You’ve just condemned your kid to a lifetime of minor (and sometimes more-than-minor) hassles, with very little justification. [edit] I actually think a lot of “bad” celebrity kid names are a ton better than that crap. At least with “Apple” and “Rocket” folks can guess the correct spelling nearly 100% of the time.
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- bee_rider 3y agoI dunno, I have a pretty weird name from before it became a fad. I’ve enjoyed the benefit of things like instructors remembering my name. It is small but a nice perk. Not sure if it would apply now that everyone has a weird name. Also if your name gets autocorrected maybe it’ll throw the data aggregators off your scent.
- ogab 3y agoThis is my pet peeve about Duke and Duchess of Sussex naming their kids “Archie” and “Lilibet”. Even Harry’s birth name is “Henry” — Archie’s middle name “Harrison” is clever though.
- triceratops 3y agoI don't think those kids will have to worry about credit ratings agencies or bureaucracy
- Spooky23 3y agoCredit agencies will screw anything up. My wife and her mother shared the same first name with a different middle name, whose first letter happened to be one off. 20 years after her name changed, they both had issues with messed up records. It got bad when insurance carriers got it jumbled up.