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I never understood why people do that in the first place. Sure, call your son Billy but putting William in the documents doesn't hurt.
by ginko 3y ago
I 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