Best interests of the child vs parental beliefs

[wolf]

I'm still trying to figure out Jaden/Jaydan/Jai-Da'an/Jaedun/etc/adnauseum. Especially when neither (presumed) parent's name involves either a "J" or a "Dan."

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by wolf

I'm still trying to figure out Jaden/Jaydan/Jai-Da'an/Jaedun/etc/adnauseum. Especially when neither (presumed) parent's name involves either a "J" or a "Dan."

Does a name have to have a connection to the parent's name?
I might be missing something here.

Somewhere I know, is a child called Breeze.
She has a sister called Strom (deliberately misspelt by me in case of internet searches).
Seems mean to make one more powerful than the other. Although Strom is the least stormy child you could ever meet.

I've never really understood calling children by the same names everyone else has, or giving a child your own name, yet I know it's more common than not. On the other hand I wouldn't want to give a child a name that needs an explanation every time, or has to be repeated over and over and then spelled out EVERY TIME. Can you tell I had some issues with this before I reverted to my childhood nickname? And no, Monster, I don't count your children in with the bizarre names, only with the uncommon ones.

Mine would have been Felix and Oscar and Ruby and Rose
Although if I had met their father he might have wanted a say...
Not serious, just that those are names I really like.

One of my pet dislikes is Anglicised Gaelic names.
Orla. No. They should have the courage of their convictions and have it spelled Orlaith. Yes that breaks my rules above, but if you want a Gaelic name you should be willing to stick up for it. I never promised to be consistent.

[wolf]

Originally Posted by Sundae

Does a name have to have a connection to the parent's name?
I might be missing something here.

Here in the U.S. there is a trend (that we could probably do without) of blending the parents names to name the child. I suppose it's an additional confirmation of paternity, other than just giving the baby the father's last name.

Of course, people do turn around and do other stupid shit.

I went to high school with a girl with a rather distinctive first name (misspelling of an insect) and a last name with romantic associations. She called her out-of-wedlock (a bigger deal then than it is now) child "Romeo."

crazynurse's daughter clearly had some sort of brain damage during delivery and named her child "Draven."

Yes, she named her kid after the dead guy in The Crow. Not Eric, which would have been perfectly acceptable, but Draven.

I do not get this. I do not.