Why do parents seem to think giving their kids a unique name is a good idea?

Guess they don't realize the cuteness goes away once the reach Jr. High school....and it's a real problem when reaching adulthood and having to submit resumes for a job.

Why do parents seem to think giving their kids a unique name is a good idea?
Some people like different names, names that no one else has. The thing is though sometimes people want names that are unique but they end up being stupid.
Reply:if you like a name, you should use it, nothing else should matter
Reply:I really don't know. Self-absorbed parents, maybe. I feel sorry for the kid. Kids want to fit in, not stand out with a wierd name.





Take it from one who was "given" an odd name. I HATED "being different" then - and hate having to spell my name for everyone, every day, over and over now.
Reply:Some unique names are nice others are just plain weird the other day I met a 2 year old girl named Harper??? It was weird. parent's are all about trying to be hip and cool by giving there child a weird name.
Reply:because it gives them more of a character when their name is different when they get older. People become more interested in them because the first question meeting someone is, hi whats your name? Also, if you name your daughter Amanda then it is bound to be another Amanda in the school. My name is very exotic and i hated when i was younger so i have a nickname as well as a real name. And I love my real name so no one now calls me by my nickname.
Reply:I don't know... probably the same reason people give their children very common and highly used names - they just like the name. Seems pretty simple - you like a name, you use it. I don't understand the misspelled names, but unique is fine... it's up to the parent's taste. None of our business. I'm all for no more Jacobs and Madisons, but it's not my children so it's not my business!!!
Reply:So that the child feels special in a way. For some people unique names make the person feel almost lonely. But for some people having a common name makes them feel like they aren't well noticed. I have a very unique name and I felt lonely untill this year. I found someone who has the same shortened version of their name as me.
Reply:They want to be different, common names like Ashley, Brittany, Jessica, etc. just get old after a while.
Reply:So that if you have to yell it out in public 20 kids with the same name doesn't turn around! I named my daughter an unusual name and everyone always remarks what a beautiful name!
Reply:they want to be different


and not have a baby that every other kid is named.


like Sarah or Mary or Tom they dont stand out or make you seem unique.


but names such as


Adalae


Delilah


Seymele


Gideon


Kingston


Maya


Those names stand out to people and make the chikd seem different.
Reply:They get too carried away and get stupid with some names.
Reply:Because they want to be different they don't stop to think what it will be like to have that name at age 20.





Although some unique names are cute. But there is a difference between unique and just plain weird!!
Reply:They think they are original or special. The funny thing is most of the names that get suggested as "unique" names are ones like Aiden, Jayden, Nevaeh and Riley - which are so incredibly overused and unoriginal.
Reply:I grew up as one of many Carolines, and I was always called by Caroline K. I think parents want to give their kids a unique name because they don't want them being one of many Emmas or Hannahs. I personally like old fashioned names that aren't so common and think that the uniqueness has to stop somewhere. I came across a question asking if they thought Slasher was a good name for their son...
Reply:I have a unique name and I love it. There's a difference between unique and weird. Legally naming your baby "Apple" and "Coco" is not a good idea in my opinion. Its not my baby though, so my opinion doesn't matter.
Reply:b/c they dont want to have everyone elses name they want to be differnt so let them be, my daughter has a unique name and i would hate to have giving her a common name like everyone else!
Reply:Because there are a million Jennifer's and Matthew's! Who wants to name their kid a name so widely used? I have two with unique names and I wouldn't change them. I want my kids to be remembered, not just another of a bunch that someone knows.
Reply:Because they don't want them to be the same as 20 other kids in their class or community. Duh
Reply:Its what is in now. Everyone wants something different like my sister named her son Zadick Zane Little.


But I like good easy names that I can spell and people know how to say....


Mine are


Crystal Ann-Marie


Jeffrey Lewis


Robing Nadean (Nadean is my middle name to same with grandmas and great great grandmas but its a middle name which makes it nice.)


Alexandria Rose (she goes by Alex for now shes 5 its easy to write)


Katherine Dalynn (close family member is Dalynn so middle name again.)


and ????


But husband has this letter thing hard to explain but it has to start with V not many easy names for V.


Got any ideas?
Reply:I've read that the poorer the parents are (or single mother is) the more likely she is to name her baby something "special" so that is the legacy she can give the child. Many studies have shown that the "special" names will handicap the child in school and at work, but poverty-stricken moms keep giving weird (in our culture) names.
Reply:sometimes there are a lot of maria's and jose's so u gotta get creative to something less common.