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Made up or not?
| Fri, 09-28-2007 - 10:55am |
Ok, so I've heard alot of people on here saying names sound made up, so why is that a bad thing all names were made up somewhere down the line weren't they? So what's the big deal if someone made there own name for there baby? I just don't get it I have a DD Sabryn (Say-brin) and DS Easton and those arent of the most common of names but I get compliments on them all the time. I personally like names that are different, and More power to you if you do too...lol

I like you brandy rich! A lot of ppl have not taken kindly to the name 'Miley', or to the spelling change I made, 'Mielee'. (which i actually do agree it will be difficult to spell, and if I use it, I won't spell it 'Mielee'.) Also, ppl thought I meant the name itself would not be trendy (which I don't care about, particularly), but what I meant was that a different spelling would be more unique for her.
I understand that tradition is very important for some ppl, and that names have a lot of meaning. I know that 'Miley' really has no meaning, except for me, the name (how I spelled it, with 'ie'), resembles the word miel which is honey in french. And I really liked that and it meant something to me.
Anyways, I dig your post!
I am a traditionalist. I love antiques and things that represent history.
I'm sure in the 1940s, everyone thought Doris and Shirley were adorable names for their sweet little girls. But now when you hear the name, you pretty much know the age of the woman you're talking about. I prefer names that span generations. I like that no one knows from my name (Catherine) whether I'm 5 or 75. I also like that I don't have to spell it several times, or when I introduce myself people don't say "Huh?"
Well, some people like names that are newly minted, some people prefer names with history, and others don't care one way or the other whether a name sounds made-up or not -- they evaluate it on other grounds, altogether.
~Victoria
"Why?" is a question of infinite proportion...