Most important: look of name or meaning?

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Registered: 04-16-2005
Most important: look of name or meaning?
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Sat, 02-04-2006 - 3:25pm

I lurk around here from time to time, and I want to get the group's opinion:
What is more important in a name: how it looks/sounds, what it means, or both?

For example, my boyfriend and I toss up names every now and then for our future kids (don't worry, this is just for fun, not to rush into pregnancy) and he really likes the name Cameron for a boy. I think the name *looks* good, but then I learned that it means "crooked nose". That brought down the appeal of the name somewhat to me, because my own name and those of my siblings were chosen just as much for meaning as for visual appearance.

What do you think? Is the meaning of a person's name important, or is that secondary to how it looks when written or spoken aloud? What do you look for first when you think of names for your future children? For people who make up totally original names that you didn't find in a book, do you choose a meaning for it as well, or do you not think it's important?

Just wondering,
Kosmyk

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Registered: 09-29-2005
Sat, 02-04-2006 - 11:36pm

To add to my last post ... I was just talking to a friend and mentioned our possible name, and the very first thing she said was "That's a beautiful name! So unique ... what does it mean?" ROFL Just thought I'd add it, since we were just talking about exactly that. ;)

~Kelli


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Registered: 12-16-2004
Sun, 02-05-2006 - 6:12am

"Kennedy = From the Gaelic name Cinnéidigh meaning "armoured head" or "misshapen head". "


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Registered: 07-03-2005
Sun, 02-05-2006 - 11:08am
I think the meaning of the name is very important.

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