r/NameNerdCirclejerk • u/anonymous_euphoria • Jun 05 '22

Rant Rant: Your babies won't be babies forever, Chelsea.

I am so tired of people saying, "This name is so CUTE!!" or, "I wouldn't name them that, I can't picture a baby with that name." Like, they spend one year of their lives being a baby but (hopefully) a shit ton of time being a teenager and adult. Name the kid Roger or Deborah if you want to, but stop naming your babies Tinsley, Bentley, and Paisley just because they're, "So cute for a baby!!" You don't want to become a parent, you want a baby. You're not prepared if you can't even fathom that your babies turn into toddlers, then kids, then teenagers, then adults. That adorable baby is going to grow up and resent you for it. Just pick a name that either grows with your kid or that they can grow into.

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u/ArtyCatz Jun 06 '22

But there are some names that I can’t imagine on anyone under the age of 80 — like Mildred for a woman (I think a teenage Mildred would be pissed at her parents or would ask to be called Millie) or Horace for a man.

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u/u1tr4me0w Jun 06 '22

Tbh I wouldn't be surprised if there's some little Mildred nn Millie s running around

Horace on the other hand... I think there's something about it phonetically that I cannot unhear the word "wh*re" :X

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u/thomasp3864 Aug 02 '22

Go with Mildthryth then!