How much does name meaning matter to you?

beebe929 · December 2009

I really started to like the name Logan (if we have a boy) then I looked up the meaning = "empty"

Really could you name a child that?

LittleMamaB · December 2009

Meanings really don't mean much to me. We just picked names we liked. Coincidentally, none of them have "bad" meanings.

Lyssapee · December 2009

We both like Cameron and Jocelyn before we looked up the meaning...

Cameron means crocked nose, and Jocelyn means little goth. BLEH!

Mhild · December 2009

Meanings really don't mean much to me. Or my mom, apparently. My name (Melanie) means "dark one".

And there always seems to be a lot of different meanings for each name. If you look hard enough, you can probably find a better meaning for Logan.

Jennifer&James · December 2009

In my experience, very few people care about meanings of names, outside of parents looking up prospective baby names. It matters to my wife to a certain extent, but very little to me.

Personally, I'd put much more weight on factors other than meaning.

katietclintt · December 2009

babynames.com says it means "from the hollow"

future_mrs.lambdin · December 2009

To me, a good meaning is just a plus to a name we already like. I'm not going to nix the name just because of the meaning.

renafaith · December 2009

If I'm trying to sell DH on a name, I look the meaning up. Otherwise, it doesn't mean a whole lot to me.

*Scuzzlebutt* · December 2009

Name meanings don't even cross my mind.

lovinfall · December 2009

To me it matters a great deal.

ubermoose · December 2009

To me, it only matters to a point. We really like the name Lilith, for example, but the mythological context of her being some Mesopotamian demon and uber-seductress was a little hard to overcome.

We settled on the name Molly, which is a diminutive of Mary, which means "bitter." It's not really an overwhelming connotation, though. I think more people focus on the image a name conveys than the alleged meaning.

Sometimes meanings can be a little ironic though. My sister is Annette, which I've read means "graceful"--and she can be so utterly clumsy at times. My young nephew is Isaac, which means "laughter," and he has the funniest little giggle/cackle.

NewMama2010 · December 2009

It means absolutely nothing to me. Half the time the meaning is one thing in one book or website and something completely different in another. The name we have chosen means something beautiful according to some websites and something weird on others. I just go based off if I like the name or not. Kids don't know what names mean and by the time they are old enough to, they will be old enough to laugh it off or just not care. I don't think it will do any damage.

EastCoastBride · December 2009

Their meaning literally meant nothing to me.

WheelerToBe · December 2009

Yeah it means nothing to me. My daughters name means son of the gray haired name. Madison= son of Matthew Addison= Son of Adam and those names are used all the time.

heather318 · December 2009

They pretty much don't matter to me. I've looked up the names I like and sorta shrugged it off after I read the meaning.

LMS05 · December 2009

I love Mallory and it means ill-omened. I just couldn't get over that. In general I don't care, but I don't want them to be named something bad.

sunnyday016 · December 2009

It means a lot to me. Sophia=wisdom, and DH and I (even before we were pg) talked about training our children to be wise and make good decisions. The name just worked

BlindysWife · December 2009

It doesn't matter too much to us. If it has a spectacular meaning, then great. If not, no biggie. It would only turn me off to a name if it meant something really awful, like 'demon child' or something.

jcsntms06 · December 2009

We usually pick names that we like. I have never really looked at the meaning. If I liked the name Logan I would use it.

alabaster_angel · December 2009

If you like it, go with it. Names don't have to be a determination of who someone is growing up to be.

SMorriso · December 2009

The meaning is very important to me. It is a family thing. My niece has an American and Yuroba name, and it all ties in to a specific meaning. My future kids will as well.