I think Milo and Apollo are great and I don't mind indigo. I know a little girl named Lotus, they call her Lo for short and I know two girls named Lux both sound similar to your style to me. If you use a rare or unusual name people are likely to love it or hate but very few people in the real world run to their computers to check behind the name to see if a name they don't recognize is legit enough that they are allowed to like it. My sons name is Declan and people are confused by it all the time, how to spell it, how to say it, and if I made it up so I refuse to believe the vast majority of people are name savvy.
Sooo, just because two posters havery said they don't judge people by their name (for jobs), there has been thousands and thousands of well documented research and social studies that prove this other wise.
Is it right? No. Does it happen, yes. Every freaking day.
I refuse to use top 10 names. There were literally hundreds of sex appropriate names for my children. For example, a wonderful friend of mine is cool hippie out there kind of person. Her children's names reflect that, but they are still real names. (Ed.en and Lu.na)
My first two are not common, but are true names with true spelling. My eldest is like in the 900s. 2nd one is closer to 100.
You don't have to name your kid Sophia or aden. But are some amazing real names other there.
Well I would prefer it be a hormone imbalance than just it just be your normal personally to be so rude!
Also, I believe the original post said that they were not looking for comments and since their isn't an option for "none of the above" you probably should've just moved on.
Statistics show that your saintly HR skills are not the norm. And there's a difference between a foreign name and a ridiculous one.
OP - This is an open forum, saying you don't want feedback is pointless because you're going to get it. Milo for a boy and Flora for a girl are your only valid options from the list above. Both are quite nice and not common. I could maybe let Apollo slide if Jayden was off the table. Remember, your kid has to grow up with this name. You may think it's fine/cute now but try to picture it on a 40 year old lawyer, brain surgeon or teacher. Mila or Harlowe are great recommendations as well.
I really find it amazing how many women "in" HR or recruiting are a) pregnant b) on these boards c) coming up with such terrible names. It's almost unbelievable!
It's probably because we see every name in the book daily. I swear the more you look at names the more you hate them all. My hubby and I are working through more names to figure out what wouldn't make the kid's life more difficult
Why post on a baby name board if you aren't looking for opinions? I get that some might seem harsh, but they are just honest and probably a good representation of what people IRL would be thinking, but would never actually say.
I'm sorry, but Motley is not a good girl's name. With SOOOO many other options, why give your child a name they will be teased or judged for their whole lives? Life is difficult enough without being named after an awful 80's band (and you might not actually be naming them after the band, but they are popular enough that it's going to be assumed).
If you lurk a bit more, you'll find that people here are awesome with name suggestions. Give your 'criteria' for what you are looking for and you might be surprised by the options you get. You might not like them all, you might not even like any, but it will at least give you an idea of other names to look at.
OP, I love odd, unusual and interesting names but these are...not good. The only online reference that I would trust in terms of naming etymology (ie. The history of a name and therefore its validity as a name) is Behind the Name. User submitted names on there aren't as thoroughly researched, though so keep that in mind.
If you like unisex names, that's perfectly fine but most of the names you picked for girls aren't actually unisex. There are some great unisex names out there so I'd advise you keep looking. Negative opinions, whilst hard to hear are actually a good barometer of how people will respond to your choices. If the opinions on here are overwhelmingly negative then you, as a parent, maybe need to examine that.
This was very well said. OP, these names are not very good. I also like 'not popular' or 'unique' (ish) names, but Milo and Motley for a girl is no good. Indigo I can kinda dig, it has a kinda hippy vibe to it, but it's not way out there. However, you realize if you use Indigo Flora you are basically naming her 'Blue Flower'? For the boys, Arlo is ok, Apollo is not something I would use but I don't think I would side eye in real life. Not a fan of Jayden at all. So trendy. Sounds like all the other Aiden / Braeden / ending in 'ayden' names making the rounds right now. Ugh, so many. I'm tired of that sound
My male chihuahua is named Milo. So I love the name for a boy. I am sorry but that is a male name that I do not see as interchangeable between sexes. Not trying to be negative but giving my opinion.
I have a SUPER common name. Top 3 for my birth year in the 80s. Sure, it was mildly inconvenient to have to write my last initial on my homework but life went on.
I would gladly take that over having been given some absurd name I'd have to spend a lifetime explaining.
OP, get a goldfish and name him motley but please, don't do that to your little baby girl.
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I would much prefer to hear what the women here have to say before naming my child, then have people IRL say it behind my back after naming my child.
I was originally going to give my daughter a boys name (my moms maiden name) and after posting on here realized that it wasn't "cool" and that my daughter deserved a feminine name for a multitude of reasons.
I am so grateful I did that and that we have settled in a beautiful, feminine name we love even more.
FWIW- Milo is cute on a boy, Indigo is NMS but at least it's feminine. The rest really are not good. Go back to the drawing board- there are tons of great names that aren't super common.
I have looked at the bottom of the top 1000, most are just weird spellings of boring names. I fail to see how Giada is more feminine than Motley. And it is a REAL name, it's on all the baby name sites. I don't really care if everyone hates my kids name, I was just curious to get a poll result, that obviously isn't going to happen.
I think you've failed to see a lot of things, go back to the drawing board.
Sometimes names look worse in a list, especially if you're going for a certain style. However, the opposite can also be true, where weird names look ok next to other, weirder names. It's your child and you can name him or her whatever you want! As someone who enjoys hearing unique names, please take some of this advice to heart and expand your list. Then talk to someone who can be kindly blunt with you in real life.
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Is it right? No. Does it happen, yes. Every freaking day.
I refuse to use top 10 names. There were literally hundreds of sex appropriate names for my children.
For example, a wonderful friend of mine is cool hippie out there kind of person. Her children's names reflect that, but they are still real names. (Ed.en and Lu.na)
My first two are not common, but are true names with true spelling. My eldest is like in the 900s. 2nd one is closer to 100.
You don't have to name your kid Sophia or aden. But are some amazing real names other there.
OP - This is an open forum, saying you don't want feedback is pointless because you're going to get it. Milo for a boy and Flora for a girl are your only valid options from the list above. Both are quite nice and not common. I could maybe let Apollo slide if Jayden was off the table. Remember, your kid has to grow up with this name. You may think it's fine/cute now but try to picture it on a 40 year old lawyer, brain surgeon or teacher. Mila or Harlowe are great recommendations as well.
I'm sorry, but Motley is not a good girl's name. With SOOOO many other options, why give your child a name they will be teased or judged for their whole lives? Life is difficult enough without being named after an awful 80's band (and you might not actually be naming them after the band, but they are popular enough that it's going to be assumed).
If you lurk a bit more, you'll find that people here are awesome with name suggestions. Give your 'criteria' for what you are looking for and you might be surprised by the options you get. You might not like them all, you might not even like any, but it will at least give you an idea of other names to look at.
For the boys, Arlo is ok, Apollo is not something I would use but I don't think I would side eye in real life. Not a fan of Jayden at all. So trendy. Sounds like all the other Aiden / Braeden / ending in 'ayden' names making the rounds right now. Ugh, so many. I'm tired of that sound
I have a SUPER common name. Top 3 for my birth year in the 80s. Sure, it was mildly inconvenient to have to write my last initial on my homework but life went on.
I would gladly take that over having been given some absurd name I'd have to spend a lifetime explaining.
OP, get a goldfish and name him motley but please, don't do that to your little baby girl.
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People aren't being harsh, they are being honest.
I would much prefer to hear what the women here have to say before naming my child, then have people IRL say it behind my back after naming my child.
I was originally going to give my daughter a boys name (my moms maiden name) and after posting on here realized that it wasn't "cool" and that my daughter deserved a feminine name for a multitude of reasons.
I am so grateful I did that and that we have settled in a beautiful, feminine name we love even more.
FWIW- Milo is cute on a boy, Indigo is NMS but at least it's feminine. The rest really are not good. Go back to the drawing board- there are tons of great names that aren't super common.
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