Why do parents ask for "cute" baby names?

you know I totally agree with you. I know someone who named their daughter Belladona.. because she thought it was cute. Then their was someone else who named their kid Scout. I like the name Scout but for a full grown adult that just seems like a silly name..

1. Are you the father or the mother and what is the child's sex? I am the mother, my youngest are BG twins 2. Who picked the name: You, your spouse, both or someone else? I picked the first names my fiance picked the middle names (2 per child) 3. When did you settle on the final name: before, during of after pregnancy? They were not final until after the birth, although the first names did not change throughout the pregnancy 4. How long did you think about the name? Since our last child was born (2 years) 5. Did you use names that run in the family and if not did you think about it? Whose? We used my fiance's Middle name for our son's middle name 6. How did you come up with the name: e.g. friends, family, baby name sites or books, just thought of it? Just thought of them, wanted them to "fit" with our other children 7. Do you know the country/language of origin of the child's name? What is it?nope 8. Do you know the meaning of the child's name? What is it?nope 9. What is the name? (Optional question) Daesyn Brielle Anastasia and Kysen Matthew Xavier

whats your name daydreamer?

yeah parents need to see that people have to live with the names they are given for their whole life... including the spelling of it, the nicknames, the connotations. some names are good all through life - eg cute as a child, nice as a teen and respectable as an adult, like Madeleine or similar names that can be shortened, etc.

Cute names are fine, but just imagine putting that name on a resume, or having a teacher mispronounce it in every class, or having to spell it everytime you have to tell someone your name.

i completely agree with you

I think a lot of parents don't think it through...sure Kylei is cute for an impish little four year-old girl, but how does Kylei sound as your heart surgeon, or your senator?

Plus, "unique" spellings are terrible, because they don't make your child unique. They will still end up being Mikaiyla S. because said aloud, it is the same name all the other kids have. Plus, they will always have to spell it out and they will never be able to find anything with their name on it. Not to mention it makes the parents look uneducated.

Because unfortunately, many parents don't consider that very fact. Yes, a baby is "cute," but that doesn't mean he or she will appreciate an equally adorable, childish moniker when they're 38. LOL Oddly enough, little babies tend to grow into big, strapping adults. ;)

So I completely agree. Formal names should not be "cute" ... that's what nicknames are for.

I agree with you. Some people don't really think about their babies being adults one day. A baby is cute so they want cute names to match I guess. I am guilty of doing this, asking for cute names, but I do think about how it would affect them when they get older. My parents sure did not do that for me.

Because they have to live with that name for their whole life. That's why.

they just dont wanna settle for something like.. jerry. mike. tom. fred. phil.

..name like that.. arent uhhhh. you know.