Why do people destroy their children's chances in life...?

Wow...I only just had this argument a couple of days ago with a relief teacher!

She accused me of 1. Making up a name, and 2, spelling it phonetically wrong. My daughter's name is Keila (Kayla).

Felt good to drag her to the internet to show her that 1. The name is actually centuries older than her "Kayla" derivative, it is actually an old Hebrew name, and 2, the spelling is not only correct, but showed her own lack of phonics skills, as in many many words "ei" makes the sound "ay", as in neigh, weigh, lei, etc.

I really dislike people being so opinionated about names, it shows great ignorance and intolerance.

If we use your reasoning, all "Teds" would be serial killers, and all people named "Charles" would be mass murderers. The name does make any difference to your success in life, parenting and community values are what affect your chances of success!

Based on your theory, every Sara, John, Emily and Michael comes from a high income, low alcohol consumption, library toting household?

Like anything else, there are degrees of uniquness and yes, some names are extreme, and quite riduculous. But the people who view a person negatively, due to their name is truly the ignorant one.

wow, when I read your question, I immediately thought judgemental, self conscious, unintelligent follower. It's funny that you think a persons name determines where they go in life verses the PERSON deciding their own path. It's not a person's name that gets them places, it's their determination and hard work. I think people who name their kids common place names because EVERYONE is naming their kid that are wimps. They feel if their kid has the most popular name, it makes them popular. Well, I think the parents that take the time to find a name that makes them an individual are the ones that give them a good start in making their own path. You are low class, and your family is probably as dysfunctional as the family you described, but perhaps you have more money to cover it up. Take you boring names, and let the rest of us creative people pick our own.

There is a brilliant short film called "Shane and Carmichael" - it's a comedy about a father of twins who can't afford to give them both the best of everything and didn't want two mediocre kids, and preferred to have one really successful and the other one could just get by as best he could.

So he decided to give one the good name, education etc and the other one he called "Shane". It was really funny and really played on the idea of the importance of a name to one's future prospects!

NB Meliaraine, If you have ever been to Penrith in Australia, you will agree that "bogan" is definitely a word!

I agree with the other post that did not agree with you. A name does not make the person, the person makes the name. And it does not have to be a made up or misspelled name for someone to think "low-income". It can be an ethnic name and BIGOTS will have the same reaction. Parents do it becasue they can, its their child and if you don't like the name then, oh well............

No idea. But some people think it's "unique" or "cute".

If you want to give out random names get a dog.

In Belgium (they might have changed it haven't lived there for a while) you're not allowed to give a child an unregistered name (I was born there)

A friend of mine knew someone called Sandy Beach.

Parents thought it was cute

i knew someone whose name was

Neil Jack Downward.

Take out the middle name and see what your left with.

Apparently the parents didn't think of the name without the middle name.

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Listen to the Johnny Cash recording of "My name is Sue". It tells the whole story of naming a child and the possible outcome. Great fun song with a moral.

You know I read your title and was curious what type of parenting issue you had.....I'm not curious anymore, .....It really isn't that big of deal is it? If my daughters name was "Sasparilla" and she wanted to be a doctor a doctor she would be because i raised her well. A name cannot stop you from your dreams

I will say though that crazy names are statically less likely to get the job than common ones...I read that stat somewhere...But it wouldn't stop me from my naming kids what i want to name them.