FANGIRLS WHO BREED

[missyjack]

Trends in baby names... hottest name on the rise...

Castiel.

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How many people on this comm are responsible for this?? *g*

Comments

[no_eight]

Could you imagine growing up as a boy with that name? Not only are you nicknames 'Cas' the rest of your life (which hardly extrudes masculinity) but you're stuck explaining one of two ways: your named after an obscure angel from off-brand biblical notes. Or your named after a secondary character on an obscure television show with a cult following. Because you know people are going to ask.

And yet I can't help smiling because, despite the embarrassment, it's a really cool name! xD

[kalena_henden]

I met someone named Arwen which I now realize is from the Lord of the Rings. I hadn't read the books at the time and the movies were still years away. I thought it was really pretty and she didn't feel the need to explain how she got it.

Castiel is the new Tristan. ;-) Makes me smile too. I would seriously consider naming my kid Castiel, if I ever have any.

[wentwarth]

Does it matter that much whether the name is masculine-sounding though? Gender-neutral names are not particularly uncommon or unaccepted. And neither are Biblical names; 'I'm named after an angel' is just as good an explanation as any.

Although Castiel is supposed to be an angel of death..

[no_eight]

It being masculine-sounding doesn't matter to me at all but I’m talking about the peers this boy would have. Kids, in general, are mean. The only reason why it would keep me from naming my own son Castiel is that I would be afraid he'd get picked on for having a funny sounding name. :c
For instance, my best friend had the last name Cass and it was a popular thing to do to make her feel bad about it by calling her 'ass' instead. Childhood is hard enough as it is adding a funky name doesn’t help. But who knows maybe it’ll sound cool (I know it does to me) wherever this kid grows up.
I also hope people are able to pronounce it correctly well! Lol.

[wentwarth]

But it's also about the attitude the kid has. If he lets other children to pick on him just because of his name, he probably would let them pick on him because of some other insignificant 'fault' they would find if he had a generic name. I understand that it's impossible to raise a child in a bubble and make them not take any insults to heart, but it doesn't hurt to try. Especially not for people who can play it safe by giving their child a 'normal' first name and the one they actually love as second.

[jedimastercait]

Yeah, my name was pretty common for its time, but my parents always remind me I was named after a character from Miami Vice. hahaha.