Having a really common (first) name, I like the idea of unusual/rare names. Especially some ancient Greek names - many of them are really beautiful, though people usually blink upon hearing one. For example, my father is pretty amazed at having a student named 'Andromeda'. Personally, I wouldn't mind being named like that.
(But then again, I live in Greece and speak Greek, so there's a bit of a double-standard here
)
Having said that, some words are just
not meant to be names.
Superman??? Good grief, people. I do support meaningful names (as opposed to jumbled strings of letters), but... really.
I'm currently perusing the link Karen left. There are a few names I actually like, based on spelling and sound, but some of them are... I'll spare you my bitter comments.
I mean, seriously:
"For the last 50 years, my family has been naming their children after Southwestern Ontario cities."Why, oh WHY?
See ya,
AnnaBtG.
