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HelpRe: Middle name Rose
in reply to a message by Anneza, nsi
"I do think the criticism that parents choosing a filler mn are careless or lazy is unfair."
- isn't that the definition of a "filler name" though? A name to fill a gap. That's the impression I got but if it isn't right, would you mind very much telling me what the expression mean?
I wouldn't mind Rose as a first name but to actually use myself there are other first names I like more.
- isn't that the definition of a "filler name" though? A name to fill a gap. That's the impression I got but if it isn't right, would you mind very much telling me what the expression mean?
I wouldn't mind Rose as a first name but to actually use myself there are other first names I like more.
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I think it depends on where you, personally, stand. Parents who use, let's say, popular mns might do so to fill a perceived gap, but plenty of children get no mns at all, and the sun still rises. I find it more likely that parents choose the names they like, fns and mns. If they pick what some others consider trendy, ephemeral fns, or unimaginative mns, they wouldn't do so out of a wish to be trendy or boring - they would choose names that they've seen lots of parents use because they, themselves, like the names enough to pick them.
For example: we named our first daughter Caroline. Some months later, a couple we knew slightly had a daughter and named her Caitlyn, which was beginning to take off where we live. DH heard this and turned to me with regret: 'Why didn't you tell me about that amazing name?' So, the first time he heard a fashionable name, he liked it enough to want to use it. And he is not a dedicated follower of fashion at all. He just does things sometimes that other people do!
For example: we named our first daughter Caroline. Some months later, a couple we knew slightly had a daughter and named her Caitlyn, which was beginning to take off where we live. DH heard this and turned to me with regret: 'Why didn't you tell me about that amazing name?' So, the first time he heard a fashionable name, he liked it enough to want to use it. And he is not a dedicated follower of fashion at all. He just does things sometimes that other people do!
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I see what you mean and I think you're probably right. People must mostly use names that they've heard or read and they like.
My son's middle name is Alexander and I was surprised to see someone call it a filler middle name because it's just a name we loved. The idea of people using a name because they couldn't think of anything else didn't occur to me until I saw people calling things filler names.
I know what you mean with Caitlyn. Me and my boyfriend did the same thing with Mackenzie when we were hunting for first names for our girls. Someone suggested it and I'd never heard it before and thought it was awesome, and my boyfriend loved it best of all. I didn't even know it was trendy until people started saying how trendy and terrible it was.
Just for the record, I like Caroline over Caitlyn any day.
Thanks for explaining :) I think we probably will end up going with Rose.
My son's middle name is Alexander and I was surprised to see someone call it a filler middle name because it's just a name we loved. The idea of people using a name because they couldn't think of anything else didn't occur to me until I saw people calling things filler names.
I know what you mean with Caitlyn. Me and my boyfriend did the same thing with Mackenzie when we were hunting for first names for our girls. Someone suggested it and I'd never heard it before and thought it was awesome, and my boyfriend loved it best of all. I didn't even know it was trendy until people started saying how trendy and terrible it was.
Just for the record, I like Caroline over Caitlyn any day.
Thanks for explaining :) I think we probably will end up going with Rose.
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