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HelpDoes handwriting matter?
We love some names for our twins but with some, we don't like them when we see how we write them down. When naming, do you take into consideration your handwriting when deciding on a name? Does the way you write a name ever discourage you from using it? Thank you.
This message was edited 2/25/2017, 6:20 PM
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Yes. I have changed spelling of characters' names before because maybe I liked it fine typed out, but once written it looked "off."
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Interesting query
While learning to write, I experimented with every current nick-name - especially Bobbie/Bobby // Barby/Barbie etcetera, save Babs and Babette, and generally disliked any version ending with the "y", partly because the tail descended to the paper line beneath it – convoluting the neatness of the first grade text beneath it. So, while I hate to admit this - Yes handwriting can matter if it matters to the namee. However, names are personal nouns - so spell this in a way that you prefer--and even English teachers or professors will honor a spelling choice that differs from the standard. Interesting query!
While learning to write, I experimented with every current nick-name - especially Bobbie/Bobby // Barby/Barbie etcetera, save Babs and Babette, and generally disliked any version ending with the "y", partly because the tail descended to the paper line beneath it – convoluting the neatness of the first grade text beneath it. So, while I hate to admit this - Yes handwriting can matter if it matters to the namee. However, names are personal nouns - so spell this in a way that you prefer--and even English teachers or professors will honor a spelling choice that differs from the standard. Interesting query!
This message was edited 2/27/2017, 12:37 AM
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I do slightly take in consideration my handwriting and I take in consideration how a name looks when typed. Most important to me is the sound of the name. Part of the problem is that my opinion on the appearance of names easily shift.
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This message was edited 2/26/2017, 2:45 AM
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When I want to improve my penmanship, I write names. Sometimes random names, mostly names that I like. My full name has always been incredibly difficult for me to write, and that makes it ugly 8/10s of the time. While I would prefer that I don't butcher my child's name every time I use it, it's not a make-or-break for me.
My mom had a trick for writing our last name to make it easier on herself, and prettier in the end. See if you can figure out a way to write them that makes you like how they look better.
My mom had a trick for writing our last name to make it easier on herself, and prettier in the end. See if you can figure out a way to write them that makes you like how they look better.
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