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in reply to a message by Emily
"Makenna- I can't warm to it. It comes from Mckenna which is the Gaelic name for "son of Cionaodh". It's never made sense to me why someone would name the girl something that means 'son of'"
I see this argument invoked all the time wrt names like Makenna and Mackenzie and Madison and I think it's the silliest thing! These names aren't really my style but I never see it applied elsewhere, people wondering why anyone would name their blond fair-skinned baby Cole, or their very-assuredly-not-royal baby Sarah. Most people don't think meanings have to actually "fit" the person with the name. Most people barely care about name meanings in the first place! Not attacking you specifically, because like I said I see this all the time, it just annoys me.
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/87410
I see this argument invoked all the time wrt names like Makenna and Mackenzie and Madison and I think it's the silliest thing! These names aren't really my style but I never see it applied elsewhere, people wondering why anyone would name their blond fair-skinned baby Cole, or their very-assuredly-not-royal baby Sarah. Most people don't think meanings have to actually "fit" the person with the name. Most people barely care about name meanings in the first place! Not attacking you specifically, because like I said I see this all the time, it just annoys me.
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/87410
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I don't think naming a daughter a name that means "son of" is the same as naming a fair skinned/haired child a name that means "dark". I know not everyone cares about the meaning of their name, but most kids are at one point at least curious about their own. I don't know, I'd just genuinely be kind of disappointed if I learned the meaning of my name meant "son of" someone, the same why I'd be pretty disappointed if my mother had named me Dylan or Tyler.
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How is it different though? Anyway, lots of names have bad/underwhelming meanings. Charlotte might mean man. Andrea definitely means man. I rarely see people decry their usage on these grounds. The majority of people value sound/style over meanings at this point. Of course, a Madison could easily grow up to dislike the sound/style of her name, but that risk is present with any name.
It just tends to be an inconsistent criticism, is what I'm saying. One that comes about because of a bias against unisex names, in my opinion. And I dislike the amount of bias against unisex names.
It just tends to be an inconsistent criticism, is what I'm saying. One that comes about because of a bias against unisex names, in my opinion. And I dislike the amount of bias against unisex names.
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I have no issue with unisex names, for example Riley is one of my favorite names for both, but my main issue with Mc names is that growing up in Scotland I've always known that Mc surnames mean "son of". I completely see your point about names like Charlotte but to me names like Jackson, McKenzie, etc... on a girl are a bit silly as they blatantly mean "son of". I have no issue with people naming their children this, I just don't like the names. I completely see your point but this is just my take on it.
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