Re: using a name from a different culture than your own
in reply to a message by jmp7001
Nope, not lame at all. Go for it. MAny many names have already made the jump from one culture to the next. As long as you're good say "We just liked the name", what's the big deal?
We have a Niko, Emerson, and Lachlan, all from cultures we have to ties to at all.
Sidenote: Calloway, Callahan, Callum, Cadell, and Campbell could also all be nicknamed Cal.
Three boys nappin', one mama namenerdin'
To peruse my top 100ish names: http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/82589
"My Inner Birthing Mother Paddles a Canoe" and other non-name musings
found on my blog: http://jodifriesen.blogspot.ca/2014/07/paddle-power.html
We have a Niko, Emerson, and Lachlan, all from cultures we have to ties to at all.
Sidenote: Calloway, Callahan, Callum, Cadell, and Campbell could also all be nicknamed Cal.
Three boys nappin', one mama namenerdin'
To peruse my top 100ish names: http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/82589
"My Inner Birthing Mother Paddles a Canoe" and other non-name musings
found on my blog: http://jodifriesen.blogspot.ca/2014/07/paddle-power.html