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HelpRe: Why do so many people like Huckleberry? (m)
in reply to a message by Billina
It is pretty horrid. By all means, use it for a pet, but a person? I couldn't imagine on a real person. Show me the men who like Huckleberry.
People on this website are not very practical, but this is more of an outlet for creativity rather than actual child naming, and I understand that. Many of the female names listed on the "six daughters" thread sounded like swarms of witches; they were interesting and entertaining to read, but certainly not practical nor imaginable on a real child.
People on this website are not very practical, but this is more of an outlet for creativity rather than actual child naming, and I understand that. Many of the female names listed on the "six daughters" thread sounded like swarms of witches; they were interesting and entertaining to read, but certainly not practical nor imaginable on a real child.
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I'm sure there are plenty of people who didn't like my "six daughters" answer, but I'd use any one of those names on an actual child. Unless the poll ask for otherwise, I typically only answer with names I'd actually use.
So I guess I disagree that the names aren't practical. I think most people tend to answer with names they'd actually consider. While you might not imagine them on a child, doesn't mean that someone else can't. Even when I don't care for a name, at the very least, I can appreciate that most people on this site are at least picking legitimate names. Instead of the mispelled, made up, well, junk, that I see on so many other sites and irl.
So I guess I disagree that the names aren't practical. I think most people tend to answer with names they'd actually consider. While you might not imagine them on a child, doesn't mean that someone else can't. Even when I don't care for a name, at the very least, I can appreciate that most people on this site are at least picking legitimate names. Instead of the mispelled, made up, well, junk, that I see on so many other sites and irl.
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Very well said :)
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How do you define "practical" exactly?
I think I'd like if my daughters sounded like a coven, to be honest, but maybe I've been watching too much Charmed.
I think I'd like if my daughters sounded like a coven, to be honest, but maybe I've been watching too much Charmed.
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I think we're practical when we need to be, but there are plenty of regulars here who like being able to use GPs in combos or for 'what if.....' questions.
To me, practical is real life usage. Would you give a child this name?
For the what if's, like "Name six sisters", we'd go for the themey sibsets that we wouldn't really give to kids. There are writers who come here, too, and are more used to using lots of varied names for characters.
To me, practical is real life usage. Would you give a child this name?
For the what if's, like "Name six sisters", we'd go for the themey sibsets that we wouldn't really give to kids. There are writers who come here, too, and are more used to using lots of varied names for characters.
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Argh, I can never make hypothetical combos. I'm an extremely literal person, so if someone asks this it would always have to be something that I would consider in real life.
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It can be hard for me, too. Maybe my brain just goes 'I just named a group of cousins for my story. Do I really need to do this, too?' But it's something that isn't necessarily taken seriously.
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Ditto, pretty much!
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