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HelpRe: What's your thoughts on the name LaFree for a boy?
in reply to a message by Emezli
I'm going to say I agree with others who automatically associate it with a feminine coding. In my part of the world (Pacific Northwest), it would read very feminine and most likely someone of African American decent or Creole decent due to the La prefix. I personally knew and went to school with a very sweet woman who had Creole grandparents and her name was LaCharish.
Also, personally, Free-a (pronounced Free-ah) again reads feminine and rather "redneck" or "illiterate" due to the fact I have cousins (who one could say were typical "hillbillies/rednecks" and they named their children Freedom (b), Liberty (g), Spangle (g), Justice (b). It feels like it should be the next girl. So, it's not a positive association for me.
Freea also seems like a misspelling of the name Freyja. Like what happened in history with immigration through Ellis Island where a name from another culture is said verbally then transcribed by phonetics.
Overall, I appreciate your meaning behind the name, I just would be aware of how much your son would be teased and or singled out. If not that, he would constantly be explaining his name over and over again. Maybe not to his peers (as you say, children can adapt much easier) but to other adults. Especially on a professional level.
Of course, it's ultimately your choice but maybe next time, don't ask general public opinions if you don't want the feedback.
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Also, personally, Free-a (pronounced Free-ah) again reads feminine and rather "redneck" or "illiterate" due to the fact I have cousins (who one could say were typical "hillbillies/rednecks" and they named their children Freedom (b), Liberty (g), Spangle (g), Justice (b). It feels like it should be the next girl. So, it's not a positive association for me.
Freea also seems like a misspelling of the name Freyja. Like what happened in history with immigration through Ellis Island where a name from another culture is said verbally then transcribed by phonetics.
Overall, I appreciate your meaning behind the name, I just would be aware of how much your son would be teased and or singled out. If not that, he would constantly be explaining his name over and over again. Maybe not to his peers (as you say, children can adapt much easier) but to other adults. Especially on a professional level.
Of course, it's ultimately your choice but maybe next time, don't ask general public opinions if you don't want the feedback.
imgur.com" />Mommy to
☆★Will★☆
♡♥Katie♥♡
♥♡Lizzie♡♥
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