Why is it considered bad form to not stick to already known names?
Why is it odd for people to 'make up' names, or to spell names differently?
All we have is a long list of things other people have already called their children and we stick, for the most part, to that list. People who don't, are laughed at.
Why? At some point in history, every one of these names was 'made up', by someone. So why is it that we can no longer contribute to the list of names by making up our own without being laughed at?
At what point in history did someone turn round and say right, that's it, we've got enough names now, let's just stick with these. Everyone choose one of these now.
The argument that they will stick out/get laughed at, well that is as a result of everyone being expected to stick to this list, not the reason for it.
All the name threads on here always make me wonder about this, especially when people have an unusual choice.
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mytwopenceworth · 09/07/2007 09:46
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