Naming your child something "cute" or a "joke" or "l33t" is simple narcissism. It shows you are more interested in pleasing yourself than in considering your child's future experience. The fact that you asked the question shows you have SOME concern for your child, but that you asked it here shows you are hoping for people to validate what you want to do. If you think it would be cool to have a l33t name, change your own.
I have a weird name and I grew up HATING it. And as an adult woman I'm still not that psyched to have a masculine name. My parents gave me this name to please themselves, not me.
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Naming your child something "cute" or a "joke" or "l33t" is simple narcissism. It shows you are more interested in pleasing yourself than in considering your child's future experience. The fact that you asked the question shows you have SOME concern for your child, but that you asked it here shows you are hoping for people to validate what you want to do. If you think it would be cool to have a l33t name, change your own.
I have a weird name and I grew up HATING it. And as an adult woman I'm still not that psyched to have a masculine name. My parents gave me this name to please themselves, not me.
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