Children names from characters of books / dramas, etc

[Mezhgan]

Re: Children names from characters of books / dramas, etc

@Scherbatsky

Some parents try too hard; Aysel is a great example. Do you want the world to know how badly you’re complexed to come across as cultured or fancy? If so, why not try a name like Dante? Another is Chalisa - the same ‘ch’ as in chalet. Oh and too many baby Inayahs around these days, too.

Personally, I don’t there is anything wrong with choosing foreign or unique names as long as (a) you can pronounce and spell it correctly (b) know the origin and meaning of the name and (c) it’s an actual name and not just some word you made up, which you think sounds Persian/Arabic/whatever it may be. Eccentric? Quite possibly, but I wouldn’t say complexed. In my view, the people who come across as having a complex are those who choose a foreign or unusual name and aren’t even aware of the meaning and simply pride themselves on the fact that “it’s Persian” or “its xyz thing” without even knowing for certain if it really is. To each, his own, I suppose.