Message: "Aim?" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Aim?

by maxwelledison

2/1/2010, 9:40 AM

I was looking at a list of names on another site, and "Aim" came up. I rather like it, myself - short, to the point, with a meaning I can respect, regardless of how modern it sounds. What do you think?

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- Anneza

2/2/2010, 4:37 AM

Short for Amy?

- Ranchie

2/1/2010, 4:44 PM

Well I've never heard of the toothpaste but that would probably ruin a name for me. And Ame or Aim looks incomplete to me. Plus Aim seems too violent and really weird.

- queenv (guest) +3

2/1/2010, 12:37 PM

Toothpaste.

- Davidica

2/1/2010, 2:18 PM

agreed ...

- New_Chloe +1

2/1/2010, 2:11 PM

what's this toothpaste business

I've never heard of a toothpaste called Aim. And I happen to think that Crest and Sensodyne are fine names for all children! ;)

- queenv (guest)

2/1/2010, 5:35 PM

I don't know where you live, but in the U.S. Aim is a brand of toothpaste. It's inexpensive, bright green, and tastes pretty good. Although it doesn't get a huge market share, I would venture to say that the majority of Americans have heard of it.

I would relegate Crest and Sensodyne to middle name status, and only if they're honoring. :-D

- lac

2/1/2010, 12:16 PM

I prefer it spelled Ame. Aim looks a little violent to me, probably because guns were the first thing to come to mind when I saw it.

- colophon

2/1/2010, 11:19 AM

I originally thought it was short for the French name Aimon -- which is also a phonetic form of Eamon / Eamonn. Aim sounds incomplete to me, so I'd want to pronounce it ah-EEM as if it were Arabic in origin.

BTW, I like the nickname Ames for Amy/Aimon/Eamon.

- Andromache (Hannah Ruth)

2/1/2010, 10:13 AM

As a nickname for Amy (Ame) it could work. But on its own it's just a verb.

- GiovannaDevorah

2/1/2010, 9:55 AM

i think of tooth paste

- New_Chloe +1

2/1/2010, 9:45 AM

It is rather pleasant. Though at first I thought for sure it was a name from another culture - Arabic perhaps. The thought of using the English verb "aim" as a name is very modern and cutting edge. I too like how simple it is, and it does have a nice sound to it.

Boy or girl? I suppose it works well for both - female Aim is similar to Amy. I immediately thought boy, however. Perhaps because of the inherent underlying "hunting" or "soldier" reference in the word aim... like ready, aim, fire.

- maxwelledison

2/1/2010, 9:47 AM

I had been thinking feminine, although you're right - it would work well as a masculine name, too. I like it the more I think about it.

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