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Help[Opinions] Re: Havyn
in reply to a message by Geri
I’d pronounce it Haven and I would spell it with the e not the y. That being said people on this site tend to be kinda harsh, try Babynames.com, then Name message board and then Need name advice. There they tend to be nicer about their opinions, that’s why I don’t hardly ever post on this board because, especially if you’re pregnant your hormones are going crazy already and so words can really get to you, you’d think other moms would be nicer about their opinion because of that.
However I do love the name Haven! Great choice.
However I do love the name Haven! Great choice.
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I'd rather receive honest opinions than sugar coated flattery
Especially about naming a child. And yes, I'm a mother. If I don't want opinions, then I just don't ask period. Like when I asked about names I might consider for a next child and I asked about Feia. Someone here said it really is a lot like the word for 'ugly' in Spanish. I'm VERY happy that I'm finding stuff like that out BEFORE naming a child. Now I can make a well-informed decision, instead of being unhappily surprised if I encountered Spanish speakers that snicker at my child's name.
And typically someone who's adopting a child doesn't really have pregnancy hormones driving them crazy...
Especially about naming a child. And yes, I'm a mother. If I don't want opinions, then I just don't ask period. Like when I asked about names I might consider for a next child and I asked about Feia. Someone here said it really is a lot like the word for 'ugly' in Spanish. I'm VERY happy that I'm finding stuff like that out BEFORE naming a child. Now I can make a well-informed decision, instead of being unhappily surprised if I encountered Spanish speakers that snicker at my child's name.
And typically someone who's adopting a child doesn't really have pregnancy hormones driving them crazy...
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I wholeheartedly agree!
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You'l find that the people on babynames.com would be much more likely to enjoy more "creative" names like Havyn. This board has some mums, however this is about names and the study and origins of names, so there is a lot of people who have no kids. Not 'baby names'.
I don't necessarily think people on here are 'harsh', but they are truthful and don't sugar coat it.
I'd rather 100% honesty, rather than everyone just lying and saying they like it. If it's a name that i'm seriously considering, then I want real opinions, opinions that you probably wouldn't get in real life.
I don't necessarily think people on here are 'harsh', but they are truthful and don't sugar coat it.
I'd rather 100% honesty, rather than everyone just lying and saying they like it. If it's a name that i'm seriously considering, then I want real opinions, opinions that you probably wouldn't get in real life.
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I don't think you should be surprised that people who choose to spend at least some of their time on a site dedicated to talking about names are going to have opinions about names.
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I understand that we don’t always exercise the most tact, but it is a name opinion board.
Maybe there needs to be a Name Affirmation board where people can go when they only want to be told they’ve made a great choice.
I am, and have always appreciated, the kind of person who will tell you that you have spinach in your teeth, or toilet paper stuck to your shoe, or you have the potential to give a human being a lifetime of discomfort by giving them a problematic name.
Maybe there needs to be a Name Affirmation board where people can go when they only want to be told they’ve made a great choice.
I am, and have always appreciated, the kind of person who will tell you that you have spinach in your teeth, or toilet paper stuck to your shoe, or you have the potential to give a human being a lifetime of discomfort by giving them a problematic name.
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This is the Opinions Board. If people come to an Opinions Board, they shouldn't be surprised to receive people's opinions, which will often not coincide with their own. Most of us don't say "I love it" or "I hate it" without at least trying to explain why; there isn't a Board for propping up people's egos. Anyone who doesn't like what happens on this site is welcome to leave, but we are not likely to change our posting habits on the off-chance that somebody might not like them.
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Most of this board isn't "other moms".
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