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Help[Opinions] Concepcion
This name reached #739 on the US top 1000 in 1920
It means exactly what you think it means:
"Means "conception" in Spanish. This name is given in reference to the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. A city in Chile bears this name."
and I thought Pinkie was bad.
Thoughts?
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It means exactly what you think it means:
"Means "conception" in Spanish. This name is given in reference to the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. A city in Chile bears this name."
and I thought Pinkie was bad.
Thoughts?
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"one particular boogie will move mirror massaging with stirring crepe mixture, positioning loaves while in the furnace then toting items in containers" ~ best Russian daing sites (guest, 198.144.149.xxx) (2020)
Formally PrincessZ and Princess Magpie
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Aggressively Catholic.
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I think it's beautiful in a way. I think names that allude to a spiritual concept using a mundane one, based on a mythology, are elevating in a way. They predict people's understanding of meaning beyond the mundane literal one, and that's sort of uplifting just in itself.
As a name for people who consider the material world as the only true reality, who (as I tend to do myself) evaluate names based on whether they sound cool - "Conception" would be a bad name, sure. If we only think of a mundane meaning, and don't engage our symbolic imagination, we'll be limited to thinking it is "bad." Conception, like egg and sperm? Seems ugly and weird, not namey.
Like ... Echo is a myth-allusion-name too - and could be "good" among people who only take a literal meaning. I think Echo is "bad," though, not because the word is "bad" but because we have the myth, and I think what it alludes to seems tragic and without redemption. Even though I'm not Catholic or even Christian, I can appreciate a universally intelligible symbolic meaningfulness of the immaculate conception. Just like I can appreciate the meaningfulness of, say, Pankaja, even though I'm not Hindu. I don't assume I appreciate any of the meanings at the depth they're intended, but I can at least recognize that they are meaningful beyond the literal.
As a name for people who consider the material world as the only true reality, who (as I tend to do myself) evaluate names based on whether they sound cool - "Conception" would be a bad name, sure. If we only think of a mundane meaning, and don't engage our symbolic imagination, we'll be limited to thinking it is "bad." Conception, like egg and sperm? Seems ugly and weird, not namey.
Like ... Echo is a myth-allusion-name too - and could be "good" among people who only take a literal meaning. I think Echo is "bad," though, not because the word is "bad" but because we have the myth, and I think what it alludes to seems tragic and without redemption. Even though I'm not Catholic or even Christian, I can appreciate a universally intelligible symbolic meaningfulness of the immaculate conception. Just like I can appreciate the meaningfulness of, say, Pankaja, even though I'm not Hindu. I don't assume I appreciate any of the meanings at the depth they're intended, but I can at least recognize that they are meaningful beyond the literal.
This message was edited 7/18/2021, 1:53 PM
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I love Marian names. I once tagged them all, but it looks like someone removed the tags. My favorites are Pilar and Socorro.
Concepcion is fine, especially when seen as a Marian name. They aren't used much now.
Concepcion is fine, especially when seen as a Marian name. They aren't used much now.
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My thoughts? Don't comment on names from a culture you know nothing about, especially if you're going to be completely disrespectful.
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It is a bit startling. Though, if you think about it, Natalie is just about as trite - everyone was conceived and then had a birthday, so they are hardly names that require much thought or encourage individuality.
Am I right in thinking that the BVM herself was Immaculately Conceived, ie her mother also became pregnant without human intervention? Very strange.
Am I right in thinking that the BVM herself was Immaculately Conceived, ie her mother also became pregnant without human intervention? Very strange.
This message was edited 7/18/2021, 12:28 AM
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But Natalie / Natalia means Christmas Day which has a whole different set of connotations. Such as "good will towards men" and a celebration of a holiday where people are traditionally more generous... as opposed to "an egg got fertilised that day". I feel like this is more like naming your child "Conceived" as in, a label of a successful pregnancy and possible suitable heir as opposed to a child with emotions.
Of course with it being more popular (or used to be) in another country of another language, perhaps this does not translate as cleanly. Though, with the popularity stats of Spain especially, it could have become a name outside of it's actual meaning - relating to people more than on its own merit. Perhaps a family name passed on exactly like how there's a million Georges in my family, each named after the one before for generations.
Having said that, there's a whole section of insane religious names on this website and Concepcion is one of the better ones.
Maybe it legit sounds better in Spanish
Of course with it being more popular (or used to be) in another country of another language, perhaps this does not translate as cleanly. Though, with the popularity stats of Spain especially, it could have become a name outside of it's actual meaning - relating to people more than on its own merit. Perhaps a family name passed on exactly like how there's a million Georges in my family, each named after the one before for generations.
Having said that, there's a whole section of insane religious names on this website and Concepcion is one of the better ones.
Maybe it legit sounds better in Spanish
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Yes, up to a point: but the word is older than the religion, and originally just meant any and every birthday (not fertilisation day, unlike Concepcion!).
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Not my Culture
I think this name should be respected as it comes from another culture. Within that culture, it's a fine name. I'm not from that culture so I wouldn't use it.
I think this name should be respected as it comes from another culture. Within that culture, it's a fine name. I'm not from that culture so I wouldn't use it.
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I mean, it's fine to criticize another culture's names as long as you have an understanding of what it means/where it comes from, and not just be like 'haha Bích looks like the B word' or something.
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If a name means "unwanted" or "penis" or something of an unfortunate nature, no culture or language is exempt from the same criticism in this regard - just how it isn't ignored when I go through names and go "oh, that's pretty" to a name from a culture or language I am equally unfamiliar with.
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I prefer Encarnación simply for the fact that I know one who shortens it to Enka which I think is really cute. Otherwise I don't like these types of religious names and this one shortens to "Concha" which is just too old.
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No thanks.
The more I say it the more stupid it sounds.
The more I say it the more stupid it sounds.
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I love it!
It's quite dated in the Philippines. Despite this, I love it! It's my favorite name! I love everything about it! I wouldn't hesitate to name a future child this. The Filipino pronunciation is kon-sehp-SHAWN, and I much prefer that over kon-thep-THYON.
It's quite dated in the Philippines. Despite this, I love it! It's my favorite name! I love everything about it! I wouldn't hesitate to name a future child this. The Filipino pronunciation is kon-sehp-SHAWN, and I much prefer that over kon-thep-THYON.
This message was edited 7/17/2021, 7:05 PM
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The pronunciation I've heard is Con-sep-si-own.
This message was edited 7/17/2021, 10:50 PM
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Don't like it at all
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I love it!
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Ick.
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