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Help[Opinions] WDYT of Jream?
In 2022, Jream made its debut on the US top 1000 at an impressive #776. Do you agree with the rating that Jream has on this site?
This message was edited 11/13/2023, 7:26 AM
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Personally I love it, though I'd be surprised to find my future self using it for a child, if only because I would be afraid their name would hinder their academic and professional opportunities later in life. I think it sounds sweet, soft, and loving, and I also just like the phonetics.
The spelling is, personally, a little disorienting; "jr" doesn't look right to my eyes. But mostly you hear a name rather than spell it, so I don't mind that.
The spelling is, personally, a little disorienting; "jr" doesn't look right to my eyes. But mostly you hear a name rather than spell it, so I don't mind that.
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It's a terrible name.
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Nooope. Do not like. Really surprised it’s rated that high…
This message was edited 11/13/2023, 4:37 PM
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I think replacing Ds with Js is an interesting phenomenon. Personally, I relate it a bit to African/Arabic influence just because it reminds me of Dj in names like Djamila (instead of Jamila) plus the D sound in Arabic looks similar to an English J; probably there's specific pop culture influences for it, too, but I don't know those. I don't mind it, but it's not something I'd do myself; I feel more resonance with Dreama.
I understand the rating. People who use this site often don't like words names and typically don't favor nonstandard looking names either. I think stylewise it's basically like Jazmine or Jaxon. Those are rated lower than the standard English spelling. Jackson vs Jaxon drops about 30 favorability points the same way that Dream vs Jream does. I feel like CK to X is sillier that DR to J or S to Z, but that's just my feeling...maybe it's also because Jackson looks more traditional English to me, so I have stronger expectations of it conforming to convention (plus I have negative associations with Jackson to begin with), and maybe some people feel similarly about Dream. I used to be bothered by altered words names like that, and I still don't like every single one, but now I mostly feel like they're expressionistic or endearingly whimsical (also my parents spelled my NN with a y instead of the more common/intuitive i supposedly because "it looked more geometrically correct" 🙄 It's whatever, although it can be interesting to see who bothers to remember the spelling variance and who doesn't). From a practical standpoint, I don't think it matters because lots of people have names like this, and this isn't one that people will be wildly mispronouncing even if they're unfamiliar with it.
I understand the rating. People who use this site often don't like words names and typically don't favor nonstandard looking names either. I think stylewise it's basically like Jazmine or Jaxon. Those are rated lower than the standard English spelling. Jackson vs Jaxon drops about 30 favorability points the same way that Dream vs Jream does. I feel like CK to X is sillier that DR to J or S to Z, but that's just my feeling...maybe it's also because Jackson looks more traditional English to me, so I have stronger expectations of it conforming to convention (plus I have negative associations with Jackson to begin with), and maybe some people feel similarly about Dream. I used to be bothered by altered words names like that, and I still don't like every single one, but now I mostly feel like they're expressionistic or endearingly whimsical (also my parents spelled my NN with a y instead of the more common/intuitive i supposedly because "it looked more geometrically correct" 🙄 It's whatever, although it can be interesting to see who bothers to remember the spelling variance and who doesn't). From a practical standpoint, I don't think it matters because lots of people have names like this, and this isn't one that people will be wildly mispronouncing even if they're unfamiliar with it.
This message was edited 11/14/2023, 9:51 AM
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Yes. And I’m surprised it’s not lower.
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There are so many names from all corners of the world that involve the meaning “dream.” I can’t understand why someone wouldn’t choose one of those rather than misspelling a word. I would feel bad for anyone saddled with this name.
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I actually kinda like it. I wouldn't name my kid it, but that's because I wouldn't name a kid Dream. I think it's really nifty that the Jr sounds almost exactly, or even exactly, just like a Dr when I say it. But when I say it, I'm saying Jream, not Dream. So it would not feel the same as calling someone "Dream"!
Like New Chloe said, the J turns it into a "name that sounds like the word dream," without actually naming someone Dream. Sort of like you can call someone Ash and not feel like you are calling them the noun ash, because Ash is a name. IMO the name Dream, especially for a girl, is sorta h ... str ... ironically not wholesome? It's like Delight or Heavenly. But Jream seems jazzy and debonair, even could be sporty, and like it could be unisex.
My impression of it could be altered if I could discover what demographic is using the name. If I found out it was very celebby / Kardashian style, I'd like it less. And if I found out it was used alongside names like Riot and Mazikeen, I'd like it less. But I imagine it as being roughly the same sort of usage as Nevaeh. ??
I also kinda like Jru. But I personally would swap the genders on the usage, and name a boy Jream and a girl Jru.
I mean not that I would. Just that I'd think it was a little more appealing to see.
I don't understand the negative ra... oh wait. Yes, I do understand it. I don't think the ratings mean a whole lot though, especially when they are very low. Why is Mazikeen rated better than Jream? That's just dumb imo.
Like New Chloe said, the J turns it into a "name that sounds like the word dream," without actually naming someone Dream. Sort of like you can call someone Ash and not feel like you are calling them the noun ash, because Ash is a name. IMO the name Dream, especially for a girl, is sorta h ... str ... ironically not wholesome? It's like Delight or Heavenly. But Jream seems jazzy and debonair, even could be sporty, and like it could be unisex.
My impression of it could be altered if I could discover what demographic is using the name. If I found out it was very celebby / Kardashian style, I'd like it less. And if I found out it was used alongside names like Riot and Mazikeen, I'd like it less. But I imagine it as being roughly the same sort of usage as Nevaeh. ??
I also kinda like Jru. But I personally would swap the genders on the usage, and name a boy Jream and a girl Jru.
I mean not that I would. Just that I'd think it was a little more appealing to see.
I don't understand the negative ra... oh wait. Yes, I do understand it. I don't think the ratings mean a whole lot though, especially when they are very low. Why is Mazikeen rated better than Jream? That's just dumb imo.
This message was edited 11/13/2023, 11:43 AM
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This comment comes off as very weird in a couple ways. If you found out what demographic it came from, you’d like it less??? This seems racist/classist at the root.
This comment also reads xenophobic…Mazikeen is a longstanding cultural name. Of course people have positive associations with their culture or people they have known. It’s not a recently invented name, as this name is.
Frankly we don’t need these attitudes on this site.
This comment also reads xenophobic…Mazikeen is a longstanding cultural name. Of course people have positive associations with their culture or people they have known. It’s not a recently invented name, as this name is.
Frankly we don’t need these attitudes on this site.
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I dunno, I was curious about the demographic who chose the name as well. At first I thought it was probably popular with African Americans, because of their tradition of using creative spellings of names. I know what the history is behind that.
But then I also thought about Mormons from Utah, and how they also enjoy very unusual spellings.
Then there's also that group of people who make their living as social media families - they also love unique names. Jream could be a phenomenon rising from the trend of giving all the children names with the same letter. I would be interested in seeing what sort of people favoured this name and if it IS mostly social media micro celebrities, yes, it honestly would make me like it less, I admit it. It probably is classist of me to look askance at those family vloggers with impossibly shiny lives and scary veneered smiles with kids named Jurnee, Jenesis, Jeneva, Jeep and Jream. That's something I'll have to work on.
But then I also thought about Mormons from Utah, and how they also enjoy very unusual spellings.
Then there's also that group of people who make their living as social media families - they also love unique names. Jream could be a phenomenon rising from the trend of giving all the children names with the same letter. I would be interested in seeing what sort of people favoured this name and if it IS mostly social media micro celebrities, yes, it honestly would make me like it less, I admit it. It probably is classist of me to look askance at those family vloggers with impossibly shiny lives and scary veneered smiles with kids named Jurnee, Jenesis, Jeneva, Jeep and Jream. That's something I'll have to work on.
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Not really. The demographic thing seems like if I found out 90% of people who named their kid Pollyanna are jaywalkers who wear purple polka dotted ponchos everyday (maybe that would change my impression of Pollyanna, maybe not, but if it did, race and class wouldn't necessarily be factors; I might be afraid if I was expressing fondness of Pollyanna, it would imply to people that I approve of jaywalking and purple polka dotted ponchos).
In contrast, acting like the only reason someone would not want to be associated stylewise with the Kardashians (and a demographic that would fellow trends they set) is because of race/class would be reductive (as if race is the only thing interesting enough about them to react to). Often race/class is a factor in why people dislike names, but it isn't always; like, with your reaction to Jream, I assumed you like standardized spelling rather than assuming you're classist, even though I could connect those theoretically if I felt like it.
Mazikeen has a "negative" meaning, which is something not everyone likes regardless of culture. It's clearly not xenophobic when the other example given was Riot. Mazikeen has been used as a Hebrew word for demons, but to my knowledge, wasn't used for used for humans until recently and still isn't in Hebrew.
In contrast, acting like the only reason someone would not want to be associated stylewise with the Kardashians (and a demographic that would fellow trends they set) is because of race/class would be reductive (as if race is the only thing interesting enough about them to react to). Often race/class is a factor in why people dislike names, but it isn't always; like, with your reaction to Jream, I assumed you like standardized spelling rather than assuming you're classist, even though I could connect those theoretically if I felt like it.
Mazikeen has a "negative" meaning, which is something not everyone likes regardless of culture. It's clearly not xenophobic when the other example given was Riot. Mazikeen has been used as a Hebrew word for demons, but to my knowledge, wasn't used for used for humans until recently and still isn't in Hebrew.
This message was edited 11/13/2023, 8:52 PM
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I didn't mean it like that.
Mazikeen isn't a longstanding cultural name, afaik, it's the name of a demon used in a comic book and TV show.
Where did you get your information? Educate me.
Mazikeen isn't a longstanding cultural name, afaik, it's the name of a demon used in a comic book and TV show.
Where did you get your information? Educate me.
This message was edited 11/13/2023, 3:05 PM
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Well, it's interesting. It's sure something. Why Jream? Dream would be plenty unique enough. But then, people love playing with spelling even if the name itself is very rare. Maybe the change makes it more namey than wordy, to the people who picked it. I have to say I never thought about how the word dream does sort of sound like it starts with a J. That's creative.
Something about it feels unsettling though. Like it's a slang term for something rude, or a type of some kind of street drug.
Something about it feels unsettling though. Like it's a slang term for something rude, or a type of some kind of street drug.
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God that's insane. It's bad! Very bad. I wonder what prompted it.
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Nonsensical. Of course I agree with the rating - who would invent it? But that doesn't make it a sensible choice as a name for a human being.
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It's pretty abominable...
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Don't like it at all
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When I saw this name on the top 1000 list I almost cried and lost faith in humanity (and that’s coming from someone who hates being negative about any name).
And yes I absolutely agree with the 7% rating for this name.
And yes I absolutely agree with the 7% rating for this name.
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