Even if he goes by Huck, which kids will rhyme with all of the excellent words above... Every damn year on the first day of school, every teacher will call out his name as Huckleberry. Sorry, kid.
Post by sparrowsong on May 28, 2015 19:14:11 GMT -5
I do not get the berry name. Or the Huck nn which has obvious rhyming issues. But Kenneth is an awesome underused name. So hopefully he can fall back on that one.
I just can't imagine this kid as an adult, going into a job interview, and introducing himself as Huckleberry. FINE its cute for a kid but I feel like it doesn't transfer into adulthood which is why I'm weirded out!
Who can take a Huckleberry seriously?!
Exactly. I always think about how it will appear on a resume.
I have a short name with no NN, but I've always imagined there are things you fill out when applying for a job that you can't use a Nn on. Right?
Also I can't imagine giving my kid a name where the full version is so bad they can't use it at a job interview but think it's ok because they can use the shortened version. I hate nicknames as given names, but I'd much prefer that.
There's nothing WRONG with it, it's just not my style.
But...you insinuated that she was screwed because there was no short form for her name to put on a resume.
Not screwed but if it were me interviewing, I think it would be harder for me to take a cute kid name as seriously as a more traditional or common name (from a first impression standpoint, obviously if they were qualified it wouldn't prevent me from hiring them). Just me though!
But...you insinuated that she was screwed because there was no short form for her name to put on a resume.
Not screwed but if it were me interviewing, I think it would be harder for me to take a cute kid name as seriously as a more traditional or common name (from a first impression standpoint, obviously if they were qualified it wouldn't prevent me from hiring them). Just me though!
I don't see Lila as a "cute kid name." I think I once heard a story about a kid being called Emmalina. Like. Ballerina. Lila is not in that same category.
Not screwed but if it were me interviewing, I think it would be harder for me to take a cute kid name as seriously as a more traditional or common name (from a first impression standpoint, obviously if they were qualified it wouldn't prevent me from hiring them). Just me though!
Lila is an old lady name!
Maybe it's regional? I never heard of it before this woman named her DD this (she's 3).