Someone at the store yesterday asked me what my son's name was (he's 11 months) and when I told her, she wrinkled her nose and said "ew. Did you name him after a hotel?"
Post by underwaterrhymes on Mar 8, 2014 11:29:29 GMT -5
If it's any comfort, I love the name Tess. If we ever have a girl it will be one of the names at the top of our list. There is a chance someone might call her Mess, or "Tess-ticles." I'm going to pretend they won't if we use it.
And although this wasn't a problem for me when I was a kid, when I was in college, some of my guy friends tried to convince me to start a phone sex line called "Smeg with Meg."
Every name comes with fabulous (or less fabulous) rhyming opportunities.
Kids are always going to find ways to make fun of names. Its just a fact of life and so many people deal with it as kids without any lasting trauma. Just accept that and name your kid what you want!
I pronounced it right when I saw it. But people will definitely have trouble saying and spelling it. People in general are astoundingly dumb. It does not look like "weird".
In the US, you pretty much have to name your kid John or Jacob for a name to not be mispronounced. Even then people would misspell it, so one pretty much has to make her peace with it.
I say name your kid Vir. I work with an Indian kid named Aryan and once he explained the origin I thought it was a great name. Kids will always find a way to be mean if they want to be mean, and adults will, too.
I am very, VERY unfamiliar with Indian names and their pronunciations, but I read it as "Veer" when I saw your OP. Your friend is a dumbass behind obviously has no clue about phonemic sounds.