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no one is going to know unless you tell them. there are worse things to be called.
Right? Like My name means “hill” in Gaelic/Celtic. No one would know or care until it was done as an ice breaker
Mine is rock.
“Me rock”
you have to find a house near torpenhow hill
Hill, of Hillhill hill.
Edit: is it doxxing to say the name?
I was expecting there to be something more wrong with it while reading that, like its a particularly weird or ugly cicada or something 😂
Tbh though I think kids would be more likely to tease her about being named after a cicada than moana 😂
Yes, but chances are kids won’t figure out the meaning until late middle-high school. At that point the young adult should be less sensitive to childish bullying (although the way some kids are these days, she might have trouble)
She basically has until Karal the bug nerd figures it out, but chances are he’s got his own troubles to deal with.
Do people expect 13-16 year-olds to be more resilient to bullying than younger kids? Are they?
I’d expect that to be the most vulnerable age, but I don’t know. 17-18, I can see, but only because they’re more likely to have more varied social circles, and may be able to find more accepting groups on their own (though that could be a dnd group or an alt-right group, so that’s not necessarily a good thing). Again, I don’t really know anything about childhood development though.
Moana is literally ocean.
This way you can call her bug or something else cute
I feel like if I could remove my connotations from the word, Cicada itself would be an awesome name.
Children do descend upon large amounts of sweets in the same way that insects do. That’s all I’m saying.
They buzz around too. Sometimes in swarms. They can be adorable and fuzzy, as well as annoying and gross. They can be vampires and drain your energy. They can be essential to our life/enviroment too.
literally nothing wrong with that it’s just a name
What’s wrong with bugs? They’re cool, while a made up string of characters (that sounds good) might be better I don’t see what’s wrong with using an uncommon scientific name. Then again being honest is likely helpful.
Because having a weird name makes you a target for bullying. Also the name of a loud and annoying beetle is worse.
There’s nothing wrong with bugs. It’s all about intent, and he clearly intended to hide this from her because he knew (correctly) it would be a problem for her. So it was a lie by withholding relevant information. About their daughters name. Its messed up. It’s also dumb because it’s so easy to look up the origin of a name that this “secret” isn’t really one at all.
I was questioning why it became so problematic. It’s still a good name and could totally have been a coincidence. The name being related to work seems like the main issue to me.
I was questioning why it became so problematic.
I guess I left this part out: If you haven’t noticed, many people don’t like bugs.
It would be, but he did say he thought it was a harmless secret. That could be read as though he didn’t know it would bother her.
Like, my name allegedly means things, but unless my mom really hates the Irish, I don’t think many of them would set her off.
I see your point, but can’t square it.
If he had said “I didn’t think it mattered so I didn’t think to tell her” that would make sense, but the fact that he said he deliberately hid it (ie harmless secret) means he knew she wouldn’t like it. Which makes sense because I think it would be pretty common to get “no” for an answer when you ask your spouse if you can name your kid after a bug.
What’s wrong with bugs?
they give programmers nightmares
What? Why would I have nightmares about the thing that secures my continued paycheck?
I fucking love 'em.i guess it depends on whether you’re working for someone else or not. I’d guess most independent programmers would rather make new things rather then just fixing what they’ve made before.
Pro level gaslighting
If you married an entomologist and get upset about that, it’s kinda on you.
Are entomologists known for withholding information from their SO?
Bug related information? Yes
Lmfao u married a snowflake
He should show her this. The fact that it means “flowers” in Swahili might help. It won’t solve the trust issues, but it’s better than nothing.
I mean if they aren’t Swahili why would they pick something randomly from that language?
The same reason a lot of people do: because it sounds nice. Plus, maybe flowers were what the cicada was named after. When someone discovers a species, they usually get a decent amount of leeway when naming it.
honestly it’s not just a decent amount of leeway, it’s basically free game so long as you’re not outright offensive.
There’s a gene called “sonic hedgehog”, and many other organisms with names that are specifically meant to just be funny and absurd.
“I did a lil appropriating cuz I thought it was cute”
I’d be mad if my child was named after a cicada instead of a cooler bug. If you name the child after something more dangerous they will be ready to dominate the playground. No toddler would have the courage to mess with a kid named Yellowjacket.
My little girl Mantissa entering the sunday school:
She would be easily dominated by that kid called Exponent.
Kid named every digit of Tree(3):
Life of Pi, such an irrational kid
Little Bobby Tables enters the playground
Who the fuck names their kid without googling it
People who trust their husband, shame on them
I’d still be looking it up as the husband. I wouldn’t want to risk giving my kid a name that sounds good but has a terrible etymology.
Bullshit.
You’re making a joint decision that will last a lifetime. Both are expected to contribute and understand
Doesn’t have to last a life time, just till their old enough to change their dumb name to something less “unique”
People who don’t care what other think? I don’t think people googled names they like in the 1900’s
And apparently this person.
Well she obviously does care.
And thats how you get kids named Chlamydia
misty hymen
I mean I have said I would want to name my kid Nodo-Chinko. It’s the Japanese word for the Uvula but it more directly translates to “throat penis”…
So he could have done way worse.
I mean チンコ (chinko) is still censored on at least TV, so I think it’s a little disingenuous to say it’s the word. The actual word is 口蓋垂 ( こうがいすい - kougaisui) whose kanji mean something like mouth, cover, and zig-zaggy thing (specifically a type of Shinto zig-zag paper design, according to my dictionary).
throat penis
I now have a new term for the uvula, thanks Japan!
I’ve always been partial to the name Pubert myself. It’s pronounced “Pube-air.”
Nodo hwhat?
Oh it means “throat penis”? I don’t know if that’s better.
Wife should have Googled it, she’s the buttface.
The Cicada species doesn’t pop up in the first 3 pages though
All the less reason to be upset about naming your kid after a bug. If the bug isn’t even Google’s first association, why should it be yours?
A flat buttface at that
It’s really hard to put myself in the shoes of someone so against cicadas… Like I get that it’s possible to not like them so intensely you wouldn’t want your name to be inspired by them, but I’m just not sure how I’d have that person in my life.
Naming your child is serious business and both parents need to be fully informed.
