Thursday, April 1, 2010

Good Name, Bad Association

It's funny how many beautiful names can have such a bad meaning or bad association. To some, this is a non-issue. They choose names based on the sound, or style, or current trends, or origin, or it's a family name. However, to others, the meaning of the name means EVERYTHING, and a negative name meaning is a curse they would never bestow upon their child. Let's explore some of these names today:

BRIAR (English) A thorny patch

BRODY (Scottish) Muddy place, ditch

CAIN (Hebrew) Posessed

CALVIN (Latin) Bald, hairless

CASHLIN (English) Vain

CECILIA (Latin) Blind one

MIA (Italian) Bitter

Would these negative meanings prevent you from choosing these names?