When asking about baby names, do you want honesty, or are you just looking for people to tell you that...?

you've picked the best baby name EVER?

When asking about baby names, do you want honesty, or are you just looking for people to tell you that...?
When I named my daughter J'aqeesha , I knew it was the best.name.ever. My other kid's name is P'jama.
Reply:I'm only 15.. but when I've asked questions about others for things besides baby names or even baby names.. I'm looking for honesty!


I think everyone mostly wants honesty but they don't want people to be rude about the honesty! If they don't like it, they shouldn't say your a terrible person or your going to be a bad mother or something like that.. just say you don't like it and move on!!
Reply:Both, hahaha.





I want honesty. I have some names on my list that are out-there. And getting what people honestly think of them helps me in determining if they might be a little too out-there.





But, at the same time, when people tell me that a name I've chosen is the worst name they've ever heard or that I'm a horrible person for even considering calling a child something like that....I tend to wonder what names they love, cause I'm sure I'd hate them just as loathsomely as they hate mine.
Reply:I like honesty. Why ask if you don't?





the problem for me though, is when people make statements as if their opinion is fact, not just their opinion. I hate when people say "you have bad taste" just because it's different than their own. I also hate when people say "that is a boy name not a girl name" or vice versa. A girl named Madison or avery is no less of a girl than a girl named Olivia or Jessica.





It's all a matter of opinion and personal preference and no one is "right" or "wrong. So i don't mind when poeple say they don't like a name I like or even that they hate it. But if someone states that a name is ugly or ridiculous just because THEY don't like it, well...that is just very egocentric and wrong.
Reply:I pretty much just want people to answer the question I asked and not rant at me about stuff or give an answer that isn't backed up by anything. You know, if you think a name is ugly, then explain WHY - not "Eww that name is hideous", but "I think the sound of it is harsh to the ear because the M and the K together doesn't sound good".





The few times I've asked people for help or advice I've had positive and negative comments and I found both of them equally helpful. It was helpful to know what percentage of people weren't going to like the name, and their reasons why. Then I could figure out if I agreed with their thinking and how much it would bother me.
Reply:Honesty! And by honesty I don't mean rudeness. I ask questions to start a discussion.





I know my names aren't going to be universally appealing, but without the dissenters, I'm sort of stuck in my own baby name bubble. And that is no fun at all.





I truly appreciate the feedback I get from the people on this site. Once I wade through the answers of "I don't like it."/"Nooooooo!!!!"/"I prefer (something totally unrelated here)" I find some really insightful opinions.








So, honesty.
Reply:I want people to be honest when i say a name i like here it's like a test, if i wanted people to tell me i've chosen a good name i wouldn't ask anything to anyone.
Reply:Most of the time i am looking for honesty and suggestions on how to make the name better. :)
Reply:I would prefer people to be honest because if I have to come up here on Yahoo Answers to get an opinion then I must be desperate and need honesty.
Reply:Alot of people just want approval for jambalayawombat or whatever "unique" name they have chosen for their progeny.
Reply:good question. sometimes I think it's just 14 year old girls fantasizing about being mommies.
Reply:Hey astralpen.. I have a cousin named jambalyawombat.....;-)
Reply:I think that you want honesty and people general opinion on the names that you pick
Reply:honesty. i need help with the name so i know its not all that good. but i absolutely love the name emma
Reply:I'd look for someone's honest opinion. But I would like it if people liked my names =)

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