is it weird to give your child a name from a different culture?

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abigail

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i love the name zsofia. which is hungarian. i was just dating a hungarian so i was like oh cool it matches with his name. but now were no longer together. i've always loved that name. for years, but my constant worry is that it is weird to have that beautiful name matched with a plain last name. or my partner not be of that origin.
those may end up not being the case in the future, but just wondering, what do you think?
the thing is with the z its pronounced almost like shofia. and there is an accent over the o. in the pronunciation and its really supposed to be there i just dont know how to do accents on this keyboard. so sofia is nice and im considering it, but i like the way zsofia sounds
 
I think it is every mother's gift to be able to choose a name they love for their child, however, that child may come to resent a name which causes him to have to explain his name time and time again.
That is the case when a name is misspelled (hence, pronounced incorrectly), the name is made-up or one is given a name like Juan Carlos and he doesn't appear to be Hispanic, everyone is going to ask him how he came to have his name or how to pronounce it. Whether it is the ignorance of the parents or of the people he may come in contact with, your child may run into that problem often and it could become awkward or annoying for him...(or her, of course).
 
If you love it, keep it. But be aware that it may frustrate your child that no one can pronounce it (I really had no idea how to say it until you explained). You'll never know until the kid grows up though. They may love (or learn to love) their unique name or they'll give themselves a more mainstream nickname. You can always use it as a middle name as well.

I will also add that there have been studies where teachers don't grade as fairly/don't give as much attention to kids with odd sounding names. Make sure that you send them to a pretty culturally diverse school if you use it as a first name.
 
If you like the name then there's nothing wrong with it. I think ALL names come from places and cultures, doesn't mean you have to be that to be named that.
 
Don't ask for others approval on the name when you have already given it to yourself.. You obviously love the name! :-)

But since you asked for others opinions, I think that Zsofia is a beautiful name and spelling! My niece's name is Zaida Zofia and she is the sweetest little thing!
 
I don't think there's anything wrong with it. Actually I don't think I like one American name (if there are any) except Bess, and I'm not sure if it is or not? One of my favorite names is Saoirse (seer-sha) Gaelic? I think.
 
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