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heywilco
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Okay, so I like the name Juni/Junie for a girl, but I've been getting a lot of negative comments about it; people saying it sounds too young/too nicknamy/whatever. And I hear that and I'm seriously thinking about it. Cause I mean, I don't want to screw up my kid, you know?
But here's the thing; I've decided to go with "Juni" over "Junie" to eliminate the "nickname" factor. Writing Junie on a job application, for instance, looks more like a nick name because of the "ie". But Juni looks more like a real name (and it is a real name, by the way, it's German). And I think it does sound young, but that's why I'm attracted to it. It's meaning is even "youth". But I've decided that I can see the name fitting an adult as well as a young girl. I CAN see "Doctor Juni" or "Aunt Juni". Some people can't, I guess, but I actually really can. And I like that it sounds so young and colorful and unique and happy. I can't say the name without wanting to smile. It just sounds so lovely to me.
So here are the reasons I like the name:
1. It's different. I don't want my child to go through life as "Maddie S." or "Emily J." When I picture a "Juni", I picture a confident, funny, UNIQUE kid, as opposed to a cardboard cutout.
2. It's a German name. My family is very German. I like that it would reflect her heritage. I mean, that's deffinetely not the most important thing to me, but I think it's cool that it would reflect her German background.
3. A slightly more superficial reason, I adore the nickname "Junebug". And yes, I did get that nickname from the movie "Juno".
4. I simply love the sound of the name. Like I said earlier, it just makes me smile whenever I hear it or say it. And no matter how "different" her name would be, if we love it, we could show her how to love it, too.
5. I would love to have Juni as my name. I hate my name, Sarah. It's so boring and plain. I want my daughter to stand out.
6. I hate the name "June", and I REFUSE to name her that. I wouldn't like it if she started going by "June" permanently when she's older. I don't mind it as a nickname, but otherwise, no. We will be naming her what we are going to be calling her. I know there is room for argument from the other side here, but that's my final reasoning. I have a sister named "Mary Margaret", and we've always called her Maggie. She got teased all throughout school, people called her Mary just to annoy her and she hated that. She legally changed her first name to Margaret this winter.
So yeah. Wow, this turned out to be quite a bit of a rant, didn't it? lol
But here's the thing; I've decided to go with "Juni" over "Junie" to eliminate the "nickname" factor. Writing Junie on a job application, for instance, looks more like a nick name because of the "ie". But Juni looks more like a real name (and it is a real name, by the way, it's German). And I think it does sound young, but that's why I'm attracted to it. It's meaning is even "youth". But I've decided that I can see the name fitting an adult as well as a young girl. I CAN see "Doctor Juni" or "Aunt Juni". Some people can't, I guess, but I actually really can. And I like that it sounds so young and colorful and unique and happy. I can't say the name without wanting to smile. It just sounds so lovely to me.
So here are the reasons I like the name:
1. It's different. I don't want my child to go through life as "Maddie S." or "Emily J." When I picture a "Juni", I picture a confident, funny, UNIQUE kid, as opposed to a cardboard cutout.
2. It's a German name. My family is very German. I like that it would reflect her heritage. I mean, that's deffinetely not the most important thing to me, but I think it's cool that it would reflect her German background.
3. A slightly more superficial reason, I adore the nickname "Junebug". And yes, I did get that nickname from the movie "Juno".
4. I simply love the sound of the name. Like I said earlier, it just makes me smile whenever I hear it or say it. And no matter how "different" her name would be, if we love it, we could show her how to love it, too.
5. I would love to have Juni as my name. I hate my name, Sarah. It's so boring and plain. I want my daughter to stand out.
6. I hate the name "June", and I REFUSE to name her that. I wouldn't like it if she started going by "June" permanently when she's older. I don't mind it as a nickname, but otherwise, no. We will be naming her what we are going to be calling her. I know there is room for argument from the other side here, but that's my final reasoning. I have a sister named "Mary Margaret", and we've always called her Maggie. She got teased all throughout school, people called her Mary just to annoy her and she hated that. She legally changed her first name to Margaret this winter.
So yeah. Wow, this turned out to be quite a bit of a rant, didn't it? lol