It's the name poll!

[conuly]

Abdul has a relative, an uncle or something, named Cupid. Every time I hear this, I remember the guy I knew at PS 188 named Eros.

So...

Which is worse? Cupid-rhymes-with-stupid or Eros-rhymes-with-gross? Or the classic Jeremy-sounds-like-germy?

Comments

[leora.livejournal.com]

The argument for creative spellings is generally that it gives the child a name that stands out, which gives them an advantage in the job market. Done right, it probably does.

I prefer to use archaic, pretty, but uncommon names. However, I would prefer a child with a creative name than another doomed to a massively common name. I hated growing up knowing that someone else ~on my block~ in a small suburb had my identical name same first, middle, and last name with the exact same spelling.