I have 2 first names that don't jive too well together, and two last names, one from my mother's side, another from my father's side... that's the norm around here.
From my mother's side, the last name is equal to a common girl's first name.... so you can imagine what happened whenever the other boys found out I had a girl's name... -.-'
And the last name itself... you just need to remove one letter... mind you, it's an 8 letter name... just remove one letter and you're left with a profane word... brilliant!... and it's one of the most common last names in this country!
Then you have bullying... I grew up in the 80's~90's in Portugal and bullying was nowhere to be found.. sure I got mocked sporadically because of my name, but it happened once a year or so... so it didn't matter and the other kids quickly forgot about it...
nowadays... kids seem to remember the cruel things easily.... and forget maths with even more ease.
It's better not to give them any ammo.
Give normal, blend-in names, like Joe, John, Heather, Jane, Peter, Laura, Kim, etc...., but make it a unique combination of first (middle) and last names.
From my mother's side, the last name is equal to a common girl's first name.... so you can imagine what happened whenever the other boys found out I had a girl's name... -.-'
And the last name itself... you just need to remove one letter... mind you, it's an 8 letter name... just remove one letter and you're left with a profane word... brilliant!... and it's one of the most common last names in this country!
Then you have bullying... I grew up in the 80's~90's in Portugal and bullying was nowhere to be found.. sure I got mocked sporadically because of my name, but it happened once a year or so... so it didn't matter and the other kids quickly forgot about it...
nowadays... kids seem to remember the cruel things easily.... and forget maths with even more ease.
It's better not to give them any ammo.
Give normal, blend-in names, like Joe, John, Heather, Jane, Peter, Laura, Kim, etc...., but make it a unique combination of first (middle) and last names.
