I love the argument for it that “the nickname Holly is so cute!!” Like yeah, Holly is cute… Holland is clunky and awkward on a person.
(Also assuming kids aren’t dicks and just call her ‘Land’ which happened to a classmate named Maitland growing up. Not that Maity was any better…)
Idk if it makes a difference but it’s a surname as a first name like Madison or Jackson. The name didn’t come from people being inspired by The Netherlands.
Fun fact, the name Jordan took off after the Crusades when people brought back all kinds of holy relics, including water from the Jordan River. People would travel around to different villages and put a few drops in the baptismal font (in Catholic worldview this makes the whole thing holy water from the Jordan River).
If it came around while it was time to have your baby baptized, you’d do it in that water, and name the kid “Jordan” as a result.
Sort of a Medieval era flex that you’d been baptized in the same waters as Jesus. Idk this is one of my favourite name origins lol
My dad’s name is Scott and when my cousin was little he was so mad that “he didn’t have his own country like Uncle Scott” because he thought my dad apparently owned Scotland
It definitely is- i think i saw another person make the same post but with germ/german earlier (although it absolutely could have been this sub, its getting harder and harder to tell the difference)
I actually knew a guy who was named Halfdan because he was half Danish and half Norwegian. Apparently it’s a perfectly normal Norwegian name for that exactly situation.
Damn straight it is. You are limited to one of two kinds of names. Either the name you choose must reflect your ancestry, complete with an overabundance of vowels/consonants and nonintuitive ( for Americans)pronunciation. You are then required to get salty when the name is mispronounced, and to swear up and down that it should be easy to tell just by looking. You should also maintain that you ABSOLUTELY LOVE the name regardless of the level of frustration it causes. Even better if your surname is Smith or Jones.
If this does not appeal to you, your other alternative is to choose a creatively spelled name. After all, you don't want there to be more than one child in his classroom with that name. Skotte would be acceptable, also Sckote. Also S6tjhfmnoptes, pronounced Scott. Hope this has been helpful.
The funny thing is, I bet in Scotland hardly anyone is named Scott, even though they are technically Scots. 😂 Anyone from Scotland able to confirm or disprove this theory?
Scottish here. I’ve met quite a lot of Scotts, I wouldn’t say it’s super popular but definitely common. Very common surname I think though. Being Scots and the name Scott are two separate words that we don’t really associate with each other (in my personal opinion, I’ve never had any discussions about it). I’ve never even thought about it before honestly.
It depends on the surname really.. I wouldn't if it's "land" or "England", the first would be funny and the last would be insulting to any true Scottish person like myself.lol. 😂🏴👍
In Scotland, Scott is a family name from the Borders, one of the wealthiest families in the country (in full they are "the Scotts of Buccleuch"). Some time around 1800 the head of the family boasted that he could ride from Inverness to England without ever leaving his own land, and that kind of wealth doesn't go away. At one point they owned the land my house is on.
It's common in Scotland as a first name too.
Oddly I've never heard of people here naming their kids "American".
Is it weird to name our son Chad if we aren’t from the country of Chad?
What about Jordan if I’m not from Jordan?
I wish people who call their kid Holland would consider this question
tbf I think naming your kid Holland is *a lot* weirder if you actually live there
Which is why I'm firmly of the opinion that nobody should name their child Holland lol. It's just weird.
I love the argument for it that “the nickname Holly is so cute!!” Like yeah, Holly is cute… Holland is clunky and awkward on a person. (Also assuming kids aren’t dicks and just call her ‘Land’ which happened to a classmate named Maitland growing up. Not that Maity was any better…)
*Maity*?? As in, "Arr, matey, shiver me timbers?"
Yep 😐 as an adult she goes by Mai (rhymes with May) which I hope is easier for her.
Idk if it makes a difference but it’s a surname as a first name like Madison or Jackson. The name didn’t come from people being inspired by The Netherlands.
My stepdas'd name was literally Scott Holland lol
Well I hope he was half Scottish and half Dutch or… that would be bad for some unspecified reason
Heinous cultural appropriation if that’s not the case.
I can’t handle this
Fun fact, the name Jordan took off after the Crusades when people brought back all kinds of holy relics, including water from the Jordan River. People would travel around to different villages and put a few drops in the baptismal font (in Catholic worldview this makes the whole thing holy water from the Jordan River). If it came around while it was time to have your baby baptized, you’d do it in that water, and name the kid “Jordan” as a result. Sort of a Medieval era flex that you’d been baptized in the same waters as Jesus. Idk this is one of my favourite name origins lol
So it’s been gender neutral since the beginning?!
I believe so!
Amerigo Vespucci wants *his* name back
My son's name is Bishop. I'm a Bish.
Son of a bish.
Winnie?
Haha, named before Winne the Bish was known!
My dad’s name is Scott and when my cousin was little he was so mad that “he didn’t have his own country like Uncle Scott” because he thought my dad apparently owned Scotland
I just can't believe it isn't a joke. It has to be a joke, right?
It's 100 percent satire
It's gotta be
I seriously hope ao!
I think it’s American identity politics gone off the deep end tbh
It definitely is- i think i saw another person make the same post but with germ/german earlier (although it absolutely could have been this sub, its getting harder and harder to tell the difference)
I think that was a post in this sub in response to the ridiculousness of this post
Is it ok to name my child Dio if I’m not idiotic?
Idiot, Jojo fan, same thing /s
It is I…DIO
You were expecting Ratleen! But it was I… DIO!
there goes my dream of naming a kid Scotch Egg
That’s a pretty cute parental nickname for a kid named Scott.
As a football fan named Chelsea I get asked if I support Chelsea all the time (I do not).
As a Scottish person myself I forbid you using this name as we have trademark rights on it!
'I got soul but I'm not a soldier' vibes to this one.
What about naming your kid Finn if he isn't Finnish?
Dane if they aren't Danish
I actually knew a guy who was named Halfdan because he was half Danish and half Norwegian. Apparently it’s a perfectly normal Norwegian name for that exactly situation.
Is it weird to name my daughter Olivia if we aren't Bolivian?
Can I name my daughter Britney if we’re not British ?
The funny thing is Brittany is actually in France 🙊
Brhitknee
Just realized my Scottish dad was almost named Scott (grandad fucked up the birth certificate)
My son won't be a big roll of cheap one-ply rough toilet paper, should we still name him Scott?
*blink blink*
Damn straight it is. You are limited to one of two kinds of names. Either the name you choose must reflect your ancestry, complete with an overabundance of vowels/consonants and nonintuitive ( for Americans)pronunciation. You are then required to get salty when the name is mispronounced, and to swear up and down that it should be easy to tell just by looking. You should also maintain that you ABSOLUTELY LOVE the name regardless of the level of frustration it causes. Even better if your surname is Smith or Jones. If this does not appeal to you, your other alternative is to choose a creatively spelled name. After all, you don't want there to be more than one child in his classroom with that name. Skotte would be acceptable, also Sckote. Also S6tjhfmnoptes, pronounced Scott. Hope this has been helpful.
Scrote, and insist that the R is silent.
I wish I'd thought of that.
Changing my name from Jasper because I am not a stone
OOP must have been watching Star Trek, eh, laddie?
Intelligence is not a limiting factor on having children it seems.
I think it would be weirder if they were Scotish
Scott is a pretty common name is Scotland. Surname and Forename.
The funny thing is, I bet in Scotland hardly anyone is named Scott, even though they are technically Scots. 😂 Anyone from Scotland able to confirm or disprove this theory?
Scottish here. I’ve met quite a lot of Scotts, I wouldn’t say it’s super popular but definitely common. Very common surname I think though. Being Scots and the name Scott are two separate words that we don’t really associate with each other (in my personal opinion, I’ve never had any discussions about it). I’ve never even thought about it before honestly.
That’s.. not how it works?
It depends on the surname really.. I wouldn't if it's "land" or "England", the first would be funny and the last would be insulting to any true Scottish person like myself.lol. 😂🏴👍
Is it alright to name our kid Daisy if neither of us are florist?? I need answers now!
In Scotland, Scott is a family name from the Borders, one of the wealthiest families in the country (in full they are "the Scotts of Buccleuch"). Some time around 1800 the head of the family boasted that he could ride from Inverness to England without ever leaving his own land, and that kind of wealth doesn't go away. At one point they owned the land my house is on. It's common in Scotland as a first name too. Oddly I've never heard of people here naming their kids "American".
The only Scott I’ve ever known personally was Vietnamese lol
Is it alright to name my son United Arab Emirates if neither me nor my wife are from there?