People criticizing children's names?

At a funeral recently, my cousin and his wife brought there newborn son, named Vincent. I heard at least 3 aunts talking about how they feel sorry that they would name their son that.


Why do people criticize names that aren't used as much now?


Isn't it better to have a unique name than every child in one generation having the same name?

People criticizing children's names?
Everyone criticizes, some just do it more than others. Your aunts are all especially rude. Hopefully, you got better genes :)





I like Vincent. It is a strong, classic, solidly masculine names. And with parents these days giving their little boys female names or dog names, Vincent should count himself lucky!
Reply:For some reason people, especially family members, seem to think that their opinion matters when it comes to naming new children in the family. But it's really none of their business. It's up to the parents to name the child. And the rest of the family should just keep their mouths shut about the name the parents choose, unless the parents ask their opinion. Obviously, the parents picked the name for a reason. So everyone else should butt out and leave them alone.





I do agree it's better to have a unique name than to have the same name as half your generation. I was a teacher for a few years and I've had to call children their first name and last initial each year to distinguish between the multiple children with the same name. I think it's better to have a less common name that nobody else will have.
Reply:Unique names are great but not everyone sees it that way. Lots of children our teases because their names are different. When children get older they are stereotyped because of their names and some people can't even get professional business jobs because of their names. It's a terrible thing but it's something that people have to face in society everyday. It's reality.
Reply:Vincent is a normal name. Old School Names are fine but some parents nowadays go out of their way to sound different and even worse make up names and spell them like crazy people and that's just wrong and they are only hurting their kids. When you see have to pronounce your name for people just so they know what it is that's really disgusting.





Anyway, again Vincent? That's perfectly NORMAL.
Reply:I think Vincent is a wonderful name, the child will grow with his name and it will fit him great. People just need to keep their mouths shut, they may not like it because not everyone will always like the same things, and some people on here may say yuck to vincent too...but it's not their choice.
Reply:People are *******. If someone chooses to name their child something, the feel obligated to put their two cents in the matter. If they don't like the name then they can turn their noses up allllllll day long, but at the end of the day the P A R E N T S' child will be named what THE PARENTS choose!
Reply:I think some people can be so rude, my daughters name is Keanna and she is all white. Most people make rude comments about her name but I don't let it bother me anymore. I think names follow generations, like back in the day Martha and Barbra were common names, then Jennifer and Amy, now I am seeing the trend of new names coming. . .
Reply:I'm with you. I'm naming my little boy Levi and I've been blessed with only good feedback about the name. Unique names are better than everyone having the same name.





Vincent is a perfectly nice name for a little boy.
Reply:Vincent is a great name, I don't see why anyone would say that, I have a strange name, and I've always loved it. People are just opinionated.
Reply:I agree with you. People just can't keep quiet - they always have to have an opinion, which isn't bad, but they should also respect others' choices.
Reply:YES I LOVE MY NAME, IVY, AND I HATE WHEN PEOPLE CRITISIZE NAMES!
Reply:totally agreee with you!
Reply:Vincent is cute (for an adult). He'll grow into it
Reply:i like the name vincent...i dont get why people would make fun of it. its better to be unique
Reply:cuz ppl are mean
Reply:its very rude and they should keep their mouth shut
Reply:Well it depends...if ur name was zoe irene tillman ur initals would be zit..not good. Or if your name happened to be richard head..well that should explain itself...or you could have my last name(maiden)...rash...ugh