Name of the year: *den

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I work in IT within an educational setting and accordingly am exposed to every yooneeique trend involving the names of children. While I do often wonder how little Kohrbyn is ever going to wear a 'Hello, my name is...' tag without shame while entering strange spellings into a database, I can at least give their parent credit for choosing a useful name (One that will allow that person to be individually identified within a small group without any explanation). What worries me is the following:
Aiden
Baden
Caden
Daden
Eiaden
Faden
Gaden
Haden
Iaden
Jaden
Kaden
Laden
Maden
Naden
Oaden
Paden
Quaden
Raden
Staden
Taden
Uaden
Vaden
Waden
Xaden
Yaden
Zaden

They all sound identical, and it appears that for every five male children born recently, about three have something of this nature. What use is a name when three fifths of every room respond when it's called?
Perhaps I'm simply making a mountain out of a molehill, but this just seems rather... stupid, really. Then again, I'm no expert on naming children, I just enter the (nearly identical) data. Is this actually a problem?

These names are not a positive thing. 10
These names are the epitome of creativity and will last for all time! 5
I have no opinion either way on this topic. 9
I will answer some other way in the comments. 1
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  • wistfulmaiden
    9 years ago

    I hate this shit. Todays Aiden is tomorrow's Wilbur.

    http://awfulbabynames.tumblr.com/

    check out this site you will find it sadly true, but amusing

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  • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk
    9 years ago

    whatever happened to namin yalls kid shaniqua or festus?

    i misses the good ole days

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  • handsignals
    9 years ago

    Why not call him John?

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  • Pika-girl
    9 years ago

    I like names that are unique.

    Whenever I look up my name meaning it says, "Sorry. This name is not found. Try these other suggestions." Haha.

    But, yes, there are a lot of names that sound similar. They're not that creative. It's like you change a letter or two of the "original" name.

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  • dasugaknows
    9 years ago

    I hate this trend. I heard the other day that the new trend is actually old names like the kind that people your grandparents age have that have disappeared for a few generations.

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    • slings_and_arrows
      9 years ago

      I kind of like the sound of that.

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  • BlackCatsAreAwesome
    6 years ago

    I hope Mr Laden doesn't name his son Ben.

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  • John__Cena
    6 years ago

    Aiden is a very common Irish name and only like 3 of those other names are used outside of very rare cases.

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  • disthing
    9 years ago

    As I've said before on this site, I see no problem with a willingness to consider unconventional names for your children.

    A good name doesn't have to be traditional or religious (Christian/Hebrew/Islamic).

    People should be a little more tolerant and open-minded, and consider what a name actually is for.

    As for names ending in 'den', doesn't the distinct prefixes mark them apart? Because Jonah and Hannah end in 'nah', does that make them "sound identical"? I think it's odd you consider this an issue. Maybe it's more of a thing in the US than where I'm from (UK).

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    • wistfulmaiden
      9 years ago

      There are so many great/pretty REAL names that its just lazy for people to make up some random word name for their kid.
      I heard the name Kraven for a child...do they not know "craven" means "a detestable coward"??!!

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      • disthing
        9 years ago

        How is it more lazy to choose an existing name than to come up with something original?

        If anything, traditional names are the easier, quicker option.

        I'm not advocating calling a child something ugly, stupid or with a negative connotation.

        But EVERY name had a starting point. Every name was invented by someone.

        And for those "great/pretty" names you mentioned to exist, SOMEONE had to be first.

        What you call "real" names weren't always "real" names. Why prevent new, equally pretty, equally great names from becoming popular just because they aren't 'traditional'? That just seems bizarre to me.

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        • wistfulmaiden
          9 years ago

          Your point is valid. I personally dislike made- up, ridiculous or misspelled names. It's just my pet peeve. When I hear of parents Kevin and Linda calling their baby " Kevinda", I want to throw things at walls.

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  • charli.m
    9 years ago

    You're a tool.

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