I don't like it. The first thing I thought, and what others will think, is melt'em, as in melt them. (as seen above) I am all for unique names, but I wouldn't pick this as one at all. Sorry.

I agree with Summer. I don't hear Melt Em when I say the name; I simply hear Meltem as one word and it sounds quite nice.

Also, I didn't know children were still picked on for names. Seriously, I've known some people with some crazy names all throughout school and never once did I hear other kids making fun of them.

Kind of sounds like "Melt Them" when I read it. How do you pronounce it? The last thing you want to do is name your child something that can be easily made fun of. I for one love exotic names and think more people should start using more exotic names for their kids, but the elementary years are brutal. I have thanked my parents many times for naming me something that people either had a hard time making fun of, and by the time they did the joke was over, or couldn't make fun of. I am not saying she will get made fun of since I don't know the right pronunciation, but that is always something to think about.

I usually like strange names but... Not this time
Narrow minded people will tease her :shrug:

Maybe... Melanie.

What? Deutchland is Chinese-American? :blink:

Anyway, I think it's a nice name. It's unique too.


Yeah, you lost the rights to participate in baby-naming threads after THE DESTROYER



of course you already mentioned that above <_< I really need to start reading threads before I post

May already? Too bad. Otherwise you could've called her Dovahkiin.

When you hear a name, most of the time you're instantly able to determine the ethnicity of the person who has that name. It's not something you consciously do, it's just one of the bits of information you process when hearing it, like whether or not it's a girl or boy's name. You may not always be right, but you're just going on what the social norm is. The problem I see with this name is that if you didn't tell me, I would have no clue where to begin figuring out what culture your daughter is from. That's a problem because people may wind up focusing on the name too much, instead of on your daughter. Instead of your brain instantly connecting it to a certain culture or ethnicity, you actually have to ponder for a bit on it's origins. This is also a problem because your daughter wont actually be Turkish, so even if people do figure out the origin, it doesn't even matter. And as far as I can tell, people don't generally name their kids after an ethnicity or culture they're not a part of. I could be wrong but that's just what I've observed. So while I'm not saying you shouldn't name your daughter something exotic, I think this name is just too exotic, in my opinion anyway.

I think it's a lovely name, both its meaning and the way it rolls of the tongue. I'm not a native English speaker, so I didn't think of the 'Melt them' thing until I read it here. I think it's terribly silly. Kids will make fun of each other for anything, so going with a boring name because she might potentially get bullied for it sounds dumb to me.

Personally, I wouldn't give my child a name that's so distinctly part of an ethnicity/culture that neither I nor my partner are part of. However, since you and your lady are both part Chinese there's a good chance you have some Turkish blood in you anyway so I wouldn't let that bother you much either.

I like the name but yeah, it is a very uncommon name in the states... almost unheard of. My name is really strange by american standards and i was made fun of and the fact that i shared a name with a 911 terrorist didnt help any. how about something chinese?

I would rather have a first name thats bad, than a last name, atleast you can change your first name and not feel guilt about leaving your family name/heritage... Then again I have no idea why my last name came from (googled it too) so I dont know what its from.

I dont really like it. Dosent sound nice (IMO), but I am not her parents so whatever.

Why not go for a Chinese name? You are Chinese after all (allthough your username throws me off) also why Turkish ?

No offence but I think it's a horrible name.

@ people suggesting Chinese names: Get stuffed. Two Chinese-Americans raising a daughter in the States are NOT going to choose a Chinese name. She will most likely, like me, have a Chinese middle name but her given name will decidedly in line with whatever her parents' culture lies. Typically, Chinese name their kids names that are simple, don't have too many syllables and without too many unusual dipthongs (because it might be hard for Grandparents to pronounce? I dunno). I get that some people want to name their offspring something that reflects their status as a unique and perfect snowflake but its always better to go with a classic Victorian English name than something so far out of left field.

Meltem.

Mel as in Mel but try a strong L, tem as in temporary. We use it as "gentle breeze" or "warm breeze" to describe good feelings. It has strong positive meanings in every way. A lovely name indeed.

some names I found good:

Aylin(Eileen)
ASLI
Selin(Céline)
Deniz
YAGMUR
Nil
Nisan
Ece
Defne(Daphne)
ipek
Esra
Ebru
$ebnem
AY$EGUL
Leyla(Leila)
Pelin
Sertab

All things about moon and water can make good girl names. Also some of the month names. Some of those names might originated from French and Arabic.

As long as she uses "Mel" on her resume, she should be fine.

It sounds incredibly stupid.

Hey, you asked for an opinion.

Personally, I don't like it. I prefer common names. Unfortunately, mine is not so common (in Malta at least, I'm the only guy whose got Georges as his name, people just call me George anyway).

Congrats on the new addition to the family! :celebration:

Not liking the name much...

It doesn't sound very feminine or appealing, but neither does Bertha. (No offense to anyone named Bertha.)

I point y, l, m, n for feminine vibe.

This.

You don't wanna ask a name for your daughter on these forums...

I don't really like it, doesn't sound very feminine I would go for something more Chinese, like Kimi. Or better yet, something more unique then Kimi.

Hmm, so technically the most feminine name ever would be: Lyn M.

So, yeah, name your daughter Lyn M.

Eileen. I couldn't fit M there though.

Personally, I do not like it. I have no problem with exotic names but I don't believe it's even a nice sounding word.
Saying that, you'll do what you will do regardless and quite right. However, If I ever meet anyone called Meltem who doesn't like their name, I know who to blame



p.s My friend named her daughter Ottilie which I dislike but I can see how it can sound like quite a pretty word. Meltem sounds too harsh.