Don't ask me why, but I have been thinking of this, and now just like the wife, I think it's a beautiful name.

It just goes to show how bigoted and ignorant we are. So what if it sounds like Melt them at first. So what. It's a beautiful name and if you can't get passed that after the intial time hearing it, then you are just ignorant and or rasicit. Yes it's a foreign name, and a beautiful one at that when you say it loud. Rolls of the toungue nicely. I don't think Mel will be used for short, unless in a friendly nick name when you call your friends.

Yes it takes a bit to get use too, but now I say it is a Beautiful name. I don't even think of it as Melt them or as I did before, as Melt em. It is one word and rolls of the toungue beautifully.

How.

So I'm ignorant and racist if I think Meltem is a bad name? Is that not incredibly ignorant of you?

:rolleyes: Oh please. Maybe some people just don't like the name because they don't like the sound of it, because it doesn't roll off their tongues as well as it does for you. I don't like the name 'Meltem' for the same reason I don't like the names 'Maurice,' 'Frederick,' and 'Ernest.' Because they sound utterly stupid to me.

Lisa: A rose by any other name smells just as sweet.
Bart: Not if you call it 'stenchblossom.'

Oh I don't know.. I just really like names for girls that are clearly feminine. That's why I'm glad my name is Ashleigh rather than Ashley.. seems more "girly."

Lea/Leah is my favourite name in the history of names, so I'm biased. I think that's one of the most simple, beautiful names. It seems common but isn't actually used as often as you'd think. "Melt 'em.." just, well, honestly would've stressed me out if I was given that name. Regardless of nationality, if your child is growing up somewhere away from that, it's very easy for them to be picked on as children.

And that melt the boys' hearts was terrible btw

OOOh! I feel the heat of the flames now. Though not of Hellfire, just your words. Call me ignorant and R-A-C-I-S-T if you must. :shrug:

Sounds like melanoma to me.

I know someone with that name and i think it is a very nice name :thumbsup:

I still think there are sixual connotations to the word "melt" that ought to be considered before labouring a child with that name in an English speaking country.



Phlooph, your personal taste makes you an ignorant rasicit. Your toungue should be cut out.

Instead of calling her Meltem, why not call her Anatolia, if you're going for something Turkish? If she doesn't like it, she can just be nicknamed Annie.



Freya Starscream Estrogen McAmerica, Escue, The Third does not roll off the tongue quite like Odin Megatron Testosterone McAmerica, Escue, The Third.

That's a much better name, in fact might use that for my firstborn, even if it does make me think of Armored Core.

I like the nama Aylin. Thats the one you should go with!

Hahaha! Yes, my toungue gets me into lots of twouble.

Dude, if you had any idea what my real name was, you'd take back the racist accusations instantly and never utter a word again. Just sayin'.

I just hope your gf has a safe delivery and the baby is born healthy - picking names is hard - my youngest wasn't named for 6 weeks after being born and only then because there was a legal requirement to do so - have a selection of names and pick the one that seems to best suit the child - at the least i think you are doing the right thing in giving your child a unique identity of their own - no matter what name you give a child other children can and will call them names to be mean - though some names are easier to be teased about than others

Here's a funny baby naming story: My second husband was black, I am white. I had 2 kids from a previous marriage and he had a son from a previous. We were going to have a daughter together and I was having trouble with him agreeing on any of the names I picked because he didn't want her name to be too "ethnic" either way. I went through hundreds of names and they were either too white or too black. So my daughter, bless her, decided she'd "help" us out by writing a list of girl names down, and it took about 3 binder pages for all of the names. I looked over the names and finally told her that they were nice names, only, they were all of Hispanic origin. She rolled her eyes, and said, "Duh mom, black and white makes Mexican."

She was 9 years old at the time.

:rofl:

This totally made my day, thanks for sharing. :happy:

Edit: Although I'll admit that I'm slightly offended by your nine year old daughter... :sadvaultboy:

Haha! Sorry, we lived in the melting pot of Southern Cali, so we had all kinds, colors and cultures. She didn't know any better.

It sounds fine to me. Pretty name. Exotic names are the best.

Go for it!

matthew maconahay has a brother named rooster
thats the good about kids
you can name them what ever, me personally my sons name will be Devlin

It's not something like Osama Kittenkiller McTerrorist is it?

Turns, if your firstborn reminds you of Armored Core, that's a BONUS to the name.

And I'm glad people like my naming ideas.

Don't like the name Meltem.

I've never liked the idea of naming a kid something exotic for the sake of being exotic. That and "cute" names. The way I see it the kid will one day no longer be a kid, so it better sound like a good name for a man or woman. I think you should stick with your own culture, or area you live in. I think Tuomo is a nice name, but unless I end up with a finnish girl, or live in Finland it aint gonna happen.

I love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN2ZJBh92SM!

I don't give a fat rat's ass what you name your daughter. Meltem is fine, if that's what BOTH you and the mother want.
You, mom, and the child are the ones who are directly affected. If other people don't like it, tough maracas.

My in-laws were incensced that we did not name our children after any paretns, grand or great grandparents.
I felt that each child should have its own name. No juniors or seconds. There is much more flexibility with a middle name.
I know this much, nine months of misery carrying babies damn sure entitled me to name my children as I pleased.

Name her something unique! Meltem is a great name but make is sound a bit more feminine. Or am I pronouncing it wrong?